Hey Guys!!! I felt like writing a new chapter since I felt so guilty for neglecting you all for so long… I'm sorry, forgive me! I will try to make up for it! Okay, now let's get to business!
Last Time on Ai Youkai… Kagome's jaw dropped. "Y- you made a joke! Oh my freaking lord, Sesshomaru made a joke! Everybody, run, it's the end of the world!" she yelled playfully fainting onto a cushion behind her laughing
Sesshomaru rose a brow. "What is so funny miko?" he asked coldly.
"No- nothing! Really…. It's just -ha- so weird -heh- to imagine you telling a joke! I'm surprised you know how…" she joked composing herself.
"Hn… Since you enjoy my jokes here is another for you, starting tomorrow you will be awoken at dawn everyday to start training for the festival. Goodnight, miko… Oh, and you will be staying in my room from today onwards… See you in bed, miko."
"NANI?!?!?!?!?"
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"I can't believe that bastard! How dare he! I'm so not sleeping in the same bed as that arse hole. Jaken!!!!" Kagome screamed and threw the cushion at the door Sesshomaru just left.
Jaken woke her from her slumber for some dang stupid reason like this! There was no way that she was going to stay in the same bed as Sesshomaru, and there was even less of a chance of her letting Yoru out of her cage anytime soon. Yoru was probably busy still anyways. They had parted ways in the unconsciousness to search for their trainers and well… train! Kagome still hadn't met her father, but it seemed that Yoru had and she didn't want to leave him anytime soon, not including just now to yell at Sesshomaru. The perv!
Ka- err… Hasuko threw a warning glare at all that looked at her with even a smile. She was not in the mood. Stomping back to 'her' quarters she plopped back onto the bed.
"I'm going back to sleep…" she whispered to herself. She let out a loud inu roar warning all those that understood the language that she was not to be bothered. The next person to bother her with so much as a pin drop was going to get it!
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"No, Sango!" a disheveled houshi yelled grabbing hold of a furious taiyja. Sango was beyond furious, she was homicidal. Inuyasha had regained control for a minute or so and confessed going to Kikyou and killing Kagome. It was clear that he was put under the control of a curse, but still, the fact that he was dumb enough to get tangled together with it in the first place was distressing.
"Let me go! I am going to kill him! Screw the spell, he still killed MY SISTER!!!" she yelled. Breaking free from Miroku she thrusts her hiraikotsu into the air. The restrained inu's eyes widened as the large weapon made its way at him. He had no time to jump out of the way before it hit him in the chest.
His eyes rolled back as he hit the trunk of a tree some thirty feet away.
Fiery tears ran down her cheek. She unsheathed her sword and held it to the inu's neck only pausing at her attempts at murder when she heard her feline friend growl at the forest beyond them.
"Kikyo!" Miroku gasped, his look of surprise quickly turning into a glare hatred showing in his eyes.
"Kukuku... I see we meet again, Monk, and you too Slayer." she laughed darkly. Her skin was now as pale as ice itself and there was no doubt that she was as cold as it too.
"What do you want?" asked the monk still being the negotiable voice of the group.
Kikyo's face twisted and she sneered. I'm here to take my toy away before a certain stupid girl tears him to pieces. It's not his fault the stupid whore Kagome couldn't protect herself. If she had half of the power I had she would have been able to purify him instantly, but she was weak. Useless. Her death will influence the world not." she chuckled gliding her way to the unconscious inu and motionless Sango.
Sango's shoulders shook. They shook with the hatred she had towards her sister's murderer, with the anger of Inuyasha's stupidity, the melancholy of Kagome's death, and for the retribution that demanded be held. Revenge was her's for the taking. With no hesitation Sango charged at the miko thrusting her sword into her clay heart. Kikyou screamed in pain falling to her knees. Looking at Sango with shocked angry eyes she mutters, "I see, so you're going to kill me now...".
"I will kill you... but, alas how do you kill something that was never living in the first place?" Sango's voice was colder than ice, the glare that was directed at Kikyo could freeze hell over twice and back. Kikyo gave one final scream as Sango lopped off her head. Sheathing her sword she turned away from the bodies of the traitors.
"Sango..." Miroku whispered.
"Let's go.." she sighed as they walked away leaving the hanyou alone with his corpse bride.
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"Very good Yoru. Now, focus your ki into your palms and imagine a small flower bud blooming into a beautiful flower... A lotus flower...." a masculine voice instructed to Yoru. It had been three days since she had met her father and she was really enjoying her time with him. He was not to fond of her when they first had met thinking that she was lying, but after he had seen the Fire Lotus markings on her forehead and wrists he quickly overcame his apprehensive behavior.
"I'm trying..." she whispered. She had learned a few family techniques, but they had not been enough. She learned to create a flowery wind attack similar to Ayame's but with fire petals and to make illusions using lotus spores. She was now learning to make a hana bi-mu no hi.... The amount of concentration needed was tremendous. Focusing her ki she channeled it into her palms creating a large ball of fire flaming around her hands...
"*Hana no Hitachi!!! Bi-mu no kaji!" she yelled a great force of power throwing her back as a beautiful spiral of flaming petals burst forth from her palms. *Flower of Light Cutting sword. Beam of fire!*
Yoru's eyes were glued shut as she was thrown back. Awaiting impact she gasped when she hit something soft that wrapped around her. Opening her eyes slowly she looked up to see her father smiling at her pride clearly showing in his eyes for his daughter. There was another half of his daughter that he knew he had not met, and he was anxious to meet her, but Yoru was something special. He had not felt this good since- No, it was better he forgot about it. It was too far in the past. Chuckling he hugged his daughter tightly ignoring her protests of, "Let go of me! Chichue no Baka! Are you trying to kill me!?"He soon placed her down patting her head happily.
"You are progressing very rapidly. Usually it would take a normal *Kaji Hasu no Buzoku member years to accomplish what you have already. For that, I am proud. I could not ask for a better daughter. I believe that your counterpart is doing well as well." *Fire Lotus Clan*
"Arigatou Chichue... I should be going... Kagome is probably waiting for me or something." she said happily though her facial expression betray her emotions. Hugging her father for one last time for the day she turned and walked into the darkness disappearing from his sight.
"Definitely gets her personality from her mother...." Tsukisotsu sighed shaking his head in silence. Hopefully her miko side was more like him... Though Yoru's personality was so cute... to him anyways.
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"Okaa-sama!!!! I did it! I did it!!!! Woohoo!" an all too jolly Kagome sang dancing around her flowery field. A sigh from Midoriko told her that she was acting imature again, but she knew that her mom was proud anyhow. She had just learned to create a reverse barrier. She could make a barrier anywhere from just surrounding her body to the size of a football field. When someone attacked the barrier it would throw back to attack but with double the original force. It was sooo cool!
Prancing over to her mother she smirked. "And who said that learning this technique would be nearly impossible? Oh that's right, you!!! Haha! I told you I could do it!"
Glaring at her daughter she sighed. "Yes, you can do it. I'm proud that you can, but one must never get over confident. A would be victor in a battle will become blind in a fight if they become overly confident and arrogant. Remember that well..."
"I know Kaa-sama... You tell me over and over again that I can say it backwards.." Kagome sighed.
"You can can you?! Eh?! Come one big talker I wanna hear you say it backwards! Come on!" Midoriko yelled pulling Kagome into a choke hold wrestling style.
"C-can't breathe! Who says I have to! Aah! Let go!" she yelled trying to pull herself out of her death grip.
"Iei! You say you can do it backwards then say it! You can't can you!? Baka!" she tightened her grip only releasing when Kagome called uncle.
"Hmph! Brat, acting so big, just like your father." she sighed. At least Yoru was like her.
Kagome was:
1)kind
2)considerate
3)bratty
4)overconfident
5)talkative
Yoru was:
1)proud
2)not much of a talker
3)hot headed
4)stubborn
5)probably has a high tolerance for alchohol(much like herself)
Though Midoriko didn't look it she was a drinker, hell when she drank she out of nowhere became the loud, brash, yankee/gangster type of person. It went against the miko morals to drink, but she was not doing anything particularly bad, so she saw nothing wrong with it. Sake was one of the wonders of the world. Like they say, God created Sake so that man will not become so wise ans smart as to find a way to capture the heavens. Though that is probably an exaggeration.
"Mmo! You didn't have to strangle me did you? So mean... Were you trying to kill me?!" she yelled gasping for air.
"I plead the fifth..." Midoriko mumbled.
"You were!"
"hn......"
"You know, you are acting just like Sesshomaru now! That arrogant, pompous, bastard!" she yelled banging her head into a wall that came out of no where.
"Hm.. I like him already."
"BAKA!" she yelled.
"I know you are..." Midoriko teased smirking.
"Why you?! You know what, I just gonna go home... Yoru is probably done with her training anyways..." Kagome glared and began walking into the darkness smiling once at her mother before she dissapeared.
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"Oi! Miko-Me! Over here!" yelled an Inu waving Kagome over with one hand, the other was currently in her Kimono folds... She was exhausted. Her father's intensive training plan was really tough, but it was worth it. She was learning at an incredible rate and not even Sesshomaru could complain. She had been training for maybe two months in the subconscious though it has only been three and a half days in the real world. Good news was that the moment Kagome arrived it was time to wake up and see Sesshomaru... Let's face it he's hot, smart, strong, sexy, and quiet! Plus, they were sharing a room when they got home. Now, all Yoru had to do was get Kagome out of the picture for tonight.
"Hey! Found you..." Kagome smiled.
"Yes, I need a favor.. In my kimono there is a turquoise necklace. Dad told me to give it to you, put it on." Yoru said looking away from Kagome.
"Why can't you take it out?! You're the one wearing the kimono!" Kagome yelled angrily.
Yoru smirked, "It's your gift, why should I have to take it out? Either way I don't really care, it's Chichue that will feel sad. Not me."
Shaking her head Kagome reached into Yoru's kimono folds however embarrassing it was and took out the necklace. She hurriedly put it on around her neck not noticing the evil gleam in Yoru's eyes. Whispering quietly to herself she chanted her spell...
With this necklace I bind Thee,
Thou shall never move from this place.
The evil thoughts inside Thee,
Shall keep thou in disgrace.
Only when I release Thee or when Thou thoughts are gone,
shall the binding spell on which I control Thee shall dissipate as well.
A blue light surrounded Kagome and she was frozen in ice. Yoru smiled and brushed her hand against Kagome's icy cheek.
"I apologize Miko, but it will only be for awhile."
Turning from her other-self she disappeared in a golden light.
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YAWN!
Hasuko rubbed the sleep from her eyes as she rose up from the bed. Opening her red eyes she smiled. Looking around her room she laughed. 'This is payback for all the times you didn't let me have fun' Walking to her wardrobe she opened it smiling at all the choices.
"Yes, this will do quite well..."
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"Jaken, the Miko's belonging have been transfered into my quarters?" Sesshomaru stated more than asked. Jaken nodded and sighed in relief that Sesshomaru did not kill him for interupting his reading. That alone meant that the inu was very pleased with the way things were going. It wasn't very often that he could interupt Sesshomaru and escape a near death experience, for once he was actually happy that that Inu woman had come. She had been a handfull since she arrived. Rin was already a big enough problem, he didn't need another one to back it up. Why did his Lordship choose to allow such a female under his ward? Did he wish to commit suicide, and at such a young age?! If only he would not allow such things to happen his life would not be such a wreck.
"Yes, my Lord. All her belongings have been properly transferred. I do not believe you will be having problems with that matter, though my Lady may not be too pleased. Or rather she may... be too pleased." Jaken mumbled the last bit under his breath. He did not intend for his lordship to hear the last part, but of course such a wonderful and powerful Lord would be able to hear him.
Sending a cold glare at his servant he raises a brow questioningly. What exactly did hid little toad mean...? "Meaning?"
"When the maids arrived to gather her belongings my Lady was seen in an... outfit of odd apparel and wearing a smile upon her face." Jaken stated a greenish brown blush creeping onto his face.
"Indeed...." Sesshomaru hurridly rolled up his scroll at the last statement and left the room leaving a bemused Jaken in his wake.
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ME: so i debated making Sesshy yaoi, and i decided... it was a no go.... *cries*
Sess: Halleuja!!!!
Nara: NOOOOO!!! Why would you do this to me! Why would you do this to me? I thought we had a good thing going?
ME: yeah, well... I decided I liked Sesshomaru straight better... That way we can live happily together.. My client and I...
Nara: Client? Is that what we are to you? Your clients?!
ME: Duh!
Sess: indeed... that was unexpected... but good for me i guess *bachelor power*
ME: Not quite... in stead i decided that you will have Zoophilia and be a psychotic pedobear...
Sess: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Inu: Well, join us next time for an interview with a youkai! Who will be our first victim?
Kago: I vote Sesshy!!!!
Shipou&ME: Yay!!!!!