NEW STORY! YAY! I'm looking forward to writing this one. I've been working on these first few particular chapters for a while so I plan to update frequently. I hope you enjoy and please review!
500 years Kagome had wondered, master bowmen, owner of the Shikon Jewel, highest priestess, Along with being mated to a demon. It's surprising she had not faltered throughout these years; the Shikon Jewel which she had originally wished to be gone forever had come back. The Jewel had made the point clear that 'forever' could be interpreted in many different ways. Inuyasha had passed away earlier than his brother the half-'human' thing caught up with him. She had mated Sesshomaru, the death of Kikyo and their undeniable likeness made Inuyasha and Kagome unable to like each other any farther. She had become immortal with the Shikon Jewel by her side, not to mention her own over powering purity. She had lived to present day, her own present day, the time in which she bounced from past to present in order to collect the jewel that was hanging around her neck. Since she had not been alive in this current time period, her grandfather could not keep the shrine running for petty cash. But, when aging to this time she had purchased it for herself, the well, the tree and the house was still here, along with the now well-kept shrine. The place was renowned for its purity and history, to average people not known to the church, she was known as descendant of Kikyo who was told to be the one who collected the Jewel Shards with Inuyasha. While to the church, Kagome was a long lived and extremely powerful priestess. The Highest of High she could now purify petty demons such as coal Tars for coming within 100 meters of her. Other higher class demons such as the Princes of Hell couldn't stand her presence or her touch. Not to count the power she had when she used the Shikon Jewel. Though Sesshomaru was fine, he had been around her enough were her purity didn't affect him much, not to mention he was one of the 'Old Ones' as he had been labeled. Demons that weren't created by Satan but were born from high lords were considered to be on a much different level than Satan's kittens.
She was doing regular cleaning, running up and down the walkways of the shrine hand cleaning the boards, and looking over the paper doors checking for rips or tears in the old paper. Kagome was wearing her old priestess outfit; a white hatori tucked into the large red pants. Her large wooden bow was inside the shrine, it was an antique really, considering that it used to be Kikyo's. Kagome made the arrows herself, she didn't like the aluminum ones people had made today they were odd to shoot and she couldn't put as much purification power into them, like the old elm arrows she used. The Tessaiga refused Sesshomaru, though it reacted to her touch, neither of them knew why. It stayed in her waistband at all times.
The shrine was very well off, making much money on the old tales told, and the generous donations. She would take in jobs from the Vatican on the off chance they admitted that they couldn't handle something. The shrine was better off than it was when her grandfather was running it for sure.
Sesshomaru ran a large company, She wasn't quite sure of the details but he was a large influence on Japanese economy. This usually involved her least favorite part of the high life, parties. Dressing up in clothing that matched Sesshomaru's and being an arm ordainment she usually avoided, or completely batched to annoy Sesshomaru of course. Hey, she may sleep with him but no way was she becoming mindless. She had finished the rough cleaning of shrine care, and began to wander to the haiden of the shrine (hall of worship). When she entered the walls were lined with her passed friends clothing, Even Sesshomaru's kimono and armor was displayed. Sango's, Miroko's, Shippo's was there as well. At the end of the large hall was Inuyasha's it could be easily removed as she liked to wear it underneath her usual miko clothing for protection. All of her friends' weapons including her own were in the honden (sacred room). Where only she and Sesshomaru could access them, she had the room strictly sealed with ofuda (seals). Making sure nothing could access the extremely powerful weapons. Sesshomaru was usually forced to leave them in the room as a known well businessman would get strange looks when carrying a sword. Kagome wondered towards the 'secret' entrance to the honden, she placed her hand on the door and gave a shove of energy, the door slowly swung open. Someone other than herself would have been unable to even dent the wood, or those with her blessing, which Sesshomaru had. As she wandered in she retrieved her bow and arrows, wanting practice. Unlike other woman who found sipping tea and reading magazines was relaxing. She greatly disagreed. It was more like grinding a cinderblock against her head; she'd probably even prefer that over reading a stupid teen magazine. When she was about to go and practice she noticed that a horde of leaves had formed in front of the shrine. She sighed in anger and went to fetch a broom.
Kagome was in front of the shrine sweeping the troublesome leaves that fell from the sacred tree.
"Tsk, how annoying" She mumbled, a sudden smile burst across her face in memory of Inuyasha. She then brightened more at the thought of him influencing her. Kagome straightened herself and went back to sweeping. Just then she heard wheezing at the base of the steps, the priestess whipped around to find-. Mephisto…..
"What are you doing here?" Kagome said to the demon that was kneeling over and wheezing. It was probably too pure for him. "Mephisto!" The priestess said annoyed. The demon lamely lifted his head "I-have-a-favor-to-ask-of-you." The demon panted. The priestess was confused, and concerned. She had met the demon only after 200 years of wondering, he visited sometimes, but only when she was away from the shrine in which she frequently purified, making it putrid for demons to even be near. Mephisto must have been desperate.
"What!? What is Mephisto?!" The priestess said backing away hoping to slightly ease the demon of its pain.
"Meet-me- at-the-bottom…" Mephisto gasped and began to quickly step down the steps.
Now Kagome was even more confused, hadn't the demon previously told her that he had a favor to ask? Why go all the way back down? It might have been too much for him to handle, he might have thought he could talk about it in the shrine. Or it was going to be a very long and winded talk. Kagome began to worry about the favor the demon was asking for. As Kagome hurried down the steps she tried to drop her aura if only by a little, just to ease the demon as she suspected she would be speaking to him for a while. When she came to the bottom Mephisto seemed to have bounced back only if slightly, at least enough to stand and smile like his usual self.
"What's the favor?" Kagome asked shyly still worried about what he was about to ask her.
The demon looked perplexed like he had not expected her to be abrupt, though she was known for it. I mean a priestess with extremely high purification and lived 500 years, how could she not be rigged and abrupt? "Well it is nice to see you to.." The demon said with a playful frown. "Ah,.. sorry I thought it was painful to talk for too long.." she had no idea why she was apologizing "Hmm…painful indeed, and also time-consuming." Kagome raised an eyebrow in question. "I'm being followed and I only managed to lose them for a bit, but you see I have a problem." Kagome was getting nervous "I have a younger brother-" "You have many" the priestess interrupted "Ah, well this one is special" nervous… "He has inherited our father's flame, and is also half human." Kagome was surprised; there had been no new children for a while, not to mention with a human woman! "Wha-" "Mikohime not much time" The demon said with a raised hand. Oh how Kagome hated that pet name,(Means Priestess-princess) but she contained herself for now. "I had taken him under my wing to be an exorcist, -under his own will" the demon added to Kagome's questioning face. "But as of late, he was acting out of hand and we know how the Vatican handles the rest.." Mephisto said shrugging his shoulders. "And you want me to?" "oppose" Kagome's features shot upward in shock. "You- wha-, I CAN'T!, My word would not save your demon brother!" "Ah on the contrary my dear Mikohime" pet name… "Your word is practically God's to the current Vatican. They would follow your command with a single wave of the hand. You have seniority and power! It would completely overpower any ruling!" Mephisto had begun to wave his hands about. Kagome was left wondering how he could do that with her in his presence, and how she possibly had either of the things Mephisto ranted about. Am I really that old?...Oh yeah over 500, that's right. "You owe me" The priestess said pointing her hand at the demon. "BIG TIME!"