I think I fixed any and all mistakes in previous chapters. I am not sure when anything will be updated but I might have a few good chapters to give you for It Was Just Sex V2 plus a short story that I started on the side but I'm not sure when I will have that finished. It is similar but very different to Road to Recovery… basically swamp land settings and a repeat character though it is very different. On top of that I want to say I respect everyone's opinions and give them some thought but I think it is clear that I am a Kagome x Gaara fan... like seriously have you guys not counted how many stories I have dished out for that pairing and try to keep it original. To be honest I'm not sure what Hoichi is really like because he wasn't given many lines in the two episodes I had seen him in so for now this is my take. On top of that I do want to point out for all the people who say I move the romance too quickly. Yes at times I do agree although that is seldom. The other night I watched sleeping beauty and just like many Disney movies they meet once and suddenly it is time to get married... yup that basically sums it up just throw in the bad guy to take down before happily ever after. So with that being said I reserve my right to write a True-Love story even if I may not use those words, however I do try to communicate it. I see this stuff in most blockbusters, from famous authors like Nicholas Sparks, and many more so please cut me a break, these are stories I created in my head and felt compelled to type and upload on here after spending hours and days on them. Some will clearly have time skips so I can dish out the budding romance and yet even if it has been months I still hear the same old they are moving too fast. Sorry that I am ranting but when I start a story I usually have an end goal in mind, the whole thing laid out in my mind, just need to use words to describe what I am imagining in my head. Please do remember that I do this for free because it makes ME happy, I love writing fandom. Although I get joy from you guys reading and enjoying my works I do this mostly for me as it is I am not paid and now I think I have written over a million words this year. If not yet then I am close and trust me... I have never written this much in one year. For now I will finish up longer stories when I am inspired otherwise expect many shorts, possibly new pairings in the future as well for me. Wish you guys a happy rest of the year, now on with the story!
Ambushed 4
Kagome sat in the hospital room finally looking at what Hoichi brought her although she wasn't too happy that some of it contained the fact that he was telling the truth, it isn't like she was unaware of such joining's but more like she felt irked that he had asked for such. As if she would follow through on such an offer, she is a modern day woman, one that will… apparently keep traveling through time… where such things occur although they still occur in her time as well…
Still, they had only just met; she swears he is a descendent of Miroku's. If she could ever have an extensive DNA test done on them she is certain they will be linked. Heck if that ever happens she will have to run around with a pillow on her butt or something in case he might grope it… then again Lord Gaara didn't seem fond of him propositioning her like that so he will likely be less fond of him walking around groping girls. That should do the trick, make sure this Kazekage is aware of any indecent acts this Miroku-wannabe commits and he will straighten things out.
How in the world did she get herself into this mess?
It was only the other day she was wary of these shinobi and now she trusts one of the shinobi leaders, has befriended three others from a different shinobi village and was propositioned by another that is also a priest… like seriously will her life ever be normal in terms of well… whatever is normal in her era since apparently she is normal in the others… well not quite here but it is a work in progress. She will be a normal woman, fall in love, have children, get old and die… yup that is her fantastic plan.
Her victorious look was wiped off her face as Lord Gaara walked in the door giving her a look that clearly meant he was unsure of what victory she just claimed. Feeling sheepish she checked which page she left off on when she got carried away with her thoughts and the shut the book. "Lord Gaara," she greeted.
"Kagome," he tilted his head towards her. "I see you have a lot of reading material, what is it on?"
"Hoichi insisted I read all of this to catch up with the times. I'm not entirely sure what it all is myself but most of it has been about different priests and priestesses," she swallowed a bit thickly, deciding to not add on that most of which were about ones that became couples to pass on their bloodlines.
He picked a scroll up, his eyes scanning through it as he seemed to catch what she didn't say. "I see…" he set it back down after a moment. "You are in no way required to do so."
"I suppose so, it isn't like I could possibly finish it all anyways and really nothing in here is really of any help to me," she reasoned looking at all of it. "Look Lord Gaara I appreciate what you have done for me and everything but really I am fine, I really don't need to be hospitalized. I was thinking now that I am up I would like to get on my way."
"I had caught the majority of the conversation so I do understand you are not from here so where would you go? Your home right now isn't safe and you have no food there," he pointed out.
"Well…" she had been planning on returning eventually since it is all she knows.
"Besides I don't feel you leaving the hospital is a good idea, you have bugs in you," he told her seriously.
Her face paled as she looked between sick and horror struck, "BUGS!" Her scream rang through the hospital sending a huge hoard of birds into the sky. "Oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh! GET THEM OUT!" Yes, Kagome is scared of bugs... and they are currently inside her… She glowed lavender; it misting over her skin before it began to grow bigger and more vivid. "Please be demonic bugs so I can purify them!"
Gaara stood there with his mouth ajar… he didn't know she had such an aversion to bugs.
"Sorry to say Lord Gaara but if you think what happened earlier between us was bad, you just surpassed it by informing her of the bugs," Hoichi said as he watched her powers begin sparking.
"WHY ARE THEY NOT OUT OF ME?!" She yelled in a loud wail waving her arms around.
"Because they keep multiplying and laying eggs," he replied.
"So not helping…" Hoichi sweat dropped, watching her go ramrod straight and as pale as a ghost. "I think you broke her," he stepped forward thinking maybe he should poke her and test that theory.
"YOU!" She suddenly stood on the bed pointing an accusing finger at Hoichi. "YOU DID THIS TO ME?!" Eyes lit like the fury of hell as he swore her powers flickered like flames for a moment.
"Kagome you should calm down before you hurt yourself. The bugs are for tracking purposes; someone is using them to sense where you are. That is why you should stay because your life could be in danger. If you leave the village then you would be leaving the protection you would have by staying here," Gaara watched her wilt back down on to the bed. "Regardless you are at no condition to be walking into a desert."
Hoichi rubbed his bald head, "I don't know Lord Gaara she seems a bit crazy. Can you imagine what she might do if she goes to the bazaar and sees all the bugs people sell as food there? Maybe we should just cut our losses and let her do as she pleases."
"No, I was the one that had led those shinobi right to her barrier even if it was unintentional, she did a lot for us while in poor condition, and now she is in this mess. It is my responsibility to see to her now and get her out of this mess," he had already decided by then.
"That is quite noble and generous of you," Hoichi remarked looking over at him, "but this time she is probably broke."
Gaara walked forward getting close to her as he lightly shook her shoulders unaware that the hospital gown wasn't tied in the back. With the fabric loose it slid down showing an ample view of her chest. His cheeks turned pink as he grew uncomfortable, eyes unable to turn away.
"Ahh!" She covered herself up, "Lord Gaara how could you turn out to be a pervert?!"
"I-…" he was at a loss of what to do about his blunder except, "I'm sorry Kagome, I didn't know the gown wasn't tied shut," he apologized officially.
She bit her lip in a show of indecisiveness then nodded her head, "Fine I accept your apology."
"Wait REALLY, that is all he got when he just exposed the majority of your breasts?!" Hoichi shouted at her.
"He apologized and it was an accident, you on the other hand had asked me to sleep with you until a child is conceived, that was on purpose you pervert," she held the gown in place and looked away.
"It is viewed as a favorable union to join our bodies that way and create a powerful warrior, you should be honored I asked," he grumbled over at her.
"I only ever want to do those kinds of things out of love you jerk. Create a child out of love not to create some powerful warrior! What is this, the dark ages or something?!" He leaned back a bit wary of her sparking powers and glowing eyes.
Gaara stood before her unfazed by it while Hoichi was put off by the glowing eyes and sparks. "Yeah says the lady with bugs in her, only the Aburame clan would find that sexy," he remarked about the well-known clan, the very one they are seeking help from.
Those words had the effect of a bucket of ice water over her as she was suddenly out of bed looking normal and forgetting she is connected to things such as the feeding tube. "Oh my gosh I forgot someone is after me," she grew worried and nervous, "that means I have to leave before something bad happens," she tried to dart around Gaara completely failing to remember her gown as she suddenly held her stomach area in pain at the sharp jerk to it, a noise of pain escaping her lips.
With steady hands Gaara was mindful of it all as he placed his hands on her pushed her back into the bed. "You will stay here and recover Kagome," he pressed and with a look he sent Hoichi going out to the hallway looking for a nurse to check on her.
"Lord Gaara this puts you and the village in trouble. I've already clashed with my fate before; I don't want others so involved. Who knows what is going to happen this time," she wondered if maybe she has another jewel inside her or something.
"You have time abilities, which alone are enough to get someone interested in you. It is partially my fault they discovered them most likely so now you may find refuge here," he pulled her gown up and into a proper place, her eyes catching the worry in his depths and feel something else as their eyes briefly connected feeling like a magnetic pull to each other until he heard a nurse enter bringing them back to their minds. He backed away turning his back to her for privacy while ensuring Hoichi does the same.
After the nurse left she held a frown on her face. "They probably already knew about them due to the gossip in the villages. You have been plenty kind already but this is my problem; I don't want anyone else tangled up in it."
"So you plan to just keep those bugs inside you then," he watched her face pale at that thought. "Just what I thought…" he said after receiving silence. "Kagome just stay," he half ordered to her. "Your powers do little against shinobi; those words came from your mouth so leaving would only serve to hand you right over to whoever put those bugs in you."
She hated the fact that he is right and she has little she can do against an enemy actually pursuing to capture her as their sole mission. If she stays in the village they might attack or something. Someone will likely get hurt all just because of her having this special ability she guessed. "I don't see what use I would be for them. I can only hold it for a short time so what difference would it really make to another?"
"A minute is plenty long for a shinobi to do many things," he stood his ground and could see that stubborn lip get bit by her teeth. "Rest some more, you look tired. I will see you tomorrow," he said knowing he should keep up on her progress and keep a read on what her thoughts are.
She is tired she realized… the fatigue was starting to show in her limbs and eyes. It is a bit funny considering how many hours she has already slept and yet now she is feeling the pull to the black abyss calling her into its lulling embrace. Getting more comfortable as she decided not to fight him on this, she felt the bed be readjusted for her to lie down, her eyes catching a glimpse of red hair. With a tired nod she was bid goodnight by both Lord Gaara and Hoichi as she let her eyes drift shut.
Gaara left the room unsure what that had been when their eyes had connected but he does know one thing, she should not leave the village until those bugs are gone at least. Her powers could be used for someone else's horrible plans that would include the death of innocents. It is her right to leave when the hospital releases her. She shouldn't though, return to that place back in the Land of Rivers, it would be too easy for another to find her. 'Why do I care so much?' He suddenly asked himself. 'The moment she leaves these borders I will likely never see her again so why think over the problems she will face should she choose to leave? It is her life to make choices on, I have better things to think about,' he reasoned internally and began to think of those other things that he should be spending his time thinking about.
Kagome woke to what she assumed to be the next morning with a bit of a glare knowing someone had roused her from sleep. Spotting the culprit she leveled them with the glare, "I was sleeping just fine you know."
"Yeah well it is already afternoon sunshine," the male replied as they looked at her. "You need to get that feeding tube out so you can start eating orally and begin moving around the hospital so your muscles don't weaken further."
She scowled at him. "Yeah well not everyone appreciates a wake-up call and I'm sure the staff here knows more about what I need than you do," she mouthed off at him, seeing his shiny bald head.
"You were in that sleep again where you could have slept for days," he stressed it again, unsure why she keeps doing this and had seen her fall asleep last night so he knows she went to bed as normal but this happened again.
"I could have woken up on my own," she said stubbornly.
"Just keep things moving," he grumbled and left the room irritated.
"I'm still tired," she mumbled to herself and decided to get more rest regardless of what he said. With a yawn she let her eyes close and was out not long after.
Later in the day he stormed in again giving her a rude awakening just as Gaara walked in the door as well. "Would you quit it with the sleeping! You won't get out of this hospital by sleeping your life away!"
"Ugh you're so annoying! Why can't a girl just sleep when she needs to?!" She yelled in return to Hoichi.
"Because this girl," he pointed at her, "has a duty to uphold whatever that may be and needs to get with the times!"
"I have no duty!" She shouted right back to him. "I finished my quest in the feudal era among demons, I have nothing here to do among ninja!"
"Yes you do!"
"No I don't!"
"Yes you do!"
"No I don't!"
Gaara looked between the two and while covering Hoichi's mouth with sand he place a calming hand on Kagome causing both to go mute and take more notice of him. "Enough you two," he demanded softly. "In a few days time a couple members of the Aburame clan will be here to help out with the bug situation. We need only wait until then. Kagome, due to this your stay has been extended until the bugs are out of you and I would like to request you remain here at the sand. Otherwise the shinobi of the Leaf will be leaving with the Aburame clan back home and invited for you to visit their village until they return for the failed joint mission we had been on."
The option is there for her to see more of this era of ninja. "I will think about it," she looked up into his calm eyes, that connection starting to form once again-
The sand fell and he yelled, "Lord Gaara you can't be serious! She should remain in Suna not possibly be lost to Konoha or wherever else!"
"Hey I'm a person not an object!" She turned her blazing eyes on him, both irked at the connection they keep feeling being interrupted.
"Yeah a person that was born SPECIAL! You were born this way so you better get used to it!" He could see the wrath in her eyes as she disagreed and refused such.
"My duty is done," she said simply then turned from him still feeling the hand on her shoulder.
He tightened his fists studying the stubborn and often frustrating woman. "I don't see how you could just pretend you are something you are NOT!"
"I fail to see what duty I have here," she looked out the window studying the village out there. "I sense no demons or evil in this remote area and your chakra is far stronger than anything I can do. As far as I see it you shinobi are more than fine without me and I have been here for three new moons, I would think something would have happened by now that would indicate that you guys need help but there is nothing!"
Gaara felt like a referee between these two and their arguing. "As much as I believe a person should be prepared for anything, there is nothing wrong with her wishing to live her life her way when she has no definite responsibility."
"But Lord Gaara-"
"But nothing," he folded his arms. "It would be good for her to see more of this world and see how it is run. Knowledge is power and that is knowledge she could use," he finished.
"What of the trip there and back, do you really think a shinobi that is tracking her will just let her go like that," Hoichi pressed not wanting her to be encouraged to leave the village and see another.
Gaara was tired of this; he simply came here to speak with Kagome not get into a debate. "I will ensure she is protected should she go. "If your business here is done I wish to speak with her," he hinted, eyes losing some of the calm normally reflected in them. Hoichi took the hint and left still not happy. Once he was sure they are alone he sat down using the sand to shut the door. "I thought you might like company. If you have any questions I will do my best to answer them."
Kagome smiled feeling relief at finally be out from under fire by Hoichi. "Well," she thought about and tried to think of a good question, "Are ninja villages sort of like the authority around here or is there more?"
"Yes and no," he answered quickly then expanded to say, "The Lands of Wind, Fire, Earth, Lightning, and Water are run by Daimyo which have the power to appoint a Kage so long as that Kage is also approved by the jonin council. They act as our official figure heads and have their own armies and weapons. We provide the service of going on missions and ensuring extra protection. Mostly we are at peace but trouble does still happen."
"I understand now," she recalled the old systems of Japan, just add in ninjas where samurai would be. "I'm not really sure what to ask, I mean you clearly have technology like my era even if it isn't as advanced but you also have elements of the Feudal Era so it isn't all that hard to adjust here, I just don't really know where I fit in. What would I even do here, all I know is how to live off the land and I didn't even do that well," she looked over her scrawny arms.
Studying her and understanding her primary concern he asked, "Could you tell me more about what you know how to do and the two eras you have been in?"
"That would be a good start," she tapped her chin. "Well we had phones, computers, and things like that. The city I was in had sometimes been known as the technology capital of the world. We depended on it heavily and having transportation too. I can only imagine there will be a lot of similarities that way. I went to school and learned a lot of knowledge that has yet to help me much outside of math and writing. In the Feudal Era we travelled a lot searching for the shards of the jewel. There was no plumbing or electricity so most nights were spent under the stars with a campfire. I often brought food from my era to cook while on the road otherwise we foraged and hunted for it. We battled demons mostly but occasional undead mercenaries and armies as well. I learned about gardening through Lady Kaede and my powers as well a little."
"Is archery your main skill in battle," he asked.
"That and strategy, it was easier for me to see things from further back than for others while they were right in the fray of things," she explained to him.
"Have you ever killed anything besides a demon, like say another person," he inquired although he has no plans to have her around as a shinobi.
Eyes wide she shook her head, "No ne-never."
"What were you taught to do in your school," he inquired, expanding further to give an example, "Our academy children are taught the primary skills such as math and writing but they also learn how to use their chakra and start training with weapons."
"Oh things like that are held off until you are an adult, that would be the military. As a child you are taught Science, History, Math, Languages, Writing, Physical Fitness, Health, and other things like Art, Sewing, Computers… domestic skills and all that. You have to be 18 or have your parent's signature to enlist in the military and undergo basic training. Then you follow that up with whatever special skills you choose to learn. We had wars but they were won with guns, drones, fighter jets, missiles, bombs, mines, and a whole load of other destructive things. Your ways of fighting are not nearly as toxic or destructive. From other continents they could shoot off a missile and strike a city on the other side of the world completely wiping it out. They use satellites up in space for those kinds of things." The description had him looking surprised that wiping out a city would be so easy. For him he would have to be there and it would be with sand, not a bomb or missile. Trying to imagine a bomb or missile that destructive left him silent a few moments knowing their technology is nowhere near that and he isn't sure if ever wishes for anyone's technology to be as such.
"I hope missiles being used as such were not a common occurrence," he felt bothered by it. Death is something he is accustomed too but a city contains thousands of innocent lives that don't deserve to have their existence wiped out.
"No not really, we were a part of the United Nations, an alliance of over 190 states," she clarified. "The United Nations would have the heads of each state or country there when they meet and go over global conflicts and such while trying to maintain the peace and give aid to others. The last I knew of my era it was having a lot of problems with terrorist organizations."
Trying to think of what she might be a good fit for he came up with a solution. "Should you visit Konoha and return to the sand I will have a skill test made to see where you place. For now you will not have to worry about anything, it will be covered by myself of the Hokage Kakashi."
"Thank you Lord Gaara," she smiled, liking the solution even if she still hates tests. From there on they sat and talked quietly as he grew fascinated in learning about other eras and how she came to then be here.
