Inuforlyf

The Hunt

August 25, 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 they run, thus beginning the hunt.

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

Previously:

"Come," he said. He did not know what possessed him to tell them to follow but he did, and besides he had a tight grip on them, where would they go?

They let out whimpers and he couldn't help but sneer.

--8--

Kagome woke up what seemed to be a few minutes. She opened her eyes to see a lovely purple pupil staring back at her. She couldn't help but scream.

"Now, now mother, no point in shouting."

"Mother?"

Now:

"Kikyou where is your lovely sister?" The baboon asked her. She continued to make the bed that he was standing near.

"I do not know sir," she answered. She bent low and he took a glimpse of her much cleavage. She finished and rose. She was still in her under garments and she was in an abandoned castle. It was said that there was once a slaughter here. It seemed deserted and sad.

The baboon began to leave the room, "I'll be back, and Kagura will supply you with clothing." He told her and she nodded watching him leave. She had no idea what she was doing here but the Naraku that was hidden in the pelt was nothing but kind to her.

She smiled and looked about the room, it was a bit boring but it was good enough for her. It simply had a low bed that only the rich could have afforded and a beautiful armoire. She found that it was empty. The side had a door that was locked, she had checked when she first came in, and there was a low table with a cushion in front of it.

She was given food and told that there was a hot spring around back, there was a kitchen to which she was to tend to. She liked it here, she was sick of the lady's life this was what she needed.

A woman did not come in without knocking nor did she announce herself. She had clothing in her hands and feathers in her hair. She had much face paste on and she had pointed ears.. She sneered at Kikyou and the Miko had her guard up. She knew the woman before her was a demon.

"Naraku told me to give this to you." She threw the clothing on the bed. "You're being used, don't fall for it, little Miko."

"Give me one reason why I should believe you and give me two reasons why I should not purify you to hell." Kikyou asked with her eyes narrowed at the demon before her. The woman smirked and pulled a fan out from her kimono's sleeve.

"I can end your life before you have the chance to muster up enough power to even harm me." She told Kikyou.

Kikyou became angry, "You believe I am not powerful enough to destroy a low level demon like yourself?"

"I am far from low level, wench!" She was about to swing her fan but instead the fan dropped to the floor along with her body as she held her chest. She held the place her heart should have been in.

"Kagura, you should learn your place," a voice came from the other side of the door. It was the same voice that came out of the baboon pelt. Kikyou looked up waiting to see the baboon once again, but she came to the eyes of a very handsome man instead.

"Who are you?" Kikyou asked with the cold voice she gave Kagura still in her.

"I'm surprised you are not used to my voice," the man came in. His hair was wavy and dark but his eyes were sharp and intimidating. His smirk was dreamy and his walk was graceful.. Kikyou had never seen him in a day of her life, why would she be used to his voice?

It hit her, it was the baboon, and this man was the man beneath the disguise. "Why hide yourself when you are a pleasant thing to view?" She asked. Kikyou has always been blunt so it came on its own accord. The demon on the ground snorted and she stood.

"You are dismissed Kagura, and don't let me catch you threatening or hitting this woman ever again," he told the woman. She gave him a disgusted look.

"Believe me; you won't catch me doing it." She walked out and the man gave out a low growl.

"I must apologize for her actions." Kikyou couldn't help but smile at him and she nodded. "I will leave you to change, meet me in the main room when you are finished. We have things to discuss."

"Will you give me your name?" She asked but he ignored her and walked out. She believed that he was Naraku but could not be sure. She went to the kimono that was on the bed.

She picked the beautiful orange and red kimono. It had spirals all around as a design and it felt like silk, she froze with a gasp.

Kikyou ran as much as she could and then stopped abruptly, she was heading back home! She looked down and saw the dress she had discarded earlier, she spun around and froze. There standing in front of her was a baboon pelt larger then herself.

"Little Miko, what are you doing so far from home?" It said and Kikyou narrowed her eyes, he had a demonic aura.

"Who are you? What do you want from me?" She asked it bringing her bow up and picking an arrow from the bunch she had.

She opened her eyes and stared at the kimono. What was that? Was it a vision? She mentally shivered and she stopped. It was nothing, a trick of the mind. That handsome man could not have been a youkai…

--8--

Sesshomaru dropped the kids on the ground when he found blood on the ground. At first he questioned about it. "Stay here," he told them and went to the blood. He sniffed and his eyes widened. It was the eldest of the twin mikos. He couldn't help but let his eye brow rise. He sniffed another time and caught the smell of a wolf and another female.

He hadn't kept the younger miko's smell in his memory for he thought if he found one then the other would be with her. He did not know the female's scent he smelled belonged to the younger one. He did, however, know the smell of the wolf. It was the scent of the Wolf Prince, but what he was doing on the Eastern Territory was a mystery. He decided that whatever had happen here, the wolf would know. "Come," he spoke and head to the spring. The kids looked at each other before they shrugged and followed.

They reached the springs when the sun was gone. He saw many men all having armor and weaponry. There were wolves along the water all getting their fill and the prince of course was sparring with another wolf demon, winning.

"Wolf," Sesshomaru commanded attention and called out to the demon who should have smelt him miles away. There were groups of the men scattered around the clearing and in the middle there was a fire in each of the eight groups Sesshomaru counted. There was an average of 16 men in each group. That was a lot of men, enough to start a war.

"I thought I smelled a mutt around," the wolf said before throwing his partner a kick knocking him out. Koga smirked and jumped over the stream to stand in front of the fellow prince. "So, what do you want?"

"There is blood on the ground near the Eastern castle." Sesshomaru told him basically telling the wolf to fill in the blanks on his own. The prince nodded.

"Yeah, saw it earlier. My lunch." Sesshomaru raised his eye brow. "Some girl dressed like a boy, she heard a scream and I decided to see why she was so worried."

"You are being vague, explain," Sesshomaru told him.

"I don't have to listen to you. Since when do you play with a kid, a human that's a girl and a kitsune?" He asked Sesshomaru.

"That is none of your concern. Explain before I tell the council what you were planning on doing."

"How would you know what I'm doing?" Koga sneered at the Inu-youkai.

"It is obvious what you were planning to do. Do not make me repeat myself a third time." Sesshomaru threatened him and Koga sang like a bird.

"She screamed at my group to state our business so I had to come out and see who was making such a commotion…"

Flashback

"State your business!" Kagome shouted making her voice low like the Akio she was pretending to be.. The crowd seemed to part and a man-err- wolf- um- man-wolf demon cam walking out with two others behind him.

"Who and what are you?" He asked. Kagome stared into his blue eyes and his firm chest and is muscular arms. She shook her head.

"State your business!" she shouted once again after pushing thoughts away from her mind.

In an instant he was in front of her, passed the water and was right in front of her. "Fast," she squeaked and his eye brow rose.

"Wolves, you'll eat well today." He said and she gulped.. She looked passed him and saw the human soldiers shudder.

"Why would you eat me when you have an entire group of humans behind you?"

"I have their loyalty, why should I do that to them? It's mean." He replied.

"Yes, eating other humans in front of them isn't 'mean.' Where do you get off?" He growled at her words and stepped closer. "You better back off?" She said in a low voice feeling his heat radiate of her

"What would you do if I didn't?" She stood up and reached his chest, how embarrassing. She slipped her hand into her pockets and moved her fingers looking for a circle shaped charm. She found it and smiled.

"What's so funny?" He growled into her face. And bam! She disappeared.

Kagome smirked as she noted the look on the wolf's face. So much confusion, but then she tensed up. An ear shattering scream was in the air and as quickly as it came it left. "Kikyou," she let her sister's name escape her lips just to let the youkai know her location a few feet away from his person.

"Now, who's that little human boy? Your girlfriend? Maybe I should get her first." He said and made a mad dash into the woods where Kikyou had run. 'NO!' Kagome thought and ran at a slower speed into the woods.

She ran and ran before she froze at the sight. There was blood on the ground… Kikyou she thought. She fell to the ground and let out a cry. That wolf came up behind her and grabbed her invisible throat. Kagome pulled in little air and began banging Koga's arm.

"Show yourself," He said and Kagome did nothing to argue she simply took off the charm and the no scent charm as well.

Koga gasped and dropped her to the ground, "You're a girl."

Kagome took in deep breaths and just let the tears come out of her eyes. She looked up once more to see the blood splattered on the ground but then, there was no body. She shook her head fast and hard not believing her sister's fate. She crawled towards the fallen arrows and the bow on the ground.

"Hey, where do you think you're going?" The demon asked a grabbed hold of her hair. She sucked in some air trying to hold back a scream from her burning skull. A headache was forming and her eyes were becoming more blurry. She slipped her hand into her pocket and felt her dagger. She pulled it out and blindly swiped it at where the hand that was holding her hair might have been.

She heard a satisfying shout and the wolf let her hair go.

End Flashback

"Which way did she run?" Sesshomaru questioned.

"Why do you want to find her," Koga answered.

"Tell me wolf." Shippo and Rin just watched, that was a very interesting story and they hoped that Lord Sesshomaru would take them along just for the fun of it, but then their stomachs protested. Sesshomaru and Kouga turned their eyes to the two.

"Your pets are hungry," the wolf, Shippo knew as Kouga, told Lord Sesshomaru. The two wondered what the demons would do next.

"None of your concern, which way did she go?"

"She went left, from the blood on the ground. The two smelt a like so it's likely who ever the blood belonged to was a relative of hers." Kouga told him. Sesshomaru already figured out it was the younger one named Kagome who was dressed like the boy; now the eldest must have been the one who lost blood. Sesshomaru did not know if she was alive or dead nor did he care.

"Come," he spoke after nodding to Koga telling him thank you for the information with the gesture. He headed back to the castle. Shippo and Rin just followed wondering what was going to happen next.

--8--

"Can you repeat that," Kagome asked the old woman next to her. Well, the woman was not old but more in her mid thirties. Kagome was laying on a futon dressed in Akio's clothing and the woman next to her was cleaning a cloth in a bucket of water near Kagome's head.

"There is no point in screaming," The woman told her and stood up. "I advise you, next time you run; you should do it with your eyes open." The woman smiled and it was very nice and warm.

"Why did you call me mother?" Kagome asked pushing that warm feeling to the back of her head.

"You are the new mother. Your own mother sent you here, did she not?" The woman asked bringing the cloth to a line hanging from one wall to another.

"I am only 18 summers, and I haven't spoken to my mother in a long time, she did not send me here."

"18 summers are you? You are getting old, have you children?" The woman asked and Kagome eyed her with shock in her eyes.

"I don't know who you are, I don't know how I got here, but I am certainly not staying." Kagome sat up quickly. She got dizzy and waited a half a minute before standing.

"Mother, if you are not wedded many suitors will come after you, not to mention Hojo, he was in love with you when he first laid eyes on you." The woman walked up to Kagome. She was wearing a simple pink kimono and her hair was a nice brown color up in a curled bun on the top of her head.

"I do not know this Hojo, so how does he know me?" Kagome asked eyeing the woman not believing a word coming out of her.

"Your mother brought you here with your sister the day after you two were born. It was then when we decided who would be our new mother if your mother was unable to continue."

"Of course," Kagome said. "How do you know my mother?" The woman smiled and headed towards the door.

"We all know your mother." She slid the door open and walked outside where it was dark.

Kagome followed, curiosity killed that cat.

It was a village and Sakura trees were surrounding it. It was a beautiful place. She saw children playing a chasing game and others a stick and rock game. She saw couples near a very large well. There were some having a picnic and others were near huts.. It was a homey place. Kagome followed the woman taking in the sights. There was a long steam along the village.

There were a few men sparring. She heard a shout, and a large weapon swept the men off their feet. Kagome looked where the thing came from and saw a woman in fighting clothes. Kagome was shocked, a woman fighting? That was a new one but the idea made Kagome happy.

"That is Sango, she came to us a few months back, and her entire village was slaughtered by a man named Naraku. We begged her not to look for revenge for it will only bring sin into her heart and make her impure." The woman told Kagome noticing where Kagome's attention was.

Kagome looked at the woman with a look that told her that was retarded. "I see you like to keep things pure. Then why is it that you have people fighting? Are you preparing for something?" The woman chuckled.

"No, Kagome, those who fight simply do it for the sport." Kagome narrowed her eyes at the woman and crossed her arms against her bounded breast.

"I do not recall giving you my name. How do you know it?"

"Your mother told us your entire name but I doubt many people will call you that. They may just call you mother."

"How can I trust you?" Kagome asked and the woman and took a seat on a stump that was near a Sakura tree.

"You are a miko, you can't sense those who wish to do you harm."

"I'm not that great with miko powers." Kagome mumbled and eyed the woman to make sure she didn't do anything. As if she was locked inside and just left the house to greet a winter morning, Kagome felt a wave of coolness. It was so clean and pure. Where had that come from? The feeling stayed.

"It matters not; it should come as a sixth sense. This is the village of purity. Only the pure can see the village and only a few chosen ones who are not pure can enter." Kagome looked at her. She felt no bad bone from her. The entire place was calm and serene.

"Mother!" Kagome instantly turned and saw a little girl run to her. "Save me!" she shouted and Kagome brought her brows together. Behind her two boys were coming for the little girl.

"Aw, you can't hide behind mother!" One shouted and the little girl laughed before grabbing hold of Kagome's leg. Kagome smiled and looked down.

"You know, who says I'm not on their side?" Kagome told the girl. The girl looked up and smiled.

"Because a girl would never turn her back on a fellow girl!" Kagome laughed and picked the girl up. She looked to the boys and smirked.

"Now, what was it you wanted to do?"

"We wanted to tickle her until she peed on herself like last time." Kagome giggled, they couldn't tell a lie. She lowered the girl onto the ground and the girl looked at her with wide eyes.

"You should run." Kagome told her. And the girl gasped before she bolted.

Kagome turned to were the woman was to be. The woman sat there with a twinkle in her eyes. "Do you want children?" She asked catching Kagome off guard.

Kagome nodded and sat next to her. "What is your name?" Kagome asked.

"Airi is my name mother. I was your mother's close friend. She left saying she needed to tell her husband she would not be returning home, but she never came back here. I see she sent you." The woman had a sad waver in her voice.

"Airi," Kagome said before she brought a hand to rest on the woman's shoulder. "My mother is missing." Airi looked up.

"Well, that explains it."

Airi looked Kagome head to toe. "We should get you out of that clothing." She smiled but her eyes were filled with sadness making Kagome sad but she smiled to cover it up just like Airi.

The two stood up and Kagome followed Airi as they headed to a wall for now.

I kinda stole some stuff from Dark of the Moon but you'll never know what it was. Any ways, next chapter will take awhile because I have no idea how I got where I got. So where am I heading, not a clue.

Next time

Is Kikyou alive? Is the barrier broken from the time Kikyou, you know "weakened" and err- passed out? Kagome learns a little bit about where she is and Koga… well he has a nice part in that. What will Sesshomaru and the two youngsters do? And why is Rin, Shippo's adopted sister, well that'll be in revealed in a way in later chapters but still, hehee.

Tune in Next time on "The Hunt"