A Nightly Departure
A girl of about 18, with long black hair and brown eyes waited on the dock to board a ship to the Seven Kingdom's. She wore a long flowing white gown, with a forest green cloak. A man came up to her with a grimace on his face.
"Well Kagome, all the other passengers of this ship have cancelled their trips. You will be the only passenger. Are you sure you want to go now?" asked the man.
"I have no choice. Queen Arinalda is dieing, and the faster I get there the better. The captain of this ship has assured me I will arrive within two weeks. Thank you for your help. You had better go to your wife. She will be worrying."
"Goodbye Kagome, goodluck." The man walked away, and the first mate of the ship walked towards Kagome. "Miss, I know you want to go to the Seven Kingdom's, but you must not go by this ship."
"And, why is that?" When the man could not answer her, Kagome said, "I see. Well have my trunk brought up." With that, Kagome walked up the gang plank and onto the ship. The first mate yelled out an order behind her, and came up to show her to her cabin.
"This way to your cabin Miss. Please reconsider and take another ship. It will be dangerous for you here."
"What is your name?" asked Kagome.
"What?"
"What is your name?"
"My name is Rasul, Miss."
"Well Rasul, you can stop calling me miss. My name is Kagome. And your threats will not work on me. This is the fastest ship to the Seven Kingdom's and this is the ship I will take. I assume this is my room. Thank you for showing it to me. Where will my trunk be?"
"It will be in the main hold Miss."
"Thank you." A bell tolled, and Rasul excused himself to go up deck.
Kagome looked around her cabin. The room was sparsely furnished with a bed on one side, and a table on the other. Sighing, she sat on the bed and looked out the port hole at the moon. Kagome thought back to how she got to this world. She never knew the well could send her to other worlds beside her own and the spirit world. She remembered being inside the well with Inuyasha and putting all the shards of the Shikon no Tama together. The light surrounded her and she felt the jewel become a part of her again. Then they were attacked, and somehow Inuyasha pushed her through a portal to this world. She had tried to get back many times, but always the portal was closed. She still wondered what had happened to Inuyasha. A shadow swiftly moving across the moon caught her eye. Kagome thought she saw a little red in it, but dismissed it as fancy.
Her stomach grumbling brought her out of her reverie and Kagome realized she hadn't eaten in two days. She walked into the hall and found her way to the galley. Inside was an old man, with gray hair, fixing hard bread.
"Hello, may I have something to eat?" asked Kagome.
Startled, the man whipped around, with knives held at ready. When he saw her, he visibly relaxed, and said, "Oh, it's only you, yes you may have some bread. That's all there ever is to eat on this ship."
"Thank you," said Kagome as she took a piece. "My name is Kagome, what's yours?"
"Yakini"
"Nice to meet you Yakini. I will probably be spending much time down here, so how about we get to know each other."
Yakini, looked at her, grimaced, and said, "You are a nice girl. You should not be on this ship. It's dangerous."
Exasperated, Kagome said, "Look, this ship isn't any more dangerous than other ships. I've been hearing this stuff for too long. So just stop, because I'm not leaving."
Yakini gave her a hard look, then smiled. "You're a stubborn one. All right, as long as you are on this ship you need something to protect yourself with. Here, take this knife." Yakini handed her a small dagger.
"I don't need it," said Kagome.
"What do you mean you don't need it? Of course you do. I'll teach you how to use it. You don't need to worry about that."
Realizing she wasn't getting anywhere with him, Kagome decided to prove to him that she didn't need the knife. One minute Kagome stood still, the next she was full of movement. The glint of steel came from her sleeves. One knife she threw at Yakini, just missing his right ear, and hitting the wall. Then she had one of his arms twisted behind his back with the second knife at his throat. "I thank you for your generosity. But I don't need your knife," said Kagome, letting go of the now trembling sailor, and put her knifes back in their hiding places.
"Where did you learn to fight like that?" asked Yakini.
"Many places. Where I learned does not matter. Thank you for caring, but I can take care of myself."
"If you ever want to practice forms, come to me. But now it's getting late and you should go to bed," said Yakini.
Kagome smiled, he reminded her of her grandfather. "I'll do that. Goodnight Yakini." Kagome made her way back to her cabin and decided to take his advice. She fell asleep as her head hit the pillow.
A girl of about 18, with long black hair and brown eyes waited on the dock to board a ship to the Seven Kingdom's. She wore a long flowing white gown, with a forest green cloak. A man came up to her with a grimace on his face.
"Well Kagome, all the other passengers of this ship have cancelled their trips. You will be the only passenger. Are you sure you want to go now?" asked the man.
"I have no choice. Queen Arinalda is dieing, and the faster I get there the better. The captain of this ship has assured me I will arrive within two weeks. Thank you for your help. You had better go to your wife. She will be worrying."
"Goodbye Kagome, goodluck." The man walked away, and the first mate of the ship walked towards Kagome. "Miss, I know you want to go to the Seven Kingdom's, but you must not go by this ship."
"And, why is that?" When the man could not answer her, Kagome said, "I see. Well have my trunk brought up." With that, Kagome walked up the gang plank and onto the ship. The first mate yelled out an order behind her, and came up to show her to her cabin.
"This way to your cabin Miss. Please reconsider and take another ship. It will be dangerous for you here."
"What is your name?" asked Kagome.
"What?"
"What is your name?"
"My name is Rasul, Miss."
"Well Rasul, you can stop calling me miss. My name is Kagome. And your threats will not work on me. This is the fastest ship to the Seven Kingdom's and this is the ship I will take. I assume this is my room. Thank you for showing it to me. Where will my trunk be?"
"It will be in the main hold Miss."
"Thank you." A bell tolled, and Rasul excused himself to go up deck.
Kagome looked around her cabin. The room was sparsely furnished with a bed on one side, and a table on the other. Sighing, she sat on the bed and looked out the port hole at the moon. Kagome thought back to how she got to this world. She never knew the well could send her to other worlds beside her own and the spirit world. She remembered being inside the well with Inuyasha and putting all the shards of the Shikon no Tama together. The light surrounded her and she felt the jewel become a part of her again. Then they were attacked, and somehow Inuyasha pushed her through a portal to this world. She had tried to get back many times, but always the portal was closed. She still wondered what had happened to Inuyasha. A shadow swiftly moving across the moon caught her eye. Kagome thought she saw a little red in it, but dismissed it as fancy.
Her stomach grumbling brought her out of her reverie and Kagome realized she hadn't eaten in two days. She walked into the hall and found her way to the galley. Inside was an old man, with gray hair, fixing hard bread.
"Hello, may I have something to eat?" asked Kagome.
Startled, the man whipped around, with knives held at ready. When he saw her, he visibly relaxed, and said, "Oh, it's only you, yes you may have some bread. That's all there ever is to eat on this ship."
"Thank you," said Kagome as she took a piece. "My name is Kagome, what's yours?"
"Yakini"
"Nice to meet you Yakini. I will probably be spending much time down here, so how about we get to know each other."
Yakini, looked at her, grimaced, and said, "You are a nice girl. You should not be on this ship. It's dangerous."
Exasperated, Kagome said, "Look, this ship isn't any more dangerous than other ships. I've been hearing this stuff for too long. So just stop, because I'm not leaving."
Yakini gave her a hard look, then smiled. "You're a stubborn one. All right, as long as you are on this ship you need something to protect yourself with. Here, take this knife." Yakini handed her a small dagger.
"I don't need it," said Kagome.
"What do you mean you don't need it? Of course you do. I'll teach you how to use it. You don't need to worry about that."
Realizing she wasn't getting anywhere with him, Kagome decided to prove to him that she didn't need the knife. One minute Kagome stood still, the next she was full of movement. The glint of steel came from her sleeves. One knife she threw at Yakini, just missing his right ear, and hitting the wall. Then she had one of his arms twisted behind his back with the second knife at his throat. "I thank you for your generosity. But I don't need your knife," said Kagome, letting go of the now trembling sailor, and put her knifes back in their hiding places.
"Where did you learn to fight like that?" asked Yakini.
"Many places. Where I learned does not matter. Thank you for caring, but I can take care of myself."
"If you ever want to practice forms, come to me. But now it's getting late and you should go to bed," said Yakini.
Kagome smiled, he reminded her of her grandfather. "I'll do that. Goodnight Yakini." Kagome made her way back to her cabin and decided to take his advice. She fell asleep as her head hit the pillow.