To Be Me

Chapter Twelve

The two were placed in the spare bedroom on the queen bed. Kagome felt it as everyone kept glancing in her direction. Looked like the questions were going to start soon. Especially from Mai, even as close as they were she'd never told them of her journey through the well and of Inuyasha. That was the one thing she'd always kept close to her heart, her own secret. Kurama was checking both over again, they looked to be fine.

Touya woke up while Kurama was checking him again. His eyes fluttered open and he looked around. "I'm not dead? The girl?"

"Fraid not, I'm not sure how though. She is still resting. Do you feel up to telling us what happened?" Kurama helped him sit up against the headboard.

"I'm not sure, I felt that thing get on me. Then there was pain. I swear he was ripping my soul from my body. It was like being slowly consumed by death." He closed his eyes taking deep breaths. "She did something, she touched me and it started to fade."

"What the hell is a Guardian and a Descendant?" Yusuke turned to look at Kagome for answers. Koenma suddenly appeared beside him causing him to jump. "Don't do that dammit."

"Yes, well I can answer both questions but in due time. How is the girl Kurama?" Koenma walked over to the bed.

"I think she will be fine. Now that everyone is here in this small room maybe you can inform us to what is going on." The fox stood up.

"Where would you like me to start?" He turned to Kagome. "Ah, Kagome Higurashi it is a pleasure to finally meet you. My father thinks highly of you. I'm glad you've hadn't had too many problems since returning."

"Hi and thanks I guess." She smiled up at the man, he was kind of cute. He just needed to lose the binky, learn to suck on something else.

"Where did you return from?" Mai asked.

"Well that's kind of a long story." She didn't know where to start, seemed she didn't have to.

"I'll tell you. Centuries ago the Shikon no Tama was born, a jewel of immense power. Just a single shard was enough to grant the user immense power. Youkai and humans fought over the jewel for a long time, finally it fell into the hands of a miko by the name of Kikyo. She fell into a trap by a hanyou by the name of Naraku. He set the miko and her love against one another hoping to taint the jewel. Kikyo died from her wounds and the hanyou by the name of Inuyasha was bound to a tree. The jewel was then burnt with her body. For fifty years Naraku ran free while the hanyou remained pinned to the tree. Something happened and another miko, Kikyo's reincarnation in fact appeared bringing with her the jewel buried within her body. In a battle the jewel was torn from her side, free once more. To make a long story short, the jewel was eventually shattered sending pieces everywhere. The reincarnated miko also freed the hanyou, together they searched for the fragments. Together with a few others they managed to complete the jewel. They also managed to defeat Naraku who'd become very powerful. Needless, to say that miko was it's Guardian."

"So if all that happened centuries ago whats that got to do with anything?" Yusuke demanded.

"Because Yusuke, the very same miko that shattered the jewel and completed it once more is standing in this room with us." Koenma explained.

Kagome raised her hand, "Yep that would be me."

"No fucking way."

"No need for the profanity Hiei. I assure it was Kagome that was there over five hundred years ago. She is the Guardian of the Shikon no Tama which now still resides in her body." Koenma could see the girl blushing under their scrutiny. "Let me clear this up, Kagome had the abitlity to travel through time using the Well of Time. We won't go into details. Now, you know about the Guardian and what it means." He turned to the girl lying on the bed sleeping peacefully.

"Go on, finish telling us." Kurama wanted to hear the rest of it. He had a feeling things were about to get complicated.

"Let me start at the begining again, so no one gets lost. Fifteen hundred years ago some youkai worshiped a being known as Michio. This being has never actually been seen before of course. Back then more youkai roamed the human world"

"Thats for damn sure." Kagome piped in.

"As I was saying, things were different. These youkai decided to bring their so called God into this plane of existence. Many were slaughtered as they tried to create this perfect world for their God. I'm not sure on the specifics, I have my staff working on it as we speak. A young miko and those that followed her rose up to stop them from bringing about this new era of darkness. The miko was able to stop them as the portal opened up. That should have been the end of it. Centuries passed and the cult eventually disappeared all together. Now, they are back, trying to finish what was started. We weren't sure until now that our suspicions were more than that. Taree is the only surviving descendant of Kioko, the miko that stopped them."

"Why did he attack her? What did he mean about destroying all my kind?" Kagome asked.

"For other reasons, I won't discuss right now I have been keeping an eye on Taree throughout the years. She was attacked six years ago, her parents were killed then. They were an older couple, having a child late in life. The apparition that was here earlier was the one to carry out the job. As Mai already knows, she was beaten and left for dead in the back of a trunk. We learned of the attack and made sure she was found in time. But the damage had already been done, I've been informed that she still hasn't regained her memories."

"No, nothing but the last six years." Mai informed him.

"Yes, she was only twelve at the time. I guess seeing your parents tortured then tore limb from limb while you were forced to watch would be something one would try to forget. Well, I saw to her placement at the temple. Then three years ago, suddenly any female with the smallest amount of holy power started turning up dead. I believe the only reason Kagome was spared was because she was back in the fuedel era at the time of the attacks. He couldn't kill you because you weren't here. Believing his work was done and any future threat wiped out he returned to the Makai to finish planning. Now he has returned to begin his plan to find not only the Descendant is alive but he missed you somehow."

"That explains a few things. Now will you inform us why you were keeping an eye on the girl. Surely, you couldn't have known that the cult would start back up. There had to be another reason." Kurama looked at him, he was curious.

"It is a personal matter."

Yusuke grabbed him by the shirt, "Enough secrets already, spill it pacifier junky."

"Well, if you release me I guess I can go ahead and tell you. Since Genkai will be here shortly anyways, you'll find out then anyways. The girl is Genkai's grand-daughter." Koenma smoothed the wrinkles out.

"What, how the hell did that old hag have a kid?"

"You don't really expect us to explain that to you, do you?." Hiei almost wanted to laugh at the boy. Surely the detective knew about sex.

"That's not what I meant. How come none of us knew about this?" Yusuke had never heard Genkai speak of having a child.

"I assure you that Taree's mother was the daughter of Genkai. Genkai put the child up for adoption not long after she was born, believing she would have a better life. The woman was adopted by a loving family and grew up. The woman didn't get married until she was in her thirties, then gave birth to a single child. Taree's father was a descendant, so she is also. I don't think I need to tell you how they made the children."

"I'm not stupid Koenma, I'm afraid to ask but who the hell did Genkai have a child with?" Yusuke already knew the answer.

"When Genkai fought in the Dark Tournament over fifty years ago she was already pregnant. She was already carrying the child of Toguro."

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