Another Adventure, About Time!

Hello there, I'm Kagome. I am 20 years old and at the moment I am in a taxi with my 16 year old friend on her ride to her fathers. Question why I am here looking out the window to the forest towards someone else's fathers house, well, I know what it is like to lose someone close. I am going to be here for about 3 weeks, give or take a few days, for MK. I am here for moral support.

I hear MK talk to the taxi driver with an amused smile.

"Woah, incoming! Hahaha bet they didn't have bugs like that in the city." He seems like a nice man.

"Yeah, I miss it already." You can hear the tall-tale sarcasm.

The driver looks back for a second, saying, "She talks!" I had to stifle a giggle for that one. "Something on your mind kid?"

MK sighs while saying, "Oh what do you say to a total stranger?" sarcasm still in place.

"Stranger? You and I go back 20 minutes."

I sighed-laughed and turned to MK with gentle eyes.

"I can second that, only, the way I see it is that you and I go back 3 years." I sighed dramatically and slouched. "Am I really that closed off that I am a stranger to you?" I glanced at her with amused eyes to show that I am joking.

She laughed softly and looked to the drivers name tag before saying, "Not you, Larry, or you, Kagome, I mean the person I'm visiting."

"Hold on, I'm leaving you out here with someone you don't know?!" He looked back at us incredibly. I don't blame him from the way she said it. I placed my hand on her shoulder gently, silent comfort.

She shrugged my hand away and leaned against the door saying, "It's okay Larr. We weren't, always strangers. Maybe now things will be different."

"Yeah and if anything happens, I'm there for her."

I sighed and looked to the forest as well. She needed her space like anyone who was grieving.

Few minutes later, we arrived to a 2 story house with an observatory like balcony. Both I and MK got out of the taxi looking to the house. I could sense more than just animals in the forest though.

'Interesting, I want to investigate.'

"Th-that's not a house. That's termites holding hands, no offence." He waved his hand to it.

"Don't worry Larr, I probably be-"

"Call if you need a get-away kid!"

"Fine."

"Well that was rude." I glared lightly at the retreating taxi.

"It's alright, Kagome. I wouldn't blame him."

MK walked to the door and sighed. I followed her, also sighing. She nocked lightly. When no one answered we looked through the window to see nothing. MK opened the unlocked door.

'He should be more careful in his house. Though I don't blame hi, who would want to come here? Though if I had known of this too, I would have moved here for it was quiet. Different from the noisy city. Hm, maybe I could stay here longer.'

"Hello? Anyone home?" I heard her call out and walked in. I followed too. Though I would snort at the question if I could.

"Hello?"

"Maybe he's not here, MK."

We walked by a wall with pinned bugs and very small objects. Then here he comes, occupied by something in his, talking to himself. He was moving about the room.

"Hey, dad."

So into his work he was startled. I rolled my eyes.

"Oh! Mary Katherine?"

"Yeah."

"You're here!"

He hugged her awkwardly. I looked to her face to see it was that said felling. To save her I introduced myself.

"Hello, I'm Kagome Higurashi. I am MK's friend. I'll let you two along to share some bonding time. I'll just be right back in an hour or so. I'll be taking a walk through the forest."

I gave MK a meaningful look as she grunted in submission, knowing there was no way I was going to be talked out of this. I set my luggage down and left the house toward where I can feel a cluster of those auras that are like humans but are not.

I am light on my feet, so not to disturb anything. I relished the feeling of nature around me. I stopped and closed my eye to just feel the forest.

I let lose the tight leash I had on my miko ki. Blue mist poured from me and into the life that was the forest. I opened my eyes to see tht the plants looked just a bit healthier. I walked in a random direction. Following my feet, where ever they may go in the same light steps. I came at a stop at a clearing.

'Hm, this would be a great place to meditate.'

I sat down and crossed my legs, hands on my knees. I closed my eyes and breathed. Unknown to me, I started to glow blue and the surrounding area.

I don't know how long it was, but I can feel the auras I sense panicking. I felt one no two above me and MK coming behind me.

"Oh Kagome, did you see Ozzie come your way?" She looked around worried.

I shook my head. My head snapped to the sky, startling MK. One of them is hurt and falling towards us. I looked to see a person but it was fuzzy. I let my ki into my eyes to see her better, making my blue-gray eyes icy blue. It was a woman in a dress that seems to be made of lilies. She was carrying a small bud. I kneeled down with MK to see her. I heard groaning above us and looked. The trees were closing in to make a dome above us.

I turned back to see the bud she was holding started to glow and come towards us. I made a reach to catch it, but so did MK. It started to take us into the air and we twirled about.

MK didn't have a tight enough grip on it. I tried to catch her but I couldn't. I thudded to the ground along with MK, the only thing that made the fall not kill us was a fern. Igroaned when I hit the ground. I heard one from MK too.

Next thing I know, I was as small as the lily woman. I held the bud to my chest. I am just glad that I am wearing jeans and a green blouse with combat boots.

I crawled to the woman. I noticed that MK was doing the same. I saw the woman had an arrow in her stomach; MK saw it too and started panicking.

"Are you okay? Are you alright? Oh my gosh, that's an arrow! Sh-should I pull it out?! I-I don't know what to do!"

I moved to kneel on the other side of the woman. I made a move to remove the arrow but the woman held my hand. I looked into her eyes. She knew she won't be able to make it. I felt tears prick at my eyes.

The woman spoke in a raspy voice, "Take the pod to Nim Galuu." I nodded, but MK had other plans.

"Nim-What?! You need a doctor. Somebody call-"

MK and I noticed the slender vine twirling around my hand. She pointed at it and asked, "What is that thing?"

She looked at us and answered, "It's the life of the forest."

Suddenly men and women in green armor came down from above. It was startling for MK, 'cause I knew they were there.

I held the pod while still holding the woman's hand. Mk picked up the woman's head and cradled it.

A man with buzzed silver hair in green armor and a white, gold designed vest came rushing towards the woman.

"Tarra!" MK pulled back a bit but let the man cradle the woman. MK and I stood up as the man looked at Tarra. Her eyes were just shy of closing completely.

I heard her say, "So serious." And attempted to smile. The man looked on sadly as Tarra started to glow. He closed his eyes ans pressed his forehead to Tarra's and rocked gently.

I had to turn away as tears came down my cheeks as I remembered Inuyasha, my first love. I could ask myself 'if only', but, I don't, because I know that I couldn't do anything about the well or being separated. I let my bangs of my tooshi long hair cover my eyes so that MK doesn't see me silently crying.

I wiped away the last of my tears to see Tarra fade away into the revealing cloudy sky and for everyone else to kneel.

The ground where Tarra was started to wither and die in a large area but a patch of green remained where I was standing. I gave MK the pod so that I could kneel down and pray for the woman named Tarra.

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Alright I am going to stop here and the next chapter will either be tomorrow or next weekend. Please review!