Fighting the Tide
Chapter 4- The Real Kagome
Kagome played with Sango and Kohaku for some odd hours; all three evenly matched until Sango took a crazy charge and threw a confetti bomb she found. The bomb covered Kagome and Kohaku with paper streamers, effectively 'killing' them and victory going to Kagome. Sango whooped in victory and turned to restart their game when she bumped into Inutaisho. "Kagome, it's becoming dusk. Dinner will be made soon, so I advise you to refresh. Your things are in Sango-chan's room." He said as he searched for Kagome. Kagome crawled out from behind the large target board before flipping her hair and nodding. "Where's that?" she asked. Sango peeked her head from the room and tapped Kagome's shoulder. "I'll show you, come on." Kagome followed silently after the girl up a few stairs and soon they reached a shoji door marked "Sango and Kagome's room" in romanji. Sango smiled. "Here we are! I'll let you get changed. Inu-otou gives each new child a kimono for their first day. So please humor him and wear it tonight. You don't have to wear it again after this. Trust me it'll be worth it!" she called as she left Kagome in the room.
Kagome stood alone in the room, mentally going over the design and escape routes. It was a pretty standard room, there was a large sliding window, a medium-sized closet, one half filled with Sango's things and the other side emptied for Kagome. There was one large futon in the center, with a step and double-layered padding. The paint was three walls blue and one wall black, and Kagome complimented the taste and style. It was traditional yet modern. Before she dressed, she began to unpack her things and set up her hammock hanging above the futon like a canopy. It was low enough to reach from the futon, but high enough so as to not cause any problems when she laid down in it. After that, she placed all her clothes away and took a nice shower. Finally, she stared at the yukata that served as a casual night gown. It was a cherry red with a yellow, thin obi that tied in the front instead of the back. A few white and pink sakura blossoms littered it on the sleeves and down the sides of the torso. Kagome sighed, memories entering her mind at the sight of it. There was a reason why she didn't wear girly or luxurious things. It reminded her too much of Kaede baa-chan.
Whenever it was time to practice her miko skills, she did best in yukata and traditional miko hakama and kimono. Still, she lived very traditionally, so kimono and yukata were often in her wardrobe. Especially during festivals and such. Kagome felt the tingle of tears and depression and stopped it cold. She'd dealt with it for 6 years, she dealt with the loss of her brother and parents for 10, and she could handle wearing a yukata. Besides, this was her new family, and for once she felt like she did at home, if this is a tradition, then she wouldn't jack it up with memories. With a few moments of difficulty, Kagome was able to slip it on, tie on the small and thin obi and with a sigh slid open the shoji doors and went back downstairs. Inuyasha and Taisho heard the sound of soft foot falls on carpet and turned to see Kagome dressed in the yukata with a pretty blush on her face. She looked at the floor and kept flicking her chi aura, her eyes determined to do something. Izayoi and Sango gasped in delight at Kagome and ran to squeal and hug, when Sesshomaru stopped them. "She's doing something with her aura, stay here in case something happens." The family stayed a safe distance away, watching in anticipation as Kagome scrunched her face in effort and walked into the light of the dusk.
Instantly her face relaxed as her body shimmered. Her aura pulsed with intertwined youki and chi as her appearance changed. Her gray-green eyes changed so that one was a fiery amethyst and the other was a shimmering gold-bronze. Kagome hair seemed to cut itself as the back was turned to a pixie cut that flared around her face; only the front locks stayed their same length. Yet, green streaks snaked along so that the hair was striped between black and green. Finally, a pair of fuzzy, tall and alert inu ears grew from her human ones and a wolf tail grew from the tip of her spine, fuzzy with fur. Once it was over, Kagome gave a great sigh of relaxation and relief. She turned to face her 'family' and they all gasped at the enhanced beauty of Kagome in her true form. "Ho-how are you?" Inuyasha stuttered. Kagome blinked, her long lashes slightly brushing her face. "How am I able to have to chi and powers of a miko and yet be a hanyou? Simple, mom was an ookami-inu and otou-san was a very powerful houshi. My younger brother was like me too, until he and my parents were killed by an attack from Naraku. I was six years old. I've been changing from this to my human form for 7 years, ever since Kaede baa-chan taught me to use the seal when I was 9. She died when I was 10." Kagome's eyes darkened a little before her face went stern and she slammed the pain into its little hide-away drawer.
Inuyasha stiffened. He knew that name. "Naraku, you say?" he repeated. Kagome scrunched her nose as the pain jumped back up in her mind and blew raspberry at her. *Damn him for making me remember this!* she thought as she nodded. "I'm not going down memory lane until I eat. I didn't change into this yukata for nothing." She stalled, her face mentally screaming at them all to wait. Izayoi nodded, free from the moment they had gotten themselves into. "Of course! A few of the chefs and I made awesome oden, sashimi, and fancy ramen!" she chirped. Kagome and Inuyasha perked at the mention of ramen. Then, as they sensed the other's excitement, glared at each other as they mentally made the challenge. *THAT RAMEN IS MINE!* Kagome and Inuyasha thought with a growl.
OHAYOOO! I'VE FINALLY BEEN ABLE TO WRITE THIS CHAPPIE! WRITER'S BLOCK...BEGOOOONE! Lol anyway, I hope you like Kagome's hanyou form and such, and get ready for a memory lane chappie coming up! Review plz!
Mistress Kagome.