Kagome Doll by Hairann

All Hallows Eve

Title: All Hallows Eve

Author: Hairann

Theme: Dokuga Halloween Challenge 2010

Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy

AU/CU: AU

Rating: T

Warnings: None.

Word Count: 4890

Summary: Sequel to Demon Park, aka chapter six of my Kagome Doll collection.  Though this isn't actually using one of Weird Al's songs, I decided to add it to this collection anyways since the first story is a part of it.

Challenge Link: http://www.dokuga.com/forum/29-challenges/49322-dokuga-halloween-challenge-2010

Disclaimer: I do not own the song used in the original story, Jurassic Park, the movie the song was based off of or KitKat candy bars. I make no money from their use in this story.

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“Good evening, Miroku, holding down the fort okay?” a soft voice called out, as its owner made her way toward the large gates leading to the entrance of the park, gaining the attention of the man currently working in the ticket booth. Realizing who it was, the attendant turned away from the customers in front of him and greeted her with a smile.

“Good evening, Miss Kagome. The fort holds itself really,” he joked as he gestured toward the vast park behind him. “Kirara is getting closed to her due date so she's not letting anyone near their area again, but the others all seem to be in a good mood today,” he explained, referring to the alpha female of the two-tailed cat demons. Who was, in fact, the very same one that had been pregnant the first time she had visited the park over a year ago.

“I'll stay clear of them. But I should head out, I'm running a bit late today,” Kagome informed him as she glanced down at her watch. “If I doddle too much, you know who is going to have my hide,” she half-joked before waving goodbye and continuing on toward the gate, which was quickly opened for her. Behind her, Kagome could hear others complain about her being let through, since she obviously didn't work there seeing as she wasn't wearing a uniform.

“She is our one and only holder of a gold membership card. As a life time member, she is free to come and go as she pleases,” Miroku explained and was quickly questioned on how one could get a gold membership. “It's easy, all you have to do is buy a ticket every day for 365 days, rain or shine. Doctor Jinenji created the membership just for her after she had spent, well let's just say that it was a lot of money.” Pausing, Miroku turned his attention to the family's teenage daughter.

“I'm sure I could give you a discount if you came to see me that often,” he informed her with a smirk, causing the girl, who was two years his junior, to turn into a tomato. Whatever she, or perhaps her father, would have responded with, went unheard by Kagome as the gate closed behind her with an audible click. Making her way over to a cart off to the side, a plague with her name displayed proudly on the back, she climbed in, started the engine and began making her way deeper into the park.

Noticing a cool, autumn breeze was beginning to pick up, Kagome wrapped her sweater tighter around her shoulders and headed toward the fox 'cage'. Pulling her purse off of her shoulder, knowing it was safer to leave it in the cart in case they were in a mischievous mood, she quickly snatched up a handful of lollipops, put her purse under her seat and made her way toward the gate. Punching in the personal code that had been made for her, she pushed the gate open and made her way inside.

Already knowing what to expect, she continued on deeper into the attraction and headed to where she was sure they would be waiting. Sure enough, the moment she arrived in the small clearing, where she had first met them, Kagome spotted three little fox heads peaking out from the bushes. “Kagome!” they cheered together as they came out from their hiding places, each one crashing into her legs as they greeted her. “What took you so long?”

“How long are you staying?”

“Did you bring me any candy?” Seeing their eager faces, Kagome couldn't help but laugh as she gestured for them to sit down on the grass. Soon as they were situated, the three of them sitting in her lap, she passed them each a lollipop as she answered their questions.

“Sorry I am late, my brother Souta needed some last minute fixes to his costume and our mother wouldn't have been back in time to do them before he leaves to go trick-or-treating,” she explained to Haru, handing him a cherry flavored one. “I can only stay for a few minutes, but tomorrow is my day off so I will have all day to visit with everyone. Which means I will hang out with you guys for a long time,” she assured Chikako, as she handed her a blueberry one, knowing she loved the way they turned her mouth blue.

“And your question has already been answered, Shippo,” she joked as she handed him the last one, a grape flavored lollipop, which he quickly unwrapped and began nibbling away at. “As an added bonus, tomorrow I will be able to bring you a lot of candy. Souta doesn't like sweets, just enjoys going out with his friends, so he usually gives me whatever he gets, other than the KitKat Bars, those our grandfather snags.

“But I need to be going. I have a few more stops to make and not much time to make them.” Seeing their disappointed faces, Kagome felt bad for leaving them so soon, but knew she would be able to make up for it tomorrow. Giving them each a quick hug, she said her goodbyes before making her way toward the gate. As she exited the attraction, Kagome noticed another cart was making its way toward her and quickly climbed into hers to get out of their way.

Pulling back onto the rail that would lead her further into the park, Kagome paid little attention to the scenery she passed, already knowing every inch of the path by heart. Instead she turned her mind toward those she would find at the next attraction, wondering if it would not be better to go ahead and skip visiting them even though she had promised to. Kagome knew there was a very good chance they she would end up being detained there, just as she always was, and didn't want to risk angering the one she had really come to see by being even later.

But at the same time, she had stopped by to see them every day just like the others and didn't want to upset them by skipping them entirely. “Maybe I'll get lucky,” Kagome sighed to herself as she made her decision and pulled up in front of the wolf demon 'cage'. As she went to step out, knowing they would sense her presence the moment she did, Kagome heard a loud crash followed by raised voices coming from within the exhibit.

Not entirely unused to the noise, Kagome sat in her cart for a few moments of silence, waiting to see if the fight would end once they noticed her, as it sometimes did, or if it would continue on giving her an excuse to leave. Then, as she heard Ayame's screeched 'You pig demon!', which she knew was directed at Kouga, Kagome knew it was safe for her to leave unnoticed. Ayame only used that insult when her mate had been trying to hook up with another female and the last thing they needed was for her to add fuel to the fire as Kouga would no doubt insist upon her being his woman.

Starting back down the rail, Kagome quickly posted a bulletin on the cart's computer informing all of the guides that visiting the wolves was not advisable. Once finished, she turned her attention back to where she was going, reaching under her seat to grab a few books out of her purse. It did not take much longer for the cart to reach its destination and pull off to the side, allowing Kagome to get out once again. The moment she took a step toward the gate, she could already see the miasma appearing on the horizon.

“Here we go again,” Kagome moaned as she took a deep breath and made her way over to stand in front of the gate, placing the books behind her back as she did. Soon enough the cloud was upon her, stopping just on the other side of the fence, and revealing Naraku as it began to dissipate. “Good evening, Naraku, are Kagura and Kanna around?”

“What's behind your back?” Naraku demanded, completely ignoring her question as he trained his red eyes on where her arms disappeared behind her back. Not really wanting to answer him, knowing it would lead to problems, Kagome remained silent, which only served to annoy him. “What is it you try to hide from me?” he interrogated as he turned his darkening eyes back to hers and pinned her with threatening stare.

This was not the first time he had tried something like this and Kagome knew very well what he was trying to do. Though the force field around the gate served to prevent most of his powers from endangering the visitors, there was one that was able to penetrate to the other side. It was in fact the reason that none of the guides that came near him had a code to open his gate. If the mind was weak enough, Naraku was able to read whatever they were currently thinking about.

Thankfully he was unable to read past thoughts, but it was not difficult to get someone to think about what you want them to. You simply need to ask the right questions, something Naraku had no problems accomplishing. “You know that no longer works on me, Naraku. Not after the first time you did that. Read my mind all you want, you will merely hear about what I had for breakfast,” Kagome informed him, careful to keep repeating what she had eaten that morning mentally even as she spoke to him.

Him reading her mind was not something she wished to ever experience again even if the information he had gotten from her was completely irrelevant. All he had learned was she was afraid of him, it wasn't really something she had tried to hide, so him knowing the truth mattered little to her. The problem was how it felt when he read her mind, it was as though she could feel his hand inside her head, touching her brain and the thought alone was still enough to give her the shivers.

“I'm short on time today, Naraku, so I do not have time to banter with you for a while. I just stopped by to drop something off for Kagura and Kanna. Are they around?” she inquired again, knowing the change of subject would make it impossible for him to learn what he wanted to know and would no doubt annoy him to no end. It was in fact the only reason why she did the books behind her back, they were only a book on black holes for Kanna and one on philosophy for Kagura, but not knowing would drive him crazy.

It was Kagome's pay back for him having read her mind. Before he had the chance to answer, the very demons she was looking for arrived and Kagome turned toward them with a smile, effectively ignoring Naraku. “Hello Kagura, Kanna. I have something for you,” she informed them as she moved in their direction and produced the books, careful to keep them out of Naraku's line of sight for as long as possible. Carefully opening a small, secured chamber that the park used to pass things to those on the other side of the fence, Kagome placed the books within it and closed it, allowing Kagura to open it on her side.

Giving her a slight nod of appreciation, Kagura removed the books, handing Kanna hers, before disappearing on her leaf once again. Kanna soon followed after, leaving Naraku to continue wondering what had been given, as he had still yet to see what had been behind Kagome's back. “Have a nice day, Naraku,” Kagome called over her shoulder even as she was turning and heading back toward her cart. Without bothering to wait for a reply, she got in and began on her way again.

Not far down the road, she was pulling over again and waiting within her cart for the sound she knew would come. Soon enough, she could just make out a splash and knew the solitary imp demon would be making his way toward the gate to greet her. Well if you could call it a greeting anyways. “What have you brought to bribe me with today?” a gruff voice inquired a moment before its owner appeared just on the other side of the fence.

“I told you before, Jaken, they're not bribes. They are gifts,” Kagome corrected as she reached into her purse under her seat and pulled out a clear, glass jar, holding it up so he could see its contents. Instantly his large, yellow eyes became impossibly big and he was gesturing for her to come closer. With a chuckle, Kagome did so, punching in the code to his gate before entering and handing over his treat. It took him only a second before he was opening the lid, reaching his hand in to grab one and quickly closing it again before the others could escape.

Kagome made sure to blink at the exact moment he shoved the still alive fly into his mouth, both because the idea of eating flies turned her stomach and because he found it rude when people watched him eat. “I thank you. They are superb,” he complemented before placing the jar within his clothes, where Kagome could only assume was a hidden pocket, and bowing his head slightly to him. “Will that be all?” Jaken demanded after a moment had passed.

“Yes Jaken, that is all. Have a nice day,” Kagome replied with a soft chuckle, still getting a kick out of his antics and used to his behavior after over a year of meetings, as she turned back and began making her way back out of the gate and toward her cart. Behind her, she could hear his mumbled goodbye as he too turned and no doubt began making his way back toward his pond.

Back in her cart, she continued on down the road toward her true destination. Anxious to see the demon, who over time had become her closest friend, Kagome counted down the posts lining the fence, each one marking the passage of five yards, as her cart drove by them. When she reached the final one, she smiled softly to herself as she pulled over and climbed out. Even as she did so, she could already hear the excited barking of one of the park's youngest inhabitants from just on the other side of the gate.

Glancing up, she found the bundle of white fur barreling on down toward her. As she began to punch in the code and saw him sitting there impatiently wagging his tail, Kagome couldn't help but giggle softly to herself. “Well good afternoon, Inuyasha. Did you miss me?” she inquired passing through the gate. He answered by jumping onto her and knocking them both to the ground before attacking her face with his long, wet tongue. “I give up, you win,” Kagome laughed as she tried to shield her face from the assault.

“Enough pup. Let the poor girl breath,” a deep voice instructed, drawing both of their attention away from each other. As Kagome turned toward the sound, she found the eldest dog demon standing just a few feet from her in his human like form. “He knows your scent well,” he paused to help her to her feet once the pup had released her. “Inuyasha noticed your arrival before even I had.”

“It's probably because he was already waiting for me,” Kagome half-joked as she dusted herself off and moved to scratch the pup's head. “How are you and your mate doing today, Toga?” she inquired, turning her attention back to the elder dog demon. Though she could not see her, Kagome was sure his mate was not far away, no doubt, still in her natural form as she had been every time she had visited. It apparently had something to do with her staying in that form to allow her pup to bond.

“We are both fine and appreciate your inquiring. I will take over watch of the pup now. I am sure you wish to continue on to my eldest," Toga pointed out, grinning slightly when Kagome answered with a slight blush. “He is not far off. I suspect that he too, was waiting for you. He should find you once you have entered the trees,” he explained as he gestured to the forest behind him.

“Alright, but before I go,” she began as she reached into her purse and turned back toward Inuyasha. “I brought you something.” As the pup wagged his tail and barked in anticipation, Kagome laughed and held out a small, rawhide bone for him, which he quickly snatched from her fingers and disappeared into the woods nearby. “I'll stop by and visit some more before I leave,” Kagome informed him with a smile and a quick bow of respect before heading in the direction he had indicated.

Behind her, Toga followed after her with his golden gaze for a moment before turning his attention back in the direction his younger son had taken. Knowing he could get a good distance rather quickly, considering his size, Toga took off after him so he could catch up before Inuyasha got too far ahead. Glancing down at her watch and realizing just how late she was, Kagome picked up her pace and quickly disappeared into the forest. “You are late,” a voice called out, startling her, just as she passed through the treeline.

“And you are impatient, Sesshoumaru,” she countered as she turned toward him with her hand resting over her thundering heart. “Though I do apologize for my tardiness, Souta was having problems with his costume and I needed to fix them before I left. But enough about that, I did not come here to talk about my family, but to spend time with you. So tell me, what have you been up to since yesterday?” Kagome questioned as she moved in his direction, falling into step beside him as Sesshoumaru began heading deeper into the forest.

Sesshoumaru remained silent for a long moment, opting instead to pay attention to where he was walking as he wondered whether or not he should tell her the truth. Deciding talking to her about his thoughts from the previous day might help to calm his anxiousness, Sesshoumaru answered, “Wishing I were free of this place and preventing myself from tearing it down in my attempts to escape.”

“I know you wish to be free, Sesshoumaru, and I wish it for you too, but you must give me more time. Doctor Jinenji agrees with my idea and is doing everything he can to get approval for intergrading you into the human population as a trial run for all of the demons here, but many of the votes he needs are from people who were against creating the park in the first place. You must give him more time, you know what will happen if you escape,” Kagome began as she stopped and grabbed onto his arm to prevent him from going any further either.

“People will begin to fear for their lives from the demons. They will plead their cases to the higher ups who will in turn lean on Doctor Jinenji until he breaks or they find a legal way around him. When that happens they will kill every demon in the park including your baby brother.”

“You do not understand, Kagome, I do not mean to say that I am refusing to wait, but that I will soon no longer have a choice. Before long I will reach my maturity and at that point, I will destroy this park in my attempts to escape. Unless I am able to take a mate, my coming of age will mark the end of everything,” he insisted as he turned away from her, pulling his arm free of her hold, and starting again in the direction they had been going.

“You're right, Sesshoumaru. I don't understand. What does you reaching maturity have to do with anything?” Kagome inquired utterly confused as she moved to catch up to him and fell in step beside him once again. This was not the first time she had heard a demon speaking of their coming of age, but she had never heard of it spoken in such a negative light.

“It is written within our instinct, what you humans refer to as DNA, that once a white dog reaches their coming of age, they must take a mate. It is to ensure the continuance of our clan. If we do not do so quickly, we will be met with constant, excruciating pain. The pain will eventually drive us insane. We had hoped that Doctor Jinenji would have introduced another white dog female by then, but he has been unable to and now it is too late to wait for one.

“Not that it would matter anyways. In our prime, the white dogs had limited numbers, at the end even fewer. It is unlikely that he will ever find another useable source of our DNA to create another one of us, even less likely that he will find a female. And though I would not, even if I were able to, a white dog can not mate with his own blood. My coming of age is within a few days and I will go insane with in another week.”

“That doesn't make any sense. Doctor Jinenji said you shouldn't reach your maturity for years,” Kagome insisted, remembering the conversation she had with him a few months back when she had first broached the topic of intergrading Sesshoumaru. At first he had been against the idea until he had reached adulthood, worried he might be unstable in midst of his 'teenage' development, suggesting they waited for him to become an adult in about five years.

“The process that allowed him to create us, increase our speed of aging until we reach our maturity, which Doctor Jinenji is well aware and was in fact intentional. But he miscalculated the time. He wrongly believes that all demons age at the same rate. White dogs are one of the fastest aging, but only until we mature. Once there we will revert back to aging as we were meant to, with or without his process,” Sesshoumaru explained before raising his nose to the air and giving the breeze a quick sniff.

Kagome watched in silence for a few moments as he did so, following after him as he changed directions and continued on his way. “Can you not just mate with one of the females from the wolves or fox demons? They have plenty and both are members of the canine family,” Kagome suggested after a minute had passed, even as she herself hated the idea, but if it would save him from going through what he described, she knew it would be worth it.

“Do you know of the creation of demons?” Sesshoumaru questioned, continuing when she shook her head no, “The very first, the sires of our race, were created when the Kami mixed the souls of humans and animals. Animals do not interbreed, just as we can not.” Another minute passed in silence as Kagome thought over his words, filing away the beginning of demons to think about another time, before she finally responded to what he had said.

“But what about your other half? You basically just said your ancestors were half animal and half human, could you then not mate with a human? It shouldn't be interbreeding right? Since you already have human somewhere in your DNA. And, if so, surely there is at least one woman in the entire world that you would find worthy of being your mate,” Kagome insisted causing Sesshoumaru to stop and turn toward her with an eyebrow raised in question.

“You really believe your leaders would allow for such a thing?” Sesshoumaru inquired, his tone clearly stating he did not believe it was a likely outcome.

“Probably not, but we wouldn't have to tell them would we? You could simply mate in secret once you found someone worthy,” Kagome offered with a shrug of her shoulders as she glanced around and quickly recognized the area they were in. They were getting close to their destination and after getting her barrings, Kagome continued on toward their special place.

“It is not a question of finding one I would see as worthy, it would not be a difficult task. The hard part would be to find one willing to mate with me,” Sesshoumaru explained, as he began walking again, quickly overtaking her place in the lead.

“There must be someone. It what, three billion woman on this planet, there has to be at least one both good enough in your eyes and willing.” Crossing the threshold into the clearing, where Sesshoumaru had taken her the first day they met and every day since, Kagome seated herself beside his preferred tree and waited in silence for him to do the same.

Soon he had seated himself next to her, resting his hands on his knees as he leaned back against the trunk and let his gaze wander out into the seemingly endless forest that surrounded them. “I suppose that would all depend on whether or not you would be willing to be my mate, Kagome,” Sesshoumaru told her, refusing to look in her direction even though he could feel her eyes burning into the side of his face.

“You would actually see me as worthy of being your mate?” she questioned so softly that Sesshoumaru almost missed it, and probably would have had he not been a demon with exceptional hearing, causing him to finally break his stare and turn his golden eyes in her direction.

“That is not the question, Kagome, the question is whether or not you would see me as being worthy of being yours.”

“Sesshoumaru, the answer would be yes in a heart beat. I could think of no one better to spend my life with,” Kagome assured him softly as she reached up to gently caress his pale cheek with her hand, watching as his eyes closed at the sensation.

“But I am not asking you to spend your life with me, I am asking you to spend mine. Though my aging is sped before I become of age, once I hit maturity it will take years before I look a day older. Centuries before I look a year older. And it will take a millennia before I reach the next stage in my life, that of an elder. What I am asking you, Kagome, is if you are willing to spend the next 1,000 years with me,” Sesshoumaru explained, refusing to open his eyes even if he his rest his larger hand over hers.

“Sesshoumaru my answer remains the same. I can not tell you if I fully grasp what it would mean knowing that I would live to see everyone I have ever known, will ever know, dying. Those that are human anyways. I do not know how it will effect me psychologically or emotionally. Nor do I know if I will one day come to regret my decision.

“What I do know is that I would regret it at this very moment if I was to choose a different path. I know that each year and each century I would have with you, I would consider a blessing. And I know that if I ever did come to regret my choice, it would not be for many, many centuries. You are my best friend Sesshoumaru, I both love and am in love with you. I would be honored to spend your life, and mine, with you.”

Opening his golden eyes, Sesshoumaru found himself staring into hers, not a hint of uncertainty to be found. For a long while, neither of them spoke or blinked as they gazed into each other's eyes, until finally Sesshoumaru closed the distance between them as he pressed his lips against hers. Though it started soft and sweet, the kiss quickly swelled with passion, stealing the breath of both parties. Finally breaking apart, Sesshoumaru rested his forehead against hers as they tried to catch their breath.

“And I, I would be honored to spend my life, to share my life with you, Kagome.” As he said this, Sesshoumaru wrapped his arms around her and pulled her tightly against his chest, burying his nose in her hair. Resting her head against his chest, Kagome couldn't help but smile softly to herself. This was definitely one All Hallows Eve that she would never forget.