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Chapter 6
The first box seemed innocent enough; small enough to fit into her mail box at the firm. It was wrapped in brown paper and had her name and address on it. She had not ordered anything that would be delivered and it had not been marked as evidence. Confused, she took the box to Kurama. The youkai's enhanced senses would tell her if there was a human threat from the small package, as her miko powers were not reacting to a youkai threat. The kitsune held the tiny box for but a moment before handing it back to Kagome, closing her hands around it.
"It is a gift, a very considerate one at that. There is no ill intent or danger. In fact it seems that the lords you helped seemed to want to thank you further." Kurama said with a sly smile.
That half smile always put Kagome on edge. That was the smile youkai used to give her as they heated the pot they planned to throw her in...or as they poisoned her friends as she was wrapped in a wedding kimono. It was the smile that foretold of strange things to come.
"I will trust you that it is safe to open." Kagome said before turning to leave her friend to himself and return to the normal-ness of her office.
The knot on the string came lose easy enough, and whole binding was soon moved to the side. Next came the carefully folded brown packing paper. The box inside was white, simple and lacked clues to what could be inside. Lifting the lid, the miko found a pair of crystal crescent moon earrings. They matched the necklace, the one hid her powers while in the Makai, perfectly. They had to have been cut from the same stone, there was no other way to get such beautiful color matching.
Unlike the necklace, Kagome felt no enchantment from the earrings. They appeared to simply match the crystal, to be worn as a set. The gems were large enough to notice the shape while dangling from the ear but not so large that their weight would be uncomfortable. In Kagome's eyes they were simple in their elegance. She tried them on and found that she had no concerns about if they would be too formal for daily wear.
o.O
The second package came in a larger box, a much larger box, came two days later on Wednesday. Just like the first box, it was wrapped in nothing but brown paper and shipping twine. Opening the paper slowly, Kagome was not surprised to see another white box. The lid was lifted carefully and the lawyer peered around the freshly created barrier to see what she had been gifted with. Painted lips feel opened at the sight of the hand crafted bow and quiver. Unlike her long bow from the past, this one was a recurve. The bend would allow her to utilize her own physical strength better and give her great power in her in shots.
Kagome let her finger glide over the smoothed wood. Someone had spent a lot of time and care in the crafting of the weapon in front of her. And that was what it was, a weapon. The first she mastered and the one that symbolized her gods given power. There was no denying how much it effected the miko turned lawyer to touch such a thing again.
Her bow, the one she carried around the feudal era, was another thing left behind. Yes, she would rent one at a shooting range from time to time but it was not the same as having one's own. It had been harder to practice swordplay without explaining where she had learned the skills. Most women her age had a background in kendo before they had the ability to wield steal the way she did. She could not tell them at a demon lord taught her one on one nearly five hundred years ago...those are some looks she did not need. Deciding that the bow would be put to good use over the weekend if she could catch up on her work, she set it back in the box and set it down to return to the pile of work she was forced to pay attention to, no matter how distracting the bow was.
O.o
Thursday afternoon, the roses were beautiful but they were from obviously from Kurama and Yusuke. No floral shop could get their hands on such amazing blooms. Kurama's abilities with plants made his garden the kind of place that she loved to sit in and just enjoy the sight and smells that surrounded her. "Yusuke thought you could use a pick me up. He made sure to pick only the most eye catching ones to put in the arrangement."
Kagome's smile reached her eyes, making them sparkle like the ocean they were colored after. "Tell him they are indeed very beautiful. Thank you both."
Kurama nodded, seeing that smile was enough for him. His friend had been so down since her return from his home world...since her time with Hiei and Sesshomaru. She had every right to feel blue, and it was his job as her friend to help her feel better about what happened. Maybe one day he would see her past this. He did not blame the lords, they had moved on. It was how youkai tended to handle relationships. Part ways and remember only what you wish to, if you wish to. If things ended poorly, it could end with one party not surviving the break up.
o.O
Over the next week there were more gifts arrived at her office and at her small apartment home. Some were expensive and things she would never be able to afford for herself. Others, reminded her of her past with either Sesshomaru or Hiei. Kagome had tried to contact the lords and tell them their generosity was unneeded but they seemed to be unreachable. Knowing that offending them based on a cultural difference could be a possibility she decided to accept the thank you gifts for the time being.(1)
Over the weekend, she took the bow and quiver of arrows to her mother's home where she could take full advantage of the gift for the first time since it arrived in her office. Kagome's mother and niece were in the kitchen making lunch. "It smells good in here."
"Aunt Kagome!" Kimeri greeted as she turned to see who had come into the room. Looking at her aunt the young girl turned her head to the side. "What do you have?"
Kagome looked at the hard plastic case in her hand. Smiling she set it down on the table. "It's a gift from the clients I just helped." She unclasped the locks and pulled the case open to show everyone. Her mother gasped as Kimeri squealed in delight.
"A bow like that..."
"I am aware momma." Kagome said with a smile. "The lords seem to be very generous, even after paying their legal fees."
The older woman narrowed her eyes in thought. Her daughter was not seeing something here, something that was clearly obvious to her mother. Not saying anything more on the subject, she turned back to what would be their lunch. Those onigiri would not roll themselves.
"Are you going to shoot it?"
"That was the plan. It is different that the one I used to use, so I wanted to test it out." Kagome said to her over excited niece. "Would you like to watch? I'm sorry to see that it's longer than you are tall..."
"Can I?" The little girl almost screamed out.
Twenty some odd minutes later Kagome was standing before the target with an audience watching her string the bow. She was right, it was different from the one that she used before, but not so much so that she couldn't get the hang of it. Soon she was hitting the target over and over with arrows. Kimeri would clap each time one hit the target. It was when the head of the house called them in for lunch that Kagome smirked. Calling forth her miko powers, she shot the target one last time. The target lit up in a show of her powers and Kimeri, the excited young girl she was, started to clap and jump up and down.
"I guess we need another target." Kagome said, leading her niece back inside for their midday meal.
o.O
Content, how else could the queen of the Makai feel. She had stopped the mating of the last two available lords that were worth looking at and she could now work on taking one of them as her own. She could take her place in one of the most powerful lands in the Makai. Of course Yusuke of the North was unmated, but he wasn't full blooded youkai. And then there was Kurama, heir to the East, he would not due because he was trapped in a human avatar. Her children would have to be strong like the mate she takes or she could lose her position. Many claimed that her win at the last tournament was a fluke and it may just be true...until her time as queen was over she would do everything in her power to build herself a better life.
End Chapter
1. Kagome still believes they are sending her thank you gifts...hehe.
Fic Word Count: 1576
Chapter 6 is done! Chapter 7 will be out as soon as I can sit down and write it. Yay needing to writing.
