Chapter 2: The Prophesy
Kaede quickly rose from her sleeping mat, covered in a moist sweat. She placed a shaky hand on her forehead and sighed.
"Only a dream," she whispered reassuringly to herself. "Only a dream."
"Kaede," someone asked meekly. Kagome slowly rose up, her eyes swollen from sleep. "Kaede, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, my dear. Twas only a dream."
"Oh, really?" Kagome asked excited, waking from her haze. "Tell me about it! Here recently I've been reading a book that helps interpret dreams." She quickly began to rummage through her pack, searching for the book.
"Interpret dreams? How strange...I am quite sure that mine mean nothing though."
"Nonsense," Kagome said. "Every dream has a meaning."
Kaede chuckled. "Very well, if it will make you pleased, child."
Kagome leaned forward eagerly, pencil in hand, ready to scribble down notes. Kaede sat up cross-legged, making herself more comfortable. She then explained her dream.
"For the past three days I have had the exact same dream. In my dream, I see a sun coming from the east, and a moon from the west. The peculiar thing is, they seem to move towards each other, as if they were connected. As they start to move, I begin to feel a mixture of distrust and hatred. But as the sun and moon move closer, those emotions begin to ebb away. Mutual friendship and a sense of confusion are what I feel now. At this point, the sun and moon are halfway across the sky. But still they move closer. The confusion melts away, and the friendship grows stronger. And as they finally meet, a feeling of love begins to fill my heart and mind. It is so strong, it makes me want to sing, laugh, cry, and even dance all at the same time."
Kaede took a small break while Kagome furiously scribbled her notes. When Kagome was finished, Kaede continued.
"When they were finally joined together, an eclipse wonderfully beautiful occurred. I was unable to draw my eyes away. But then an extremely bizarre phenomenon took place. Out of the eclipse, a star appeared. It had to have been the most spectacular sight that I had ever witnessed, even for a dream."
"What happened next?" Kagome asked anxiously after she had finished writing.
"I woke up," Kaede said simply. "Now then, let us go back to sleep. Twill be a long day ahead of us tomorrow. You can see what it means in the morning."
Kagome yawned her agreement and quickly went back to sleep. Little did either of them know that Miroku lay awake, listening to their conversation.
"How ironic," he thought to himself. "It reminds me of an old story that I had heard in my childhood. I wonder what it means....."
He too turned over on his side and let sleep override his senses.
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"Hey, old hag! You call this food?"
"Actually, I tend to call it laundry water."
Inuyasha quickly spit out the mouthful of water.
"What are you trying to do, kill me?!"
"Nay, Inuyasha. I only try to keep my clothes clean."
"Feh!" Inuyasha said angrily. "Where's Kagome anyway? At least she feeds me."
"She is outside with her books," Miroku said, walking in. "She has been out all morning trying to decipher Kaede's dream."
"Why would she waste her time doing something worthless like that? She could be doing something useful like fixing some FOOD!!" Inuyasha huffily got up.
"And just where are you going?" Miroku asked curiously, slightly amused.
"To find Kagome, not that it's any of YOUR business," Inuyasha said while walking out the door.
Miroku only shook his head with a slight smile on his face.
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A/N: Well, chapter three in 2 weeks!!
Kaede quickly rose from her sleeping mat, covered in a moist sweat. She placed a shaky hand on her forehead and sighed.
"Only a dream," she whispered reassuringly to herself. "Only a dream."
"Kaede," someone asked meekly. Kagome slowly rose up, her eyes swollen from sleep. "Kaede, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, my dear. Twas only a dream."
"Oh, really?" Kagome asked excited, waking from her haze. "Tell me about it! Here recently I've been reading a book that helps interpret dreams." She quickly began to rummage through her pack, searching for the book.
"Interpret dreams? How strange...I am quite sure that mine mean nothing though."
"Nonsense," Kagome said. "Every dream has a meaning."
Kaede chuckled. "Very well, if it will make you pleased, child."
Kagome leaned forward eagerly, pencil in hand, ready to scribble down notes. Kaede sat up cross-legged, making herself more comfortable. She then explained her dream.
"For the past three days I have had the exact same dream. In my dream, I see a sun coming from the east, and a moon from the west. The peculiar thing is, they seem to move towards each other, as if they were connected. As they start to move, I begin to feel a mixture of distrust and hatred. But as the sun and moon move closer, those emotions begin to ebb away. Mutual friendship and a sense of confusion are what I feel now. At this point, the sun and moon are halfway across the sky. But still they move closer. The confusion melts away, and the friendship grows stronger. And as they finally meet, a feeling of love begins to fill my heart and mind. It is so strong, it makes me want to sing, laugh, cry, and even dance all at the same time."
Kaede took a small break while Kagome furiously scribbled her notes. When Kagome was finished, Kaede continued.
"When they were finally joined together, an eclipse wonderfully beautiful occurred. I was unable to draw my eyes away. But then an extremely bizarre phenomenon took place. Out of the eclipse, a star appeared. It had to have been the most spectacular sight that I had ever witnessed, even for a dream."
"What happened next?" Kagome asked anxiously after she had finished writing.
"I woke up," Kaede said simply. "Now then, let us go back to sleep. Twill be a long day ahead of us tomorrow. You can see what it means in the morning."
Kagome yawned her agreement and quickly went back to sleep. Little did either of them know that Miroku lay awake, listening to their conversation.
"How ironic," he thought to himself. "It reminds me of an old story that I had heard in my childhood. I wonder what it means....."
He too turned over on his side and let sleep override his senses.
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"Hey, old hag! You call this food?"
"Actually, I tend to call it laundry water."
Inuyasha quickly spit out the mouthful of water.
"What are you trying to do, kill me?!"
"Nay, Inuyasha. I only try to keep my clothes clean."
"Feh!" Inuyasha said angrily. "Where's Kagome anyway? At least she feeds me."
"She is outside with her books," Miroku said, walking in. "She has been out all morning trying to decipher Kaede's dream."
"Why would she waste her time doing something worthless like that? She could be doing something useful like fixing some FOOD!!" Inuyasha huffily got up.
"And just where are you going?" Miroku asked curiously, slightly amused.
"To find Kagome, not that it's any of YOUR business," Inuyasha said while walking out the door.
Miroku only shook his head with a slight smile on his face.
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A/N: Well, chapter three in 2 weeks!!