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A/N: Revised - 9/04/2007

Dangerous Adventures

Chapter 3

The beginning of a long journey.

Naraku soundlessly entered the Lord�s room and pushed Kagome stumbling toward the bed, pale moon light streamed in from the windows on the far side, casting the room in to an eerie glow. The miko glanced to the bed, already noticing that the youkai lord had noticed their presence and was beginning to wake up �I won�t kill him,� Kagome stated, glaring at Naraku.
�Do it, or I will kill you.�
�Go ahead, I won�t kill the lord,� she shouted, fully waking Meiyo.
�What are you doing in here,� he demanded sitting up.
�Kill him now,� Naraku ordered, the dark power of the sutras shot through Kagome�s body sending her to her knees.
�I told you I won�t,� Kagome cried digging her fingers into the tatami mats, bracing herself against the pain. She raised her miko energy, trying to free herself of the sutra�s control, tears leaking out of her eyes. She pushed her power higher and higher, feeling herself being drained of her energy. �No, I can�t let it win,� she thought desperately.
Kagome gathered her miko energy around her, before giving a final push against the dark power. She could feel the darkness leaving her as her energy exploded into the room in a blinding light, completely destroying the dark sutras. When the light finally started to fade, Kagome looked franticly around, finding both Naraku and Meiyo on the floor injured. The young woman tiredly pushed herself to her feet and rushed to Meiyo�s side, quickly checking over his injuries. �Good, he is not seriously wounded; he should be fine in a few hours.�
Kagome glanced back at Naraku, her eyes widening. �Wait, how is that possible? My miko powers shouldn�t have injured Naraku, not unless he�s a youkai,� the young woman thought continuing to watch the downed man.
�Oh no. That must be what that power is that I feel around him, it hides his Jyaki. But if he is a youkai, then what happened to the human Lord of the Northern Lands,� she wondered turning back to Meiyo.
Kagome heard rustling behind her and turned to see Naraku climbing to his feet. Kagome shakily stood up before Meiyo and glared at Naraku. �I won�t let you hurt him.�
�You can�t stop me,� Naraku replied with sinister certainty, before rushing toward her. He pushed passed the young woman, sending her to the floor, and then kicked her in the side. The miko gasped in pain as her breath rushed from her, leaving her on the floor coughing. Naraku then turned to Meiyo and released his jyaki. Kagome choked as the cloud spread around the room and threw up a barrier to protect herself. �No!�
Kagome raised her power and sent a blast of miko energy at Naraku, knocking him to the floor and purifying the air, as she rushed to the Lord�s side. �No,� she cried as she checked for signs of life and found none.
�I told you that you would kill him,� Naraku stated standing up.
�What are you talking about?�
�What do you suppose these people will think, when they find out that their lord was killed, that the miko I brought is gone, and the injuries I suffered when I tried to stop you,� Naraku replied with a wicked smirk, before he rushed toward Kagome again, tackling her to the ground.
The Miko used her power to push against him, as he wrapped his hands around her slender neck, but she was too week to form another blast of energy. She used one hand to tug ineffectively at Naraku�s grip, while her other hand groped along the floor for something she could use as a weapon.
Kagome�s seeking fingers, slid along Meiyo�s futon finding a small dagger that he had kept beside him; snatching up the dagger she stabbed Naraku in his side. He howled in pain and rolled away from her, clutching his side; Kagome using this to her advantage bolted from the room.
Naraku applying part of his sleeve to staunch the blood flow, climbed to his feet, and headed back to his room. �I did not think that she would escape, that miko is stronger then I gave her credit for. But no matter, this works out in my favor. Now I can hire someone to hunt her down and I know just the Hanyou for the job; it will also help take care of him as well.�

Kagome ran down the twisting hallways of the palace and out into the courtyard. She crept across the courtyard and over to the stables staying in the shadows, dagger still in hand. She entered the darkened stables hoping that nobody noticed her. The young woman headed to the storage room and fumbled in the dark, tripping over various track and feed supplies before finding a saddle and a blanket. She quickly wiped the bloodied dagger off on the other blankets before tucking the blade in to her obi. She then left the room and headed along the stalls looking for a horse, her eyes settling on an inky black shadow, near the stable entrance.
Kagome slowly entered the stall, trying not to startle the stallion, but the smell of blood still clinging to the knife agitated it. She held her hand out before the horse� nose, letting him sniff her hand before gently patting his neck. She then dropped the saddle to the ground, and covered the horse�s back with the blanket. Taking the bridle she arranged it, fitting the bit into the horse�s mouth. She then picked the saddle up and hoisted it unto the horse�s back, buckling the strap around his middle.
The young woman picked up the reins and led the horse from the stall, then out of the stable continuing on through the courtyard gates to the main road. She led the horse into the shadows before mounting him, and heading off in the direction of the town following the road. �I have no idea of where to go from here and I can�t return to my shrine. It would be one of the first places they would think I would go,� Kagome thought.

Naraku continued down the twisting halls of the palace, coming to a stop beside the prone guard. He dropped to his knees and let out a howl of pain waking his men and the other occupants of the house. They poured from their rooms and into the halls, running in Naraku�s direction. �My Lord, what happened,� one of his guards asked, kneeling down beside him and noticing the blood soaking his side and sleeve.
�That Miko attacked us. I heard a noise outside my door and when I looked out, she was standing over him,� he said pointing to the prone man. �When I walked into the hall to see what had happened, she attacked me. We fought but she stabbed me and ran down the hall.�
�Spread out and search the palace. Report back to me if you find anything,� the guard said standing up, and leading the men down the hall out of sight.
�Lord Naraku, I will see to you injuries, I�ll be back in a few moments with some bandages.�
�Very well.�
The older woman turned and headed back the way she came, while Naraku walked into his darkened room. He sat down on his futon and allowed himself to smile. �It won�t be long before they find Meiyo dead, and send out a search party for the miko.�

Kagome turned off the road, and cut back through the forest, quickly finding a game trail she followed the twisting path towards town. But when the path began heading west away from the village, she left the trail and started weaving her way through the trees hoping to parallel the road on her way to the village. She rode the horse as quickly and quietly as she could, the eerily quiet forest pressed in around her, the slightest noise from the horse seeming to sound deafening.
Kagome pulled the horse to a halt and spun around, breathing heavily, at the sound of crunching leaves behind her. Hearing the sound again, she tried to slow her breathing as she waited, ready to bolt when whatever it was came into view. Little light streamed though the canopy of trees above, shadows stood out around her, seeming to dance undauntedly in the slight wind, offering protection to the creatures of the night.
A small shadow slowly moved from the bushes toward Kagome, she let out a small sigh of relief, but kept her guard up. The shadow closed in on the horse, causing him to paw the ground nervously, before it leaped at Kagome. She swung her arm, backhanding the small creature to the ground. She turned around ready to bolt when she heard it crying. Her curiosity peaked; she dismounted the horse and quickly tied off the reigns before slowly approaching it. The Miko knelt down beside the small creature, then reached out and lightly touched it.
With a squeak, it quickly backed away and cowered in the shadows. �The poor thing is petrified.� �It�s ok. Are you hurt,� Kagome asked reaching out to it again and trying to sooth the creature. She heard him sniffling as he moved closer to her enabling her to get a better look at him. �You�re so adorable, what�s your name,� she asked taking in the outline she could see of his bushy tail and clothes.
�Shippou, I�m a fox youkai. Who are you,� he asked moving to stand in front of her.
�My name is Kagome. Why are you out here by yourself?�
�My parents were killed,� he said looking down.
�You don�t have anyone that could take you in,� Kagome asked, feeling a tug at her heart with the thought of him alone in the forest.
�No. The humans around here won�t take in a youkai.�
�But this land was ruled by a youkai lord.�
�They may like Lord Meiyo, but even the Mikos are distrustful of other youkai,� he said shooting her a confused look.
�Alright then, you can come with me.�
�Really,� he asked, a bit of hope creeping into his voice.
�Hai, but we need to get moving, some dangerous men will be heading this way soon,� Kagome said picking Shippou up. She walked over to her horse, and sat the small kitsune on the saddle before untying the reigns, and mounting the horse behind him. She then nudged the horse into a trot and continued toward town.

�Lord Naraku, I have news.� The guard stated entering the room and bowing before his lord. �Lord Meiyo was found dead and one of the horses is missing from the stable.�
�Such terrible news. The only thing that can be done now is to widen the search, and send for the Hanyou Inu Yasha, he should be of great use in finding her.�
�Yes my Lord.� The guard bowed again, before he turned and left Naraku�s room heading down the hall. �These simple fools have no idea what is going on. It won�t be long now, my plans are already set in motion, and soon it will be too late to stop me. The only problem that remains is the Miko.� He stood up and headed out the door for the surrounding woods.
Naraku walked the shadowed game trail away from the palace, heading deeper into the woods, away from prying eyes, searching the area for a youkai jyaki. The night had lengthened, by the time he finally found what he was looking for. �Arise youkai! I have a job for you.�
A low growl vibrated around the clearing as a rather large youkai awoke from his sleep and took shape before Naraku. �Why have you disturbed me,� he demanded with another growl.
�As I said, I have a job for you.�

Kagome reined the horse to a stop and looked around trying to get her bearings. �I don�t know how far off we are, but we should have come to the town by now,� Kagome thought with a sigh.
�Kagome what�s wrong, your scent changed.�
�Nothing really, I�m just trying to figure out how much further the town is.�
�Oh.�
�Shippou, do you know where the village is?�
�Not really, I tried to stay away from it as much as I could.�
�Oh, but can you scent out the village?�
�Yeah, that�s easy.� Shippou hopped up on her shoulder and stuck his little nose out catching the scents riding in the air. His little nose twitched furiously as he concentrated, filtering out the different smells until his eyes lit up. �It�s that way,� he said pointing behind them.
�Good job. Thank you so much,� Kagome said, patting him on the head. She quickly turned the horse around and headed in the direction Shippou gave. It wasn�t long before Kagome came to the small village and headed toward the village stores.
Kagome dismounted the horse and led it over to the backside of the building. �Shippou wait here. I should be back in a few minutes, if not, or if there is a commotion run.�
�But-�
�No buts, just do it. Ok?�
�Ok,� he said frowning.
�Good.� Kagome gave him a quick smile, before she turned and cautiously crept into the dimly lit store room. She closed the door silently behind her, and began looking around for what she would need. Finding a pile of empty sacks she quickly filled one with two water containers, dried meat and vegetables, a small bag of rice, a knife, two cooking pots, a few sets of chopsticks and several bowls. Moving on, she found extra blankets and linens; adding them to her growing supplies.
Turning to leave the room Kagome�s eyes caught on a bow and a quiver of arrows. She quickly packed several extra arrows in to her sack, slung a quiver full of arrows over one shoulder, then picked up the bow and headed toward the door. Though an attack of her conscious left her hand hovering before the door. �It�s not right for me to take these supplies with out giving something in return, though I have no idea what I could give.� Shaking her head she opened the door and stepped into the night. �There is nothing I can do about it now. I need food and the other items if I�m going to have a chance at surviving on the run, especially the bow and arrows.�
Kagome exited the building and made her way back over to Shippou. She smiled in greeting, before tying the sack to the saddle, and looping the bow over the saddle horn. �There she is!� She heard shouted behind her. Kagome whipped around to see a few soldiers starting toward her from a near by house. She quickly took the reigns from Shippou, and then mounted the horse behind him. The Miko pushed the horse into a fast pace hoping to outdistance the guards and headed back into the forest. The men hurried back for their horses before taking off after her.
Kagome pushed her horse, weaving in and out between the trees trying to loose the men. Shippou clutched tightly to her yukata watching as the trees reached out to grab them as they passed and grazing skin. Hearing the guards catching up to her she pushed the horse harder, trying to stay out of their sight in the darkness.
Kagome splashed across streams, and raced through clearings, but the men began gaining on her as her horse tired. �I can�t keep this up much longer; the horse won�t be able to take it.� Kagome thought as she slowed the stallion, letting the men catch up to her. The closest guard pushed his horse faster, quickly closing the remaining distance between them.
When he came abreast, he made a grab for her reigns, causing Shippou to let out a terrified squeak. But Kagome maneuvered her horse away from him, and stuck out with her bow catching him in the side. The man already unbalanced from his move tumbled from the saddle hitting the ground. The remaining men swerved missing their fellow guard and continued to chase her, though one reigned in is horse to check on the fallen man.
Kagome turned, taking a quick look behind her. �The others are staying back; I guess they�re not going to try anything else, instead they�ll let me run my horse out. I guess I have no choice but to do something drastic,� Kagome thought as she wrapped the reigns around the saddle horn. She selected an arrow from the quiver slung across her back and shifted in the saddle turning slightly around. Taking aim at the ground between her and the men, she let the arrow fly. The arrow streaked though the air in a pink glow, striking the ground and sending up a shower of dirt. The guard�s horses reared pitching some of the men from the saddles, while other horses scattered into the trees leaving the men to hang on and try to calm the animal.
Kagome pushed her horse faster hoping to put a little distance between them and the men before resting the animal. She continued that pace for several more minutes before slowing the horse to a fast trot. �Are you ok Shippou,� Kagome asked stroking his head.
�Yeah, what did those bad men want?�
�They�re not really bad, but they wanted me,� Kagome replied with a sigh.
�Why?�
�They think I did something wrong.�
�Why do they think that?�
�Because, of the Northern Lord.�
�But, why-�
�He�s a very bad man. He has something planned and wanted Lord Meiyo out of the way. Now, no more questions,� she said smiling down at him. Shippou just nodded his head, letting the subject drop after detecting Kagome�s scent becoming laced with sadness. Kagome stroked his hair and slowed the horse to a walk continuing through the forest.

The young woman finally reined the horse to a stop at dawn by a small creak. She wearily dismounted the horse, letting Shippou hop down, and led the horse closer to the water. She looped the reigns around a low growing bush, and then untied the sack from the saddle. Kagome walked over to Shippou and sat the sack down beside him, followed by her bow and quiver before following suit. �Kagome are you ok?�
�Hai, I�m just a little tired.�
�You need to rest.�
�I can�t rest yet,� Kagome said but seeing him looking at her worriedly she smiled. �But I will in a little while, because right now I need to get us something to eat.�
�Ok,� he replied frowning.
�Shippou wait here, I�ll be right back,� Kagome stated getting up. She headed into the denser brush intent on finding something to eat. She walked through the thick foliage, finally coming upon a small plum tree. The young woman quickly picked as many as she could reach before heading back. Kagome walked over to Shippou and sat down beside him handing him one of the fruits. She picked up one for herself and raised it to her lips when she felt a youkai jyaki coming toward them.
Kagome stood up and walked a few paces away from Shippou toward the on coming youkai. �Shippou go hide, now!�
�What-�
�Now! There is a youkai heading this way.� Shippou jumped up and ran into the forest heading in the same direction that Kagome had taken when looking for food. The large youkai soon rushed into the clearing sending dirt flying.

To be continued ��

A/N: Well that�s it for this chapter. Thanks everyone for reading and reviewing.
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