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Well here is chapter 1! So excited for it to be out now! Some questions may be answered but more questions will be given. Also, Kagome doesn't know she's adopted, but she has a feeling though about the truth. So without further ado,
Chapter 1 – 18 years later
"Kagome child!" Mother Kaede called running fruitlessly after me. "We need to get you ready for the party. The entire village is going."
I looked back at mother struggling to catch up with me as I ran up the hill from our home. "Just give me five minutes Mother and I'll get ready. I just need to check on the something and then I'll come right back." Turning down the road, I ran off into the deep neighboring forest in the direction of the Goshinboku tree.
"Ah . . ." Mother sighed stopping to catch her breath. For a woman of her age, traveling quickly did not come as easy to her as it used to. "That child shall be the end of me. I just hope she doesn't lose track of time again."
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Stepping into the forest, I turned off the worn road and followed the path down toward the Goshinboku tree with only the occasional sounds of the village, crickets, and the occasional startled bird around me. Traveling deeper into the woods, a weight seemed to come off of my shoulders as I let my guard down. Soon, all sounds of the village where gone, replaced with only nature.
"Oh how I hate living there!" I started talking to myself. "They treat me like I'm a glass figure, only to be looked at and not touched in case I break. Not one of them trusts me to do anything. They might all adore me, but at what cost? And with all of those countless parties they throw, it's exhausting." A bird flittered into my view and sang as if asking me why I don't just leave.
"Don't get me wrong or anything," I answered the bird, "I love a party as much as the next guy but everyone, even the little ones, every time something happens, they act like it is a miracle upon its self. It doesn't help either that there is an underlining fears during the celebrations, like if they don't have fun, something will happen."
"It's just too much." With that, I stepped into the clearing at the ancient tree. It was undoubtedly the largest tree around and wide enough for a house to fit in its place. Sitting down upon one of the roots, I leaned back against its truck and looked up at a worn spot on the tree that wasn't covered in bark like the rest of it was. Looking up at the old tree, its branches waved slightly in the wind, shielding the sun from my eyes. My kimono slid up my legs slightly as I drew them up towards my chest.
"How is it that you stand to be here?" I asked the tree. "Don't you want to leave this area and see the rest of the world Goshinboku? Why did you decide to grow here instead of somewhere else?"
Sighing, I rested my head on the trunk of the tree. "What am I doing? I'm talking to a tree for crying out a loud! A tree! Have I gone completely off the deep end? You know, Goshinboku, if you really could grant wishes like the legend says, then all I want is to leave this village and have an adventure while I'm still young. And most importantly," I whispered quietly to myself as I lifted the locket from around my neck. "I want to find out where this came from and what this locket means."
Looking down upon the script on the front of the locket that still shined as bright as when I first remembered having it, the words still looked as though they where of a foreign language though I had learned to read and write most all of the known languages of the seven kingdoms. Shaking my head, I stood up and started walking back the path towards the village.
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"Kagome child where have you been?" cried mother as I stepped into our small home. "Quickly now, the celebration is about to begin. Let's get you cleaned up."
Pushing me behind the screen, mother left me to scrub myself clean before helping me dress into a silk kimono with a deep blue background, dotted with flowers on a hill side upon it. Pulling up my hair into a bun and slipping in the blue and gold combs, mother stepped back to admire her work.
"Oh Kagome, don't you look lovely. Just like my sister did when she was you age child. Go have fun tonight and don't wander off into the forest. Demons rome these areas at night."
Waving me goodbye, mother watched me head down to the village center. I slipped on my locket as I neared the edge of the village. A tree shucked suddenly as if something big jumped either onto or from it. Standing up straight, I turned around to where the noise came from, but there was no one there. Shrugging off the feeling as if I was being watched, I continued on towards the village. I made it just in time as the sun began to set. The men had pilled up wood in the center of the square for a bond fire. Food was being cooked all around me and the alcohol was brought out.
"For another bountiful harvest this past year!" cried the village leader once the sun had set behind the mountains. "And for another one the next! Now, let's celebrate!"
The village men lit the bond fire in the center of the village and a cry went up from the villagers. Soon the music began, enticing people to dance around the fire. I stayed off to the side as the night warred on. Shortly, one of the village boys asked me dance with him. He was no older than me, though not as tall. Smiling, I agreed, remembering that this was one of the boys mother had attended to after a rafting incident.
The night passed by quickly as the men drank their fill and both the men and women ate theirs. Exhausted, I left the festivities still going strong and headed home. Passing the village edge, I heard the rustling noise again. Freezing, my mind ran through the possible things that could have caused it when I was suddenly attacked.
My arms where pulled up and behind me as my attacker covered my mouth, cutting off my scream. I was forced to my knees as I was bound and gagged. Picking me up, I was carried into the woods surprising fast and dropped roughly into a clearing. Rolling onto my side, I looked up at my assailant and was surprise to see a boy no older than me. The moon light revealed him to have silver hair. He appeared to be completely human but as I looked closer, he had two white dog ears sticking out of his head. My first thought was that I wanted to touch them.
He bent down and snarled at me, yanking off the gag. "Where did you get this?" he asked showing my locket that he some how gotten off me.
"Who are you?" I countered back.
"Mine first." His gold eyes reflected in the moon light, making him appear even more inhuman than he already was.
"Fine," I begrudgingly gave in. "I always had ever since I could remember. There, happy? Now mine. Who are you and what do you want with me?"
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I'll update fast I promise but it probably won't happen till next month so be patient please. Till next time ducklings, Moonlight Aria