Kagome threaded her way through the hallways cautiously. It wouldn't do for a servant to see her sneaking through the palace on the eve of her wedding, especially she had made her feeling about the whole affair clear. There was little light illuminating the halls, and once or twice she bumped into furniture and paused, heart beating loudlt in her ears, to listen for approaching footsteps.
In the end, Kagome managed to get to the courtyard without being intercepted. Silently congratulating herself on this feat, she made her way down the cobbled paths to the gardens. She glanced up when she reached the pond. The moon was directly overhead.
Moonigh.
To which flowers had the mysterious poet been alluding to? The Higurashi Gardens weren't vast, but they were large enough to cause her to look past a possible aider. Had the poem offered a clue? No, she didn't think so...
Blue-eyed songbird, crying for despair
If you wish to flee the wolf's lair
Fly to the flowers and prepare to flee
Under the moon high, flee from the misery
Under the moonhigh; directly beneath the moon, was that what the message had meant? If that was so, she was at the right spot; the moon pond was built so that at midnight, the moon would be directly over the center of the water.
She surveyed the area. There was no one around except herself. Maybe she was a little early. She started to sit down, but froze when a voice reached out to her.
"Kagome Higurashi."