A/N: Kyome here! I'm getting a lot better at updating and I'm writing when I'm not typing, so this story should go pretty quick if there's no setbacks… like I said in "After he's gone" I NEED ART!!! Ha-ha, I've found a web-site where I can upload pictures for my stories, and for that to happen I need pictures to upload, and also like I said, anyone who submits art to me at my email, which is will get a preview of the sequel, which is called: 'Kouyou no Isshi' which means 'Daughter of the Elements' I think… if the translator was right… but it didn't tell me the wording, so I'm not sure if it's worded right…. Get back to me if it's not!!

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Kyoko, Kagome's Twin Sister

Chapter 4

Last Time:

Kyoko P.O.V.

"Kyoko-chan, look out!"

I turn quickly, but before I can lift a sword, the bird hits my ankles, making me and Rin fall sideways off the snowboard. I sheath my swords and grab Rin around the waist as we descend. I spin around so that when we hit, my back will hit first. Then I cry out,

"Hang on Rin, it's gonna be ok!"

But before we can hit the ground, a bird grabs me with its claws. It drops us into a sack-like thing around another bird's neck. I push Rin behind me and look around only to see…

Now:

"KAGOME!!" I run over to my unconscious sister, and check her pulse.

'Thank Kami she's alive.' I then turn to the wall of the… sack... like… thing… I donno what it is, but I turn to what looks like the wall, pull out a dagger that I keep strapped to my thigh, and try to poke a hole in the wall… it doesn't work. So I turn to kagome and start yelling to wake her up.

"Kagome! Kagome imouto, wake up!!" (little sister) she snaps her eyes open and sits up with a cry of

"Inuyasha!"

"Iie baka, it's Kyoko!"

She looks at me funny.

"Kyoko-Onee-chan…? How'd you get here?" (big sister)

"I got kidnapped…. Same way I'm sure you got here." I say with a light glare. She looks at me wide eyed.

"You got kidnapped? You? Ryuu? World famous assassin which few who have glimpsed still live? You got kidnapped by demons? Never thought I'd see the day…"

"Damatte imouto… I was greatly outnumbered by demons about twelve times bigger then me, I was weak from fighting youkai yesterday… and I was protecting Rin." (shut up) I say as Rin drops into my lap and cuddles into me. I see kagome's eyes get wide.

"Rin? Then you must be traveling with Sesshomaru-Sama, ne?" (Right)

"Hai. Is that a bad thing?" I ask, not caring if it was or not.

"Iie… but I travel with his half brother, Inuyasha, and they don't get along so great."

"So… Inuyasha will come looking for you, and Sesshomaru will come looking for Rin… and the two idiots will end up fighting?"

"Basically, yeah. Hey are those Shikon Shards on your earrings?"

"Um, I think so… that's what Kaede said they were…"

"You met Kaede?!"

"Hai… she's such a kind old bat…"

"KYO!!"

"Nani?! It's true! Anyways, I think that's how I got here… your stupid fat ass cat tripped me into the well and I ended up here."

"Oh… I see. Well, you can keep them until you decide on whether you want to stay here for good, or you want to go back to the future for good… but then I need them back."

"Hai, hai, whatever. Now, we need to get our asses out of here. Can you help at all, or are you gonna play damsel in distress?"

"I'm a miko, and a strong one, too. This place is guarded by a demonic barrier… I can break it, but then what? Let us fall to our deaths? I think not!"

"Iie, baka, and then I get us out of here! I made a snowboard like thing, and I can summon it from here! So just break the stupid barrier dammit!" (idiot)

"Alright!! Stay behind me."

Me and Rin move so that we're behind kagome as she draws a bow and notches an arrow to it. She stands there and I watch her infuse the arrow with power as it starts to glow a bluish color. Soon, she fires.

The arrow hits the wall and leaves a huge hole in the wall and the barrier.

I then stand in front of the barrier and summon the board from there. After about two minutes it's there in front of the hole.

"Rin, get on my back!" she complies.

"Ok, close your eyes; I don't want you getting scared and letting go! Kagome, when I get out there, I'm gonna back up so I'm right in front of the hole, and I want you to climb on after me, and hold on tight. I might have to fight these things…"

"Iie! When we get out of here, land and I'll help you fight and I'll help protect Rin."

I look at her, surprised that she actually asked to help me fight. I grin at her and nod once, proud of my imouto for the first time in my life.

"Alright."

I jump out of the hole and land on the board gracefully, like a cat. I back up a little, and kagome climbs on carefully after me and wraps her arms around my neck, and around Rin.

"Hang on."

I fly to the nearest clearing as fast as I can, and put Rin down. I take out the chopsticks in my hair and infuse them with so much power that it would hold even if I pass out, then I tie the top half of Rin's hair into a messy bun and put the chop sticks in it to hold it.

"Do not take those off no matter what Rin, they will put up a barrier if danger comes within ten feet of you, so don't worry, ok?"

Rin nods.

"Good girl. Kagome, stay in front of Rin. They're coming…"

And soon enough, twenty birds come flying at us in the distance.

I notch three arrows onto the bow on my back, and I see kagome notch one. We fire as one and about ten birds fall. Nine of the remaining ten birds come flying at us while one turns around and flies in the other direction.

"Kuso! He's going for reinforcements! Kagome, shoot three arrows!" (shit)

"Hai." (yes)

We both notch three arrows, hers infused with miko powers and mine infused with a power so that they will explode when they hit something. We shoot again in sync and all nine birds go down. I then turn tail and run, putting Rin on my back on the way into the woods, out of the clearing, kagome right behind me.

"Where are we going?!" kagome calls from the left of me.

"Away from here! We have to find Sesshomaru!"

"Hai and Inuyasha!"

We run for a full five minutes, me feeling the pride in my sister once again, before I sense sesshomaru's calming yet dangerous aura, along with one of a half demon."

"Kagome, is Inuyasha a half demon?!"

"Hai, naze?!" (why)

"Cause him and Sesshomaru are about three miles up ahead. And the birds are coming; they're about three miles behind us. So the way I see it, we've got two options; one: we keep running and hope that we get to Inuyasha and Sesshomaru before the birds get to us, or two ugh, I hate this one: we call for help, alerting them and telling them where we're at, but telling the birds also."

Kagome looks at me, giggling slightly at the scowl on my face, but she looks ahead and says,

"Let's speed up a little, we'll get to them, I know we will."

I look at her in amazement.

"Who are you and what have you done with my imouto?"

She laughs.

"I'm her, but this place has changed me a lot, I've been coming here for two… almost three years… on our birthday. Being in this era as much as I am… there's basically only one rule, be tough or be killed… so I had to toughen up real quick... get used to running a lot, not sleeping much, and being woken up for battle on almost a daily basis… fighting demons three times as big and ten times as strong as me… trying to collect the Shikon shards and kill of a hanyou named Naraku... It's hard work ya know…" (half demon)

I nod, and then look at her with a smirk on my face.

"Ya know, Ryuu could use a partner in the modern era… Miko, maybe… and I might actually start claiming you as my sister, and I might consider telling the company that I'm not a man…" (dragon)

"Good for you Kyo…"

Just then a bird, which had flown ahead of the rest of the flock, swoops down on us, ready to attack. I pull out one of my swords, start backpedaling, and cut the bird in half.

I turn back around and come face to face… or should I say face to chest… with…

"Sesshomaru, oh boy, am I glad to see…"

"Didn't I tell you to protect Rin?" he growls cutting me off.

I glare at him heatedly and put Rin down on the ground and hold her shoulders, standing her in front of me

"Does she look hurt to you?! Yeah, I got captured, and I told you that I'd be weak today because of that battle yesterday! I protected Rin with my life and I got us out of there! I don't need your lectures Sesshomaru! I'm a big girl; I can handle myself and Rin! So long as I'm alive, nothing will harm her! Now just leave it, we've got a flock of birds to kill…"

I turn to Rin and point to a thick tree.

"Ok, Rin, I want you to hide behind that tree and watch me fight, because once I start training you, you'll be able to do almost everything I can do. Ok?"

She nods; and I smile and ruffle her hair, then turn and walk about twenty feet away from the tree, kagome at my side. We stop and turn around at the same time, me holding my swords at my side, kagome standing there with one hand on her bow. We look at Sesshomaru and Inuyasha, who are looking at us strangely.

Sesshy P.O.V.

I stand there next to my half breed brother, and gaze upon the girls who are now facing us. Kyoko and kagome look not only like goddesses, with their hair blowing in the wind, and the sun shining behind them, but they also look like their past lives. Kagome, with her hand on her bow, arrows seen over her left shoulder, determined yet cautious look on her face, hair in a low ponytail, looks like Kikyo when she was truly alive.

Kyoko, on the other hand, with the swords in her hands at her sides, daggers and shuriken strapped to her body, and a black fingerless glove that went halfway to her elbow, which I could guess had a switch or button that ejected a blade in a pivoting motion away from her arm and at the opponent… cause Kyoko was so much like her in more ways then looks and fighting skills… the glove was on her right hand… and on her left she has a fingerless glove made of dragon hide… she had a bow and a quiver of arrows on her back, and she had a determined, battle ready, and slightly excited look on her face…… she looked just like her… she was just like her…

"Kanome…" I whisper.

The goddess known as Kyoko blinked twice and cocked her head to the right, like a puppy.

"Nani? Sesshomaru are you alright?" she asks walking up to me and feeling my forehead. "Cause you need to be, we've got a battle ahead." She says nodding.

I push her hand away and scowl.

"I'm fine ningen, do not touch me." I say coldly. She looks hurt for a moment, and then she looks normal. (human)

"Oh… O-ok then. I was just… never mind" She says, taking the bow off her back and turning to kagome, her head down.

I feel kind of bad… but I push the feeling to the back of my mind and pull out Tokijin, ready for a fight, watching Kyoko out of the corner of my eye, to make sure she's ok. I don't want to hurt her, but I must if I want to push her away… so that I don't get hurt again… like I did when she died… so long ago…

Kyoko P.O.V.

I turn to kagome, taking my bow off my back, my head down with a frown on my face.

'What's with him? I hope he's not always like this…'

"Kyo… you ok?" kagome asks, bringing me out of my thoughts.

"Huh-Oh, yeah, I'm fine. Come on, they're almost here, get ready." I say hopping on my board and flying up into the air, the birds in the distance. I notch an arrow and infuse it with a 'bomb' and fire. It goes through one bird and hits another, killing like ten. I'm able to shoot two more of those, killing about thirty five birds, before they're too close to shoot. I toss my bow towards Rin along with the quiver of arrows. I hear them thud as they hit the ground and start to pull out my swords until Kagome's voice stops me,

"Kyo, susumimasu!!" (move)

"Kaze no Kizu!"

I duck a little, crossing my forearms and turning my open palms to face each other, and make a midnight blue energy ball the size of a beach ball and launch it, Sesshomaru's voice mingling with mine,

"Iku!" (go)

"Ryuu Tatakimasu!" (dragon strike)

Our four attacks combine into one, creating a bright blue energy blast that hits the flock of youkai birds head on, killing all but like twenty. (demon)

"Yes!" Kagome cries pumping her fist into the air.

"Alright! Now this battle's gonna be easy!" I cry out, drawing one sword, and muttering an incantation to give me demonic speed.

The bird demons land, and transform into their human like forms, and I land in front of them, kagome next to me, Sesshomaru behind me on my left and Inuyasha behind kagome on her right.

I hold my sword in front of me, and get into a battle stance with both hands on my sword and say quietly, but loud enough so that everyone hears,

"Bring it on."

And so the battle begins, Kagome, using her bow, which is made of the strongest wood around, not even a demon can break it, as a shield and the top and bottom as a weapon. I smile at her, proud of her again, and begin battling myself. One of the birds came at me with a sword. He swung down at me, and I blocked with my sword, right hand on the handle, left hand on the end of the blade, holding it up. I sense a demon behind me, so I take off my left hand and hold it behind my back, using an energy blast to get rid of any demons behind me, then I put my left hand on the handle of the blade, twist my body to the right, moving my feet to the left, and kick the demon with the inside of my left foot, hitting a button that retracts a dagger out of the toe of my shoe. Then I hold my sword horizontally and spin, decapitating him. I then turn around and round house kick a female bird demon with the outside of my right foot, hitting a button that retracts a dagger in the heel of my right shoe. I step up on her stomach with my right foot and use her stomach as a lift; I flip backwards, kicking the youkai in the chin with her right foot, killing her instantly. I land on my feet, and quickly stick my sword into the ground. I left myself over it so I'm upside down. I look behind me and see kagome struggling badly with another demon. I throw an energy ball and kill it.

"Thanks Ryuu!"

"Don't trip Kinkemuri" (gold smoke)

"Cute Ryuu, I like it!"

"Knew you would Kin!" (gold)

Then I do the splits long ways, kicking two demons in the head, killing them. I lift my legs up and lean backwards, flip off the sword, land on my feet and pull the sword out of the ground, then check on everyone. Kagome is doing fine now, she's purifying many demons to nothing but dust, Inuyasha's doing fine also, killing demon after demon, swinging that monster sword around like a log, and Sesshomaru… is getting snuck up on. The bird, which had obviously masked its scent and aura, lifted its claws, ready to strike Sesshomaru. I donno what made me do it, but I run over to him, beheading any demon who got in my way. Then, once I get to him, which is pretty fast, I throw myself behind him, with my back facing his, and fling my arms out, protecting Sesshomaru, just as the demon brings down his claws. Not closing my eyes, which is a sign of weakness, I watch as the blow hits, slicing in an 's' shape, starting at my face, then on my chest between my breasts, then through my stomach, leaving three nasty gashes on all those places. Try as I might, I can't stifle the cry of pain that leaves my lips, covered by a battle cry as I thrust my sword into the demon's throat, while looking into his eyes. I watch as the life leaves them and they glaze over. I notice his markings and realize that he was the leader. I then collapse onto my knees, stabbing my sword into the ground and infusing it with my power, and putting barriers around me and Sesshomaru and kagome and Inuyasha. Then I let the darkness consume me.

When I awake, it is fully dark, and the first thing I notice is that I'm in someone's lap. Sensing the aura, I realize its Sesshomaru's. Opening my eyes, I see that he's awake and looking at me. We're in a tree about twenty five feet up it seems looking down. On the ground I see Rin and a toad like creature sleeping on a two headed dragon. I look up and see Inuyasha's legs dangling over each side of a thick branch, and both of kagome's legs over one side, and her hair spilling down the other side.

"Where are we? What happened?" I ask holding my head, which is aching.

"A demon attacked you. You destroyed the last five birds with a huge explosion which you kept us all safe from with barriers you created." I nod, and then say quietly,

"The demon wasn't attacking me… it was trying to attack you, and I… I guess I protected you."

He looks startled for a moment, then goes back to blank.

"You… protected me?"

I nod.

"Hai."

"Naze?"

I'm taken back and look at him.

"I guess I was returning the favor… you brought me with you yesterday, saving me from great injury or death… and I did the same." I say. 'No… why am I lying… I don't know what made me do it… something in my heart just told me it was the right thing to do… so I did it…'

"Hn… like any minor demon could kill me…"

I roll my eyes.

"He'd snuck up on you… even you cant survive claws to your heart, oh great one."

I say. Then I look down at myself to see that I'm only wearing bandages on my chest and stomach. I close my eyes.

"Who bandaged me?"

"I did…"

"Nani? You bandaged me? So you saw me naked? Oh kami I'm gonna kill kagome." (what)

"There was no other choice, I do not trust Inuyasha with Rin, and so I asked the miko to tend to her, while I tended to you. Rin is quite fond of you, ningen." (human)

"Still with the ningen mess… why can't you call me something else? Why not kyoko, or Kyo, or Ko-chan, or Ryuu… something other then ningen… onegai…"

"Ryuu?"

"Hai, that's my assassin code name… I mean they can't call me Kyoko now can they? Now, can you quit calling me ningen?"

"Hn." I sigh.

"Whatever, look, let's leave early, ok? So you don't have to put up with Inuyasha."

"Hn."

"Oh kami you're frustrating…" I say, snuggling deeper into his chest, my long black hair falling around my shoulders, chest and back, as if it's a silk curtain. He wraps his mokomoko-chan around my shoulders, and I soon fall asleep. (sesshomaru's fluffy thing that goes over his shoulder...)

Three days later

When I wake up, it is morning time, and I'm on a soft mat with fluffy pillows around me. I look down at myself. I'm in a white yukata, with my black leather pants still on. My weapons are all in the corner of the room in a pile. I take off the yukata and rip it so it's acceptable, short, to my belly button, and sleeveless. I then take a rubber band off my wrist and tie it in the back, so it's tighter, but also shorter; it's right under my breasts. I get up and search for Rin, finding her in the garden.

"Rin, is there a dojo here?"

"Hai, follow me."

She takes me down two flights of stairs and to a door that looks like a dungeon door. She opens it, revealing the best and biggest dojo I've ever seen. I beckon Rin inside.

"Ok, Rin, today we begin your training."

"Training?"

"Hai, we need to make you stronger. I'll train you for two months… then see where you are. Are you a fast learner?"

"sometimes…"

"Then the first two weeks will me hand to hand combat and balance. Then three weeks for sword training, and three weeks for the Wicca training in powers, barriers, healing, spells, and potions. So today we'll start with what you know about hand to hand combat and balance. I'm an assassin, and in my job, if I wasn't balanced, I'd most likely be dead right now. It's one of the most important weapons I've got…"

EOC