The Hunt

August 18, 2007

Summary: Kagome and Kikyou's mother is gone, kidnapped. Their father hears this and asks three Inu youkai, his friends, to look for the lady of their village. However, a deal is made. For the youkai to look for his wife, one of the sons of the eldest youkai must wed with one of the two daughters, who are Miko. Miko are known to purify the demons and hold nearly no nice feelings for the youkai kind. Unfortunately they learn a secret that can very well ruin their life if they are to mate with a demon. Hearing they must wed with one the run, thus beginning the hunt.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. This is Fanfiction.

The two girls ran blindly into the forest. Of course, Kagome was well ahead, not knowing her twin was behind her. Kagome stretched the limits of her legs as her feet began to have trouble keeping up to the fast signals her adrenaline was sending. Often she would almost fall with only her will allowed her to stay vertical.

Now Kikyou her lungs were taken from their locations behind her ribs and handed to her out of her reach. The arrows she had in her hands slowly gave blisters and the heavy dress on her person farther hindered her movement. Sweat glistened Kikyou's faces and her calves screamed for rest, begged to have the torture end. She suddenly fell, causing a loud thump.

'So, if a tree falls in the forest, it does make a sound.' Kagome stopped abruptly and turned to see a large dress on the ground with the skinny twigs called arms sticking out of the sides. She ran to her sister and looked up at the direction of her home. No one followed, letting Kagome relax. Kikyou sat up.

Kagome bent to see any fractures or bruises her sister could have received from the drop. "Kikyou, do you feel any pain?" Kagome asked raising her sister's head so they can look into her eyes.

"My nose," Kikyou mumbled looking at her sister while catching her breath.

"Your nose?"

"Yes, your breath is not very pleasant." Kagome and her sister shared a smile. Kagome helped her up.

"Put a barrier up." Kagome told her. "Excuse me? Why should I do that?" She asked grabbing her bow and arrows from the ground.

"Well, Kikyou, dear, if you want them to follow us, take us back home, and become demons, by all means, don't put up a barrier. But if you-"

"Alright," Kikyou cut her off. "I understand. Since when were you smart?" Kikyou launched an arrow towards her home and controlled the spiritual waves to make a barrier.

"How long will it last?" Kagome asked having her voice come out a quiet and weak as the fatigue began to settle in her muscles.

"If we go farther than maybe 18 kilometer is should drop on its own, or if I was to weary it'll drop then as well."

"Let's hope you don't tire yourself out. We can use that extra distance as a head start. Let's hope they don't follow us."

"Of course they will Kagome, we just ran from them after being told we were to mate with them."

"What does that have to do with anything?" Kagome played with the no scent charm on her bracelet.

"As the dogs they are, they may think we have started the hunt."

"Well if this is a hunt, then we must run and stay out of their reach. You can't possibly be able to run well in that."

"Why must we run? The barrier will hold." Kikyou responded.

"I'm not saying that it's not possible, but being the Demons Lords they are, they may be more powerful then you. If we are here when that barrier breaks, punishment would come in a different form of staying in our rooms until dinner. There are demons involved."

Kikyou stared at her sister who was still wearing Akio's dressings. "It's seems as if you've been planning this for a while."

"Not exactly what I have imagined but I have been thinking of leaving our father's home. Come maybe we can get to the springs before we use all of our energy and have to rest." Kagome began to turn before she felt her sister's hand firmly on her arm.

"You sound as if our father's home is a prison you have been wishing to escape. Are you not happy home?"

"Let's talk about it later. Take that dress off." Kikyou narrowed her eyes at Kagome trying to find some hidden emotion. She nodded and asked for help with the dress' buttons. After shedding Kikyou of the heavy dress, Kagome took her shoes off and hand them to her twin.

"Why are you giving me your footing garments?"

"You have lady's slippers on. Those were not made for running or over wear of any kind. You're not to use them in the woods. You are sure to hurt you self some way." Kikyou slipped off her shoes while she gave Kagome the arrows to hold. "Are you sure? It's seems like I do not even know you anymore. What happened to the innocent girl I would always scold for not doing things right? And you're never home anymore."

Kagome reached for her sister's shoulder to fix the strap of the full body dress with pants. "I am always out here working on my speed, meditation mostly and I sometimes try with weights to strengthen my muscles."

"Training?" Kikyou whispered. "I really don't know you."

The shared a pregnant silence and Kagome felt guilty for keeping so many secrets from Kikyou. She swallowed and spoke, "Let's go."

"You have no feet-"

"Never mind me, I'm fine. Let's go." The conversation was over and they were off running once again. Kagome was ahead to push things away so her sister could pass.