Obligiatory Authors Note -- Sorry about the file problems before. Not everyone can automatically know what they're doing, yanno. For the people who were confused; sorry about that. For the people who left sarcastic comments, a smack to the head. And for the kindhearted (yet annonymous) soul who brilliantly suggested that I "actually write something" ... ^ ; ^ How's this for writing, fucker!?
Thank you, and have a nice day. n_n
Prologue -- Dreams to Dream
They say it's because of the soul I inherited; that it's because of the Shikon no Tama. They say that without the Jewel, I would be nothing but an ordinary girl. They say that I was reborn, reincarnated from the village's most powerful Priestess.
I say I am myself, and my heart is mine alone.
Kagome woke trembling, yet oddly comforted by the lingering recesses of the dream. Clutching the soft fabric sheets around her, she breathed deeply and evenly in the darkness, focusing on the only source of light in the wispy blackness surrounding her -- the moon, climbing the sky like a stairway to heaven, spilt pools of silvery blue onto her bed and floor. She shifted experimentally, wondering why she was so cold, and had her answer as soft covers whispered against bare skin. Ahh, yes.. she'd returned early from the past after their fight, and had simply shed her school uniform, too tired and angry and upset to bother with pajamas.
Sadness enveloped her once again, jerking her fully awake as the remembered harsh tone rung in her mind. It was serious this time, she knew.. things wouldn't be solved by a simple apology. She couldn't go back, not because she didn't want to see him -- but because he didn't want to see her.
Did he really.. did he really mean when he said not to come back? Tears started, clinging to long lashes before spilling down pale cheeks. This time I wouldn't.. blame him at all if..
Without another thought, the girl rolled over to face the moon climbing high in the sky through her window, and let it guard her troubled sleep in place of her usual companion.