I DON'T OWN INUYASHA OR YU YU HAKUSHO! I ONLY OWN MY OCS!
To BraziaRios From me! Dark!
Alright, so far something's happened in the past causing InuYasha to send Kagome and the pups - minus Shippo - to the future. There Kagome meets up with her cousin Yusuke and learns about a mission of sorts that involves InuYasha and Sesshoumaru. Afterwards Kagome get's attacked and kidnapped at the same time as InuYasha encounters an undead man that's after someone in his pack, the man then attacks and gravely injuries InuYasha. After he does the man returns to his master. Afterwards InuYasha and Shippo head to the future in order to check on Kagome and the pups in the process finding out that they've been missing. Meanwhile Akari, now stuck as a human, and Masaru have been taken in by a wolf demon named Sasuke who knows Sesshoumaru. Later, InuYasha and Shippo find Akari and Masaru with Sesshoumaru and InuYasha goes off too find Kagome. ... That good?
To Shafanhow From Dark!
I'm glad you asked! Okay, remember how future Akari said she had messed up the timeline by pushing Souta down the well sooner than he was meant to be? Well the changes were enough to erase the future versions of themselves. I based this off the old saying, "The future isn't set in stone." Meaning that because something, some small thing, changed in the past it rewrote the future. Now, we have what is now being written. I hope this explains everything a little easier.
Ever since Souta had run off after fighting his mother he had been staying with Sango and Miroku, training to get stronger and hopefully be able to help his sister and her family. After staying with the small family for a few days he asked Miroku to start his monk training, leading to the situation he was in now.
"Concentrate Souta," Miroku hummed as he and Souta sat under the shade of the Goshinboku trying to meditate.
"I'm trying." The boy growled and furrowed his brows before releasing a breath of frustration. "Why can't I get it?" The boy yelled as he laid back on the ground and glared up at the tree of ages. Miroku opened one eye to look at the boy and slowly released himself from his meditative state.
"Becoming a monk is not an easy task. It takes years of hard training." He told Souta and waited with his chin propped up by his fist for Souta to sit back up. "You do know that you don't have to become a monk. I understand your desire to become a tiajiya but not your desire to become a monk." Miroku said after a minute of listening to the wind pass through the leaves of the Goshinboku.
"But I have to!" Souta told him, pulling himself up into a sitting position. "Aka-" He started only for Miroku to interrupt him.
"The Akari that you knew then should not rule you now." Miroku said calmly, and waited a minute before continuing. "Time is not something that is set in stone; it is ever changing, just like the world around us. It changes everyday into something new. And you said yourself that your time was different when you returned to it and that the last time you saw your Akari she was fading. How do you know that because of coming here now that you have not changed something she said?" Miroku asked making Souta furrow his brow as he thought about what he said.
"But if I don-" Souta started to argue only to have Miroku light smack him on the head with his staff.
"Don't let others rule your life. It is your's for a reason designated by Buddha and the Kami." Miroku said and calmly closed his eyes and folded his hands, looking as if he were meditating. Souta sighed, knowing he was better off leaving the monk alone when he was like this. In the silence he closed his eyes to think, missing the smirk on Miroku's face when he saw the young boy subconsciously slip into a meditative state to think.
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"Oi! Mutt-face!" A familiar voice yelled making InuYasha tense and reach for the hidden sword at his waist as his dark violet eyes scanned the surrounding area. "Over here, Idiot." The voice said as a tall man with long black hair pulled into a pony tail and cerulean blue eyes wearing a simple officer's uniform walked up to a human InuYasha with two other officers flanking him.
"Long time no see, Mutt." The man said with a smirk as InuYasha glared at him and released his sword in order to cross his arms.
"Kouga," InuYasha growled as the man that appeared older than him by a few years smirked and motioned to his two lackeys.
"You remember Ginta and Hakkaku," Kouga said as both men smiled and waved at the hanyou. InuYasha nodded at them before returning his attention to Kouga.
"Sesshoumaru said you had a lead on Kagome." InuYasha said as he looked at the trio. Kouga nodded and looked around before motioning for him to follow.
"Let's talk somewhere else. I don't really care for the smell around here." Kouga said and led the group outside and down the street, taking off the top of his uniform to reveal a simple white T-shirt with no sleeves. "You guys go tell the rest of the Clan what's going on." Kouga ordered his friends, who nodded before somehow disappearing among the crowd in an instant.
"Think you can keep up?" Kouga asked InuYasha with a smirk as they slipped into a deserted alley.
"Anytime, Flea-bag." InuYasha scoffed with his own smirk and both leapt up onto the roofs above them and raced towards a tall building that Kouga said was their destination.
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"We'll have to wait till day break." Kurama said as he and two of his friends looked down from the roof of a nearby building at the busy house below them.
"I'd rather not go at all." Kuwabara said with a green tint to his face as he looked at some of the less than clean things going on in the house thanks to the open windows.
"Kuwabara, do you feel Kagome's spiritual power or whatever?" Yusuke asked as he looked at the house with a mix of indifference and anger. Kuwabara froze and both boys could tell he was focusing on trying to find the missing woman's energy.
"There's something there but I can't tell what it is with all of the...energy...down there." Kuwabara said with a small blush as Yusuke and Kurama nodded.
"Sexual energy has always proven an effective barrier." Kurama said calmly as Kuwabara's face went a deep shade of red that made Yusuke snicker.
"Shut up, Urameshi!" Kuwabara growled but that only made Yusuke laugh even harder.
"Wow Kuwabara this makes me wonder if your still a virgin!" Yusuke teased making Kuwabara make a fist at him and growl.
"Oh yeah? And what about you?" Kuwabara snapped making Yusuke shut up real quick!
"It doesn't matter anyway!" Yusuke said calmly making Kuwabara laugh as his friend got angry. "What about you Kurama?" He asked with a snap in his voice as he looked at the fox watching them with big eyes that blinked slowly.
"What?" Kurama asked in confusion as both of his friends stared at him, waiting for his answer.
"Well have you done it?" Yusuke asked bluntly as Kuwabara blushed a bit at the statement.
"You mean had s-" Kurama started and smirked at the obvious blush on both boy's faces. "I see. As Yoko, I had many...benefits. So yes, I have." Kurama said and laughed when both boys fell to the ground on their faces with groans of annoyance and jealousy!
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"Make sure she's out, you got that?" A rough voice snapped as the door to Kagome's cell crashed open making her cringe slightly but even that small movement proved painful as sparks were released from the sutra's around her.
"What if she isn't?" A slightly younger voice asked as a young man with short dirty red hair and strange blue eyes walked in and looked at Kagome uncertainly.
"I don't care. It sure as hell ain't my problem!" The owner of the rougher voice spat from the shadows before heavy footsteps walked away, fading with distance. Kagome struggled to open her eyes and glare at her jail keeper, her heart hurting at the obvious path the young man had chosen for himself.
"You must be something else." The man said offhandedly as he walked around the small cell, avoiding Kagome's cold glare. "I mean, your surrounded by top notch sutra's and in one of the strongest demonic holding cells I've ever encountered." The man said and finally turned to look at her with a half smile that, had he been in a better place, would make women swoon over him. Not seeming to care the man moved closer and softly cupped Kagome's chin, smiling the entire time. Kagome tried to pull away but she was weaker than she thought and he was easily stronger.
"Listen very carefully," the man whispered almost to soft for Kagome to hear. "I can't give you much but hopefully by sunrise you'll be out of here and with the police. Whatever you do, don't anger Lady Suzume or you'll wish you had died." He told her and pulled away, acting as if he hadn't said a word to her.
"What do you mean?" Kagome whispered but the nameless man didn't answer as he tutted at her and walked over to her, his eyes flashing an apology as he wrapped a hand around Kagome's neck, slipping something down her front before squeezing his hand and knocking her out.
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Kagura was silent as she sat down inside the temple. She was watching the three women closely, listening as they told her of Akari's injury and how two of them had met Kagome, Masaru, and Akari before. When they were done speaking the wind sorceress turned to her mate and cocked an eyebrow at him.
"Well?" She asked him as put his untouched tea down and looked at them all with a blank face.
"The intention was good, but it would have proven less difficult to simply return the kit and pups back to us." Sesshoumaru said in the silence and flashed his eyes at Botan when she opened her mouth to say something, only to be stopped by Shizuru.
"Botan. He's right." Shizuru said and looked at Sesshoumaru calmly before continuing. "We really had no right to take those three in, regardless of whether Hiei wanted us to or not. It's a good thing that was helped them, but when it comes down to it they belong with their own." She said and Kagura blinked in surprise while Sesshoumaru simple 'hnn'ed, his body calm but his eyes were watchful. After a minute all five occupants of the room stiffened as something touched the barrier around Genkia's grounds.
"Expecting guests?" Kagura asked as the other three women stood up, their faces varying from unsure to determination.
"Yukina, you stay here. Shizuru you and I'll go see what's here." Botan said, immediately taking charge of the situation as she summoned her small riding oar.
"Kagura," Sesshoumaru said in a low tone as he too stood up. Kagura nodded at the silent order before turning her head to look at the trio.
"I'll stay here and help." She said calmly and watched as Shizuru and Botan shared a look before nodding and moving past the couple.
"Follow us," Botan said and flew out of the temple with Shizuru and Sesshoumaru followed close behind.
"This way," Yukina said and walked through a small door in the shadows, leading Kagura into the living area of the large shrine/temple. "If you'd like I can fix you something to eat?" Yukina asked politely and Kagura noticed how the young woman looked nervous and did her best to smile at Yukina in reassurance.
"It fine, where are the pups? I notice Shippo seemed to have vanished earlier." Kagura said making Yukina relax a bit as she nodded and led Kagura down a hallway and motioned to a cracked doorway that let a small strip of light out in the dim hallway.
"They're in there. I'm going to go get more first aid supplies, I'll be right back." Yukina said and left Kagura at the door. Kagura shook her head at the young woman's obvious uncertainty around her before moving to open the door, pausing when she heard the low voice of Shippo talking to someone while Masaru babbled over them.
"It's all my fault. It'd have been fine if I had gone alone but now you're hurt and when InuYasha and Kagome see it..." Kagura heard Shippo groan followed by Masaru's laughter before Akari said something.
"Shut up! I wanted to go anyway! It's my fault for freezing up like a stupid pup." The girl bit out angrily and Kagura looked through the crack of the door to see the young Kitsune rubbing a bump on his head while Akari glared at him. At this vantage point Kagura was able to see Shippo's back and Akari's front, frowning at the sight of the bandages wrapped around the small girl, covering her lower chest and upper stomach with the right side dotted with what could have been spots of red paint.
"No. I'm your big brother! It's my job to protect you and Masaru." Shippo said in a hard voice that made Akari lower her head slightly.
"Whatever," Kagura heard her mutter and deciding now was as good a time as any to make her appearance.
"No note. No word. Not even a farewell! You three are ridiculous!" She said, barging into the room and making the two older ones jump while Masaru squealed and clapped his hands in approval.
"K-Kagura!" Shippo stuttered, getting to his feet while Akari's face flashed with pain as she wrapped an arm around her middle before composing herself.
"You!" She said pointing at Shippo with her fan, making the boy gulp and cross his eyes as he looked at the fan an inch from his nose. "Dragging Akari around like that in the middle of the night and getting hurt was incredibly stupid!" She snapped making him lower his eyes and bow his head.
"But," she said, making Shippo look up at her in confusion. "You did it for a good reason, and for that and for not getting killed you're forgiven by me and I'll talk to Sesshoumaru and see if he'll let you off the hook as well." Kagura told him and watched him sag in relief before she smirked a bit.
"That doesn't mean Kagome and InuYasha won't kill you for what you've done. But that isn't in my power so you're on your own." Kagura said making Shippo groan as he moved to bang his head against the far wall, leaving Kagura to look at Akari, who seemed to find poking Masaru over entertaining. Kagura waited a minute, watching as the toddler would sit up laughing and pat his belly before Akari poked him hard enough for him to fall over on the pillow behind him before the whole process repeated, much to the toddler's immense amusement.
"Following Shippo in your human state has taken the cake, so to speak." Kagura said and didn't miss the flash of anger in the girl's eyes as she continued to play with her baby brother. "You could have been killed." Kagura said calmly, her mind thinking of all the other things that could have happened as well.
"I...never mind." Akari started making Kagura frown and tap her chin in annoyance.
"You what? Thought it was safe? Wanted to explore? This is not the Feudal Era, this is modern day! If anything it's more dangerous here than your time." Kagura said her tone going from angry to just annoyed as she looked at Akari. "Akari, you should know how weak you are as a human, and though you can't see any demons, they are here. Many of them slipped past Lord Koenma and have managed to hide among humans, taking what they want in any way they want it." Kagura tried to explain, hoping to get through to the stubborn girl.
"I just wanted to help." Akari said softly making Kagura look at her with a touch of surprise. "I don't care about the demons here. I just want to find them and go back to the way it was." She said slowly and Kagura nodded, her eyes drawn to the lightly dozing Masaru as Shippo moved closer to move him over to a small pallet made of InuYasha haori and a few other pillows.
"I know, but for now let the adults handle it." Kagura said, mentally wincing at how cheesy she sounded as she stood up. "Try to get some rest, all of you. If I catch you up and sneaking around again...Well Shippo can tell you what I can do." Kagura said and, turning off the light left the room with a smirk. After a few minutes of moving around, Akari spoke to softly for Shippo to hear the individual words but not her voice.
"Huh?" He asked, pausing in the process of settling down against the wall next to Masaru.
"You know how we slept before you left?" Akari asked with an almost fearful look in her eye as she looked up at him while biting her lip. Understanding dawned on Shippo as he looked at her and without a word he carefully lifted Masaru and InuYasha's haori up and went over and laid down next to Akari, moving Masaru to lay on his chest while putting the haori around both Akari and himself.
"G'night Akari," he whispered and a few minutes later he was rewarded with the smaller girl snuggling into his side with a soft sigh that made him smile.