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Chapter 1:What is popular is not always right; what is right is not always popular.
Kagomae sat on the swings and rocked back and forth slowly. The sun was already setting and her friends had headed for home. Yet she stayed and thought about things she would need to finish before returning to Inuyasha. Inuyasha. She hated and loved him at the same time. He was rude, ignorant, annoying, and clueless. Yet he was caring and a bit sensitive. He had protected her and showed concern when it most counted. Sometimes Kagomae couldn't tell if he only cared because he felt the same way or to him she was the reincarnation of his beloved Kikyo. She even wondered that if it wasn't for her power to detect the shards of the Shikon no Tama if Inuyasha would want her around at all...
Kagomae must have been thinking hard because when she looked around she found herself right in front of the Bone Eaters well. Even as she was thinking her feet knew where to walk. She smiled in spite of herself and jumped over the wooden rim into Feudal Japan.
Climbing out of the well Kagomae saw a few familiar trees and flowers but she sensed something was wrong. She felt as if she needed to get to the village...something was amiss. Kagomae ran through the forest passing the great tree that was still in her own era. The tree where Inuyasha was betrayed, killed, awoken, and loved. She crossed the wooden bridge that led to the quiet little village of the miko Kaede. Though as soon as she passed the first wooden house she froze and gasped at the seen she saw.
Inuyasha, Miroku, Sango, Shippou, Kirara, and Kaede were surrounding Kikyo! Though they were not attacking. Everyone had a worried expression upon his or her face. Kagomae sensed shards of the Shikon no Tama and thought it was Kikyo until she directed her attention to Inuyasha. She could sense at least 20 or even 30 shards in his hands... those were the remaining shards! "Inuyasha?" she yelled to him. He didn't even look her way. Shippo dashed to hr side. "Kikyo has stolen the rest of the Shikon no Tama from Naraku and gave them to Inuyasha." he briefly explained. " But she's hurt and now the dead maidens souls are escaping. She doesn't have enough strength to contain them." Sure enough Kagoame saw blood on Kikyo's Haori. She mustn't have noticed it before because of the complete shock that she was here in the first place.
Then it began. Blue orbs of light were flying out of Kikyo. Nearly everyone gasped. Kagome thought hard. She knew of only one way to save Kikyo but she hesitated. 'If I save her then my chances with Inuyasha are gone...but I can't just let her die. Especially since she was so ruthlessly killed the last time.' Kagomae thought. She glanced at Inuyasha. What she was about to do would probably make him happy but would definitely hurt her deeply in the process. "Inuyasha! Give me the jewel shards! Miroku fork yours over too!" she yelled so that everyone could hear. Miroku gave them over without a comment. Inuyasha looked at Kagomae. "Why?" he asked. Kagomae ran over to him and snatched them out of his hands. "Don't argue." she said and connected the shards with her own pieces. The Shikon no Tama was once again fully whole. It glowed bright pink. Just the luminance of it sent waves of power to Kagomae.
She ran to Kikyo and placed the Shikon no Tama in her hands. "Use it to save yourself," she hissed. "I know you can do it." Kagomae looked straight into Kikyo's eyes. She saw no emotion, no feeling whatsoever. But the Shikon no Tama could fix that for her. The Shikon no Tama could give her a soul and a new life. Kikyo clutched the jewel in her hands. Why had the girl decided to help her? The girl she had tried to kill? Did she not know what she was doing? Kikyo stared at the jewel she had once sworn to protect...'Save me.' she thought to the Jewel and it began to glow brighter than she had ever seen it. The bright light seemed to erase everyone and everything as Kikyo felt power shake through her bones. She felt the Jewel shrink and disappear as the light faded. Kikyo was alive and healed. She felt her soul within her body. 'I live...I live agian." she thought and fell to the ground losing consciousness.
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When Kikyo awoke she was laying on a futon. She was alone but she suspected she was in Kaede's hut. She stood up and went outside. It was mid-morning and the villagers were out again doing their daily chores. She wanted to laugh at the thought that they had all ran inside and bolted their doors at the sight of her the previous night. True she had taken the Shikon no Tama from Naraku but she had failed to kill him. As soon as he had managed to wound her she had fled. Pitiful. She was drawn back by a simple hanyo. But what had possessed her to come here was a mystery. Perhaps she wanted the rest of the jewel. Then when she realized she was going to enter death again she felt she was doing the right thing by giving the shards to Inuaysha. Now here she was in the land of the living for good. No more stealing souls and wandering aimlessly. Trying to fulfill a purpose that was once there.
She stopped at a near oak feeling Inuyasha's presence. She looked up and saw his asleep on the tallest branch. She knew that he felt her there. That he could sense every time she even blinked. "Inuyasha?" she called. He opened an eye and glanced at her. Then jumped down easily. "Bout time you woke up. You've been sleeping a week straight." He informed her. "Oh. Perhaps it was my own weakness that had kept me asleep." She replied. It wasn't a real answer but half a question. "The Shikon no Tama.is gone. A good soul and a thousand bad souls trapped into a jewel is gone forever." She said. Inuyasha knew this already but she felt she must say it to make it come really true.
Kikyo looked into his eyes and noticed they were not as cold as they once had been. There was more warmth. Could it have come from traveling with his band of humans or just the girl? She smiled warmly and hugged him. Whether he was stunned or embarrassed Kikyo could not tell but she felt comforted as he hugged her back. His grip was tight but it somehow made her feel better. More assured that things would prevail her way. She had missed him. She wanted to be with him now. Inuyasha was hers. She had loved him and hated him. She had saved his life and tried to kill him. She could learn to forget...perhaps he would too.
----------------------------------------:--------------- ------------------------------- Kagomae had decided that she needed to study. She had brought some of her notes through the woods and now sat by a lake in the forest. It was really an excuse just to get away from everyone. She felt like kicking herself for bringing Kikyo back. Even though she knew it was the right thing to do. But was it really? Kikyo was supposed to be dead. Because of Urasae's spell she had a second chance to live but it had its prices. "I suppose everyone deserves a second chance," Kagomae pondered aloud. "What?" came a voice. Kagomae turned around and saw Sango coming into the clearing. "Just thinking." Kagomae told her friend. "About?" Sango asked sitting next to Kagomae. "Them..." she said. She did not have to explain who they were. Sango knew well enough. "I-I did the right thing right, Sango? Even if it hurts me...it's still right. Isn't it?" Kagomae asked teary eyed.
Sango gave her a hug. Kagomae began to cry. Sango tried her best to comfort her. "Nobody knows that answer better than you do Kagomae." she replied picking her words carefully. "Some changes are good and some are even better. I don't believe a change can be bad. I lost my family and my home but I gained friends who are so close to me that they are the next best thing. It hurt me, these changes but I realized that in a way...they were good." Kagomae stopped sobbing and sniffled. "You really think things will work out?" she asked. " I think that things will work out for someone. No matter what." she replied. "Thanks, Sango." Kagomae whispered. "Anytime. Now try to explain this Tri-ga-nam-itry to me. It seems confusing." she said looking at the books that lay across the grass. " Sure thing. It'll be good practice for me anyhow." Kagome said brightening up a bit. She grabbed some scrap paper and two pencils and began from the beginning. She pushed out all her other worries from her mind.
Chapter 1:What is popular is not always right; what is right is not always popular.
Kagomae sat on the swings and rocked back and forth slowly. The sun was already setting and her friends had headed for home. Yet she stayed and thought about things she would need to finish before returning to Inuyasha. Inuyasha. She hated and loved him at the same time. He was rude, ignorant, annoying, and clueless. Yet he was caring and a bit sensitive. He had protected her and showed concern when it most counted. Sometimes Kagomae couldn't tell if he only cared because he felt the same way or to him she was the reincarnation of his beloved Kikyo. She even wondered that if it wasn't for her power to detect the shards of the Shikon no Tama if Inuyasha would want her around at all...
Kagomae must have been thinking hard because when she looked around she found herself right in front of the Bone Eaters well. Even as she was thinking her feet knew where to walk. She smiled in spite of herself and jumped over the wooden rim into Feudal Japan.
Climbing out of the well Kagomae saw a few familiar trees and flowers but she sensed something was wrong. She felt as if she needed to get to the village...something was amiss. Kagomae ran through the forest passing the great tree that was still in her own era. The tree where Inuyasha was betrayed, killed, awoken, and loved. She crossed the wooden bridge that led to the quiet little village of the miko Kaede. Though as soon as she passed the first wooden house she froze and gasped at the seen she saw.
Inuyasha, Miroku, Sango, Shippou, Kirara, and Kaede were surrounding Kikyo! Though they were not attacking. Everyone had a worried expression upon his or her face. Kagomae sensed shards of the Shikon no Tama and thought it was Kikyo until she directed her attention to Inuyasha. She could sense at least 20 or even 30 shards in his hands... those were the remaining shards! "Inuyasha?" she yelled to him. He didn't even look her way. Shippo dashed to hr side. "Kikyo has stolen the rest of the Shikon no Tama from Naraku and gave them to Inuyasha." he briefly explained. " But she's hurt and now the dead maidens souls are escaping. She doesn't have enough strength to contain them." Sure enough Kagoame saw blood on Kikyo's Haori. She mustn't have noticed it before because of the complete shock that she was here in the first place.
Then it began. Blue orbs of light were flying out of Kikyo. Nearly everyone gasped. Kagome thought hard. She knew of only one way to save Kikyo but she hesitated. 'If I save her then my chances with Inuyasha are gone...but I can't just let her die. Especially since she was so ruthlessly killed the last time.' Kagomae thought. She glanced at Inuyasha. What she was about to do would probably make him happy but would definitely hurt her deeply in the process. "Inuyasha! Give me the jewel shards! Miroku fork yours over too!" she yelled so that everyone could hear. Miroku gave them over without a comment. Inuyasha looked at Kagomae. "Why?" he asked. Kagomae ran over to him and snatched them out of his hands. "Don't argue." she said and connected the shards with her own pieces. The Shikon no Tama was once again fully whole. It glowed bright pink. Just the luminance of it sent waves of power to Kagomae.
She ran to Kikyo and placed the Shikon no Tama in her hands. "Use it to save yourself," she hissed. "I know you can do it." Kagomae looked straight into Kikyo's eyes. She saw no emotion, no feeling whatsoever. But the Shikon no Tama could fix that for her. The Shikon no Tama could give her a soul and a new life. Kikyo clutched the jewel in her hands. Why had the girl decided to help her? The girl she had tried to kill? Did she not know what she was doing? Kikyo stared at the jewel she had once sworn to protect...'Save me.' she thought to the Jewel and it began to glow brighter than she had ever seen it. The bright light seemed to erase everyone and everything as Kikyo felt power shake through her bones. She felt the Jewel shrink and disappear as the light faded. Kikyo was alive and healed. She felt her soul within her body. 'I live...I live agian." she thought and fell to the ground losing consciousness.
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When Kikyo awoke she was laying on a futon. She was alone but she suspected she was in Kaede's hut. She stood up and went outside. It was mid-morning and the villagers were out again doing their daily chores. She wanted to laugh at the thought that they had all ran inside and bolted their doors at the sight of her the previous night. True she had taken the Shikon no Tama from Naraku but she had failed to kill him. As soon as he had managed to wound her she had fled. Pitiful. She was drawn back by a simple hanyo. But what had possessed her to come here was a mystery. Perhaps she wanted the rest of the jewel. Then when she realized she was going to enter death again she felt she was doing the right thing by giving the shards to Inuaysha. Now here she was in the land of the living for good. No more stealing souls and wandering aimlessly. Trying to fulfill a purpose that was once there.
She stopped at a near oak feeling Inuyasha's presence. She looked up and saw his asleep on the tallest branch. She knew that he felt her there. That he could sense every time she even blinked. "Inuyasha?" she called. He opened an eye and glanced at her. Then jumped down easily. "Bout time you woke up. You've been sleeping a week straight." He informed her. "Oh. Perhaps it was my own weakness that had kept me asleep." She replied. It wasn't a real answer but half a question. "The Shikon no Tama.is gone. A good soul and a thousand bad souls trapped into a jewel is gone forever." She said. Inuyasha knew this already but she felt she must say it to make it come really true.
Kikyo looked into his eyes and noticed they were not as cold as they once had been. There was more warmth. Could it have come from traveling with his band of humans or just the girl? She smiled warmly and hugged him. Whether he was stunned or embarrassed Kikyo could not tell but she felt comforted as he hugged her back. His grip was tight but it somehow made her feel better. More assured that things would prevail her way. She had missed him. She wanted to be with him now. Inuyasha was hers. She had loved him and hated him. She had saved his life and tried to kill him. She could learn to forget...perhaps he would too.
----------------------------------------:--------------- ------------------------------- Kagomae had decided that she needed to study. She had brought some of her notes through the woods and now sat by a lake in the forest. It was really an excuse just to get away from everyone. She felt like kicking herself for bringing Kikyo back. Even though she knew it was the right thing to do. But was it really? Kikyo was supposed to be dead. Because of Urasae's spell she had a second chance to live but it had its prices. "I suppose everyone deserves a second chance," Kagomae pondered aloud. "What?" came a voice. Kagomae turned around and saw Sango coming into the clearing. "Just thinking." Kagomae told her friend. "About?" Sango asked sitting next to Kagomae. "Them..." she said. She did not have to explain who they were. Sango knew well enough. "I-I did the right thing right, Sango? Even if it hurts me...it's still right. Isn't it?" Kagomae asked teary eyed.
Sango gave her a hug. Kagomae began to cry. Sango tried her best to comfort her. "Nobody knows that answer better than you do Kagomae." she replied picking her words carefully. "Some changes are good and some are even better. I don't believe a change can be bad. I lost my family and my home but I gained friends who are so close to me that they are the next best thing. It hurt me, these changes but I realized that in a way...they were good." Kagomae stopped sobbing and sniffled. "You really think things will work out?" she asked. " I think that things will work out for someone. No matter what." she replied. "Thanks, Sango." Kagomae whispered. "Anytime. Now try to explain this Tri-ga-nam-itry to me. It seems confusing." she said looking at the books that lay across the grass. " Sure thing. It'll be good practice for me anyhow." Kagome said brightening up a bit. She grabbed some scrap paper and two pencils and began from the beginning. She pushed out all her other worries from her mind.