Last Time…She had mourned for her grandfather and helped around the shrine for a little over a week until she had happened upon an address book that was lying with some of her grandfather's old things. Inside of it had been a piece of paper that said "Have Kagome go see Mara Fuziaku to train her powers."…
It had listed an address and Kagome eventually decided to check it out and considered it to be her grandfather's last wish. Besides, she had wanted to be more of a help to everyone instead of having to be constantly rescued. She ended up being taken as one of Mara's students and took a crash course on miko powers in less than a month and a half.
Flashback Kagome was walking to Mara's home where she would get her final lesson. 'Today's my last day, after this I have to go back to the others. I wonder how they are doing. I haven't seen them in so long!' Kagome reached a large old mansion sitting atop a hill and proceeded through the gates. Kagome walked right up to the front door and opened it slowly as if something on the other side would spring up and attack her. An indeed something did. Kagome quickly shut the door again as a couple of good sized daggers were imbedded where she had previously been standing.
"Sensei! Don't be this way! I want to make it into the house first at least." Kagome cautiously opened the door and tried using her senses to probe out where the old bat was hiding. Mara sprung from the back corner with a sword in hand trying to cut Kaome's head off. Kagome leaped the rest of the way into the house as Mara got stuck in the door with her sword. Kagome got up and bolted into the living room and saw exactly what she was looking for. Mara's extra practice katanas lying there upon the wooden surface. Kagome dived to get a weapon just as Mara sprang into the room. Kagome managed to get the sword out of its sheath and block Mara's blow just before it hit her.
Mara got up off of her and said "Nice one, I thought I had you for a second there. Though you know your miko shield would have worked just as well." She ended with a light laugh.
"I thought you had me too, good thing you always keep you spare swords in the same place." Kagome said with a sheepish smile, "I know a barrier would have been easier but I wanted to see if I could survive with just skill."
"Hmm… I'm sure. You know I really should change where I keep those one day. Just to make you improvise."
"Eh heh heh yeah sssuuurrrrree. Did you forget today's my last day?"
Mara sighed lightly, "Oh that's right. Well I had something I wanted to give you before you leave back to the feudal era. I think you'll need it." Mara had known about Kagome traveling through time when she first met her so it came as no surprise to her now.
"Ok." They continued to walk down a dark corridor until they reached a room that looked very old. Mara took out an old fashioned key and placed it into the slot. The lock clicked and the door opened on squeaky hinges.
"This is a very secret place Kagome, so tell no one about it." Kagome remained silent as they began walking down the hallway until they reached a spacious room that had deep mahogany wood floors. There were cupboards and cabinets, boxes and bins scattered all over the room. Mara looked around a bit and then came out with two swords in hand. "You've made miraculous progress and have learned a lot from me. Probably everything I know. I want you to have these. These are two very special swords that will allow you to channel your miko powers through them. The best part is that you won't become tired as fast as you would with regular swords and you don't have to concentrate as much. These don't fight your powers, they boost them."
Kagome looked down startled to see that the swords were total opposites of each other. One had a beautiful ivory scabbard with intricate gold designs on the hilt while the blade itself was a surprising white color with black designs along it. The other sword had an onyx scabbard with silver designs on the hilt and the blade was black with white designs. Mara handed them over to her and Kagome examined the etched in designs on both blades more closely. On both blades it made a wonderful weaving patter at the top that stretched to the very tip of both swords and Kagome almost got lost in the swirls when it really kicked her.
"I can't take these! They must cost a fortune!" she tried handing both the beautiful blades back to Mara even though every thing within her screamed to keep the swords.
Mara simply stepped out of Kagome's direct reach and said, "No, I want you to have them. No one uses swords anymore Kagome. Where you're going they are a common accessory and I think it's about time you got into the right style. Take them and use them well." Kagome was left speechless, blankly staring at her teacher.
She finally snapped out of it and replied, "Okay Mara. Thank you for everything you have done for me and helped me accomplish." Kagome bowed down low to her. The next day she left for the feudal era and her long lost friends. End Flashback
Least to say it had ended well and she shocked the pants off her friends when she showed up with two swords strapped to her sides. Suddenly Inuyasha dropped out of a near by tree.
"Hey, what are you doing up!?" Kagome glanced over at him as she slowly began to float out of her thoughts.
"Hmm… oh hey Inuyasha. How's Kikyo doing?"
"Ho-how did you know?" Inuyasha looked at her slightly shell shocked.
'Hee hee hee. I throw him off with that one every time.' Kagome thought evilly to herself.
"Oh I have my ways. Will you wake everyone else up so we can have breakfast Inuyasha?"
"Uh…yeah sure." He gave Kagome one last wary glance before going to wake the others. After breakfast everyone was packing up with one very irate hanyou on their heels yelling about how slow humans were and how late they were today.
"Sit boy. You have no right to yell at us seeing as you were off with your clay pot, Kikyo, and didn't wake everyone up. So SIT down and relax while we finish getting ready to go." Kagome said with an annoyed look to the hanyou that was now kissing the ground.
"Inuyasha I feel I must ask because I just have to know. Is kissing the ground like you're currently doing the same as kissing Lady Kikyo? Because if so I now understand completely why you like to irritate Lady Kagome so." Miroku said with an innocent look as Inuyasha picked up his head off the ground to growl loudly at Miroku while the others behind him burst into light laughter.
"Oh hush Inuyasha. You know Miroku's only messing with you. Though I have to admit that was a good one Miroku." Kagome said with a smile as she began walking in the direction that Inuyasha had been bugging them to go. Shippo came up and jumped on her shoulder as the group made their way out of the clearing with a sulking hanyou running to be at the front of the group.
