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The Yōkai Child

A devious plan part three

The girl's fever broke that night around one. Kagome fell asleep shortly after leaning on the wall. With Shippo who had long since fell asleep in her lap. In the early morning the girl woke up and shook off the covers. When she sat up the cloth on her forehead fell off. She picked it up looking at it, she wonder where it came from. She looked over to the right to see the two from earlier sleeping on her father's stool. As she jumped out of bed she tripped on the bucket of river water. The sound of the girl crying woke Kagome and Shippo. Kagome got up and set the still sleepy Shippo down on the bed. Where he curled up and went back to sleep.

"Shh it is okay now. Here." Kagome said picking the girl up holding her in a hug. She patted her back until the crying subsided.

"Your pretty Kimono is all wet." Kagome had to smile at her as that was the first thing she says.

"It is fine since yesterday I had a whole bucket tossed at me and my friend." she said in a teasing tone.

"I am sorry for throwing the bucket of water on you." she said as Kagome moved around and found a towel. Setting her down she let the girl dry her self.

"My name is Kagome and his name is Shippo what's your name?" Kagome said in an up beat tone.

"I am Sora." the girl says as she switches to a red outfit much like Shippo's.

"So Sora why are you going around as a boy." Kagome asks as they move to the outer part of the cave.

The girl looks up at Kagome and a tear rolled down her cheek as she remembered it. The moment after her hair was cut and the cave was on fire. He father being dragged away in the rain. And the minutes before that all happened as he told her to be strong. And the sound of his head hitting the wet ground. Crying over his body swearing to right the wrong done to him.

"Father did this to keep me safe." she said walking out of the cave. Kagome looked at the heavy burden the girl carried on her shoulders. She wanted to help this girl in any way to at least lighten the load she carried.

Sesshomaru and Jaken much to the toads dismay was found walking up a mountain. There were barriers that he couldn't pass through and had to walk back down. Since Sesshomaru didn't look back as he walked straight through. The moment he entered he was greeted by two foxes. They wore green and brown and had white faces with brown fur.

Bowing to him they smiled. "Welcome Lord Sesshomaru we are Ting and Sing. Our Master is waiting for you in the sitting room." they said sweeping their arms to point down the hall.

Sesshomaru walked passed them and headed to the place where Kagome's scent was strongest. The foxes shivered as he passed and quickly disappeared. The room he enter had a young man with golden hair and bright golden eyes. He smiled at the older male.

"Welcome Lord of the West I am Ryuu and Lord of the Skies. May I ask what brings you hear?" he said looking out the window. Sesshomaru looked at the boy and moved over to where he sat, and looked out the window.

"Hn." was all he said.

Ryuu smiled at this answer. "A man of few words I see. I like that, now tell me what brings you to my castle in the mountains?"

"The girl who came here what did you do." he asked with so little emotion the dragon laugh at him.

"Not much at all in fact she is the who stopped the rain." Ryuu said with a smirk on his face.

"Hn." Sesshomaru said before turning back the way he came.

"So you do care about the deal I made with her." he said with the same level of emotional detachment Sesshomaru had used. This made Sesshomaru turn and look at the younger boy with a mix of emotions.

"Really what kind of deal would that be Ryuu?" he said like a snake poised to strike, Ryuu smiled.

"I don't feel like telling you." The moment the words left his mouth. Sesshomaru had him by his throat just holding him off the ground. Sesshomaru held him up to eye level as he glared him down.