I DO NOT OWN INUYASHA AND OURAN HIGHSCHOOL HOST CLUB
Veni Vidi Amavi
Chapter 3
Of Absence and Visits
"How many times will I have to tell you no!" Kagome snarled on the phone, her free hand balling up in a tight fist. She heard an exasperated sigh on the other line and she grit her teeth together in fury.
'Stop being so stubborn Kagome. You have to-'
"Do not tell me what to do! How the fuck-" The other voice raised up to meet her tone, reprimanding her dirty language but Kagome didn't give him any notice and merely plowed ahead with flames spitting out of her mouth. "-do you expect me to leave all what was left of mine and replace it with something that I know will spit me out in a blink of an eye?!" the miko was shaking and she ignored the pain on her fist as her nails dug unto the skin drawing blood.
'How can you say that when you won't even try?!' With a roar, Kagome swung her hand over the top of the table, swiping off the breakable ornaments and let them fly across the other side of the kitchen.
"Shut the fuck up Sojiro! Just shut the fuck up!" she raised her hand and brought it down with force and the unmistakable sound of wood splintering reverbrated all over the space of the room. "You have no idea what you're talking about! Nothing!"
'Control yourself Higurashi Kagome! Stop throwing a temper tantrum! I will not be replacing any of the damaged property anymore!' the callous statement triggered the spark inside of her into a raging inferno.
"Have you been listening to me?! I dont care anything about you and stop acting as if nothing's wrong because everything is!" She enunciated every word with a punch to the wall, not caring if the bones on her fist began groaning under pressure.
A brief silence went across the line and Kagome would've flipped her phone close if not for the breathing she could hear.
'When... When will you ever forgive me?' the strong voice from earlier was replaced by that of a broken man and Kagome simply hated him more for it.
"Don't start playing the victim here." she replied with pursed lips and she clenched her eyes closed when her ears picked up the sound of a concealed sniff. "I've forgiven you long ago... I just didn't stop forgetting." with that final sentence, Kagome flipped her phone closed.
The miko stood motionless until a furious roar escaped her lips. Kagome gripped the oak table and flipped the object over as if it was nothing. The furniture crashed against a cabinet with a mighty thump, the china set inside the said cabinet dropping and splintering easily. As she breathed heavily, Kagome took the various ornaments hanged to the wall and began throwing it against the adjacent wall. Shards flew everywhere and something whimpered by the door.
Snapping furious eyes at the sound, the miko stopped from throwing another object midway and was met with distraught golden eyes. She visibly deflated, as if all her fire was doused by water and she was left panting, valiantly fighting off the sudden heat that danced in her eyes.
Hesitant clicking of nails against wooden floor replaced the earlier sounds of anger and Kagome ignored the fat rolls of tears on her cheeks and focused on the gentle tongue worriedly darting out to lap at her bleeding hand.
"Im sorry for scaring you Ouji-sama[1]." she whispered, ignoring the cracking of her voice as she threaded her fingers unto soft, pure white fur. Kagome slid down the wall, the yellow color of her uniform getting stained with splotches of red from the blood droplets that came from her fists and the wounds caused by stepping on sharpnels. The bulking mass of canine muscle drew closer and began licking the tears off on the miko's face, letting the girl wound her arms around his body for comfort.
Kagome buried her face deeper and cried.
Cried because the anger always left the chilling feel of lonesome.
Cried because of the pain that's got nothing to do with slashed knuckles or flayed soles.
Cried because her heart is too stubborn to allow a man who loves her and to love back.
Cried because she knows that she was starting to lose herself.
And most importantly, she cried because no matter how much she wishes it, the animal in her arms will never be the demon that left such a gaping hole in her heart.
"Kyoya lets go!" Ignoring the ever hyper blonde as what Kyoya was now an expert of, the bespectacled student took his time and calmly arranged his notebooks in a neat order and began putting his things inside of his school bag. He was about to walk out of the room when a familiar buzz by his pocket gained his attention.
Kyoya looked at the caller ID and blinked when it displayed the name of their female club member along with her picture Tamaki had set as an ID. He flipped it open and put the mobile against his ear.
'Kyoya-senpai?' something foreign was in her tone and the Ootori boy tilted his neck in mild confusion.
She sounds as if she had been crying.
"How may I help you Kagome?" He replied, garnering the attention of Tamaki who as expected, went on the other side of the phone and began unbashfully eavesdropping.
'Im sorry but I won't be able to attend the club for today. I haven't been feeling good as of now.' almost as if in reflex, Kyoya swung his hand and clasped it over Tamaki's mouth just in time to silence the blond from shouting unintelligably.
"Are you hurt?" He asked in return.
A brief pause went over the line before Kagome answered with an obviously fake laugh.
'If I didnt knew better I'd think you're worried senpai.'
"What if you really dont?" another lapse of silence ensued and Kyoya can clearly imagine Kagome blinking in surprise.
'I didn't know flirting is allowed outside of club activities.' The blonde under the mercy of his hand squirmed and began fighting his grip with renewed gusto and Kyoya re-enforced his grip.
'Anyways, I will be seeing you guys tomorrow I promise.' a click was heard and both Kyoya and Tamaki stared at his phone at the sudden dismissal from their female host. Kagome is fond of talking over the phone and will often draw out conversations until she ran out of topic to talk about so this oddity about the miko's hasty goodbye raised a pretty big amount of questions.
"Mommy?"
"Yes Daddy?"
"I think I know what we're going to do today."
Kyoya sighed and began sending out apology emails towards their customers.
"Go tell the others to meet me by the gates."
"I didn't know Kagome herself lived in a shrine." Hikaru said, peering up the intimidating set of stairs leading to a grand Tori above.
The host club were all gathered by the foot of the five hundred-something steps, still in their uniforms and very much hesitant on ascending such steep stairs. They continued staring except for Kyoya who gave his driver a brief set of instructions about what time they will be picked up and where.
"Oh this makes sense!" Tamaki yelled while his purple eyes shone with excitement. "The refreshing purity of my dear daughter, her unbridled kindness, it all make sense now!" Haruhi began inching away from the group of rich kids, embarrassment creeping its way in when people began staring at their general direction.
"It's because Kagome is a Shrine Maiden!"
"Oh you didn't know Tono?" Tamaki's bravado shattered and he turned to the twins.
"Go-chan told me and Takashi that she's a miko too!" The blond changed direction and gaped at the shota with a comical shot nailing him in the chest.
"She told me too." Another shot.
"Mommy you dont know righ-"
"Are you sure you want me to answer that?" Kyoya pushed up his glasses and ignored the sobbing blonde in the background. "Well then, if we want to get to her we better start climbing."
Haruhi sulkily followed after her co-member, whispering how this was a bad idea and that Kagome might not like the sudden visit. She had received a brief apology text from the miko earlier in the morning, telling her that she hasn't been feeling well and knowing the Host club, Haruhi knows that they might just end up worsening things for the supposedly ill miko.
A couple of minutes and pulled muscles later, The host club tumbled at the top with heavy breaths and sweaty uniforms.
"Ah finally!" Hikaru yelled, his blazer crumpled in his hand from when he stripped himself of the damn thing. Kaoru panted beside him, on his knees and also a blazer-short.
"How... Can... Kagome do... That everyday..."
"Go-chan's really strong you know!" Honey said and the twins glared at him for his unblemished person. Mori grunted beside him, also okay and not a piece of hair out of place.
"You guys should stop playing video games and start exercising." Tamaki cockily reprimanded with a confident flick of his hair.
"We dont want to hear that from you!" The twins hissed pointing at the blonde's obviously shaking legs.
Kyoya took a napkin from his clipboard and began softly patting at his forehead, his own blazer neatly anchored by the crook of his arm. While the steps have been rather taxing, the slate eyed male thanked his overbearing father for squeezing in a time for personal exercising that enabled him to conquer the stairs with grace unlike the twins and Tamaki.
"How are you okay Haruhi?!" Turning to the brunette who was looking at them with a smug smirk, Kyoya wondered as well.
"Tou-san and I goes to pay respect on Shrine temples every week. This is nothing." it appears that the rare victory she has over her rich schoolmates pleased Haruhi to no end.
"This place is so big!" And indeed it was. The whole expanse of the area was undeniably spacious and huge, catching Kyoya off guard. He didn't expect the Higure Shrine to be this lavish after all.
Standing by the tori, the host gaped at the wide area of cobbled steps leading towards the huge, ornate Haiden[2] guarded by two marble Komainu[3]. They observed further and saw the small shack of Chozuya[4] just next to it that was the grand structure of a Kagura-den[5].
The host club walked towards the chozuya as per tradition and began methodically purifying their hands with Mori actually even running the water against his mouth. Haruhi was along with them, quite flabbergasted at the sudden change in character by the host. She might or might not be expecting a water fight started by Tamaki or the twins.
"We might be rich but we are still Japanese you know." Kyoya remarked, slipping on his glasses as he took his blazer from Haruhi. He had seen the incredulous look on the girl's face and he can't help but to feel quite offended.
They might not look like it but their family was a firm believer of the Shinto after all.
"Your turn Haruhi." the twins then took their own clothing from Haruhi and returned to observing the place. Haruhi shook off her shock and began the process of purifying as well.
"Hey guys, you ever-" Hikaru began, staring at the Kagura-den with a devious smile on his face. "-think Kagome did Kagura?" Kaoru finished.
"She's a shrine brat after all." Almost immediately, the sight of Kagome clad in ceremonial robes dancing to the tune of shamisen popped up inside the host's mind.
"...I'd like to see that." Tamaki dreamily stated earning a nod from the others.
"Well then everyone, safe bet is that Kagome's house is located by the end of the shrine and-" Kyoya took out a map from his board and analyzed the sheer size of the shrine[6] "-we have to start walking." he tapped his finger at the secluded part of the shrine where the image of a house was at, beside the legendary God Tree.
Ah, the joy of satellite mapping.
"Im really impressed guys, you're all behaving yourselves." Haruhi offhandedly said as they walked the worn path beside the Haiden.
"Well this is a sacred shrine and there's nothing really interesting to look at." Hikaru pointed at the closed souvenir shops.
"Oh! Oh! Look Takashi!" Honey excitedly jumped off the path and began skipping towards another building behind the haiden. "Its a dojo!" the other followed suit and looked in amazement when Honey slid the door open.
"I think it might not be a good decision to snoop around unsupervised." but as usual, Kyoya's warning was ignored.
Regaining their energy and apparent nosiness(which Haruhi blamed herself for jinxing it), the host club began separating like ants and started tinkering with knick knacks they had found.
"Oh look pictures!" and as if given the power of teleportation, the whole group crowded over the clipboards where various of pictures about shrine events were pinned at.
"Ah there she is!" The twins pointed at the picture by the corner featuring a young Kagome dressed in pink kimono, obviously participating in Shichi-go-san[7].
"Ah she's so cute!" Tamaki gushed with hearts in his eyes.
Kyoya discreetly took out his phone and snapped a picture, going as far as to silent the sound of the camera going off. Haruhi turned around only to see Kyoya as usual jotting down at his board. Unknown to him Mori and Honey did the same.
The hosts wasted about half an hour clamoring at more pictures before Haruhi began bodily dragging them out of the establishment.
"I thought you guys want to check if Kagome's alright?!"
With grumbles and promises of returning, the group of young men began walking away until they saw a modest, two story house by the giant tree.
"Oh." Haruhi's soft voice took their attention and they turned around to see a melancholy look on the brunette's face. They followed her gaze and saw three, small altars with still burning incense settled by the base of the tree.
Kyoya walked closer and bowed low at the small shrines, knowing just who exactly the people in the pictures are.
"Are they...?" Mori asked, opening his mouth for the first time since stepping a foot inside of the shrine grounds. Kyoya pushed his specks up with a finger and offered the senior a nod. "Kagome's grandfather, mother and little brother died in a road accident last year. The one in Shibuya."
"You mean that incident with the traffic light?" it was a well spread news from when it happened, even reaching the tabloids, the issue blowing up due to rumors about foul play and the government's lack of action about the incident. "One and the same." an uncomfortable silence, further enhanced by the tranquility of the shrine fell upon the group. The group of young men not knowing how to react at such dark statement. "It must've been so hard." Haruhi mumbled, knowing just well the pain of losing a family member. She just doesn't know how bad it was to actually lose all of them, and at such a fresh date too.
They all jumped a foot in the air when a ferocious, thundering bark came from behind them.
"Shit!" Hikaru cursed when he saw the crouched, beast snarling at them. In a flash, they hid behind Mori who stared at the animal head on, arms spread in an effort to protect his clubmates.
"That's a freaking huge dog!" Kaoru squeaked, actually thinking that the legends with the komainu are true.
"G-g-g-good doggy-Mommy call the animal control!" Tamaki shrieked and Kyoya took out his phone, trying to look unaffected despite him being the first one to hide-er, strategically retreat behind the senior.
The white beast let out another string of barks, the harsh sound making the host club retreat and shrink into Mori's back.
"Ouji-sama osuwari!" the familiar, sharp voice echoed from inside of the house and the hosts visibly sighed in relief.
The dog did as commanded.
"Kagome!" The twins and Tamaki, also Honey, moved to rush over the miko only to stop when a warning growl came from the sitting mutt.
The sound of a door sliding open reached their ears and their female friend came out of the house.
"What are you guys doing here. It's still club hours." Kagome asked in a dry manner, walking beside her protector and laying a hand on his fluffy skull. His tail thumped.
"Ehhhh? Why aren't 'cha wearing priestess robes?" Hikaru pouted in dismay. The other hosts inwardly agreed.
"I like this attire more." Kagome replied gesturing to her clothes consisting of a black, long sleeved turtle neck and robes that she didn't bother on properly closing, letting the sleeves pool on her waist while the rest hung simply in a long skirt like manner.
"You didn't answer my question." She caught Haruhi's apologetic gaze by the twins' protective embrace and felt a sweatdrop behind her head.
"Daddy was worried!" Tamaki exclaimed, still not relinquishing his spot wrapped around Mori's shoulders like a startled cat.
Kagome bit her cheek to keep herself from laughing.
"You can all step away from Mori-senpai now. This guy won't bite unless I told him to."
"Well that's not reassuring."
"Are you saying something Kaoru?"
"Nope!" hesitantly, the others began piling outside of Mori's protective mass of flesh and warily looked at the canine still watching their every move.
"Although completely uncalled for and not to mention invasive-" The host club winced at Kagome's words and snuck a glare at the paling Tamaki.
"-I cant say Im not happy to see you guys." Kagome finished with a soft, if not rather strained, smile.
"Oh~" Tamaki and the twins comically clutched their hands as tears accumulated at the corner of their eyes.
"Go-chan I miss you!" Honey shouted and Kagome automatically opened her arms, used to the blonde's recent habit of throwing himself at her.
"Im sorry for worrying you everyone, I just really didn't feel good earlier. Let's go inside and Im sure you all would like to shower and a change of clean clothes."
A board appeared above the host club with Sweaty and dirty written in bold letters.
~A few moments later
"Wah look Takashi!" Honey squealed as he began flapping his arms, the short appendage getting swallowed by the voluminous sleeve of the haori Kagome lent.
"Not bad not bad." Tamaki admired his own set of haori and hakama, his mind already coming up with a new theme for the club.
"We look like ancient priests! Although tono can be anything but a priest." Kagome laughed at the three boys who began bickering with Haruhi trying to placate the two sides, patting Oji-sama on the head from where he had laid it when she sat on the sofa, his body and well placed growls enough to drive anyone from sitting beside her.
What a jealous dog.
"Had a nice shower?" she turned to Kyoya who emerged next, Mori silently walking towards the bathroom with Honey for their turn.
The pristine host was finally back to his normal self, clean and poised. Kagome admits to herself that the dark color of the haori and hakama complimented his fair skin, the folds wide enough to give her a peek of his toned chest and she hummed.
For a nerd, he's got a good build.
"I offer you my thanks." he replied, taking the vacant spot beside her, ignoring the growling beast by her lap.
Although still wary, Kyoya's sure that the safest place he can find from the cloud with teeth was near Kagome herself.
He took off his glasses and began cleaning the lenses with mild strokes, not noticing the piercing eyes that's examining him quite in an intense manner.
*Snap*
He blinked and turned beside him from where the sound came from only to see Kagome fiddling with her phone.
"Did you just take a picture of me?" he asked.
"Yep." Kagome unblinkingly replied, her fingers deftly moving over the keypad.
"..." Kyoya's brain struggled to come up with a comeback, not expecting the straight answer from his co-member.
"Look look." She then turned her phone towards him and he looked at the picture of himself, still in the middle of cleaning his glasses.
"You look good ne? So handsome!" Kagome smiled over the rim of her phone.
She had turned the picture into her lock screen.
*Crack*
"Ah Kyoya-senpai your glasses!" The miko stared wide eyed at the line that travelled along the fragile specks, not noticing how still the cool host had gone.
"Please excuse me, I need some fresh air." Kagome can only watch in confusion as the host stood up and began brisk-walking out of the room.
She raised a brow. Did she do something wrong?
"Are you sure you guys want to take a tour?" Kagome asked the hosts. Tamaki had the wonderful idea of learning things about the shrine, having delusional thoughts that the information will naturally make him closer to his daughter.
Kagome who was already immune to his theatrics, brushed his cinematics off.
"It'll be fun! Ne, ne, Takashi?"
"Ah."
"It's been a while since the last time we went on a shrine."
"I might take Tou-san here the next time we pay our respects too."
"We're here already might as well."
With all of the hosts giving her their answer, the miko started her tour and began explaining the various shacks and relics found in the shrine. Her friends soaked the information up like a sponge, genuinely paying attention as they told him little back stories about the ancient objects and the tragedy that goes with it. The dramatical way in which she delivered her stories drew the males in, enchanting even the logical Kyoya who was no longer forcing himself to pay attention after Kagome took his clipboard as hostage.
Tamaki was obviously having fun, his animated expression echoing the stories Kagome was relaying. She was greatly enjoying his reactions, especially during the spooky parts. The blonde was obviously sheltered and has little to no experience with the outside world and she's more than happy to contribute some semblance of joy in his daily life.
Kyoya, she was having a good time looking at. The bespectacled host was so very...tsundere in a way. He was pretending to not listen but nothing can escape her sharp eyes. The shadow lord will often look at a different direction while she's talking but as her story goes on, his head will unconsciously turn back to her direction until his eyes will lose its dazed shine and he'll snap his head back away from her once more.
It amuses her to no end.
The twins, on the otherhand, was a bundle of excitement and curiosity. If she didn't knew better, shed say they're a pair of kitsune, their energy and naughtyness on par with one. She took the time to further observe the two and the difference between them became more apparent. Hikaru reacts with incredulity and even some sort of contempt, although she knows he's paying attention and was equally enamored with the fantasy she was weaving. Kaoru, was an obvious sweetheart. The younger twin never took his eyes off of her, his burnt golden eyes shimmering with wonder and amazement. He was also the most talkative of the rest, not afraid to ask her questions which she's more than happy to humor.
Mori was also a treat. She'd always did find him the cutest despite his silence and Kagome forced herself to not squeal whenever he does things that's so endearing she feels as if she's bursting at the seams. One thing she learned about the tall giant was that he was very easily spooked. During one of her ghost stories, she can see the wide, scared eyes on the handsome male's face and the way he clung to Honey amused Kagome to no end. While he was the most silent, he was also the most reactive, and that was saying something considering they're with Tamaki after all. His gasps and facial expressions was almost enough for Kagome to hoard him and never return him back.
Honey unsurprisingly took everything with child like innocence, his wide eyes sparkling with wonder and joy. He was very energetic and kept on bouncing from place to place, the only time he was still was during spooky stories, with him acting as a safety blanket to his petrified cousin.
Haruhi, oh so maidenly sweet Haruhi, visibly hung on to every word that escaped the miko's lips. Her thirst for knowledge more than enough to gain her stone like attention. Another thing Kagome noticed was that when something got Haruhi's notice, it'll be like pulling teeth to take the brunette away from it.
It kind of soothed Kagome's tattered confidence.
The miko blinked in surprise when she find herself herding the host club to a very special shack, the final spot of the tour.
"What's inside Kagome?" Haruhi asked, eyeing the worn shack that feels like it's different from the other ones.
Kagome hesitated before answering, her sudden reluctance not escaping the sharp members of the group.
"Thats... Thats the Bone Eater's Well, the catalyst of this shrine's legend; The Shikon no Tama." A gust of wind passed the people by the shack, blowing Kagome's hair as the light played shadows on her face.
Her eyes were dead.
Almost as quick at it appeared, it vanished, replaced by the usual smile they were all familiar with.
"Its a long story so I guess we should take a seat. Im sure your'e all tired from all the walking." The miko walked over the bench situated near the Goshinboku and took a seat, the hosts dutifully seating down on the grass like eager children waiting for their bed time story. It was only Kyoya who sat on the bench with her.
Spoiled prick.
"It all started when a legendary miko fell in love with a hanyo..."
"-and with the tyrant hanyo finally defeated, the group of wounded shard hunters raised their weapons and cried their victory to the heavens." Kagome relayed, posture still as proper as ever while the hosts by her feet were too busy wiping off the tear tracks that made itself known through out the story of tragedy and love. Even Mori was secretly swiping a thumb to his eyelid.
"What happened to the jewel?" Haruhi asked with a soft sniff. The scholar was surprisingly light hearted, having been actually the first one to cry when Kagome got to the part of the time-travelling miko's apparent death from one of the hands of the ruthless Shichinintai[8].
Kagome swallowed and the grip of her hand over the other tightened, not that anyone but a certain four eyed had noticed.
"Well, as promised, the miko gave the jewel to the hanyo to grant his wishes." A horrified gasp came from Honey's mouth.
"You mean after all the chick has done for him-" Hikaru said with a sneer. "-he still chose to become a full demon?" Kaoru asked, a disappointed slant of brows on his face.
Kagome smiled and shook her head.
"He didn't wish to become a full demon. He simply wished for his heart's true happiness-" relieved sighs where heard and Tamaki was about to cry out in joy when Kagome's voice, something bitter and spiteful cut through his bravado.
"-which does not involve the miko who offered her everything to him."
"W-what?" The blonde shakily asked.
Kyoya watched as the miko's face morphed into something furious and devastated at the same time.
"His heart's true wish was to be with his first love, forcing the miko back into her own time while the memories about the journey of the Shikon vanished into everyone's memories. The five years of sacrifice, of pain-" Kagome grit her teeth as her nails once more dug into her bandaged hand. "-gone in an instant. Leaving the miko thrown back to the same exact time from when she was to be pulled by the well..." she released a defeated sigh, seemingly exhausted. "If not for the scars and the things from the past she had brought with her, the miko would've fallen into despair..."
"Good thing it's just a legend huh?" Kyoya suddenly stated as he gently took Kagome's balled hand. He pried the finger open one by one, ignoring how the miko tried to take her hand back.
"Figure you'd be one of those people who get so attached to legends and myths." he took out a handkerchief and dabbed at the bleeding crescents that bled through the bandages. Letting Kagome take her hand back with his handkerchief in her grasp, Kyoya held her gaze.
And something in his eyes made her nervous.
"That's so sad Go-chan!" Their moment was broken when Honey began rubbing his face at Kagome's lap, his tears soaking through the thick fabric.
"Why didn't she get a happy ending?!" he continues to bawl and Kagome patted his head.
"Like Kyoya-senpai had said, it's just a story. Who knows, she might've gotten it." Kagome said sweatdropping at the crying hosts.
"Look at the time, do you guys want to stay for dinner?" the sobbing Tamaki and the twins bounced up and began wiggling in excitement at the idea of a home cooked meal.
"That's a good story... Even with the bad ending." Haruhi mumbled, wiping her eyes on the sleeve of her uniform. Seeing that she wasn't even remotely sweaty, the brunette declined the fresh set of clothes and chose to stay on her uniform.
Mori and Honey merely accepted the offer because of their curiosity about how commoner's plumbing works.
"Hn." Mori grunted from beside her as he discreetly blew his nose on a napkin Kyoya had offered seeing the snot trailing down the giant's nose.
"Are you guys coming?" Kagome yelled from the entrance of her house, Tamaki, the twins and Honey already fidgeting with restrained energy by her side.
"Coming!" With Mori and Haruhi coming after the the miko and co., Kyoya was left alone still sitting on the bench.
He hummed, trying to digest the story said in such a manner of emotion that's impossible unless one had lived it with. Also considering the fact how strong her reactions were... But demons? Magical jewel? Time Travel? It all seems so far fetched. In a world of science and logic, things like those can be only found in mythical books or perhaps, the mind of a loony.
But as smart and practical as Kyoya is, he's not close minded. Just because it's not seen does not mean it's not there.
There are countless mysteries in the world, he's not some kind of arrogant elitist and will act as if he's got the whole world figured out. It's what makes him such a formidable person after all, the ability to be flexible and adapt to various things that will catch a normal person off guard.
He did turn something as ridiculous as a Host Club into a high-profitable business.
Kyoya leaned down on the wooden backrest, carefully analyzing and playing with the puzzle pieces he'd acquired so far.
"What more secrets do you hide Ka-go-me-chan?"
[1] Ouji-sama means prince
[2] Haiden is the shrine's Hall of Worship
[3] Komainu are the statue of lion dogs that are said to be shrine protectors that comes alive to chase away intruders
[4] Chozuya is the purification area where people can cleanse themselves
[5] Kagura-den is the building where ritual dances like the Kagura dance are performed
[6] Based on some pictures I found in the internet and rewatching some episodes of Inuyasha, the Higure shrine is freakin HUGE.
[7] Shichi-go-san is a Japanese traditional event where children celebrated the life of being well
[8] Band of Seven
(Unbeta-ed and unchecked)
So a brief insight on what happened to Kagome and her adventures. Also a little sneak peek about Sojiro whom if nobody gets the hint; is Kagome's father. Also a short taste on Kagome's temper which I have heavily hinted on chapters 1 & 2.
I know there are still a lot of blank spaces to fill and a lot of questions to be asked but everything will be laid out in the open as the story goes.
Also, I would like to hear some of your questions regarding Kagome's past and current life and will try my best to answer them without spoiling you guys. ^^
Please leave reviews ne?
R&R~
「And thus I wither」
