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AN: Fic is for DarkAngel048. My first Kag/Atem (a.k.a Yami Yugi) pairing. May I say, Wow! Thank you all for the reviews. Thank you all! I didn't expect it to get this popular.
Last Time: "Open the well again." he said.
Her eyes widened as far as they could go. Open the well? Was it possible now?
Kagome stared down into the ancient well. She had no idea how she was going to open it or if it could ever be opened again. She was going to try everything she could to open it and take Naraku back with her. As long as she had the jewel, Naraku would always be near to try and take it. The future would not fall on her watch.
Her family had wanted to help but she wouldn't let them. She explained it all and had them go and visit her fathers' sister, a surprise visit and they would be out of harms way. When they were gone and she recieved the call that they had made it without a hitch, she breathed again. Then she called Mizuki and let her know what was happening. She of course wanted to help but Kagome told her no and for them all to stay out of it. It was her duty and she was going to fix it.
She wanted Atem to stay with Tristan and Mizuki but he wouldn't budge. He wasn't going to leave her side for anything. He told her that whatever danger she faced, he would be right there cheering her on and catching her when she fell, he wouldn't let her face it on her own. No matter what she said. She thought it was sweet and so very foolish. And she loved him all the more for it.
"When should we expect the spider?" Atem asked.
"Any time. He will show when he is ready. He loves to try to psych you out and play on all of your insecurities. He always strikes when it is most convenient for him and very inconvenient for us." she explained.
"I know what you mean." he said grimly.
"You do?" she asked.
"Yeah. When we started the dueling tournament there was always someone challenging us at the most inconvenient of times. Then there was those that would give you no choice but to fight or die. You win; they die, you lose; you die." he said.
"Naraku is worse." she said.
"Well we're sure he is." a familiar voice said behind them.
Kagome and Atem turned to see coming up the steps to the shrine was all of their friends. Joey was the one that had spoke and behind him was them all, even Kaiba with Mizuki. Kagome groaned into her hands. Why couldn't they just stay away and let them take care of this? She was glad to see them but at the moment they were just getting in the way. Mizuki could help but even she could get hurt. If Kaiba had a huge breakthrough in the next few minutes even he could be of help.
"Go home!" she said firmly.
"Not happen'. We stick together and we will be here to see you through it all." Joey said.
"You don't understand! This is not Duel Monsters. Naraku is so evil and he will come after you to hurt me. How can you fend him off? You can't. Only Mizuki would be able to stand a chance... and possibly Atem being able to summon the very Egyptian Gods themselves. Why are you putting yourselves in this kind of danger?" she ranted.
"Because it is our choice. We have been through some pretty nasty scrapes in our time, some of us have even died or were possessed, but we stayed with each other and fought it all." Mai answered.
Kagome sighed heavily. They didn't know what they were getting themselves into. She thought then that the best way for them to see was to actually see what was going to happen. That is if they got to see. She would have to open the well and drag Naraku to the past with her and as far as she knew, only she and Atem could go through the well from their era. But maybe Mizuki could go. She had the power and the will to force herself through the well and if she got a little boost from herself, maybe.
"Fine! Stay. Mizuki I will need your help. I can do it on my own but with two it will work faster and there will be less of a chance of a screw-up." Kagome explained.
"What do you need?" Mizuki asked.
"Your kei. We are going to wrench the well open and drag Naraku back to the past. That is the only way to save this era. If we fight here, he will just destroy everything around us. But if we take him to the past, if we allow him to follow me back with the jewel, our future is saved." she said.
"What about you?" Mizuki asked.
"I'll probably get another set of scars to add to the ones I already have. Possibly more injuries than the human body should be able to sustain. Ha, who knows I'll probably get run through again. I don't know, taking care of the jewel is very hazardous and well no-one has done it better than me. My job, one of my purposes, protect the jewel to protect the world. If I die, then I die, but I will go down fighting and I will take him and the jewel with me." she said with all seriousness.
"What a grim outlook on this situation." Tristan commented.
"Well none of you know Naraku the way I do, that is actually the bright and sunny perspective. You think run-away trains, possession, death, and attempts on your life was problems; Naraku will make those look like child's play. Taking on Naraku is going through Hell and back, literally. I've seen the gatekeeper of Hell, saw the master of Hell and frankly it is something I would rather not see again." she explained.
"He sounds like a real creep." Tea said.
Kagome shook her head. Creeps would be nicer to deal with than Naraku. Creeps were nothing compared to him and they wouldn't realize that until they came face to face with him. But until then they had a well to open.
"Are you ready Mizuki?" she asked her.
"Yeah, ready whenever you are." Mizuki answered.
"Come on then. It's time to show you the real power of a priestess in action." Kagome said and headed towards the well house.
"What can we do?" Yugi called after her.
"Keep an eye on everything. If something happens... scream. Other than that do whatever you want, just stay out of the house unless you gotta have the restroom, upstairs straight across the hall. Can't miss it." she said and went back to going to the well house.
"Ok, then." Joey said quietly.
Mizuki and Atem went after her to the well house. When they arrived, Kagome was drawing symbols around the well and on the well itself. With each new symbol she was saying a spell and the symbols began to glow light blue. Then she finished and turned to Mizuki.
"This is where I will need you. Stand there." she explained and pointed to one side of the well.
Mizuki placed where she was needed, Kagome went to her own spot. Mizuki mimicked Kagome as she laid her hands on two corners of the well then as she lifted her right hand and slowly made the hand signs with her. Kagome then stopped. She turned and glared at the well house doors, pure hate poured out of her gaze.
"I'm going to have to do this the hard way." she gritted out.
"Do what the hard way?" Mizuki asked Atem.
"He's here, isn't he?" Atem asked Kagome, ignoring Mizuki.
Kagome didn't answer either of them but went up the steps then to one of the corners. They saw her pull a wooden long bow and a quiver full of arrows from the corner. She shoulder them and left the well house, determination was within her every step. Atem and Mizuki were on her heels.
"Keep them back. Keep your footing." Kagome said and notched an arrow but kept it lowered.
"Hey, finished already?" Joey asked, drawing everyones attention to them.
"Hold your ground!" Mizuki called out.
"What's going on?" Tea asked as they joined the group.
"He's here." Mizuki answered.
"Where? I don't see anyone." Tristan said looking around.
Kagome stood away from them, ignoring their conversation as she scanned the area. Naraku was moving around alot, he was anxious. She inwardly smirked. Her time was wearing on him, driving him a bit nuts. He would slip up if he wasn't careful and she was sure that she could get him to slip up.
"Naraku! Stop moving, coward!" she shouted.
"Where is he?" she noted someone whisper, probably Kaiba.
"You want this." she said and held up the Shikon around her neck, "So much trouble over such a small bauble. Come and get it."
Kagome then twitched a hand and tightened it around the shaft of the arrow. A small tilt of her lips said it all, she had goaded him.
"Finally." she mouthed.
She jerked her arms up and sent the arrow flying; a blazing trail of purple coming from it. It sent wind whipping from it and against the trees and the friends, causing them to shift to remain standing. The trees bent to the side and then an explosion occurred. The force sent them hurdling to the ground. When they lifted their heads, they saw Kagome and a dark haired man, decked out with armor, glaring at each other.
She had wounded him, not severly though and the wound was disappearing before their eyes. They knew he was Naraku but they had expected him to be this grotesque monster, not some young, handsome man. He was a wolf in sheeps' clothing.
"Well, well, Kagome. I seem to have underestimated you." he stated coldly.
"You always do." she sneered.
AN: Lalalala, another chapter! :D LOL