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They were able to retrieve Kagome and D'Artagnan horses and leave the area before more of the guards came. Now that they were walking through the city Kaogme could actually look at it. Well some parts of it, but still it was nice. Even in the modern time she had always wanted to see Paris. Seeing it in the past was much more beautiful though in her eyes though.
As she was looking at the city she didn't notice Aramis glancing at her every time he could. She was a mystery to him. She was not like the women he has met in the past. Beautiful, kind, loyal and one very fierce sword fighter. He bet she could take on Milady De Winter. He couldn't help but look at her from time to time. Just seeing her here was like she belonged there in Paris and he wanted to get to know her.
"So, now what? Do we pick up where we left off?" D'Artagnan asked
Kagome rolled her eyes.
"I think there's been enough fighting for one day." Athos said
"Besides, anyone who's an enemy of Rochefort is a friend of mine." Pothos smirked
"I made no such enemies. It was all his fault. If he had learned to keep his temper and mouth shut we wouldn't have been in that mess." Kagome said
"Oh come on, Kagome, admit it you had fun." D'Artagnan laughed "Besides who's Rochefort?"
"Captain of the Cardinal's Guards." Aramis said "The right hand of the most powerful man in France. Rochefort is the most feared sword man in Europe."
"You certainly know how to pick your fights. D'Artagnan." Kagome mumbled
"Hey you where there, Kagome. He insulted my horse." D'Artagnan smirked
"You're reckless, arrogant, impetuous probably be dead by sundown, but I like you, lad." Pothos said "And any woman that can fight like that I wouldn't mind challenging with."
Kagome smirked "Anytime, anyplace."
Aramis mentally laughed
"Watch it, Pothos. She may not look it but somethings tells me that she can knock you flat on your ass." Aramis smirked
Pothos laughed
They finally reached their apartment that they were letting them stay. For the time being, according to Athos. Kagome could tell that he was an honor man but she could sense that he was broken. She knew from experience that he was suffering from a broken heart. After placing their horses in the stables Kagome and D'Artagnan went in the so call apartment. It wasn't much but it seemed like home for the three men. After the meal that Kagome had helped make Pothos wanted to drink to something.
"How about the King?" D'Artagnan offered
"He's a child. Cardinal rules in all but name, might as well drink to him." Athos sighed in annoyance
"Then how about to France?" Kagome offered
"We served it, fought for it and bled for it. Look where it got us." Athos said
This was really getting on Kagome's nerves. She's been through the same thing in Japan but she complained about it. Whoever broke his heart really made him doubt many things.
"Friendship?" D'Artagnan asked
"Love?" Kagome baited
He fell for it when he looked at them with hate and a hint of heartbroken if you looked really hard.
"Word of advice you two. Trust no one." Athos said in annoyance
"Who was it that told you that? The woman that you loved or the man that she left you for?" Kagome asked
Aramis and Pothos stopped what they were doing and looked at both Kagome and Athos. They were in a staring contest and the others were worried what would happened to the girl.
"Sorry, but it takes someone that's' been in the same heart break to see it in others." Kagome said "Just because you have doubt now doesn't mean you have to take it out on everyone else that still has hope."
Athos didn't say anything as he kept a stone face.
"There must be something you still believe in." D'Artagnan said trying to break the ice
"This." Athos said holding a coin and flipped it in the air before flinging a dagger at it. "This." Hitting the coin, making it stick to the ceiling. "And this." Then drank his wine before looking at them again. "Anyone who tells you otherwise is either a fool or trying to sell you something."
He got up and slammed his cup in front of Kagome. She didn't flinch at all and they had a stare down till he left upstairs.
"I know Athos may seem cold and unfriendly, but don't let if fool you." Aramis said trying to make them understand. "Deep down…"
"He really is cold and unfriendly." Pothos but in
"Was I wrong?" Kagome asked
"No. You actually had it right." Aramis said looking at her in the eye. "She was to be his wife. But she turned out to be a spy and betrayed us."
After what she said he wanted to know who would dare hurt someone like her like that. The mere thought of it made his blood boil.
"You know, I don't want to offend anybody, but I thought you'd all be a little bit more…heroic." D'Artagnan said
Pothos laughed really hard that he almost fall out of his chair.
"What my esteemed colleague was trying to say, in his own way, it that we are obsolete." Aramis said "We're warriors, but there's no war for us to fight. And so we drink and brawl and quarrel with the Cardinal's guards and then we drink some more. What we need is a cause."
"I guess there is no great cause left." Kagome said
Aramis nodded
"Which is why I keep telling you it's not too late to do that priest thing again." Pothos said to Aramis "Beats working for the city. Free booze at wake and weddings. And then there are the nuns."
"You were a priest?" Kagome and D'Artagnan both asked
"Until I realized being a man of God and a man of the cloth aren't always the same thing." Aramis shrugged
"And yet, he still prays for those he kills." Pothos said "Old habits."
"On the contrary. The men I kill deserve to die." Aramis said getting up and walked away towards the fireplace. "But they also deserve peace. After all, they must have believed in something. We all do. Even the worst of us."
When he said that he was mostly looking at Kagome and she could feel her cheeks blushing a little. Thankfully Pothos and D'Artagnan didn't notice at all. Pothos believed that was something to drink for and was about to pour until he realized that they had no more wine. He called for their servant Planchet for more but it seemed that they had no more money for it. So D'Artagnan offered some of his money to buy it. Planchet was much please since he and Kagome were so nice to him.
"Will you two be staying here tonight?" He asked
"Lady Kagome is taking the guest room and he'll be taking you bed, Planchet." Aramis said
"Right, and so I'll be sleeping…" Planchet asked
"You may take the balcony." Aramis said
Kagome didn't like the sound of that and told them that she could sleep on the couch but Aramis and Pothos weren't letting that happen. She was their guest and they were going to be gentlemen about it. Planchet was trying to get the couch but the two men didn't let him finish his sentence as they kept repeating loudly "Wine" until he left. Kilala mew and shook her head at their foolishness.
"I know Kilala. Men are weird sometimes." Kagome muttered as she scratched the nekos head.
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Night came fast and Aramis was walking upstairs and just passed by Kagomes room. It was slightly open and saw her sitting by the open window with Kilala on her lap singing a song.
'On a long road, miles to go
Its winding and cold and its covered with snow
But I ask you what we all want to know
Where are we going from here?
Lines on my face, lines on my hands
Lead to a future I don't understand
Some things don't go as they're planned
Where are we going from here?
Tracing the trails through the mirrors of time
Spinning in circles with riddles in rhyme
We lose our way, trying to find
Searching to find our way home
Trying to find our way home…'
Aramis lean against the doorframe as he was enchanted by her beautiful soft voice. Not realizing that the other men in house came out of their rooms and listened to her sing.
'As the day dies, with tears in our eyes
There's too few hellos and
Too many goodbyes
Silence answers our cries…
Where are we going from here?
We're all on this road, with miles to go
Braving new pathways into the unknown
But who do you ask, when no one really knows
Where we are going from here
Tracing the trails through the mirrors of time
Spinning in circles with riddles in rhyme
We lose our way, trying to find
Searching to find my way home
Trying to find my way home
Please help me find my way home
Please help me find my way home.'
He wasn't familiar with the song but it was beautiful. She petted Kilala a few times and was about to head back to go to bed. But she froze when she saw Aramis by her door that was now half way open.
"I'm sorry but you have a beautiful voice, Milady." He said
"Thank you." She said "I didn't mean to wake you. I just couldn't sleep."
"I never heard of that song before." He said
Kagome mentally laughed since it was a song she knew from her time.
"I guess you can say it's from my home in Japan." She said and looked out the window again. "Paris is so beautiful. I always wanted to come here."
"Maybe tomorrow I can show you around the city." He said
"I would very much like that, Aramis. Thank you." She smiled
"Till tomorrow, Milady." He said
He took her hand and kissed it before leaving the room and closed the door. Kagome couldn't help but looked at the hand that he kissed. Her face started to flush a little but she shook it off as she didn't want to get her hopes up.
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A/N:I need some help. For the part when they meet Buckingham should I have Kagome wear a dress or pants.
