Hello, this is my first fanfiction and I hope it turns out well. Please review, flames or praise, it doesn't matter. I am an avid Hiei/Kagome reader and think that there are not enough of them out there. So, if you don't like the pairing, don't read the story.
Author: aneitsuki
Summary: Tragic events befall Kagome and she meets up with the YYH group and discover some things about herself as well as others. Fate has some odd plans in store for Kagome as enemies arise from the oddest places.
Hiei: Don't forget the disclaimer, onna.
Anei: Hey, Hiei, want a rosary?
Hiei: No, Anei.
Anei: Much better.
Kaia:When do I get Kouga!
Disclaimer: If I owned YYH and IY, I would own Sesshoumaru, Kurama, and Hieiand Kaia would own Kouga. Do the math...
-1The Destiny of a Prophecy
Chapter 1: The Breaking Ties of Friendship
Even though she had been there for him whenever he needed her to be, he just couldn't go back on the first promise he made. All he wanted was for her happiness, not for her pain. And her pain was what he was sure that he would get once she figured out his choice. No matter what anyone said, he absolutely could not abandon his love. He would sacrifice his life for her at any given moment. Sure, she had betrayed him quite a few times and he had had second thoughts about her loyalty and love for him, but now he was sure, sure that Kikyou was the same as she was 50 years ago before the framed betrayal.
"So when are you going to tell them?" his lover's calm, almost dead-like voice asked, breaking through his thoughts.
"Soon," he answered, gazing down into her flat brown eyes, "soon."
"Why the delay? Don't tell me that you're having second thoughts."
"Never," he hugged his lover close to his chest, "you're mine, Kikyou, I'll love you now and forever." He gently lowered his lips to hers and the chaste kiss started to gain momentum when-
Kagome woke up from her nightmare. That 'incident' had happened almost two weeks ago and she still didn't know what the two meant by what they had to tell everyone. Kagome had stumbled upon Inuyasha and Kikyou talking in the forest near Goshinboku, overhearing them talking, but left before she witnessed anything that would scar her for life. It didn't bug her as much as she thought that it would. She had pretty much come to terms with the fact that Inuyasha could never return her love, so she decided to sit back and let him be happy. If anything, she felt that he had betrayed her trust by not being straight-forward about such things.
"Bad dreams, Imouto?" a voice asked. The normally cold tone had softness throughout it.
"I'm just fine, Onii-san. It must be all the training from Sango-chan."
"If you're sure." The voice seemed doubtful, and had every right to be. Almost everyone in the group could see that she was hurting inside, but they knew better than to interrogate her about the issue. Lately, she had taken to getting her frustration out during training with Sango. Sango was a hard taskmaster, but she had taught Kagome most of what she knew. From there, her onii-san had trained her in swordsmanship. No one else knew but Kaede and that's because Kaede was training her miko powers. Soon, she would reveal to everyone that she was anything but weak. It was her little secret, for now.
Kagome carefully looked around camp, trying not to laugh at what she saw. Shippou and Rin were cuddled up in Kilala's fur, and Jaken was practically hanging over the back of Ah-Un. Even her Onii-san would find the next sight laughable. Miroku was laying with one hand reaching out to Sango's backside and it was practically twitching to get closer, while Sango was rolling around muttering something about 'hentai monks'. Probably the funniest thing is when Miroku's hand actually got to where it was almost touching Sango's but and she rolled over, grabbed Hiraikotsu and whacked him over the head with it. ((A/N: Almost like sleep-walking, but sleep-groping and sleep-perv-bashing!)) Kagome giggled a bit before looking over to Inuyasha's perch, well where Inuyasha should have been perched.
"Onii-san, he's going to see her, isn't he?" she asked softly, but she knew that he heard her.
"Yes, he's off to see that rotting clay pot again. He's wasting his time. With all the betrayals? Inuyasha is a fool."
"Maybe. I'm just glad that I don't like him like that anymore. Onto better topics, would you like to take a walk? I really don't want anyone to wake up." Kagome was very pleased that she could get her onii-san to talk in more than a few words when talking to her. It was a big accomplishment for her.
Kagome heard her brother get up, so she quietly got up and followed him to the well clearing, their usual talking place. It was peaceful at night and she didn't feel scared because she had her daggers concealed and on her at all times.
"So, Imouto, what is it you wanted to talk about?"
"Well, I just remembered that you mentioned something about an adoption ceremony for us. You know, so that we really can be brother and sister. I was wondering about if you were considering it or not. That's all."
"I have been considering it, yes. It will take place in tomorrow night, on the crescent moon."
"Really? That is so awesome." Kagome ran over and hugged her brother and was surprised when he hugged her back.
"Remember, since you will be my little sister, that makes you heir to all of the Western Lands."
"But, Sesshoumaru, isn't that Inuyasha's birthright?"
"He has not earned it nor would be able to protect it as well as you can. You know that you can easily defeat him."
"Thanks for the compliment, Sesshou. Now, shall we be heading back to camp before Inuyasha or Sango discover that we're gone?" Kagome started walking back to their camp near the village. Sesshoumaru stayed a moment longer, pondering what would become of his Imouto when all the shards were collected. Then he too headed back to watch over the group.
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(next morning)
Kagome woke up at sunrise, despite her late night walk. Sango woke up at almost the same time, slapping Miroku who stayed asleep the whole time. Seeing that Kagome was awake, she got up and went to get water for breakfast. Kagome followed her example, but started to get breakfast ready. She also noted that Inuyasha was not yet back from his nightly venture, so she didn't wake anyone else up. She had already guessed that Sesshoumaru would be gone patrolling his lands and getting the adoption ceremony ready and all, so she also let his disappearance pass by. Soon, Sango came back to the campsite with the water and they started making breakfast. Soon, everyone woke up because of the smell of food. Shippou woke up before poor Rin, so he woke her up with the illusion of a spider. She screamed at first, but then started to laugh along with Shippou. Then the laughing pair headed to the river to get a drink. Miroku sat up rubbing to new bumps on his head, wondering where they came from, before a lecherous grin formed on his face.
"My dear Sango, you wouldn't happen to know how I got these bumps would you?"
Sango just glared at him and he shut up.
"What's everybody looking so pissed about?" Inuyasha walked into camp with his outer haori askew and tussled hair. He looked over at Kagome, who just ignored him. "What's everybody's problem?"
"So, Inuyasha, did you get some?" Miroku asked, his lecherous grin almost permanently implanted on his face. "Let's see, your hair is messed up along with your clothes and you seem oddly content with yourself. Oh yeah, you got some." ((A/N: OMG! that was so warped of me to write but it sounds so funny and Miroku-like! LOL!))
"Miroku, do you really want to have an heir to pass your legacy down onto." Inuyasha flexed his claws threateningly. Miroku gulped and shut up quickly.
"Everyone, I have an announcement." Everyone looked at Inuyasha with expectant, curious eyes, except for Kagome who knew where this was going so she decided to cut in.
"Inuyasha is inviting Kikyou to join the group."
"W-what? You already knew, for how long?" Inuyasha choked out.
"Truthfully, it was inevitable, but I've known for sure for the past two weeks."
"Oh. Well then, Kikyou, you can come join us."
The clay-pot known as Kikyou came semi-gracefully out of the woods. She scanned the group and Kagome did not miss the look of utter hatred and contempt for her person. She just looked back with cold blue eyes, her gaze never wavering. Kikyou finally got creeped out and looked away and Kagome started humming to herself while finishing up breakfast. In the three years that Kagome had been travelling with the group, any resemblance between her and Kikyou were all but gone. Where Kikyou was tall and skinny, Kagome was petite and had more muscle than Kikyou. Kagome's eyes were an indigo color with red flecks in them instead of Kikyou's mud brown. The only reason that her eyes were brown were contacts to fit in. Now, of course, she didn't care what anyone thought. Kikyou's hair was also tinted brown and Kagome's was somewhere in between raven and ebony. All-in-all, no one could see the resemblance any more, except Inuyasha of course. Shippou was off at the stream with Rin getting a drink and missed Kikyou's introduction. So, when he came back, the first thing out of his mouth was, "What smells like dirt," he sniffed the air again, sampling it, "oh, and mud?"
"You little runt! Get over here!" Inuyasha started to chase Shippou around the camp when Kagome yelled, "SIT!"
Inuyasha crashed into the ground and Shippou jumped into Kagome's arms. If one looked closely, as Sesshoumaru did when he got back from patrolling at that moment, Kagome's eyes had flecks of red and purple in them- both unnatural colors for a human. He continued walking out of the forest and heard his retainer's screams of joy.
"Sesshoumaru-sama, you have returned. How was patrolling, m'lord?"
"Fine. Jaken, where is Rin?" he asked, a dangerous edge to his voice.
"That horrible brat ran away from me during the night and I cannot find her."
"Any blind fool can see that she is hiding behind Ah-Un with the kit."
Rin and Shippou came out from behind Ah-Un laughing, but soon had to avoid the Staff of Two-Heads. They didn't have to worry for long because Jaken was knocked out by a well-aimed rock. Both children looked expectantly a Sesshoumaru, but he shook his head. They looked around the campsite and saw Kagome with a rock being thrown up and down and a small little tic mark on her head. Everyone heard a rustle in the woods and got into battle positions, well everyone except Sesshoumaru and Kagome who knew who the intruder was.
"Youko Kurama, get your bushy little tail out here right now!" Kagome yelled, smiling.
Just about everybody but Inuyasha and Kikyou relaxed as Youko walked out of the woods, 'bushy' silver tail and all.
"Aww, Kags! You know that my tail isn't bushy, it's silky! I should take offense to that remark, but I guess a let it slip this one time. I did try to sneak up on you and all."
"Okay, Youko. Breakfast is ready everyone!"
After eating breakfast and everyone but Inuyasha done eating, introductions were made between Kikyou and Inuyasha and Youko. Kagome had met Youko about two months ago when she injured him while he was attempting to get the Shikon shards. Being good-hearted, Kagome healed his wounds with her miko powers and they sat and talked, finding that they had a sort-of bond with each other. He would meet her every few nights with Shikon shards and she eventually told him all about the future and where she was from. Youko vowed that he would help to protect her until he thought she could himself. When she fully trusted him, she brought Sesshoumaru over to meet him. They exchanged a few choice words and soon became what resembled friends. The trio as close and knew when the each other were by. After getting Sesshoumaru's approval, she brought Youko back to meet everyone. Sango was nice to him, Shippou drilled him about kitsunes, Rin wanted to pet his tail, and Miroku found a common thread in him in pervertedness. He visited whenever Inuyasha was off with his clay-pot thing, but now he was going to travel with the group. When this was announced, Inuyasha spit out some breakfast he was still eating on the ground and started protesting, but this was stopped by a warning glare of Kagome's.
"He's travelling with us whether you like it or not. Where do you think I've been getting jewel shards from? Youko has been collecting them for me and giving them to me."
"So, how do you know that we can trust him, or that he's not another one of Naraku's incarnations?"
"Smell him, Inuyasha. Does he smell like Naraku?"
Inuyasha sniffed before saying, "No. He smells like roses." He sounded disgusted.
"Okay then. You won't complain, or else!"
Inuyasha just pouted and resumed eating. Kikyou, on the other hand was thinking over this new addition to the group. She didn't like how he could mess up all of her plans. So, she decided to get rid of him the next day.
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(that night)
Inuyasha carried Kikyou far into the woods so that she could feed on the souls of dead maidens. When they got about two miles away, Inuyasha stopped in a clearing and let Kikyou down.
"So, Kikyou, what do you think of the newcomer?"
"I believe that he is after the Shikon no Tama. Be wary and watch him." Inuyasha missed the malicious glint in his clay pot's eyes.
Inuyasha nodded his head like a lost puppy who just found his mistress.
"I also think that you should take Kagome aside tomorrow and warn her of the danger he presents. Good, Inuyasha?"
Kikyou put a powder in her hand and blew it all over his face and his eyes glowed red for a moment before returning to normal.
"Yes, my love."
"Good, you will now obey every command I tell you to to but also act normal in front of your friends so they do not get suspicious. Now, what is our overall goal?"
"To break the girl's spirit and reclaim it for you, my love." His eyes were once again glowing slightly red.
"Good, now let's get that infernal rosary off your neck. Bend down." Inuyasha did so and Kikyou's hands glowed hot pink ((I hate hot pink and I hate Kikyou: they go together.)) and the rosary snapped off his neck.
"Oh, Inuyasha." He looked at Kikyou and she kissed him, which soon led to other things to horrible to even mention.
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(with Sess and Kags)
Kagome was gently woken up out of her sleep by Sesshomaru shaking her gently.
"It's time, Imouto." Kagome sluggishly got up and followed Sesshomaru to the Goshinboku. Surprisingly, Youko was there already.
"Youko, what are you doing here?"
"I'm hurt, Kags. You and Sess were going to adopt each other and leave me out. You know you guys are my only family."
Kagome looked at Sesshoumaru with pleading eyes and Sesshoumaru nodded.
"Well then, why don't we all three adopt each other. Then we really will be family. We'll be an unbeatable trio, think about it."
"Okay then, let us proceed. We each need to make a cut on each palm for it to work. Then, we stand in a circle and press palms together to complete the blood bond. After that, we will see the side effects."
'Side effects?' Kagome thought nervously. Hopefully it wouldn't be anything too drastic.
"I'm ready," she said. They nodded and cut their palms with their claws as Kagome took out a dagger and made a cut on each of her palms. They then stood in a circle and pressed their palms together o that everyone was connected. Sesshoumaru started to speak,
"We come here to make the formal bonds of siblings. Our intentions are pure and our bonds are strong. Please make it formal and complete the blood bond between us."
The three started to glow. Kagome was reddish purple, Sesshoumaru was dark blue, and Youko was green. The colors started to mix with each other and the three started to have physical changes. After the bond was complete, the glow stopped and the three separated, checking their palms which were flawless. When they looked at the back of their hands, there was a symbol on each hand. Kagome had a red crescent moon and a green leaf. Sesshoumaru had a pink Shikon no Tama symbol engulfed in flames and ice and a green leaf. Youko had a green crescent moon and the Shikon no Tama symbol.
"Kagome," Youko asked, "what is the meaning of this symbol?"
"I don't know. So, do I look any different?" she asked, changing the subject.
"Let's see," Youko started, examining her new look, "You have slightly pointed ear, short claws, gold flecks in your eyes, oh and you hair has a more silver tint to it."
"That and the fact that you have a red crescent moon on your forehead, a small green leaf under your left eye and the Shikon no Tama in the crescent moon surrounded in purple flames and ice," Sesshoumaru stated.
"That is so cool. Hey, Youko, Inuyasha was right. You do smell like roses. And everything is louder than it was before," Kagome said.
"That's because you gained some demonic attributes, that's all. Increased strength, speed, agility, eyesight, hearing, smell, stamina, etc." Youko was checking out his tail, which was slightly bushier than before and Sesshomaru's was silkier than before((if that's even possible)).
"Well, let's see how much you two changed. Youko's tail is bushier, he has a crescent moon and a Shikon no Tama under his left eye, and his eyes have purple and red specks in them. Sesshomaru's tail is silkier, he has a green leaf and Shikon no Tama under his left eye, and his eyes are like Youko's. What's this! You both have a resistance to most purification and some holy powers. That's a great benefit to you both. I think the only purification that could affect you is a kuromiko's."
"Hmm...this stuff could come in handy when I'm off on a job."
"Youko, will you ever quit your so-called profession?" Kagome asked.
"No way. Not even for you Imouto. Actually, I think that I should teach you some of my skills. They could come in handy later on in case of an emergency."
Sesshoumaru growled at Youko. "The heir to the Western Lands will not be a petty thief. It isn't right or proper."
Kagome gave Sesshoumaru the puppy dog face. "Pretty, pretty please?"
Even the great Sesshoumaru had to cave under the puppy dog face. "I guess. Just don't get into a lot of trouble."
"Yay!" Kagome gave them both a hug. "When do I start?"
"Well, there is a technique where I can pass down knowledge to you without actually teaching it to you."
"Sounds great!" Kagome was excited by the opportunity to learn some thievery. She had always wanted to. Youko walked up to her and put a finger to his temple. When he thought it was glowing bright enough, he put it onto Kagome's temple and let the glow go into her head. She closed her eyes and gasped at the knowledge that he had given her. He moved his finger when the glow subsided.
"Oh, wow. That's really neat! I know all sorts of stuff now. You know what would be fun? Stealing Tetsusaiga from Inuyasha and putting a spell on him so that his demon blood stays controlled. Just to see his face!" Kagome giggled.
"Let's wait for a while and just let everyone react to your changes first, okay, Kagome?" Sesshoumaru asked.
Kagome sighed. "I guess so."
"Let's head back. I sense something amiss." Youko said.
The trio headed back to the campsite only to find everyone, including Inuyasha and Kikyou, getting ready for battle.
"Where have you been, wench?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome's eyes tinted a slight red in response to the insult. "You and Shippou head to Kaede's. You're too weak to fight."
"No way, Inuyasha. We're strong enough." Kagome reached down into her pack and pulled out a short sword and a bow and some arrows. She handed Shippou a few daggers, which he quickly concealed.
"Put those weapons down before you hurt yourself, onna."
"I know how to wield weapons better than you do thanks to my nii-sans."
"You don't have any older brothers."
"Yup, I do. Sesshoumaru and Youko."
"Whatever, wench."
"Inuyasha. You will cease pestering the heir to Western Lands. She could kill you with her hands tied behind he back."
"He's coming everyone! Naraku, Kagura, Kanna, and a demon horde. Positions!" Kagome yelled. Over time, Kagome had deemed her school uniform impractical and changed to black miko pants and a black sleeveless miko top. Overtop that, she had a deep purple-red almost black cloak that covered all of her weapons, minus the bow and quiver full of arrows, underneath of it.
"He's here," Kagome said softly.
"Kukuku, my little miko. I'm not here to kill your little group just yet. Instead, I have come for you my little miko. You see, Kikyou is nothing compared to you. You are much more beautiful, graceful, and overall better and more powerful than Kikyou could ever dream to be." Poor Kagome had been standing a ways in front of the rest of the group and Naraku had came up to her and put a hand to her cheek. "So, what do you say, love?"
"You really want my answer, here it is," Kagome said, using a frigid tone that she picked up from Sesshoumaru and Youko when he was mad, "you are a sick bastard and an even sicker and more twisted one than I thought was possible if you think that I would ever go with you, asshole." She reached up and grabbed and twisted his hand, breaking it in one movement. "Too bad that you're not here to kill us, because we sure want to kill you."
"Wench," Naraku spat out through clenched teeth.
"That's not my name, hanyou." The demon horde, Kagura, and Kanna surrounded the two, making them inaccessible to the rest of the group. Inuyasha started cursing because Kagome had the jewel shards and he thought her too weak to keep them from Naraku and protect herself. With a great yell, the group ran into battle, hoping to get to Kagome and Naraku before it was to late.
Kagome was easily deflecting and dodging Naraku's tentacles without using any powers or weapons.
"I'm out of your league, Naraku. Give up now and maybe I'll make your death quick."
"No. It's I, Naraku, who has the upper hand here. I have more jewel shards than you." His tone was getting frantic and desperate.
Seeing Kikyou drawing closer, Kagome decided to end the fight and stop toying with Naraku. She took off her cloak, revealing her katana and outfit, which made Naraku want her more. In the blink of an eye, Kagome was after Naraku, who seemingly dodged her blow. She landed behind him with cuts on her arms and a laceration on her stomach. Kagome turned around and faced him. Naraku started laughing.
"You missed. You're mine now, little miko."
Kagome raised an eyebrow, much like Sesshoumaru, and said, "Did I? I recall hitting you about 20 times." With that said, Naraku split into a lot of little pieces which were then purified by Kagome into ashes. Kikyou, Miroku, and Inuyasha looked on in disbelief, while Sango and Sesshoumaru were nodding in approval and a job well done. Kagome nodded back and picked up Naraku's half of the Shikon and it was purified on contact. She put the two pieces together and was engulfed in a light. She closed her eyes when the glow got too bright. When she tentatively opened them again, Kagome found herself in a landscape of flowers with a lone sakura tree in full blossom.
"Make yourself comfortable, child. Anywhere would do."
Kagome heeded the advice and jumped up into the tree and settled herself on a low branch.
"Odd choice, but okay. I am Midoriko, creator of the Shikon no Tama and you are my prophesized descendent."
"I'm your descendent? Cool. But what prophecy?" Kagome asked. She was totally at peace with herself, which was very rare. It felt as if she was at constant war with herself.
"The prophecy was made by my own mother when I was a small child. She said that I would do great things in my life and be extremely powerful. Then she said that I would have a descendent, born of a human family yet demon with all demonic attributes, life span, and the like. For you see, I also was a demon born of humans, but I was trapped in the Shikon no Tama."
"If you're a demon, then what kind of demon are you? And how were you still a miko?" Kagome asked, her curiosity roused.
"I was the most forbidden of Forbidden Children: a fire/ice demon with holy powers. It was a great burden, but I survived. I also can't remember the rest of the prophecy, but as soon as I remember I'll tell you. After the final wish is made, the Shikon no Tama will remain behind and you must protect it Kagome, not that clay pot. Always keep it with you. Remember: never lose hope. Now, go."
The dreamscape vanished and Kagome found herself waking up to see the faces of Shippou and Rin hovering over her. She sat up.
"I'm fine, you two, don't worry." She looked down and saw that she was covered in blood, mainly Naraku's. Looking around, she realized that everyone was there but Inuyasha, Kikyou, and Youko were there on the battlefield.
"Where's Youko, Inuyasha, and Kikyou?"
"Kikyou and Inuyasha went off to let it feed and Youko's been gone, although no one saw him die in battle."
Kagome spread her senses around the area. Her eyes widened at what she found. "Oh no!" she whispered. Within the blink of the eye Kagome was out of the hut, running with a speed none knew that she possessed. Everyone quickly followed her and found her crying.
(with Kags)
She ran to the disturbance as fast as she could and was shocked by what she found. Youko was lying there, arrows piercing his body.
"Youko! Oh no! Let me heal you." Kagome knelt down and prepared to use her powers. He stopped her and softly said, "No, Imouto. I'll wait or you in your time. Never forget or lose hope. Imouto... ."
His soul left his body right before he took his last breath. Kagome had known what he had done and only wished to find him in the future. Kagome believed that Kikyou had done it, but had to check her arrows first, just to be sure. Struggling, Kagome lifted the body of Youko onto her shoulders and dragged it back to her friends in the village.
In the village, everyone was shocked to see Kagome carrying Youko's body on her shoulders like that. She reached Kaede's hut and gently set the body down inside.
"Kaede, can you help?"
"Where do you want to bury him at, child?"
"Near Goshinboku. He always loved trees and plants and all. Hopefully they'll be kind to him in death."
(later)
After the funeral, everyone was sitting around the Goshinboku. Inuyasha and Kikyou were still no where to be found. Kagome wanted to go home for a while and was about to leave when Inuyasha and his thing returned. Kagome handed him the Shikon.
"This is what you wanted, right?"
Inuyasha grabbed it from her. "Of course. Shikon no Tama, this is my wish: I wish for Kikyou to have her soul back."
Kagome only nodded and held in her screams as Kikyou smirked at her and got her soul back.
"Inuyasha, love, I am complete. Let us go celebrate." Inuyasha leading Kikyou into the woods with Sesshoumaru glaring at his back was the last thing she saw as she blacked out. When she woke up again, Kagome saw that the sky was getting darker ad several hours had passed. Shippou was sitting near her crying.
"Shippou?"
"Kagome? You're alive?"
"Yes, I don't know how, but I am. Would you like to go home with me to stay? I'll leave a note for Sesshoumaru, Sango, and Miroku. Okay?"
"Really? Okay. Sounds fun."
After she wrote the note and pinned it down with a rock, she realized something. "Shippou, where is the Shikon no Tama?"
"It's around you neck, Kagome. No one can get it off. Good. Now, let' s go. I have a bad feeling," Shippou urged.
"Okay." The two headed to the well, unknowing of what horrors awaited them on the other side.
Anei: So, you like? Huh? Huh?
Kaia: I want Hiei!
Anei: You can have Kurama, but I want Sess and Hiei. You can't have them.
Hiei: Go away, onna. I don't belong to anyone!
Anei: Rosary?
Hiei: I belong to Anei, not Kaia.
Anei: Good. is twirling rosary
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