9. Ghost Hunt, Takiwaga: PiratekitAG (1/2)

a/n(piratekitag): hello people! so, i got hooked onto the manga series 'ghost hunt' when sable scribe suggested it to me. it' s a really good manga, so i suggest to those who like the supernatural to check it out! anyways, hope you enjoy this one-shot. i apologize in advance for any grammar/spelling errors.

pairing: kagome/takigawa

disclaimer: i own nothing from inuyasha nor do i own anything from ghost hunt.

kagome hummed softly to herself as she walked down the crowded streets of shibuya. glancing around at the buildings that lined the street, she looked for her destination. looking down at the paper in her hand, she read over the font written on it. 'shibuya psychic research center' , turning her attention to the address on the paper, she looked back up at the buildings she stood in front of. it has to be around here somewhere. she thought as she sighed softly.

folding the paper into a smaller form, she put it into her coat pocket before continuing to walk down the street. paying close attention to the building numbers as she walked, she continued down the street for a good amount of time before her eyes lite up in recognition. "ah!" she voiced as she started towards the building that held the same number as the paper that was now in her pocket. climbing up the stairs to the upper part of the building, she glanced at the font on the door and smiled softly. this is it. she thought, as she knocked slowly on the door.

"come in" a young voice called from the other side of the door. pushing down the nervousness she felt, she sighed deeply before turning the door knob and pushing open the door. walking in, she glanced around the small office building before turning towards the young girl that was staring at her curiously. she offered the petite female a smile "hi, i'm looking for kazuya shibuya" she stated.

the girl frowned before nibbling on her bottom lip in what one could only think of as a nervous manner. "sorry ma'am but he's out right now..." she replied hesitantly.

kagome frowned and her

ow furrowed. he wasn't here? but he had called her and told her to come to his office because he needed her assistance. why would he call her if he wasn't going to be here? she had only accepted his request because well, she was bored, but also because she heard of everything this research center does and thought it would be an interesting project to be apart of. but now, she felt oddly disappointed and slightly agitated.

opening her mouth to voice her displeasure, she stopped as the front door opened. turning around, she noticed two men walk in. both men were dressed in black, while one looked young-about the same age as her younger

other. the other, taller, male looked to be in his mid twenties. who are these two? she pondered mentally.

"ah! naru! you came back just in time, this lady is here to see you about something!" the girl from the desk voiced.

kagome's

ow furrowed. naru? she had come to see kazuya shibuya not a person named naru. shrugging as she looked both men over, she stepped towards them and making her way towards the taller male she bowed to him in greeting. "hello mr. shibuya, my name is kagome higurashi." she stated as she looked the male in the eye. however, she was surprised to find the man she was facing before, looking at her with a mixture of shock and amusement.

the girl from the desk was snickering too, she glanced back at the girl in confusion. seeing her look, the girl quieted her snickering. "t-that isn't naru. that one is" she stated while pointing towards the younger man. looking between both males, kagome felt her face heat up in embarrassment.

"i'm so sorry!" she stated while looking at the younger male "i just thought you looked to young to be the manager of this establishment." she stated again, while apologizing once more.

the younger male, 'naru', waved her off. "it's fine, i get that a lot" he replied, while looking at her with an stoic expression. "anyways, you are the miko i called for, correct?" he questioned, without waiting for an answer he walked past her and started towards the door on the far side of the room. "come with me into my office, i have a new mission that requires your assistance." he stated, without looking back towards her. stopping at the door, he glanced at the girl that still sat at the desk. "mai,

ing in some tea for us" he instructed before opening the door and entering the room on the other side.

kagome felt her

ow tick in annoyance. he called her out here to help him, he comes in late, and now he is ordering her around and giving her an attitude? i really wish i had a rosary for him she thought with a huff, her earlier respect for him was now gone. she sighed softly, she couldn't just leave now. she had already accepted the job. squaring her shoulders, she ignored the snickering from the young female mai, and walked to the room that naru had went into a few moments earlier.

after entering the room, she shut the door behind her and walked towards one of the couches in the middle of the room. taking a seat, opposite of where naru sat, kagome watched the young male as he looked through some files. feeling her annoyance begin to build, she cleared her throat to gain his attention. once he looked away from the paperwork and towards her. she leveled a glare at him. "excuse me mr. shibuya, what did you ask me here for?" she questioned, her earlier friendliness was gone and instead replaced with impatience.

naru put down his papers as a smirk came to his lips. "ms. higurashi. it is to my knowledge that you are a full fledged miko, am i correct?" he questioned, seeing her nod, he continued. "while my team already has a miko, she can only use her powers in certain situations. so more or less, she is useless on the missions we have. this new mission we are taking requires certain powers and knowledge that i am told you have."

kagome frowned and her

ow furrowed. "what do you mean i have certain powers and knowledge that you will need for this mission? what exactly do you think you will be dealing with?" she questioned.

without hesitating, he replied "demons" after his reply a knock sounded on the door, he turned away from her and commanded the person on the other side to enter.

however, kagome barely acknowledged as mai came in with the tea, nor did she acknowledge when the girl left the room. she had her mind on other things, like naru's response. she had not had any contact with demons for the past five years. she had contact with evil spirits and other things that required her powers, but not demons, not since she had returned from the past after defeating naraku. she had not sensed any either, so she had thought they had become extinct. her frown deepened as she thought it over, he may be thinking of english term for 'demons' which was evil spirits. which would explain how he knew of her 'experience' with them, however she hadn't a clue why he would know of the other demon fighting she had done in the past. no one knew of that, except for her family and to her knowledge, they hadn't told a soul.

her eyes narrowed at the thought. glaring at him over the table, she frowned. "by 'demons' i assume you mean evil spirits?" she questioned.

naru smirked over his tea cup, setting the tea cup down onto it's saucer. he met her gaze with his own. "no. if i meant evil spirits i would have said evil spirits. i mean demons, creatures of dark, the ones that ruled over japan hundreds of years ago. the beasts of myths. it is to my knowledge you know of them and have dealt with them. or is my information incorrect?" he questioned with a smirk still upon his lips.

kagome felt her annoyance begin to build once more, taking in a deep

eath to calm herself. she forced herself to smile, and she raised a

ow in question as she met the male's gaze. "who told you i had experience with demons?" she questioned, not bothering to answer his question.

naru took a sip from his tea cup before putting it back on the saucer. his smirk still in place he replied. "a senile old bird told me" he stated softly.

kagome felt her jaw clench in annoyance. she automatically knew who he was talking about. her grandfather never knew how to keep his mouth shut, she really needed to talk to him about his gossip on her next visit to the shrine. she sighed softly "okay, i do know about these demons you speak of. but any miko, if trained, can deal with them. so if you have one, why do you need me. it certainly must not be for your knowledge since you seem rather knowledgeable already"

"hn" he replied "as i mentioned before, she is hardly of any use and while we will have others with holy powers accompanying us. we will need your expertise. you will be paid for it." he stated, his tone leaving no room for argument.

huffing, she relaxed back into her seat. she had already accepted the mission, and though the man in charge got under her skin. she would have to take it, after all- she was to help anyone in need. it was her motto in life, and she had stuck to it, even before discovering her miko powers. she wouldn't back out now, she could deal with this man for a little while. taking in a deep

eath, she met his gaze. "okay mr. shibuya. what are we doing and where do i need to go?" she questioned.

kagome sighed softly as she rearranged the items in her bag. she was feeling anxious right now, very anxious and nervous. more so than when she had first accepted this 'job' she was headed to. if she was to be honest with herself, even after accepting the job and hearing the details to it, she didn't believe it. she wasn't one to not believe in mythical creatures or the supernatural, especially after going into the past and dealing with them herself. however, demons in the future wasn't something that she could accept right away. even with the 'proof' of them for this case, she still found it hard to believe. probably because she couldn't sense them from her home.

however, now that she was getting closer to destined area, she did sense them. demons were evident in the approaching area, not one or two of them either. but multiple ones. while they weren't high class demons like sesshoumaru or even inuyasha. they were low class demons, which given the number this town seemed to have, made it worse than one or two high class demons. unlike high class demons, low class ones acted off their instinct. they were like wild animals, just much more dangerous. but why are they here? she questioned mentally.

kagome was pulled from her thoughts as the announcement of her stop sounded through the bus. closing her bag, she put the strap of the bag onto her shoulder and waited patiently for the bus to come to a stop. she didn't have to wait long, for only a few moments later the bus jerked to a stop and once it was completely stopped kagome rose from her seat and exited. stepping off the vehicle and into the fresh air of the country side, kagome closed her eyes as she took in a deep

eath.

maybe this is why they are here she thought as she opened her eyes and glanced around the area. she could understand why the demons were attracted to this area, it was clean-and untouched my pollution. it may have reminded them of the past, when they were able to roam free and when their kind ruled over humans instead of how it was now. shaking her head to clear her wandering thoughts, she tightened her hold on the strap to her book bag. she couldn't spend time pondering right now, she could figure out how to deal with the demons after she met up with 'naru' and his group.

'now where was i suppose to meet them again?' she questioned mentally. taking in a deep

eath, she began to release her aura. she had been taught how to do this in the past, and had strengthened it over the past few years. it was still weak to what it could be, but she was improving. focusing, she continued to stretch her aura out, and when doing so she searched for naru's aura. his was strong, so it should be easy to figure out where he was. after a few moments of searching, she pulled her aura back in as a smile came to her lips.

she had found him. however he wasn't alone, there were seven others with him. two of them were the ones that had been in the office when she had met with naru to discuss the mission. the other five however, were new to her. she didn't think their 'team' would be this large. shrugging her shoulders she started in the direction that she had sensed him at.

half an hour later, kagome sighed in relief when she found herself at the same location naru and the others were at. making her way towards where his presence was the strongest. she circled around the building until she found herself at the back of it, she stopped. glancing around the side of the building, she studied the group that surrounded a van. naru was there, as were the other two from the office building. directing her attention onto the others, she frowned as she looked them over. not counting the three she was familiar with, there were two females and three males. all of them, aside from one, had some sort of spiritual power.

kagome was

ought from her observations of the group as the eldest female of the group began speaking. "naru when is this new girl going to come? i don't understand why we need her anyways. i mean i am a miko too, i could take care of whatever this problem is by myself" she boasted as she flicked her long auburn hair behind her shoulder.

instead of being insulted by the woman's words kagome found slight amusement in them. along with how the group responded to her words, if kagome remembered correctly naru had stated that those in the group, including himself, found their 'miko' to be slightly lacking in some areas. kagome could sense the female's power, so she knew that she did have it, but it seemed to be attached more to nature.

kagome shook her head as she watched naru ignore the female. well, at least i wasn't the only one he gives attitude to. she thought as she continued observing the group. after ignoring the other elder female's ranting, naru turned his attention towards the other female of the group. this girl reminded kagome of a japanese doll. kagome watched curiously as the two interacted with one another.

"hara, do you sense anything here?" naru questioned. kagome's

ow furrowed at the question, why was he asking her that, when he already knew or suspected what was here. shaking her head, she listened to what the female answered.

the petite girl shook her head "not really. there is something here, but i can't tell what it is" she replied hesitantly.

taking this as a cue for her to make her appearance, kagome left her hiding spot and began walking towards the group. "they are demons" she stated, her voice grabbed the group's attention and they were now staring at her curiously. she nodded in greeting to naru, a motion which he curtly returned.

he then motioned towards her with his hand as he looked at his companions. "this is kagome higurashi, she will be the miko that will be providing assistance for this case"

turning his attention back towards kagome, he then pointed to each member as he introduced them to her.

his hand first motioned towards the closest male beside him, a small sized foreign looking man. he had blond hair and blue eyes, his skin was fair in color, which was what gave her the impression that he was a foreigner. he gave her a soft smile and a nod in greeting when naru introduced him. "this is john

own, a catholic priest from australia."

returning the greeting to mr.

own, kagome's gaze followed naru's hand as he motioned towards the next male in the group. aside from lin, he was the tallest person in the group. he had light

own hair that was pulled back into a ponytail, though his bangs were left out of the ponytail and framed his face. he had light