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KaGome wept for what seemed like hours. It was early morning and she only had till midnight to live. She stood to leave her room but found she couldn't move. 'Stop being a coward!' her conscience screamed at her.
"But it is too hard to move. Someone please help me." She said softly. A knock came to her door.
"Y-yes?" She called out as her voice cracked a bit.
"Can we come in?" a deep voice said. Kagome smiled. Her friends were always there for her.
"Yes please come in." she said. Miroku and Sango made their ways in. They looked at Kagome with sad eyes. She was crouching on the floor. She looked very small and vulnerable. Sango sat next to Kagome and put a comforting arm around her shoulders. Miroku sat across from her. He grabbed her hand, which caused both the girls to watch him cautiously. He was normally a lecher. A bad one. But all he did was examine the black circle around her ring finger. Miroku frowned.
"What is it?" Kagome asked, beginning to panic.
"This is an unusual place for the mark to be. It is usually in the palm of the hand." He said looking at her with a mystified look. Sango took Kagome's hand. She had never seen the mark before but Miroku had because, as a monk, he had to bless those who were chosen. Sango looked closely at it.
"It looks like a wedding ring of some sort." She said with a frown. Kagome gulped and looked down at her left-hand ring finger. It did indeed look like a black ring. Kagome smiled darkly.
"What is it?" both her friends asked quickly. Kagome looked up at them with tears streaming down her eyes.
"I'm marring death." she said. Sango began to cry silently and Miroku stared at the ground pensively.
"Does the lord have a plan to save you? Has he heard anything about the one who shall free us of this curse?" Sango asked. Kagome laughed for the first time this morning.
"No. He said I shall not embarrass him. I shall go as the brave daughter of the great lord." she said with anger but she started to cry finding she had run out of tears.
"I think I'll go and bathe now. I'll see you.....later." she said and began to leave for the river.
"We must do something." Sango said. Miroku nodded in agreement as he sadly watch his friend leave the room. They got up and demanded council with their lord. When they were finally admitted they found a strange sight. A young man with long black hair and intense violet eyes and the lord sitting at a table. The man had red kimono, sword, and a strange necklace around his neck. He looked very angry.
"What do you mean you know and are expecting it?!" he yelled at the lord. Miroku and Sango's eyes widened. No one dared to shout at the lord in such a manner. The man had his hands in fist on the table and he was leaning toward the lord, but the lord sat in front of him calmly.
"Yes this has gone on for many years. It is our way. In fact my daughter has the honor of protecting the village this year." he said. The man's eye's got big and the look of fury turned to shock.
"You mean to tell me that you are handing you own daughter over to a demon to be killed? Will you not try to save her?" he asked incredulously. The lord laughed and shook his head.
"Why put the whole village in danger?" he said simply. "Besides, it's a great honor to protect this village."
The man slammed his fist on the table.
"You're nothing but a coward!" he yelled. The lord's face turned annoyed. He leaned forward.
"Listen boy. Do you even know the history of this village?" he asked.
"Feh! Why would I care about the history of a village that is obviously insane?" the man said. Lord Higurashi grinned.
"Well let me enlighten you. Many years ago a powerful and evil demon attacked this village. He reeked havoc, sending his minions at the villagers. He was looking for something. There was also a young miko. Her name was Kikyo." the boys eyes widened a bit. " and a young hanyou. He was an orphan but the miko took him in. When the demon attacked she ran with the child into the forest. Shortly after the demon appeared to us all and said on the night of Akemi's Moon there will be a chosen one with the black mark. That person shall be sent to the ancient temple and then he left never to be seen again. He added one warning that if we didn't do so he would attack once again.
We searched everywhere for miko and the child. The miko was found dead in the river but the child was never seen again. What happened in the forest is unknown to us. The miko had a black circle on her hand and an imprint as if she had griped a small stone. So now you know why we do this." Lord Higurashi finished. The boy sat there with a blank face.
"It was also said that 'When the hidden powers of the demon were woken the village shall be set free' but no such being has appeared."
"Fine." the man said and got up to leave.
"You may stay here for the night...What was your name?" Lord Higurashi asked.
"Inuyasha." he said and left the room glancing at Sango and Miroku on his way out. Lord Higurashi sighed and called for them to come in. Sango and Miroku turned and left no longer wanting to speak with the lord.
"Inuyasha. Some how that name seems familiar." Miroku said finally after awhile.
"Yes. I have heard of that name from some place. You don't think..." she looked at Miroku.
"I don't know but it's worth a try. Oh and Sango?" Miroku said.
"Hmmm?"
Miroku grabbed both her hand and looked into her eyes.
"I may never get this chance again if our guess isn't correct. You've heard what happens if it is false." he said gravely. Sango nodded her head.
"Will you bare my child?"
Sango's face turned cherry red, but before she could answer someone came down the hall.
"Miroku your needed at the temple." said an elderly man. Miroku nodded at him then looked back at Sango.
"I'll ask for you answer later. Until then." he leaned in and kissed her cheek before running to the village temple. Sango sat on a near by bench with her hand on her cheek. What had happend to the lecherous monk who asked every woman to bare his child and groped every woman he met? She sat there for awhile thinking and left to search for Kagome.
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Kagome looked at her reflection in the water. She remembered the story of the river, how the young miko Kikyou was found here. Kagome was always told that she had a remarkable resemblance to Kikyou. When ever she was sad she looked into the depths of the deep water talking to the spirit of the miko that was believed to have rested in. Today was one of those days.
"Lady Kikyou please help me. I fear my fate. I have no one to turn to. How did you stay strong all the way to the end? I wish you would answer me. Please lend me your strength." she whispered. She knew it was useless. Kikyou was dead and couldn't answer. A single tear fell down her face and landed in the water. Kagome watch the small ripples grow. Suddenly out of nowhere another person's face appeared. It was a young woman that looked much like Kagome.
"Kikyo?!" Kagome gasped. The girl nodded her face sad but determined. Kagome looked behind her. Noone was there. She looked at the water. Kikyo was still there. Kikyo held up her hands as if she was trying to break through the barrier of the water. Kagome suddenly placed her hand on Kikyo's. She felt warm and began to glide gently in the water. She found herself floating in front of Kikyo. She tried to move but couldn't. Kikyo took both of Kagome's hands and cupped them together. Kagome began to get warm and felt something between her hands. Kikyo finally released her. Kikyo smiled and nodded knowingly. Kagome felt herself being lifted from the water but she never lost sight of the miko.
"Kagome! Are you okay? I thought you had drowned! You were just floating there." said Sango. Kagome seemed only vaguly aware when she was lead away from the river and into her room far away. She never took her hands out of the position they were in.
"You should dry off. I have some thing important to tell you when you've dried off." Sango said then left.
As soon as she left Kagome slowly opened her hands. In her hands was a pink jewel. She held on to it again tightly. It gave her a warm feeling but she began to hear a far away voice that seemed to say,
" Release me."
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Hey well that's another chapter. Thank you Pretty Maiden, fang, and Cherry for reviewing ^^
Well I must be going now. See ya soon.
Please REVIEW.
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KaGome wept for what seemed like hours. It was early morning and she only had till midnight to live. She stood to leave her room but found she couldn't move. 'Stop being a coward!' her conscience screamed at her.
"But it is too hard to move. Someone please help me." She said softly. A knock came to her door.
"Y-yes?" She called out as her voice cracked a bit.
"Can we come in?" a deep voice said. Kagome smiled. Her friends were always there for her.
"Yes please come in." she said. Miroku and Sango made their ways in. They looked at Kagome with sad eyes. She was crouching on the floor. She looked very small and vulnerable. Sango sat next to Kagome and put a comforting arm around her shoulders. Miroku sat across from her. He grabbed her hand, which caused both the girls to watch him cautiously. He was normally a lecher. A bad one. But all he did was examine the black circle around her ring finger. Miroku frowned.
"What is it?" Kagome asked, beginning to panic.
"This is an unusual place for the mark to be. It is usually in the palm of the hand." He said looking at her with a mystified look. Sango took Kagome's hand. She had never seen the mark before but Miroku had because, as a monk, he had to bless those who were chosen. Sango looked closely at it.
"It looks like a wedding ring of some sort." She said with a frown. Kagome gulped and looked down at her left-hand ring finger. It did indeed look like a black ring. Kagome smiled darkly.
"What is it?" both her friends asked quickly. Kagome looked up at them with tears streaming down her eyes.
"I'm marring death." she said. Sango began to cry silently and Miroku stared at the ground pensively.
"Does the lord have a plan to save you? Has he heard anything about the one who shall free us of this curse?" Sango asked. Kagome laughed for the first time this morning.
"No. He said I shall not embarrass him. I shall go as the brave daughter of the great lord." she said with anger but she started to cry finding she had run out of tears.
"I think I'll go and bathe now. I'll see you.....later." she said and began to leave for the river.
"We must do something." Sango said. Miroku nodded in agreement as he sadly watch his friend leave the room. They got up and demanded council with their lord. When they were finally admitted they found a strange sight. A young man with long black hair and intense violet eyes and the lord sitting at a table. The man had red kimono, sword, and a strange necklace around his neck. He looked very angry.
"What do you mean you know and are expecting it?!" he yelled at the lord. Miroku and Sango's eyes widened. No one dared to shout at the lord in such a manner. The man had his hands in fist on the table and he was leaning toward the lord, but the lord sat in front of him calmly.
"Yes this has gone on for many years. It is our way. In fact my daughter has the honor of protecting the village this year." he said. The man's eye's got big and the look of fury turned to shock.
"You mean to tell me that you are handing you own daughter over to a demon to be killed? Will you not try to save her?" he asked incredulously. The lord laughed and shook his head.
"Why put the whole village in danger?" he said simply. "Besides, it's a great honor to protect this village."
The man slammed his fist on the table.
"You're nothing but a coward!" he yelled. The lord's face turned annoyed. He leaned forward.
"Listen boy. Do you even know the history of this village?" he asked.
"Feh! Why would I care about the history of a village that is obviously insane?" the man said. Lord Higurashi grinned.
"Well let me enlighten you. Many years ago a powerful and evil demon attacked this village. He reeked havoc, sending his minions at the villagers. He was looking for something. There was also a young miko. Her name was Kikyo." the boys eyes widened a bit. " and a young hanyou. He was an orphan but the miko took him in. When the demon attacked she ran with the child into the forest. Shortly after the demon appeared to us all and said on the night of Akemi's Moon there will be a chosen one with the black mark. That person shall be sent to the ancient temple and then he left never to be seen again. He added one warning that if we didn't do so he would attack once again.
We searched everywhere for miko and the child. The miko was found dead in the river but the child was never seen again. What happened in the forest is unknown to us. The miko had a black circle on her hand and an imprint as if she had griped a small stone. So now you know why we do this." Lord Higurashi finished. The boy sat there with a blank face.
"It was also said that 'When the hidden powers of the demon were woken the village shall be set free' but no such being has appeared."
"Fine." the man said and got up to leave.
"You may stay here for the night...What was your name?" Lord Higurashi asked.
"Inuyasha." he said and left the room glancing at Sango and Miroku on his way out. Lord Higurashi sighed and called for them to come in. Sango and Miroku turned and left no longer wanting to speak with the lord.
"Inuyasha. Some how that name seems familiar." Miroku said finally after awhile.
"Yes. I have heard of that name from some place. You don't think..." she looked at Miroku.
"I don't know but it's worth a try. Oh and Sango?" Miroku said.
"Hmmm?"
Miroku grabbed both her hand and looked into her eyes.
"I may never get this chance again if our guess isn't correct. You've heard what happens if it is false." he said gravely. Sango nodded her head.
"Will you bare my child?"
Sango's face turned cherry red, but before she could answer someone came down the hall.
"Miroku your needed at the temple." said an elderly man. Miroku nodded at him then looked back at Sango.
"I'll ask for you answer later. Until then." he leaned in and kissed her cheek before running to the village temple. Sango sat on a near by bench with her hand on her cheek. What had happend to the lecherous monk who asked every woman to bare his child and groped every woman he met? She sat there for awhile thinking and left to search for Kagome.
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Kagome looked at her reflection in the water. She remembered the story of the river, how the young miko Kikyou was found here. Kagome was always told that she had a remarkable resemblance to Kikyou. When ever she was sad she looked into the depths of the deep water talking to the spirit of the miko that was believed to have rested in. Today was one of those days.
"Lady Kikyou please help me. I fear my fate. I have no one to turn to. How did you stay strong all the way to the end? I wish you would answer me. Please lend me your strength." she whispered. She knew it was useless. Kikyou was dead and couldn't answer. A single tear fell down her face and landed in the water. Kagome watch the small ripples grow. Suddenly out of nowhere another person's face appeared. It was a young woman that looked much like Kagome.
"Kikyo?!" Kagome gasped. The girl nodded her face sad but determined. Kagome looked behind her. Noone was there. She looked at the water. Kikyo was still there. Kikyo held up her hands as if she was trying to break through the barrier of the water. Kagome suddenly placed her hand on Kikyo's. She felt warm and began to glide gently in the water. She found herself floating in front of Kikyo. She tried to move but couldn't. Kikyo took both of Kagome's hands and cupped them together. Kagome began to get warm and felt something between her hands. Kikyo finally released her. Kikyo smiled and nodded knowingly. Kagome felt herself being lifted from the water but she never lost sight of the miko.
"Kagome! Are you okay? I thought you had drowned! You were just floating there." said Sango. Kagome seemed only vaguly aware when she was lead away from the river and into her room far away. She never took her hands out of the position they were in.
"You should dry off. I have some thing important to tell you when you've dried off." Sango said then left.
As soon as she left Kagome slowly opened her hands. In her hands was a pink jewel. She held on to it again tightly. It gave her a warm feeling but she began to hear a far away voice that seemed to say,
" Release me."
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Hey well that's another chapter. Thank you Pretty Maiden, fang, and Cherry for reviewing ^^
Well I must be going now. See ya soon.
Please REVIEW.