Standing within the Fire

Disclaimer: I do not, nor will I ever, own any part of InuYasha or Chibi Vampire (Karin); no matter how much I wish otherwise.

Summary:

Kagome never was normal, and now she knows why. She is a Vampire. She has just gotten to the point where she can only go out on cloudy days and needs a constant supply of blood. Her 'brother' Sesshoumaru, has been supporting her, the best he could but he can't cover for her forever. Soon, Kagome can't take living with her human family and takes off during the night only to run into Marker Vampire Territory. Prisoner of the Marker's, Kagome has to convince the family of her trustworthiness before they wipe her memory. No one ever thought she would be able to withstand being tied to Ren for a week, but she stood her ground. She stayed loyally within the Fire.

Pairing: Ren/Kagome

This is a Challenge Fic from Bishonen'sFoxyMiko. I have not read Chibi Vampire in awhile so I might be a bit rusty so please forgive me!

~Standing within the Fire~

This was it, the last damn straw; Kagome couldn't, wouldn't take it anymore.

She could not live with her 'family' any longer. They had lied to her for the majority of her life about her humanity! Was it that hard to tell her that she was adopted? Or that she was a Vampire?

Apparently it was!

That wasn't the reason she left though, she had stayed almost a whole year after Kun-Loon had told her the truth; no she was leaving because she couldn't take the sad stares her 'grandfather' and 'mother' gave her every time she awoke and was greeted by her brothers holding a packet of blood just for her.

Souta always loved her, no matter what she was.

The brother that brought her the substance she needed to survive was the one who had tried to kill her almost five hundred years earlier; Sesshoumaru. He was a well accomplished business man with many, and I mean MANY, connections. He covered for her by bringing her blood packets from the hospital that he owns.

That is, he was bringing her blood packets. It has become almost too hard for even him to steal from the hospital. Kagome had to rely on her instincts to hunt for the last two weeks. It came very easily to her; the control of the bats, the finding of the preferred blood type. She just chalked it up to sheer luck (and her miko powers that she somehow inherited from her pure-blooded vampire parents).

Kagome smiled grimly as she thought of her real parents. From what she could tell, the vampire race must be dying out. She hasn't met one anywhere near Tokyo. Maybe it was hard for vampire to produce young. What if she was all alone in the world?

"That can't be it…" Kagome whispered to herself as she packed her small duffle bag with a few pairs of clothes, two pairs of shoes, her weapons from the Feudal Era, and her special talisman that she hadn't quite figured out yet. Opening her window she silently slipped out as she did every night, she closed it again behind her and stood on the branches of Goshinbu; her bats circling loyally around her.

"We're off to Okinawa…" Kagome giggled to herself as she said that to the tune of an American movie she remembered watching. The Wizard of Oz to be precise.

She ran; the one thing that she noticed instantly about her enhanced abilities was her speed. It seemed to be one of her gifts per say, along with total control over her bats. She didn't know why or how she was like this, but she didn't want to give it up for anybody.

The run to the docks was not long, and it was an even shorter boat ride to the small island where she would reside from now on. Okinawa was closer to home than her 'family' or Sesshoumaru would even think to look for her, and another thing; they had more cloudy days than Tokyo had in a year.

The closer she got to the island, the more her instincts told her to tread carefully. It was almost as if it was telling her that it was another's territory and she was trespassing. Well, Kagome was never one for rules; so trespass she would.

"Scout out the area; you know what to look for." She calmly told her bats as she exited the boat, trying to look like she belonged. Her hunger was on full force, and she was strangely attracted to that of the bad boy type. You know, those who act all tough yet are all protective and sweet to little sisters or little kids in general.

Wandering was her best chance at this point; she didn't want to draw attention to herself if her instincts were correct but damn! The thirst was just getting harder and harder to control in this unfamiliar environment.

A few turns and a high pitched scream brought Kagome out of her musings. She had wandered into a dark alley, where apparently a man decided a poor teenage girl would be a good lay. Men like that just pissed her off.

"Let her go." She hissed icily, taking in the features of the girl. She had pretty reddish eyes and bangs that framed her face while her hair was shorter then her bangs. Kagome sniffed delicately and her eyes widened to impossible sizes. The scent was just like hers! This girl was a vampire! The realization hit her so fast that she didn't hold back when she launched herself at the man and tore him to pieces. She made it look like it was a gang thing, her slashes looking like knife cuts and stabs.

"Are you okay?" Kagome turned around and asked once she had drunk from the body and took out her fire starting kit. She leaned against the wall and smiled when the girl nodded numbly.

"Who are you? Why are you in our territory?" The girl asked, a meek fire entering her eyes. Not disgusted at all by Kagome's little vicious show, or the way the body smelt when being burned.

"Kagome, I didn't know this was another's territory. I didn't know that there were any other vampires at all. I thought I was human up until the point where I couldn't go outside anymore. My 'family' were all humans." She replied easily, telling the truth.

"I am Karin Maaka, or Marker. How did you not know you were a vampire?"

"I was just like the other kids up until I turned eighteen last year."

"Let me get this straight; you were abandoned at birth at a human's home and lived like one for eighteen years until you couldn't go outside and your 'mother' told you that you were a blood-sucking monster?" Karin said, Kagome nodded numbly, not knowing how the hell the girl was so good at guessing exactly what happened.

"That's so cool! I kind of wish I was like that!" Karin smiled, and stood up. She brushed off her legs and took off towards a forest. "You should come by sometime Kagome! I'm sure my family would love to meet you."

"Sure!" Kagome yelled back, she was so happy to have already found a vampire; one that she could talk openly with.

~Standing within the Fire~

Karin slammed the door behind her, ignoring the looks from her parents. She knew she was covered in blood. She knew they could tell it was hers and another's (She had gotten splattered during the fight).

"Karin, what happened?" Anju asked, her soprano voice surprising Karin. Seriously; how could one so devious sound so cute? Karin just shook her head and hummed. She was happy; there was another vampire who had a slightly stranger life than she did and was very nice. Karin knew it would be trouble if she told her family about the other vampires, and Kagome didn't need that.

"Karin, tell us why the hell you are covered in blood?!" Her father growled. She was scared now. Her father was scary when angry, and if she didn't tell the whole truth she knew she was in for it! Taking a deep breath she turned and frowned at her parents, before sitting down on the couch and acting nonchalant.

"I was almost raped by a man on the way home…" Karin didn't even finish before her father was up, snarling, and ready to rip the man to shreds. Her father may be very submissive towards his wife and children, but when they are threatened he turns all animalistic.

"Where is he now?"

"Dead; in ashes by now." She replied easily, watching her father calm and stare at her waiting for the rest of the story. "It was a girl, she is eighteen years old. Very nice, pretty, and extremely fast."

"There is something you are not telling us Karin." Anju frowned, her bat on her finger already.

"Who exactly was this girl Karin?" Her mother asked, her eyes flaming. Karin shook her head stubbornly; Kagome would be in danger if she told.

"Anju, your bat please?" Her mother asked, motioning to the youngest of her children. Karin got up and ran, trying to keep the bat away from her.

"NO! I DON'T WANT YOU GUYS TO HURT HER!! SHE SAVED ME! ISN'T THAT ENOUGH?"

"Look what I found in our territory? A vampires who is hard as hell to catch." Ren's voice came from the front door, as he pushed the tied woman forward. The figure fell to her knees with her dark hair hiding her face from view.

Carrera, the Mistress of the House, was instantly up and before the tightly bat wound girl. Her eyes cold and as hard as stones.

"Who are you and what are you doing in our territory."

The strange girl lifted her head and stared definitely up at Carrera, her strange sapphire eyes glowing with a strange light.

"That's HER! That is the girl who saved me from getting raped! Now you guys know why I didn't tell you!" Karin yelled, pointing at the girl who was still having a staring contest.

"I am Kagome, and I didn't know anyone had claimed this area until I met Karin. Then your 'darling' son just decided I should take a ride on his shoulders all the way here only to dumped in front of a temperamental lady." The girl hissed, standing on her own two feet and releasing herself from Ren's bat binds with one easy word to said bats.

"Why do I find that hard to believe?" Carrera asked venomously, her pride not allowing her to back down from the obvious challenge.

"Believe what you want." Kagome hissed, turning slightly and began walking towards Ren with a glare set on her face. Upon reaching his she reached up and slapped him hard. Instantly he reacted violently and tried to pounce on Kagome. But the girl had literally disappeared and reappeared by Karin.

"You deserved that! You don't just walk up on a girl who is minding her own goddamn business and bind her with bats before taking her off to who-knows-where!" Kagome had tried not laugh, but the red hand print appearing on the boy's face was way too funny. She and Karin broke down giggling; Kagome had totally forgotten she was covered in still wet blood.

"Ah…I needed that." Kagome sighed, leaning on against Karin who was leaning on her. The threat of being surrounded by territorial vampires dismissed for the moment.

"Well, I better get going. If you need me, I will in the darkest flipping hotel I can find!" Kagome grinned before attempting to make a run for it. Too bad the Marker's (Maaka's) knew the house better than she did and had her trapped within minutes.

"You are not going anywhere but into an empty room here, and you will answer our questions tomorrow night." Henry said, calming the girl while he restrained her. Kagome snarled and lashed out with her legs, attempting to get free.

"Damnit! What did I do that was so bad to be locked up in here!" Kagome pounded on the door once they had released her and locked it behind them. Sighing in defeat she looked out the tinted window and clutched her duffle bag closer to her. Thank the lord that she had remembered to tighten it on her back after the first encounter with Karin.

She pulled out her talisman and clutched it tightly to her chest, a calm coming over the girl.

~Standing within the Fire~

I can say for a fact it is not my best work, but it will be revised once all chapters all up. Please read and review! I really want to know how I did.

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