"Kagome, what is she doing here?" Inuyasha yelled.
"SHE is from Kagome's time and SHE has a name." The woman beside growled. The hair around the crown of her head was pulled back with a clip, the rest left to hang to the small of her back in a long dark red wavy curtain. Her fierce violet eyes focused on the hanyou before her.
"Look whoever you are, what are you doing here?" Inuyasha growled.
"Inuyasha sit." Kagome growled. Inuyasha hit the dirt with a resounding smash. The girl with Kagome rolled her eyes before she and her friend walked away towards the village.
"I'm sorry about him Kiyota." Kagome said.
"Don't worry about it. You warned me." She said smiling. Kagome smiled thankful for her best friend's infinite patience. It was something Kagome herself which she possessed when it came to the hanyou. The perverted monk was the next to meet the fierce violet eyes.
"My lady would you consider bearing my children?" He said caressing her rear. Kiyota closed her eyes and took a calming breath before a large boomerang landed on the monk's head. "I apologize." He said rubbing his head.
"You better." Growled the woman behind him.
"And I warned you about him too." Kagome said with a slight laugh.
"Not nearly enough." Kiyota growled.
"Kiyota, the pervert Miroku and the slayer Sango. Miroku and Sango, the infinitely patient Kiyota." Kagome introduced her friends. They exchanged greetings before continuing to the village. They entered the hut belonging to Kaede.
"Kaede I want you to meet someone." Kagome said smiling.
"Yes child?" Kaede asked looking up meeting eyes with the new young woman in her home. Kaede looked at her and beckoned her further. Kiyota walked forward to stand before the priestess. Kaede looked the girl over. She nodded.
"Good to meet ye child." Kaede said to Kiyota. Kiyota bowed respectfully to the old priestess. Inuyasha returned to the village growling and pouting. Kagome and Kiyota both rolled their eyes at his attitude.
"And you already met Inuyasha." Kagome said.
"Yeah." Kiyota said yawning as if bored.
"We're heading out tomorrow, be prepared. If she's coming she better be able to take care of herself." Inuyasha said crossing his arms over his chest.
Later that night when the women went to the hot springs to bath Sango asked Kiyota a lot of questions.
"Why aren't you dressed like Kagome?" Sango asked.
"Unlike our dear Kagome, I am no longer in school. I graduated a few years ago." Kiyota said.
"So you are how old?" Sango asked.
"22." She said. "I was studying feudal history and Kagome suggested I come with her for 'a real taste of history'." Kiyota said laughing.
"You enjoy history like our Kagome then?" Sango asked.
"Yes, I enjoyed the legends of demons and demons lords." She said smiling.
"We know a few demon lords. One which you can meet." Shippo said floating by.
"Kouga. Remember I told you about the guy that was always after me and made Inuyasha jealous?" Kagome asked.
"Yes. I would like to meet him." Kiyota said smiling. "What about the other demon lords you know?" Kiyota asked.
"Sesshoumaru. He's Inuyasha's older brother. He's not an ally." Sango said bitterly.
"Oh." Kiyota said.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"WHAT IS THE MANGY WOLF DOING HERE!?" Inuyasha yelled. Kouga's tail twitched at Inuyasha's voice. He dropped Kagome's hands sighing.
"Dog turd, go away." Kouga said rolling his eyes. Kiyota laughed at the exchange between the boys. Kouga finally looked up to see the new person among the group of friends. She was indeed beautiful. Her long dark red hair was left loose around her shoulders in gentle waves. Her clothing was odd as well all in the color of black. Kouga couldn't help but notice her oddly shaded violet eyes as well. She was different then any mortal woman he had ever met. He sensed her strength .
"And who is this beautiful woman here?" Kouga asked Kagome.
"Kouga I would like you to meet Kiyota. She is a friend of mine from my time." Kagome said smiling. Kouga walked up to the woman and inhaled her scent. She smelt of roses and vanilla, a very intoxicating scent to his sensitive demon nose., a forbidden scent to any but Inuuyoukais.
I Kouga is sure acting funny. /I Kagome thought to herself. The wind picked up blowing the long red stains back.
"My lady." Kouga said bowing.
"My Lord." Kiyota said bowing to him as well. Inuyasha and Kagome gave each other a surprised look. Kouga was being formal, something they had never heard from him. Kagome had known that Kiyota would be polite with him but she never expected the formality between them.
"I never knew demon lords had such mannerisms." Kiyota said smiling.
"We are very well brought up. I was thought my manners well." Kouga said smiling.
"Would never know that." Inuyasha growled.
"CAN IT DOG TURD!" Kouga yelled. "I apologize."
"Don't worry about it." Kiyota said waving him off.
Kouga and Kiyota talked for a few hours while they traveled behind the group of friends who continued their search for the jewel shards.
'I don't like him being around so much. I don't know what has him so attracted to Kiyota but as long as he keeps his hands off of Kagome then I guess its okay.' Inuyasha thought.
The group made camp for the night by the boarder of the Western Lands. Kouga left them after the ate a meal saying if they should have need of him to just scream and he would come. He bid his normal farewell to Kagome before taking off in a burst of dirt and wind.
"Did you enjoy your talk with Kouga?" Kagome asked.
"Yeah I did. He's a real sweet one isn't he? He certainly likes you Kagome." Kiyota said teasingly at her friend.
"I don't like him!" Kagome growled turning red.
"No you like a certain hanyou." Kiyota said.
"Is it that obvious?" Kagome asked.
"Yes." Kiyota and Sango both answered.
"Ugh." Kagome said groaning. Kiyota and Sango chuckled at their friends misery. Inuyasha suddenly sprang up from his place on the ground turning drawing his sword. He ran off into the forest.
"Where'd he go off to?" Kagome asked.
"Kikyo." Sango said. Swords clashed together, a toad and child came into the clearing shaking their heads.
"Rin, Jaken?" Kagome asked.
"They are at it again." Rin said sighing.
"Oh no." Kagome said sitting back down.
"You bastard!" Inuyasha yelled crashing through the clearing almost landed on Kiyota. Kiyota dodged him just in time rolling back onto her feet with amazing agility. A blue light flashes through the clearing and a dark deep booming voice called out, "Dragon strike!"
The young girl was in the way of the blow. Kiyota was the only one who noticed that. She ran grabbing the child, burying her head in her chest she rolled out of the way. Rin's little hands grabbed a hold of Kiyota's long red hair and shirt sobbing. Kiyota held her close comforting the child. She growled at the man walking towards them.
"Kagome are you hurt?" Kiyota called out.
"No, I'm fine. Are you alright?" Kagome yelled back.
"Yeah. Here take Rin." Kiyota called back. "My infinite patience is gone."
"Oh shit." Kagome stated taking Rin from the woman she'd known all her life. She was kind and gentle but with the child almost being killed, her wrath had been unleashed. Her violet eyes deepened clouding with rage. She turned on the fool walking towards her. Her lips curled back in a snarl.
"I thought you said demons didn't exist in your time." Shippo said.
"They don't. She's angry." Kagome said.
"Don't let her go near him!" Inuyasha yelled.
"Its not her I'm worried about." Kagome said.
"Wh..what?" Inuyasha asked coming up beside Kagome looking on as Kiyota walked straight up to the taiyoukai. She was growling at him.
"You could have killed the child." She growled at him.
"Get out of my way human." Sesshoumaru said. He felt his wrist twist and his sword fall from his grasp. The woman stood before him, his own sword held to his throat. 'How is this possible? The aura of the sword should have taken her over by now. She dare hold my own sword to my throat?'
"I said, you could have killed the girl!" She growled.
"Hm." Sesshoumaru answered. He pushed the blade away from his throat only to have it returned. The woman looked at him with deep anger in her eyes.
"I wouldn't have cared if Rin had not been in your way." She growled. 'Rin was in the way? It would have served her right for not obeying me.' Sesshoumaru thought. A whip left his finger tips being blocked by the woman before him with his own sword. She moved with speed he didn't think a human could possess. She stood her ground, no fear showing in her eyes or scent.
"Rin." Sesshoumaru said.
"Yes My Lord?" Rin asked hiding beside Kagome.
"Where you in the way?" He asked.
"Yes My Lord. The Lady saved Rin." Rin said to him.
"Hm." Sesshoumaru said. Sesshoumaru sighed. "Woman don't make me slaughter you before the child's eyes." He said.
"Don't make me take your other arm." Inuyasha said pushing Kiyota out of the way causing her to drag the tip of the sword across Sesshoumaru throat. A thin line of blood dripped from the shallow cut. Sesshoumaru growled at this. Kiyota growled at Inuyasha for knocking her aside. She stood and walked straight to Inuyasha shoving him back aside.
"Stay out of this." She growled at him. Sesshoumaru looked to his brother as well.
"Yes Inuyasha stay out of this." Sesshoumaru said bringing his left arm up his hair.
"I cut that off!" Inuyasha yelled.
"It regenerated little brother." Sesshoumaru said not looking at him. Moving quickly Sesshoumaru took the woman around the waist spinning her to face away from him pulling her against his chest with her arms crossed in front of her. He held her wrists so she could not swing his sword at him. His nose then picked up her scent. Vanilla and roses. The combination intoxicating to his sensitive demon nose. He kept hold of her wrist containing his sword. He released her enough so that she was not pressed against him.
'Why does this woman smell so…so interesting?' Sesshoumaru thought to himself. His golden eyes locked with violet eyes. Anger still burned within the depths of them. He almost shook. She was fierce in protecting Rin, even though Rin was not hers to protect.
'Tell me Sesshoumaru, do you have something to protect?' His father's voice came to him. Wrapping his free arm around the woman's waist he flew into the sky disappearing. Jaken and Rin both sighed before settling down with the group that was quickly becoming their extended family.
"He took Kiyota!" Kagome yelled.
"He won't harm her Kagome. Did you see the reaction on his face? Something startled him." Inuyasha said. "Something about her. He had the same reaction Kouga did." The thought occurred to him then. He walked over to Kagome and pinched her arm hard. Kagome screamed then slapped Inuyasha who fell back on the ground.
"Why would you do that!?" Kagome yelled. Kouga ran up to them shouting at Inuyasha.
"That's why." Inuyasha said. He grabbed Kouga around the neck holding him in the air much as Sesshoumaru had done to him countless times.
"What bothered you about Kiyota earlier?" Inuyasha asked while Kouga struggled. At her name he stopped struggling.
"Why mutt face?" Kouga asked.
"Because my brother just kidnapped her after getting a whiff of her scent." Inuyasha said dropped Kouga who landed soundlessly on his feet.
"Her scent… its intoxicating. She… she's special. I don't know how to explain it. I have only smelt a combination like that on female demons. I know she isn't a demon but that scent, its very, familiar yet, different. Royalty carries that scent. And its forbidden…to all but inuyoukai." Kouga said.
"What is it about the scent? Why is it forbidden?" Inuyasha asked.