A/N: Spring Break is defined as vacation time, but during my break I found myself working for small businesses with formatting business packets: logos, brochures, and cards. I'm so excited for this opportunity. I haven't been able to graphic design for a few years and still haven't lost my touch. I'm sorry for not updated the chapter sooner, but yes I'm having too much fun in my illustrator program. I'm so tired though. I'm getting headaches most of the time now, I think I can be related to the stress I put on my body mentally. Who knows?
Why hasn't Kikyo come back before dark? Why is Kagome so curious to find out?
A Familiar Face
Kikyo spent the evening out hunting meat for supper. When to sun was barely behind the mountains, Kagome began to wonder about when Kikyo would return. She turned to Kaede in the herb garden, "Kaede, has Kikyo come back from hunting yet?"
Kaede looked up to the sky for a moment before answering, "Nah..Kagome. Kikyo must still be out. Kagome heavy sighs while moves to grab his quiver and bow. She settles them across her left shoulder and begins to walk out of the village. She stops for moment and turns a quarter on her left heel to Kaede in the garden, "I don't know what is taking her so long, Kaede, but I will find out. I'll be back in a few hours." The Elderly miko nods her head in understanding and Kagome turns back around into the forest.
The sandy path into the green forest was corse under her sandals. Summer time has really flourished early this season between the trees and plants growing. While scanning the area with her chocolate brown eyes, Kagome came into her peaceful, thinking place, the ancient tree of ages as known as "The God Tree." She comes to sit on the roots of this tree at the middle of the day ever since she was brought here from day one. She couldn't explain it, but whenever she sat beneath that tree; her view of the world was much simplier until this moment of this day. Her chocolate eyes widen with shock while a smirk formed on her lips.
Underneath the god tree, Kikyo laid at the base of the god tree, her body barely covered with a bright red long sleeve top with gentle expression on her face. She slowly played with her straight black hair, braiding piece by piece on her right shoulder. On the left side of the tree coming into the clear, a younger male long silver mane looks back to the beauty he had just made love to moments. Kikyo stopped playing with her hair for moment to look up into her lover's soft amber eyes. With her index finger, she motions for the male to cuddle with her at the base of the tree.
As the couple laid in the each other's arms, Kagome was in the brush on the outside of the clearing, trying hard not to laugh so hard with what is just witnessed. A very grumpy miko who hated the demon race with a passion was coupling with a half demon. And this was not just any half-demon, but the second heir the throne of the Western Lands. Her eyes were wet from the tears from her laughter. Oh god…..fate loves to humor me in the hard times. Kagome mentally laughed to herself. She is never going to live this down from this moment on. She ended her amusement for now and decided it was time make her presence known which was strange because she thought the half-demon would have smelled her scent.
I guess I forgot how weak a half-demon nose can be. She finished her thought while composing herself began to call out "KIKYO, Where are you?" She emerged from the bush, witnessing Kikyo kissing her hanyou lover goodbye which was strange for someone who was still naked. Kagome couldn't stand hearing or seeing them make out anymore, "Easy killer, don't swallow her head. You won't have anything to smooch up on if you don't quit."
The inu hanyou broke their kiss short when looked out to their uninvited guest. His eyes glows the slightest bit red by looking at her. "Heel, pup! I don't need another problem not worth my time." She turns her head a little to look at Kikyo. "Kikyo, please finish your meeting with your friend up. You and I still need to hunt supper before the sun set completely." Kagome heard a deep growl come from Kikyo's male lover while she watch Kikyo move from her sitting position and walked behind the tree.
The silver haired hanyou barked out, "She doesn't have to go anywhere with you, wench." He rose from his sitting position to his full height. From where she was stand his height looked to be 6 ft tall. His thick silver mane came down to cover his back and some of his broad shoulders. Well little Yasha has grown and fitted out over the years since my last visit. I wonder what has become of Sesshy if Yasha is this developed. Kagome smirked, "My my, Yasha. You still have a fowl mouth after all this years. Did your mother stop disciplining you when you started towering over her?"
He lifts his eyebrow thinking about what she just said to him while producing a low growl. Before he could reply though, Kikyo came around the other side of the "God Tree" fully clothed, "Enough of your growling Inuyasha. There is no need for it. She is a friend of mine in my village." He deepened his growls, "Who in the hell is this woman and how does she know my nick name?" Kikyo sighs, "I don't know. Why don't you ask her?" Inuyasha looked at Kagome in a strange manner, "Who are you wench and how do you know me?"
Kagome walks past him, sits on the roots of the tree while collecting her thoughts to share with her old best friend from her past. She takes a deep breath, closes her brown eyes, then reopens them. "It is me, Kagome, Yasha. The black haired brat who set your brother's hair on fire when we were little." Inuyasha still didn't believe her ever with the memory she spoke of. "You dare to lie to me. You look nothing like MY Kagome. She is a demon, and you're…well human." Inuyasha growled out. Kagome changed her expression, "Yasha, do you remember where you got the bead necklace around your neck?"
There was a moment of silence while Inuyasha remember the memory of when he received the necklace. His Kagome and him were at the age of 12 summers, when he was just starting to have a harsh male attitude towards her. Kagome would ask if he wanted to play in the gardens, make flower crowns and try to place one of Sesshy's head when he wasn't looking. He told her, she was stupid for asking him to do something like that when she wasn't a child anymore and she should start acting grown up. Instead of crying, Kagome stayed in her room, making bead necklace for him. When dinner time came around, Kagome meet Inuyasha in the hallway before dinner. She placed the necklace around his neck while Yasha blushed. She told him she was giving him a SPECIAL gift. During dinner, he say horrible things around his brother and Kagome screamed out loud "SIT". He fell through the floor and Kagome was sent to her room for the rest of the evening, but she knew it was so worth it.
The mature hanyou look up into the young miko to see a twinkle in her chocolate eyes. He knew at that moment, somehow Kagome was sitting right in front of him, but before he could say anything she said the word. "SIT", Kagome voiced out loud and Inuyasha was sent catering into the earth below him.