Title - Yokai and the miko

Author - Bubblyblush

Rating - M

Disclaimer - I do not own Inuyasha

Chapter Two

It had taken all night to walk back to the castle but Miroku still walked though the giant castle gates smiling, still carrying the unconscious Kagome, who was murmuring in her sleep and muttering soft words every now and again. Soon enough Miroku spotted a brunette woman carrying a basket of berries and fruit from the royal garden in one hand and an over-sized boomerang over her shoulder.

"Sango, I need some help," Miroku called out and she turned towards him a soft smile on her face, but that smile slowly turned into a frown as she saw Kagome being carried in the arms of a smiling Miroku.

The woman named Sango put the basket down on the ground before taking the boomerang off her should, by this time Miroku had lost his smile and was now looking for a place to run.

"Wait a minute; it's not what it looks like!" Miroku spoke frantically.

"You have five seconds to explain," Sango said and then began to count, "One…"

"Um well, she was in the forest and chased by a demon and then, uhh…"

"Two…"

"Her names Kagome and, um, she was in the clearing nearby when I saw her,"

"Three…"

"She collapsed after I asked her name and I caught her,"

"Four…"

"She's a miko!"

That caught Sango's attention, "That's not possible, she's too young; most miko's have died out and if there are any left they'd be Kaede's age. Bring her inside and you can tell me what happened without stuttering, just try to be quiet. The master is roaming the halls - or so I've been told."

Sango led the way to the wooden doors and held them open for Miroku, she then lead him around many corners before reaching another door.

"She can stay in here, it's the only spare room that isn't full of storage and it's near my quarters and away from the masters." Sango explain as she opened it, "Set her on the bed and I'll get Kaede."

Miroku did as he was told and walked out with Sango, closing the door behind them, "She is very powerful from what I saw but I don't think she knew what she did, she completely vaporized a fully grown bull demon with one hand and no training. Maybe she could lift the curse…" Miroku pondered aloud, and Sango nodded in agreement.

They continued to walk in a comfortable silence until they reach Kaede's door, "Lady Kaede, we need your help," Miroku then went on to explain what happened.

"I had felt a strong aura enter the castle before, that must have belong to the girl you spoke of, let me just get my equipment."

Kaede is an old miko, she used to purify evil demons and heal the soldiers at the castle before they fled. Though after years of use her powers had diminished a lot, but Kaede still heals and can predict prophecies of the future at certain times. She had been at the castle most of her life and is one of the last remaining miko's to be known, so to hear of someone so young with that amount of power was just not common any longer.

Perhaps this girl maybe the one… Kaede thought with a hidden smile.

Sango, Miroku and Kaede all walked down to the guest room where the raven haired girl was currently unconscious in only to freeze at the door. Inside they could hear a low growl, muffled by the thick wooden door.

"What do we do? We can't go in there but we can't leave her alone in there, she'll be killed for sure." Sango harshly whispered.

"Then we have to go in, lady Kaede we suggest you stay out here." Miroku glanced at the old woman for a second before turning his attention back to the door, slowly reaching out for the door handle.

"I'm going as well," She declared with a firm tone, pushing past the hesitant demon slayer and monk to grasp the ancient door handle and twisting it, swinging the door open to be met with the most peculiar sight.

Kagome still remained motionless on the bed but above the oblivious miko was a demon, his blood red eyes trained on the young girl beneath him, his long clawed hands either side of her head keeping his weight off her small form so not to crush her as a curtain of his long silver hair fell to the side with the morning sun glistening off it making the silver glow a very soft yellow. The demon seemed to be sniffing her, his nose twitching fast taking in her scent.

Kaede was able to sense his demon aura genteelly prodding the sleeping girls

The others were silent, no one dared breathe as they took in the scene.

His nose was now buried in her neck as the low growl continued to rattle though the room.

Yes, this is the girl… Kaede thought to herself with a smile.

In an instant his whole body froze and the low growl became a loud threatening one as his head slowly turned towards the intruders at the door, none made so much as a squeak while he slowly removed him self from above Kagome as if to not wake her.

Then before anyone could blink, the demon was gone out the open window.

"Well, that was-"

"Expected," Kaede cut off Sango, who in turn stared at the woman as if she had finally lost her mind, "Now let's see the girl." Kaede walked to the bed ignoring the stares that followed her.

"Hmm," She looked over Kagome for any visible wounds, finding none she then placed a hand over the girls heart as a peculiar pulse of energy flowed though the room, the source being Kagome, "My she is powerful, perhaps the most powerful I have ever seen, and ye say she didn't know what she was doing?"

"Well, it seemed so. She was staring at her hand strangely." Miroku informed the wise old miko, who had retracted her hand from Kagome's chest.

"I see, well if she's that strong without training then I can only imagine the amount of power this girl would have when she is trained. I may have little power now but I can still train her." Kaede place her left her on Kagome's forehead, "She'll wake up in a minute or so, she only collapsed from exhaustion physically and spiritually."

"Lady Kaede, you said that what the master was doing was expected? How is that?" Miroku asked kindly, his brow furrowed in confusion.

"I'll explain once she wakes," Kaede gestured to Kagome, who was stirring.

"Mmm," Kagome rubbed her eyes and sat up yawning, she opened her chocolate brown eyes only to take in the unfamiliar sight. She recognised the man, Miroku, from the forest.

"What do you want from me? I don't have any money, please just let me go." Kagome reasoned, thinking the man had kidnapped her.

"What are you talking about?" Sango was the first to ask frowning slightly.

"You kidnapped me, what do you want?" Kagome's eyes shifted from the old woman beside her to the other two standing at the far end of the bed.

"Oh! No, no, no we didn't kidnap you; you see you collapsed in the forest so I took it upon myself to carry you back to the castle." Miroku explained in his gentlemanly tone.

Kagome watched them all warily in silence, the old woman beside her seemed calm and collected but the other two seemed rather unnerved by her silence, shifting their weight from one foot to the other uncomfortably and looking around the room, glancing at her from the corners of their eyes. Kagome pulled the red silk sheet closer, as if trying to hide herself from her 'captors'.

"No need to be afraid child, Miroku speaks the truth. You've not been kidnapped," The old woman spoke softly; she seemed kind, "What's your name?"

Though she already knew, Kaede was trying to break her out of her shell, "Kagome, ma'am" Kagome told her with a small smile and she was offered one in return.

"I am Kaede; this here is Sango and Miroku." Kaede gestured to the uncomfortable audience in the room.

"Hi Kagome, I hope we can be friends." Sango smiled brightly and Kagome seemed to realise that they were speaking the truth; I mean – why would your captors want to be friends with you? Or give you a fancy room instead of a dungeon?

"Thank you for letting me rest here and going to the trouble of carrying me back, I'll be out of your way now." Kagome pulled back the sheets and swung her feet over the side of the bed heading to the door.

"Wait, you not any trouble! Please stay a while; there are many things to discuss." Sango insisted.

"Aye child," Kaede agreed with a subtle nod of the head, "But first lets get ye out of those filthy clothes, I'm sure Sango has something ye can wear. She will escort you to the dining room after." With that Kaede left the room as Miroku followed suit allowing Sango and Kagome to do what needs to be done.

"Why was the master in her room? You also said it was expected," Miroku asked, he was curious as to why the master was acting like that, usually all that's on his mind is killing and the urge to feel blood run through his fingers.

"Ye see here, I predicted a prophecy not long after the master had been cursed but I have not fully understood the meaning behind it myself." Kaede explained.

"May I hear it? Perhaps I could possibly make sense of the prophecy." Miroku suggested.

"Very well:

A single maiden with purest of heart

Possessing powers from heaven sent

Thou must not seek, for she comes with time

A mate he shall seek within acceptance

But accepting of whole she must be without fear

For thy's curse must yield by the 6th moon after the 8th season

Thy love through duty will not prevail

But sacrificing thy's being want and need whole and true

Be the key releasing thine's true self

Or mindlessness he shall suffer 'til death."

Hey guy's! It's my birthday! So my present to you!

I'm still outta action due to spinal surgery, however, I've had this among MANY other stories just sitting there waiting to be continued in my Fanfiction folders, so I thought "What the hell?" and just put up. The chapter was going to be much longer but I decided to cut it down and transferred the original ending for this chapter to the start of the next.

Next chapter should be up soon :)

Preview –

Before another word could be spoken a thundering sound was heard. "What's that?" She gasped, as everyone stiffened – Miroku had surprisingly woken up by this time. It sounded like an animal had gotten inside and was running up the halls.

The thundering slowed but a low ferocious growl ripped through the air from the other side of the door Kagome and Sango had previously entered.

BANG!

The animal through its weight against the wooden door, in an attempt to open it.

BANG!

Kagome looked towards the other three in panic, "What's going on?"

It's my birthday! So my present to you!