Yah, kinda late on this one...and its not very long...but I'll start giving you guyses previews of the next chapters at the bottom :). Sorry fer the lateness though. Stupid School...Well as I'm sitting here eating some chocolate ice cream, I smile because I have 29 reviews, 6711 hits, 23 favs, and 35 alerts...soooo.. this chapter was possed to be uber long...but ...i was distracted. :)
Mighty Mouse or SillY
Undefined Power
Chapter 10- The Slightest Discovery of her Past
Kagome shook with convulsions every three minutes for the next few hours. It wasn't until Shippo had gotten the nerve to disobey his mother did he venture outside the barrier and find her unconscious. Without second thought he had carefully picked her up and ran to Miroku's hut, where Kaede now sat with her back against the wall, fully awake. She seemed to be watching, but only turned her head as Shippo set the unconscious woman-child on the wooden floor. Kagome quivered violently as if a high magnitude earthquake was racking her body. "What do we do?" Shippo half yelled. Kaede turned her head slowly, watching as Kagome's writhing stopped.
"There is nothing I can do for her. Calm yourself Shippo. I am sure she will be fine." Shippo stared at Kaede, half-acknowledging the slurred words of the old woman and touched his mother's sweaty forehead as he sniffed her lovely scent for any kind of sickness or curse. When he scented none, he relaxed, if only a little, and sat down beside her as her body twitched slightly and she began gasping for breath. Shippo placed his hand on her ribcage and pushed lightly several times, causing dark liquid to dribble from her lips. Shippo sniffed gently confused beyond measure.
"Kaede," he called worriedly, "Some liquid came from her mouth but it doesn't smell like blood."
"Back away from Kagome now Shippo!" Kaede slurred with a yell to the young kit. Shippo leapt away just as a solid pink shield surrounded her body. It generated holy energy so strong that Miroku and Rin emerged from the birthing chamber.
"What's going on?" Miroku asked nearing the unconscious female. He placed his hand on the shield only for the shield to repel him into the rocking chair, breaking it from the force.
"Miroku?" Sango's worried voice called from the birthing chamber.
"Everything is okay Sango. I've been meaning to replace that old rocking chair anyways." He called back to her, smiling when he heard her chuckle. He rubbed his head and rump gently with a pained expression.
"Kagome's soul is on a course through time by the goddess, OoInuAzami." She was the creator of the black inu race." Kaede explained turning her head slowly to the right as she prepared to stand. "Only Kagome can help herself, but the girl has some secret connection to the Kami's, so I am sure no harm will come to her." Kaede rose to her feet slowly and walked into the birthing chamber. She checked the babies' health and Sango's.
"Ye birthed healthy boys Sango," Kaede paused in her examination, "Your girl is a little on the weak side but she seems to be fairing well, and I found no injuries on you, but you will be off your feet for a few days because Kagome did not wait for your womb to fully become ready for the children to pass through. "I suppose that is good though, for if she had waited, your daughter might not have survived." Sango nodded thankfully and stroked the cheeks of her baby girl and smiled gently as she succumbed to sleep and joined the in the dream world. No one spoke as Kaede left the hut, figuring she was going to go tend to her village duties. Shippo, Rin, and Miroku's eyes were focused on Kagome, praying for her safety.
In Kagome's Mind
Kagome shook herself awake, and opened her eyes, only to meet darkness. She waited for her eyes to become adjusted. When they didn't, she frowned and tried to stand, but failed miserably. "What's going on?" she questioned aloud, wincing when her voice echoed three times as loud. "Okay, I coulda sworn I thought that, but it came out as my voice…" She trailed off wincing as her thoughts echoed once more. "Wait," she spoke, "If I can't hear my thoughts in my head, and I still have my demonic hearing inside my head, then I must be shrunken inside my mind or something like that…weird." The darkness before shattered and she found herself in front of the Goshinkibu. Kagome stood quickly, hating the dead silence that echoed the clearing. Her eyes acknowledged the well, then the sky, and frowned when absolutely no sounds could be heard except the slight breeze that tickled her face. Her eyes landed on the well once more and ran to it, almost teetering over when she peered over the edge and saw it was filled with water. "What the Hades?" she said softly as she touched the water's brim. Kagome backed away from the well and turned around, finding that the clearing closed as if the village of Edo was not there.
She ran down the slight hill and was thrown back by a barrier instead of trees. "Okay…Really, what the hell? I know I'm not dreaming…" Kagome scratched her head dumbfounded and sighed as she stood again. Her eyes landed on the Goshinkibu, and winced when she tried to expand her aura as pained racked her ribs. "Oh wow, containment I see, either that or I used the majority of my energy earlier." She ran to the large tree and jumped onto the nearest branch, screaming when she met a pair of eyes on the branch across from her. Losing her balance, Kagome fell, groaning when she met the ground with a pained 'oof'. The person landed beside her and Kagome opened one eye, meeting beautiful molten silver with stripes of cerulean eyes. Kagome lost her breath as she noticed the red full moon symbol on the middle of her forehead.
"Hello Kagome." She spoke with an ethereal voice. Kagome's head tilted to the side, as she saw pointed ears, a pug nose, and slightly fuller lips like her own. The woman's face was sharp, and Kagome admitted she was beyond the description of beautiful.
"Hi," Kagome replied weakly as she breathed at last, "How do you know my name?" The woman's face held no expression as she backed away from the girl so she could stand. Kagome instead sat up and backed away a little.
"A mother would hope she knew her daughter's middle name." The woman replied smartly. Kagome's head cocked to the side even more, confusion consuming her face.
"Kagome isn't my middle name though, and my mother is five hundred years away." Kagome replied with a slight frown.
"You already know that woman is not your mother, and Kagome is your middle name, dearest KoInu-Hideka." The woman responded. Kagome paused as she translated the meanings in her head.
"Child inu of excellence or superior?" she questioned with a raised eyebrow, "I am no one's superior and no one is mines, for everyone is equal." The woman raised her eyebrow slightly.
"It was your father's idea for Hideka, I had chosen Ishi." The woman responded with a slight smile.
"My father?" Kagome echoed, "Are you trying to say you are my mother?" Kagome questioned scratching her head lightly. The woman sighed and stroked Kagome's multi-colored hair.
"It would appear so dearest Hideka." The woman responded touching her own ebony locks. Kagome stared at the woman with slight confusion before cocking her head to the side again. "I swear you have the most behavior of an inu I have seen." The woman said with a light chuckle. Kagome's head tilted the other way in confusion, causing the woman to laugh harder.
"What do you mean?" Kagome questioned with furrowed eyebrows.
"Back to a more serious note," the woman evaded, "My name is OoInuAzami and I brought you here to introduce myself, as rising evil, your heritage, and to take advantage of your holy overdose. I can explain some other things as well. I'm sorry it took so long for me to approach you but I wanted to see how you advanced without my help. Even though you excelled a lot faster than I expected, you didn't complete what I did expect." OoInuAzami said with tender annoyance.
"What are you talking about?" Kagome answered in question.
"You are seriously lacking in your demonic power, though the prince of the western lands helped move you up a bit, you still need to work on them. That's another reason why you passed out. You had a holy overdose." OoInuAzami informed with a slight growl. Kagome observed the woman's actions silently then frowned.
"So you want me to train in my demonic strength from now on?" She asked with a questioning eyebrow. OoInuAzami's eyes lit up excitedly and she gave a coy smile.
"Yes, you have advanced far beyond compare to your aunt in holy energy and now all you need is demonic training and you'll be set." The woman explained with a large smile.
"Who's my aunt, and what will I be set for?" Kagome returned instantly.
"Why Midoriko of course and before you ask, she accidentally purified her demonic side on day while trying to exceed in her holy power. She had a holy exertion and an overdose at the same time and while in that state, her holy power went haywire and she became a miko, so the elder black inu Kami's took away her immortality and sent her to the mortal realm to battle a plaguing evil on earth, and that is why the heaven's needs you to train as much as you can in every way you are able. When you achieve your highest level of power before taiyoukai, the great evil's son will come. He is but an amateur compared to his father. After you slay his son, you will achieve the status of taiyoukai. Ten summers will pass before his sister will appear, but remember this, she does not mean harm. Nine moon cycles will fly by before their mother will come and when that happens, you must ignore her power to deceive. She is a very formidable foe and ten times stronger than her son, but one hundred times weaker than her mate." OoInuAzami told her with a stern, instructing tone.
"Why me?" Kagome asked with a small voice and a defying raise of her left eyebrow. The black inu goddess caught this and held back a smirk.
"It has been you since conception dearest Hideka. Your mate Sesshomaru will be a great help to you, but after you return to his side, you will have to set him straight." The inu said with a slight smirk. Kagome nodded as her eyebrows furrowed when she drifted into deep thought.
"So if there are elder Kami's of the black inu's, then you didn't create them?" the curious girl interviewed with a pummeled expression.
"Heavens no, that myth is what Midoriko started when she was banished to the mortal realm. What it means is that I am the re-creator of our kind, for I was pregnant with you a few years before she was banished." OoInuAzami explained with a loving smile.
"My Kami," Kagome exclaimed raising both her eyebrows in shock, "How long were you pregnant with me?"
"Over or just about a century and a half," The black inu goddess replied simply, "but that's nothing compared to Sesshomaru's mother. I think she has the record of three hundred years." OoInuAzami chuckled and when she saw Kagome's mouth ajar, she grinned from ear to ear. "There's another thing about demons, especially inu's. We're pregnant longer, especially if the child is strong." Kagome nodded and closed her jaws.
"Well, I guess that makes sense, but how can one stand being pregnant that long?" Kagome questioned. The black inu goddess gave a coy smile and touched Kagome's forehead.
"There is a way to speed up the process to one year per century, but you have to have the permission of the great inu Kami's mate. If she changes it for you, then she will more than likely change it for the whole black inu race to speed up the black inu clan's reproduction after you destroy the four great evils and they are recreated." She stated and Kagome nodded slightly.
"I thought there were only three," Kagome replied suspiciously with a thoughtful expression.
"Oh drat," OoInuAzami said with slight disappointment, "I ruined the surprise, but oh well. There will be the brother of the greatest evil. He isn't much to worry about though." Kagome rolled her eyes and brushed back the bangs from her face.
"Look!" A familiar male voice exclaimed, "The symbol on her forehead is changing."
"Well looks like your awakening," OoInuAzami said as the image of the Goshinkibu clearing began to fade, "Bummer, I was going to tell you about why your father and I had to take drastic measures, but that is for another time I suppose." Kagome watched as the scene returned to the void blackness.
"Wait!" Kagome yelled after the goddess as she waved goodbye.
"Until we meet again dearest Hideka." The black inu goddess bid. The feeling of her body returned to her and her legs felt numb. She groaned at the pain of tingling, and prickling sensation in every part of her body. Groaning, she turned on her left side and retched gruesomely. She felt someone pull back her hair and she opened her eyes weakly.
"Ugh," she spoke with a creaking voice, "Where am I?"
"You are in the monk and slayer's hut." Kagome swung her head to the side at the comforting voice she couldn't place, nearly regurgitating whatever was in her stomach. "Don't move too fast." He told her gently, "Take your time for this Sesshomaru is pretty sure that after a week of no usage, your body is numb." Kagome released a groan and closed her eyes then fluttered them back open as she rolled onto her stomach.
"Sesshomaru?" she called weakly.
"Yes Kagome?
"You aren't Sesshomaru. You're his beast. I love Sesshomaru as a whole and everything but you are a totally different personality. Give my Sesshomaru back control, and let him choose when he wants to be a kaiyoukai, if he wants to, not by catching him in a moment of weakness." Kagome rasped out with a bit of pain. She knew at her position, she was very vulnerable to an angry bestial side but nearly lurched in surprise when she heard him leave and snapped her head to see his cloak. Kagome whimpered when she realized she was alone. She turned her head slowly to observe her surroundings, surprised that she was on a fairly comfortable bed. The young inu found her strength retuning gradually and lifted her self up with shaky arms. She looked down, finding she had been vomiting in a bucket at the side of the bed and turned her head from the sight. Taking deep, calm breaths, Kagome swung her legs over the side of the bed and let her bare feet touch the cool wooden planks. She caught her balance using the rear post of the bed and carefully walked out of the room using the walls and doorframe. Kagome reached the birthing chamber and found it empty of any sitter, but smelled the triplets in three cribs that looked recently built.
She walked over to them with careful strides and looked down into large violet eyes. The baby cooed at her excitedly and Kagome smiled gently then carefully picked the baby girl up. "Hey there sunshine," Kagome greeted with a huge smile, "You're growin' pretty nicely." The baby girl cooed once more and reached for the bangs that were chin length. Kagome smiled and placed her back in the crib with care, slightly surprised that she went to sleep as soon as her head touched the sheep's wool. Kagome repeated the same to the two boys. She scented Sango approaching with vast speed.
"Kagome!" she called running into the room. Kagome turned her head to greet the slayer covered in demon blood. "Where are Sesshomaru, Rin, & Shippo?" she questioned with urgency.
"I don't know," Kagome replied hoarsely, "When I awoke only Sesshomaru was here, but he left. I suppose Rin and Shippo went with him." She answered placing the second born baby boy back in his crib.
"Do you feel better?" Sango asked suspiciously. Kagome nodded meekly.
"Holy overdose," Kagome said.
"Ouch," the slayer winced.
"Have you decided names for them yet?"
"No, Miroku and I haven't decided names for them yet."
"Demons are attacking?" Kagome questioned glancing at the bloodied Hirakatsu.
"Oh yeah, they are attacking in waves, and I need to go back out there. You stay here where it is safe and watch my babies for me please." Sango yelled as she ran out the hut. Kagome sighed and took a glance at the sleeping babies. Her attention turned to the baby girl whom appeared premature and suddenly remembered something from health class that women sometimes still produced eggs when pregnant. Kagome touched the baby girl's cheek slightly then departed from the room. She picked up a ladle from a bucket in the sitting room and drank pure, cold water from it slowly enjoying the ease it brought to her throat. Kagome looked back to the birthing chamber before glancing at her hands nervously. She had to leave, for she felt her beast calling to her, ready to run. She glanced back at the birthing chamber and walked calmly inside. Kagome placed her hands on two crips for balance as she began channeling a barrier of each of the triplets.
Exhausted, she sunk to the floor still powering her holy power into the shields. Once done, she gasped for breath and pulled herself up with shaky arms. Taking another deep breath, Kagome ran from the hut, dashing into the forest using her demonic power. She transformed into her bestial inu without realization and raced into the distance. It wasn't until she reached the far edge of the continent did she stop abruptly. Shaking her mane, Kagome leapt into the air, landing expertly on an air current and running on it until she reached an island. She jumped off the air current and landed in her humanoid state on the sandy ground. She picked herself up sturdily, despite being completely void of her energies and took four steps before she fell backwards into the sand. Her vision blurred and she saw a pointed face before her vision blackened and her senses left her.
"Kagome-chan, Kagome-chan," Miroku called as ran into his hut with his wife in tow not too far behind him as he placed his staff beside the door as he walked in. He slowed his pace as he neared the birthing chamber.
"She's gone?" Sango asked as she approached him from behind slowly.
"Yes love, but she didn't leave them unguarded dearest, so she'll always be keeping watch on them." Miroku explained pointing to some carvings embedded in the cribs then a letter on the wall.
"What's it say?" Sango asked as she tried to read the scripture. Miroku placed his fingers over the runes and concentrated on the power she left behind.
"We'll see her again when the time is right, but until then she'll always be watching over us. Sango nodded and glanced down at her baby girl whom was the only one of her children awake.
"Hello my dearest Ruriko," She said with a smile, "I am glad to have finally thought of your name." Miroku smiled and placed a hand on her shoulders.
"What of our lovely boys?"
"What were you thinking?"
"Our second born could be named Shinjiro." He suggested softly. Sango laughed and set her darling girl back into her crib.
"Hah, well if he is anything like his father, his name will be untrue." Miroku made a face and she nodded at his offer. "What about our big boy?"
"Tokutaro sounds like a good name." They said in unison. Sango laughed and pecked his cheek.
"Let us go bathe this demonic blood off and celebrate the naming of our children." Miroku offered with a suggestive raise of his eyebrows. Sango raised hers back and ran off with the perverted monk grabbing at her bottom when he came in reach.
Yerp, there we go, & here's yer preview.
The wind blew coarsely across the sea, whipping sand into her face and chilling her to the bone. The storm grey sky darkened to an almost midnight black as electricity pulsed the air and thunder boomed in her ears. Fat droplets of rain drenched her clothing and hair as the wind picked up, causing sand to stick to her face along with stray strands of hair that wasn't tied back in a low pony tail. A clap of thunder shook her out of her meditation and she stood quickly. The storm cleared as soon as her eyes snapped open, revealing determined multi-colored orbs.
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