Kagome's POV:
I sighed. Today was as boring as the last. My name is Kagome Higurashi. I'm now eighteen. I came to the feudal era on my fifteenth birthday when I was pulled down the dry well on our shrine. I had met Inuyasha, Shippo, Sango, Kirara, and Miroku. I had accidentally shattered the jewel of four souls and now the six of us were trying to find the last shards while trying to kill Naraku. Naraku was our dreaded enemy. He had made Inuyasha and his love Kikyo betray each other, he had cursed Miroku's family with the wind tunnel, and he had made Sango's little brother Kohaku kill his father then try and kill her, on top of killing her whole demon slaying village. Shippo had lost his father to the thunder brothers and now traveled with us.
For three years we had been gathering shard and hunting Naraku. We now had two shards. Not a lot. Kohaku had one in his back, Koga had two in his legs, and Naraku had the rest. I was given the sacred duty of protecting the jewel and purifying it. Kikyo who had died but been reanimated now traveled with us. She had joined our party a year ago. I didn't mind. Inuyasha now showed open affection for her. When I had first come here I had loved Inuyasha. But now, three years later, I didn't.
Sango and Miroku had agreed to get married after Naraku was destroyed. I sighed. For the first two and a half years of our journey I had loved it here. I had fun running, fighting, and traveling with the others. But now I was just bored. I didn't much care since my family had died. Half a year ago my mother had been murdered by an escaped criminal who needed some hostages. My grandpa had died a year before that from a heart attack. Souta hadn't die but my mother had been murdered in front of his eyes. It had horrified him and made him forget everything kind of like Kohaku. He was looked after by another family now. He didn't even remember me.
Life hadn't held as much meaning since then. I inherited the shrine and went back once in a while to check on it but I didn't do much else back in my time. About then I had also quit school, getting rid of my uniform and switching to black cargo pants, a black t-shirt and a black cloak for the cold. I didn't have a family, a love, or even good friends. Our group had been close and still was but I wasn't that close. They all tried to keep me busy, talking, and happy. Even Kikyo did. I just didn't care. After a while I had been grateful when they had started to forget me.
After the jewel was complete I was most likely going to go to my own time for a life of boredom and hard ships. I didn't have a much of a future in my time. I could stay here but do what? I could be a miko for a village but that would also be boring. I would be respected but bored. Yes, I had learned my miko powers perfectly and I was a master at the bow. Sango and Miroku would get married and look after Shippo for me but they would go on with their lives and Inuyasha and Kikyo would marry and go on with their lives. I would be remembered by some but that was it. I didn't dislike any of them but I didn't love them.
Sango was a friend but her time was now spent with Miroku. Shippo stayed with Kirara and Sango more. Miroku stayed with Sango, and Kikyo and Inuyasha were always together. I wasn't even needed since Kikyo could also see jewel shards, but I wasn't ready to go back home just yet. Kirara was the only one who stayed by me most of the time. She had started to like me even better then Sango. If we fought she would fight with me and protect me first. Sango didn't notice too much since all she had eyes for was Miroku. Kirara and I were best friends. She also knew my deep secret. None of the others did. They didn't even notice the clues that pointed to my secret.
They all forgot about me. I just stayed small and quiet. I liked to be ignored. It was harder when they all tried to watch me. Sango had always looked after me as if I were a child. Miroku tried to be respectful but we were just average friends. Inuyasha had always looked after me too, like I couldn't watch myself. Shippo had been hanging off my shoulder and it was very annoying. Kikyo and I had an agreement but not much more. I sighed again.
We were currently in a small clearing by a fire in the growing darkness. The fire flames flickered and chased each other seeing who could get highest into the sky. The smoke laughed at the flames as it soared above the trees. The wood cried as it burned. I watched the embers with my elbows on my knees and my chin in my hands. I looked up at the others. We had finished dinner and everyone was just relaxing. Sango and Miroku were cuddled up together. Inuyasha and Kikyo were sitting up in the branches of a tree and Shippo was curled up in a blanket. Kirara was curled up around my neck. I sighed again.
It was boring. Don't get me wrong, there were exciting and frightening days and times but sometimes it was really boring. I wasn't empty either. I still felt fear, anger, loathing, sadness, love, and happiness, though I rarely felt the last two. Sometimes I just felt blank too like there were no need for feelings. Suddenly Kirara mewed. Sesshomaru, Rin, A-un, and Jaken walked into the clearing while looking at everyone. I had sensed them before they had even reached the clearing. I looked at Sesshomaru and waited.
"Hey Sesshomaru, what's up?" Inuyasha asked.
We had all considered one another allies for the last year. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru had come to an agreement and now they were friends. We often traveled and ran into each other.
"Just stopping for the night." Sesshomaru said with a glance up the tree.
"Well make yourself at home." Miroku said.
He nodded and A-un dropped to the ground curling up. Jaken grumbled and sat by the dragon. Jaken had never really been that happy about our alliance. Rin sat beside Jaken humming. I stood and glided over to the girl. She squeaked when I touched her gently on the shoulder. She turned to me a little startled
"Would you like to go to the hot springs with me?" I asked with an empty voice.
She grinned suddenly and nodded vigorously. I grabbed my bath supplies from my bag and led the girl by the hand towards the springs.
Sesshomaru's POV:
When we had stepped into the clearing the first person I had noticed was the Miko. She had been sitting on a stump looking blankly in the fire. She had watched me as I spoke to my brother. Then she had stood and glided to Rin. I scowled slightly. No human should have been as quiet as her. She hadn't made a single noise, not even the crunch of grass under her feet. It was as if she hadn't even touched the ground. She had grabbed her stuff and taken Rin to the spring. I glanced after her once.
She was odd ever since about six moths ago. More then half the time she was empty or bored looking, not showing a trace of emotion. When she did show emotion it was very little and rarely happiness or love. I saw that the others hadn't noticed at all. They were all to busy with their relationships. But I had noticed that the fire cat stuck close to her. I was slightly suspicious but more worried. Not for the miko but for Rin. I left the couples and walked off towards the springs. The others didn't even notice me leave. I walked to the spring. Before I even reached it I heard splashing and Rin's laughter. As soon as I was in view the miko looked at me.
"Yes?"
I blinked. I had expected her to scream, dive under the water or at least glare at me for walking in on her bath. She was just sitting calmly watching me, her breasts showing through the water, though I didn't care. She was a human after all, she did not interest me.
"What is wrong?" I asked.
"I didn't know you cared." She said blandly.
"I don't. But I do care for Rin's safety. And if you are desperate or mad then that puts her in danger."
Rin hadn't even noticed I was here as she was playing with a round floating thing.
"I am not mad or desperate."
"Then what? I am not blind unlike your companions. You are almost always empty or bored. You never seem to care and when you walked over to Rin you were unnaturally quiet. Even demons are rarely that quiet."
"That is my business. As to being bored and empty, I just don't care. Why should I? After I am done here my life is done. I have no family or even friends at the moment except for Kirara. And I hate my era. I like it here but the only thing I could do is be a miko for a village. It doesn't prove an exciting life."
I scowled at her. Suddenly I heard the fire cat growl. She was still in her small form but she was growling at me. I glared at her. No demon should be so disrespectful to the lord of the west.
"Why is that fire cat loyal to you? The last time I checked her mistress was the slayer."
"Yes well the slayer is too busy, she chose me as a new master."
"Why?"
The woman grinned.
"Because."
I growled and advanced. Suddenly she snarled at me. I stepped back slightly surprised. Her eyes had flashed red! And her growl had sent a shiver of fear down my spine.
"Who are you?" I asked.
"I'm Kagome Higurashi; an eighteen year old with miko powers."
"You are human, no?"
She grinned but didn't answer. Then she turned from me.
"Leave now Sesshomaru."
For some reason I felt I should obey. I turned and with one last glance at them walked back to the others.
Naraku's POV:
I was slightly startled. Lord Sesshomaru of the west had just obeyed the last command of the miko. I was sitting against a wall looking into Kanna's mirror. I had been watching the group for the past couple of weeks. They all seemed to think I hated them and wished to kill them and a lot of other humans, but I didn't really. My reason for getting the jewel was to become a full demon. I just didn't care about others lives. If a few died, then too bad. Once I had the jewel I wouldn't set up as many betrayals, tricks, and traps. I actually planned to rule the south. It was open to anyone who wished to as were the other lands. All you had to do was kill the present ruler. That was how it worked. If a stronger demon killed the ruler of a land then they got to be the new ruler and ruled it.
But back to the group. I didn't hate any of them. I disliked them yes, but no more then that. I disliked Inuyasha because he was a nuisance. I disliked Kikyo because she awoke the heart of Onigumo. I disliked the slayer because her kind killed demons and such. I disliked the monk because his grandfather had thwarted a plan of mine. I didn't even really notice the fox pup. And the fire cat I didn't notice except for when she fought for the slayer. Lately she hadn't though. She had stayed by the miko.
The miko puzzled me. I watched her a lot. She seemed different. She was less human. She didn't act on her emotions, she didn't have foolish notions of friends that much anymore, and she didn't seem to think her of the others as her friends anymore. And from what I heard she was bored. She had no family and no real purpose. I still was confused by her too. When I watched her I didn't feel dislike or hate or envy or loathing and I didn't ignore her. She stood out. She was like a jewel in the group of stones. I watched her closely. I wondered why I watched her. Why? That was the word that came up every time I thought of the miko. I signalled Kanna to leave and she did so quickly. I sat thinking a moment. Then I stood and flew out of my castle.
Kagome's POV:
Sesshomaru left with one last glance at us. I sighed and sunk deeper into the water. After a couple of minutes I washed my hair then helped Rin wash hers. After that Rin jumped out and pulled her clothes on and ran back to camp saying something about not wanting to worry Sesshomaru and Jaken. Kirara went to accompany her so she didn't get lost or hurt. I just sat and sank deeper into the water. My thoughts so drifted to our 'quest'. We had to kill Naraku and restore the jewel. I didn't much care about the jewel. Actually at the moment Kikyo carried our shards. She hadn't asked but I had given them to her. I didn't care about the jewel that much.
And killing Naraku? Why? He hadn't done anything to me personally and the others were foolish. Yes it was a bit mean to make Kohaku kill his father but hey, they were demon slayers. They shouldn't have taken the kid on a mission. And killing her village? They were demon slayers and they knew that demons would hate them. Miroku and his wind tunnel? His grandfather was foolish and fell for a stupid trick. Then there was Inuyasha and Kikyo. If their love had been so pure and strong then how did Naraku break them up so easily? And Kikyo was a miko, a skilled one. She should have been able to sense that it wasn't Inuyasha but Naraku in disguise.
Naraku actually didn't seem that bad. We really didn't know him. We only knew his bad deeds and points. We said we couldn't let him have the jewel but why not? How did we know he wanted it for evil? If you thought of his good points then he seemed normal. He only attacked us. He attacked us when we weren't near villages so no innocents got hurt. And he didn't usually kill needlessly. He usually had a reason. I, kind of, thought of Naraku as a decent guy with some issues. I giggled at that thought. Then I froze. I hadn't giggled in months. I smiled slightly and leaned back closing my eyes. Suddenly I heard a cackle. I opened one eye and looked at the man with wavy black hair in blue and purple robes, in a baboon pelt.
Naraku's POV:
I landed near the oblivious miko and activated one of my abilities. It was the power to read peoples immediate thoughts. It was a rare ability but took a lot of energy. I had a small barrier around me so no one could smell or sense me. I looked at the miko. She was thinking of why she had to kill me and complete the jewel. She seemed almost annoyed that her 'friends' expected her to help kill me when she had no problem or quarrel with me. I raised my eye brow when she thought of me as a decent guy with a few issues. She giggled then froze. She seemed surprised she had giggled. She hadn't giggled months. Then I chuckled slightly. She opened one eye and looked at me before sighing. I was a bit surprised. She hadn't screamed, ran, dived under water, or frozen in fear. I guessed that wasn't expected from her last thoughts.
"Hello Naraku." She said.
"Hello Miko."
"What do you want?"
I didn't answer just stood watching her. She scowled slightly and grabbed a white fluffy towel from beside her on the rocks. She stood while wrapping the towel around her. I smirked. The towel showed a lot of cleavage, and barely reached a third of the ways to her knees. She frowned again as I smirked.
"Again; What do you want?"
Once again I didn't answer. I looked her up and down and frowned. I liked her body. That wasn't a bad thing but still, I, Naraku, liked a woman's body. It puzzled me. I looked into her eyes. They held annoyance. I still was puzzled. If anyone else had glared at me like she was now I would have slain them on the spot. But instead I found I liked her when she was annoyed. She looked cute. She crossed her arms and waited. I smirked again. I then sensed the fire cat heading for us. She popped out of the bushes in front of Kagome. She wasn't growling because her new master didn't seem angry of that afraid but she did glare and hiss slightly at me. I sighed and took off back towards my castle.
Kagome's POV:
I watched as Naraku flew off. 'What was his deal?' He hadn't said why he was here; he hadn't attacked me, threatened me, or attacked the others. He had watched me as if thoughtfully studying me. I had got a close look at him to. He was hot. I didn't care that I thought that about my enemy. He wasn't really my enemy and he did look hot. No one could deny that. I even thought Sesshomaru and Miroku were hot. Kirara turned to me. She tilted her head and mewed.
"I'm fine. He didn't do or even say that much. He isn't completely evil."
She nodded.
"Come, some of the others will notice our absence."
She nodded again. I pulled my clothes on and she jumped into my arms. I hugged her close and she curled into me.
"Thank you for being there for me. You are my only friend. The others don't care anymore."
She mewed sadly and agreed. Even her former mistress had pretty much abandoned her. I walked back to camp with her in my arms. When I reached the camp everyone except Sesshomaru was asleep. He watched me as I walked into camp. I grinned at him and sat against a tree pulling a blanket on me and Kirara.
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I woke up later then everyone else. It wasn't unusual. I usually stayed awake the latest and slept the longest. I was a night person, almost nocturnal. Sometimes the others even left me behind. I would always catch up on Kirara though. I yawned and stood. The fire had died long ago. I didn't see Sango, Shippo, Miroku, Inuyasha, or Kikyo anywhere. Sesshomaru, Rin, Jaken, and A-un were sitting against the tree. Rin was still sleeping the same with A-un, but Sesshomaru and Jaken were watching me. I made sure they couldn't see my eyes.
"They left you behind." Sesshomaru stated.
"They do that a lot."
He blinked and then frowned.
"Why?"
"They forget about me or just don't care. Kirara and I'll catch up later."
"Don't they notice you are missing?"
"Not until they want something, and even then they don't miss me sometimes."
He looked a bit taken back.
"I thought they were your friends. When you first started traveling with them they always watched you. If you were gone for more then a minute they would panic."
I nodded.
"I know."
"Why do they forget about you now?"
I smiled slightly but didn't answer. He watched me a moment.
"What are you?"
"…"
"I don't think you are human."
I grinned and looked straight at them. Jaken gasped as he looked into my red eyes. Sesshomaru just looked blank.
"What…" Sesshomaru started.
"Not telling." I sang.
"How long have your eyes been red?" He asked.
"All night and when ever I want."
"The others never mentioned it."
I laughed.
"They don't even notice leaving me behind and you think they will notice something as trivial as my eyes?"
"Why are they red?"
"Because."
When I didn't say more he went on.
"You aren't human."
"No I guess not."
He scowled.
"I do not sense anything but miko powers in you and you smell…"
He frowned.
"I can not smell you."
"It easy to put a barrier around myself and cut me from your sense of smell."
He frowned.
"Well, till next time Sesshomaru."
Then Kirara transformed and I climbed onto her back before we jumped into the sky. When we caught up to the group they didn't even notice as we landed beside them. Only Shippo greeted me. Shippo had even become distant since I had become less cheerful. Right now the group was heading for Kaede's village. We traveled most of the day before we reached it. When we did Kaede greeted us and sat us down for some stew. Once we were seated the others talked about our travels. I noticed they always left me out. Kaede noticed too and frowned at them with a quick glance at me. I shook my head and she stayed silent. When they had all finished talking and sat down to sleep. Then Kaede and I stepped outside. She turned to me looking sad.
"They still forget about ye child?"
"Yes, but I don't mind."
"I be sorry. They shouldn't not after all you've done for them."
"It's okay. Even if you got after them they would still forget me."
She sighed.
"Don't worry Kaede. I don't mind it is actually nice and I get a lot of time with Kirara."
Kaede seemed to notice Kirara at my feet.
"So you changed mistresses?"
Kirara mewed.
"I have to say your old mistress is mighty strange lately. They all be acting strange."
The cat wilted slightly and gave me a sad look. She mewed in agreement.
"At least you have been smart and stayed with Kagome." She bowed her head slightly. "Thank you."
The fire cat bowed back slightly and mewed. Kaede turned back to me.
"I'm truly sorry child. You know you are always welcome here and you can stay here, you do not have to travel with them."
"You do not need to apologize and I thank you for the offer. But I'm sorry but I don't think I could settle down and be a full time miko."
Kaede smiled slightly.
"I know you are too restless."
"Kaede you are my only friend beside Kirara. I thank you for your kindness. I will never forget it."
Kaede returned the hug I gave her.
"I'm going back to my era for a while. Will you try to stall the others for as long as you can?"
She smiled and nodded. I thanked her and grabbed my black backpack and ran with Kirara to the well. Kirara had come through the well before. I had learned anyone with a rosary or someone touching me at the time could get through. I grabbed the small fire cat and jumped into the well. The blue glow surrounded me and I felt light just before I touched down. Kirara and I jumped from the well and into the well house. We walked out into the shrine yard. It was empty and dark. I sighed and walked with Kirara to the house. It was locked but I had a key on a small necklace I wore. I unlocked the house and stepped in. I didn't even bother to turn the lights on. The house still had all its furniture in place. Everything was where I had left it, when my mother had been killed. Only now the cupboards were bare. I sighed and walked upstairs. I flopped down on my old bed which was a bit dusty and fell asleep instantly.
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I woke up early and walked downstairs. I planned to go shopping then I would go back through the well. Kirara mewed a good bye. She knew she had to stay on the shrine grounds. I quickly walked down the streets. I stopped at my first stop; A clothes store. I need some new ones. I bought a couple pairs of black pants and a couple of shirts. Then I headed to a grocery store. I bought a couple of things and headed off again. This time I stopped outside a school fence. I looked in and watched one boy. He was a fifteen year old and had black hair. He was playing soccer with some other middle scholars. It was gym. I just stood and watched him run down the field. I missed him. Suddenly I heard three high pitch squeals.
"Kagome?! Is that you?!"
I looked back to see Yuri, Eri, Ayumi, and Hojo running towards me.
"We haven't seen you in ages!" Eri said.
"Yeah. We went to your shrine but it was dark and no one was home." Yuri said.
"Why did you quite school?" Ayumi asked.
I just looked at them once before I watched Souta again. Suddenly I was spun around facing my four friends. Eri was holding my shoulders and they all looked worried.
"Kagome are you okay."
"No." I said
"Are you sick again?" Hojo asked.
"No." I said.
"Then what's wrong?" Ayumi asked.
Then Yuri spotted Souta."
"Hey Souta is your sister okay!?" she yelled.
Souta and some other boys looked over.
"I don't have a sister, and who are you?" He asked.
My friend's eyes all widened.
"Sorry they thought you were someone else." I said while I walked away.
He shrugged and the boys returned to their game. My friends followed quickly. Suddenly they stopped me.
"That was Souta right?" They asked.
I just gave them a sad look.
"What's the mater Kagome?" Hojo asked.
"You don't know?" I asked.
"What?" They all asked.
"Six months ago when I quit school it wasn't because I was getting to sick."
They all waited with small frowns.
"It was because my mother was murdered."
Their eyes widened.
"What?" Ayumi asked quietly.
"An escaped criminal killed my mother in front of my brother's eyes. He was distraught. He lost all his memories of me and our life. I wasn't allowed to be his guardian. Some family adopted him. He doesn't know me. I'm not his sister. I'm a stranger."
I didn't cry. I hadn't cried in a long time even at my mothers funeral, or when the doctor had said my grandfather had died, or when my brother had woke in the hospital had asked who I was. They gaped at me a moment then embraced me as if trying to comfort me.
"It's okay Kagome."
"So where have you been?" Hojo asked.
"I went to live with some relatives in another part of Japan. I just came back for today."
They nodded. I pushed away from them.
"I'm sorry but this is the last time I will see you."
They all looked distraught. I turned and walked away. I ran when I was out of sight. I had two more stops. I ran to a flower shop and brought the three most beautiful bouquets it had. I carried them towards the cemetery. I walked into the area covered in graves and walked to the back. I stopped by the three separate graves. I laid a bouquet on each one; One for my mother, one for my father, on for my grandfather. Then I said goodbye and left. My last stop was coming soon. I stopped in front of a large house and rang the door bell. A woman answered the door and smiled softly at me.
"Kagome…"
"Hello Riva. I've come to say goodbye."
She nodded as if she understood. She invited me in and I walked in. She sat me at the table and made some tea. We sat in silence until we finally heard the door open.
"Mom! I'm home."
"I'm in the kitchen dear."
Souta walked in.
"Oh! You're the woman who found me unconscious when I was hit by a car."
That was the story they had made. They told Souta he had been hit by a car and I had found him.
"Yes I am."
"Thank you."
I blinked back tears and stood. I walked over to Souta and hugged him tight. He just stood looking confused.
"Goodbye Souta."
"Um… Goodbye."
I pressed a package into his hand. It was Shikon no tama key chain from the shrine. I could feel tears on my cheek.
"Promise me you'll keep that."
He sensed this was important to me.
"I promise."
His adoptive mother was crying too. I kissed him on the cheek and walked out the door not looking back. When I reached our shrine I quickly walked in. I packed my bag quickly with some worried looks from Kirara. Then we both walked out the door and jumped down the well. When we emerged I sat down and sighed. After a couple of minutes I stood and got ready to leave but a silky smooth voice stopped me.
"They left you behind again."
I slowly turned to Naraku. He was just standing there with out a care in the world.
"Mh."
"Why do you even continue to travel with them?"
"Because I simply have nothing better to do."
He chuckled. Then he glanced at the well.
"I know you go some where when you jump into the well. Is it another dimension, the past, or the future? It is most unlikely that it is the past."
I could feel no harm in telling him.
"Five hundred years in the future."
He nodded then squinted at me.
"Why were your eyes red?"
"So you were the one watching." I stated.
He blinked.
"How did you know I was watching?"
"Instincts."
"I'm guessing you aren't going to tell me why your eyes were red."
"No."
"Then will you tell me why your friends have forgotten you?"
"No."
"They don't just forget you. Sometimes they don't even see you. Their eyes pass over you many times but they seem not to see you."
I just grinned.
"You are staying though? Not going back to your time?"
"My time sucks. It is very nice for many people, but I belong here. I travel with the others because I would rather do that then be a village miko."
He nodded then he looked thoughtful as he studied me again.
"Do you wish to stay with me in my castle?"
I blinked. Did he just offer to let me stay with him?
"Why offer?"
"Because you are… interesting." He smirked.
"Let me think about it."
He nodded.
"Till next time then, Kagome."
He smiled at me before jumping off. Kirara mewed by my leg. She looked curious.
"We may accept his offer."
She nodded. She would follow me anywhere no mater the results of my choice be they good be they bad. I smiled and she transformed. I jumped on her back and she took off. 'He gets hotter every time I see him.' I thought. I smirked. He was hot, sexy, and strong. If I were looking for a mate, he would be at the top of my list. I sighed and buried my head into Kirara's mane. She made a low throaty sound as if comforting me. I smiled at her and rubbed her head. She purred and then took off at a faster speed.
I was wondering when we would catch up to the others when I saw below us a group of bandits with some low level demons attacking a village. I signalled Kirara and she nodded diving down to the earth. When the bandits and demons saw her they all advanced on us. I didn't have a weapon but I saw a knife in a dead man two feet away. I strolled over and tore the blade from the dead man. I scowled at the sticky blood on the knife. It was a nice knife and it had been left in the corpse of a dead human. I tsked and turned to the threat. Kirara was dealing with the humans and the demons were advancing on me.
Naraku's POV:
I smirked as I flew off. The miko would most likely accept my offer. I frowned thoughtfully a moment. I wondered why her eyes had been red. Sesshomaru was smart figuring out there was more to her then usual. I sighed as I remembered the miko. She was stunning; her breasts, hips, and lips. God those lips. They teased me every time I saw them. They were begging to be kissed, her hair was screaming to be stroked, and her body was crying to be held. I growled at myself. I had never let a woman effect me so. I sighed. But she was affecting me. I wanted to hold her, stroke her, ravish her, kiss her. I wanted to tare her clothes off. I wanted to see the need for me in her eyes. I cursed again. She was really getting to me. I walked to my room and sat down. Suddenly Kanna was there.
"You told me to check in on the miko once in a while and inform you of any occurrences."
"Yes."
"Something has happened." Her voice sounded like water.
"Show me."
'So soon?' I asked myself as I looked at the mirror. Her mirror flashed showing her and the fire cat surrounded by demons and bandits. I stood ready to go aid her but stopped when I saw her sigh and look over the demons as if they were annoyances. I sat back down and watched as she pulled a knife from a dead body. She looked at the knife and tsked.
"Worthless human blood should not stain a knife this fine."
I blinked. Wasn't this the girl who had defended humans all the time? She had just called the human blood worthless. She sighed again and switched the knife to her other hand. The demons laughed at her and charged. She waited till they were almost on her. Then she lashed out. The knife sliced through the throat of one demon. She turned almost to fast for me to see and drove it into the heart of another. The other dead one hadn't even fallen yet. In one fluid movement she crouched and then sprang up cutting the third demon from toe to head.
The last demon tried to run but she threw the knife. It slammed into his heart and he crumpled. I stood with slightly widened eyes. This was the miko that had never been brave or strong. She had needed Inuyasha to protect her all the time. I blinked as she pulled the knife from the demon. She was covered from head to toe in blood. Her eyes were red again. She picked up the knife and licked the blood off one side. She sighed in pleasure and licked some off her finger.
"Delicious." She murmured.
My eyes widened. She had licked the blood off her knife and hand and liked it. That settled it. She wasn't a human miko. But what was she was the question. I knew Kagura was behind me. I turned to her. She was starring wide eyed at the mirror. I smirked.
"Kagura prepare a room for the miko. She will be joining us shortly."
Kagura snapped from her trance and nodded. Jogging off, she cast one last look at the now blank mirror.
"Kanna you do not need to check on the miko anymore."
"Of course master."
I smirked and leaned back. I couldn't wait for the miko to come. She would be mine.
Kagome's POV:
I licked the blood off one hand.
"Excuse me." A voice quivered from behind me.
I turned and looked at the man addressing me. He seemed to be the village headmen. The men and women of the village were behind him. They all looked very wary. I changed my eyes back to water blue as not to frighten them.
"Yes."
"Thank you."
He bowed low.
"It was nothing."
"We would like to thank you."
"You do not need too."
I started for Kirara.
"Let us at least give you some clean clothes to wear."
I thought a moment, and then nodded. A girl ran off and returned a moment later with a black bundle. I bowed slightly.
"Thank you."
I thought a moment then unleashed some miko power. A pink barrier sprang up around the village.
"This is my thanks for the clothes. It will keep those who wish you ill out."
They all starred as the barrier faded to see through.
"You are a miko?" The man asked.
I nodded. They bowed again and I jumped back on Kirara. Kirara jumped into the sky and we shot off.
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We flew all night and the next day. We didn't really know where the others were but didn't care much anymore. We were just trying to kill some time till Naraku came. I still hadn't washed the blood off or changed but when we stopped by a hot springs Kirara shot off to go check the area and I slipped into the spring. I washed till the blood was gone. Then stood and pulled on the clothes from the village. It was a black fighting kimono. The obi was blood red. I smiled and slipped the knife, I had kept, in the obi. I burned the clothes that were covered in blood. The blood was already eating away at them. As soon as I did so I heard foot steps. I turned and saw Naraku heading straight for me.
Naraku's POV:
I soon found the miko burning her clothes that the demon blood was eating at. When she turned to me, as I approached, I froze. Her face was freshly scrubbed and the firelight dancing on it was beautiful. Her long hair was dripping and some strands were plastered to her face. Her black Kimono clung to her and showed everything. Her lips, red as blood, were waiting for mine to ravish them.
"Tell me why you want me to stay with you." Kagome said.
I decided words wouldn't explain much here. I stepped closer to her. My aurora grew the closer I got until you could feel almost all my power. She backed away unconsciously. I smirked as she bumped into a tree and seemed to wonder when she had moved. I continued to advance. I set up a barrier around the area so we wouldn't be disturbed. Then I slammed an arm on either side of her. She looked surprised slightly. I leaned in quickly and captured her luscious lips with mine.
I had longed for this, dreamed of it. Now that it was happening it was a hundred times better then I had imagined. She gasped and I slipped my tongue into her mouth. My one hand grabbed her ass pulling her close to me as my other hand rested on the back of her neck deepening the kiss. I ravished her mouth with my tongue. My mouth screamed with pleasure. I noticed, though, when she wrapped her arms around my neck and kissed me back. 'Kami yes.' I thought. She was kissing back. That was defiantly a good sign. Finally I ran out of breath. I broke the kiss. We were both panting heavily now.
"I know what a bit of heaven tastes like now." I whispered as I trailed kisses up her neck.
Then I bit her ear hard. She let a moan of pleasure escape.
"So have you accepted my offer?" I asked huskily.
"Hell yes." She whispered.
"Then let's go."
"Kirara?" She said.
"She shall come to."
I took my barrier and the fire cat came in growling slightly. When she saw her mistress with her arms still wrapped around her. She mewed and turned small. She jumped on my shoulder and I returned to the castle. I slowly let Kagome go. I really wanted to hold onto her forever but I couldn't. Not yet. She kissed me one last time and I revelled it. When we finally let go Kagura was walking towards us. Her mouth was shut but her eyes showed shock. She had caught the last bit of our kiss.
"Kagura, show Kagome to her room."
"Yes master."
Kagome winked at me and followed the wind sorceress. I licked my lips with a sigh. She tasted of rain water and honey. Her taste was still on my lips. I walked to my room; I did have work to do.
Kagome's POV:
Kagura kept glancing at me as we walked down the hall.
"May I ask what you two were doing when we showed up?"
"What did it look like?"
"Kissing?" She asked hesitantly.
I grinned widely and she gaped.
"So I'm not going mad?" She asked.
"Of course not."
She laughed slightly but not a humorous laugh. She stopped at a set of doors and opened them. I looked into the large red room. It was a deep crimson and had black furniture. It had a large bed, a nightstand, a desk, a changing screen, a wardrobe, and a book shelf. Off to one side was a second door leading to a small spring.
"Naraku's room is next to yours on the left. Mine is to the right and Kanna's is across the hall." Kagura said as if she was deep in thought.
"Thank you Kagura."
She blinked at me.
"You're welcome. You are allowed to roam the castle but be careful of the demons."
"I can take care of myself."
She nodded and headed out the door. I could swear I heard her say 'I believe that' before she was gone. I threw my back pack on the bed and slipped off to find Naraku. I had a few questions. I used my miko powers and in a minute I had pin-pointed him. I walked off down the halls till I reached my destination. I knocked on a large door and was called to enter. I walked in and saw Naraku sitting on the ground looking into Kanna's mirror. He seemed to lighten as I stepped in. He walked over to me and wrapped his arms around me.
"What is it Kagome?"
"I had some questions."
"Ask."
"Am I allowed outside the castle?"
He nodded.
"Are there any duties you want me to do?"
He shook his head.
"And why do you want me here again?" I asked teasingly.
He grinned and kissed me full force again.
"Because you are wonderful." He whispered into my ear before kissing me again.
I moaned and wrapped my arms around his neck kissing him back.
Kagura's POV:
I gaped at the pair. Naraku was kissing the miko like there was no tomorrow and the miko was returning the kiss. They were so busy they didn't notice Kanna hadn't been dismissed and was watching with wide eyes, or that Kagome had left the door open letting me see. Kanna saw me and slowly slipped out the door.
"Kanna can you tell me where Sesshomaru is?"
The white haired girl nodded. She showed me him in the mirror. I glanced at the kissing pair once more and walked outside pulling a feather from my hair and shooting off into the sky.
Sesshomaru's POV:
Before I even reached Inuyasha and his group I noticed the absence of the miko. I walked into the clearing and looked around. Everyone was acting as if they didn't even notice she was gone. Inuyasha spotted me and nodded.
"Where is the miko?" I asked.
"Right here." Kikyo said.
"I meant the other one."
They looked confused a moment.
"Oh you mean what's her name." Inuyasha said.
I frowned. He didn't even remember her name. It was not natural the way they forgot her. I bet anything she was behind their forgetting. Inuyasha took about three minutes to answer.
"I think she disappeared about….a month ago? Maybe it was longer ago. I can't quite recall." Inuyasha said slowly as if trying to remember.
It had only been a couple days ago he had last seen the miko so they hadn't even noticed her for a month.
"And you don't care?" I asked.
"Not really." They all said.
I noticed the fire cat was gone too. I frowned. As Rin, Jaken, and A-un settled down I felt the wind pick up. I narrowed my eyes as I realized it must be Kagura. I walked off with out anyone even noticing. I walked about a hundred feet from the clearing to another clearing. Kagura was standing there.
"Hello Sesshomaru." She said.
I scowled slightly. She seemed thoughtful, not commanding or haughty today.
"What?" I asked.
"I wished to see if you had noticed the miko was gone."
My eyes narrowed.
"What does that have to do with me?"
"I was just wondering and came to give you a warning."
I blinked.
"What warning?"
"The next time you see Kagome, do not trust her. You most likely won't see her till you see Naraku though."
I frowned.
"Why with Naraku?"
"She has joined us."
I blinked as my eyes widened slightly.
"What did you threaten her with?"
Kagura frowned.
"I didn't even know she was coming till she got there. Naraku invited her and she accepted."
"She wouldn't just accept."
"I guess having a love affair with Naraku helped her make her decision."
My eyes widened at what she had just said.
"What?" I asked.
"She is having an affair with Naraku. The last I saw of the two they were making out in a room."
I hid my surprise.
"The others haven't noticed." I said.
"I know. I suspect Kagome has something to do with that." She said.
Suddenly she frowned.
"I have to go."
Then she pulled a feather free and rode up into the sky. As soon as she was gone I let my eyes widen and my jaw drop. The miko was having a love affair with Naraku!? That was so crazy I believed it. I stood a moment. Then I headed back to the clearing. When Jaken saw me his eyes widened. He had been with me long enough that even though my eyes only showed surprise it was like Inuyasha jumping up and yelling 'What!'
"What happened?" He asked when I was next to him.
I decided I could trust him.
"Kagura and I had a chat."
He growled.
"It seems the miko Kagome is having a love affair with Naraku."
The imp fainted right then and there. I just closed my eyes and wondered when the world had gone insane; evil murderous demons falling in love with pure human mikos, people forgetting their best friends, fire cats changing mistresses in a snap, and myself being surprised. How come I hadn't noticed the world was insane earlier? The signs were so easy to see.
Kagome's POV:
Naraku and I stayed together for a few more minutes before we finally broke apart. We were both gasping for air but ready for more. 'He is so hot and his kisses are like … I can't even describe them.' I sighed happily. He actually smiled a real smile at me.
"Well my miko…"
"Don't call me a miko. I'm not really a miko."
He blinked then raised an eyebrow.
"Then what are you?"
"Would you like to see?"
He nodded. I smiled at him and took his hand leading him to my room. Once there I took a deep breathe and lifted the miko barriers and illusions from around me. He starred at me. I now had even longer light absorbing black hair, I had red eyes, my claws had grown slightly, and I had grown four fangs. I also had different powers.
"You can't be…" He started his eyes wide.
"Yes, I'm a royal vampire."
Naraku's POV:
I starred at Kagome. She was a vampire. I could sense her power. Vampires were like a kind of demon but not quite. They actually had demon abilities but lived with humans and looked human pretty much. They were immortal like a demon, had half strength of a demon, half the speed, half stealth, but twice the senses. One thing different from a demon was they drank blood, they did not eat flesh. She was overflowing with power. I had seen a vampire before but he hadn't been nearly this powerful. There were two types of vampires that I knew of. Normal vampires just a little better then humans, and elite vampires; they were fighters and stronger then normal vampires. Vampires now though, were rare. There were still some of them, but they were scattered and thinning. Elite vampires were already close to extinction.
"What is a royal Vampire?" I asked slowly.
"I take it you already know what a vampire is."
I nodded.
"A royal vampire is, at the lowest strength five times as powerful as the strongest elite vampire."
My eyes widened.
"Royal vampires are like elite vampires but from the long line of royal ancestry. They were the first vampires and ruled the other vampires. Only pure bloods, those born of a two vampires with royal blood get the power of a royal vampire. My father was a royal vampire, the same with my mother. But only I inherited the demon blood. My brother is human. But if I wish I can become human. My parents did and they died. I have disguised myself as a human for the past fifteen years. Royal vampires also have more skills and abilities then elite and normal vampires. For one we can change those we bite into vampires, we are even more immortal then a demon, you can cut my head off and I'll live, and we can cast sorcery and control the mind of others slightly."
"What about the miko powers?"
"Well since I'm not a demon and almost human the powers will stay with me. Many vampires in the past have had spiritual powers. We're actually almost human; we just evolved the next step farther."
I looked at her closely.
"So you made your friends forget you?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"Because it is annoying to have people always watching you."
I nodded.
"How did you do it?"
She grinned.
"Why don't we go visit them? I would like to lift the spell on them and see their faces." She grinned even more. "Then I'll explain."
I smirked too. I would love to see their faces when they realized they had forgotten her for the past months and their shock at seeing her with me. By the grin on her face, she would also like to see the looks. I nodded and she smiled. She whistled and the fire cat came trotting in. She mewed questioningly. Kagome just held out her arm.
"Is she actually loyal to you or is that a spell too?" I asked.
She smiled.
"She is loyal to me. Not just because Sango forgot us either. You see when Royal Vampire started to rule we were supreme. We have been around longer then demons. We were there when you were first created by the pure elves, who turned evil and fought one another casting permanent spells on one another and making every last one of them selves demons."
My eyes widened at the knowledge of the demon history.
"Some of those elves became refined demons. Like Sesshomaru's ancestry, and such. But as I was saying, when we first came there were only vampires and elves. Later the humans came, around the same time as the elves changed to demons. They came form other lands and some of the normal vampires figured out how to become human too and joined them. You know how greedy and selfish humans are. We greeted them, welcomed them, gave them land, invited them to our castles and made them part of our courts. But they betrayed us. They thought they were supreme. They wished to rule and make us their slaves. We had to fight some of them. It is almost impossible to kill a royal vampire, but then one human leader found out how to kill us. This was disastrous. We still had some humans on our side but slowly normal vampires started to join the humans. Then one royal Vampire who had had an argument with one of the other royal vampires joined the humans. He helped them kill us and gave them all our secrets. The elves, whom were now demons and had been our allies killed humans, but they had been changed and killed us alike. Some demons though, remembered we were once allies. Some just had a truce with us. Some became loyal vassals to us. We also saved some demons from the armies of humans. They were thankful. The fire cat was one of them. A family of the fire cats vowed to serve us forever and that their children would do the same. Most fire cats are gone now too. However most fire cats alive descended form the ones who vowed to serve us and they still have their blood to remind them that we are their masters. Kirara here knows she must serve me. She would kill Sango in an instant if I asked her too. Her kind made a blood pledge to do so. We are their only true masters."
I was a bit surprised. She had told me the history of the demon and human world in Japan.
"You mean that the first races were elves and Vampire, and the elves became demons and the humans are from another land."
She nodded.
"How do you know?" I asked.
"Our history is passed down in our blood. When I was born I gained the memories. My mind instantly remembered them."
I was amazed. I had found out my history and that of the other species. I had learned about vampires, also learning about Kagome. I smiled at her. She smiled back.
"Shall we go see Inuyasha and them my dear?" I asked.
She smiled brightly and took my extended hand.
"Bring Kanna."
I nodded and called her. I was curious to why she wanted to bring her but I knew she had a reason. Kanna walked in and we all took off.
Sesshomaru's POV:
A-un, Rin, Jaken, and I stayed with Inuyasha's group. We had nowhere else to go and I knew the miko would visit soon. I wished to question her thoroughly. We were all sitting currently down for lunch. I stayed standing watching everyone. They all seemed normal, like one of their own wasn't even missing. I scowled. If Kagome didn't have anything to do with this then I would swallow my Tokijin whole. I slowly sat down finally. A second later I was up with my hand resting on Tokijin's hilt. I saw the cloud of purple miasma coming at us. It touched down and cleared revealing Kanna, Naraku, the fire cat and the miko. I looked at the miko closely. She was wearing a black fighting kimono but she was no longer human. She had four fangs, claws, longer, blacker hair, and her eyes were red like Naraku's. She was grinning and standing close to Naraku. Kagome smiled at them.
"Who are you?" Inuyasha asked her.
She grinned.
"It's nice to see my spell is working." She said cheerfully.
My eyes narrowed. She had said spell. Rin was standing behind Jaken and A-un and I stood in front of them. No danger would reach her easily. I pulled Tokijin free. Kagome was a threat. She was strong; as strong as me at least. I felt it and was shocked. She grinned at us. Inuyasha had Tetsiaga drawn and lunged. Suddenly he froze. He stopped and looked a bit surprised. He tried to lunge again and was frozen at Kagome's voice.
"Do not draw your fang on me Hanyou." She said coldly. "Have you forgotten the pledge in your blood?" She snarled the last part.
'What pledge?' I wondered. I had had enough though. Naraku was right there. I jumped and when I came with in ten feet of Kagome I stopped and dropped my sword. I looked at the sword. It had felt as if it was burning. I scowled and summoned my whip. But it wouldn't come. My hand just burst into pain. I winced.
"Have you forgotten? You pledged to never draw a weapon on me or my family. You pledged to never fight me or my family on pain of death." She said blankly.
"I never pledged anything." I hissed.
"No you yourself did not. But your ancestors are another matter. 'We pledge on our lives, on our kind, on our blood. We pledge to never draw a weapon on you, fight you, or disobey you under pain of death and extinction.'"
Her voice had seemed distant almost as if it weren't her voice. Suddenly I pulsed. The same thing she had said echoed in my head. My body wouldn't let me near her. I fell back. Suddenly she smiled.
"Let me remove that spell now."
She snapped and Miroku, Kikyo, Sango, Shippo, and Inuyasha dropped to the ground unconscious. I blinked. We all stood waiting. About five minutes later they all sat up and groaned clutching their heads.
"I had the worst dream." The slayer started.
"Yeah." The others agreed.
"I had ignored Kagome and abandoned Kirara."
The others eyes widened.
"I had the same dream." They all chorused.
Suddenly they saw Naraku. They sprang up and grabbed their weapons. Inuyasha spotted Kagome.
"You bastard, give Kagome back." Inuyasha yelled.
Kagome and Naraku smirked.
"He didn't kidnap her." I said.
All their heads whipped towards me.
"What?" Sango asked.
"You did not dream that." I continued.
Their eyes widened.
"You're lying. We would never ignore Kagome like in our dream!" Sango said.
I was silent.
"I will explain." Kagome sang.
We all spun to her.
"You see I am not human."
The others gaped.
"I'm a royal vampire."
Now I gaped at the others looked confused.
"A-a royal vampire." I stuttered.
Inuyasha and the others eyes widened at me as I stuttered.
"I thought they were extinct." I whispered.
"I'm the last." Kagome said.
"What is a royal vampire?" Jaken asked.
I had been educated in the history of Japan and such so I knew all about the story.
"Royal vampires are…"
I quickly explained all I knew about them. When I was finished they were all gaping.
"So you are a royal vampire." I said.
She grinned.
"Yes."
I grit my teeth and clenched my hands before going down on one knee. Everyone was starring horror stricken at me. Even Naraku and Kanna looked surprised.
"I am sorry I raised a weapon against you."
She grinned even more.
"What?" Inuyasha asked.
"As I told you she saved some demons and they promised to be loyal and serve the royal vampires. Our ancestors made that pledge." I said between clenched teeth.
Inuyasha slowly got down on one knee too. He understood the punishment for breaking a blood oath; it was pain. Unbearable pain, that would make you wish you were dead. You would experience the pain for years then you would die, but you would not go to the underworld, your soul would be destroyed. And all of our kind would also die since their leader had betrayed the oath. Usually just the family of the one who betrayed the oath would die but since I was the ruler all the inu were considered my 'children'.
"Now come away from Naraku, Kagome." Inuyasha said.
She pouted slightly and wrapped her arms around his waist hugging him tight.
"No. I'm staying with him."
Her friends all gaped.
"But…" Miroku started.
"You all forgot about me, I'm not your friend."
"But we were under a spell." Sango said.
Kagome snickered.
"'But we were under a spell.' That spell can not make you forget me completely. What happens is 'I' place a sign on 'me' in your mind that says forget about me. If you are a true friend, that sign doesn't influence you at all."
Their eyes widened.
"You don't even have to be friends. You only have to have a mutual agreement between us. Take Sesshomaru for instance. We aren't friends we just know each other but he didn't forget me. If you didn't remember me then our friendship is worse then mine and Sesshomaru's."
The slayer fell to her knees starring. Inuyasha choked, Miroku looked horror stricken, Kikyo looked shocked, and Shippo was crying.
"Kirara…" Sango said when the small fire cat jumped down and transformed growling.
"Why did you make me forget her?" Sango asked.
"I didn't." Kagome said.
They all looked at her.
"When I cast the spell that made you forget me there is one side affect. You're attention can't be left to wander so if you have an attachment to anyone at the time your attention is caught by them. They are all you can think about no one else has any room in your mind. Kikyo and Inuyasha have one another, Sango and Miroku have one another, and at the time Shippo was close to Sango."
"Why?" The slayer sobbed.
"Because I hate you all when you think I'm weak and need to be protected every second. I hate it when you think I'm a child and I can't look after myself."
"But why did Kirara go to you. She must have seen I was under a spell."
"She knew but she also saw you were too weak to break the small spell that even Jaken broke. Besides her ancestors even gave me a blood pledged. She is expected to serve me for ever. I order her to kill you she will."
"Please Kagome." The slayer sobbed.
Shippo was crying too and Rin was trying to comfort him. The monk was looking defeated and holding the sobbing Sango. Kikyo was looking off into space. Inuyasha's ears were flat against his head and his eyes held deep sadness. Jaken was watching Rin while his eyes danced off and on Kagome as if trying to figure her out. A-un, surprisingly, was whimpering slightly at me. I turned to him.
"Certain dragon species also swore to us. I'm guessing that he has at least part of their blood in him." Kagome said.
I looked at my dragon, which wasn't looking at me. I sighed and fought the urge to pinch the bridge of my nose. If Kagome stayed with Naraku, neither Inuyasha, A-un, or I could come close, and the slayer wouldn't fight because of her brother and fire cat. That left only Jaken, the kit, and the monk, not good odds. I looked back and saw Naraku grinning. Inuyasha took some steps forwards. He held out one hand and looked Kagome in the eye.
"Come over to us Kagome. If he's threatened you we will protect you."
Kagome raised an eyebrow. Then she reached up and whispered something in Naraku's ears. He grinned even wider.
"No Inuyasha, I'm not coming back and besides he hasn't threatened me."
"Then why are you with him he is your enemy." Sango said.
"Wrong. He is your enemy. He never did anything to me. We have no quarrel."
"What about your family Kagome?" Inuyasha asked.
"They are dead."
Her friends gasped.
"My grandfather died of old age. And my mother was murdered. Souta watched her get killed and was distraught. I wiped all his memories so he could have a new easier life."
Sango was breathing hard.
"Don't join him Kagome. You will have to fight us if you do."
Kagome grinned and clapped her hands.
"Goody. I can't wait to slice your head off."
Sango looked like she had been slapped. Then she fell back in a dead faint. Suddenly the bushes rustled and Koga stepped out. He was looking crestfallen.
"I'm glad you heard it all, so I don't have to repeat myself." Kagome smiled.
"Why?" He asked sadly.
"I was wondering when someone would ask." Naraku cackled.
"I joined because I love him." Kagome said.
Then he reached down and kissed her. She kissed him back. We all gaped. The slayer who had just woke up looked about to faint again.
"He's just using you Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled.
Kagome sighed.
"No he's not. He hasn't asked me to do anything and why would he use me?"
"To get close to us."
"And why would he want to? I just made you all forget me and he didn't even know I was a royal vampire till a few minutes ago. And finally I could win if I fought him." Kagome said sighing.
Everyone seemed to be trying to find some words.
"Would you like to see some of the times you forgot me."
Kanna stepped forwards and her mirror flashed. There were them leaving her behind in the morning, them leaving her at the village, them talking about their journeys as if she hadn't been there, and many other times. At each time the other all fell deeper into despair. Suddenly the mirror turned off. They all seemed to snap to attention.
"If you choose to fight I will not take your blood oath into account." Kagome said.
We all stood and pulled our weapons out. The slayer lifted her boomerang and released it through the air. She shut her eyes tears streaming down her face. The boomerang headed straight for Naraku and Kagome who were still in one another arms. The boomerang hit a barrier and flew back. Inuyasha unleashed a wind scar. Naraku's barrier wavered but was strengthened by pink miko powers. Kikyo shot her bow which went through both barriers. Kagome lifted her hand and plucked the arrow right out of the air, disintegrating it with her miko powers. I pulled my Tokijin free and lunged. Kagome sighed and gave Naraku a kiss on the cheek before lunging back. I sighed and shot after the miko. None of the others would fight her at their fullest, only I would. I sighed and swiped with my Tokijin. Kagome pulled out a knife and dodged my blade. Then she lunged in. I jumped back, just in time to avoid a fatal blow to my throat. Still the knife sliced it a bit. A bead of blood ran down the knife. Kagome licked it off and grinned.
"Your blood is very tasty. You are powerful, handsome, a virgin, and of noble blood; the perfect combination." She purred.
I shivered slightly. If she caught me I knew what would happen; she'd suck me dry. I shot forwards again. Kagome brought her knife up. She frowned as my sword sliced through it like a hot knife through butter. She opened her mouth to say something but didn't finish as Tokijin decapitated her. I heard her friends gasp. I saw Naraku's eye take in unfiltered fury and narrow dangerously. I felt no regret. I turned away and headed for Naraku but was stopped before I took a step.
"Now that wasn't nice... I liked that knife!"
My eyes widened and I slowly turned around. Everyone else was gaping. Kagome's body was standing up and feeling around. Kagome's head was sitting upright. Her face still held a frown.
"Over here you dumb body." She said.
I starred and felt a little horrified. The body stood up walked over slowly to the head. It picked it up and placed it back on. I gaped even more as the skin around her neck fused together. Kagome then rolled her neck as if getting the crick out. She looked at the hilt in her hand and tossed it away. I was still gaping, along with everyone else and Naraku. Suddenly Kagome walked past me and to Naraku. I was still frozen. She hugged him, effectively waking him from his shock. He signalled Kanna and Kirara over and they all flew off. After a few minutes I moved.
"That didn't happen." The slayer mumbled.
"It did." I said. "I felt my sword slice through her skin."
The others all went to comfort their partners. I walked to the fox and Rin. The fox had been effectively covering Rin's eyes. I picked him up and gently tossed him to the others. Then I picked Rin up, who hadn't seen anything, and placed her on A-un. I also threw Jaken on behind her. Then the dragon and I rose into the sky.
Naraku's POV:
I watched Kagome carefully as we flew back to the castle. She rolled her neck as if trying to get used to it.
"I hate having my head cut off." She mumbled.
"I would too." I said.
She smiled at me. It was very tempting and I gave into my feelings. I reached down kissing her deeply. My one hand held he neck deepening the kiss, and on hand held her waist. Both her hands combed through my wavy black hair. When we broke the kiss, gasping for air, we had reached the castle. We dropped down and walked inside. The sun was already setting. Kanna disappeared and we walked on.
"Do you need to eat?" I asked.
"I do need blood often, and I can eat. If I eat then I don't need as much blood."
I nodded.
"Where will you get blood?"
"Human or demon."
"No animals?"
"I can drink animal blood but it isn't that good and not filling. The best blood is that of strong demons. Virgins are good to since they have not been tainted. If the person has a birth defect they taste horrible too."
"So when do you need it?"
"Soon, I'll go out tomorrow."
I nodded. We both headed for our rooms. We split at Kagome's and I headed for my own. I walked in and sighed. I sat at my desk and looked at some maps I had. With Kagome, getting the last few shards from the wolf and Kikyo would be easy. I fell into my thoughts, mostly about Kagome, as I looked out my window at the sinking sun. When the sun had finally sunk below the horizon I stood and walked out my door. I softly knocked on Kagome's door. Suddenly the door opened. Kagome blinked at me and then opened the door all the way. She was wearing a white sleeping Kimono. The moonlight from her window fell on her. I looked her up and down and grinned.
"You look wonderful, my love." I whispered.
She blushed, and then hung her head so her bangs covered her face.
"Thanks."
I put my hand under her chin and made her look at me. I smiled at her and she smiled back.
"May I come in?" I asked.
She smiled and let me walk in. She shut the door behind me. I sat on the edge of her bed and looked out her window. She sat beside me and waited.
"Tomorrow we will go try and get the other jewel shards."
Kagome smiled radiantly. I leaned over and kissed her softly. When she returned the kiss I deepened it. I nudged her bottom lip, demanding entry. She replied by opening her mouth slightly. My tongue slipped in and explored her sweet cavern once again. I pushed down and she fell against her bed. I rolled on top of her and slipped both my hands under her. One grasped her lower back, and the other tangled in her hair. I pulled her close. She wrapped both her arms around my neck and moaned in pleasure. I broke the kiss for air and pulled her head back by her hair. I kissed down her neck. I slipped one arm out and started to untie her kimono. When it was open I kissed each breast. Then I returned to her mouth. When the second heated kiss was done I kissed her neck again. I bit her ear producing a low moan. Then I froze. I pulled back and let her go.
"Not yet." I mumbled. "Soon."
Then I walked out of the room.
Kagome's POV:
I wondered why Naraku had pulled back but decided it was for a good reason. He had loved that, as much as me. He had said soon, so I closed my kimono and slipped under my covers. 'I've fallen for him hard.' I told myself. I sighed happily as the blanket of night wrapped around me.
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I woke up to someone opening my bedroom door. I sat up and looked at Kagura. She blinked at me, and snapped her fan open covering the bottom half of her face.
"We are leaving in half an hour."
I nodded and jumped from my bed. I headed for my wardrobe and pulled it open. I pulled a black fighting Kimono and a red obi. I picked up my black cloak and tied it on leaving the hood down. Then I walked out the room door. I saw Kagura waiting for me at the end of the hall. I walked up to her and followed her down the halls. I noticed she glanced at me every once in a while.
"Yes?" I asked finally.
"What are you?" She asked.
"If you ask Kanna she will show you what we did when we left yesterday."
Suddenly we rounded a corner and came upon Kanna and Naraku. Kagura walked up and stood next to Kanna.
"First we will stop somewhere to get you something to eat." Naraku said.
"Then could we stop somewhere I know? I need to get something."
He nodded. Kagura threw a feather into the air and her and Kanna jumped on, floating into the sky. I already saw Kanna's mirror on. Naraku held out a hand. I grinned. I took his hand and we flew up into the sky. We flew for an hour before we touched down and started to walk. We soon came upon a traveler. He was about forty and looked weary. I smiled and slipped ahead to meet him. I soon lured him into the trees. He didn't suspect a thing. Then I sunk my teeth into his wrist. Many thought we bit the neck but we just bit were ever we could get the most blood. The wrist and the neck were the best places. In about five minutes I had completely drained him of any blood. I used my miko powers and disintegrated the body. I washed the blood off and walked back to the others.
Kagura's POV:
Kagome lured the man into the woods and I wondered what was up. I was still watching Kanna's mirror. I gaped as it explained she was a Royal Vampire. When she had had her head lopped off I also starred. Finally the mirror turned off and Kagome walked form the bush.
"The body?" Naraku asked.
"Nothing left." Kagome grinned.
I saw some blood dripping off her fangs. I shivered slightly. Kagome grinned at me.
"Better be good Kagura. If you're not I'm always thirsty for good blood."
I inched away and Naraku grinned. Then we took off once more with Kagome leading. We traveled for an hour before we stopped. We were in front of a large cave. We walked in and we followed Kagome. She led us through many winding tunnels. Suddenly she stopped and laughed. She walked into a small cavern. I blinked. The back was lined with coffins. Above them on the wall was a sword. It seemed to be hanging in midair. Kagome laughed again and stepped forwards. She jumped up and grasped the swords hilt. She fell back to the ground with it in hand.
"Only royal vampires can old the sword with out having their blood drained from them. It's made of the bones of demons, which are sworn to us."
She grinned again. Then we headed back through the tunnels. When we emerged I realized something was in the wind. I looked around. Kagome then frowned and looked towards the lake that was next to the cave. A large water dragon shot out.
"YOU KILLED MY MATE!" It howled.
I looked at Kagome.
"I'm guessing the last Royal Vampire tried out his new sword on the closest demon. Dragons can really hold a grudge."
The dragon shot down at her. Kagome sighed and slashed with hr sword.
"Sonic wave!" She yelled.
Suddenly large waves of sound shot from the blade. I covered my ears. Even though the attack wasn't aimed at me it felt like the sound was ripping me apart. Suddenly the dragon howled and in a burst of pieces while blood sprayed everywhere. Kagome grinned. I noticed that the fire cat had transformed. Kagome slide the sword into her obi and got on the fire cat.