Our Little Secret
Created by nekomi99
(For now on, I will not be interrupting the story with my thoughts. I will leave my thoughts to the very end of each chapter so that the story flows smoother. Thank you for your reviews, I really appreciate them.)
Chapter Three: One Step At a Time
Kagome walked out the hut stretching her arms above her head while yawning. She was pleased that her daughter was enjoying herself for the time being. In the modern era, Sakura was more distracted by all the noises and scents. Kagome wished she could have placed a seal on her daughter so she could relieve her from the commotion.
The pleasant surroundings captivated Kagome as she took in the peaceful beauty of nature. The grass, wet and lush, swayed in the morning breeze. The sun, hiding behind the cumulus clouds. Today was going to be a delightful day. The birds chirping, no Inuyasha to worry about, no yelling, no sit commands, no Inuyasha, no demons, and finally no Inuyasha. Today, unlike any other day, Kagome was going to summon all her powers and seek the whereabouts of all the jewel fragments.
Kagome walked around looking for the perfect spot to start her chanting. She situated herself under a cherry blossom tree with the sweet fragrance that calmed her mind and put her at ease. Before she began her chanting she crossed her legs and started her meditating. Kagome found it relaxing to start off with a warm up than to summon all her powers at once. It was tiring and stressful to keep her power in one spot for a large amount of time. The type of technique required: strategy, strength, and determination.
After about an hour of meditating, Kagome took in deep breaths before she focused her energy into the search for each jewel shard. Kagome closed her eyes and formed a barrier around herself and the area. 'Hopefully, this will not take up the majority of my power.' She thought.
With thy connection
To thy Jewel of Four Souls
Thy wish
Entitles Midoriko's
Freedom
Do thee concur
Or shall thy wish
Be forfeited
Kagome repeated the words she chanted again in her head. Seeing no flaws she continued with the next steps after the chant had been said. She placed both her hands together and began to listen.
Light 'hum' sounds were sung before her. A distant figure arrived and sat in front of her.
"You are the protector of the jewel?" Midoriko asked simply.
She fashioned a flowing light pink kimono made from pure Chinese silk with a darker pink obi and gold dragons patterned the sides of the kimono. Her wavy black hair shone in the sunlight and her cerulean eyes sparked with interest. This woman was interesting that was certain, but did she have the power to free her?
"Yes, I am the protector of the jewel. I am honored that I am able to speak with you now that the jewel will soon be complete." Kagome answered with determination.
Midoriko searched the woman's eyes to seek any lies, but was glad that she was speaking truthfully. "No, it should be I who is honored, Kagome," a smile graced her lips. "you are the chosen protector of the jewel and I have seen you fight in battle for many years and I am proud that you have continued on the search for the jewel. Many protectors before you, grew weak and tired of the jewel and died while protecting it. I am surprised that you are still protecting it after all this time."
Kagome was speechless. She has never heard anyone compliment her of her fighting. "Thank you, Midoriko. I rarely get compliments for my skills." Midoriko nodded, understanding completely what she had just said.
"It's true, people care about the jewel in the end and not for the guardian." Kagome looked down to the ground deep in thought. It was a risk every guardian misunderstood. They have been taken advantage of and deceived by others who wanted the power of the jewel.
"Now, let's get started. Are you ready, Kagome?" Kagome took a deep inhale and then exhaled. She nodded her head.
"Alright. First, gather your energy into one place." Kagome concentrated on her powers and drained everything she had into one place like she was told.
Midoriko stepped back feeling her energy increasing by the second. "Once you have done that, think of the people in your life that represent love, friendship, courage, and wisdom." Kagome quickly thought of Sango as friendship, Miroku as wisdom, herself as love, and sadly Inuyasha as courage.
"I see, you chose your friends from long ago. Good choice." Midoriko stated. "Now, I will say this only once Kagome and the rest is up to." After Kagome's head nodded, Midoriko began. "I will say a riddle, and you must answer. This riddle describes one person that you have seen in the feudal era.
"I have seen you and you have seen me. I do not talk to you or any of your friends, except the hanyou. I wear a mask that keeps me safe. Who am I?"
"You have three minutes, starting now." Kagome searched frantically in her brain.
'Okay, it can't be any of my friends...so scratch off Koga, Shippo, Miroku, Sango, Kaede, Kirara, Inuyasha.'
'It can't be Naraku...then again he did have that monkey mask...no, no, no he has talked to me before.'
'It's not Kagura, or Kanna, maybe Kohaku...but he has talked to Sango...'
'It's definitely not Hakudoshi, or Kikyo...who am I missing?'
'JAKEN...no he has talked to me before. It isn't Rin...'
'Sesshomaru...he has talked to me hasn't he? Wait a minute... 'I have seen you and you have seen me. I do not talk to you or any of your friends, except the hanyou. I wear a mask that keeps me safe...'...but he doesn't wear a mask!'
"Thirty seconds." Midoriko informed. Kagome, still trying to keep her powers together, pictured Sesshomaru in her mind. 'He doesn't wear a mask. Masks are only used to hide identities...why would he want to hide his identity.'
"Ten seconds." Kagome scrambled for an answer. "Unless, he is hiding his emotions because he believes that emotions will kill him. That's it!"
"Okay times up." Kagome closed her eyes and softly whispered her answer not sure if it was correct.
"Sesshomaru." Midoriko grinned. She then created a vortex behind her. Kagome looked behind her and suddenly to her surprise, was sucked in instantly.
"Kagome, let out your powers now!" Midoriko was beside her floating through the pink and purple vortex.
Kagome looked at her like she was crazy. "If I let my powers out, they will kill you." Midoriko shook her head. "It will not kill me. Now, let it go Kagome!"
Kagome tentatively let her powers out and as she did, she could feel the vortex shaking. She looked beside her and she saw Midoriko doing the same thing.
"What exactly are we doing?" Kagome asked the current in the vortex was slowing down.
"We are stopping time." Midoriko answered.
"Stopping time?" Kagome wondered to herself out loud.
"Yes. We need to stop time so we can take the jewel shards without engaging in fights."
"I wish I had done this sooner." Kagome sighed.
"Why? You could not control your powers back then, you would have over worked yourself and died."
Kagome didn't reply and it became silent as they arrived to their destination. They were sent to a clearing where a herd of pig demons gathered around five shards of the jewel. Kagome laughed. "This is what we have to do? It's so easy, yet brilliant!"
Midoriko laughed. "Indeed. It's like stealing candy from a baby."
Kagome gasped. "I did not know you would do such a thing."
They both broke into a fit of giggles as they went back into the vortex.
Meanwhile with the herd of pigs...
"Where the hell did they go?" Pig number one shouted in disbelief.
"We've been cursed!" Pig number two cried.
Midoriko laughed at the pigs.
"How stupid can they get?" Kagome insulted.
Midoriko shrugged. "It doesn't matter anymore. What's done is done!"
Kagome nodded. "How many shards do we need?"
Midoriko sighed. "Too many to count."
"Great." Kagome groaned.
"Well, think of the bright side. You won't have to be chased by demons anymore." Midoriko countered.
"That's true." Kagome admitted.
The vortex began to slow down as they stopped at yet another place to 'collect' the jewel shards. It kept going on like that for the rest of the day.
"I wonder where my mom is." Sakura thought out loud. Sango over heard this and put a reassuring hand on Sakura's shoulder.
"She's fine. Trust me. Your mother is strong." Sango smiled, but she was also worried for the miko. She didn't usually run off like this. Then again, that was in the past when she was younger. She didn't understand why she would leave her daughter. Something was going on and she was going to find out.
"I'm going for a walk Sakura do you want to come?" Sango asked politely. Sakura shrugged her shoulders and agreed. So they set off on their walk and left a certain wolf youkai by himself in the village.
"The demon slayer is right, but is she strong enough?" Koga pondered, rubbing his chin in thought. 'If I can just get my hands on the jewel once it is complete, I will be the strongest youkai in Japan and then Kagome will want to be my mate.'
"Hey Koga."
Koga nearly jumped as he turned around to find Shippo smirking at him.
"Oh it's just you Shippo, you nearly gave me a heart attack." Koga scolded.
"Right. So where's Kagome? I was jut passing by and I sensed her. Is she really back?" Shippo asked excitedly.
"Yeah, she's back." Koga answered him. Shippo dashed outside trying to find Kagome.
"The guy still has his child-like personality," Koga mused. "this plan just might work after all."
"Hey Koga, look at this!" Koga walked to where Shippo was.
"What now? Can't you just leave me alone—" Koga looked at the barrier.
"Kagome's scent ends here. She probably made this barrier, but why?" Shippo wondered.
Koga tried to go through it but it electrocuted him.
Shippo started laughing hysterically when Koga stopped getting electrocuted. His hair was fried and it still had electric sparks coming off of it. "Ha, do it again!"
"Shut up! Why don't you go through it?" Koga growled obviously irritated.
"Well, see that's no fun." Koga growled again and hit Shippo on the head.
"Ah! What was that for?" Shippo growled.
"That was for being a wise guy!" Koga yelled.
"Sango, are you sure my mom is okay?" Sakura questioned. "I mean it's noon right now and she hasn't been here since we woke up."
"Don't worry, Sakura. I am sure your mother is just fine. She probably went to find Shippo."
"Who?" Sakura asked, forgetting who Shippo was.
"Oh, did your mother not tell you of him? He always looked up to her as his mother. Of course he's older now. I think he's twenty-four now." Sango informed. Sakura's eyes widened for a split second.
"A lot has changed hasn't it?" Sango nodded sadly.
"Sadly, yes." Sango averted her eyes to the side thinking of Miroku. She hated Inuyasha ever since.
"That was in the past and the future is now so why bother mopping about the past when you can't do anything about it, right?" Sango said a tear slipping from her eye.
"Sango, I am sorry. I completely forgot." Sakura hugged Sango trying to comfort the older woman.
Sango wrapped her arms around Sakura. "Sango, you have my mom and I to help you get through this. Even Kaede, I am sorry you wouldn't be crying right now if it wasn't for me."
Sango shook her head. "No, don't be sorry. You have nothing to be sorry of." Sango pulled back from the hug. "Come on, let's go back to the village."
Sakura nodded and walked back to the village to wait for her mother to come back.
That is it for this chapter I will be updating soon and I hoped you like this!
The chant is a little weird, but that's only because I made it up.
I guess the riddle is kinda obvious, but Kagome wasn't in the feudal era for sixteen years!
This chapter kinda jumped around a bit, but I hoped the dividers helped so the scene changes were smoother.
Last but not least, I added a little bit of my humor in this and there is way more to come!
Please REVIEW and I will UPDATE!
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