Love Of Light and Darkness

Chapter Twelve


Koenma placed his head on his desk, not believing how bad the situation had gotten. The good news was that Shiori and Kagome had been found. Seemed after Karasu had injured and left her, she managed to get her and Kurama's mother out. After having his staff heal and inspect the girl, his fear was confirmed. Sometime during her captivity she had lost her virginity and the two dormant soul's inside had awoken. He'd already spoken to his team about what was going on and had asked for their help. Especially now that Karasu had put a claim on the girl and as Koenma had feared one of the soul's had bonded with the man.

When the girl had come back he had decided to leave her alone, hoping for the best. Most of her power had been dormant, nothing to worry about. Now things looked bleak. Having three souls inside one body was a problem to say the least. Yet there was nothing that could be done about it. They could not act out on their own. Only make their presence and desires known. Which it seemed the youkai soul inside her had done just that. If he had to guess it had taken a liking to Karasu for some reason.

The man would have felt the power drawing him, the power was still there just in another package. A very tempting package now but it had the same end results. Karasu was no doubt drawn to the girl for both reasons. He was sure after spending centuries locked within a jewel, the souls sought company. They didn't have a body in order to find a mate, which explains why the youkai soul had wanted a bond with the sadistic Karasu. Whatever had happened between the two, the soul inside the girl shared a bond with the man.

That is where their next problem came in. Youkai and humans had used the power of the jewel in the past. Now that Karasu had a bond with the soul, there was a good chance he would be able to tap into the power. He could use the power belonging to the soul, he would be too much for even his team to handle. Things didn't look that good for them at the moment.

He informed the team of the situation and what could be done. There was a chance that the other soul would have the same desire of finding a mate, someone to bond with. If it could be achieved with someone that worked for him, that he could trust they had a chance. Hopefully one of his team would be able to do it. The power from Midoriko's soul would be more than enough to stop Karasu and Bui. He asked all of them for their help, not knowing which one the soul would choose. He told them as much as he needed the help not to offer it lightly. If the soul chose one of them, it would mean that they would have to sleep with the girl. Not only that, if the girl died so would he.

The girl's co-operation would be needed also. He couldn't force the decision on her to sleep with one of them in hopes of the soul forming a bond. So many things could go wrong, with only one way to make things right.

Botan had just left to go speak to the girl. She needed to be informed of the situation and also there was Keiko to consider. After attending the meeting Yusuke had gone back to sit by her side. Hopefully, Kagome would be able to help her.


Kagome took what the strange girl had to say in. Her brain was working overtime trying to digest all the new information. Now, she knew where all her strange urges had come from. Still what kind of person did that make her? Even if the original desires had been coming from the other soul, a big part of her had enjoyed being with the man. Her body had liked it, too much. Now they were asking her to let one of this man's team try and form a bond with the other soul. Midoriko's soul at that, the woman had been a miko. If she did desire a bonding with someone, she was bound to be picky about with whom.

It also meant she had to sleep with someone she didn't know. Having done it already made her feel bad. If it hadn't been for someone else speaking her capture's name she would never have known it. She was sure he didn't even know hers. Her mate didn't even know her name, said a lot for her. Not to mention he tried to kill her. Then again she was just told he would die himself if she died. Explained what he meant when he said he couldn't kill her now. No wonder he had been so angry about it. Still he had attacked her, wanting to cause her pain.

What choice did she have? Having a bond with someone else could ensure her safety. It would also mean that if Karasu tried to tap into the power for evil, there was a way to stop him. The thought of him dying didn't suit well with her. In fact she could feel that stirring again, raging against the idea of the man's death. Seemed that soul had taken a great liking to the man.

They also wanted her to try and help Keiko. She wasn't sure if she could do it even with Midoriko's power locked within her. Sure she had summoned her own soul back before. There had been that time when she'd forced the souls out of Kikyo. The least she could do was try and save the girl. They weren't close but she couldn't sit back and do nothing.

Her eyes fell to the door. Botan had said Keiko was in the room at the end of the hall. Had to be the room where she sensed all the youkai. Her senses told her that three of them had to be the same ones from the day she'd been taken. Which meant her fiance was there as well. She couldn't imagine what he was going through. Botan had explained how the girl had been made to see Yusuke raping and beating her causing the seperation. Plus Kagome had seen what happened to her that first day. No telling what else she'd went through.

So far since the souls had awoken she'd been able to do a lot of things she hadn't been able to do before. Maybe she could do it. Botan had told her if she thought she could help to go to the room. She'd been given plenty of time to think about everything. They had healed her and dressed her, now they were asking for her help. This would be the part where Inuyahsa would have complained about always helping others.

She found her way out the room and walked down the hall. It was quiet, she hid her presence as she made her way in. Stopping outside the door she paused, she heard crying. It was soft and male, it pulled at her heart strings to hear it.

All eyes turned to her as she entered the room, Shiori got to her feet and rushed over. Kagome found herself being embraced by the woman. Yet her eyes never left the girl lying on the bed. Her complexion was pale, there was hardly any life left in her. It was wrong, this couldn't be the same girl that had offered to help her.

She sensed the stirring of one of the souls as she made her way over to the bed. Her guess was that it was Midoriko's, somehow the thought of a youkai being touched at the sight of a wounded girl didn't seem believable. Botan had informed her that she would start feeling their desires more. Seemed that she wanted to help the girl as much as Kagome did.

Yusuke moved off the bed when the girl made her way over. He didn't see how she was going to be able to help. He was willing to let her try, anything to get Keiko back. Everyone in the room took a step back when they felt her power begin to rise.

Kagome sat on the edge of the bed not sure what to do or how to begin. The urge to comfort her came to mind so she went with it. Her hands went out pulling the girl up and against her chest. Keiko's head was placed under her chin, the girl's body was limp. It tore at Kagome's heart recalling what she had seen and tears fell down her face. Her eyes closed and she let desires of the soul guide her.

Everyone gasped as both females were surrounded by the pink aura. The power lashed out, warning anyone that would interfere away.

Kagome found herself floating through incoherent thoughts and images. In the back of her mind she knew she was searching for the soul. She wasn't sure how long she wandered around until she found it. The girl's thoughts and feelings surrounded her, most of all the pain. Images of the men raping her were seen. The pain as they branded her and damaged her body.

Kagome felt the most pain when she saw Yusuke's face appear. Something wasn't right about it yet the soul believed it to be true. The girl seemed to believe that the man she loved had tortured and raped her. Instinct told her that there was only one way for the soul to return, she'd have to heal it. Take away the memories and the pain, take them into herself. Knowing she'd be in some serious pain when she returned she braced herself.

As she took away the damage; she beckoned the soul to follow her back. The time back was a lot shorter both souls knowing the way back.

Everyone waited for over an hour as neither girl moved. Suddenly the aura died down and two gasps were heard from the bed. Keiko's hand began to move and her head lifted to find herself looking in Kagome's face. "Kagome?" Her voice was loud and rang throughout the room.

Kagome opened her eyes to see Keiko looking at her, with a worried look on her face. "Welcome back Keiko." She stood up as the boy behind her ran over to the bed. The smile on her face was replaced by a grimace of pain. She took a couple of steps back and bumped into a hard chest. She almost doubled over as the next wave hit her.

Almost everyone was near the bed, glad to see her back. Kagome turned and ran down the hall, trying to make it back to the room. She made it halfway before she fell to her knees, her stomach began to empty itself. The pain hit her before she stopped puking, a groan tore through her as her gut revolted.

She felt a hand land on her shoulder, she didn't have the strength to look up. A scream echoed through the hall as she began to take in the pain.

"Oh dear is she okay?"

"Go get me something to clean her up with. I'm taking her back to her room." Hiei's eyes left Botan when the girl on the floor began to shake.

"What is wrong with her?" Kurama came up.

"Go and inform the detective not to mention what happened to Keiko. The miko has seen to it that the girl won't remember any of it." Hiei picked her up and carried her back inside the room. Her hand came up and fisted in his shirt. He sat on the edge of the with her and waited.

Botan came in with a washpan, she handed him a rag. "Here, will she be okay?"

"Yes," He cleaned off her face. "She'll need clean clothes, hurry she stinks."

"Fuck you." Kagome groaned as a sharp pain entered her.

"Maybe after you are clean." He heard her shock and grunted. "I'm going to change your shirt." She nodded and didn't protest as he pulled the soiled one over her head. His eyes only lingered on her breasts for a second. The one Botan handed him was quickly slipped on. Before she could react he applied pressure to the back of her neck.

"Why did you do that?"

"It's best if she is out for this." He saw the ferry girl's eyes widen in shock. "Not that! She took the pain from Keiko, which she is now experiencing. It should be over shortly, it's best if she sleeps through it."

"Oh, well." She blushed at him. "Sorry." She left out the room and shut the door behind her.

Hiei got comfortable on the bed and held the girl as she whimpered in her sleep. He looked down at her face, she looked angelic in her sleep. He should have ran back into the room the moment he'd seen that Bui was gone. Instead he'd stood there and let his guilt eat away at him. While he had done so he could have saved another innocent person. Karasu had gotten away with the girl only to almost kill her. He would get his sister back, he'd also make sure nothing happened to the girl in his arms.



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