A/N: Okay, first the youkai lawyer seal.*slaps it on* No, I don't own,
rent, lease, sublet or timeshare Inuyasha or any of the other wonderful
characters from the series. That being said, please please please!!!
Please R/R! I can only write as good as the advise you give!
"Kaede-sama," Kagome called as she found the older miko, tending to a small child with a broken arm.
"Ah Kagome," said the older woman and smiled at her apprentice, "I trust you have dealt with some matters," she said calmly.
Kagome nodded, "Hai, is there anything I can do to help?" she inquired.
Kaede stood, telling the child to be a little more careful where she played and sent her on her way before turning her attentions to Kagome.
"I have completed my morning rounds, let us go and talk, you and I," she said and walked towards the western side of the village.
"Tell me Kagome, how faired thee with my sister," she began and Kagome stopped and bit her lip.
"Do not worry, young one. The true essence of my sister resides in you. The being calling herself Kikyo is nothing more than her anger and remorse that cannot leave."
"I.I let my anger get the best of me," she admitted shamefully.
"Child, a miko, no matter how powerful, is still a human, with all the emotions and weaknesses that entails. Kikyo's error was trying to forget that fact. If you do not let your emotions run their course, you will end up loosing control of them at the wrong time."
"Even hate," she whispered. Kaede nodded," Hai, even hate. Do you truly hate her though?"
Kagome thought about this a moment, " No, but I.I don't know what this is."
"You care greatly for the young hanyou, this is well known. It is not unusual to feel anger towards others who have held his heart."
Kagome nodded, "Kaede-sama, can we not discuss this now? I don't wish to think of Inuyasha right now. There is just so much." she placed her hand on her forehead.
Kaede nodded understandingly, "Hai, you have much to think about, two suitors is plenty to stress the heart."
Kagome looked shocked, "Child, what miko would not know of a youkai in her midst. I have also heard from Sango and young Shippou of this dilemma."
"Not so much a dilemma, but an annoyance. Both behave as if I belonged to them, yet one denies this and the other. the other I cannot care for, and I am too kind to beat the sense into him."
"Perhaps your non-suitor will do this for you."
"Ah, Kaede-sama," she laughed, "I think I have gotten myself into worse trouble. I have told them." she relayed the earlier events to the older miko.
Kaede laughed, "Yes child, you have defiantly caused quite a stir, but perhaps you are just the person to tame both a dog and a wolf at the same time. But on to more important matters." The elder miko reached into her shirt and produced a beaded bracelet.
"Take this, and follow the path into the forest. Continue along the path until you reach a large oak tree, and turn to the sun. Walk straight as an arrow through the trees and you will find a small pond. This is a sacred place for only mikos to venture into. Your training begins now. I want you to spend the rest of the day in this clearing, and not to leave until the sun as touched the tree lines, then return to my home. Remember everything you see and never remove this bracelet, it will protect you."
With that, Kaede turned and walked towards the village, leaving Kagome to her task.
Shippou had just finished cleaning the last skin when his fur stood up.
"Kouga," he hissed and faced the older youkai.
"Oi, where's Kagome?" he asked and Shippou shrugged, "Dunno, she's probably with Inuyasha."
"Nah, she's not with Inukoro, and I can't find her scent anywhere."
"Young Kagome is beginning her miko training and is not to be disturbed," interrupted Kaede's raspy voice as she arrived. She cast an eye on Shippou's work.
"Very good," she commented and Kouga snarled. "What is this?"
"My catch," Shippou said proudly.
"Well, I wouldn't expect much more from a pup who lives with females and a dogface," he sneered. Shippou was on his feet at once, snarling at the insult.
"Feh, it doesn't matter what he thinks," came Inuyasha's voice behind Kouga," He's not going to eat with us."
Kouga turned his head to the side, Inukoro is right, if Kagome isn't here, I have no business here till she returns." He walked away.
Shippou stared at Inuyasha incredulously, "You're gonna let him go?"
"Beh, not worth my time," he commented and sat cross-legged, inspecting Shippou's work.
Kaede looked at the fox, "It seems Kagome has expressed her extreme displeasure over their violent displays and made it very clear that she would not tolerate them anymore. So they have to behave themselves if they wish to win her as their mate."
Inuyasha glared at Kaede, who (being used to it) ignored him, while Shippou's eyes widened and he snickered.
"You want to ask Kagome to be your mate?" he said, looking at Inuyasha in a whole new light. Inuyasha shifted nervously, and muttered, "No.I just don't wanna make her mad, cause she'll sit me!"
Shippou snickered again, and picked up the meat from this catch, carrying it in to Kaede to be cooked, all the while thinking how bad Inuyasha was of a liar.
"Kaede-sama," Kagome called as she found the older miko, tending to a small child with a broken arm.
"Ah Kagome," said the older woman and smiled at her apprentice, "I trust you have dealt with some matters," she said calmly.
Kagome nodded, "Hai, is there anything I can do to help?" she inquired.
Kaede stood, telling the child to be a little more careful where she played and sent her on her way before turning her attentions to Kagome.
"I have completed my morning rounds, let us go and talk, you and I," she said and walked towards the western side of the village.
"Tell me Kagome, how faired thee with my sister," she began and Kagome stopped and bit her lip.
"Do not worry, young one. The true essence of my sister resides in you. The being calling herself Kikyo is nothing more than her anger and remorse that cannot leave."
"I.I let my anger get the best of me," she admitted shamefully.
"Child, a miko, no matter how powerful, is still a human, with all the emotions and weaknesses that entails. Kikyo's error was trying to forget that fact. If you do not let your emotions run their course, you will end up loosing control of them at the wrong time."
"Even hate," she whispered. Kaede nodded," Hai, even hate. Do you truly hate her though?"
Kagome thought about this a moment, " No, but I.I don't know what this is."
"You care greatly for the young hanyou, this is well known. It is not unusual to feel anger towards others who have held his heart."
Kagome nodded, "Kaede-sama, can we not discuss this now? I don't wish to think of Inuyasha right now. There is just so much." she placed her hand on her forehead.
Kaede nodded understandingly, "Hai, you have much to think about, two suitors is plenty to stress the heart."
Kagome looked shocked, "Child, what miko would not know of a youkai in her midst. I have also heard from Sango and young Shippou of this dilemma."
"Not so much a dilemma, but an annoyance. Both behave as if I belonged to them, yet one denies this and the other. the other I cannot care for, and I am too kind to beat the sense into him."
"Perhaps your non-suitor will do this for you."
"Ah, Kaede-sama," she laughed, "I think I have gotten myself into worse trouble. I have told them." she relayed the earlier events to the older miko.
Kaede laughed, "Yes child, you have defiantly caused quite a stir, but perhaps you are just the person to tame both a dog and a wolf at the same time. But on to more important matters." The elder miko reached into her shirt and produced a beaded bracelet.
"Take this, and follow the path into the forest. Continue along the path until you reach a large oak tree, and turn to the sun. Walk straight as an arrow through the trees and you will find a small pond. This is a sacred place for only mikos to venture into. Your training begins now. I want you to spend the rest of the day in this clearing, and not to leave until the sun as touched the tree lines, then return to my home. Remember everything you see and never remove this bracelet, it will protect you."
With that, Kaede turned and walked towards the village, leaving Kagome to her task.
Shippou had just finished cleaning the last skin when his fur stood up.
"Kouga," he hissed and faced the older youkai.
"Oi, where's Kagome?" he asked and Shippou shrugged, "Dunno, she's probably with Inuyasha."
"Nah, she's not with Inukoro, and I can't find her scent anywhere."
"Young Kagome is beginning her miko training and is not to be disturbed," interrupted Kaede's raspy voice as she arrived. She cast an eye on Shippou's work.
"Very good," she commented and Kouga snarled. "What is this?"
"My catch," Shippou said proudly.
"Well, I wouldn't expect much more from a pup who lives with females and a dogface," he sneered. Shippou was on his feet at once, snarling at the insult.
"Feh, it doesn't matter what he thinks," came Inuyasha's voice behind Kouga," He's not going to eat with us."
Kouga turned his head to the side, Inukoro is right, if Kagome isn't here, I have no business here till she returns." He walked away.
Shippou stared at Inuyasha incredulously, "You're gonna let him go?"
"Beh, not worth my time," he commented and sat cross-legged, inspecting Shippou's work.
Kaede looked at the fox, "It seems Kagome has expressed her extreme displeasure over their violent displays and made it very clear that she would not tolerate them anymore. So they have to behave themselves if they wish to win her as their mate."
Inuyasha glared at Kaede, who (being used to it) ignored him, while Shippou's eyes widened and he snickered.
"You want to ask Kagome to be your mate?" he said, looking at Inuyasha in a whole new light. Inuyasha shifted nervously, and muttered, "No.I just don't wanna make her mad, cause she'll sit me!"
Shippou snickered again, and picked up the meat from this catch, carrying it in to Kaede to be cooked, all the while thinking how bad Inuyasha was of a liar.
