Blue Moons and White Skies
Preface
A beautiful young woman ran down the hall leading to an imposing vault, desperately trying to reach the tiny artifact responsible for all this trouble. Masking her aura and scent she moved quickly and quietly trying to avoid the bloodshed that surrounded her. Right now she had only a single purpose. Reikai was in chaos; many came to lay claim to the Shikon no Tama. It was her duty as the Shikon Miko to keep it safe and that is exactly what she was planning on doing.
As soon as the jewel was in her possession, she made haste to find her family. As she walked through the palace it seemed that the threat was dying down as the death count of the enemy rose. Although the attack was manageable, it was the sixth one this month. As soon as news broke of the jewels location her home has become a beacon for power hungry demons and spirits. A change had to be made and soon.
She walked into the courtyard where she saw her deadly mother shoot down a crowd of lower level demons with the arrow laced with her purity. Midoriko, her mother was once the strongest miko in existence, none could rival her power but that all changed when she was born. At sixteen her power surpassed her mother's threefold and has been increasing ever since.
"This attack was more severe than the last Kagome. It was handled well enough, but it will only get worse" Her mother softly remarked as they walked together to the security of her private chambers, "We need to move the jewel. It's not safe, even in the vault."
Kagome had a pensive look on her face; it was as if reality was finally sinking in and she just didn't know what to do. She never asked for this responsibility, for all this power. The weight of the world was starting to take a toll and the journey had barely even begun. But she steeled her resolve just as quickly as she questioned it.
"I know mother, but where are we going to hide it?" Kagome asked
"In you." Kagome turned around when she heard the baritone voice unmistakably belonging to her father, King Yama, ruler of the Spirit World. "You are the Shikon Miko, in theory the jewel in an extension of you and you of it. Right now the Four Souls reside in the jewel; if we transfer them inside of you the jewel will be rendered useless, it would be no more useful that a mere trinket."
"Is that even possible?" Kagome gasped, "What would that do to me? Would I be able to handle all that power inside of me? I couldn't possibly mask my power and all of that of the jewel as well. Demons would still come."
"You will be able to handle the power my daughter and mask it accordingly, you are the Shikon Miko, the one person who can without becoming tainted. You will keep the Four Souls pure and safe." He continued, "You are stronger that you realize Kagome. And remember, you are more than just a mere miko. You are my blood."
King Yama's' eye soften slightly as he looked at his beautiful daughter, his kind hearted daughter who had not one hateful bone in her body. How he wished he would protect her from all of this but he knew it was Kagome's destiny. If the power of the Shikon no Tama fell into the wrong hands devastation would ripple throughout all the planes of existence. It was a big burden to put this on his daughter, but he had absolute faith in her.
"Demons can access this realm too easily; we need to fortify our security. You cannot remain in Reikai." Her father spoke.
"Then where am I to go?" Kagome quietly asked
"Nigenkai." He father answered.
One year later…
"Kagooommmmmeeeee." Eri whined as they left their last class of the day, "We just have to go out tonight! Exams are over and we need to celebrate."
"And Hojo will be there." Ayumi slyly grinned, "He is so smitten with you and he is just so cute. You have to go one a date with him."
"I know Kagome; you have to let your hair down sometimes." Yuka added
Kagome was useless against the onslaught of her friends pushing her to have more fun 'I have been pretty boring lately.' "Okay! Okay! I will go out with you guys tonight, but I will pass on the Hojo part."
"Why?" they all but screamed
"I don't know guys, he just isn't my type." Kagome lamely answered
"Fine. Fine." Yuka rushed, "But you better be ready by 8:00 tonight, we'll swing by to pick you up."
"Okay, bye guys." Kagome said
Kagome sighed; it has been a year since she arrived to the human world. It took some time getting acclimated but she finally found her place and rhythm in this crazy realm. She enrolled herself into University and works and lives at a local shrine. 'I'm starting to feel really human.' She thought as she made her way up the shrine steps.
"Ah! There you are." Aito joyously exclaimed "Just in time to help me with my sutras, I know you kids think demons are a myth now a day, but I'll tell you, there are out there!"
Kagome chuckled as she watched him make his sutras 'useless, the most damage they could inflict would be a paper cut.' She smiled, she always did find him endearing. "Come here old man, let me show you how to properly make one, don't you remember the last time I showed you."
A few hours later, after Aito calmed down from the excitement of his new sutras, Kagome started making dinner. She stirred the pot aimlessly wondering what her family was up to. If things calmed down or taken a turn for the worse. Not knowing drove her crazy. Since she relocated to Nigenkai she had to cut off all ties to her family, status and birthright. She has masked her power and now appears no more threatening than a female human. 'And here I thought I was in for a whirlwind journey but instead I've been playing ordinary human.'
Kagome placed the food on the table and she and Aito began to eat. She giggled as she watched him completely miss his mouth. During her time here she has become quite found of the old man, thinking of him as a grandfather. He took her in and helped her when she had nowhere else to go.
"So Kagome, I need help cleaning out that old shed and well out back." Aito said
"The girls are picking me up tonight around 8:00; I could probably get some of it done before they come and finish it tomorrow." Kagome answered
"That would be splendid!" He exclaimed, "Why don't you get started and I'll do these few dishes"
"Sounds like a fair trade." Kagome dryly answered as she got up from the table and made her way to the back yard.
Kagome opened the large doors to the shed to reveal a stock pile of junk. 'Who knew the old man was a closet hoarder.' "Hmm, some of this stuff looks like it could actually be worth something, I should call an appraiser." She mumbled to no one in particular and she walked around.
All of a sudden she heard a rustle in the corner and a crash. 'That can't be good.' Kagome sought the culprit to find none other than her furry friend Buyo. "You crazy cat, I swear you follow me around as if I had a secret stash of cat nip."
She picked up Buyo but then all of a sudden he leaped from her arms causing Kagome to take a step back and trip over the scattered junk which resulted in her falling into the well. It should have been nothing of consequence, a little fall wouldn't harm her but she knew something wasn't right when she was all of a sudden engulfed in a blue haze of old magic. 'Now this really can't be good.'
A/N: Please not that this isn't edited, if anyone wants to be my beta please let me know. It has also been a while since I posted a new story. This is just an idea that has been rolling around in my head and I thought it was time to put it to paper. I know I had many people following my story Dream Keeper and I want to apologize for not updating that in years, I know I hate it when I get hooked on a story then it never gets finished. I plan to revise and re-post it, I wrote it when I was much younger and I feel that the quality isn't on par. Thanks for reading, reviews are appreciated.