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Summary-
Kagome is a villager trained by the bow. Her family including herself suffer from a disease that can kill her at anytime. She journeys beyond her protected village to seek the Shikon no Tama to cure her bloodline. However, it isn't as easy as she thinks. She is not the reincarnation of Kikyo. So who is?
AN- the beginning chapters are gonna follow the show but then I'll get original, trust me! Please be patient, it'll get better later. Everything will eventually get explained.
Aria of Life
Chapter One
Kagome walked carefully across the forest floor wary of twigs and dry leaves. It was the first time she have been this far out of her village and she didn't want to attract unwanted attention. This forest was different from the one back home. There were different assortment of trees and plants. The animal calls were unlike her own, deep and throaty. One cried at her left that nearly sent her in a heart attack.
'Just a bird.' she wiped the sweat off her face, 'a big dumb bird. No problem.'
After another long trek that seemed like hours, she finally reached the outskirts without a problem. There seemed to be another village over the hill and across a river. All in all, it almost looked exactly like home. She was about to set her quiver down to take a short break before she noticed something that froze her.
'crap.' she cursed to herself, 'its a youkai!'
She quickly strung her bow and aimed it for his heart. It took a couple of seconds for her mind to register that an arrow already pierced his heart, pinning him to the tree. She relaxed and unstrung her bow.
"How strange," she mumbled to herself and crept closer for a better look, "Its a sealing spell. And a pretty strong one at that."
She noticed that the youkai had the form of a human. Youkai that held the face of a human were more dangerous then regular youkai she heard. It almost looked as if it was sleeping. His silver white hair stirred gently in the breeze and she could see two pointy ears sticking out behind his bangs. Kagome suddenly had the strange urge to stroke the ears but refrained from doing so.
"Its probably best I left it alone." she said and packed up. Oh well, I got no time for this. I better head off for that village. She began walking down the hill, thankful that there was a path. The sun began setting when she first entered the village. She began looking for the head of the villager when she was suddenly knocked over.
"Kaede-sama, we found the wench that was hanging around Inuyasha's forest!" Her quiver was wrestled away and before she could reach for her handy dagger in one of her ankle boots, her arms were pulled behind her and tied.
She lifted her head up to protest but the many heads of very sharp spears pointing at her neck stopped her short. When she was securely bond they le her sit up. The spears never moved away from her throat. 'If I sneezed at this very moment, I'd probably kill myself!' Only when an elderly women walking up to them did the men relax and move away from her. Kagome was about to give her a piece of her mind when the lady suddenly dumped powder on her.
"Hey," she coughed, "What do you think your doing?"
"Your not a mononoke?" the old lady asked clearly surprised, "But you wear such strange clothes. And you have two eye colors!"
"Yah, well, it runs in the family for a reason that brought me here in the first place." Kagome mumbled. She guessed that a girl running around in pants and shoulder guards weren't a thing you see everyday. Plus her eye color added to her already suspicious figure.
"Hmm?" Kaede-sama studied the girl some more when realization hit her.
'She looks like Kikyo!'
"You see, my family has this curse you see that was pass down from generations." Kagome began. Both were sitting in Kaede-sama's hut waiting for the soup to cook, "I really don't know the full story other then my great, great, great, great, great grandfather angered a very powerful youkai. Because of that, that youkai cursed my father and his line to carry a disease until they die. Its always before they turn forty or so."
Kaede-sama poured two bowls of the wonderful smelling stew and handed one bowl to Kagome. She thanked her gratefully and sipped some before continuing.
"Well. My family were the decedents of great warriors and that's how I acquire my bow and arrow skills though my aim isn't all that good. We've been living in our peaceful village warded against youkai for the past five generations. However, my father recently passed away. It seems that the curse caught him before he was to turn 39. He lived the longest. Anyone of us could die at anytime." she fell silent.
"It must be a shame to die so early in life." Kaede gave her sympathy. Kagome nodded and finished her soup. It was quite delicious actually but her memories prevented her from enjoying it too much.
"That's why I'm searching for the Shikon no Tama." Kagome said quietly then turned to Kaede, her eyes pleading, "Please do you know where it is located? I've heard that this is the village that protects it from evil. Will you lend it to me?"
Kaede sighed, "I'm sorry Kagome, if we still had it, I would have gladly lent it to you. However, fifty years ago my sister, a miko, was killed and the jewel burned with her. "
"A miko." she echoed.
Kaede stood up and took Kagome's bowl, " In fact, you hold a resemblance quite like Kikyo."
Kagome was about to answer when a rumbling sounded that shook the ground violently interrupted her. The was a crash outside and men yelling. They both went out to see a giant centipede monster causing chaos.
"I feel the Shikon no Tama! Give it to me!" It screamed and dove straight at Kagome. Kagome leaped out of the way as the monster's body rushed overhead.
'damn, I wish if had my bow with me.' she clenched her teeth as the centipede made another pass.
"You have the Shikon no Tama?" Kaede asked her puzzled. She had to raise her voice above the chaos.
"Heck no! If I did, I wouldn't be here right now!" she yelled back and got up to her feet before the centipede came back. She helped Kaede get up as a dozen villagers surrounded them. Her bow was handed to her as well as her quiver. Relief rushed through her.
"I can do this. Just head for cover!"
Kaede was about to question her motives but the gleam in her eyes prevented it. One eye was brown, the other gray. She nodded and Kagome grinned running to the monster.
"Hey you ugly! I'm gonna make you wish you stayed home with your mommy!" She shouted trying to gain the centipede monster's attention. 'Jeez, that was way too lame.' She made a note to herself to come up with better lines. It still worked as the monster came towards her. She took her quiver and unlatched a secret compartment on its' side. A long velvet pouch slide out and unraveling that, a flute.
"What the..?" a villager gasped puzzled, "What can a flute do?"
Kagome caressed the bone flute lovingly and stood facing the monster. It screamed at her, "I'll make you pay with your blood! Give me the Shikon No Tama!"
Kagome positioned the flute on her lips and fingers delicately and played. A strange beautiful yet haunting melody released from the strange instrument. It was sorrowful, painful and extremely heart wrenching. A scent seemed to fill the air heavy and sweet. The monster immediately halted and froze. Then it screamed. It screamed and screamed one long and unbreaking note. Then another extraordinary thing happened; it changed to stone! Little by little until it was totally covered. The Scream was muffled but still going. Quickly, Kagome strung her bow, aimed for it's left eye and let it fly. The whole thing shattered upon impact. The scream died and the stone turned to dust. The wind blew carrying the remains away.
It was silent for a long time. The only sound was the crackling of the touches and animal cries. Kagome sighed and turned to face the villagers. The were in awe. She shrugged at them as if killing youkai with music was an everyday occurrence.
"Usually someone else shoots with an arrow so I won't stop playing. But it was okay, I made sure it froze all the way first before I stopped playing."
"My god," Kaede-sama chuckled, "that's some flute you got there. How did you every get something like that?"
Kagome shrugged and smiled modestly, "Long story for a long night. Maybe I'll tell you later." She started packing her stuff away and the villagers started cleaning things up when another explosion was heard. This time it was in the forest.
"What the heck?" Kagome stood and saw a red blur dart from the forest at a rapidly fast pace. She heard herself and some others gasp,
"Its Inuyasha! He awakened!"
"Somebody stop him!"
He jumped from roof to roof until he reached one closets to Kagome and Kaede-sama. 'Its the youkai from earlier. What's he doing here?' She reached for her quiver again until his amber eyes found hers.
"Time to die Kikyo."
AN- Ah! What was that? What's going on? How come Inuyasha woke up?! The song by the way was called 'Aika' if anybody wanted to know. So pretty and sad, sniff'.
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