Anything for You
I do not own Inuyasha or Yu Yu Hakusho. Hope Everyone Enjoys ^_^
Chapter Six: Search and Destroy
Kagome woke to the unusual feeling of extra weight on her chest early the next morning. Her eyes fluttering open, she smiled slightly when she saw that Taro was fast asleep lying on her chest. For a boy that just lost his parents, he seemed quite collected and calm. Maybe it was because Hiei was there and his mother in the future had promised everything was going to be ok.
Sighing to herself, Kagome slowly and carefully lifted the small demon child from her chest and sat up. Gently placing him down on the couch, she covered him with the blanket that she had woken up with. Staring at the blanket for a moment, she realized she hadn't fallen asleep with one. Shrugging her shoulders and figuring her cousin had covered her with it, she made her way into the bathroom so she could get ready for school.
Taking a quick shower, Kagome wrapped her towel around her soaked body when she heard a loud cry. Startled, she darted out of the bathroom and toward the crying only to see Yusuke and Kuwabara trying to calm Taro. Rushing over to the couch, Kagome lifted the child into her arms and cradled him to her chest, whispering soothing words to him. Kagome sighed as she brushed her fingers through Taro's hair, remembering when she used to hold Shippo the same way… At the age Taro was at, he was about the same size as Shippo had been… and his hair was just as soft, only shorter.
Kagome was so lost in her memories that she didn't even notice that she had successfully calmed the crying boy back to sleep without much effort. It wasn't until Hiei and Kurama entered the room that Kagome snapped out of her stupor. Glancing toward the surprised looks on Yusuke and Kuwabara's faces, Kagome rolled her eyes and placed Taro back on the couch and covered him with the blanket once more. Trying her best to push away her memories of Shippo and her friends, Kagome turned to her cousin that was still staring at her.
"How'd you do that?" Yusuke asked.
"I used to do that to Shippo when he was upset. It always calmed him down…" the miko explained softly.
"Yea but he was crying for his parents. He was crying cause he didn't recognize us." Kuwabara stated.
She shrugged her shoulders "I wasn't Shippo's mother either." She murmured before turning back toward the bathroom when she realized she was still only wearing a towel. Yusuke averted his gaze to Hiei and Kurama, who were obviously watching his cousin disappear into the bathroom. Only then did he notice just how small the towel was that was covering her.
"Eyes up boys, we need to get ready for school so stop thinking dirty thoughts about my cousin." Yusuke smirked at the completely different looks that crossed their faces. Hiei looked insulted, as if he wouldn't be caught dead looking at Kagome in that kind of way and Kurama just sighed and rolled his eyes.
Half an hour later, everyone was ready for school and Kagome was giving Yukina instructions on how to take care of Taro if he woke up crying for his parents once more. The miko was almost positive that Yukina wouldn't have trouble with Taro seeing as she was Hiei's sister, therefore his aunt. Unless Hiei still didn't tell Yukina that he was her brother… Nodding her understanding, Yukina waved them off before disappearing back into the temple.
Kagome had called Botan that morning and requested that she open a portal to Makai. She asked Kirara to begin searching around for any female demons of the feline breed so they could try locating Taro's mother. Once the neko disappeared into the portal for her mission, everyone started making their way to school. Kagome rearranged her skirt as they made their way down the steps, groaning as she tried to position it right.
"What's your problem?" Yusuke asked, curious as to why she was fighting with her skirt again so much today.
"I desperately want to cut a hole in the back of these. It's very uncomfortable for my tail like this."
"But you have a concealment spell on." Kuwabara said.
Hiei rolled his eyes at the baka as Yusuke stared at him as if he were the dumbest individual in the world.
"Just because I have a concealment spell on doesn't mean it's not there… my tail, ears, fangs, skin tone, and claws are just invisible. And the spell changes my eyes to a normal brown color so no one wonders about my weird purple and silver specked eyes. Genkai taught me several different concealment spells and the particular one she instructed me to keep intact for a week straight is one that holds back my demonic powers as well." Kagome explained.
"So… the tail is still there?" Kuwabara asked.
Tired of listening to the idiot try to understand, Hiei reached toward the miko and grabbed the air behind her backside. Even though it looked like the hybrid wasn't holding anything, Kagome yelped when he yanked on her tail sharply. Hiei and Kurama were powerful enough to see through her concealment spell if they focused. They could see that the miko's tail was hanging low but swishing back and forth under her skirt. The miko didn't want a replay of the previous morning so made sure that her tail stayed low and didn't hike her skirt up. Not to mention people would wonder why her skirt lifted on its own since they couldn't see her tail.
They weren't sure why she hadn't merely wrapped it around her waist like she usually did but Kurama guessed that it might be uncomfortable since she couldn't cut a hole in her skirt and was probably just wrapping her tail around her thigh. Nodding in understanding, Kuwabara squealed when Kagome suddenly threw her books at him so she could attempt to tackle Hiei. Unfortunately for her, Yusuke was quick enough to stop her.
"Not in public Kags, wait till we get back to the hag's place. You can tear him to pieces there all you want." Yusuke muttered as they entered school grounds. Kagome clenched her fists as she tried to control her anger. Why did Hiei have to ruffle her feathers so much?! Turning to glare at the hybrid, she only grew more agitated when she saw the smug and satisfied look on his face. Growling under her breath, she stomped off to her first class, not bothering to wait for the apparition.
Hiei found that Kagome was still holding a grudge against him for pulling her tail that morning because she was giving him the silent treatment. And he didn't like it at all. She wouldn't even throw an insult back at him when he muttered a mocking comment that had something to do with being a weak and pathetic female. She didn't even turn to glare at him! Just ignored him like he wasn't there and she couldn't hear his voice in her head. When the bell sounded the end of class, Kagome gathered her things and ditched out of the room just as quickly as she had the first day… unfortunately, those blood thirsty human females attacked him with questions again… just like they had the first day.
When he arrived at the next class that he happened to have with Kagome and Kurama, he had to put some serious effort into holding back his growl when he saw that same dark haired human boy flirting with Kagome. And she was talking back to him, smiling and laughing as if he was entertaining her. Hiei scowled as he watched from the doorway entrance, not even noticing when Kurama entered and examined the situation.
"If I didn't know any better, I'd say you almost look jealous." Kurama commented before heading to his seat.
Hiei snorted and followed the avatar, shooting a deadly glare at the boy as he passed. A satisfied smirk spread across his face when the boy leapt into action and darted to his seat, breaking off his conversation with Kagome in the process. 'I am not jealous. The onna is giving me the silent treatment. It's irritating.'
'Oh? Why does it bother you to such an extent?' Kurama questioned pryingly.
'She won't argue or fight back, no matter what I say.' Hiei growled, trying to make it seem like he was only angry because his source of entertainment was ignoring him.
'Well it's nice to see that at least one of you is beginning to mature.' the avatar stated just as the teacher entered class. The rest of the day flew by and Hiei was beyond irritated because Kagome was still keeping up her silent punishment. After leaving their last classes, everyone met and was now standing at the front of the school getting ready to head back to Genkai's. Just as the group exited the school gates, their communicators sounded off. Groaning, they all made their way down the street and into a secluded alley. Within seconds, a portal appeared before them and the detectives stepped through without hesitation. Realizing they were in Makai, Kagome whined. Genkai had strictly instructed that she had to keep her concealment spell on for an entire week or she would have to hold it for longer. It was tiring to keep a concealment spell intact for long periods of time.
This was also a form of training for the miko. With her demon features concealed, so were her demonic powers because of the type of spell she was using. So while her concealment was up, she needed to learn to only use her purification because if she was facing an enemy that could somehow fight against her purification, she could use her demonic powers to catch her opponent off guard when she dropped her spell. This could also work the other way around. She could conceal her purification and surprise the hell out of her opponent when she turned from full demon attacks to miko attacks as well. Kagome was quickly pulled from her thoughts when Botan appeared before them with a worried expression on her usually cheerful face.
"You guys have to hurry, we detected a large group of demons attacking the barrier and they're doing quite some damage. Get rid of them as quick as you can then get out of there. Koenma says that if stray demons sense Kagome's odd aura, they'll get curious and start pouring in and we don't want any more demons so close to the barrier." the reaper announced before disappearing. She knew that Kagome had a concealing spell on but just in case it slipped or anything happened, she wanted the team to clear out of the area once they got the chance. Botan didn't need to tell them where the attack was seeing as there was a large amount of demonic energy flooding from just east of their location.
Dashing off toward the awaiting demons, Kagome spread her aura out to perform a quick check of what they would soon be dealing with. Once they arrived at the scene, Hiei was out of sight. Making their way down to the large group of low level demons, everyone joined Hiei in battle. This was the first mission Kagome had actually been on with the SD's and she was having a blast. Fighting low level demons were like a warm up. But Kagome quickly understood that she had underestimated the situation. Just because the low level demons were easy to fight didn't mean anything when there were hundreds of them to deal with.
After a good straight hour and a half of battling, Kagome was beginning to tire. She glanced around and noticed that her companions looked to be perfectly fine. Feeling embarrassed of her fatigue, Kagome ignored her sore muscles and continued fighting on. After several more minutes of fighting, the miko felt something was wrong. Paying close attention to the demons attacking her, Kagome spread her aura out once more to see what her instincts were trying to warn her of. A flare of power pushed against her aura and nearly knocked her over.
Quickly purifying the demons around her, Kagome was about to turn and purify the more powerful approaching demon but he was much quicker than she first thought. The demon grabbed and pinned her against a tree behind her before she could blink. Growling at the demon smirking before her, she pushed him off her.
"Well what do we have here?"
Glaring at the demon that seemed to be checking her out, Kagome quickly examined her opponent and checked on everyone else. The guys still had their hands full with dozens of low level demons so it looked like she was on her own this time. Averting her full attention to the demon before her, Kagome quickly realized he was a cougar demon. He had black ears and a long tail similar to hers but his eyes were a sparkling blue color. He stood only a few inches taller than Kagome and wore dark blue clothing that reminded her of the outfit Inuyasha used to always wear.
"I haven't met another of my kind for quite some time… and you are breathtaking." The demon purred.
Kagome stared at the demon in complete shock for just a moment before pinning him with a glare even more intense than the last. How could he see right through her concealment spell? Was he that powerful? And if he could see right through her concealment then that meant she had no element of surprise she could use on him since he had already witnessed her purification when she first tried to attack him. But wait… why hadn't her purification worked on him? He had grabbed her wrists when he pinned her to the tree and she hadn't noticed until now that her power seemed to just die out for that brief moment. During her thought process, Kagome also realized that the low level demons were no longer attacking her… so that meant this demon must be the brain behind the attack on the barrier.
"Why are you attacking the barrier." she demanded.
"Oh, you're intelligent and feisty too… I like it." he smirked, his blue eyes racking over her body once more.
"Kagome! Stop messing around and kill the bastard!" Yusuke yelled.
"So your name is Kagome? It is a pleasure to meet you, I am Kuragari."
Kagome's eyes widened as she recognized the demon's name. 'Mommy told me to find her and father in the past and help them stop Kuragari.' This was the demon that killed Taro's parents… he's the one that destroys the future. Kagome felt her entire body freeze in place as she stared at the smirking cougar demon before her. Her instincts were screaming something to her but she was so lost in the moment that she couldn't even completely concentrate on what they were trying to tell her. There was something about this demon that was off and her instincts were trying to tell her what it was. She could see him begin to approach her but she couldn't command her muscles to move.
'Onna! What the hell are you doing!' Kagome heard Hiei's voice growl through her mind.
'It's him Hiei... he's the one that kills you in the future…'
Realizing that the miko was in serious trouble, Hiei quickly killed the demons approaching him before darting toward Kagome. Skidding to a stop in front of the frozen apparition, Hiei snarled at the male cougar that was closing in on her.
"Oh, and you are?" he asked, raising an eyebrow somewhat and not seeming to feel threatened by Hiei in the slightest.
"Your executioner." Hiei growled just as Yusuke, Kurama, and Kuwabara reached their side.
"Well, I see that I am no longer welcome here. You will be seeing me again my dear Kagome." The cougar purred before disappearing right before their eyes.
Turning to glare at the miko behind him once they were sure the threat was gone, Hiei growled down at her. "What the hell were you doing."
"I'm sorry, I just… I couldn't move. Something about him… my instincts were trying to tell me something about him…"
"Kagome you can't just stand there when an S class demon is approaching you! You could have been killed!" Yusuke yelled.
"I know that baka! It's not like I purposely made every muscle in my body freeze in place!" she retorted angrily.
"What he's saying is that even if your instincts were trying to tell you something, you must learn to concentrate on them after you are a safe distance away from your impending death." Kurama stated, also seeming to be scolding the miko.
Shaking her head, she turned on her heel and began stomping away. Pulling her communicator from her pocket, Kagome grumpily requested that Botan make a portal for her back to Genkai's temple. Once the portal appeared, the irritated cougar demoness stomped through and didn't stop until she reached the living room where Taro and Yukina were eating ice cream.
"How was scho- what happened?" Yukina halted in her question of the miko's day when she saw the blood all over her school uniform.
"Koenma sent us after a group of demons that were attacking the barrier." Kagome explained briefly, not wanting to say they had met the demon that killed Taro's parents in front of the boy.
"Is everyone alright?"
"If Hiei wasn't there then she would be dead!" Yusuke yelled as he stomped into the house, everyone following behind.
"Oh shut up! You're overreacting!" Kagome yelled, spinning around to glare at her cousin.
"Overreacting?! Are you serious?! That demon was going to kill you!"
"Alright all of you shut it!" Everyone turned to see Genkai glaring at them from the hallway. "Come." she demanded before disappearing down the hall. Glaring at Yusuke and the others once more, she turned on her heel and followed the old woman, slightly irritated that they were instructed to follow as well. Gathering in one of the many rooms in the large temple, Genkai took a seat in one of the chairs and waited for everyone to find a seat as well.
"Explain." she instructed Kurama seeing as he and Kuwabara seemed to be the calmest individuals in the room.
"Koenma sent us on a mission right after school to take care of a group of demons that were attacking the barrier. When we arrived at the scene, we were all fighting off the low level demons until an S class approached. Before any of us knew he was there, he had attacked Kagome. She attempted and failed to purify him because of his speed. He had her pinned for a brief moment before she pushed him away. They seemed to exchange a few words before we noticed Kagome was in trouble. The demon was approaching her and she wasn't moving. Hiei finished off his last opponents before rushing to Kagome and blocking the demon's path to her. We finished off the rest of the demons and positioned ourselves at Hiei's flanks. Then the demon retreated." the avatar explained.
"Why were you not attacking the enemy?" Genkai questioned, her gaze turning to Kagome.
"Two reasons; I was surprised out of my mind when he said his name was Kuragari and my instincts were trying to tell me something important about him." Kagome explained.
"That was the demon that kills Hiei and his mate in the future?!" Yusuke gasped.
Kagome turned a glare to her cousin. "Yes so I'm sorry for hesitating from the shock of meeting the demon that destroys the future." she growled.
"That still gives you no excuse to pause during battle." Genkai stated.
"That may not give me a reason to freeze in such a dangerous situation but I'm almost positive I know what my instincts were trying to tell me now. I couldn't use my purification powers on him."
Everyone was silent for a moment as they stared at the miko in confusion.
"What do you mean?" Genkai questioned.
"It took me a while to realize it but my purification didn't work on him. When he first arrived, I purified the demons within reach then turned to use the power on him but it suddenly disappeared. That gave him the chance to pin me against the tree. When my purification was directed at him, it just canceled out." she explained.
"That isn't possible, no demon can be unaffected by purification. Unless…"
"Unless what?" Yusuke asked, now feeling slightly guilty for yelling at his cousin. Maybe he had overreacted, especially since he hadn't known the complete reason for her actions.
"Unless he possesses some type of relic that can absorb or deflect pure energy." Genkai stated as she stood and left the room, muttering that she would be right back.
"Kagome… I'm sorry." Yusuke murmured.
"Don't worry about it." she muttered, avoiding eye contact. She was still irritated at them, even if he had apologized.
"We're sorry Kagome; we didn't know all the details." Kurama said.
"No, you didn't. You guys have to trust me ok? I wouldn't put you guys in danger intentionally. There was nothing I could do unless I dropped my concealment. Not like it mattered since Kuragari could see right through it anyway. But if my purification doesn't work on him then I wouldn't have been able to defeat him, I'm not strong enough yet." she said, her gaze dropping to the ground in front of her. Yusuke was going to sit beside his cousin to comfort her but Genkai returned at that moment with a hefty looking book in her hands. Returning to her seat, Genkai flipped through the pages before finding the one she was looking for.
"Here it is; the Spirit Pendant." Turning the book so that everyone could see, Genkai pointed at the picture on the left page. It was a necklace with a pendant hanging from it. It was a dark royal blue color around the edges but there was an object embedded in the center of it that made Kagome gasp. The pendant seemed to be made of some type of crystal and was smoothed around the outside so that you could see through it. In the center of the royal blue crystal pendant was a shard of glass that looked to be white and the edges were boarded black. The chain that held to crystal seemed to be made of silver.
"That's a shard of Kanna's mirror!" Kagome explained when everyone stared at her in question.
"How do you know?" Kuwabara asked.
"Because I'm the one that shattered her mirror remember? I know what it looked like and that shard looks exactly like the shattered pieces."
"That would make sense… Kanna's mirror had the power to absorb and reflect any attack, including your purification." Kurama mused.
"Well it is said that this pendant gives its user the power to remain unharmed by pure energy. So Kuragari must have known that he would encounter the spirit detectives and was prepared. Everyone knows that Yusuke and Kuwabara's strongest attacks are made from pure spirit energy." Genkai stated.
"He probably wasn't expecting to encounter a miko but the pendant worked to deflect her purification since it is pure energy as well." Hiei added with a scowl.
"So… we have an s class demon that is unaffected by Yusuke, Kuwabara, and my most powerful attacks. We are fortunate to have Hiei and Kurama on our side then huh?" Kagome grinned.
"Indeed. It would seem that Hiei and Kurama will be the only ones that can defeat him." Genkai said.
Staring out the window of the dining room, Kuragari turned his attention to the hawk demon that slowly approached him and kneeled to the ground.
"Sir, they came from the human world. You were correct in thinking they were the spirit detectives and the female seems to be the newest member." the demon reported.
"And what of their location?"
"They seem to be residing at a temple in the middle of the forest. There are strong barriers around the temple though." the hawk stated.
"Very well. Prepare the others; we leave for the human realm in the morning."
"Sir, if we can cross the barrier to get to the human realm so easily, why did we bother attacking the barrier in the first place?"
"Because intelligent warlords check what they'll be up against before launching a full scale attack. I needed to see the spirit detectives in order to continue on with the plan." Kuragari answered patiently.
The hawk smirked and nodded. "Indeed, that was very clever of you my lord." he said before rushing off to prepare the army.
A smirk played across the cougar demon's lips as he thought of the odd demoness with purification powers. Lifting the pendant that hung around his neck, he stared at the royal blue crystal. "If it wasn't for this, she surely would have turned me to dust. I didn't even know purification still existed… it's been transformed into spirit energy ever since mikos died out." he mused to himself. Was it possible that the cougar demoness was part miko as well as demon?
Kagome was her name… why did that sound so familiar? As if he's heard it before… Shrugging his shoulders, his mind wondered to how delicious the little neko looked in that outfit. It looked exactly like the clothing humans wore to schools in their realm. His smirk widened. He would have to pay his little neko a visit… from what he knew, cougar demons were almost extinct. He was one of the only remaining cougars left in Makai and when he had first spotted Kagome in the middle of battle, she immediately caught his attention.
She was gorgeous… beautiful body and long hair. Perfect curves and height. And those eyes… looking past her concealment spell that caused her eyes to look a dull brown color, her eyes were really a unique purple shade with silver specks. Aside from her physical appearance, Kuragari could tell he was going to like her personality. It was obvious that she wasn't like other females and listened to your every demand. She seemed rebellious… dangerous… interesting. He recalled the surprise that had appeared on her face when he told her his name. Even though he was curious about her surprise, he was too lost in his thoughts of her utter beauty to care.
"She could be the last cougar demoness in existence… and she will be mine…" he purred as he slowly made his way to his awaiting army, his tail swaying from side to side in anticipation. Kagome would be his… and they could rule the human and demon realms together.
Kagome stared off into the trees that surrounded the temple. She was a little worried about Kirara being in Makai on her own but she was almost positive the neko would be fine. Botan was keeping an eye on her so she would know when to make a portal for the neko to return. If anything bad happened to Kirara, Botan would tell her immediately. Turning her gaze toward the sky, Kagome stared at the nearly full moon. She held back her tears as she thought of her dear friends. The miko hoped they were at peace and knew that she loved and missed them. She wished she could see them… talk to them one more time.
"They miss you too."
She was so lost in her thoughts that she jumped slightly when the voice reached her ears. Turning sharply, she sighed when she spotted Taro standing beside her staring at the moon as well. "What do you mean?"
"Whoever you're thinking about; they miss you just as much as you miss them." the boy said, turning a smile to her.
"How did you know I was thinking of someone?"
"My mommy used to get lost in her thoughts sometimes. I asked her what she was thinking about once and she told me that she missed her friends and family and was just thinking about the past. Daddy would always tell her that they missed her just as much as she missed them." Taro explained, turning his gaze back up to the moon.
A sad smile made it's way across Kagome's lips. She hadn't wanted to accept it yet but she was beginning to realize that Hiei really was going to have a mate in the future… a mate that wasn't her. She had been denying her feelings for him all this time but when Taro appeared and they found out Hiei was his father, she couldn't hide her emotions from herself any longer. She was falling for Hiei… maybe even had already fallen for him, and there was nothing she could do.
From the way that Taro described his mother and Hiei together, they seemed madly in love. She felt jealously swell up in her chest as she thought of the hybrid that she couldn't get out of her head. Why was she taking this so hard? It's not like he showed any form of interest toward her. She wasn't good enough for him anyway… his future mate was probably beautiful and powerful… two qualities she lacked. Shaking her negative thoughts away, Kagome smiled down at Taro. She could tell he missed his mother and hoped that everything truly would be alright in the end.
"Hey, how about you help me with dinner tonight? We'll make whatever you want." Kagome grinned.
Taro smiled and nodded. Reaching toward the miko, he grabbed her hand in his and pulled her toward the temple. After an hour and a half of kitchen work, Kagome and Taro had finally finished making their dinners. Apparently the boy absolutely loved oden and Kagome wasn't going to protest when he said that's what he desired. She loved oden more than anyone she knew and definitely didn't mind making some with Taro. After devouring their food, they shared a bowl of ice cream and Kagome wasn't surprised that the smell of the sweet desert attracted Hiei.
Kagome knew how much Hiei loved sweets and once she spotted him step into the kitchen, she rolled her eyes and began making him a bowl. After cleaning the kitchen and putting Taro to sleep in her bed, Kagome got ready for bed and placed a pillow and blanket on the couch. She didn't want to make Taro uncomfortable by sleeping with him in her bed but she wasn't about to make him sleep on the couch. So once she was in her sleep clothes, Kagome spread out the blanket and settled herself on the couch.
'What are you doing onna.' Kagome heard Hiei growl through their telepathic link he almost always kept connected. Kagome didn't know exactly what he could do with his powers so just in case, she always kept a barrier around her mind so he couldn't hear what she was thinking… if he had the ability to.
'Going to sleep.' she growled back.
'Not on the couch.'
'Who made you boss of where I sleep? Taro's in my bed and I don't want to make him uncomfortable by sleeping with him.'
Kagome heard Hiei growl softly before their conversation ended. Pulling the blanket up to her nose, Kagome rolled her eyes at the demanding demon she had oddly fell for and allowed her tired mind to drift to sleep. Hiei waited outside in his tree for Kagome to fall asleep. He wasn't about to leave the miko sleeping on the uncomfortable couch just because his future son was sleeping in her bed. Once the miko was asleep, he planned on carrying her to his room and leaving her there, seeing as he never slept in his bed anyway. He also knew that Kagome wouldn't listen to him if he had told her to sleep in his bed, the damn cougar was too stubborn and he wasn't in the mood to argue with her tonight.
Once he was sure she was sound asleep, Hiei leapt down from his perch and stepped into the temple. Making his way to the living room, he carefully lifted her into his arms and carried her to his room. Skillfully opening the door while still holding her, he made his way over to the bed but froze with wide eyes just before he reached his destination. Kagome shifted in his arms slightly and buried her nose in the material of his shirt. She sighed in what seemed to be contentment before falling back into her deep slumber. Hiei sighed in relief and placed her down on the mattress.
He definitely didn't want her waking up while he was holding her. He didn't even want to know what kind of scene she would make in that situation. Pulling the blankets over her, Hiei found himself staring down at the beautiful demoness. She looked so vulnerable in her sleep. All of the feelings she kept hidden from the world were easy to see from the exhausted look on her sleeping face. She missed her friends dearly and even though she put on a smile for everyone during the day, Hiei knew that when no one was paying attention, her mind wandered back to the friends she'd lost.
Kagome shifted once more and pulled the blanket against her chest tightly as she mumbled something incoherent. Deciding he should get the hell out of there before the miko actually woke up, Hiei checked on Taro before returning to his tree. Tomorrow was another school day and everyone would be waking up in about seven hours to get ready. Not expecting to get any rest that night, Hiei merely closed his eyes and waited for morning.
Kagome woke the next morning warm and far more comfortable than she remembered when she fell asleep. Opening her eyes and yawning, Kagome was slightly startled to find she was no longer in the living room. She was in one of the many bedrooms in the temple and this one was bigger than hers. It had a beautiful canopy bed with tall posts and even drapes. The drapes were tied to the posts to keep the bed open and there were dozens of pillows. The comforter was black while the pillows were a ruby red and the sheets beneath the blankets were a dark grey color. Inhaling, Kagome was even more shocked when she realized this was Hiei's room.
Getting out of bed, Kagome decided she didn't want to shower that morning. She liked the fact that Hiei's scent clouded hers. Smiling to herself, she skipped off toward the bathroom to change and brush her teeth. As she was stepping out, her cousin stepped out of his room yawning. Smiling toward her, his happy, tired expression slowly turned to one of confusion as he approached her.
"Why the hell do you smell like Hiei?" he questioned, his face turning stern.
"Taro is sleeping in my bed and I didn't want to sleep on the couch. Hiei never sleeps in his bed so I figured he wouldn't even know." Kagome told him. It wasn't a complete lie and Kagome couldn't tell him the whole truth seeing as she didn't know it herself.
Yusuke held her gaze for a moment longer before smiling softly and continuing on to the bathroom. Kagome sighed in relief before making her way to her room. She checked on Taro before making her to the kitchen for some breakfast. Spreading out her senses, she located Hiei resting in a tree outside. Figuring that he still had an open link with her, Kagome hoped he could hear her.
'Why did you put me in your bed last night?' the miko thought to herself after dropping her mental barriers slightly, figuring the hybrid would hear her.
'Hn.' was the only response she received.
'Well thank you.' she murmured with a slight smile. So Hiei had put her in his bed last night. She wasn't sure why but she wasn't going to bug him about it. Turning her attention back to her breakfast, Kagome just finished her toast as Kurama and Yusuke were making their way toward the door. Following them out, Kagome saw Kuwabara and Hiei were already making their way toward the steps. Waving to Yukina who had stepped out to bid them farewell for the day, Kagome jogged to catch up with her companions.
Finally arriving at the school, they spilt up and rushed to their classes. Taking their seats at the back of the class, Kagome rested her head against her desk as she heard all the girls begin to get excited about seeing Hiei again. They had just seen him yesterday, why were they getting all riled up?
'You better not leave me behind this time onna. They will attack me again if you do.' Hiei growled, turning a slight glare toward her.
Kagome held back her laughter. 'You never know, one of them might be your future mate.' she taunted.
She saw Hiei shudder from the corner of her eye and almost burst into laughter. Deciding that she could be nice to the apparition today because of his deed the night before, Kagome waited for him when the bell rang. She took her time gathering her things and waited until he stood before leading the way out of class. Before leaving the room, Kagome could swear she heard every girl in the room plotting her demise. Rolling her eyes at the human girls that weren't anywhere near threatening to her, Kagome and Hiei made their way to their next class with Kurama.
The rest of the day passed quickly. Before Kagome knew it, she was on her way to lunch. She usually always arrived before the others so Kagome took her time and stopped by a water fountain for a drink. Hearing someone approach her, Kagome figured someone was waiting to take a drink so she quickly finished and moved to the side near the lockers to her right. To her surprise, the individual followed her and stood beside her. Turning her gaze toward the boy, she recognized him as a boy in one of her classes.
"Hey there." he said, smiling at her.
"Hi." Kagome smiled back, stepping away from him to form a bit of distance between them.
He didn't seem to notice her intention to put distance between them because he merely moved closer to her, placing a hand on the locker beside her head. "So I hear you're single." he stated, smirking down at her in a way that she guessed he thought was sexy. It definitely wasn't in her opinion.
"Yea I guess." Kagome replied, stepping away once more.
He moved closer to her again as his smirk grew. "You're pretty hot, we should go out some time."
"I think I'll pass." Kagome said as she turned to retreat to the cafeteria. Before she could escape, he grabbed her wrist and pulled her back toward him.
"Why not babe? I promise you'll have a good time." he winked as he tried pulling her closer to him. Kagome was just about to pull away from him and deliver a good punch to his somewhat decent looking face when she suddenly found herself pulled away from him and shoved behind someone. She stared at Hiei's back in surprise as he glared daggers directly at the boy who had been harassing her. Oh if looks could kill… that boy would be dead six times over.
"Confront her again and you will regret waking up in the morning." Hiei threatened. The boy scowled and quickly made his escape as Hiei snorted.
"Thanks Hiei…" Kagome murmured before following him to the cafeteria.
The rest of the day passed quiet smoothly and it wasn't long before everyone was making their way back to Genkai's temple. Yusuke was telling everyone about the dissection they were doing in biology class when Kagome suddenly froze. No one had time to question the miko because after only a second of her wide eyed frozen stance, she sped off. Knowing that there was always a reason for the miko's actions, everyone rushed after her. It wasn't long before they began to feel what the miko had and panic filled them.
There was a large amount of dark energy coming from Genkai's temple and that meant only one thing… the temple was under attack by a large group of demons. Sprinting up the stairs, everyone leapt into battle immediately. Genkai was trying to hold off all the demons on her own while Yukina was trying to protect Taro. She wasn't much of a fighter so she was beginning to get overwhelmed until Hiei and Kagome came to her assistance.
Purifying every demon that approached, Kagome kept a close eye on her companions, Yukina, and Taro. Her attention was quickly averted when she felt a familiar aura quickly approaching them. Turning toward Kuragari as he arrived on the temple grounds, Kagome glared at him threateningly. This was his army of demons and he had ordered them to attack the temple. He was keeping an eye on them and the bastard had to know that they were a threat to his plan of destroying Reikai. Purifying the demons around her, Kagome dropped her concealment spell. Her spell fading, her true form slowly overtook her human illusion. Kagome stood baring her fangs at the cougar gradually approaching. Time seemed to freeze as everyone paused in their battle to gaze at the mikodemon.
"And she finally reveals her true beautiful form." Kuragari smirked.
"Your fight is with us, not them." she snarled, pointing toward Taro, Genkai and Yukina.
"Perhaps we can make an arrangement and I will leave them be." he stated as everyone around them returned to their fight. Kagome once again realized that none of the demons were attacking her and she was slightly grateful since she wanted her full attention on Kuragari.
"What do you want." she growled.
"You become my mate and I will call my army back." he purred.
That definitely caught Kagome off guard. She wasn't expecting him to say that. "Why would I even think of becoming your mate." she spat.
"Think of the possibilities Kagome. I plan to destroy the spirit world and together, you and I can rule the human and demon realms." he smirked. "You would be queen."
Kagome scowled. "All of you power hungry demons are the same. You think power is the answer to all your problems and that women will fall to their knees at your feet. You disgust me." she growled, her ears now pinned against her skull.
Kuragari sighed as he shook his head. "And all of you woman think the same. You think that even if you say no that we will back down when in fact it makes us try even harder." he smirked as he began to approach her. Suddenly, Kagome spotted Taro at the corner of her eye. He was trying to escape the deadly claws of a rat demon. Without hesitation, Kagome dashed to his aid. Before Taro could blink, he abruptly found his back pressed against someone else's and a long, smooth, black tail wrapped around his waist. He heard a familiar snarl and recognizing the protective hold he was pulled into, he turned his head as much as he could to see his savior but couldn't. Knowing he was now safe, he merely prepared himself as his protector killed the demons that were trying to attack him.
In the middle of battle, Kuragari suddenly called back his army and they all disappeared into the forest. Everyone was curious as to why he retreated but no one complained as they checked to make sure everyone was alright. Kagome placed Taro down on the ground and unraveled her tail from his waist before quickly turning to check if he was injured. It took her quite some time to notice the wide eyed expression on his cute little face.
"Taro, what's the matter?" Yukina asked, also growing worried over the small boy.
He stared up at Kagome with wide ruby eyes as he slowly reached up to touch her cheek with the tips of his fingers. "I found mommy."
A/N:
Ohhhh boy please don't hate me! *Ducks to dodge flying objects* Don't worry! Next chapter explains everything J so no flaming torches or any other death threats ok? Plus im sure most of you figured this out already, i didnt put much effort into keeping it a surprise lol. R&R!
~*Icyfire*~
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