Being Youkai by kashi

A Long Time Coming

My life has been quite busy this summer. I finally graduated college, the house was remodeled while I was still in school by the way (new floors, paint jobs, toliets, counters, sincks, a wall knocked out... yea). I got a summer internship job in Texas as a lab tech and was surrounded by mice and rats (I even got a dumbo rat as a pet from petsmart while I was there). I bought a new computer with the money I earned and of course the entire time I suffered form writer's block so there still won't be updates from any existing stories, just yet. Sorries. However, this idea managed to squeeze it's way out and unlike my other writings, this one is for cannon universe and I also have 4 completed chapters written out. 

It is my hope that you will enjoy this story that was inspired by the "Being Human" series (class/roommate got me into it while we were living and working together in Texas) Thank you all, those of you who stuck around, for your kindness and patience, reviews, criticism, faves, and follows. It's because of you that I still want to write. If you like, you can give me ideas on what a seasoned youkai could teach a newbie, I have 5 ideas already out so the story will roughly be about 10 chapters if I stick with them.

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Ch. 1 A Long Time Coming

It had been a long time coming but he would soon get his wish. After obtaining the last ingredient, which was definitely not easy to get in any sense, he ran at full speed towards a witch's lair.

Naraku had been defeated and the jewel had been completed and wished on, however there was still dangers in the world. Rogue demons ran rampant, killing innocents and the group went around helping those in need. The slayer and monk were courting but were not ready to settle down just yet. Sango was in the process of restoring her legacy and being pregnant would keep her from teaching those she recruited. Once she had someone who could teach others the ropes, she would then marry.

Shippo was practicing the magic skills that he learned form a kitsune with seven tails they aided about a month back. In return for saving his life, he promised to live close to the village and be the small kit's teacher. Through the male's influence, Shippo finally gained his second tail.

Kikyo was now flesh and bone but instead of living in the village and continuing her miko duties, she traveled the countryside alone doing whatever she wanted to do. She didn't feel like she belonged at her birthplace anymore, especially since her life there literally ended over fifty years ago and she wanted the freedom that she never had now that she had a second chance. The hanyou didn't like that she was dropping everything associated in her past life to start a new one... including him. Kaede was also saddened at her resurrected sister's decision but respected her wishes. Miroku stepped up to help her and to also train a few upcoming mikos and monks to one day take her place and protect the village. He had to occupy himself anyway, keeping his mind busy kept his "cursed" hand under control.

Lately, everything was peaceful. There was no one needing help, no demon to fight, no anything! That only made Inuyasha bored out of his mind. He would at least have Kagome to talk to but she was back at home in her time visiting her family. It was amazing that even after the jewel was gone, the well still allowed her passage. She practically lived in the feudal era now that her responsibilities with school was over but she did not want to part with her connection to the future. Sango was also gone, she went to her old village to scrounge around for anything that might help sharpen her weapons so that she would be ready for any upcoming battles. Miroku, the faithful perv he is, accompanied her. He didn't bother with Shippo, the tiny fox was taking a break in his lessons to play with the village children while waiting for his mother figure to return.

When he felt Kikyo's aura draw near, he ran for her. The miko only came to tell him of some trouble that occurred in a valley somewhere in the north. Monstrous vegetation that attack hunters and woodsmen that enter the area. Rumors say that it's a tree witch who look to trap the men and feed off their bodies. The hanyou didn't care what was happening, he was ready to do something and so left to investigate.

Using directions that the miko told him, he entered the infamous valley easily enough and located the witch's lair by feeling where the greatest concentration of magic was. Through experience he knew that easy always led to big trouble so he didn't let his guard down as he readied himself for battle. He stormed in her lair as usual only to encounter vines. He sliced and cut his way with his sword but the more he moved, the more the vines grew. Soon he was bound in in vines and totally cocooned in the greenery. Cursing and struggling for his freedom, the vines eventually moved from over his eyes only to see a seemingly young woman with long wavy black hair in a green kimono. Her strange evergreen eyes swirled with mischief.

"Oh, my. I've never had hanyou company over before. And an inu one at that." Her voice was soft and sweet but it had an undertone of mischief.

Inuyasha muttered angrily in response, voice blocked by the vines.

"Silly me, forgot to uncover your mouth." She held one fist over his face and opened her hand up. In turn, the vines moved from completely over his face.

"You bitch! When I get my claws on your ass I'll-"

She quickly fisted her hand before he could say more and she tsked him.

"I do not condone foul language in my home pup. I could easily suffocate you if you if you so push me to do it."

The hanyou just growled.

The witch rolled her eyes. "I know why you're here, I know all about your jewel shard quest and the deeds you continue to do after the vile hanyou's defeat and let me tell you, those men deserved it. I told them kindly that the valley is mine and all that resides in it is sacred to me. The humans that trespass my lands are not harmed, but they are exaggerators."

Inuyasha continued to glare not believing a thing she said. When a witch gets angry, everyone suffers when she gains revenge. She only looked at him reading his covered expression.

"And you don't believe me. I understand. Many who practice witchcraft are not to be trusted but..." She trailed off in a tone he wasn't sure what to make of. "I'm no ordinary witch."

She sat down in a chair formed by the same vines that still held him captive. "Shouldn't the fact that I have not killed you be enough to prove that I am not evil?"

The hanyou in turned growled and glared at her, it was all he could do.

She sighed heavily as she leaned forward, resting her chin on one arm. "Still not convinced. How about I do you a favor?"

She didn't wait for Inuyasha to growl or mutter his reprieve. "I can give you the one thing you deeply desire still. I can turn you into a full inu youkai."

Inuyasha's eyes widened and he began talking behind the vines that still bound his mouth but only became angrier that he still couldn't speak his mind.

"Let me get that for you." The witch said as she waved her hand in front his face and the vines magically moved away. "As you were saying."

"Stop fuckin' with me, that'll never happen." All hope he had of being a full demon was gone when he gave up trying to obtain the sacred jewel for his own. He really just wanted to leave this psycho hag's lair and forget that he ever met her.

Her eyes glowed as she spoke again. "It can happen. I am a witch of nature."

"And what does that have to do with me. Your kind only talk to flowers and hug trees. That has nothing to do with transformations."

"And that is where you are wrong. Nature is all about changing. The seasons, the state of plants and animals, it is all different forms of transformations. However, I also gained other skills that can aid in my abilities of changing beings such as yourself in different forms."

"Such as?" He asked with a raised eyebrow. This lady was getting crazier by the second.

She smirked before her green eyes turned red. "I am fairly gifted in blood magic. In fact, I'm sure I'm the only one who practice it... successfully that is. Blood magic isn't such an easy thing to do after all, performing just the basics could kill the target of the spell as well as the castor."

Inuyasha's eyes widened in panic. "Hell no! I won't have anythin' to do with blood magic, nothin' good comes out of it."

The woman allowed her eyes to turn back to their normal color before saying, "Unlike all the others who use blood magic for evil, I use mine for good. I was taught that it can only be used for good or else it corrupts and destroys all who reject that rule. I've seen too many die horrible deaths, my own sensei included, for me to be foolish and follow along. Nothing good comes from it if it is done for selfish and dark reasons. There are good things, albeit a few, that could resort from it."

"Like what?" There was none, he knew. Blood magic was used to bring Kikyo back from the dead only for her to become a spiteful, shell of a woman she once was. Sango's little brother was also victim of that as well. It was also linked to the cursed wind tunnel in his monk friend hand which he inherited from his father and would end up passing it to his own children were he to have any now. Worse of all, the demons that gave Onigumo his power also used a form of blood magic to turn him into the monstrous hanyou he was. Nope, the inu hanyou wanted nothing to deal with it.

"I know you have a portal to the future and you have sensed not a single youkai presence, did you not?" She asked as she sat and made herself comfortable.

Inuyasha was really not liking this woman. She knew too much.

"I'll take your silence as a yes. Anyway, I've foreseen an event in the future of a great inu youkai being the savior of all demonic creatures. You could be that inu youkai. That is if, and only if, you allow me to aid you. You can trust me pup."

Inuyasha let it roll in his mind. Although many, humans and demons, did not look upon him with as much malice as they once did before the whole journey to grab the jewel shards, they still talked about him, ridiculed him behind his back when he thought that he wasn't listening. He was still the great mistake of the late great and terrible Lord Inu no Taisho. It hurt although he would never admit it. Don't get him wrong, he was fine the way he is now, Kagome helped him see that being him didn't make him any less of a man or demon. At the same time he wanted to truly belong somewhere, not in between both worlds and from how it stand, the whole inu youkai being a great savior and whatnot did sound like a pretty good deal.

"What's the catch, I know all spell shit comes with a price."

She had a genuine smile on her face. "The only thing I ask is that you don't make me regret giving you this offer. I mean what I said about the whole use blood magic for good thing. If you slip to darkness, you will die a horrible death. That is its curse. That, and I will need you to bring a few items for me."

The few items turned out to be 20 different ingredients scattered throughout the land. One particular thing was a weird goo that came from a thorny plant that only grew in a specific river area. Another was some kind of rare flower that only grew up in the mountains at a certain time of year and bloomed for only one night. He had to wait for two months to get that. The last item he recovered was the hardest of all, the hair, nail, bone or blood of a full inu demon and unfortunately the only one he knew of was his bastard of an icicle half-brother. Finding any other, would be futile. There were already so few compared to other demons.

Inuyasha growled as he picked up speed knowing he was almost there. "This better be worth gettin' the shit beat out of me."

His body still ached since he had not yet rested after the fight knowing that he had to get the few drops of blood he managed to get from clawing his brother. It was easier to get hair, bone such as fangs, and nails but she said that because blood was the very essence of a being, it is the strongest ingredient. Not only that, but a transformation as drastic as what she was preparing would require it. The witch told him the spell will only work if the blood is fresh, once it dried, it would not have effect. He would have to get another sample if that were to happen and he was not into having another encounter of any kind with Sesshomaru any time soon... however, if he were to became a full inu, he would make sure to return the favor.

And so, he went on with the small vile of blood to the witch's lair, to face his destiny.

~B~Y~

The witch watched the hanyou run to her with the final ingredient in her magic water mirror, a sly smile on her face. Everything was falling perfectly into plan. She could not believe that this was the same half-breed that defeated her late sensei, Urasue. Then again, the woman did become corrupted by the sacred jewel when she first came across Kikyo years ago and in attempt to gain the shards, used blood magic to raise her from the dead.

"Yes, everything is falling perfectly into plan." She purred, eyes glowing with pleasure.