~At the village~
"Come 'ere, Kagome." Priestess Kaede said, beckoning Kagome to enter her home. Once there, she put some bandages and medicinal herbs down and proceeded to lift Kagome's blouse and tend her wound, only to start back in surprise. "How did it manage to heal?" Kagome looked down blankly. All she saw was smooth skin, not a single mark on it, and a big blood stain on her blouse. "How the…" Kagome thought before remembering that the centipede had bitten her. She stared down in shock. How did it heal so fast? She then remembered something else. "Kaede oba-chan, I remember my true name. It's Yokubou." She said slowly, wary of what her reaction would be. "Huh. I see. Well then, which would you rather me to call you?" She asked, more astounded by the lack of wound. "Yokubou please." "Very well then. Oh. Pass me the shikon-no-tamma, will ye?" And she proceeded to hook into some sort of clasp, then looping it into a necklace, before tying it around Yokubou's neck. "Keep it with ye. Always. Many demons would be after it, and humans perhaps. Inuyasha, protect her." She ordered. "And why should I do so?" He replied scathingly. "Because I'm sure you want it, and not to fall into another person's hands." She replied, equally scathingly. "Feh." He grumbled, but did not protest.
Meanwhile, Yokubou (Kagome) was lost in thought. "Who was that lady? She seems to be someone dear to me. Someone important." There was a nagging feeling gnawing at her stomach. She was disturbed that she could not remember the face, and had unconsciously started biting her finger. "Ye alright, child?" Priestess Kaede asked, snapping Kagome out of her reverie. "Huh? Oh, yeah. Just reminiscing…" Her voice trailed off, a bit of irritation present in her voice.
"Inuyasha, mind passing me the bucket?" Kaede instructed. He snapped. "Listen, old hag. Why is it that you know my name, and seem to know me so much?" He snarled, punching a hole in her house during the process. "So you truly forgot? You forgot about Kikyo and her younger sister?" She asked. He scratched his head, thinking back. "You mean you were that little whelp?" She nodded. "Fifty years have passed, and some people experience change." She said sadly. "Heh. If you're like this, Kikyo must be even worse!" "Nay. My sister died the day she placed the arrow in you." Something flashed across his fae before he arranged into a smirk and said, " So the witch died, huh? Glad to hear some good news." "Don't be so happy yet, Inuyasha. I believe that she has been reincarnated." Kaede said pointedly, looking at Yokubou. "Me?" Yokubou squeaked. "Yes. The outward looks, the spiritual powers, and the shikon-no-tamma. They all seem to say that ye are Kikyo's reincarnation." Inuyasha apparently have had enough, for he stomped out of the hut.