Ch. 3 Aria and Kagome
WITH ARIA
Aria was accustomed to getting up extremely early even earlier than Kagome did so she was up before dawn and throwing on so cargo pants and a sweatshirt for her early morning run and as she was running she was thinking about the task the Kami had given her.Flashback : she was sitting her living room as she had completed her duties for the day when she received a summons from the Kami she wondered what it could be for so she transformed into her guardian state and disappeared in a flash of light and reappeared in the realm of the Kami's and made her way to the throne room. Amaterasu and Kurogane waited there for her if these two were here then whatever it was they had to say was serious so she became serious to as she greeted the two Kami with a formal bow "good day to you Amaterasu-sama Kurogane-sama" and as she rose from her formal bow she gave them a pointed look. Amaterasu' s soft ringing voice that sounded like a thousand voices speaking at once rang out "we have a task for you guardian of the nature… you see 500 years in the past the guardian of nature of that time has been gravely injured by an evil force that threatens the past as well as the future and we want you to go there and help her recover as the evil force has done something to make it so she cannot recover on her own without assistance." Flashback End. She remembered how shocked she had been at that announcement after all the guardians were no push overs to make it so a guardian couldn't heal herself the meant the enemy was indeed powerful, but what they told her next had her jaw dropping to the floor. Flashback: "oh and before we forget" Kurogane's deep smooth baritone spoke "we want you when you go to the past to travel with a group that is fighting the evil, they are called the Inutachi and they are led by a Hanyou named Inuyasha also a friend of yours will be in the group her name is Kagome Higurashi she is a daughter of the Kami whose purpose is to destroy the evil that threatens the past and future." Aria promptly passed out and woke up back in her apartment later. Flashback End. As she re-entered her apartment and went into her private bathroom, shed her clothes, and turned on the shower to take a bath she thought boy do I have my work cut out for me.
WITH KAGOME
Uhg Kagome thought as she awoke man does my head hurt what happened last night I remember heading to the bus stop and then getting my head slammed into that wall then… her eyes widened as a picture of someone who looked remarkably like her childhood friend Aria flashed through her mind which screamed for her to find out if it really was Aria who found her. Flashback: She remembered clearly the day the police came and told them that Aria's family had been killed and Aria her best friend was missing it was a shock to her already damaged emotions after all it had only been a year since her father had died in the accident and she was still grieving. After reliving that sad memory she noticed for the first time that she was in a really nice room the walls were a warm honey color giving the room an inviting feeling to it when she sat up she noticed she was on a queen sized bed there was a medium sized dresser across from her and next to that was an armoire. Looking off to the side she saw a small closet and next to that a medium sized window she also noticed there were two doors so she decided to investigate and see where they led the first led into a hallway which she would get back to later the second however she was shocked to see led to a full bathroom. And as she pulled her jaw off the floor her nose twitched and caught a delicious scent wafting from behind the door that led to the hallway she was startled out of her sniffing when her stomach gave a loud grumble. She would have blushed had anyone been there to hear her stomachs loud outburst as it was she decided to fallow the scent to see if she could get something to eat for she had spread out her powers earlier and did not sense any danger so she knew that this place was safe. However what she found was not what she had expected for when she turned the corner she was met with a gorgeous view of Tokyo from high up what must have been at least 20 stories temporarily distracted she didn't notice someone come up behind her and nearly jumped out of her skin when she heard a chuckle behind her.
WITH ARIA
When I sensed Kagome had awakened I knew she would be sore so I was somewhat surprised when she got up shortly after and started exploring shaking my head slightly at how she was still such a curious person even though she was an adult now. I sensed her surprise and figured she must have found the private bathroom that was connected to her room, then her emotion shifted to one of bliss? So she smelled my cooking well that should draw her out of her room soon now since she was probably hungry. Right on cue she entered the living room and her jaw was promptly glued to the floor at the sight of the view she was given through the un blinded windows of my penthouse suite and I couldn't help but chuckle at her reaction. But all things must come to an end so when she turned her head in my direction I cleared my throat and said " I know you have many questions right now Kagome and I will answer them to the best of my ability but for now we should eat before the meal I made gets cold." And she finally saw the table with a basket of fresh fruits in it and the two plates with omelets on them as well as the glasses of orange juice too. She sat down in the seat I led her to I could sense her anxiousness throughout breakfast and I couldn't blame her she probably felt like I abandoned her all those years ago after all but there was nothing I could do about it now except try and make things up to her from here on out. After we finished our breakfast and the dishes were cleaned away I turned around only to be tackled to the ground by Kagome with a startled oomph we fell to the kitchen floor she hugged me tightly and I could feel her shoulders shaking lightly with her tears as she sobbed into my shoulder. Then she turned her deep sapphires up to me and with a hard look in her eyes she announced "we need to talk."
WITH KAGOME
When she said my name I knew instantly it was her Aria she was really here, she wasn't dead like we all thought she was I couldn't keep all through breakfast my mind kept running in circles how did she survive? Why is she here now? What happened to her? She looked just as beautiful as I remember her being with that long blond hair of hers that fell down to the middle of her thighs and those gorgeous sapphire eyes of hers that had specks of emerald green. After breakfast when Aria was done putting away the dishes I couldn't help it I threw myself at her and we tumbled to the floor with me burying my face in her shoulder and crying it was so good to have her near me again even after all these years she was still one of my dearest friends and I had missed her very much. But it was time to get some answers from her I looked up at her and with my best impression of Sesshomaru's no nonsense voice except it wasn't cold or emotionless I told her "we need to talk"
WITH ARIA AND KAGOME
We sat down in Aria's living room and stared at each other for a few tense moments before I inquired " Aria what happened" she took a deep breath " that's a long story Kagome, got thing I called your mother and let her know you were staying at a friend's house already." Then Aria began her story and I was shocked my childhood friend had been captured and trained to kill people before she was eventually rescued, interrogated, and then testified against her captors before being set free and as for Kagome she could feel how Aria's aura wavered when she spoke about it and her heart went out to her dear friend. Then Aria returned the favor and asked about her past and since Kagome being kind of person she was didn't want Aria to get involved didn't tell the whole truth about her past. She told Aria about the new friends she made Yuka, Ayumi, and Eri, her little brother Souta and how he was sometimes annoying with his obsession with video games but made up for it by being a good sportsman. Of course she told her about her grandfather's antics also and when I told her that she laughed and she couldn't help but laugh with her, finally she told her about her mom and how she hadn't changed that much since when were little she was still the kindhearted, warm, and loving person she's always been. However I forgot how good at reading me Aria was and it appeared she hadn't lost that trait in all the time she's been gone so she could tell I wasn't telling the whole truth about what I had done over the 11 year since I'd seen her last and she gave me a look that said loud and clear "you think I really believe that's all that happened." Out loud though she said "really Kagome we have a) been friends for along rime and were very close at that and b) you've always been a terrible liar. It's all in your eyes she had said they shift away from the person whom you are lying to when you are lying and so with a sigh she told Aria her real story hoping against hope that Aria would not try and help her. She told her about getting dragged down the well by a centipede youkai, meeting Kaede the elderly miko, and then getting chased by the before mentioned centipede youkai, and meeting Inuyasha and freeing him from an enchantment. How she was born with the shikon no tama inside her body and then shattering the jewel to keep it out of the hands of a crow youkai then meeting Sesshomaru and nearly being melted by his poison, and shortly after meeting Shippo and helping him avenge his father's death at the hands of the thunder brothers. Finally how she met Miroku the lecherous monk, Koga the clueless wolf prince who she had to bash his skull in so to speak in order to get the message across that they were only friends and she didn't love him as more than that, and then meeting Sango the youkai slayer who became her closest friend since Aria herself. When she finished she could help but start babbling nervously "I know its really farfetched and sound fantastical but it's not a made up story I…mumph" she looked up to see that Aria had covered he mouth with one hand to stop her tirade. "Will you listen now?" She nodded vigorously "good, now firstly I believe you and secondly even you couldn't come up with a story like that so you are ether telling the truth or you were only pretending to be a bad liar earlier which I highly doubt I don't think I have lost my touch quite yet." Kagome sighed thinking it was over and she could go back to chatting with her childhood friend but Aria put that plan to a screeching halt with her next words. "oh and next time you go to the past I wish to accompany you to see if I can pass through the well too before walking in the direction of the door she came out of previously and turning she intoned "and no you will not change my mind on the matter." And with that my hopes of keeping Aria out of the fight were shattered after all I remembered Aria's stubborn streak and she was as stubborn as a certain Inu- Hanyou she knew but she couldn't just sit Aria like she could Inuyasha to get her way no she was stuck with Aria's help but that didn't mean she had to like the that fact.