To Find What Cannot be Found

To Find What Cannot be Found
by Kagehoshi
Ch 5 Primal Urge


If you were ever given the privilege of meeting this individual, whether male or female, you would look twice. If you were female and straight you would probably look a third and fourth time as well, then subtly check to make sure your hair looked all right, and all your buttons were buttoned. The individual of this discussion was just too pretty for his own good, and he knew it. That fact is that when this young man walked down the street, young girls would walk into phone poles and grown women, who should have known better, would start drooling. This young man was a fox…in more ways than one. Shuuichi Minamino was a Kitsune, and not the cute fuzzy kind you see in children's books. He was more along the line of the drop dead sexy fantasies you never share with anyone else. In his human form he was exotic and pretty, with long red hair and vibrant green eyes. In his Kitsune form he was the epitome of sex and forbidden dreams. Kurama to his friends, Minamino-sama to his admirers, this young man could knock any female (and several males) off their feet with just a look.

Now however he was dripping soaking wet along with everyone else in his group. He wasn't really adverse to the rain, it helped the plants to grow, and in some cases could be quite refreshing. However, this rain was icy cold and when coupled with thunder and lighting and gale force winds, which knocked him around like a paper kite, it was most uncomfortable. Still he pressed on, through slippery mud and wet leaves, following an irate Yusuke and an equally irate Hiei in the trees. Suddenly the group paused as they all felt a flash of Holy power off in the distance.

“Gah! Finally the filly is letting herself be known. I was gonna drown out here before we got ta' her.” Jin exclaimed shaking the rainwater out of his eyes.

“Hiei, have you got a lock on her?” Yusuke yelled up to the fire youkai, hoping that he had used his Jagan to find her.

“Hn. She is not to far a few miles to the north.” He dropped from the trees to land in front of the miserable spirit detective.

“Let's go then I want to get this mission over with.” Kuwabara stated, vigorously rubbing his arms trying to gain some warmth. Wordlessly Hiei set off into the forest setting a pace that would allow the others to follow him, but would guarantee that they would remain a good distance behind.

And so it was that Hiei was the first to come upon the elusive Miko. The forest ended abruptly near a rocky outcropping which reached higher then any of the trees surrounding it. The sight that met his eyes took his breath away, and as the others moved up to join him at the edge of the trees he could tell that they too were moved.


She stood on the rock her bare feet braced apart, her head tilted slightly up and her pale arms opened wide as if embracing the storm that raged around her. Tendrils of her raven hair clung to her white face, and her grey shirt and black pants were plastered to her body as the rain poured down from the sky, showing off every curve of her body. The rest of her waist length hair whipped around her body, tossed by the tempest winds racing by her. Thunder roared and lightning flashed, yet her face held a kind of rapturous joy, as if the anger of the heavens was something to be celebrated. Tipping her head back further she cried out into nature's fury.

“Rage Storm! And wash it all away!” Her cry was lost, however, as the wind took her voice and blew it to the far corners of the earth.

In every human there is a primal side waiting to be unleashed. Though we try to deny it and claim that we are now civilized, it is known, deep in our hearts, that this is not true. In demons that primal side is not so far away, nor is it denied so fervently. The sight of the priestess before them, screaming into the raging storm, drove those with demonic and human blood alike to the edge of all reason. So that now they all fought for self-control, before they took her where she stood and claimed her as their own. The amount of tension that filled the group permeated the air like a fog. Even the Miko, who was a great distance away, must have sensed something, for at once she lowered her arms and turned to face the direction in which they were hiding.

A flash of lightning streaked across the darkened sky and when the light had faded from their eyes the Miko was no longer in sight.

“Oy, Where'd she go?” Chuu questioned straining his eyes into the distance trying to discover the missing girl.

“Friend or foe?” The voice that echoed out from the forest behind them was at once incredibly musical and startlingly strong. In surprise the group whipped around towards the source of the voice and became face to face with the very girl they sought.

'I didn't even sense her coming up behind me' Kurama thought, 'how incredible'

'This one is most definitely worthy to become our mate.' Yoko echoed in his head. Kurama arched an eyebrow in surprise.

'Mate? Shouldn't we at least talk to her first? I don't think she'll appreciate having such a big decision made for her.'

The Kitsune scoffed mentally.

'As if any female could resist us. She will be ours.'

'Hn. Will you two be silent!' Hiei's voice echoed in Kurama's head and the fox shot a surprised look to the Koorime male. 'She has asked us a question Fox, someone should answer.'

Indeed for the past minute and a half the group of males had only stared stupidly at the girl before them, her question barely sinking in and remaining unanswered.

“We are friends.” Kurama spoke up smoothly, “Sent here on a mission from the Spirit Realm.” Her sapphire blue eyes snapped to him and he felt his breath catch at the amount of strength and sorrow reflected in those blue pools.

“Koenma's team?” Once again that voice floated round the clearing causing the males to shudder in joy.

“You know of Koenma?” Kurama asked in surprise.

“I am aware of that incompetent toddler, and the team he uses to constantly clean up his messes.”

With this Yusuke let out a bark of laughter, which caused Kagome to switch her attention to him.

“I like you already. You're my kind of girl.” At this announcement Kagome raised an eyebrow in mild surprise and smiled slightly. Kuwabara chose this moment to sneeze quite loudly, and everybody turned to him at once.

“What?” He said sheepishly, “I'm cold.”

A soft laughter sounded and the males once again turned to face the young priestess, whose expression was much warmer now.

“Come with me, we will continue this discussion once you are all dry. I've been around demons with a cold before and it's not pleasant.” Turning swiftly the Miko blended into the darkness of the forest and the soaking crowd of men eagerly followed her, anxious to be out of the rain.

She led them to an opening in the rock face below, and pushing aside a tarp motioned them all to enter. The seemingly small opening widened out considerably into a large cavern, which had obviously been used by Kagome as a hideaway for quite some time. Though it was pitch dark the priestess moved swiftly and surely towards the center of the cavern and a few minutes later a fire was roaring in a sort of sunken pit in the center of the floor. Soon the dank cave was filled with the warm glow of firelight and the comforting heat, which did much to relieve their shivering. Pointing to a long piece of rope secured somewhat close to the flame Kagome spoke up.

“You can hang some of your clothing up there. I have a few extra blankets, but not enough to go around.”

None of the males moved and Kagome tilted her head in confusion. “Aren't you guys cold? It can't be comfortable in all those wet clothes.”

“It's not right getting undressed in front of a girl.” Kuwabara muttered blushing slightly. Kagome's eyes widened in shock and she blushed an even darker shade then Kuwabara.

“I didn't mean 'get naked', I just meant you could take off your shirts and jackets in order to dry them off faster and warm up a little. You can't sleep in wet clothes it's not healthy.” Kagome moved to the side and rummaged around in a large yellow bag. She pulled out several large blankets and handed them out, “You can wrap yourselves in these until your clothes dry out.” Going back to the bag she pulled out some extra clothes and a small towel. “I'll go around the corner and change while you guys get comfortable.” With that she disappeared down a corridor and left them alone. Kuwabara wasted no time in peeling off his jacket and undershirt and flinging them over the line, Yusuke's top followed; soon various clothing was decorating the line as the group of men discarded their wet things. Only Hiei remained fully clothed, as he had merely raised his body temperature until his clothing was dried from the inside out.

“Bloody little fire sprat.” Chuu muttered under his breath and Hiei smirked to himself behind the cloud of steam surrounding him.

“Are you guys decent?” Kagome's voice echoed out from behind a wall.

“We're never decent.” Yusuke called out jokingly, “But we're all covered up if that's what you want to know.”

Laughing to herself and blushing slightly Kagome came out from behind the wall dressed in flannel pants and a thick t-shirt. Her long hair had been wrapped up in the towel and her skin had a slight pinkish tint to it.

“Would you like some tea? It'll help to warm you up some.” Her voice was hesitant as if not sure exactly what to do.

“Tea would be most welcome.” Kurama spoke in a soothing manner, trying to put the nervous girl at ease. He could tell that she was not used to being near so many people anymore.

As Kagome busily moved to get the tea ready the group of men silently observed her. In the firelight they could see how delicate the young priestess seemed, yet they could also sense the underlying power that dwelt in her form. The thing that shocked them most however, was her scent. She smelled of Rain and moonlight, and unrelenting unimaginable purity. It wrapped around their senses and brought such a sense of peace to them that they nearly forgot why they were there. Swiftly Kagome handed out the steaming mugs of tea and, grabbing one for herself settled down near the fire.

“So you said you were sent her by the Spirit Realm? What for? And may I ask who you all are?”

“I, beautiful lady, am the Great Kazuma Kuwabara, and we were sent here to protect you.” Kuwabara took a deep breath as if to continue on, but Yusuke elbowed him in the stomach and spoke up instead.

“That's actually only part of the reason we came. Koenma wants to know if you would be willing to take some extra training with Genkai for a while. Oh and I'm Yusuke Urameshi by the way.”

“Training?” Kagome questioned curiously.

“Koenma feels that with the recent increase in attacks for the Shikon Jewel, someone is going to be seriously coming for it in the near future and he wishes for you to have some additional protection and training to help protect it.” Kurama explained.

“I see… And you are?”

“You may call me Kurama.”

Hello there, I'm Jin. It's very nice to meet you it is. My ears have been twitching ever since I heard about you.”

“Hello Jin, it's nice to meet you as well.” Kagome smiled over her mug, the boisterous wind youkai cheering her immensely.

“Beautiful Sheila,” Chuu cast off his blanket and got on bended knee before her, “My name is Chuu and I want you to be my girl.” He stated clasping her hand in his.

“Errrr… Hehhm.” Kagome coughed nervously and blushed furiously averting her eyes from his bare chest.

“Let her go baka.” Hiei spoke up. Kagome turned her eyes to him silently questioning him for his name. “Hn.” Was all that was uttered before turning away to face the entrance.

“That's Hiei.” Yusuke answer her unspoken question, “He doesn't talk much.”

Kagome turned to the last one, a blue haired youkai with aqua eyes.

“And you?”

“I am Touya, Kagome-sama. I am honored to meet you.” He bowed slightly and Kagome bowed back, still smiling softly.

“Well I guess you all know who I am already.” Kagome laughed, “But please just call me Kagome, I'm not one for formality.” She was silent for a moment and took in the large group before speaking again, “I still wonder why so many of you were sent? Is it really that boring in the Spirit Realm?”

“We were sent to protect you, Lady Kagome.” Kurama answered, “Your safety is paramount, besides the fact that you hold the Shikon no Tama, you are also the only known Miko to exist in this era.”

Kagome's eyes flashed with deep-seated pain, so fast that they weren't even sure it had happened.

“Oh.” She let out in a small voice, then frowning to herself she looked up with her usual cheerful expression and spoke up again, “So what's this Genkai person like? I want to know something about the person who's going to be training me.”

“Does that mean you'll agree to the training?” Touya asked in surprise.

“Of course, the whole reason I came out here was to train. Why would I pass up formal training from somebody who obviously knows a lot more than I do?”

“Kagome you are in for a whole lot of hell.” Yusuke grumbled darkly.


********
Hey does anyone have any links for Kagome/Hiei, Kagome/Kurama, or Kagome/Yusuke etc... etc... Fanart? I can't seem to find any and I want some. NC-17 fanart is accepted as well as anything else. Thank you very much