Kagome's POV:
I waited till I sensed the intruder was far off before I started to walk. The others quickly fell in line. We had solider pills and cold rabbit meat for breakfast. We ate as we walked quickly. I yawned. We walked till noon chatting and scouting. When we reached a small stream at lunch we stopped for a minute. I walked ahead, a couple hundred of feet forwards. I leaned against a tree and waited. Suddenly Kakashi appeared. He scratched the back of his head.
"I'm sorry about last night I was a bit forceful."
"No you weren't. You were kind and understanding. You even backed off when I asked. I know a couple of people who wouldn't have, no mater what I wanted." I yawned.
He blushed slightly. I grinned at him. Then he looked at the ground.
"Would you mind if I kissed you again."
I blinked then smiled and shook my head. He stepped forwards and pulled his mask down. He put a hand on either side of my head and leaned down. Our lips met and he pushed closer to me pinning me between his body and the tree. He slid his tongue into my mouth again making the kiss more heated. We kissed till we were out of air, then he pulled back and took a step back. He pulled his mask back up and retreated some more. I smiled and looked like nothing had happened. A second later Naruto and Sakura walked up.
"Let's go!" Naruto grinned, marching forwards.
We shrugged and followed. Over the day we switched between running and walking. When night fell, I once again went hunting leaving the other chores to the others. Kakashi told me to be careful saying we were getting close to the place Uchiha Itachi had last been spotted. I smiled and waved off his worries as I strode through the forest. When I was about two kilometres from camp I stopped and cleared my throat.
"I know you are there. Just come out."
Two people dropped from the trees. They both wore black coats with red clouds. One looked like a shark with a large wrapped sword. He was grinning. Kisame. The other was the same man I had seen near the Uchiha compound and in my dream. Itachi. I smiled at them.
"Well Kisame and Itachi it's nice to meet you. Anything you need?"
Kisame looked slightly startled.
"Isn't your mission to capture or kill us?" He asked.
I nodded.
"Then why not fight or call your friends."
"Don't be foolish. Even if I called they would never hear me and I don't want to fight. Besides they are not my friends." I said the last part forcefully.
They both blinked.
"Not you're friends?" Kisame asked.
I just gave him a smirk. There was silence a moment.
"Why don't you want to fight?" Kisame asked.
"Because I don't wish to waste my energy. Besides I'm not in the mood." I said.
"You don't seem like a Kohona ninja." The shark scowled.
"I'm not really one. I'm just there because I have to be there. No where else I could go and no one would accept me. Kohona won't even accept me in the end." I sighed.
I looked up at the night sky and the stars.
"I'm tired."
The two blinked at me and listened closely.
"I'm tired of life. It has got to boring. I'm tired of death. It has gotten so old. There is too much of both."
The two stayed silent.
"You know I use to love life. I wanted to live. As soon as I decided I didn't care my power boosted. Now I live for the moments where a scale weighs me. The tiniest mistake and it tips to death. I love those moments. The pure exhilaration."
I smiled.
"I heard you killed your friends and others." Itachi said.
Kisame seemed surprised his partner had spoken. I gave him a lop-sided grin.
"They had expired. They were no longer useful. I could no longer use them."
I saw Kisame wince at my words.
"I want you to know I don't do that to everyone; only the ones who are not needed but useful." I yawned.
"So you like to play with life and tease death." Itachi said.
I nodded vigorously.
"You understand. I know you do Uchiha. You have had the same experiences."
"What made you like that?" The shark asked.
"Oh I guess it might have been the three years I spent hunting someone down and killing him, using and killing my friends, killing when I pleased, and coming close to death more then once."
He snorted.
"I have had more life and death scenarios in the past three years then you have had in your entire life Sharky." I said.
He blinked.
"I hate life, and I despise death, and neither will have me. Life tries to get rid of me but death won't accept me just yet. I am still useful."
I started to finger the Shikon No Tama at my throat. Both men looked at it. They starred a moment.
"What is that?" Itachi finally asked.
I knew he had seen it in the dream.
"The Shikon No Tama, the jewel of four souls. It is a powerful jewel that may give the user on wish, any wish. It is mine as I am its. We are partners. I am its protector." I said.
"You are a miko?" the Uchiha asked.
He didn't sound surprised. I nodded. The shark snorted.
"They died out over three hundred years ago."
"What if I told you I belong to no time? I lived in the present to be dumped in the past. I lived in the past and was cast back to the future only to be kicked from that dimension to this one. Then I go to Kohona only to be kicked out in the end. The last has not yet happened but it will." I sighed.
"You don't like Kohona?" The shark asked.
"Like it." I started to laugh. "I hate it. It's soft, kind, happy, full of rules, carefree, should I go on. Hell would be nicer then there."
I stifled my laughter and the shark and Uchiha shared a look.
"You are not loyal to it?" The shark asked.
"I never belonged there and I never will. I hate everyone there. I don't mind Naruto but I don't love him. The copy ninja kisses nicely but he is soft too."
The Uchiha smirked and the shark gaped at the Kakashi part. I flexed my fingers.
"Do you want to fight? I kind of feel like it now." I said.
The shark and Uchiha shared another look. Then the shark jumped back in the trees and headed for the others. Uchiha smirked at me.
"I saw your dreams."
"I know. I saw you in them." I said.
"What was it about?"
"In the other dimension I travel back to the past, five hundred years ago. The era was full of demons and such. That is where I spent the last three years. Compared to it, the ninja world is tame." I sighed.
"Let's fight." He said.
I looked at the Uchiha and smiled.
"It is a hard match to predict." I said.
He smirked. I pulled a dagger free and shot forwards. I saw him pull out a kunai and meet me head on.
For forty minutes we clashed metal, kicked, punched, blocked, and dodged. He used a lot of jutsus making copies, fire balls, illusions, and such. I had only my weapons and strength but kept up for a while. I didn't want to use my miko powers because it would be a bit unfair and I finally found a worthy opponent to just have fun fighting. I wanted the fight to last. What I didn't know till the end was that the while time I had a joyous smile and an exhilarated, excited, and wild look in my eyes. After the forty minutes, though, I was getting tired. Suddenly the Uchiha vanished. A moment later my weapon was twisted from my grasp and a hand clamped over my throat. An arm also circled my waist, pinning my arms. I was pulled back against the Uchiha's chest. I was too tired to fight.
"Try to kill me Uchiha." I said blankly.
"Why?" He asked.
"Because I have run out of options. My life is empty. I have no purpose. Beside you won't be able to."
"You still have choices."
"Do I?" I asked.
"Join us."
I blinked.
"Join Akatsuki."
I thought a moment. Then I smirked.
"Yes."
I heard a chuckle come from the man. Then there was silence a moment.
Itachi's POV:
She was a skilled fighter and Akatsuki could use her. She also loved to fight. The whole time she fought her eyes shined and her face held a grin of sadistic joy. One thing bothered me though.
"Why did you not use jutsus?" I asked.
"I do not know any."
My eyes widened. This woman had fought me with noting but raw strength and weapons. She had fought well to. She was exhausted but she had made even me a tired.
"What do you know of Ninja's?" I asked.
"I know how to control Chakra and how to make illusionary copies. Besides that I can run as fast or as far as any ninja. I can use any weapon to perfection and I have miko powers."
"So you can fight well enough even though you know no jutsus or techniques." I summarized.
I felt her nod. It was dark but my Sharingan could still see. She was very interesting. I felt her sigh.
"God life is complicating."
I agreed completely. I looked down at her. Her breathing was louder and came quicker. I realized she was really tired. I smiled and scooped her up bridal style. She squeaked and tried to push away. I let her. She stumbled back and collapsed. I smirked and walked back over, picking her up. This time she just sighed and let me lift her. I jumped into the trees and shot off towards the Kohona ninja camp.
As I arrived I found Kisame sitting on the log looking bored out of his mind. Kakashi, Naruto, and Sakura were tied up and glaring at the shark man. They were completely drained of any chakra by his sword. Kisame grinned up at me and Kagome. The other three saw Kagome in my arms and glared even harder. Kagome was half asleep, her eyes half closed. She was still breathing hard. To the others she probably looked half dead.
"Put her down." The Kyuubi yelled.
"Why?" Kisame taunted.
"Because she is my cousin!" He growled trying to rise.
I raised an eyebrow. She was the Kyuubi's cousin?
"Shut up Naruto." The pink haired girl snapped.
At least one of them had any sense. I thought with a small smirk.
"She is coming with us." I said.
"Why?" Kakashi asked.
"Because she is our newest member." I said.
Kisame grinned slightly. The other three looked horrified.
"It was fun Kakashi. But I decided to join them. If you go back to my dimension I will kill you. Bye cousin dear. And Sakura have fun with Sasuke. Kakashi maybe you and Iruka should get together."
The Fox was gaping, Sakura was starring, and the copy ninja was opening and closing his mouth like a gasping fish. I smirked slightly. The most amusing thing was she had just told the copy ninja he struck her as gay. Kisame was grinning like mad now. I motioned Kisame over. He used a teleportation jutsu and flickered away. I threw a shuriken at the pink haired girl first, cutting her binds so they could get away, then grabbed Kagome's bag before following the shark.
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As we appeared in front of the base I saw Kisame waiting. I followed him in. The halls were empty in the large cave/base. It was large and a bit creepy but served their purpose. Everyone at the moment was probably asleep. Kisame headed for his room but I walked for Leader's room. I knocked on the large door. A moment later it swung open. Pein was standing there his orange spiky hair sticking out everywhere and his piercings covering his face. He looked half asleep.
"I have a new member." I said.
He looked at the half asleep girl in my arms.
"She looks half dead." He said.
I smirked. Then he blinked and looked closer. He scowled and motioned me in. I blinked. I stepped in and he shut the door. He flicked on the light. I smirked as I saw Konan asleep in the large bed. Suddenly Pein gaped. I blinked. I had never seen him show surprise. He slowly and hesitantly reached out. He stroked Kagome's cheek.
"Kagome…" He whispered.
This caught my attention. I hadn't told him her name. Kagome opened her eyes slowly and grabbed Pein's hand. She smiled up at him still looking exhausted.
"Brother." Was all she whispered, before she was out like a lamp.
My eyes widened at the one word she had whispered.
"Keep her in your room tonight till I can get something else arranged. And tell no one of this." He said quietly.
"Hai." I said.
I turned and headed out the door. I noticed Pein watched us leave, his eyes on the girl in my arms. I shut the door behind me and walked down the hall. When I came to our door I opened it. I saw Kisame already asleep in his bed. The one thing was that partners had to stay in the same room. Pein said something about getting used to your partner and learning to live with them. The room was cut in half. Half was painted red with black furniture. That was my half. The other half was blue with deep blue furniture. That was Kisame's half. The colors clashed but who cared? Not me.
At the end of the room was a door leading to a large bathroom we had to share. There was also an arch on my side of the room leading to a small room less then half as big as our room. It also had a door in it that connected to our room. I had heard it was used as a study once but was now empty. I had wanted to stay in there but Pein had told me not to. I hated sharing with my as annoying as hell shark partner. I just sighed and laid Kagome on my bed. I sighed again before tearing my cloak and shirt off and getting in the other side. I pulled the covers up and soon drifted off.
Deidara's POV:
I woke up to be greeted by an orange swirl hovering over my face.
"TOBI GET LOST, un!" I yelled.
"Okay Deidara Tobi is a good boy. Tobi came to tell you breakfast is ready." The raven haired, mask wearing, guy said before darting out of the room.
I sat up and rubbed my one eye. I glanced at Sasori's bed and saw it made and empty. I yawned and jumped up. I had a quick shower and pulled on some black clothes. Then I headed through the empty halls to the kitchen. I walked in to find Sasori, Hidan, Kisame, and Kakuzu at the table. I yawned and sat down again. Tobi was trying to cook once again. He wasn't good but the food was edible and had at least a speck of flavour.
Everyone else was too lazy to make their own food and no one else could cook, well almost no one. The only other person in the place that could actually cook besides Tobi was Itachi but he rarely cooked; very rarely. The one time he had cooked in six years, was because he seemed to be bored out of his mind. Everyone had been worried about poison at first and wouldn't touch the food but after sitting with him glaring at us for a few moments we had slowly all taken a bite. It had been like heaven. The food had been delicious. Itachi had stood watching, his arms crossed and a small amused smirk on his face. He hadn't cooked again even though we had begged him too. Most of the time, he ate Tobi's food without complaint or made something just for himself.
I scowled slightly. I would never have guessed the sadistic, powerful, cold-blooded Uchiha could do something like cook. It had shocked more then one person that day. I sighed and took some toast. It was the least burnt or ruined thing on the table. I looked around and frowned at Kisame. He was downing coffee and looked tired. Then I remembered he had returned in the night after a mission.
"Mission go well, un?" I asked.
"Easy but tiring." He yawned drinking more coffee.
"Where is Itachi, un?" I asked.
"In his room. Better go wake him Tobi." Kisame said.
Tobi nodded enthusiastically and trotted off. We sat in silence for a moment. Then suddenly Tobi was in the door way. He was waving his arms like crazy and stuttering nonsense. We all watched a moment. Then I stood up and smacked him upside the head causing him to stop.
"What, un?" I asked.
"Girl…Itachi…Same bed."
Everyone froze. Hidan had a fork half way to his mouth, Kakuzu almost dropped a plate, Sasori had widened eyes, and I felt shock flow through me. I had never, in the six years here heard of Itachi even kissing a woman, let alone having on in his bed. He had never gone to one while in any towns either. Everyone knew he was still a virgin and some even said he was gay; never when he was near of course. There was silence a moment the only sound was Kisame downing his coffee.
In a second everyone was out the door except Kisame who would have seen the girl when he woke. Everyone had to see this. When we reached Kisame and Itachi's door we peered in. We all gaped. There was Itachi's black bed occupied by two people. A blank was pulled up to their necks. Itachi was sleeping soundly. We all focused on the woman beside him. She had raven black tresses that fanned out around her. She had soft creamy skin and her lips were luscious and begging to be kissed.
They weren't facing one another but they were close together. We stood starring a moment. Then Tobi started to walk forwards. We reached to grab him but he skipped from our grasp. He skipped up to the bed. As soon as he had gotten a step in the room Itachi's eyes had flown open and he sat straight up a kunai in his hand and one buried in the wood beside our heads. We all gasped slightly. We hadn't even seen him throw the first kunai. Itachi looked at us blankly. We all noticed he had no shirt on. This raised our suspicion that some thing had happened between the two. Tobi skipped up to the woman and leaned down to her. Itachi just blinked uncaring and watched blankly. Tobi poked the woman in the shoulder. Her eyes snapped open and she starred at Tobi.
"Who the hell are you?" She asked.
We were surprised. We had expected her to scream, sit up, or jump to Itachi. Instead she just laid there looking curiously at Tobi.
"Tobi is Tobi! Tobi is a good boy! That is Deidara, Sasori, Hidan, and Kakuzu!' Tobi said happily. "Are you Itachi's girlfriend?"
There was silence a moment. Itachi had a small amused smirk on his face and the woman raised an eyebrow. Then she looked at us.
"Is he always this obnoxious?"
I nodded vigorously. Then she sighed and sat up. At the same time Itachi slipped from bed. We saw that the woman was full dressed and Itachi wore pants. We all almost sighed. We had thought Itachi had finally gotten laid. The woman stood up and looked around. She looked at Itachi with a small smile.
"So this is Akatsuki?" She asked.
"Yes."
We all blinked. Most of the time the Uchiha gave a nod or something, he rarely spoke.
"So what were you doing In Itachi's bed with him, un?" I asked.
"That is what I would like to know too; Itachi?"
We all blinked. It seemed she didn't know why she was there either.
"Leader told me to keep you in here. I wasn't about to sleep on the floor so you could have had the bed." Itachi said blankly.
We all wondered why he hadn't just dumped her on the floor. It seemed she wondered the same thing.
"Why not put me on the floor?"
"Easier to put you in my bed, and not have to worry about it."
'Since when did he worry about anything, un?' I wondered.
"Nh." The girl said.
We all blinked. That was Itachi's most frequently used word, and sounded odd coming from this frail looking woman. Now that I got a better look at her she was a little shorter then me, her hair fell to her waist, she had soft brown eyes, she had flawless skin, and a very nice figure. I whistled mentally. 'She is so hot, un.' I thought. She blinked then looked down at herself. I noticed that her outfit was cut, torn, and there was dirt and some blood covering it. She scowled.
"I liked this outfit. I can't believe you wrecked it Itachi."
We all gaped. This woman had fought Itachi and lived?! Itachi chuckled slightly giving some of us heart attacks from fear. I had only heard him chuckle twice before. It happened either after of before he did something I didn't particularly like.
"I'll get you back." She pouted.
Her pout was so cute…Wait! She had just threatened Itachi! We all waited for him to kill her.
"Maybe you will Kagome."
We all blinked. Her name was Kagome. She sighed.
"Can I have a shower?" She asked.
Itachi nodded towards the bathroom. Kagome bowed her head slightly and glided to the bathroom, shutting the door behind her. We all stood in the door way still. Itachi just looked at us and started forwards. We all took a couple steps back as he reached the doorway. Tobi was already out of the room beside me. Itachi gave us a blank look and slammed the door. We all stood there a moment.
"You're lucky he's in a good mood or you would all be dead." Kisame said from the end of the hallway.
"You call that a good mood?" Kakuzu asked.
Kisame nodded.
"How the fuck can you stay in the same fucking room as him?" Hidan asked.
"Easy. Don't stay in there in the day. At night don't say anything just fall in bed and sleep." He said blandly.
I almost pitied Kisame; having to stay in the same room as Uchiha. It would scare me to death. If I stayed in there and just heard him come in it would give me a heart attack, or sleeping in his presence would give me fears. After another minute we all wandered to the kitchen.
"Since Itachi is in a good mood maybe he would cook, un." I said.
"I doubt it, but try asking Kagome. I think she can cook." Kisame yawned.
"What do you know about her?" Sasori asked.
"I only know she's eighteen and from the other dimension. Her cousin is Naruto Uzumaki the Kyuubi container. She hates Kohona or any other soft ninja village. She is also a good fighter. She and Itachi fought for forty minutes before Itachi got her though I think they were just fighting for fun mostly." Kisame said.
"So she didn't want to come but Itachi fought her and made her, un." I said.
It was the same thing that had happened to me. I kind of liked being here now though.
"No she wanted to come but she also wanted to fight Itachi." Kisame said.
"She wanted to fight Itachi, un?" I asked "Does she have a death wish, un?"
"No but she has no qualms about dying. She said she wouldn't mind dying because living was getting boring." Kisame said seriously.
We all fell silent after this, absorbing this new information. Then we walked back to the kitchen waiting for Kagome and Itachi to come out of the room.
Itachi's POV:
Kagome was out of the shower in five minutes. I was surprised she hadn't been in there for hours. But I didn't complain. I especially didn't complain when she came out wrapped in only a large towel. I smirked and watched as she walked over to her bag. She pulled out some clothes. She scowled at me as I watched. She had very fine legs. Her skin was flawless as far as I could see. No scars, scrapes, or bruises. If what she had said about being a miko was true then she could have easily healed herself of any of those.
The base surprisingly held a large library. Sasori, Pein, Konan, and I were the only ones who went in there. We were the only ones allowed in there. There was an old jutsu on the room that kept those not wanted out. Like the people who tried to steal and sell the books, destroy them, or just hide in the room. I had seen Tobi go in once too. Well I was allowed in and found some really old books. Some of them were even from the other dimension. I had found one on how to open the portal to the other dimension too. I hadn't told anyone. I could open the portal but I would need the help of spiritual power on the other side. And that was very rare. There were a few descendents of mikos and monks on the other side but none knew of me or this dimension that I knew of. But after I had found out how to open the portal I had read up on those with spiritual powers. I had learned a lot on them and knew almost everything on them.
Kagome scowled at me a moment longer then she turned her back to me and pulled on her underwear and pants on under the towel. Then she let the towel drop. I only saw her back though. I scowled as I saw her back. There was a large scar up it. I walked closer. It wasn't just a jagged scar. It said something. I touched it gently. It flashed red. Kagome whimpered loudly and crumpled to the ground. I gaped a moment. Then I scooped her up and put her on my bed. She didn't look unconscious. She looked asleep. I knew she was dreaming. I did some hand signs and closed my eyes resting my hand on her forehead. I was sucked into her mind where I could watch her dream.
--INSIDE THE DREAM--
Everything was black for a minute then suddenly I was outside an old hut. The sky was a dreary grey. It was another memory. I saw Kagome come walking up to the hut. I followed her and walked beside. I knew she saw me and would recognize me but she couldn't do anything because she had to act out the memory. We looked into the hut. I saw the bodies of the brown haired woman, the monk, an old woman, the fox child, and the two tailed cat. They had been ripped apart, decapitated, and cut up. There blood was everywhere. I starred at the scene a little surprised. Kagome even had a surprised look. Then I heard a laugh behind us. We turned to see dog boy laughing.
"Inuyasha. My old lover and my best friend." Kagome whispered for my sake.
He was drenched in blood. He laughed again.
"You didn't think I really liked you guys did you? It was all an act." He said laughing.
Kagome scowled. He looked over his sword.
"It won't transform anymore but it doesn't mater since I will soon have the power of the Shikon No Tama. Kagome, do you prefer to be killed by the sword you pulled free for me or by the claws that killed your friends."
"His sword transforms and gains more power but only if he wants to protect someone." She said for my sake again.
She had some tears on her face. The old emotions she had felt during the memory were taking a hold of her.
"Shippo was a child! You killed them when their backs were turned and their weapons out of reach! They were defenceless!" She yelled at him. "You are more dishonourable then a dog!"
I nodded. What she had said was very true. He laughed. Kagome's little sorrow was replaced by blind rage. She lunged at him. She didn't see anything but him. He seemed a bit surprised by how fast she moved but he did dodge, while raking her with his claws. She gasped and doubled over. I knew she hadn't been hit because she was slow. It was because Inuyasha was faster; probably faster then me. He laughed and strode up to her. She winced as he grabbed her arms. He pinned her to the ground. She was now lying on her stomach. Inuyasha lifted the back of her shirt farther up.
"If you're going to rape me you're doing it wrong." She growled.
"Oh, but Kagome I have a better plan. It will make you suffer more then if I rape you. Rape would be too easy." He cackled.
Then he quieted and leaned close to her.
"A little flea told me that you were the one to kill Kikyo and Koga. I didn't care about Koga but Kikyo was mine. I almost fell for your lies. I was surprised but now I'm just pissed off."
Then he cracked his knuckles. He started to chant something. His hands glowed like fire but of black and red. He kept chanting as he reached for Kagome's back, He touched her back with a glowing claw and started to cut into her flesh. He did it slowly. Kagome was fighting the whole time. Her mouth was open in a soundless scream. I knew it had to hurt. He wrote the word 'CURSED' down her back. As soon as he was finished he stood up and took a step back. The word flashed red like blood then cuts healed leaving only a vivid scar.
"I learned that from Kikyo. You are now cursed for all eternity Kagome." He laughed manically. "You will never die. You may not think at a curse but no matter how much pain you experience you will not die. And if you lie with a man it will give you so much pain you will wish to die. Don't fall in love Kagome it will just hurt you." He kept laughing the whole time. "Also it will do a few other things. Maybe if you live till your time there will be a book on it."
"You bastard." Kagome hissed.
"Better be nicer to me Kagome. I plan to keep you for a while till I get bored at least. Now with that curse I can torture you until I find away to swap your soul and body for Kikyo's."
"That will never happen. I am not her and I will never be. I hate Kikyo and hope she rots in hell."
Inuyasha kicked her in the gut hard. She spit up some blood. Then she sat up. She pulled her shirt back down and tried to stand. I almost reached out to help her but I couldn't interfere in dreams. She gave me a look that said stay back. I complied and took a couple steps back. When she was on her feet she pulled a dagger loose and threw it at Inuyasha. He caught it even at the speed it was hurled. Now I saw why demons and such were feared so much in the past.
"Oh Kagome, poor, poor Kagome, you were always so weak."
That did it. Kagome snapped. I saw her start to gather her miko powers. She let them almost all go. I was shocked at so much power she had. It was more then any miko I had read ever had. It started to surge out in ripples of purification. It hit Inuyasha and he screamed before he was purified. There was nothing left. The power still rippled over the village though, purifying everything. When one of the ripples hit me I was thrown out of the dream.
--OUTSIDE OF THE DREAM--
I blinked and took my hand from Kagome's head. She sat up and looked down at herself. She scowled. I realized she had fallen unconscious before she had gotten a shirt on. She covered her breasts with and arm and leaped from bed.
"Do you enjoy poking about in people's dreams?" She asked.
"Yes." I smirked.
She rolled her eyes and pulled a shirt on. I noticed before she did that the curse mark was a fading red. She pulled her shirt down and looked at me.
"Are we going to see the Leader?"
I looked at her.
"Do you remember last night?" I asked.
She nodded.
"I remember seeing my brother."
"That was the leader."
She blinked then nodded slowly.
"I'm going to have a shower first." I said.
"Hurry." She said as I walked into the bathroom.
I did have a quick shower. I frowned as I realized I had also left my clothes in my room. I wrapped a towel around myself and walked out. Kagome glanced at me and smirked once before returning to brushing her hair. I quickly got dressed and opened the door. Kagome jumped up and followed me. I walked quickly down the hall to Konan and Pein's door. I knocked loudly. A moment later Konan opened the door. She looked as sleepy as she always did. She gave us a blank stare then she let us in.
We stepped in quickly. We both looked around a moment. The room was a red and had deep blue furniture. Instead of two beds though there was one. I smirked and Konan gave me a flat stare. Pein came out of the bathroom a second later. He looked at us and smiled. Then he opened his arms. Kagome strode forwards and crushed him in a hug. Konan and I were left to blink and watch in interest.
"Nice to see you sis. What has it been, three, four years?" Pein asked.
"It's been exactly four years, three months, five days, and two hours, but who's counting?" Kagome said with a grin.
Pein laughed and motioned her to a chair. Kagome and I both sat in chairs off to the side and Konan and Pein sat on the bed.
"Well I bet you two have a lot of questions." Pein said to Konan and I.
We nodded slightly.
"Okay so I'll explain."
He cleared his throat and took a breath.
"Kagome and I are siblings. Our Father was Namikaze Takashi. He married a woman named Higurashi Kun-loon. He changed his last name to hers. He had two kids with her; Kagome and Me. He and his brother Namikaze Minato came to this dimension when a portal opened near them once. They both went to Kohona. They both liked each other but they were both completely different, they even looked different. Minato became the Yondaime and his brother, our father, Takashi abandoned it. I came here two years after they came here. I was thirteen at the time. Kagome was four. I trained with my father, and started Akatsuki when he was killed eight years ago. I still visited Kagome and my mother every couple of years. I found out my uncle, the Yondaime died and left his son Naruto. Naruto is our cousin but neither of us loves him. When I went to visit Kagome and our mother I saw him once in a while. He didn't recognize me though. I also have a step brother named Souta. He is my adopted brother but that isn't important." Pein said.
We sat soaking this in. So Pein was the Yondaime's nephew. He was Uzumaki Naruto's cousin and Kagome's brother. He also came from the other dimension. When I was sure I had it straight I nodded. Konan did the same.
"So you two are siblings? Are you close?" Konan asked.
"Yeah. Kagome and I were inseparable when we were younger. We also spend every second we can together when I go visit. She is the only family member I really love." He said.
Kagome nodded in agreement.
"Now my turn to ask questions." He said. "How did you get here Kagome and why are you here?"
"Well Pein a lot has happened in the past four years." She started fidgeting a bit. "You know that old well on the shrine grounds we own?"
He nodded.
"Well I fell down it."
Pein smirked slightly.
"Break something?" he asked.
"No. I never hit the bottom. And I didn't exactly fall. I was pulled down."
We all blinked.
"Somehow I was pulled through a blue glow by a giant centipede with a human top. I was pulled five hundred years into the past."
We all gaped slightly.
"Well as I said I went back in the past. I met a half demon named Inuyasha and found out I had the Shikon No Tama in me."
Pein nodded then grinned.
"Isn't that the jewel grandpa always rambled on about?"
Kagome nodded and showed him the jewel around his neck. We all looked at it a moment. It was like it was calling to us. I almost stood up and grabbed it. We all certainly leaned towards it. Kagome snapped her fingers and we blinked sitting back.
"It contains power and wishes to be used. I am the Shikon No Miko." She said.
"You're a miko?" Konan asked.
"Yes. Well the whole adventure began when the demon, mistress centipede, pulled me through the well…."
She launched into the story telling us all the main details. We sat for over three hours listening to her. When she had finished we sat in silence. None spoke. We just sat sorting out our thoughts.
"So why did you come here?" Pein asked finally.
"Inuyasha killed my friends in the past so I returned to the future. Mother, Souta, and grandpa had been murdered. I didn't know what I was going to do. Then I found out our mother had contacted Naruto. He got me and brought me here. They wanted me to be a ninja of Kohona. I didn't mind the ninja part but I hated Kohona. Then I ran into Itachi here and he asked if I wanted to join." Kagome said.
"Itachi and Kisame were on a scouting mission to try and find new members." Pein said. "I'm sorry about mom and them."
Kagome waved it off.
"I do not care. It is much easier with them gone. I don't have to act in front of them and I don't have to be held back by them. It is nice they are gone." She smiled.
Pein nodded. We sat in silence for again. I decided to speak.
"You didn't tell him of the curse Kagome."
Kagome stiffened and sat starring ahead. Pein scowled and looked at Kagome. Konan looked slightly interested.
"What curse Itachi?" He asked.
"Inuyasha cursed her. Just look at her back."
Pein looked at Kagome.
"Kagome…" He started.
"It is nothing." She tried to argue.
"Show me." He commanded.
"No." Kagome said.
"Show me or I'll make you." He said dangerously.
"No." Kagome said.
"Konan, Itachi." Pein said.
Before Kagome could say anything Konan and I held onto an arm each. She scowled and fought. We dragged her to the bed. We pinned her down and Konan pulled up the back of her shirt.
"Pein it isn't serious." Kagome said quietly.
We all examined the scar that read 'CURSED'. It was blood red at the moment. Pein reached out to touch it. I grabbed him by the wrist. He looked at me.
"If a man touches it, it gives her pain." I said.
He nodded and I let go of his wrist. Now Konan reached out and ran a finger over it.
"We could try to ruin the word." She suggested.
"The curse is in my blood. If you destroy the word it will return later." Kagome whispered.
We looked a moment longer. Then Pein nodded to us. We let Kagome go and she stood back up, pulling her shirt down.
"We won't tell anyone of this. It would be best not to tell any of them about your past either." Pein said.
Kagome nodded.
"And let's see how long we can keep the secret about us being siblings a secret."
Kagome nodded.
"Well I'm hungry. Let's go get some lunch." Pein said happily.
We all nodded.
"Oh and this is Konan." He said pointing to her.
"Nice to meet you, Konan." Kagome said.
Konan nodded.
"So are you Pein's girlfriend?" Kagome asked.
Pein smiled slightly and Konan looked blank but I saw a tinge of red in her cheeks. I smirked and walked out the door. The others followed.
Author's POV:
When they reached the Kitchen almost everyone was there. They seemed to be waiting for them. As they stepped in everyone fell silent and looked at them.
"What were you doing, un? You were in the room for over three hours, un." Deidara said.
"We were talking to our newest member Kagome." Pein said.
Everyone looked at Kagome.
"The plant man is Zetsu, the shark as you know is Kisame, the blonde bomb master is Deidara, the one with the mask is Kakuzu, the silver haired almost immortal man is Hidan, the red headed puppet master is Sasori, the raven haired masked man is Tobi, and you know Itachi and Konan." Pein said to Kagome.
Kagome bowed slightly.
"Nice to meet you all." She said with a dazzling smile.
More then half the men in the room turned a faint red and mumbled a hello. Itachi watched with a small amused smirk. Konan examined Kagome. 'It will be nice having another female if she lasts the week.' Most females were either eaten by Zetsu, sacrificed by Hidan to his god Jashin, made into a puppet by Sasori, seduced by Deidara and killed later by him and his bombs, killed by Itachi for chasing him, or had there throat ripped out by Pein if they tried to hurt Konan out of jealousy by the end of the first week. Konan looked into Kagome's eyes. They made her look kind, shy, pure, and soft. But if you looked deeper you knew she was as dangerous and as sharp as a knife. She still had a kind smile on her face. It made her look beautiful. Kagome seemed sensible, intelligent, and devious to Konan though. Like her brother.
Deidara looked the woman over. She was truly beautiful. She looked better now that she was in clean clothes. He wondered if she was a good cook. He looked at her face. She held a kind look in her eyes and it looked real enough but his senses told him to be careful. He smiled. It would be fun to try and seduce her.
Hidan looked the girl over, a smirk playing on his lips. She was young, perfect, and beautiful. She would make a lovely sacrifice to his lord Jashin. If she was a virgin it would be even better. He felt hungry and wondered if she would cook a meal first.
Zetsu watched her carefully. He smirked inwardly. She looked delicious. Not to thin, soft, and probably juicy. His dark size was drooling and his white side was telling him to be careful. The last female member they had eaten had given them a large bump on the head before they devoured her. And this woman seemed even more dangerous even if her eyes held a kind look.
Kakuzu looked her over and wondered if there was some way to use her to get money. Ideas started to fill his mind.
Tobi thought she was very pretty. 'Maybe she'll be Tobi's friend!' He thought hopefully. 'Maybe she could teach Tobi how too cook better before Zetsu eats her.'
Sasori looked her over with a bored look. She would make a lovely puppet. She looked flawless and pretty. She would be easy to subdue if she was as weak as she let on. He still got the feeling that she was incredibly dangerous. But even though he had that feeling he got the idea she was pure. Not tainted with evil at all. He looked deeper into her eyes and saw intelligence. He also saw a devious twinkle. Her soft smile almost held a smirk. He scowled slightly. She was more then she let on. Itachi, he noticed was also watching her slightly in caution. Konan seemed interested and Pein didn't give anything away. He decided to watch her from a distant for a while. He might even be able to make her a puppet before Zetsu or Hidan got her. If Deidara got her he could also get her off him when he was finished sleeping with her. He sat back wondering if she could cook.
Kagome stood watching them a smile on her lips. She was waiting for them to finish. When they seemed to lose some interest she looked around. The kitchen was perfectly clean for a bunch of criminals. She looked at Konan and knew she wasn't responsible. Konan struck her as a leader not as a person who cooked or cleaned. She looked at Pein who smiled softly at her.
"Want me to cook?" She asked.
"Yes." Everyone said quickly.
She smirked slightly. She walked to the cupboard as everyone sat down. She pulled out various items and started mixing and cooking. Tobi stayed right beside her, asking her a billion questions she ignored. The others still watched her closely as they chatted. Soon Kagome slammed plates of plain sandwiches and grilled cheese, and bowls of soups and salads. Everyone just blinked at the food.
"Are you going to just stare at it or eat?" Kagome finally asked.
They all slowly took some food even the Uchiha. They took a bite and their faces brightened. Soon they were eating heartily. Kagome grabbed half a sandwich and started to eat while watching in amusement. When everyone had finally eaten everything Kagome scooped the dishes and washed them in a flash. Then she put everything away and wiped up anything left. Everyone blinked then smiled. One thought ran through all there minds. 'I could get used to this.' Kagome watched them all a moment.
"So what are you best at genjutsu, taijutsu, or ninjutsu?" Sasori asked.
Kagome tilted her head.
"What are those?"
Everyone gaped.
"You don't know what those are, un?" Deidara finally chocked out.
Kagome shook her head.
"How did you get accepted as a member then?" Kakuzu asked.
"I know all weapons and I have some other… powers." She smirked.
Everyone shivered slightly at the smirk on her face. She looked like Itachi when she did that.
"So you're saying you're a weak woman who used her charm on Pein to get in." Hidan snorted.
A second later he was pinned to the wall by his throat. His feet dangled as he gripped at Kagome's one wrist trying to get free.
"I'm not weak, and Pein would never fall for anyone's 'charm', he isn't that weak. And I do not have to put up with your crap." She hissed.
Hidan shivered visible. Her tone was colder then Uchiha's if that was possible. He tried to suck in air again. He desperately needed some.
"Kagome let him go." Pein ordered.
Kagome glanced at him a moment. Then she threw the god loving man into the wall across the room. He twisted and his back crashed into the wall. He gasped and slumped to the ground. He struggled up clutching the wall. He shot Kagome a glare. She glared right back. After a second he looked away. Everyone was silent. Some were surprised that this delicate woman had picked up Hidan and thrown him across the room. Hidan stayed where he was. Everyone also stayed still. Except for Itachi, who shifted his weight, looking bored. Kagome finally looked at Pein.
"Whose partner am I?" She asked.
"Well Zetsu and Tobi are partners, Deidara and Sasori are partners, Kakuzu and Hidan are partners, Itachi and Kisame are partners, and Konan and I are partners. So I guess you are just an extra."
They could swear they heard her mutter 'I'm always an extra piece that isn't really needed.' She sighed finally.
"Fine."
"Now to find out where to put you… The only room that is free is the one that is connected to Itachi and Kisame's." He said.
Everyone saw Kisame grin. Everyone could swear they also heard a small sigh from Itachi but that was just nonsense.
"Oh you mean the one connected by the arch." Kagome said.
"Yeah." Pein said.
"Oh okay then." Kagome said.
Then Kagome smiled and walked up to Pein. She leaned up to his ear.
"Can I go back to my dimension to get some stuff?" She asked.
No one heard her but Pein.
"Yes. Well I have some paper work to do, later." Pein said walking away.
"I have some too." Konan said.
She slowly walked out the door.
"Damn paper work." They all heard her whisper with a scowl on her face before she was gone.
Kagome just stood there. As soon as we could no longer sense them near, she turned to Hidan and cracked her knuckles.
"Any other problems with me?" She asked menacingly.
Hidan scowled but slowly shook his head.
"Good."
Then she turned to the Uchiha and smiled. He just looked at her.
"Come on Itachi I need your help."
Everyone watched as the woman dragged Itachi away. By the look on his face he wasn't too happy about it.
Itachi's POV:
Kagome pulled me down the hall to our room. She stepped inside and looked out making sure no one was in sight. Then she shut the door and looked at me.
"I know you can open the portal. Will you open it for me?' she asked.
I blinked.
"If you combine it with my spiritual power you should be able to open it." She said.
I thought a moment.
"Fine, but only if we stay for the day and you show me around." I said.
I was curious about this other dimension.
"Deal." Kagome said.
I started to do the hand signs as Kagome summoned her spiritual power. As the blue portal opened Kagome put her spiritual power in it, directing it, strengthening it, and guiding it. She motioned me in and I stepped through. She followed closely. Everything was blue a moment. Then we touched down on a stone courtyard. I looked around. It was noon in this dimension too. We were in a large shrine. Kagome immediately walked towards the house. I followed.
I spotted the well house and knew that was the one Kagome had jumped through. He followed the girl into the house. It was empty. He saw a few blood stains they had failed to get out of the wood. She picked up a folded will on the table and walked upstairs. She packed a bunch of scrolls and books. She also grabbed some other things. Then she found a giant box of pictures in her mother room. She pulled out a couple then torched the rest. Then she changed and grabbed a purse. She looked at me.
"You are fine as you are but you have to take the ninja headband off and keep you're sharingan off."
I nodded and pulled my headband off. I slipped it into my pocket. Then we walked out the door. I stayed close to Kagome as she walked down the busy streets. She didn't say anything, she just hummed. After a while we stopped in front of a large white building. It read 'Bank' on the front. We walked in and to a small office. A man greeted us and asked us to sit down. Kagome and him launched into a discussion.
After a while he walked off. He returned with a briefcase and a folder. He set them down. Kagome signed some papers. The man took some and Kagome took some. Then she grabbed the brief case and we stood. We bowed slightly and walked out. As soon as we were back in the sun I looked at Kagome.
"What was that about?" I asked.
"Money. I took all my money out of the bank and bought my shrine. It is mine for the next hundred years, no questions asked." She smirked.
I blinked and slowly nodded. We set off again. This time we stopped at a large building filled with books. Kagome told me to look around a she went to find something on the 'internet'. After about fifteen minutes she found me. She thanked a lady behind the desk and we walked out once again. She showed me around for a while telling me about the place and showing me buildings. After a while she sighed and said we'd better go get the book. This time when no people were in sight we sped off at ninja speed. After about an hour we were a distance from the city and in front of a large mansion. It was surrounded by large stone walls. Kagome walked and spoke to a guard at the front door. He nodded and one of the other guards trotted towards the mansion. We stood waiting.
"Why are we here?" I asked finally.
"I want a certain book. I found out the only copy is owned by Sesshomaru Taisho; the largest business tycoon and richest man alive. He is the old demon lord of the west so I thought I could maybe work something out with him." She said.
"What did you tell the guard? I doubt anyone can just get into this place." I said.
"I told him to tell 'Lord' Sesshomaru an old friend named Kagome was by to see him. The guards are demons in disguise and only demons or such know he is a lord so I must be a demon or something. And if a demon wants to talk to lord Sesshomaru they usually get the chance since he's in charge of dealing with all the problems." She said.
I nodded and we continued to wait. After a few minutes a teen girl came skipping out. She looked to be the age of Kagome but I sensed she wasn't human. She had cat eyes and claws and fangs. She smiled at Kagome.
"Hello Kagome. Remember me?" The girl asked.
Kagome blinked.
"I could swear you sound like Rin and look like her but you are a demon."
The girl giggled.
"Sesshomaru found out a way to make me a demon. I became a cat Youkai." She giggled.
Kagome smiled.
"Well it's nice to see you again."
"Yeah. I'm happy to see you too."
"Can we see Sesshomaru?"
"Yes."
She waved to a guard who smiled and opened the gate. We both stepped in and followed Rin down the driveway. When we stepped into the large house we were found by a green imp like thing. He was carrying a staff with a head of a woman and a head of an old man. He scowled.
"You again?!" He asked Kagome.
"Nice to see you too Jaken." Kagome smiled.
"Nothing nice about it, wench! I thought you had long since died. I wish you were dead."
He started to swing his staff at Kagome. Kagome just laughed and stepped out of the way.
"You should be nice Jaken." Rin said.
"Humph." The imp said walking away.
"I can't believe Sesshomaru didn't kill him long ago." Kagome said.
"He almost did, numerous times." Rin giggled.
We followed the girl up a flight of stairs to a room. She knocked and a voice told us to come in. in opened the doors for us. When we were in she shut them leaving Kagome and I alone with a man. He was sitting in a large desk. He had long silver hair down to his lower back. He turned and looked at us. I saw gold eyes. He also had two purple stripes and a crescent moon on his face. It was markings man.
"I wondered when we would meet again." He said.
Kagome sighed.
"Any particular reason for your visit?" He asked.
"I need a book you have."
"Need?" the man asked. "Or want?"
"Need." Kagome said blandly.
"What book?"
"The book of forbidden curses."
Sesshomaru's eyes sharpened and he went cold. He scowled.
"Why that book?"
"I need to break one of the curses. To do that I need to learn about it."
"Who cursed you?"
"You're half brother Inuyasha."
"When?"
"Right after he killed the others."
"What curse?"
"The 'death release' curse. The only thing I know about it is that it won't let me die and if I lie with any man it will give me more pain then imaginable."
Sesshomaru glanced at me.
"And you wish to lie with this man?"
Kagome laughed.
"No. I just want to die sometime."
"Do you deserve death?" He asked.
"Yes."
"Why?"
"Because I killed Koga, Kikyo, Kohaku, and I used all my friends. I also planned to use them till their use ran out."
Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow in a bit of surprise.
"Mh."
"May I borrow the book?"
He looked at me again.
"He is a ninja from the other dimension?"
"Yes. I am going to stay there too; with my brother. I have joined their criminal organization. And you are avoiding my question."
"I am not avoiding it. I am just getting all the facts."
Kagome sighed.
"Let me see the curse."
Kagome sighed again and turned her back facing him. She pulled the shirt up and he looked at it.
"And why did Inuyasha give you this?"
"He told me he needed to keep me alive until he found away to switch my soul for Kikyo's. He also wished to torture me for killing her."
"Mh."
"So the book?"
"You may have it as long as you swear to never to give it to anyone.
"I swear on my soul."
Sesshomaru stood up and walked past us. I glanced at Kagome who nodded and followed. Kagome followed right behind me. We walked down a couple of halls until we reached a large door. We walked through into a large room of shelves. We walked to the last one. Sesshomaru looked at a large book. It looked really old. It was surrounded by a blue orb.
"I had to keep it behind a demon barrier. Like a miko barrier but made of demon energy." He explained.
As he reached up the barrier disappeared. He grabbed the book handing it to Kagome. Kagome took it and looked at him with thanks in her eyes.
"I also want to give you some weapons." He said.
Kagome smiled. We once again followed him through some halls to a dojo. We stepped in and walked to a door at the far end. As we walked into the door I noticed thousands of weapons. Kagome and I stopped. He walked to a wall and picked up an axe, a couple daggers, a scythe, and a sword. Then he found a long staff with two feet of sharp steel on the end. He handed it to Kagome also. And finally he pulled a fan and a mirror from a shelf. Kagome looked at them.
"Kagura's fan and Kanna's mirror?" She asked.
The demon lord nodded.
"Thank you."
"They are thanks for giving me the Tetsusaiga. Can you carry them all?" He asked.
She smiled. Then she gathered her miko powers. I stepped back. Her powers made the hair on my neck stand up. Suddenly the weapons were all surrounded by blue. They became glows. They shot to Kagome's wrist. Slowly the glow faded. Sesshomaru and I both stepped closer. I saw now that she was wearing a charm bracelet. But the charms were all weapons. I saw a miniature axe and staff like the ones Sesshomaru had given her.
"I can shrink my weapons and make them charms. I also have Kaede's bow, Sango's Hiraikotsu, Shippo's top, and Miroku's staff." She said.
We both nodded. Then Sesshomaru shooed us from the room. Kagome sighed when we were back in the halls.
"We have to go now Sesshomaru."
"I see. I hope to see you again."
Kagome smiled and bowed. I did the same minus the smile. Then we turned and walked away. As we left the place we took off with ninja speed. Kagome was silent and held the book close to her along with the brief case she still carried. When we finally reached the shrine it was almost getting to be dinner. Kagome grabbed her bags and opened the portal. We stepped through back into our rooms. We dumped Kagome's stuff in her room.
We noticed that someone had got a bed, nightstand, shelf, and dresser into it. They were arranged and made neatly. We looked a moment. Then Kagome headed for the kitchen. I followed. When we entered the kitchen Tobi was sitting at the table his chin in his hands and his legs swinging back and forth. I always wondered how he had joined Akatsuki. He perked up as Kagome walked in. He jumped up and skipped over.
"Can Tobi help Kagome make dinner?" He asked.
"Sure Tobi." She smiled.
He clapped his hands and danced to the counter with her. As they started to cook I sat down and watched. Kagome seemed like a mother almost. She seemed kind, caring, and loving at the moment as she cooked with Tobi. She laughed, hummed, and smiled. She seemed happy but I wondered if she really was. He watched closely. She glanced at me once in a while but I could read nothing in her eyes. They were blank. Not as empty as before but still blank.
After a while the puppet master joined us. He sat down at the table too and observed Kagome. He was one of the more intelligent people in Akatsuki and he knew Kagome was someone to be wary of. I noticed he seemed to be planning something too and I wondered what. After a while the others also started to drift in. They either chatted or studied Kagome. When Hidan walked in he edged around Kagome. Kagome turned to him and I saw him visibly tense.
Kagome just gave him a radiant smile. He blinked but calmed and sat down. When everyone was sitting Kagome set all the food out. We all dug in still talking once in a while. It was nice to have actual food. Tobi's hadn't been very good and I didn't like to cook that much so rarely did. This was one of the best meals the others had had too. I had cooked for myself but only once for them.
As we ate I noticed Kagome still stayed by the counter with only a small amount of food. She watched as if she wasn't welcome at the table. She glanced at the chair but didn't sit. She looked like she wanted to sit but wouldn't be welcome too. I just ignored it. It wasn't my problem. When we were finished she once again cleaned up quickly. Everyone headed for there rooms or somewhere and I motioned Kagome to follow us to our room. Kisame also came. We walked into her half. I leaned against a wall. And Kisame sat on the bed. Kagome unpacked her bag quickly. One thing I noticed was she stuffed the book and brief case under her bed and surrounded them with a barrier. Kisame finally spoke.
"So where did you two go this afternoon?" He asked.
I gave him a look that said nothing important.
"My dimension. I had to grab a few things and Itachi wanted to look around." Kagome said without looking at us and with no emotion.
"Hmm." Kisame said.
"Since you stay pretty much in the same room as us there are rules." I said blandly. "One, do not bother me without due reason or you will regret it. Two, do not mess anything up, if you do clean it up, or I will make you regret it. Three, do not step in my half unless going out the door or once again I will make you regret it. Four, give me cause to think of you as a threat and I will make you regret it. Five, you may invite people in but if they do not follow the rules and you fail to enforce them I will make you regret it." I said coldly.
Kagome nodded with a small smile. I walked back to my half of the room. I sat on my bed, my back against the wall, and my arms crossed. I could still hear Kisame though.
"Be careful around him Kagome."
"I will. Don't worry I have met many people as cold and dangerous as him and lived."
"Hmm. Make sure you follow the rules, and remember them because he won't say them again."
The shark man came walking out a minute later. I watched him as he hurried across my side of the room to his. I looked at my alarm clock. It was seven thirty. I almost sighed. I wondered what I could do for the next while. I was going to grab my book when suddenly I saw a glow come from Kagome's room. Kisame also saw it. We looked at one another. Then I glided to the arch. I looked in. Kisame came up a second later.
Kagome was sitting on her bed. Her air was floating off of her slightly. Her eyes were closed and she sat cross legged. Seven glowing spheres of color floated in a ring around her. Kisame and I watched with interest. The spheres bobbed up and down as they spun slowly around her. It felt peaceful just watching. Suddenly the red sphere fell from the ring and spun quickly and tightly, up around Kagome. When it spun up over her head, it burst like a small fireworks. It sent red sparks showering down on Kagome. She now wore a small smile.
"Power." She whispered.
The orange sphere did the same thing. As it burst her smile grew.
"Strength."
Next came the yellow sphere.
"Courage." She whispered.
Green came next.
"Energy."
The blue next.
"Purity."
Then came the indigo one. Her smile still grew with each burst of color.
"Health."
Then finally the violet. As it burst Kagome's smile faded.
"Love." She barely whispered.
Suddenly five more ones sprang up around her and her smile returned. These were mixes of colors or different shades. They spun tightly around her quickly.
"Sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell."
The five burst together. Instantly four more sprang up, again.
"Healing."
One burst.
"Fighting."
Another burst.
"Defending."
Another burst.
"Sacrificing."
The last burst. Then a larger white sphere gathered in front of Kagome. She cupped her hands under it. It seemed pure. Its glow was more intense then all the others combined. It hovered then fell to Kagome's hands like a drop of water. As soon as it hit her hands it filled her cupped hands like water. She opened her eyes. They had a distant look. As if she wasn't here but in her mind and soul. Suddenly some drops of the white fell from nowhere. They rippled in the 'light' in her hands. I heard soft sobbing fill the room. Suddenly a small outline of a person floated above her hands. The tears came from the soft glowing figure. The woman looked a lot like Kagome but different. I recognized her as dog boy's lover. I could hear faint sobs.
"Why do you cry?" Came Kagome's voice.
"Because…" The figure started.
I blinked. It didn't sound like Kagome either. I couldn't believe it actually talked either.
"Because you are filled with hate. You killed the other part of me. You killed my love. You don't have any purpose to live for. You are empty besides your hate. Do not become like me." She sobbed.
The small figure woman fell to her knees. She tried to wipe the tears, but they continued to fall. I recognized her outfit as that of a miko.
"Why would I become like you Kikyo?" Kagome asked.
I blinked. I knew Kikyo was dead. Kagome had said she had part of her soul. 'This must be the part of Kikyo's soul.' I thought. 'But how is it talking to Kagome?'
"You will become with me. You will. Don't. I died full of hate and you saw what happened. I became a vengeful woman wandering the earth as one of the undead. I do not wish the same to happen to my incarnation. You don't deserve it." She sobbed.
"Maybe I do. I killed Inuyasha, you, Kohaku, Koga, and others. I also used people."
"But that is not what you wanted. You were always pure and nice. It only happened because of Inuyasha. He was the one who beat you. And Naraku was the one who taunted you. Do not think it your fault. It is Inuyasha's fault you are like this." The small woman sobbed.
Kagome seemed to soften.
"I know it is partly Inuyasha's fault but I still shouldn't have done all that. There is no going back. I have done things that can not be undone." Kagome whispered.
The woman stopped sobbing. She looked up at Kagome. She still had tears in her eyes. She stood and wiped some tears away, but they still flowed. Then she reached out for Kagome. Tears still streamed over her cheeks.
"I know. Guard it well. I will give you my knowledge. Will you free me?" The woman asked.
"I will search for a way."
"If you need me you know what to do. I'm truly sorry Inuyasha did that to you. Do not curse him though. He did have some good. He just made some wrong choices. Please try to forgive him." She gave a small watery smile. "Try to live happily. The chance was stolen from me but you still have the choice."
The woman started to fade.
"Bye Kikyo." Kagome said.
The woman smiled through her tears. When the woman was gone Kagome opened her hands. The 'light' fell like water but vanished before it hit the bed. Kagome looked up at Kisame and me. Her eyes showed confusion, hurt, and emptiness.
"I see you are confused. Come here."
We both obeyed, wanting answers. She stood up beside us and rested a hand on each of our foreheads. I blinked and suddenly I was watching something. It was like watching a movie. I blinked as I saw Kagome jump from a well. I realized these were her memories. We started to jump through her memories. We gained a lot of knowledge. It was nice to finally understand a lot of stuff. When we finally finished I blinked again. We were back in the room. Kisame also blinked and looked at Kagome with new respect in his eyes.
"That was real?" He asked.
Kagome nodded.
"So that glowing woman was Kikyo, or the part if her soul in you?" I asked.
"Yes. We talk like that once in a while. I haven't found out away to release her part of the soul yet or I would." She said.
"The fist part was meditation?" I asked.
Kagome nodded. Then she yawned. She looked at her clock along with me. It said nine. I blinked. We had been here for and hour and a half watching memories. I saw Kagome blink sleepily.
"Don't tell the others about my past Kisame, please." Kagome said.
Kisame nodded solemnly. We looked at each other a moment. Kisame left a second later and headed for his own bed. I stayed with Kagome.
"You didn't show us or tell us anything about Inuyasha beating you." I said.
Kagome flinched.
"Whatever do you mean?' she asked.
"Kikyo said Inuyasha beat you." I said.
Kagome winced. She looked away.
"You do not have to tell me." I said.
My tone said I wanted to know though. I wondered why I wanted to know and I decided curiosity had got me.
"After a couple years he started to get mad that I was weak and he constantly compared me to Kikyo. He thought I should be like her. Everything I did seemed to remind him of her, and remind him I was not her. He seemed to remember that because I was alive, Kikyo was only the living dead. Everything I did started to anger him. When the others weren't around he would take the anger out on me. He said it was lessons for me. He said he was teaching me to defend myself and to get stronger. But he always attacked me never telling me anything or giving me a chance to learn." She gave a nervous laugh. "If my friends had found out they would have killed him but I always healed myself of he would beat me until I did so they didn't find out. He also threatened me and threatened me using them. If I had told them he would have fought them and he would have most likely have won. So I kept quiet." She gave another laugh. "I almost died about sixteen times if I remember correctly. Just my miko powers saved me. Once he even stabbed his whole arm through my stomach. If my miko powers hadn't healed me automatically I would have died in minutes."
I looked at the woman. She didn't seem like someone who had gone through that. But now I saw how she had got at least a little twisted.
"But in the end I just ran. I said I was going to train. I did train. By the time I returned Kikyo had joined and Inuyasha just ignored me. I was almost thankful that she had joined, even if I still had to put up with Inuyasha's comparisons or me and her and her word abuse. That was actually a blessing compared to what he did. To sum it up I went to train and when I returned Kikyo was with us, I didn't love my friends so they couldn't be used a threats, and I could stand up to Inuyasha."
She smiled nervously again. I knew just talking about it was making her nervous. She looked around a lot and was fidgety, as if frightened Inuyasha had heard, and was still alive, coming for her. I felt some pity for her. I nodded. Then I turned and headed back to my room. I hadn't even made it to the arch when a hand on my arm stopped me. I looked at Kagome.
"Thank you." She said.
Her eyes showed that she truly meant it.
"For what?" I asked.
"You found me and brought me here. It gave me a new chance at life. If you hadn't I would have stayed in Kohona for a little while then left to live my life in misery."
I looked into her eyes. They were perfectly clear and almost full of emotion. She seemed to be getting rid of the emptiness. Though there was some still there. I studied her a moment.
"When you were doing your meditation you brightened at every sphere but wilted at love. Why?" I asked.
She smiled softly, but sadly.
"Each sphere represented something. The more I had of each the happier I felt. But I have no love in my life."
I looked at her.
"Why?" I asked.
"I loved Inuyasha but after a year I gave up on him. I actually always loved him. Even when he beat me and killed my friends I still held love for him. My love was the reason I hadn't killed him earlier. Love is the reason my friends are dead. I have already learned from that. I doubt I will love again. What has happened will always serve as a reminder of what became because of my love." She said softly.
I smirked slightly. That was what I had experienced long ago. Love was out of my life now too.
"Why did you kiss the copy ninja then?" I asked.
"Desire, and love are two different things." Was all she said.
Then she turned and walked to her bed. I smirked softly and glided up behind her. I leaned down and breathed on her neck. She slowly tensed.
"So you have desire but no love?" I asked in her ear.
"I have little desire but do indulge in harmless things once in a while." I said.
I smirked again.
"So I am guessing you are no longer a virgin. Hidan will be so disappointed."
"No. I am still a virgin." She sighed.
I raised an eyebrow with a small smirk still on my lips. I walked back and out the door. I loved to pry into peoples lives.
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When I woke in the morning I saw Kisame still asleep. I realized I woke up early like usual. Yesterday had been one day I had slept in. I had felt peaceful and had been in need of a long sleep. I blinked as I heard the water in the bathroom running though. I blinked and wondered who it was until I remembered Kagome shared a bathroom with us. After a while the water turned off and I heard the door in Kagome's room open softly. A second later she popped into our room. Her hair was dripping wet and gathered in a messy bun. She only had a towel around her again. But I still wasn't complaining.
"Itachi should I wear clothes to train in?" She asked.
I nodded.
"It's a good idea not to wear any uncomfortable clothes anytime, even if they are fashionable." I said.
Then I looked her over as she nodded.
"So why do I keep seeing you in a towel?" I asked.
She sniffed.
"You saw me once a second time won't matter and I had to ask you the question before I got dressed." She said.
I snorted softly. She walked back to her room. I, myself, got up and headed for the bathroom. When I walked in I found it perfectly clean and organized, even more then usual. The only evidence that Kagome had, had a shower was small drops of water in the shower. I smiled a bit. At least she would keep the place organized, unlike Kisame. I stripped and jumped into the water. After a few minutes I jumped back out and dried off quickly. When I was dressed I headed back into our room.
Kisame was still asleep. He was lying flat, and completely stretched out on the bed and snoring. I smirked slightly in amusement. I didn't feel Kagome's presence in her room so I guessed she was in the kitchen or something. I walked out of the room and headed down the hall. I was going to go grab some breakfast but stopped when I sensed Kagome in the library. I guessed she had found it and decided to look around. She struck me as intelligent and a lover of books. I looked in and looked around.
The library was huge. It was tall too. The shelves were about ten metres high. There were at least fifty of them if not some where around a hundred. Some had ladders so you could reach the top books but with the height I could jump there was no need for them. All the walls where deep green and there were plants everywhere. The plants rested in between books, on the floor, hanging from the ceiling. They made the place seem like a jungle. You couldn't see more then five feet in front of you before you only saw leaves. Light came from large lights on the roof that lit up every square inch of the place.
The shelves where somehow connected to the floor too so they couldn't fall over. The tops of the shelves were a nice place to stay. There was at least another ten metres from the top of them to the ceiling. They acted like paths and nice places to rest. There were even benches on a couple. I guessed a lot of the people who came to the library sat up on them. There was no room on the ground because of the shelves so it worked out perfect.
Most of the shelves were full of books too. Some were common books and others were rare. I sensed Kagome near the back of the library and walked towards her. I looked at the plants as I walked. They were all watered by Zetsu who came in once every week to water them. They seemed healthier and fuller at the moment though. I guessed Kagome and her miko were responsible for that. I smiled slightly. When I finally reached Kagome she had ten books in her arms. I saw three were on ninja history, one on medic jutsus and such, one on ninjutsu, one on genjutsu, one on taijutsu, one on the soul and two on curses. I scowled. I hadn't seen the curse ones before.
I glanced around. The jutsu on the library kept those not wanted out but it also did other things. I hadn't found out what jutsu it was. It had been put on long ago though and almost seemed unbreakable. Actually there was more then one jutsu on the room. There were so many over lapped that it was impossible to tell how many were on it. The newest one was the one we focused on though. One of the other things I had found out about the library though was it disguised books that it didn't want certain people to see. I had seen Konan looking at one of paper creations and origami from a section I had passed by everyday and had never spotted the books.
It made me a bit uneasy. It was like the library had a mind of its own. She looked at me and smiled. Then she walked past me back towards the door. I followed. I looked around as we walked. One book grabbed my attention near the door. It was an old red bound book. I looked at it a moment. I was sure I had never seen it before. It was bright red in a section of deep green books so I would have remembered it. I shivered slightly and grabbed it. The title was 'The Shikon No Tama and the Shikon No Miko'. I glanced at Kagome who was walking through the door. She had said her jewel was the Shikon no tama and that she was the Shikon no miko.
I slipped the small red book into my pouch and walked after Kagome. If the library had shown me the book there was a good reason for it. I quietly, but quickly, slipped from the library and headed for the kitchen. I found Kagome already cooking. She had set her books at the end of the counter and I saw a small barrier just barely able to bee seen surrounding them. I watched as Kagome cooked.
"Why did you not sit at the table yesterday?" I asked, deciding to break the silence.
"I did not think I was welcome." She said.
"You might not have been but it doesn't mater." I said.
Kagome smiled at me from over her shoulder then returned to cooking. The first person to enter the kitchen was Tobi. He skipped in happily.
"Hello Kagome." He sang.
"Hello Tobi. Will you go wake the others for me? Tell them if they want breakfast they have to have their lazy asses in here in ten minutes." Kagome said.
"Okay Kagome. Tobi will tell them. Tobi is a good boy."
"Yes Tobi is a good boy, now run off."
Tobi nodded and ran off. I smirked slightly. Kagome returned to finishing off her cooking. She started to slide plates of pancakes, French toast, waffles, eggs, bacon and sausages, and toast onto the table. She also set down jugs of water and orange juice, with a pot of tea. Then she set the places. By the time she was finished Kisame, Konan, and Pein walked in. They blinked at the food. Then without a word sat down and dug in. I also grabbed some food. Zetsu, Deidara, and Sasori came in next and also started to eat without a word. Hidan and Kakuzu came in with Tobi last. When they walked in Kagome sat beside me and waved Tobi over. He skipped over as the other two sat down. Tobi sat right beside Kagome. Kagome smiled at him and shoved a plate of food to him. He laughed.
"Is Tobi a good boy?" He asked looking at her.
"You are a good boy Tobi." She said patting his head slightly.
Tobi cheered slightly and then sat beside Kagome quietly. I smirked slightly as I ate slowly. Kagome was treating him like a child. It was quite amusing to watch. He looked down at his food, then at Kagome.
"Tobi is going to eat somewhere else." He said.
Then he grabbed his food and skipped off. Everyone paused a second and watched him skip away.
"Have any of you seen what he looks like under the mask?" Kagome asked softly starting to eat.
"No." Everyone chorused.
There was silence as everyone ate the delicious food. As we were finishing the last of the food off Kagome stood up and started to clean. We just sat and talked or just sat. Suddenly Hidan stood up and walked to Kagome's piles of books. He started to look over them.
"Why do you have some fucking books on curses?" He asked.
Everyone glanced up. Kagome just winced slightly.
"So I can curse those who curse too much." She said.
Now Hidan winced and took a step back muttering curses under his breath. Then he slowly stepped forwards and reached to take one. He pulled his arm back quickly as he hit the barrier. He scowled. Everyone was watching now. Kagome smirked.
"What is that around the books, un?" Deidara asked.
"Barrier." Kagome said.
Everyone blinked. There were such things as barrier jutsus so most of the others shrugged.
"I thought you didn't know jutsus." The smarter Sasori said.
Kagome sighed.
"You know I don't think it is much of your business." Kagome said.
Sasori snorted softly in amusement.
"Well it is my business if you're going to fucking curse me." Hidan said.
"No it's not. Besides I wasn't going to curse you. I was just teasing." She said.
Hidan scowled and sat back down. The others snickered.