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Kagome and her second family held on to each other for a while until someone interrupted them.
"It was Bard and Kagome! They killed the dragon!" A man said pushing his way through crowd. "I saw it with my own eyes. They brought the beast down. Shot him dead with a black arrow."
All the villagers cheered for Bard and Kagome and patted their shoulders. Bard looked a little unconformable from the attention and then glared when Alfrid brought his and Kagomes' arms up in the air. But that's when everyone stopped cheering and glared at the weasel.
"All hail to the Dragon-Slayers!" Alfrid said "All hail King Bard and Queen Kagome!"
The two glared at him for the titles and released their arms away from him.
"I have said it many times." Alfrid went on "These are people of noble stocks. Born leaders."
"Do not call me that." Bard glared "I am not the Master of this town." Anger rise in him when he didn't see the Master anywhere. "Where is he? Where's the Master?!"
"Half way down the Anduin." The woman Hilda said "With all our coins, I don't doubt. You would know." She looked at Alfrid with a harsh glare. "You helped him empty the treasure."
"No." He lied "I tried to stop him."
He kept on lying but the villagers weren't buying it. It got to the point where everyone was forming a mob on him and wanted to hang him. They would have if Bard didn't save his life.
"Enough! Let him go!" Bard shouted and then mob stopped "Look around you! Have you not had your fill of death!"
Alfrid got up with a grin thinking that Bard was on his side but Bard just pushed him down.
"Winter is upon us. We must look to our own. To the sick and the helpless." Bard said "Those who can stand, tend to the wounded. And those that have strength left, follow me. We must salvage what we can."
"What then? What'll we do then?" Hilda asked
"We fine shelter." He said
Everyone started doing what he said and started to pack up. Back at the head tent Sesshomaru had watched the scene with Rin and Kohaku by his side and he smirked.
"He may not be king but he does have the heart of one. Sister Kagome has chosen wisely." He said
Kagome and few of Sesshomaru's healers had healed the wounded and then helped out everyone getting up and packed their things. Then she helped Tilda on one of the horses that Sesshomaru had given her and the children to ride on. She was about to mount on till she saw Legolas walking her way.
"I believe that father has told you about what I wanted to ask you." He said
"Yes, and as flatter as I am, I can't." She said
He looked down with sadness but nodded.
"Do you love him?" He asked
Kagome stared at with sad eyes and nodded. "Yes I do."
"I understand." He said
"Kagome is everyone ready?"
She turned around with a smile when she saw Bard.
"The kids are ready." She said
"Where will you go?" Legolas asked Bard
"There is only one place." Bard said as he looked at the mountain
Alfrid seemed to overhear this and believed it was a good choice since it will have some food, a warm place to sleep and then he got to gold part with greed in his eyes.
"What gold is in that Mountain is cursed." Kagome said as she mounted her horse with Tilda. "We will take only what was promised to me."
Bard and Legolas looked at her a raised brow.
"Thorin had promise me a third half of the treasure for helping him. I was going to give it to the town people. It will be enough to rebuild the town." She explained
'Generous and selfless as always.' Bard thought with a smirk
"Good luck with that. Dwarves are known for their greed." Legolas said "Are you sure that going to mountain will be wise. News of the death of Smaug will have spread through the lands."
"Aye." Bard said with seriousness
"Others will now look to the mountain for its wealth, for its position." Legolas said lowly so Kagome wouldn't hear but in all serious.
"What is it you know?" Bard asked
"Nothing for certain." Legolas said "It's what I fear may come. You may have these dark beings to protect you…" He glared at Koga and Shippo who was helping out the people. "…but they will not be enough to protect you."
After he left Bard mounted his own horse and he and Kagome lead the villagers to the mountain. The chill of winter was picking up fast and they had a long way to go so they had to move quickly. Kagome couldn't help but think back on how she came here. It was winter at that time too from both worlds.
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It was on her twenty-first birthday and she was sitting by the well. She has missed her first family but she couldn't leave her second one after her adventures. But since Inuyashas', Sangos and Mirokus death it was hard for her to be in the feudal era now. She had Shippo and the others but she just wish that there might be someone out there for her. That's when the well started to glow for the first time in six years and it started to pull her in with some kind of force. The next thing she knew she was under cold water and was having a hard time reaching the surfaces. Bard was out in his boat doing his job when he noticed a strange light in the water and someone struggling in it. Good hearted man that he was he took off his coat and dived in the water to save them. When he got a hold of her and reached the surface the current started to pick up all the sudden and dragged them through the river. The two were able to gasp for air and Bard managed to grab a tree branch and caught Kagomes hand. To his surprise she was quit light and managed to pull her towards him.
"Hold on Miss." He said
She wrapped her arms around him and he started to pull on the branch so he could pull them to shore. Luckily the branch didn't break and they managed to reach the shore. Once he looked at the area he realized that they were in elf territory. But he had to put that aside when he heard the woman that he saved started coughing up water.
"Are you alright Miss?" He asked
When she looked up at him he was stunned by her beauty and beautiful blue eyes. She could almost be taken as an elf because of it.
"Are you alright Miss?" He repeated
Luckily for Kagome she had A's in her English class so she was able to understand and speak English.
"Yes. Thank you for saving me." She said
"Why were you in the river?" Bard asked "It's the middle of winter you could have killed yourself."
"Trust me, it was not my attention to do so." She said as she got up and then sensed a few eerie auras close by. "Something brought me here."
"Are you one of those wondering wizards that I hear about?" He asked
He took his shirt off so he could squeeze out the water and Kagome blushed when she saw his naked muscular chest and looked away quickly.
"I guess you could say I am close to that but I'm not. I am a priestess." She said
She saw the confused looked on his face and guessed that Priestesses aren't known here. Where ever here is anyway?
"May I ask where we are?" She asked
"Well right now we are in Mirkwood forest, one of the few elf kingdoms of Middle Earth." He said
Elves. Middle Earth. Okay now she was sure that she wasn't in Japan at all. She wasn't even in her own realm it seems. She was in a whole new world that she doesn't know anything about. Why did the well bring her here she wondered. But she knew that the answers will come to her sooner or later. Then she was brought out of her thoughts when the eerie auras were heading there way.
"We better run. Now!" She said
She grabbed his hand and they started running. Bard wanted to ask why but when he looked over his shoulders his eyes widen. They were being chased by very large spiders. They kept running until one of the spiders landed in front of them. Both archers wished that they had their bows and arrows right now. Then the spiders started to jump at them and Bard took out a blade and ready for them to attack but it never came. A pink barrier surrounded them and when the spiders hit it they turned into dust. He looked at the barrier in awe and then turned around to see her hands up with her eyes close. Once she opened her eyes the barrier disappeared and looked at him with smirked.
"It looks like we are even now." She smirked
Bard couldn't help but smiled back at her. Then the next thing they knew they were surrounded by Elves. Bard and Kagome had their hands up and Bard dropped his blade.
"I'm starting to believe that trouble fines you anywhere, Miss." Bard muttered
Kagome couldn't help up laughed
"I've been told that before." She smiled
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"What are you thinking about my love?"
She was brought out of her thoughts when she notice Bard was riding his horse next to her. She smile back up at him.
"Just thinking about how I first came here." She said "And how we first met. You saved my life and I saved yours."
"Ah yes. I always think about that day. And I'm glad that we have met." He said and took her hand into his before kissing it.
Before night fall the villagers from Lake-town were able to make it to the ruins Dale. They were relieved that they made this far but they were in horror by the dead corpses that were still there.
"Come on. Come on. Keep moving." Bard said as he and Kagome helped elderly up the steps.
"Sire!"
They looked up and saw that it was the weasel Alfrid that was on the other side in a building.
"Sire! Up here!" He said
They looked at each other and sighed before heading over to the little weasel.
"Look, sire. The braziers are lit." He said
"So the Company of Thorin Oakenshield are still there." Bard smiled and tighten his hand with Kagome who smiled too.
"Still there? You mean you knew about them?" Alfrid asked "You're telling me that there's a bunch of Dwarves with all that gold?"
"I wouldn't worry, Alfrid. There's gold enough in that Mountain for all." Bard said and then look down at the villagers and saw the demon lord and his daughter helping villagers get through. "Lord Sesshomaru, we'll make camp here tonight."
"Very well human." Sesshomaru nodded "Koga. You and your men help the others fine shelter."
"You got." Koga said
"And Shippo, Kohaku get a fire started for everyone." Kagome order
"I'm on it mama." Shippo said and Kohaku nodded
"Alfrid. You'll take the night watch." Bard ordered
The weasel looked like he was going to complain but did as he was told. Bard looked back at mountain and saw Kagome looked worried.
"Is something the matter my love?" He asked
"I fear something has change for the dwarf king. When we that night left I sense a sickness in Thorin. Something dark that reminded me of Smaug. I just hope that they're all okay." Kagome said
"They will be my dear. I know they will be." Bard said and kissed her head. "Come, we should help out everyone."
It was night fall and everyone was sleeping in random rooms in the ruins or the tents that the demons had set up. Kagome shared a tent with Bard and the children and she was about to put Tilda to sleep.
"Mama." Tilda said
Kagome was shocked from what she called her but then smile as she felt honor that she was comfortable to call her that. She looked at Bard and he smiled too.
"Yes Tilda darling." Kagome said
"Can you sing to me please?" Tilda asked
"Of course sweetheart." Kagome smiled and kissed her forehead
'Once upon a dark autumn night
I was so very far from sleep
I longed to walk beneath the stars
Into the woods so dark and deep
Neither myth nor fairy tale could keep me from the path to the maze
But eyes upon me I could feel
Hidden in the shadows watching always
Something in the darkness pulled me
Deeper
Something in the madness eased my mind
Was I awake or was I dreaming
Cut the strings that bind me to mankind'
In the Lonely Mountain the Dwarves paused from their work when they heard the song and recognized the voice.
"That's Lady Kagome voice." Bilbo said
He looked to Thorin who came out of his throne room and saw his face had soften again. Like he was coming back to his old self but then it harden again a few minutes later before heading to the treasure room. Bilbo signed. He had hoped that maybe Kagome voice would have been able to bring him back. But whatever sickness was in him was stronger than he thought.
Once while I was in my room
One cold and sliver winter's day
I could hear another worldly call
Try as I might I couldn't turn away
Something in the darkness pulled me
Deeper
Something in the madness eased my mind
Was I awake or was I dreaming
Cut the strings that bind me to mankind
Somewhere in between the moss and the stone
The wind and the wood became my home
I layed myself down upon the green
When the ivy overgrew I could never leave
Something in the darkness pulled me
Deeper
Something in the madness eased my mind
Was I awake or was I dreaming
Cut the strings that bind me to mankind
Something in the darkness pulled me
Deeper
Something in the madness eased my mind
Was I awake or was I dreaming
Cut the strings that bind me to mankind'
By the time Kagome had finish the song Tilda was deep asleep and she looked around and saw Sigrid and Bain also asleep. She smile again and kissed Tildas' forehead again and then kissed Sigrids' head and Bains' head before heading off to the bed that she and Bard were sharing. He was still up and looking at her with a smile.
"You are gifted with an angelic voice my love." He said
"I've been told." She smiled and then looked at Tilda with a smile. "I can't believe that she is comfortable in calling her mother. I feel honored."
"You should been. Their mother died when Tilda was four years old so she has very little memory of her. I think you two would have like each other." He said
"Something tells me that I would too." She said "Bard there is something that I have to tell you. You see…I'm…I'm not mortal."
"Something told that you weren't when I first met you." He said
"Really?" She asked
"At first I thought that you were an elf because your beauty rivals theirs but I have never heard an elf with your kind of powers." He said
"I take that as a complement." She smirked "But no, I am not an elf. No pointy ears. This curse jewel that I was the guardian of was finally destroyed and when it did it gave me immortally. Something that I never wanted. I'm not like those that wish to stay young forever. I wanted to find someone to love, to have children with and to grow old together. Bard I know that you love me and I love you too but wanted to tell you the truth incase…"
He caught her off by kissing her and layed her down on the bed.
"Nothing will change about how I feel about you. Mortal or not I will always love you." He said
"And I will always love you." She smiled
They looked at each other with love in their eyes and continued kissing each other while Kagome place a barrier around them to give them privacy.