Akatsuki's Miko
Chapter 5
Hello! Sorry for the long wait everybody, I started a new story, the one I rambled on about in the last chapter. It's a HP-Naruto crossover/crack-fic and, as much as I would love for you guys to have found it and read it on your own, I am advertising it. That story needs some love, preferably the review-giving kind.
Now, this chapter is going to have some (huge) spoilers for the Naruto Manga, the timeskip has happened, Also there will be a reasonable amount of AU happening, due to Kagome's presence. If you love cannon to the point that if it was disregarded you would hate me forever then leave this story now, because cannon is going to die a slow painful death at my hands.
I do not own Naruto or Inuyasha. If I did, Naruto wouldn't be called 'Naruto' it would be called 'Akatsuki' and not only would they be a fearsome organization of crazed missing-nins that is giving Naruto and co. a hard time, No, they would also all be hardcore gothics who like to hang out at their cave after midnight which, in fact, is a huge underground disco temple—and the hottest nightclub in the hidden countries, Gothatsuki.
On with the story.
Kagome followed the two men away from the small village, after walking a considerable distance the small group finally reached a clearing in the costal forest that looked out onto the ocean. There was a fine mist around the trees, remains of the early-morning fog; the overcast skies made everything seem darker than it really was. Kagome wondered if it was some kind of warning or sign, as if Kami was trying to say 'Go Back, you don't know these people, you don't know what they want.'
But she felt drawn to them; she wanted to know what they were trying to do, who they were, and maybe, she wanted to help them, to stay with them. She had been having a wonderful time helping with the villagers, but the villagers had consented to the research, and so she would have to go home, back to the shrine and the memories it brought her.
"Kagome-san, we're here." Itachi's low voice broke through her reverie, her eyes began to register where she was and she turned to look at him, standing halfway across the clearing from her, Deidara by his side looking at her concernedly. She walked over to them, Deidara smiled at her and she felt warm again. Both men turned to look across the clearing, where a shadowy figure stood, all she could see were the eyes, an orangey-red glare directed at her.
"So, you're Higurashi Kagome." The figure said, deep voice cluing Kagome in as to its gender.
Kagome could do nothing but nod, the voice continued speaking
"I am the leader of the Akatsuki." The man said, his red eyes softening a fraction. "I have heard of your reputation as a Miko and request your assistance in a small matter."
Kagome nodded again and opened her mouth to speak but was cut off by the Akatsuki's Leader.
"In our world there are still demons, they were sealed into newborn children in an attempt to control them but many of these seals are unstable, leaving the demons just as powerful as they were but with a human host to channel their power through. Akatsuki's goal is to find all these demon hosts and extract their demons, sealing the biju into a much more secure host, where they will not have access to their powers of destruction." The leader paused, gauging Kagome's reaction.
The young Miko's mouth had tightened into a grim line; her eyes were slightly dulled by memories of the past, and the leader of one of the most feared criminal organizations in the Hidden Countries could tell that those memories were violent ones.
"We need your help Miko-san," the leader spoke again "We have found out where one of the demons is hiding and we need your spiritual prowess to help us capture it."
Kagome was torn, did she want to help these people she barely knew or should she just go home and forget. 'Demons!' The part of herself that held grudges and remembered hatreds hissed at her from the back of her mind, 'they have hurt you before, now you have a chance to make sure they harm no longer'.
She took a deep breath and answered
"I agree."
The red eyes gazed at her from across the clearing, taking on a predatory gleam.
"Excellent, Itachi and Deidara will escort you. Welcome to Akatsuki, Miko-san."
To be continued…
(Sigh) Another short chapter! But a manipulative Leader-sama and now the plot is actually moving along, soon things will happen, and hopefully the chapters will lengthen too.
Because of life events that I cannot control my writing time will be seriously cut down for awhile, so bear with me if another update takes some time. I am proud of myself for this one though, it hasn't even been sixty days since my last update! (For me this is fast…yeah)
So R&R, flames will be used to roast marshmallows for smores. (Yeah smores!)