Sakuran

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Chapter 1 – Changes

The sunlight crept over the high mountains which rested a fair distance from the village the miko resided within. Already her feet moved swiftly through the moist grass, it had been a year since she had decided her place belonged within the past and not the future. Even through that decision she knew that he was not going to remain with her, she wasn't angry, as a young teenager she might have been but she knew the cruel truth in having love, you can't help who or what you love, love is like a sticky substance which you try to rid but can't, it remains living there, within your heart and never leaves.

Reaching the flattened plain she moved forwards, her basket grasped carefully in both of her calloused hands, after training and living the life of a proper miko she knew that her strength and posture, both physically and mentally, had improved immensely.

She, after completing her training, had given Kaede sama a well deserved feast to show her gratitude, she felt her eyes soften at the memory, Kaede was now quite ill, how long she had left could never be estimated nor foretold, the elder lady was her savior through so many difficult situations, she laughed at a memory, her knees already knelt within the soiled ground of the eery forest, hands plucking herbs and medicinal plants in preparation for the required healing of many soldiers which had traveled from far in the Northern lands.

She remembered how merely a year ago Kaede had been drinking sake and conversing with one of the kinder elder men of the village, a great friend he was, Kamitaro had easily pushed himself into Kagome's life, she felt as if he were another ojisan since she had only ever really had one within her life.

Feeling a presence, which she had not felt for a long time, appearing behind her she gracefully sighed and stood to her proper height.

"Kagome chan!"

And with open arms Kagome embraced her sister and best friend, a small laugh escaping her plump, pink lips.

"Gosh Sango, I didn't expect to see you arriving here so early in the morning!"

Sango merely hugged her sister tighter, the taijiya's brother, children and husband all hunched behind her, awaiting their turn to hug the miko.

"Kami Kagome, we were so worried, after we were rewarded the news of well," Kagome's breath hitched at the memory, her eyes suddenly looking saddened and wearily tired.

"Is it true Kagome obaasan, is Inuyasha ojiisan really gone?" asked the eldest of Sango's and Miroku's children, Kagome sighed heavily,

"Yes little Takei, Uncle Inuyasha has left, he no longer resides here in this world." croaked the miko, long forgotten tears returning to the edges of her blurring eyes.

"Oh Kagome," and with that said the young miko was embraced by all of her friends except for one, the memories of her beloved friend the only treasure of he which remained.

After much silence from gazing at the morning sky as sunrise appeared Kagome remembered her son remained hidden beneath the sheets within their hut, her little Shippou who'd slept soundly within the confines of her bed sheets last night would surely be awake and wondering where his okaasan was.

"Ah Sango san, could you do me a favour and go on ahead, Kirara will smell Shippou out for you, but when you get to my hut, just tell Shippou I'm out in the fields picking herbs, he'll understand, after all I need to get these quickly, many injured now rely on me to heal them," Sango merely nodded, her husband and family quietly following the taijiya silently into the village of Edo.

Once her friends were out of sight Kagome knelt down within the warming grass and wept,

"Oh Inuyasha..."

To Be Continued.

By Jazzy & Katie xoxo

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