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War Of The WorldsIY YYH crossover. What happens when a whole lot of demons come after Kagome for the Shikon shards? Kurama falls in love with Kagome while protecting her. Will Kagome remain faithful to Inuyasha or will he risk losing her forever.
Chapter Twenty One Help! What's With Hiei!
The great thought, the great concern,
the great anxiety of men is to restrict,
as much as possible, the limits
of their own responsibility.
All stories, if continued far enough, end in death,
and he is no true storyteller who would keep that from you.
— Ernest Hemingway
The darkness was rising to claim him.
He fought it. Escaping. But barely.
The pain.
He couldn't breath.
He couldn't speak.
The pain.
It was the pain.
No. I'm not that weak. Even Kuwabara isn't this weak.
What happened to me?
Hiei wasn't one to scream or cry out of pain. He had been through many many battles. He faced an army of demons by himself once or twice. He met Yusuke and he got stronger, faced more powerful demons and humans alike. He became strong.
In body.
And in mind.
But.
This pain was too much for him to bear. It tore him up. Hiei did not bleed, but the pain, was like an unidentified virus coursing through his veins, burning his every nerves as they passed.
His lungs, they seem to tear out of his body. So did his every vital organ. They seemed to fight against him to break out of his body.
Blood dripped.
Gasp.
Hiei tried to breathe. But air seemed to evade him.
His vision blurred.
Is that my blood?
Hn.
Suddenly, he doubled over, coughing more blood.
Pain.
It was excruciating.
Hiei was burning.
Is this how it's like?
To be burned by Gokuryuuha?
Hiei wanted to smirk, but the pain that would come after was not worth it.
Needles.
They surrounded him. Piercing him.
More blood.
Needles.
Pain.
He screamed.
Cold. Hiei felt cold.
Chilled to his bones.
Inhale.
Breathe.
Breathe! Dammit!
Then, he was burned again. His bones crumbled at the slightest touch from the flames.
Spots appeared before is eyes.
Everything was too bright. Too hot.
Everything was wrong.
He was Hiei. And Hiei didn't fail.
Hiei never gave in to the pain.
But he continued to scream.
He screamed and screamed until is throat bled.
Then he fell silent.
Am I disappearing?
Hiei closed his eyes. Or were they already closed?
He didn't know. But frankly, he didn't care.
The darkness rose again.
And this time, he welcomed it.
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"So, you are Shuuichi." Inuyasha growled out.
"Yea, pleased to meet you, Inuyasha – kun." Kurama said politely. Youko smirked. The little brat won't stand a chance against us.
Heh. "Inuyasha – kun, will you be joining us for lunch?"
"Of course!" Inuyasha snapped. Inuyasha struggled to calm down, but this demon was bugging him.
Always smiling.
Always nice.
From what he heard, he was the perfect guy.
Smart.
Polite.
And everything he's not.
And this demon wanted his Kagome.
He ground his teeth. Willing the itch to kill the demon to go away.
Kagome wouldn't like it if he started a killing spree in school.
He could see the fearful looks she gave him, filled with doubt and uncertainty.
His heart squeezed painfully in his chest.
She didn't trust him.
How could Kagome?
She was pure, innocent and sweet.
An untainted miko.
A pure being.
He was often called a demon.
He was a hanyou. A disgrace.
Not accepted by the youkais'. He had to be a pure blooded youkai to be acknowledged by his brother.
Shunned by the humans'. He had to be human to be with Kikyo.
With Kagome, he could be himself.
But, he was still part youkai, and he had the instinct to kill in him. To kill all the humans around him, and those that opposed him.
How could he expect her to trust him, when he himself couldn't trust himself?
He turned his head away from Kagome's pleading eyes.
That filthy demon is lucky. When Kagome's not around, I'll kill him.
"Inuyasha, some of my new friends would join us today." Kagome said as Sango and Miroku, apparently fighting, arrived at the table with a blue – haired girl on tow.
"Keh."
"Inuyasha! Don't be so rude. Meet Botan – chan," Kagome said as she introduced a perky blue – haired girl, whom gave out an unusual aura. Neither of a youkai nor of a miko. Inuyasha narrowed his eyes.
"Botan – chan, this is Inuyasha."
"Hi! Nice to meet you!"
Inuyasha nodded his head in greeting, he was after all from a royal family, and he had manners, even if just a little.
He gave a sigh, as Sango continued to yell at Miroku, whom was currently crouching behind a chair. His sensitive ears caught the words chest and he immediately flattened his invisible ears against his head. He didn't want to know.
"Yukina – chan, do you know where are Keiko – chan, Yusuke and Kuwabara?" He heard the blue – haired girl asked the ice demoness who was sitting beside Kagome. Inuyasha noted the little glance the unusual aura girl gave to the 'goody-two-shoes' demon.
What was her name again? Oh yeah. Yukina.
"Kuwabara came to my class for a while just now to inform me that he and Yusuke got detention, cleaning the toilets during recess for the rest of the week, and Keiko – chan won't be able to make it to join us cause she would be supervising them." The ice demoness said. The blue – hared girl rolled her eyes so this must be a usual occurrence. Inuyasha knew from experience that when someone rolls their eyes, they must be either exasperated or annoyed.
What was detention anyway?
He would have to ask Kagome later. Right now, food was his main priority.
Inuyasha was lost in the whirlwind of food that followed.
Kurama smiled and he scooted over to where Kagome sat. It was a table designed to seat ten. Currently, Botan, Yukina, Sango and Miroku sat on one side, while Kagome was between Inuyasha and himself.
Her scent was driving him crazy, but the hanyou's disturbing smell was mixing with it. Youko was itching to kill the hanyou but Kurama controlled himself and the other him.
Hmph. Kagome would be his eventually.
As he ate his lunch, prepared by the girls, he took extra care to carefully move closer to Kagome without her realizing it until it was too late.
He took his time, making idle conversation to relax her. She was too tense. When she finally relaxed, he would slowly move to 'accidentally' brush her hand.
Kurama apologized, and Kagome blushed a delicate pink that made his temperature rose. The hanyou glared at him and pulled Kagome closer to him.
Kurama narrowed his eyes. Never mind.
Kagome would be his anyway. He would just have to make alterations in his plans.
When Kagome gave glances at him, he would smile, and Kagome's unique blue grey eyes would widen.
Kagome would blush and hurriedly look away. Kurama found it adorable.
She was so innocent, an opposite of what he was. He killed many, stole and abandoned his best friend.
Stop thinking about that. For now, there's Kagome. Youko reprimanded.
Hm.
They finished the rest of their meal in conversation about one another's hobbies and Botan and Yukina got closer to Kagome and Sango. Miroku was pleasant but the hanyou was annoying and had a bad temper.
They were just heading towards class when he heard it.
Kurama. Help.
Kurama stopped in his tracks, causing Kagome to bump to his back.
"What's wrong Shuuichi – kun?" Kagome asked worriedly as she looked into his eyes.
Kurama found it fairly easy to let himself drown in her endless gaze, but he willed himself not to.
Hiei.
"Gomen Kagome, but I have to go." Kurama said as he pulled his eyes away from his gaze.
Inuyasha looked suspiciously at him, but Kurama just pay no attention to Inuyasha.
Hiei was in trouble again. And this time, he had to help.
The last time, Hiei had been lucky and had the help of the hanyou.
Now, he was alone. And Kurama couldn't afford to lose another friend.
As Kurama walked down the hallway to the exit, ignoring the startled glances of the other students headed to class, he cast his senses out to find where Hiei was.
Kurama closed his eyes momentarily.
Concentrate.
Hiei.
Where is Hiei?
Kurama's eyes flew open.
Hiei's aura.
It was disappearing.
Why was that? What was he doing? Is something wrong? What's wrong?
Kurama berated himself silently.
No time for silly questions to self.
Hiei was in trouble. And he had just asked for help.
What if he's badly hurt?
What if… what if…
Is Hiei dying?
Kurama quelled his fear.
No.
No.
No,
Hiei. Wait.
I'm coming.
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"What's with him?" Inuyasha mumbled out.
"Hm. Shuuichi sure looked pale all off a sudden." Miroku interjected.
"Do you anything's wrong?" Botan and Yukina asked worriedly. "Should we follow him?"
Sango glanced at Kagome. "Let's ask Kagome."
Kagome looked at Kurama's retreating figure. Something was wrong.
Shuuichi – kun was so tense and he was so pale.
"Keh! There's no need. Besides, we would get that detention thingy." Inuyasha said breaking her thoughts.
"Detention thingy?" Botan questioned.
"It's just Inuyasha's way of saying things that he doesn't like," Sango explained.
"Oh"
"Kagome – sama, what should we do?" Miroku asked Kagome.
What should we do?
"I think we should head back to class. After school, we can ask Shuuichi – kun, what happened." Kagome said as she looked back to her new friends and her second family.
"Sure?" Sango asked, her eyes widening. Don't you want to help him Kaga – chan?
"Sure." Kagome said firmly. I will.
School's going to end soon, then, I will help Shuuichi – kun with his problem.
For now, I feel that he needs to solve it himself.
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