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Hey everyone! I have to make this quick as I have to go grab a few hours sleep before school. I'm sorry for the late update and everything but I've had a lot of homework and I've had mono for the last month. So it's back to school for me and back to homework. I'm also in the process of writing my own book, so it may be a while before the next update. Thank you all so much!
Disclaimer: If I owned Inuyasha or Yu Yu Hakusho I wouldn't be writing my own book or writing this so there.
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CRASH!
BOOM!
“BASTARD!”
Well, there’s the answer: Anei and Sesshoumaru were at it again. For the millionth time, or was it the billionth? Tsuki was getting very exasperated. They were at it again! All because of some stupid childish insult! She had to question their maturity and sanity at times like these. And she had to question the relationship between those two. Sesshoumaru was like an older brother to her, after all he had taken her and Anei in when they were young kits, but something changed as her and her sister grew older. The relationship between Anei and Sesshoumaru had become strained and they were constantly on their toes around each other, trading insults and picking fights. Why did things have to be so complicated?
BANG!
“What, Fluffy, are you scared?”
“You wish, vixen.”
CLANG!
Tsuki looked over and saw that they had gotten rid of each other’s weapons and were now fighting hand-to-hand. She raised an eyebrow in amusement. This was new, usually they just fought with swords. It would be interesting to see who was best in hand-to-hand.
Tsuki’s fun was interrupted when a guard came over and whispered some disturbing information in her ear. Seeing as Anei and Sesshoumaru were occupied, Tsuki, as third-in-command, had to take care of things. She got up and rushed off to the main gate.
oOo
Anei was getting frustrated. First she loses her twin katana and, even though she had gotten rid of Tokujin at the same time, they kept fighting. Swiftly, she dodged a chop coming towards her neck and sent a kick to Sesshoumaru’s midsection, her foot landing on it’s target.
Sesshoumaru was also getting annoyed and sped up his movements, hoping to surprise his general, and failing. There was a reason that she was his general after all: she was his equal in fights. When his chop missed and she retaliated by kicking him, he was winded and pissed off. Never before had their fights escalated to this point. He lunged for her, but she did a quick backflip, getting out of the way. He lunged again and succeeded in grabbing her shoulder, but he couldn’t stop his momentum and ended up in a blackmail-worthy position.
His momentum had knocked them both over, him on top of her. And, as if the fates had decided that that wasn’t enough, his lips were pressed up against hers. He quickly shut his eyes and put a little more pressure into the kiss, coaxing her into it. Slowly, her eyes also drifted shut, returning the kiss. Sesshoumaru was practically purring. After about thirty seconds, Anei apparently realized what was going on and shoved him off of her.
Anei’s face was bright cherry red as she slowly backed away.
“Anei…wait…” Sesshoumaru implored softly.
“I’ll not be one of your playthings, Sesshoumaru,” she whispered, almost inaudibly.
“And, what does that mean, general?”
Anei stiffened. So that was how it was going to be. “I beg for your forgiveness, milord. Excuse me,” she said formally. Anei quickly gathered her twin katana and rushed out of the dojo, using her magic to cover the scent of her tears. Sesshoumaru stood their for a moment, surprised. Tsuki then reappeared, looking for Sesshoumaru. She was surprised to see her lord standing there looking puzzled and her sister no where in sight.
“Sesshoumaru, come quickly, there is a matter demanding your attention.”
He nodded, gathered Tokujin, and followed the spy out of the dojo.
oOo
Anei swiftly ran out of the castle to her favorite hot spring nearby. As she was passing thorugh the gates, she noticed a noble’s carriage and the aura and scent of a female inu youkai. The female was probably there to try to gain the status of Sesshoumaru’s mate. Those bitches really annoyed her. Not only because she was in love with Sesshoumaru, but because they treated her like a servant girl, she was the General of Makai dammit! That’s right, she was in love with Sesshoumaru.
At first, Anei had believed it was a passing infatuation because he was powerful and she was around him a lot. But then she had realized that she loved every little thing about him, even his faults which he hid so well. The kiss they had just shared sealed it. Her sister always wondered why she didn’t call him “Fluffy-nii-san” or something similar. Well, there was her answer, not that she would ever find out.
Anei finally made it to her hot spring, only to find it occupied by two females. One of which was her little sister, Kit. She suppressed her aura and scent, making he undetectable. The other woman in the hot spring looked a little like the demon she had seen in the forest with the kitsune kit.
“So, what information do you have for me today,” the look-alike sneered.
“Well, mistress, the spies are picking up tidbits of information about your plots, you may have a leak somewhere.”
“That is obvious. Go on.”
“There were rumors about your prisoners.”
“Which ones?”
“The humans.”
“Damn. What else?”
“The one you are looking for burst into the meeting of the lords with two others. She displayed amazing powers before leaving. She seemed disturbed about something.”
“That’s very good news. Perhaps your debt will be repaid faster than I thought. I suppose the puppy told you about the meeting.” Kit nodded. Anei looked on in shock. Her own sister! “Faithful as always. And he still has no idea of the spell.” The woman laughed cruelly for a moment. “Any other news?”
Kit looked hesitant. “One other thing,” she said slowly.
“Well, what is it?”
“The general and the king were kissing in the dojo.”
The woman looked surprised. “Well, well. The Ice Prince finally has a weakness. We shall exploit it. Spread the message among the others to look for any weaknesses in the gereral. She is your sister, correct?”
Kit nodded, self-hatred on her face.
“Good. Talk to her about it. Say the whole castle knows. We may be able to get the King with this.”
Anei couldn’t stand it anymore, she raced back to the castle. Ripping past the main gates, she rushed up to Sesshoumaru’s study, only to stop outside of the door. It was cracked open and she peeked in, listening in. The female inu youkai was in there. Anei was amazed. She was perfect. She had dark purple hair reaching down to her knees. Her kimono fit in all the right places. Anei couldn’t see her face, but she guessed that it was just as beautiful.
“As you can see, I have the status, class, beauty, and the rest of the credentials. We would be a perfect couple. That much is obvious.” The female got up and moved around his desk and sat in front of him. Her kimono seemed to bunch up slightly as she sat.
“You do seem to have all of the necessary requirements…”
At this Anei straightened up and knocked on the door.
“For give me my lord, but I have news.”
“Come in, general.”
Anei walked in and saw the disgust written all over the woman’s face. Sesshoumaru had a slightly annoyed look in his face. ‘Probably ‘cause I interrupted his time with his future mate.’
“I was on a walk outside of the castle when I overheard two female voices. Apparently, we have spies reporting back to some woman who looks like the one I met in the forest with the kitsune kit.”
Sesshoumaru growled. “Anything else?”
“Do you have some spare paper and pen?”
“Yes.” He handed it to her. She scribbled something down and signed it.
“Here you go.” She handed the paper to him.
“What is this?” he asked skimming it.
“My resignation.” His eyes flashed red in anger.
“Why are you resigning?”
“Personal reasons, milord.
“Then be gone. You do realize that you will not be welcome back into the castle now on penalty of death, correct?”
“Yes. I understand the consequences.”
He nodded, his eyes flashing with something for a moment. ‘Was that hurt?’ she thought bewildered.
“Well, what are you doing just standing there? Leave,” the female commanded.
“Good luck, my king,” Anei said sadly. ‘I can’t let you get hurt because of me and my foolish dreams and actions.’ She walked out of the study to gather her things and leave for good.
Little did she know that she had projected that last thought to Sesshoumaru, leaving him confused.
oOo
“Just Makai, actually,” an unidentified, smooth, silky voice cut in, “The others are being worked on.”
“Who are you?” Kagome asked, looking at the man standing there with a woman behind him.
“I should have known you would not recognize me. I am wounded Kagome-sama.”
Kagome took in the man’s appearance. Indigo eyes swirling with mischief. Dark hair pulled back into a ponytail. A familiar grin on his face.
“Miroku?” she asked slowly.
“Who else?”
She let a small smile over come her face. Shippou jumped towards him and landed n his shoulder.
“Who’s that behind you, Miroku?” she asked.
“This my mate, Kagura.”
Shippou jumped off of his shoulder and onto Kagome’s, who had stood up with her eyes narrowed.
“What changed, Kagura?”
“I got my heart back from the vile hanyou.”
“So you got your desire, ne?” Kagome cocked her to the side cutely.
Kagura stepped forward and smiled warmly, nodding.
Miroku looked in between his mate and old friend.
“What is going on here?”
“Well…” Kagome started.
oOo FLASHBACK oOo
Kagome was making her way thorugh the woods with an injured arm. A bothersome mantis youkai had attacked her. She had killed it, but it managed to cut her arm pretty bad and the rest of the group was no where to be found.
Finding a hot spring, Kagome stopped to clean her wound and take a bath. She didn’t have her pack with her, but she would make do. She was about to undress when the wind picked up and Kagura came down on her feather with Kanna and Kohaku on board.
“Look who it is, the little miko with none of her protectors around to save her.”
“Remember what we are here for, Kagura.”
“Yes, I know, Kanna. Miko, we need your help.”
Kagome stood there in shock.
“Why do you want my help?” she asked suspiciously.
“Because you are the only one that Naraku fears. Please help us, Shikon no Miko.”
“Only on one condition.”
They all cringed. “What would that be?”
Kagome smiled and they started regretting their decision to go to her for help.
“Call me Kagome.”
Kagura smiled in relief. “No problem.”
“Now, how can I help you?”
“Well-”
“KAGOME!” A voice was heard in the distance.
“I shall contact you another time. Goodbye for now, Kagome.”
She nodded and started walking to where the voices were coming from as the trio on the feather took off into the sky.”
oOo END FLASHBACK oOo
“Wow, So, Kagome, that whole time you were secretly helping and getting information from Kagura, Kanna, and Kohaku?” Shippou asked.
“Yes,” Kagome nodded. “We became great friends. Kagura once confided in me that she found Miroku very handsome and she said that she wouldn’t mind having him as her mate.”
Kagura blushed as Miroku looked at her appreciatively.
“How are Kanna and Kohaku, Kagura?”
“They mated a few centuries ago, but they are now in hiding.”
“Why?” Kagome gasped.
“Because there is new, or is it old, evil surfacing. That is why we are here. We need your help, Kagome.”
“What can I do?” They looked at each other, nodding, before pulling up the sleeve of their right arm. There was the mark of the spider in the sickly purple color of miasma imprinted on their skin.
“Onigumo,” Kagome breathed.
“We cannot say as long as the marks are on us. Please, if it is not too much to ask, will you try to remove them?”
“How did you get them in the first place?”
“They threatened the lives of our children. They are still in danger.”
Kagome gasped. “Of course I will help.”
Her eyes changed into a magnificent gold color and silver wings sprouted from her back. She laid a hand on each mark and closed her eyes in concentration. A golden light surrounded the three and Shippou, Shiori, and Kurama, who had overthrown Youko’s control of his body, looked on in awe and confusion, and then in fear as a dark, violent purple glow the color of miasma started fighting against the gold. This continued on for several minutes before the gold slowly started to overcome the purple.
Then, the gold smothered the purple in a burst of strength and the resulting light almost blinded the onlookers. When the glow died down, Kagome was back to normal and Miroku and Kagura were looking at their arms in awe. The mark was gone! They were free!
“Kagome, thnak you so much-” Miroku was cut off as Kagome swayed and started to fall to the ground. Kagura conjured some wind to cushion the fall and it thankfully worked. She was lowered gently to the ground, and, upon landing, everyone rushed over to her to check her vitals. They found that she was okay and all sighed in relief.
“So, is it gone?”
“Yes, thank Kami!”
“What happened?” a cold voice cut in, sounding alarmed.
oOo
Anei was miserable. She had quickly gathered her things, left a note for Tsuki with a trusted servant, and left as fast as she could. As soon as she was out of the castle, she had contacted the prince of Reikai, Koenma, and asked for a visa to live in Ningenkai. When he asked why, she had replied that she didn’t have a job in Makai and wished to open a martial arts dojo for humans so they coud learn to defend themselves. Koenma gave her a visa without too much fuss, saying he would have some people check into it occasionally.
As soon as she had stepped foot into Ningenkai, with a disguise on, of course, she had felt a burst of energy that felt vaguely familiar. She checked to see if anyone was around and, seeing that no one was, she sped off to the energy source.
When she got there, she saw the woman from the forest with her fox kit, a kitsune avatar, a human that felt…off, and two mated wind demons. The only problem was that she was on the ground and apparently suffering from power overload. Anei had gone through it along with her sister and it wasn’t exactly pleasant. The person; human,demon, or otherwise; would use their powers only to suffer from an overload. They had to be cared for immediately and given an outlet for their powers while their bodies adjusted to the influx.
“What happened?” she asked in a cold voice, knowing that she sounded slightly alarmed.
Everone looked towards her in surprise and confusion.
Shippou then apparently recognized her and spoke out. “Hey, I remember you! You’re that kitsune from the forest in Makai. Didn’t you say you were the general or something for Sesshoumaru?”
“Not anymore, kit. Now, what happened to your Okaa?”
He looked over at the two wind demons for a second, who nodded, and continued.
“Well, Miroku and Kagura over their came looking for help from Haha-ue because this bad guy, Onigumo, forced them to take this mark that controlled them or else he would kill their children. Haha-ue said that she would remove the marks and then her eyes glowed gold and silver wings sprouted from her back. Then, she glowed gold and then an icky purple color like miasma started to fight her, but she won and now the marks are gone. But, then she fainted and now I’m worried about her.” The kit frowned at this point and looked at his mama in worry.
Anei’s façade melted away at the kit’s words abut his mother. She smiled at him reassuringly saying, “Don’t worry, little one. You’re mother will be just fine, she just needs to adjust to her power levels. She’ll be up in no time.”
Shippou smiled up to her hopefully.
oOo
Tsuki was distraught. Her sister, her twin, had left and could not come back! All she had given her was a note that only somewhat explained her departure. She could not hold it back anymore and started sobbing, the note clutched in her hand.
“Tsuki-imouto, what is wrong?”
Tsuki looked up to see Sesshoumaru standing at the door of her room.
“Oh, aniki, she’s gone!”
He came in her room and sat down next to her.
“Are you speaking of Anei?”
“Who else?”
“She…resigned and had to leave immediately. It is a custom.”
Tsuki looked at him angrily, standing up and moving away from him.
“You cold-hearted bastard. It-it’s because of you that she left. Now it all makes sense.”
Sesshoumaru had the decency to look guilty.
“Just answer me one thing. Did you agree to mate the inu?”
“Not yet.”
Tsuki’s eyes hardened. “Does that mean you will?”
“I may or may not.”
“Sesshoumaru, open your eyes before it’s too late. I’m not the only one with spies in this castle and more are coming in. Look at your new visitor for instance.”
With that Tsuki left a shocked Sesshoumaru just sitting there. He looked down and saw the note written in beautiful kanji lying there. Recognizing Anei’s distinct writing style, he picked it up and began to read.
Dear Tsuki,
I have left and for that I am sorry, but I had to leave to protecct those I hold dearest in my heart…
Luv y'all! Ta ta for now!