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IM SoOoOoOoOoOoOo HAPPY! Thank-you for Reviewing!!! 29 reviews.I no that's not tons but its sooooooooo much to me! and it makes me very very happy that u like my story!! Ok before I do the usual disclaimer I have a special comment.:
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On with the fic!
----------------------------------------- next evening..(from the last chapter)
Kagome and Sango had been told by their nee-chan that they were not to go to the Teahouse and perform tonight because they needed to practice Yin and Yang. This would be the girl's second time performing it and this time there would be a much larger audience.
Tsune explained that the first time the maiko had done the routine she had not invited all of her friends mostly because she wanted to see how her younger sisters reacted to an audience and to see if they would get stage fright in the middle of the dance. And now, since the first time had been such a success, she would be inviting all of her important friends this next show and she wished them to have more practice than usual.
In the large training arena when they were suppose to be practicing for the big night the next evening, Kagome and Sango could hear the rowdy guests and then Tsune's voice then soar above any one else's and finally, complete quite as the silence brought evidence that every body was intently listening to her. The girls then burst out into laughter, because their older sister had once told them that many men fell in love with her and until she fell in love with one of them as well she would never give up being a geisha, and here was proof, all of those foolish men, brining her gifts trying to entice her, it was even funny to think about. Both of these young girls new that Tsune had already fallen in love, with being a geisha, and she would never give it up.
They practiced the dance three times over with perfect meticulousness each and every time. They decided to go to the kitchen and get dinner because the vigorous workout had brought them loud stomachs and they had skipped the meal earlier.
Unfortunately someone else was in the kitchen as well. She stood there in the shadows watching the only two girls who had become not only a geisha's little sister but also Tsune's. Watching in ill contented ire, she couldn't bare their happiness and her own defeat, not wanting trouble she contented herself to slipping out the door than letting out a string of curses.
"Calm down, your time for revenge will come soon, don't worry Kagura." A voice from somewhere in the shadows told her.
"Yes, Naraku." Her voice was now a dead calm.
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Inside Kagome and Sango where preparing oden.
"Oden! Oden! Oden! Oden! Oden! Oden! Oden! Oden!" Kagome chanted, a smile plastered on her face as she prepared rice. They found some oden already in the large pot (it takes hours to make) which Sango had prepared for just the occasion, she got everything ready, while Kagome set up a place in the training room for them to eat. There was a small stage in the back of the room for maiko. When a girl was finally ready to perform she would practice a few times up on the stage to get the feel of it. Now sitting on the stage a blissfully happy Kagome was only vaguely aware of her surroundings as they ate the oden. Sango just watched in complete amazement when Kagome down her entire bowl and then look at Sango with pleading eyes.
"There is more out in the kitchen." The girl told her. "I knew this would happen." She muttered with a smile; the last time she had been forced to give up half of her food because Kagome wouldn't shut-up. The oden- loving teenager returned, with a enormous bowl full of it.
"Sango, you never told me that you knew how to use that boomerang." Kagome told her questioningly.
"." Sango could barely talk, she was only able to stare as Kagome shoved the oden into her mouth only stopping briefly to ask the question.
"Yesterday, remember, when Miroku and Inuyasha found us in the garden, you threw the boomerang like an expert!" An admiring Kagome told her friend
"Well, I guess I should tell you I am also a certified demon- exterminator, my father trained my brother and I when we were younger and my weapon was my hiriakastu. " Sango looked at her friend sheepishly, wondering the reaction she would receive.
"Really? Well, I guess I should tell you something too.well, my grandfather used to own a shrine."Kagome paused.
"Yea, so?" The ex-demon hunter didn't look too surprised.
"He taught me how to use a bow and arrow and he also taught me how to use a little bit of my miko powers." She ended quietly.
"So you know how to use a bow and arrow? That is WAIT!! Back up, MIKO powers?!?! Where in the hell did you get MIKO powers?" The maiko looked at the girl carefully. (a/n a bit slow on de uptake ne, Sango?)
"Well, ah, you see I am come from a long linage of miko's kind of like you. You said that your boomerang was passed down from generation to generation. So I guess the miko powers where passed down in my family too."
"WOW!! That is so cool! Show me!" Sango had gotten over her first reaction and now was completely and totally excited.
"Ok but you go first! I want to see how you use your boomerang." Kagome demanded happily. Sango caved and brought out her boomerang and walked toward the middle of the room.
"Hiriakastu Transform!" She called out. Her boomerang, which had previously been hidden in her obi, was now large and in her hands. She put on a spectacular show for Kagome, twirling it in high loops she even set one of the bowls on the stage and threw her boomerang and it carefully slide under it with out spilling a drop of the oden inside.
At the end of the performance Kagome cheered and clapped and Sango dipped gracefully into a bow.
"Your turn!" She chirped happily, excited to see what her friend could do.
"Ok.it's been awhile but my grandfather taught me a few things so I will show you how to power up chi." (a/n chi is a power level or power, any way that's the basic idea, and that is the Chinese word, I can't remember the Japanese one at the moment.^_^;;;) Kagome hopped of the stage and made her way towards the middle of the arena and took Sango's place.
She closed her eyes and concentrated. It had been a long time since she had last done this, but this was beginner's stuff. Slowly shifting her weight she stood with her hands out in front of her as if holding something. The miko slowly felt it grow inside of her. The power was swelling, waiting to come out. It had been building for years, the untapped energy then burst suddenly in a blazing blue flame surrounding her brightly. Kagome's aura was briefly visible to the human eye and it shown bright blue, the color of her eyes. The blast was enormous, Sango, who had dealt with youkai power had never felt anything like this before. Looking carefully, in that split second Sango saw a flash of what looked like a black comet in the miko's outstretched hands. Suddenly it was over and whatever she was holding was gone.
"Wow, it's never been that strong before." Kagome smiled briefly before swaying slightly on the balls of her feet then completely collapsing.
"Kuso! Kagome!" Sango ran over to her and picked up the girl and half- carried half-dragged her to their room. Carefully setting the unconscious being on the mat she brought her a wet cloth before drifting to sleep herself on the other bed.
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"Morning!" Kagome rubbed her eyes to see Sango looking over her.
"AGH!" Kagome was startled to see the face looking down on her so closely. "You scared me!"
"Well, you scared me! What was that last night Kagome?? I swear half the *humans* in the city, not to mention the youkai! You didn't tell me it was going to be so powerful!" Sango was now in her I-would-kill-you-but- almost-did-that-on-your-own worry mode.
"I don't know what happened. It's never done that before, trust me. I just did what my grandpa taught me and usually it is very small. Maybe it's because I am older or something. I really should practice; maybe I can control it better. Don't worry about me thought. I'm fine all I needed was rest." To prove that she was ok she got up got dressed then made her way down the stares. Sango watching her with a wary eye the entire time.
"Well come on. I was talking with Tsune earlier and she said we are expected to have a very large audience so we are going to perform a few other things before Yin and Yang."
Kagome just nodded. They finished there chores extraordinarily quickly.
"I want to practice that chi move. There was something strange about it." Kagome told her friend when they had finished.
"Yea and I want to practice using my boomerang in both forms, it's been awhile and I am a little rusty, but do try to tone down the massive energy use. We can't have you unconscious for tonight."
"Alright, alright. We can go to Tsune's garden. I don't think she will mind plus, she's in her house preparing for tonight."
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*in the garden*
"Do you think I can cut that apple down?" Sango asked eagerly wanting her friend to challenge her.
"No Sango, I don't" Kagome said sarcastically, but with a smile to show she was just playing around. The exterminator just stuck her tongue out.
"Here goes nothing." Sango position her arm and with a graceful flicked her wrist sending the boomerang towards the trees where it neatly cut the apple's stem. The apple dropped to ground and went over to pick it up after she caught the miniaturized boomerang. Cutting another apple, she tossed it to Kagome who caught it and thanked her with a wide grin before biting into the red fruit.
"Yum." (a/n I am eating an apple.^_^;;;)
"Ok, now, it's my turn for a little showing off! I've been thinking about it and I am going to try and turn down just a bit." Sango just sweat dropped at her friend's persistence.
"Fine, just don't kill me or yourself ne?"
"Ok here goes nothing."
"Wait! Tell me how going to do this first! I wanna know how you're going to keep us from getting killed."
"Well I think that if I just concentrate on getting to a certain chi level instead of just letting it all out like last night I might be able to control it a little better." Kagome said with a grin. "Not much, but it's better than last night.
"Alright, but start with a small level first." Sango told her in a superior voice.
"Yes mother." The miko mocked with a grin, earning her a light punch on the arm from her friend and Sango muttering something about evil miko's.
"Ok here goes nothing *again*" Sango stepped back and Kagome repeated the same process as last night but this time trying extra hard to control the power. There was a sudden burst of energy as it went briefly out of control but Kagome then got a handle on it then it died down completely.
"Wow." Was all Sango could say.
Kagome grinned at the success and then sat down. "Whoa, that was intense. I think I need to rest for a bit before I try again this isn't going to be very easy."
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far, far away, in an unknown land.ok enough with the dramatic mood thingy, were just with the perverted monk and dog-boy at the little castle place.
"THERE IT WAS AGAIN!!!!!!!!" Inuyasha suddenly leapt to his feet. "The same thing from last night. It obviously was stronger then because I felt it when I was human, but now, it felt it again, and it's coming from the floating world!" (a/n the floating world is another name for all of the teahouses since they all are in the same area.~_^)
Miroku who was out on the balcony with Inuyasha had felt it as well. Some great power surges. There had been the previous night and like his furry-eared friend had said, it was coming from the direction of the floating world. "Maybe we missed something last night. You know that we should have gone to the teahouse instead of your little stupid cave in the woods. Sesshoumaru wouldn't have found in the floating world and even if he had he wouldn't have been able to hurt you since there is no fighting allowed in the teahouses. Plus you would probably be in a little better health." He smirked.
"I am not going to be hiding in the teahouses for protection." Inuyasha sneered and Miroku just coughed.
"You are hopeless. Tonight we are going back there and were going to find out what happened." Inuyasha told him matter-of-factly.
"Well, for your information, the Sakura Teahouse is going to be very busy this evening. Apparently, Tsune's been advertising Kagome and Sango's dance to everyone and so a lot of very important people are going to show up. Of course you where invited but seeing how Sesshoumaru and your father are off on that trip to that other kingdom, I suggest that we take their places." Miroku said with an all-knowing-master look on his face.
"Whatever."
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"Ok time to go again!" Kagome jumped to her feet and stood in position. Once again Kagome powered up and lost control in the beginning, a little bit longer the first time but got it under control. She began playing with the power letting it go up and down before she began to get tired and then the power died completely.
"That was cool! You still need to get more practice better you're are already getting tons better!" Sango told her.
"Arigato Sango! But I keep getting this feeling that I am not dealing with nearly as much power as I did last night.strange." Kagome just shrugged. "Come on, lets go back a get ready for tonight! I am already getting butterflies!!"
While the girls where getting ready Tsune came in holding two very extravagant kimono's identical pattern except the colors where different.
"They are from that old Samurai, um.his name is Lord Tochiro. He watched you girls last time and he is here again tonight and he bought you these kimono's and for some reason he told me that each specific kimono had to go to each one of you girls, I don't know why the colors mattered so much, but he is getting old in age. Anyway, I think it would be appropriate for you girls to wear theses tonight since, after these are now your finest clothing." Tsune smile at the maiko's happy face's and there delight in getting such fine presents.
Kagome received the fiery red kimono with a long white dragon twisting around her body. Inspecting it carefully she noted to dragon had golden eyes and the scales were vigilantly created with a thin, black, silky thread. No doubt about it, this piece of clothing was extremely expensive.
Sango had received a lengthy dark blue kimono with a purple dragon winding throughout the fabric with dark, coal colored eyes. She was to stunned to speak.
"Tell him we said arigatou please."
Kagome and Sango put on the new kimono's which fit perfectly they were gathered perfectly so they could move easily yet it could show off their curves. They each went into a fit of giggles each time they looked into the mirror. It was quite obvious they like there new attire and would be sure to thank there patron, yet they couldn't help wondering about the colors since they were both positive they had seen them somewhere before.(a/n I really can't believe that you peeps are that retarded to not no, so just humor me and act shocked when you find out.^_^)
They finished putting on their jewelry and make-up (namely Kagome's Yin necklace, Sango's make-up she got as a gift and a pair of earring's Sango receive from her father.)
They where finally called onto the stage by Tsune where they did the warm-up routines, singing and dancing. Finally it came to the grand finally of there performance and they performed the Yin and Yang dance. They seemed to light the stage on fire, entrapping everyone with the well refine and sculpted routine, and as obvious as it was, Miroku and Inuyasha could not help staring. Once again they left the crowd staring totally in shock before that wore off and they erupted into cheers. Taking a graceful bow they left the stage happily receiving many comments of respect, admiration and complements at there wonderful performance.
"Congratulations, sisters. Once again it seems that the audience loves you. Sango I believe that Miroku and Inuyasha wanted to see and Kagome, there is a boy over there his name is Kouga, he wants to see you, but as soon as your done join Sango."
"Yes, nee-chan!" They bowed.
"I've heard of Kouga, and I am not letting you go over there. Miroku is bad, but from what I have heard, Kouga is worse." Sango said following her friend.
'She's looking after her friend.interesting' (not saying who said that, but u can guess!)
"Hello! My name is Kagome and this is Sango." Kagome told Kouga.
"Hello Kagome. You are even more beautiful than from what I have heard! From this moment on, you are my woman!" Kouga announced happily (a/n what an idiot.sry Kouga fan's he's just her for comedy mostly.^_^)
"What. did. you. um.just say???" The miko said with a vain popping.
"That's right Kagome you are now my woman!" The wolf demon once again proclaimed, this time grabbing her hands in his own.
Inuyasha couldn't help noticing this and for the strangest reason it made his blood boil.
"Let go of me Kouga." She said in a sweet voice but deadly voice (interesting combination, ne?)
"Any thing dear." Kouga replied thinking that she had fallen absolutely in love with him.
"Good bye." The maiko forced through her gritted teeth and allowed a small stiff-necked bow.
"Good bye darling, I am leaving but I will come again tomorrow." He got up and wrapped his arms around Kagome's waste before attempting to kiss her on the cheek but found that he was now kissing air. He looked up to find that his arms where empty and Kaogme was shaking in fury and shock.
"Don't ever touch me again." She managed to spit out before storming over to the other table with Sango in tow. Kouga of course heard something completely different and more along the lines of 'Oh Kouga, don't touch me in here!' (a/n Oi what a moron he is going to get the crap beat out of him one of these days.hehehe like I said earlier he's always good comic relief ^_^)
"Who was that?" Kagome muttered to herself barely being able to hide the disgust in her voice, but trying to remember her manners that Tsune had taught.
"The head of the wolf clan. That's who." Inuyasha told her.
Before she could comment Kouga came up to them again, but this time speaking to Sango.
"Hello, Sango, right? Well, you see my friend over there would like to make you his woman. Do you accept?"
"Wha.um..urk.ah." Sango sputtered, forget being able to form a word, the girl could barely pronounce a vowel.
"Great! I'll tell him the good news!" Kouga trotted off leaving a red- faced maiko and a fuming Miroku, but it wasn't like him to get this mad so he did his best to calm down.
"That was weird." Was all the recently proposed to girl had to say.
"Why didn't you say 'no'?!" Miroku could barely contain his anger.
Distrustfully eyeing him, (that seems to happen a lot to Miroku -_^) all she had to say was, "I don't see why it would matter to you in the first place, but if you must know he doesn't look that bad."
Rolling her eyes at the two Kagome noticed something strange about her kimono and Inuyasha's robes. It was red.the same color as her own. Glancing toward Sango and Miroku she noticed the same thing. 'Ok this is getting weird.' She thought suspiciously.-_- (James Bond music begins playing in the background *author gets strange looks from readers* AHHHHHHH PHSCYO!!!!!! Urm..yea.Read my profile then you will understand ^_^;;;)
"Sango! So I see you like my taste in clothing." Miroku told the demon exterminator, which caused her to look suspiciously (*some random reader* oi what's with the looks??? a/n I cant think of a synonym at the moment!!!) at him and then turn bright red at the uncanny resemblance. Inuyasha than noticed it too and coughed.
"Um.we got these as gifts.from Lord Tochiro. I noticed it to." Kagome enlightened the group.
*cough* "Well we just came here to ask you about the strange magic blast that came from the floating world last night and this afternoon." The hanyou asked the maiko.
"You felt those? Wow." Kagome nonchalantly mused a loud. Sango just slapped her forehead. "I didn't know I was that str-moghj" Kagome looked up in shock as she felt something slap over her mouth. It was Sango. She had one hand clutching her forehead and the other slapped over Kagome's mouth.
The dog-boy and monk just looked at her, jaws dropped, then Inuyasha smirked, thinking, 'She's bluffing that couldn't be her, she's just a weakling little girl.'
"Yea, yea, yea, sure it was you wench, now just tell us which teahouse it was in or even what direction it was in, we'll figure out the rest."
Kagome had never thought they would question her integrity, but the fact that they even thought about calling her liar made her mad, very mad. (O.o uh oh mad Kagome.never good.) "I'll prove it to you!" She hissed.
"Fine.whatever you say." The hanyou said to the angered girl.
"Tsune we are going for a walk and will be back later." Kagome said in a sweet little voice before bowing with a small smile on her face. (mood swings.) Leaving calmly and quietly the exited the building in a well mannered fashion, but as soon as the door closed, the miko returned to her mad mode. The last time some one had accused her of lying, her father had ended up dead.
(a/n I no he got sick and died in my story, but don worry you'll find out why she thinks she is responsible soon enough, and Kagome has a good reason for being so OOC)
Dragging him into the training arena followed by a cautious Sango and Miroku, the miko went to the center of the room. Having know real grasp on her powers, letting her emotions run haywire about her father and being accused of lying again, and having a certain item in her possession was a terribly bad combination, and a soon nearly fatal mistake which she would rapidly realize.
(a/n I was considering ending it there.but that would be mean.^_^)
Not concentrating on just powering up but on everything going wrong right now. Who were these to boys, they seemed so familiar, and she had gotten this feeling when she had first met Sango, why did her father have to die, it was an accident it wasn't her fault, why did Inuyasha love Kikyo and why did it feel like every time he was looking at Kagome it felt like he was seeing this other girl, and why did she always get this strange feeling when she touched that necklace what was going on and now she was getting this terrible headache. Getting frustrated, confused, feeling alone, loving someone, betrayal, hatred feeling emotions that didn't even feel like her own.finally just releasing it all in one huge enormous blast, her blazing fiery chi was all around her the inferno looked hot enough to melt diamonds yet it left her unscathed.
Her eyes flew open and they were pure blue, the pupil couldn't be seen. They flashed in anger and in pain you could almost see the torture this was doing to her, fire ripped through Kagome's body, her figured rippled with the power and energy threatening her body to give way at any moment. Shocked, worried and completely amazed at her friend's power she suddenly realized that it was there again that thing!! What was that thing - Kagome then did the same thing last time, she had burned her self out so entirely that she was now deathly pale, her eyes were glazed over.
Before the strangely powerful miko fainted she heard someone yell "KAGOME!!" and noticed a white-haired figure running over to her as she made her decent to the ground.
"s..sor..ry daddy." and then she made contact and all was black.
OK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WILL END IT THERE!!!!!!!!! If you have read any of my other stories you will notice a trend of staying up very very late. Wel,l once again, it is now very early in da morning. 2:00 o'clock in fact..ugh I am going to hate my self tomorrow..
OK VERY IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO WANT TO FLAME ME READ THIS FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok I don't mind tactful criticism because that always helps my story! actually it can improve my story, and for all of those peeps that have suggestions, or possible ideas, e-mail em to me, I love reading your ideas!
Second of all, I am really sorry to all of those odd couple fans, like sess/kag. but personally I can't stand them!! I truly do love fluffy but I cannot stand fluffy and kag, I like Rumiko Takahashi's couples.m/s ka/inu.ne?
Third, I HATE KIKYO, I cannot stand her I hate her guts, flame her for all I care, as a matter of fact, you can take a knife to her throat and a gun to her head and I will be all the more happy. Kouga, I don't hate kouga at all! I love making fun of him though!! His is such an easy target its hard not to, the same for sesshy-sama. So don't get mad at me for them cause I luv em to!!!!! ^_^
I really like my favorite hentai, and inu-chan!!! His ears are so qte!!! And Miroku is just too funny.^_^!!!
So if you have any complaints go right ahead, hit me with all you got, I'm indestructible. So your stuck with me. MAUHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!! Ok ok so I'm not indestructible, but.you aren't gonna be able to get rid of me!!!!!!!! I LOVE WRITING THIS FIC!!!!!!!!!!!!
Finally my one last thing!!!!!!!!! I LIKE NO LOVE NICE REVIEWS TO!!!!!!!!! IT MAKES ME WANT TO WRITE MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ^_^;;; I think its time to go to bed before I get delusional.
Signing out
-stargirl
IM SoOoOoOoOoOoOo HAPPY! Thank-you for Reviewing!!! 29 reviews.I no that's not tons but its sooooooooo much to me! and it makes me very very happy that u like my story!! Ok before I do the usual disclaimer I have a special comment.:
foreyedbookworm: I read ur fic! kawaii!!
Ok disclaimer: since I so happy I will not swear at the people for not giving me Inuyasha even thought it *was* my b-day.grrrrrrrrrrr.any way go Rumiko Takahashi!!! Write more Inuyasha cause I don't own them!!!
On with the fic!
----------------------------------------- next evening..(from the last chapter)
Kagome and Sango had been told by their nee-chan that they were not to go to the Teahouse and perform tonight because they needed to practice Yin and Yang. This would be the girl's second time performing it and this time there would be a much larger audience.
Tsune explained that the first time the maiko had done the routine she had not invited all of her friends mostly because she wanted to see how her younger sisters reacted to an audience and to see if they would get stage fright in the middle of the dance. And now, since the first time had been such a success, she would be inviting all of her important friends this next show and she wished them to have more practice than usual.
In the large training arena when they were suppose to be practicing for the big night the next evening, Kagome and Sango could hear the rowdy guests and then Tsune's voice then soar above any one else's and finally, complete quite as the silence brought evidence that every body was intently listening to her. The girls then burst out into laughter, because their older sister had once told them that many men fell in love with her and until she fell in love with one of them as well she would never give up being a geisha, and here was proof, all of those foolish men, brining her gifts trying to entice her, it was even funny to think about. Both of these young girls new that Tsune had already fallen in love, with being a geisha, and she would never give it up.
They practiced the dance three times over with perfect meticulousness each and every time. They decided to go to the kitchen and get dinner because the vigorous workout had brought them loud stomachs and they had skipped the meal earlier.
Unfortunately someone else was in the kitchen as well. She stood there in the shadows watching the only two girls who had become not only a geisha's little sister but also Tsune's. Watching in ill contented ire, she couldn't bare their happiness and her own defeat, not wanting trouble she contented herself to slipping out the door than letting out a string of curses.
"Calm down, your time for revenge will come soon, don't worry Kagura." A voice from somewhere in the shadows told her.
"Yes, Naraku." Her voice was now a dead calm.
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Inside Kagome and Sango where preparing oden.
"Oden! Oden! Oden! Oden! Oden! Oden! Oden! Oden!" Kagome chanted, a smile plastered on her face as she prepared rice. They found some oden already in the large pot (it takes hours to make) which Sango had prepared for just the occasion, she got everything ready, while Kagome set up a place in the training room for them to eat. There was a small stage in the back of the room for maiko. When a girl was finally ready to perform she would practice a few times up on the stage to get the feel of it. Now sitting on the stage a blissfully happy Kagome was only vaguely aware of her surroundings as they ate the oden. Sango just watched in complete amazement when Kagome down her entire bowl and then look at Sango with pleading eyes.
"There is more out in the kitchen." The girl told her. "I knew this would happen." She muttered with a smile; the last time she had been forced to give up half of her food because Kagome wouldn't shut-up. The oden- loving teenager returned, with a enormous bowl full of it.
"Sango, you never told me that you knew how to use that boomerang." Kagome told her questioningly.
"." Sango could barely talk, she was only able to stare as Kagome shoved the oden into her mouth only stopping briefly to ask the question.
"Yesterday, remember, when Miroku and Inuyasha found us in the garden, you threw the boomerang like an expert!" An admiring Kagome told her friend
"Well, I guess I should tell you I am also a certified demon- exterminator, my father trained my brother and I when we were younger and my weapon was my hiriakastu. " Sango looked at her friend sheepishly, wondering the reaction she would receive.
"Really? Well, I guess I should tell you something too.well, my grandfather used to own a shrine."Kagome paused.
"Yea, so?" The ex-demon hunter didn't look too surprised.
"He taught me how to use a bow and arrow and he also taught me how to use a little bit of my miko powers." She ended quietly.
"So you know how to use a bow and arrow? That is WAIT!! Back up, MIKO powers?!?! Where in the hell did you get MIKO powers?" The maiko looked at the girl carefully. (a/n a bit slow on de uptake ne, Sango?)
"Well, ah, you see I am come from a long linage of miko's kind of like you. You said that your boomerang was passed down from generation to generation. So I guess the miko powers where passed down in my family too."
"WOW!! That is so cool! Show me!" Sango had gotten over her first reaction and now was completely and totally excited.
"Ok but you go first! I want to see how you use your boomerang." Kagome demanded happily. Sango caved and brought out her boomerang and walked toward the middle of the room.
"Hiriakastu Transform!" She called out. Her boomerang, which had previously been hidden in her obi, was now large and in her hands. She put on a spectacular show for Kagome, twirling it in high loops she even set one of the bowls on the stage and threw her boomerang and it carefully slide under it with out spilling a drop of the oden inside.
At the end of the performance Kagome cheered and clapped and Sango dipped gracefully into a bow.
"Your turn!" She chirped happily, excited to see what her friend could do.
"Ok.it's been awhile but my grandfather taught me a few things so I will show you how to power up chi." (a/n chi is a power level or power, any way that's the basic idea, and that is the Chinese word, I can't remember the Japanese one at the moment.^_^;;;) Kagome hopped of the stage and made her way towards the middle of the arena and took Sango's place.
She closed her eyes and concentrated. It had been a long time since she had last done this, but this was beginner's stuff. Slowly shifting her weight she stood with her hands out in front of her as if holding something. The miko slowly felt it grow inside of her. The power was swelling, waiting to come out. It had been building for years, the untapped energy then burst suddenly in a blazing blue flame surrounding her brightly. Kagome's aura was briefly visible to the human eye and it shown bright blue, the color of her eyes. The blast was enormous, Sango, who had dealt with youkai power had never felt anything like this before. Looking carefully, in that split second Sango saw a flash of what looked like a black comet in the miko's outstretched hands. Suddenly it was over and whatever she was holding was gone.
"Wow, it's never been that strong before." Kagome smiled briefly before swaying slightly on the balls of her feet then completely collapsing.
"Kuso! Kagome!" Sango ran over to her and picked up the girl and half- carried half-dragged her to their room. Carefully setting the unconscious being on the mat she brought her a wet cloth before drifting to sleep herself on the other bed.
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"Morning!" Kagome rubbed her eyes to see Sango looking over her.
"AGH!" Kagome was startled to see the face looking down on her so closely. "You scared me!"
"Well, you scared me! What was that last night Kagome?? I swear half the *humans* in the city, not to mention the youkai! You didn't tell me it was going to be so powerful!" Sango was now in her I-would-kill-you-but- almost-did-that-on-your-own worry mode.
"I don't know what happened. It's never done that before, trust me. I just did what my grandpa taught me and usually it is very small. Maybe it's because I am older or something. I really should practice; maybe I can control it better. Don't worry about me thought. I'm fine all I needed was rest." To prove that she was ok she got up got dressed then made her way down the stares. Sango watching her with a wary eye the entire time.
"Well come on. I was talking with Tsune earlier and she said we are expected to have a very large audience so we are going to perform a few other things before Yin and Yang."
Kagome just nodded. They finished there chores extraordinarily quickly.
"I want to practice that chi move. There was something strange about it." Kagome told her friend when they had finished.
"Yea and I want to practice using my boomerang in both forms, it's been awhile and I am a little rusty, but do try to tone down the massive energy use. We can't have you unconscious for tonight."
"Alright, alright. We can go to Tsune's garden. I don't think she will mind plus, she's in her house preparing for tonight."
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*in the garden*
"Do you think I can cut that apple down?" Sango asked eagerly wanting her friend to challenge her.
"No Sango, I don't" Kagome said sarcastically, but with a smile to show she was just playing around. The exterminator just stuck her tongue out.
"Here goes nothing." Sango position her arm and with a graceful flicked her wrist sending the boomerang towards the trees where it neatly cut the apple's stem. The apple dropped to ground and went over to pick it up after she caught the miniaturized boomerang. Cutting another apple, she tossed it to Kagome who caught it and thanked her with a wide grin before biting into the red fruit.
"Yum." (a/n I am eating an apple.^_^;;;)
"Ok, now, it's my turn for a little showing off! I've been thinking about it and I am going to try and turn down just a bit." Sango just sweat dropped at her friend's persistence.
"Fine, just don't kill me or yourself ne?"
"Ok here goes nothing."
"Wait! Tell me how going to do this first! I wanna know how you're going to keep us from getting killed."
"Well I think that if I just concentrate on getting to a certain chi level instead of just letting it all out like last night I might be able to control it a little better." Kagome said with a grin. "Not much, but it's better than last night.
"Alright, but start with a small level first." Sango told her in a superior voice.
"Yes mother." The miko mocked with a grin, earning her a light punch on the arm from her friend and Sango muttering something about evil miko's.
"Ok here goes nothing *again*" Sango stepped back and Kagome repeated the same process as last night but this time trying extra hard to control the power. There was a sudden burst of energy as it went briefly out of control but Kagome then got a handle on it then it died down completely.
"Wow." Was all Sango could say.
Kagome grinned at the success and then sat down. "Whoa, that was intense. I think I need to rest for a bit before I try again this isn't going to be very easy."
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far, far away, in an unknown land.ok enough with the dramatic mood thingy, were just with the perverted monk and dog-boy at the little castle place.
"THERE IT WAS AGAIN!!!!!!!!" Inuyasha suddenly leapt to his feet. "The same thing from last night. It obviously was stronger then because I felt it when I was human, but now, it felt it again, and it's coming from the floating world!" (a/n the floating world is another name for all of the teahouses since they all are in the same area.~_^)
Miroku who was out on the balcony with Inuyasha had felt it as well. Some great power surges. There had been the previous night and like his furry-eared friend had said, it was coming from the direction of the floating world. "Maybe we missed something last night. You know that we should have gone to the teahouse instead of your little stupid cave in the woods. Sesshoumaru wouldn't have found in the floating world and even if he had he wouldn't have been able to hurt you since there is no fighting allowed in the teahouses. Plus you would probably be in a little better health." He smirked.
"I am not going to be hiding in the teahouses for protection." Inuyasha sneered and Miroku just coughed.
"You are hopeless. Tonight we are going back there and were going to find out what happened." Inuyasha told him matter-of-factly.
"Well, for your information, the Sakura Teahouse is going to be very busy this evening. Apparently, Tsune's been advertising Kagome and Sango's dance to everyone and so a lot of very important people are going to show up. Of course you where invited but seeing how Sesshoumaru and your father are off on that trip to that other kingdom, I suggest that we take their places." Miroku said with an all-knowing-master look on his face.
"Whatever."
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"Ok time to go again!" Kagome jumped to her feet and stood in position. Once again Kagome powered up and lost control in the beginning, a little bit longer the first time but got it under control. She began playing with the power letting it go up and down before she began to get tired and then the power died completely.
"That was cool! You still need to get more practice better you're are already getting tons better!" Sango told her.
"Arigato Sango! But I keep getting this feeling that I am not dealing with nearly as much power as I did last night.strange." Kagome just shrugged. "Come on, lets go back a get ready for tonight! I am already getting butterflies!!"
While the girls where getting ready Tsune came in holding two very extravagant kimono's identical pattern except the colors where different.
"They are from that old Samurai, um.his name is Lord Tochiro. He watched you girls last time and he is here again tonight and he bought you these kimono's and for some reason he told me that each specific kimono had to go to each one of you girls, I don't know why the colors mattered so much, but he is getting old in age. Anyway, I think it would be appropriate for you girls to wear theses tonight since, after these are now your finest clothing." Tsune smile at the maiko's happy face's and there delight in getting such fine presents.
Kagome received the fiery red kimono with a long white dragon twisting around her body. Inspecting it carefully she noted to dragon had golden eyes and the scales were vigilantly created with a thin, black, silky thread. No doubt about it, this piece of clothing was extremely expensive.
Sango had received a lengthy dark blue kimono with a purple dragon winding throughout the fabric with dark, coal colored eyes. She was to stunned to speak.
"Tell him we said arigatou please."
Kagome and Sango put on the new kimono's which fit perfectly they were gathered perfectly so they could move easily yet it could show off their curves. They each went into a fit of giggles each time they looked into the mirror. It was quite obvious they like there new attire and would be sure to thank there patron, yet they couldn't help wondering about the colors since they were both positive they had seen them somewhere before.(a/n I really can't believe that you peeps are that retarded to not no, so just humor me and act shocked when you find out.^_^)
They finished putting on their jewelry and make-up (namely Kagome's Yin necklace, Sango's make-up she got as a gift and a pair of earring's Sango receive from her father.)
They where finally called onto the stage by Tsune where they did the warm-up routines, singing and dancing. Finally it came to the grand finally of there performance and they performed the Yin and Yang dance. They seemed to light the stage on fire, entrapping everyone with the well refine and sculpted routine, and as obvious as it was, Miroku and Inuyasha could not help staring. Once again they left the crowd staring totally in shock before that wore off and they erupted into cheers. Taking a graceful bow they left the stage happily receiving many comments of respect, admiration and complements at there wonderful performance.
"Congratulations, sisters. Once again it seems that the audience loves you. Sango I believe that Miroku and Inuyasha wanted to see and Kagome, there is a boy over there his name is Kouga, he wants to see you, but as soon as your done join Sango."
"Yes, nee-chan!" They bowed.
"I've heard of Kouga, and I am not letting you go over there. Miroku is bad, but from what I have heard, Kouga is worse." Sango said following her friend.
'She's looking after her friend.interesting' (not saying who said that, but u can guess!)
"Hello! My name is Kagome and this is Sango." Kagome told Kouga.
"Hello Kagome. You are even more beautiful than from what I have heard! From this moment on, you are my woman!" Kouga announced happily (a/n what an idiot.sry Kouga fan's he's just her for comedy mostly.^_^)
"What. did. you. um.just say???" The miko said with a vain popping.
"That's right Kagome you are now my woman!" The wolf demon once again proclaimed, this time grabbing her hands in his own.
Inuyasha couldn't help noticing this and for the strangest reason it made his blood boil.
"Let go of me Kouga." She said in a sweet voice but deadly voice (interesting combination, ne?)
"Any thing dear." Kouga replied thinking that she had fallen absolutely in love with him.
"Good bye." The maiko forced through her gritted teeth and allowed a small stiff-necked bow.
"Good bye darling, I am leaving but I will come again tomorrow." He got up and wrapped his arms around Kagome's waste before attempting to kiss her on the cheek but found that he was now kissing air. He looked up to find that his arms where empty and Kaogme was shaking in fury and shock.
"Don't ever touch me again." She managed to spit out before storming over to the other table with Sango in tow. Kouga of course heard something completely different and more along the lines of 'Oh Kouga, don't touch me in here!' (a/n Oi what a moron he is going to get the crap beat out of him one of these days.hehehe like I said earlier he's always good comic relief ^_^)
"Who was that?" Kagome muttered to herself barely being able to hide the disgust in her voice, but trying to remember her manners that Tsune had taught.
"The head of the wolf clan. That's who." Inuyasha told her.
Before she could comment Kouga came up to them again, but this time speaking to Sango.
"Hello, Sango, right? Well, you see my friend over there would like to make you his woman. Do you accept?"
"Wha.um..urk.ah." Sango sputtered, forget being able to form a word, the girl could barely pronounce a vowel.
"Great! I'll tell him the good news!" Kouga trotted off leaving a red- faced maiko and a fuming Miroku, but it wasn't like him to get this mad so he did his best to calm down.
"That was weird." Was all the recently proposed to girl had to say.
"Why didn't you say 'no'?!" Miroku could barely contain his anger.
Distrustfully eyeing him, (that seems to happen a lot to Miroku -_^) all she had to say was, "I don't see why it would matter to you in the first place, but if you must know he doesn't look that bad."
Rolling her eyes at the two Kagome noticed something strange about her kimono and Inuyasha's robes. It was red.the same color as her own. Glancing toward Sango and Miroku she noticed the same thing. 'Ok this is getting weird.' She thought suspiciously.-_- (James Bond music begins playing in the background *author gets strange looks from readers* AHHHHHHH PHSCYO!!!!!! Urm..yea.Read my profile then you will understand ^_^;;;)
"Sango! So I see you like my taste in clothing." Miroku told the demon exterminator, which caused her to look suspiciously (*some random reader* oi what's with the looks??? a/n I cant think of a synonym at the moment!!!) at him and then turn bright red at the uncanny resemblance. Inuyasha than noticed it too and coughed.
"Um.we got these as gifts.from Lord Tochiro. I noticed it to." Kagome enlightened the group.
*cough* "Well we just came here to ask you about the strange magic blast that came from the floating world last night and this afternoon." The hanyou asked the maiko.
"You felt those? Wow." Kagome nonchalantly mused a loud. Sango just slapped her forehead. "I didn't know I was that str-moghj" Kagome looked up in shock as she felt something slap over her mouth. It was Sango. She had one hand clutching her forehead and the other slapped over Kagome's mouth.
The dog-boy and monk just looked at her, jaws dropped, then Inuyasha smirked, thinking, 'She's bluffing that couldn't be her, she's just a weakling little girl.'
"Yea, yea, yea, sure it was you wench, now just tell us which teahouse it was in or even what direction it was in, we'll figure out the rest."
Kagome had never thought they would question her integrity, but the fact that they even thought about calling her liar made her mad, very mad. (O.o uh oh mad Kagome.never good.) "I'll prove it to you!" She hissed.
"Fine.whatever you say." The hanyou said to the angered girl.
"Tsune we are going for a walk and will be back later." Kagome said in a sweet little voice before bowing with a small smile on her face. (mood swings.) Leaving calmly and quietly the exited the building in a well mannered fashion, but as soon as the door closed, the miko returned to her mad mode. The last time some one had accused her of lying, her father had ended up dead.
(a/n I no he got sick and died in my story, but don worry you'll find out why she thinks she is responsible soon enough, and Kagome has a good reason for being so OOC)
Dragging him into the training arena followed by a cautious Sango and Miroku, the miko went to the center of the room. Having know real grasp on her powers, letting her emotions run haywire about her father and being accused of lying again, and having a certain item in her possession was a terribly bad combination, and a soon nearly fatal mistake which she would rapidly realize.
(a/n I was considering ending it there.but that would be mean.^_^)
Not concentrating on just powering up but on everything going wrong right now. Who were these to boys, they seemed so familiar, and she had gotten this feeling when she had first met Sango, why did her father have to die, it was an accident it wasn't her fault, why did Inuyasha love Kikyo and why did it feel like every time he was looking at Kagome it felt like he was seeing this other girl, and why did she always get this strange feeling when she touched that necklace what was going on and now she was getting this terrible headache. Getting frustrated, confused, feeling alone, loving someone, betrayal, hatred feeling emotions that didn't even feel like her own.finally just releasing it all in one huge enormous blast, her blazing fiery chi was all around her the inferno looked hot enough to melt diamonds yet it left her unscathed.
Her eyes flew open and they were pure blue, the pupil couldn't be seen. They flashed in anger and in pain you could almost see the torture this was doing to her, fire ripped through Kagome's body, her figured rippled with the power and energy threatening her body to give way at any moment. Shocked, worried and completely amazed at her friend's power she suddenly realized that it was there again that thing!! What was that thing - Kagome then did the same thing last time, she had burned her self out so entirely that she was now deathly pale, her eyes were glazed over.
Before the strangely powerful miko fainted she heard someone yell "KAGOME!!" and noticed a white-haired figure running over to her as she made her decent to the ground.
"s..sor..ry daddy." and then she made contact and all was black.
OK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WILL END IT THERE!!!!!!!!! If you have read any of my other stories you will notice a trend of staying up very very late. Wel,l once again, it is now very early in da morning. 2:00 o'clock in fact..ugh I am going to hate my self tomorrow..
OK VERY IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO WANT TO FLAME ME READ THIS FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok I don't mind tactful criticism because that always helps my story! actually it can improve my story, and for all of those peeps that have suggestions, or possible ideas, e-mail em to me, I love reading your ideas!
Second of all, I am really sorry to all of those odd couple fans, like sess/kag. but personally I can't stand them!! I truly do love fluffy but I cannot stand fluffy and kag, I like Rumiko Takahashi's couples.m/s ka/inu.ne?
Third, I HATE KIKYO, I cannot stand her I hate her guts, flame her for all I care, as a matter of fact, you can take a knife to her throat and a gun to her head and I will be all the more happy. Kouga, I don't hate kouga at all! I love making fun of him though!! His is such an easy target its hard not to, the same for sesshy-sama. So don't get mad at me for them cause I luv em to!!!!! ^_^
I really like my favorite hentai, and inu-chan!!! His ears are so qte!!! And Miroku is just too funny.^_^!!!
So if you have any complaints go right ahead, hit me with all you got, I'm indestructible. So your stuck with me. MAUHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!! Ok ok so I'm not indestructible, but.you aren't gonna be able to get rid of me!!!!!!!! I LOVE WRITING THIS FIC!!!!!!!!!!!!
Finally my one last thing!!!!!!!!! I LIKE NO LOVE NICE REVIEWS TO!!!!!!!!! IT MAKES ME WANT TO WRITE MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ^_^;;; I think its time to go to bed before I get delusional.
Signing out
-stargirl