Playing with Fire: CHAINED

Summary: After the finale battle against Naraku, Kagome and Kilala are thrown back to her time, but not her home, it would seem the Shikon Jewel has other plans. Now, lost in a forest Kagome wanders around until finally passing out do to exhaustion and hunger. When she wakes up a week later she finds herself in the hands of a fire spirit and its owner Hao Asakura, who happened to come across her while taking a walk with his faithful companion, Opacho. Finding himself unable to walk away from her sense a certain Jewel seemed to find amusement in his suffering. Chained mentally against his will to a girl he's never met before. What will become of the 15 year old girl? How will they break the hold each other have over one another? What of her friends in the past? What will her cousin Anna, think when she see's Kagome with Hao? How is Kagome connected to the Tao family? And how could she have known so many Shamans and have no idea that they were, in fact, Shamans? Read and Review.

Disclaimer: I in no way own either InuYasha or Shaman King.

KEY

Flashback/Dream

Flashback

Telepathy

-Hao-

\Kagome\

-Shikon-

Thinking

'Thinking'

Chapter Three

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Training with Hao and Chance Encounters:

Enter Horo Horo

Kagome sat on top of a building staring down at an ally way in the city they had stopped in. She had told Hao that she was going to go gather some supplies, Opacho had practically begged to come along, finally getting consent from Hao. Opacho sat in her lap as she watched the kyonshi battle the younger Asakura. Opacho she learned had a sick sense of humor, laughing when the boy was knocked to the ground. Across from her, on the opposing building that formed the ally way was another boy. She hadn't caught his name, however, she heard the younger Asakura clam the girl Jun, who later confirmed it to be true, that she was Tao Ren's older sister.

'That means…hmm,'

"Opacho, stay here." The little girl nodded and went back to watching the fight. Kagome vanished in the night as the short one named Manta ran off. Kagome appeared next to the boy with purple hair that was in the shape of a spike. His head turned to her and piercing gold eyes caught her sapphire blue. She smiled happily and held her hand out.

"Hi, names Kagome. What's yours?" She asked sweetly, watching as he zeroed in on her, sizing her up as if she were a possible threat. Not that she wasn't, she would play the part of an innocent girl until her thoughts were confirmed though.

"What's wrong?" She asked with a slight tilt to her head, innocence held firmly in her eyes.

"Ren, Tao Ren." He answered when he knew she was harmless, that thought vanished quickly when her innocent look was replaced with a sharp look that was merged with a witty and playful look.

"I heard Jun visited my family shrine a while back." His eyes widened a fraction as he looked at her. Shock was clearly evident on his face.

"You're Kagome?" She gave a curt nod before looking down at the battle. It was late. She knew who would win, Yoh Asakura. It was always Yoh Asakura.

"I must take my leave, Keep our meeting silent, I do not wish for anyone to know of my being here aside from my family who will tell no one. Good bye, step brother." She vanished again only to reappear behind Opacho who jumped onto her shoulder.

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Hao frowned as he watched Kagome converse with the Tao boy.

'Step brother huh?' She looked at the pink jewel next to him, it was turning a dark purple which he knew meant that he was tainting it. The chain was glowing silver, he didn't quite understand how it worked, but it seemed to allow them their needed distance as long as they came back. It also wouldn't let them be away from each other for too long.

She had left the jewel with him, not wanting anyone to sense them. She placed a barrier around anyone within a 50 foot radius of the jewel.

Suddenly one of her spirits came out and looked down at the fire he stared at.

"You have been training her for a couple weeks, what are your planes for her?" Hao looked upon the Inu Taiyoukai Spirit with a raised brow before turning back to the flames, Kilala lying in his lap as he began petting her lightly.

"I have no idea, she is strong, that is obvious. She is trained very well, but, she is too kind. Or, should I say, too trusting." Hao watched from the corner of his eye as the Lord smirked.

"She was always too trusting. I tried to kill her at least 3 times and in the end I became her older brother figure."

"Same here," Hao watched the other spirit come out. "I've had my fair share of attempts at her death, and then I became the younger brother figure to her. Heh, she is an idiot when it comes to trusting, that odd group she traveled with is the result of her trust." Hakudoshi said as he sat in the tree next to them.

"Odd group?" Hao asked, watching as Macchi and Mari came over to the fire and sat down. The two hadn't been seen around Kanna sense the blue haired girls jealousy had taken toll on her. He nodded their heads in respect to Hao and the two spirits. They may have been dead but when their status had been explained they had been given respect rightfully deserved.

"Hn, her group was that of an Inu Hanyou, a Demon Slayer, the Two Tailed Neko in your lap, a perverted Monk, a Wolf Prince and Princess, a little Fox Kitsune that she held in her hart as a son, a little girl that was my ward, myself an Inu Taiyoukai, two Wolf youkai, a Thunder Youkai as well as Hakudoshi and a Wind demoness." Hao looked at the flames with furrowed brows, staring at the girl that seemed to confuse him more then he'd like.

"How did she get a group like that?" He asked.

"Sesshoumaru?" Hakudoshi asked, not really knowing the answer. They watched him smirk.

"InuYasha was sealed to a tree, she set him free, he tried to kill her, she fell in love with him, then fell out of love with him and became his friend. That was the Inu Hanyou. Then she met me, I tried to kill both her and my half breed brother for a sword, which, now that I think about it, was pretty stupid, I tried to kill her at least four times after that encounter to, I'm her adoptive older brother now. After that she met Shippou who tried to still the shards of that jewel in your hand, she became friends with him and adopted him as her son. Then it was Miroku, the damn pervert and his hand."

"His hand?"

"Yeah, he held a curse, literally. It was a wind tunnel in his hand. He always groped women, and then claimed it was his family curse. Idiot, he tried to still the jewels, and kill her Inuyasha, which caused Kagome to jump in and almost get sucked in, which wasn't going to happen, Miroku has a weakness against women and can't seem to bring himself to harm them. He also became a brother like figure to her. Next was Sango the demon slayer and her Two Tailed Neko companion, Kilala." Sesshoumaru said as he pointed at the cat lying in Hao's lap, purring slightly.

"Sango tried to kill ALL of them, mostly InuYasha though, she became a sister to Kagome soon after though. Then she met Kouga, the wolf prince who stole her away to become her mate, she also met two other wolf demons by the names of Hakaku and Ginta that were loyal to Kouga and viewed Kagome as a Sister. They became close friends, then it was Souten, the Thunder Demoness, she was the same age as the child fox demon Shippou, 9 years old. She wanted to get rid of Shippou because he, Kagome and Inuyasha killed her brothers. They are married now with a daughter. Kagura the wind demoness, she killed most of Kouga's Wolf pack, she also became a close ally, and then Kanna, I'm not sure what happened to her."

"And, who is Kanna?"

"She is my sister, a void demoness." Hakudoshi answered. "I kept in contact a little, she never died, I would have felt it, I can't say where she is at the moment though. The last I heard she was staying with Kaede, but the old lady has long sense passed away." Hao's head now hurt, trying to figure out what the two demon spirits were talking about.

"Oh, I became her ally in the very end, after previous attempts at her life."

"So many people tried to kill her, how is she still alive?" Macchi asked, her orange hair was let down as she played with the skull clips that held it up.

"Good luck?" Hakudoshi said in a guessing tone, not too sure how he would answer that he looked towards Sesshoumaru who merely shrugged.

"Those were just a friendly few. There were more that were far stronger then her group that had taken a chance at her life."

Hao watched the flames dance in front of him, Kagome had just gone to a store and come out with a full back pack, where she got the back pack he didn't know.

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Kagome laughed as Opacho made a silly face, opening the door she ran smack dab into someone causing her to fall. Almost hitting the ground when a hand reached out and caught her wrist, she opened her eyes and almost laughed at who she saw.

"Kagome?" Kagome looked at the girl who stood in front of her, blonde shoulder length hair with a red bandana that went past her waist and a black dress and black sandals. Almost lifeless black eyes stared back at her.

"Anna, it's been awhile." Kagome said as she straightened up. She looked past Anna with a small smirk and laughed slightly.

"Kagome isn't that the young Asakura?" Opacho asked. The group before them perked up at the mention of Yoh's name.

"Hush, Opacho. Anna, you seem to be traveling with an odd and dangerous crew." Anna noted the sarcasm with the use of the word 'dangerous'.

"And hanging around children is normal for a teenager." She wasn't asking, Kagome knew that, that's what made her laugh.

"It was good to see you my dear cousin." She gave her a hug before walking up to Yoh who was currently leaning against the door for support, Manta holding the wooden sword.

"I take it you won against Pylong?" Their eyes widened, as Yoh nodded blankly. She laughed before walking away, only to be stopped by a hand. A very small hand, she looked down to see the little boy high schooler with dull blonde hair and black eyes. He backed off at her calculating stare.

"Yes, Manta, did you need something?" She asked kindly, not wanting to frighten the growth malfunctioning boy.

"Ar-Are y-you a—"He couldn't stop stuttering so Anna had cut in.

"Are you a Shaman?" Kagome smiled, closing her eyes before opening them.

"I am, do not worry though, I have no intention of becoming the Shaman King or Queen or whatever. I merely wish to make sure that, whoever is chosen is fit for the position. Surely you could understand that, right Anna?" Anna nodded as Kagome turned and disappeared in the night.

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Opacho stared at all the stuff they had bought. She was on Kagome's shoulder. A huge backpack on her back, some bags on her arms.

"Kagome, where are we going?" Opacho asked as she made her way up a tower of stairs.

"My home. I wish to let my family know I am alright." Opacho nodded as she watched the sidewalk grow further away. A few minutes later she made her way up to the front door, opening it only to be thrown back.

"SIS, your home." Souta smiled brightly as he stared at his sister from his position above her.

"Oww, jeez Souta, I think you might have killed Opacho." Souta looked over to see a little African girl standing next to them, eyes spinning slightly. He stood up and held the unbalanced girl still.

"Kagome, it's been so long, are you ok?" Her mother asked as she came out.

"Father..."

"Huh?"

"Father didn't die the way you said, did he?" Kagome stared her mother in the eyes, daring her to lie.

"Hm, no he didn't. You missed your step-sister. She came by, eager to meet you." Kagome nodded.

"I know, I met my step-brother already, I also saw Anna." Her mother brightened at the name.

"Anna, our Anna?" Kagome nodded again as she stepped inside and started sorting things she would need, with things she wanted to take as well as clothes she had gotten for Opacho in case climate called for them.

"Yeah, she was with the Youngest Asakura, Yoh, and another boy that's their age but is the same size as Opacho, Manta was his name. The boys had the crap beaten out of them too. Hey mom, did you know Anna was an Itako?"

"I-Itako?"

"Yes, a spirit medium."

"N-no, I di-didn't."

"Rei, there is no point in lying to her anymore. She knows." Her grandfather said as he came out with a box, holding it out to Kagome.

"Dad, no." Kagome looked to her mother who took the box before she could grab it.

"REI! IT'S TIME! NOW GIVE IT TO HER!" He said angrily, Rei took a frightened step back before handing the box to her daughter.

Kagome opened it to find a Reliquary. Opening it she wasn't surprised to see ashes. Rather, she was surprised to see something sticking out of the ashes. A book with a lock but no key, there was also a locket and a jewelry box of some kind.

"They are yours, from your father. We received something else from some nice friendly faces a while back, before you were born. They said to give it to you. Here." He handed her another box, inside was a picture of a man with orange/red hair in a low pony tail, tied with a blue bow, his hair went past his shoulders; his green eyes held laughter. He wore normal everyday clothes, like the woman next to him. She had red eyes with silky black hair that went past her hips, a smile placed gently on her lips. The final person in the picture was that of a little girl with black hair in high pig tails and green eyes.

"Shippou, Souten and Sora." She smiled, Opacho staring at the picture over her shoulder. She looked down in the box and saw three bracelets, one with thunder symbols, one with fire symbols and the last with plant symbols. She placed the three bracelets on her left wrist before tucking the picture in her bag. She gave hugs to her family before turning and waving good bye.

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Anna stared out the window; still dealing with the shock of her cousin being a possible threat.

"Younger Asakura..." She spoke, unaware of Yoh's prying ears.

-x-x-x-

Ren looked down at the city, thoughts of his 'Sister' running through his head.

"Hn, no one will get in my way. Not some lazy Asakura and certainly not some girl 'claiming' to be my step-sister." Though in the back of his mind, he knew he should be more worried, he pushed that thought back.

-x-x-x-

Kagome placed the bag and a sleeping Opacho down, tucking the child in before making her way to the burning flames. She saw Macchi leaning against Hakudoshi with Mari asleep in her lap.

"They both tried to stay awake until you got back but sleep took them, poor Hakudoshi has been stuck there, unable to return back to the jewel like Sesshoumaru did." Hao said as she stepped behind Hakudoshi and maneuvered Macchi so that she was leaning on her now instead of Hakudoshi who smiled gratefully before vanishing into the now pink jewel.

"Sorry it took so long." He turned to face her and took her left hand in his, looking at the bracelets with great interest.

"You need to learn how to use these."

"I don't even know what they are."

"They are an ancient type of bracelet; demons place their powers inside of them to become human, giving the bracelets to another."

"So Shippou, Souten and Sora are all human now?"

"Most likely." He placed the neko on the ground without waking her and pulled Kagome to her feet, releasing her hand he walked away.

"Huh?" He turned back and stared at her.

'She's, magnificent, that's two things she looks brilliant when covered in. The luminescent glow the fire gives her, the radiance that the blood and scars gave her. Magnificent.'

"Follow me." He said before walking off in the direction of the cemetery. She ran after him, slowing down only when she was standing next to him. When they stood at the peak of the hill that over looked the city he pushed her on her back and sat next to her.

"Hao, choose your answer wisely; what the hell do you think you're doing." He chuckled at her.

"I'm training you." In second's she was out. He laid back and stared up at the stars. Closing his eyes he drifted off into a dreamless sleep, of that he knew.

-x-x-x-

Kagome looked around, glaring at her surroundings. Hao appeared behind her and she turned her glare on him, Hao merely smiled at her before he took to explaining.

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(3 days later)

Kanna had taken to glaring holes into the poor defenseless girl that lay next to her Hao-Sama.

"Wretch." She insulted the unconscious 15 year old. Macchi let out a sigh as she took to watching the younger Asakura in case something happened. Sesshoumaru and Hakudoshi had moved the two unconscious being to another spot that wouldn't be too noticeable.

"Kanna, what is your problem with Kagome? She is so sweet." Opacho nodded her head in agreement with Macchi.

"Her presence is calming. I think she is good for Hao-Sama." Mari said toneless, but with a small smile as she held her doll Chuck in her lap.

"Oh, look at this." Macchi said. Mari and Kanna walked up to the top of the hill where the tombstone of Amidamaru stood. Watching as three...

"Three? Who's that?" Kanna asked.

"I'll find out." The three girls jumped at the sound of Kagome's voice. They turned to see Kagome standing right next to them, Hao leaning against the tree looking down at his brother. The other shamans that were his followers were with his guardian spirit S.O.F.

"The boy with the blue ice like hair, right?" They nodded blankly.

"Macchi, Mari, you want to come with me. Kanna?" Kanna stared at her blankly before turning her head rudely away.

"Why would I?" Hao glared at her.

"I'll take that as a yes."

"Wha—but..." Kagome walked away from her, her clothes had changed and she now wore a pair of tight blue jeans with flare legs. A green, off the shoulder sweater, the sleeves widened as they went down her arms and ended past her finger tips. Pair of brown boots adorned her feet, a red purse around her shoulder, ending at her waist and a red beret on her head tilted to the side.

Kagome saw them looking for something, she turned around and started walking backwards with expert balance on the fire line. Starting up a conversation with Macchi, Mari pretended to laugh at something while looked indifferent; her eyes bulged when Kagome smirked at her when the blue ice boy was near her. She placed her foot neatly behind the other and Kanna watched as she 'tripped.'

"Ah," She prepared for her to hit the hard concrete but was surprised when Yoh caught her.

"huh? Oh, Yoh..." She said, her hand placed over her heart. He helped her stand up before smiling a cheesy grin.

"What's up?" Mari and Macchi held back laughs at what had just occurred.

"Nothing, have you guys seen anyone suspicious?" Kagome, Kanna, Macchi and Mari turned to look at the boy wearing snow gear in the summer time with a snow board in his hand.

"T.T,..Nope, no one suspicious, I mean, suspicious would be wearing snow gear in summer, like I said before, no one suspicious."

"Oh, this is Horo Horo, he is a..." Yoh stopped as he looked past Kagome at the other three girls.

"Oh, it's fine, these are my girlfriends. They know everything about me and my Shaman life." Yoh nodded in understanding. Macchi smirked and jumped forward as she circled Yoh.

"Oh my god, is this cutie a Shaman too?" Yoh blushed as he laughed nervously. Kagome watched as Horo Horo elbowed Yoh with a smirk.

"Hehe, so what kind of shaman are you, I'm right to assume you are a shaman from the northern territories, right. An ice Shaman and such, right?" Horo Horo nodded with a slight blush.

"Well, you seem to be looking for something, so what I suggest is, you go to Anna, and she will tell you the same thing I will. Check with the police. Bye guys." Kagome said as she and the others ran off around the corner before jumping the building and landing on the roof. Hao was already standing there.

"Shamans are already gathering around the world, it will be time for the Shaman fights soon enough." Kanna looked at Kagome as she nodded her head in agreement with Hao. Smirking Kanna sat on the roof and watched the three boys run back to the blonde Kyoyama girl.

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Me: Hey hey hey. What's up peeps. Shaman fights are coming up soon, probably the next chapter.

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