Disclaimer: Nothing is mine. Repeat nothing is mine.
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Kagome blushed and turned away when she finally noticed that they were all staring at her in shock. She walked forwards, stepping on the roots of the enormous tree to place her hand on the bark where Sesshoumaru had laid not a moment before. Only rough bark met her palm and she lowered her hand, stepping down. She faced the tree sadly, placing her hands together and bowed, closing her eyes. She didn't open her eyes even when she stood, her mouth open and breathing heavily.
She almost jumped when Inuyasha stepped beside her and placed a hand on her shoulder. He could smell the tears that she was trying so hard to suppress. She turned to him, opening wide watery eyes. Inuyasha's eyes widened in surprise when she turned to him, gripping his haori as she cried silently into his chest. His arms came around her and he stroked her hair softly.
"Don't cry Kagome," he told her quietly.
"But-But I-" she stammered, trying to find words to place why she was crying, "I just did THAT to him."
"He was trying to kill you Kagome. You only sealed him. He will be released," he pulled away from her, lifting her chin to watch her face.
She pushed away from him, "Gomen ne, Inuyasha."
Inuyasha watched her carefully as she turned away from him. He turned his attention back to the tree on which he had slept for fifty years and seeing his brother there as well. He looked back just in time to see Kagome and Sango walking back to the village.
"Inuyasha," Miroku began, "That was not something that Kagome-sama has done before."
Inuyasha didn't reply, couldn't reply, just moved away from the monk, following the path that the girls had taken, back to the hut. Miroku watched him as he left, turning to the Goshinboku one last time before he to went. All were unaware that they were being watched carefully.
The figure smirked, "So it is time . . ."
***
Kagome sat, cross-legged, underneath a tree, appearing to be watching somewhere far off even as her thoughts wandered back to that afternoon.
'What happened?' she thought, the power that had flowed through her for that short time had almost overwhelmed her and she knew that it had not been hers. Her eyes faded and she whispered, "It is not your time . . ."
She stood slowly, her eyes clouded as she began to walk slowly to the hut.
***
Everyone looked up when the door flap blew open, revealing Kagome in the doorway.
"Oi Kagome. What is it?" Inuyasha asked, when she didn't say anything, just stood there with her head bowed, her bangs shadowing her face. The wind hadn't stopped and everything that could be lifted by wind was blown against the back wall.
She said nothing to him, just took a wavering step forwards into the hut, the wind instantly stopping when she crossed the threshold.
They watched as she dropped into a corner to face them, crossing her legs as she fell into a seated position. Inuyasha, Sango and Miroku drew in their breaths sharply as she lifted her head slowly, revealing the change in her eyes. They were flashing disturbingly between Kagome's deep violet and a sharp silver. They were narrowed and from the way her teeth jaw was tensed and her face lined, she was fighting something in her mind.
'Dammit miko. I just need to talk to them.'
The voice sounded suddenly in her head and Kagome's expression shifted to surprise but even that faded shortly, leaving a completely blank look on her face, devoid of any emotion. The purple in her eyes left and the silver gleamed.
"O-Oi Kagome?" Inuyasha reached a hand out to touch her shoulder but Miroku knocked it away quickly, ignoring to glare that he received for it. He watched Kagome with a tense expression, feeling something very wrong with the power that was radiating from her form.
"That is NOT Kagome-sama," he gritted out, reaching for his staff and pulling a few charms from his robes.
"Very perceptive of you monk," she said, blinking twice and shaking her head, "No, I am not Kagome." He looked away quickly as the silver eyes caught his and a jolt shot through his entire being.
Her voice seemed to echo and almost appeared to not be coming from her at all and instead from around her. It sounded old yet young all at once, Kagome, yet not Kagome. It was hard to place but it gave the impression of coming, almost, from another time.
Another wind swirled around her, brushing her hair from her face. Her bangs blew away and there, on her forehead was a single kanji word. Hikari. Light.
(Author's Note: That just means that there was one Japanese character on her forehead. In Japanese, the word is hikari. In English, the word is Light. Just incase it was misunderstood.)
It blazed on her skin, seeming to be made from a silver flame. It was unmistakable, engraved on her forehead and lighting up her face. The wind stopped and her hair fell once again, but the mark still remained, showing even through her bangs, as though burning them.
"Who are you then?" Sango clenched her teeth together, reaching slowly behind her for the Hiraikotsu, not liking the idea of hitting Kagome but willing to at least knock her out if the situation turned ugly.
'Kagome' hesitated, "I can not answer that correctly I'm afraid. I have been called many things but perhaps . . . " she reached for the yellow backpack that held Kagome's belongings, pulling out a long, thin object, "This may clear things up for you. Here," she offered the scroll to Miroku, who took it carefully, "Read it to your comrades monk."
Miroku's eye twitched with annoyance at the constant referral as 'monk' but he swallowed it as he slowly unrolled the yellow parchment. He scanned the page quickly, his eyes widening. He glanced up at 'Kagome,' startled. She nodded to him. Miroku swallowed and began to read.
***
She watched as things began to click in their minds, leaning back against the wall as she stretched her muscles out lazily. She turned her attention to Kagome once again.
'Miko?' she called out into the mind of the one who's vessel she shared.
'I want my body back!' Kagome shouted, 'What are you doing? Who are you anyway?!?'
Kagome could clearly hear the amusement in the voice as it replied back to her, 'So impatient little one. They are reading my Codex right now. I will have to speak with them when they finish and then you may have your body back.'
'What Codex? Who are you!?' Kagome demanded an answer.
'Such a strong will for one so young. You will go far little one. You have read my prophecy.'
'What prophecy?' Kagome struggled to remember.
'Ahhh. That is right. Your mind is still sealed. We will speak later of it then. All you must know now is that I will not harm you or any that you care for. You are my chosen.'
'Nani?' Kagome fought to understand but the voice was gone, 'Augh!' she cried in frustration. The blackness that she floated in seemed to be unending. Even now, she didn't seem to be standing on anything but it felt as if she was.
***
Miroku finished reading the worn parchment, rolling it up slowly, his thoughts distracted, as was everyone else. The Light, as he supposed that it was now, had not moved in the slightest, staring right at them in the most unnerving way, as if it was seeing into their very souls.
She said nothing for a moment, seeming to be letting their thoughts catch up with everything that had been said.
"Do you understand now?" she asked, they supposed it was a she for now, considering that it was Kagome's body that it was.
"Then you are the Light," Miroku stated quite calmly, his arms folded in his lap.
"You mind is quite fast monk. However, you have not yet gained a part in my chosen."
Inuyasha said nothing, pondering over something silently in his head. Hikari, as would be the obvious name for her, seemed to find this amusing and turned to him, "Inuyasha, your name was, correct?"
Inuyasha nodded, not really paying any attention to Hikari at the moment.
Hikari noticed and sighed, "It seems that you are also not prepared to take your place." She would have said more but Sango and Miroku had questions of their own.
"The Child of Light . . . It is Kagome-chan?" Sango asked hesitantly.
"Yes," she raised one eyebrow, "I thought it would be obvious."
"Then what of her companions?"
"I can tell you no more than what is written in the Kirn. It is against the rules. They will be revealed soon, after all, The Child of Light has appeared and the Child of Dark prepares for battle."
"I suppose that you can tell us nothing else," Miroku sighed, rubbing his temples.
"You know the answer to that already monk."
***
'Kagome?'
'Hmm?' Kagome had just been getting the hang of moving around in this place.
'Your friends are worried about you. I must take my leave now. The time limit is almost past.'
'Time limit?'
'Yes. You will regain your memory soon Kagome. Trust me.' Hikari seemed to hesitate for a moment, 'Take this.'
Kagome felt her arm being lifted and something small pressed into it. 'What is it?' she tried to look into her hand but Hikari had already closed her fingers over it.
'You will know when the time is right.'
'Nani?'
'Do not concern yourself right now. You will know.'
The voice was gone.
***
Kagome's eyes slowly bled back into the normal purple shade that they had always seen. She blinked rapidly, not yet adjusted to the sudden change in light.
"Gah!" she shouted, nearly falling over backwards when her vision cleared and she saw a small someone looking right into her face. She managed to catch herself on her hands at the last moment.
"Kagome?" It asked, jumping to perch on the top of her head, looking down at her.
Kagome blinked. There was something familiar about this one. Something came together in her mind. Her brows creased, scooping up the little figure.
Miroku and Sango exchanged worried glances. They had kept him from Kagome on purpose, unsure of what the reaction would be.
Kagome closed her eyes, hugging the little one tight in her chest. She opened them slowly, taking in the big blue watery eyes and puff of orange hair. Her eyes moved to the fluffy yellow tail and the baggy clothing.
'I should know him . . . " Kagome's mind worked furiously. The depth of trust and warmth that shone from the young eyes seemed to make her want to remember, at least this little part of her life.
"What's wrong Kagome?" she was asked, the bright blue eyes filled with worry. Something clicked.
"Oh!" she exclaimed, lifting the kit up to eye level before hugging him once again. She patted his head comfortingly. "It's all right now Shippo- chan," she said softly, her eyes brimming with liquid. She noted briefly that everyone was staring at her but she ignored it stubbornly in favor of devoting all her attention to the kit in her lap. An enormous wave of love and care had overwhelmed her when her mind had finally registered that it was Shippo that she was holding. A light smile graced her features.
"Everything's going to be all right now," she said in a softer tone, more to herself than anyone else but she turned her eyes to where Inuyasha sat, "I know it."
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Jap. Translations:
Nani - What
Gomen - sorry
Goshinboku - God Tree
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Author's Note: Sorry for the massive delay in the reposts but this is harder than I thought it would be. Now on to the next chapter.
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Kagome blushed and turned away when she finally noticed that they were all staring at her in shock. She walked forwards, stepping on the roots of the enormous tree to place her hand on the bark where Sesshoumaru had laid not a moment before. Only rough bark met her palm and she lowered her hand, stepping down. She faced the tree sadly, placing her hands together and bowed, closing her eyes. She didn't open her eyes even when she stood, her mouth open and breathing heavily.
She almost jumped when Inuyasha stepped beside her and placed a hand on her shoulder. He could smell the tears that she was trying so hard to suppress. She turned to him, opening wide watery eyes. Inuyasha's eyes widened in surprise when she turned to him, gripping his haori as she cried silently into his chest. His arms came around her and he stroked her hair softly.
"Don't cry Kagome," he told her quietly.
"But-But I-" she stammered, trying to find words to place why she was crying, "I just did THAT to him."
"He was trying to kill you Kagome. You only sealed him. He will be released," he pulled away from her, lifting her chin to watch her face.
She pushed away from him, "Gomen ne, Inuyasha."
Inuyasha watched her carefully as she turned away from him. He turned his attention back to the tree on which he had slept for fifty years and seeing his brother there as well. He looked back just in time to see Kagome and Sango walking back to the village.
"Inuyasha," Miroku began, "That was not something that Kagome-sama has done before."
Inuyasha didn't reply, couldn't reply, just moved away from the monk, following the path that the girls had taken, back to the hut. Miroku watched him as he left, turning to the Goshinboku one last time before he to went. All were unaware that they were being watched carefully.
The figure smirked, "So it is time . . ."
***
Kagome sat, cross-legged, underneath a tree, appearing to be watching somewhere far off even as her thoughts wandered back to that afternoon.
'What happened?' she thought, the power that had flowed through her for that short time had almost overwhelmed her and she knew that it had not been hers. Her eyes faded and she whispered, "It is not your time . . ."
She stood slowly, her eyes clouded as she began to walk slowly to the hut.
***
Everyone looked up when the door flap blew open, revealing Kagome in the doorway.
"Oi Kagome. What is it?" Inuyasha asked, when she didn't say anything, just stood there with her head bowed, her bangs shadowing her face. The wind hadn't stopped and everything that could be lifted by wind was blown against the back wall.
She said nothing to him, just took a wavering step forwards into the hut, the wind instantly stopping when she crossed the threshold.
They watched as she dropped into a corner to face them, crossing her legs as she fell into a seated position. Inuyasha, Sango and Miroku drew in their breaths sharply as she lifted her head slowly, revealing the change in her eyes. They were flashing disturbingly between Kagome's deep violet and a sharp silver. They were narrowed and from the way her teeth jaw was tensed and her face lined, she was fighting something in her mind.
'Dammit miko. I just need to talk to them.'
The voice sounded suddenly in her head and Kagome's expression shifted to surprise but even that faded shortly, leaving a completely blank look on her face, devoid of any emotion. The purple in her eyes left and the silver gleamed.
"O-Oi Kagome?" Inuyasha reached a hand out to touch her shoulder but Miroku knocked it away quickly, ignoring to glare that he received for it. He watched Kagome with a tense expression, feeling something very wrong with the power that was radiating from her form.
"That is NOT Kagome-sama," he gritted out, reaching for his staff and pulling a few charms from his robes.
"Very perceptive of you monk," she said, blinking twice and shaking her head, "No, I am not Kagome." He looked away quickly as the silver eyes caught his and a jolt shot through his entire being.
Her voice seemed to echo and almost appeared to not be coming from her at all and instead from around her. It sounded old yet young all at once, Kagome, yet not Kagome. It was hard to place but it gave the impression of coming, almost, from another time.
Another wind swirled around her, brushing her hair from her face. Her bangs blew away and there, on her forehead was a single kanji word. Hikari. Light.
(Author's Note: That just means that there was one Japanese character on her forehead. In Japanese, the word is hikari. In English, the word is Light. Just incase it was misunderstood.)
It blazed on her skin, seeming to be made from a silver flame. It was unmistakable, engraved on her forehead and lighting up her face. The wind stopped and her hair fell once again, but the mark still remained, showing even through her bangs, as though burning them.
"Who are you then?" Sango clenched her teeth together, reaching slowly behind her for the Hiraikotsu, not liking the idea of hitting Kagome but willing to at least knock her out if the situation turned ugly.
'Kagome' hesitated, "I can not answer that correctly I'm afraid. I have been called many things but perhaps . . . " she reached for the yellow backpack that held Kagome's belongings, pulling out a long, thin object, "This may clear things up for you. Here," she offered the scroll to Miroku, who took it carefully, "Read it to your comrades monk."
Miroku's eye twitched with annoyance at the constant referral as 'monk' but he swallowed it as he slowly unrolled the yellow parchment. He scanned the page quickly, his eyes widening. He glanced up at 'Kagome,' startled. She nodded to him. Miroku swallowed and began to read.
***
She watched as things began to click in their minds, leaning back against the wall as she stretched her muscles out lazily. She turned her attention to Kagome once again.
'Miko?' she called out into the mind of the one who's vessel she shared.
'I want my body back!' Kagome shouted, 'What are you doing? Who are you anyway?!?'
Kagome could clearly hear the amusement in the voice as it replied back to her, 'So impatient little one. They are reading my Codex right now. I will have to speak with them when they finish and then you may have your body back.'
'What Codex? Who are you!?' Kagome demanded an answer.
'Such a strong will for one so young. You will go far little one. You have read my prophecy.'
'What prophecy?' Kagome struggled to remember.
'Ahhh. That is right. Your mind is still sealed. We will speak later of it then. All you must know now is that I will not harm you or any that you care for. You are my chosen.'
'Nani?' Kagome fought to understand but the voice was gone, 'Augh!' she cried in frustration. The blackness that she floated in seemed to be unending. Even now, she didn't seem to be standing on anything but it felt as if she was.
***
Miroku finished reading the worn parchment, rolling it up slowly, his thoughts distracted, as was everyone else. The Light, as he supposed that it was now, had not moved in the slightest, staring right at them in the most unnerving way, as if it was seeing into their very souls.
She said nothing for a moment, seeming to be letting their thoughts catch up with everything that had been said.
"Do you understand now?" she asked, they supposed it was a she for now, considering that it was Kagome's body that it was.
"Then you are the Light," Miroku stated quite calmly, his arms folded in his lap.
"You mind is quite fast monk. However, you have not yet gained a part in my chosen."
Inuyasha said nothing, pondering over something silently in his head. Hikari, as would be the obvious name for her, seemed to find this amusing and turned to him, "Inuyasha, your name was, correct?"
Inuyasha nodded, not really paying any attention to Hikari at the moment.
Hikari noticed and sighed, "It seems that you are also not prepared to take your place." She would have said more but Sango and Miroku had questions of their own.
"The Child of Light . . . It is Kagome-chan?" Sango asked hesitantly.
"Yes," she raised one eyebrow, "I thought it would be obvious."
"Then what of her companions?"
"I can tell you no more than what is written in the Kirn. It is against the rules. They will be revealed soon, after all, The Child of Light has appeared and the Child of Dark prepares for battle."
"I suppose that you can tell us nothing else," Miroku sighed, rubbing his temples.
"You know the answer to that already monk."
***
'Kagome?'
'Hmm?' Kagome had just been getting the hang of moving around in this place.
'Your friends are worried about you. I must take my leave now. The time limit is almost past.'
'Time limit?'
'Yes. You will regain your memory soon Kagome. Trust me.' Hikari seemed to hesitate for a moment, 'Take this.'
Kagome felt her arm being lifted and something small pressed into it. 'What is it?' she tried to look into her hand but Hikari had already closed her fingers over it.
'You will know when the time is right.'
'Nani?'
'Do not concern yourself right now. You will know.'
The voice was gone.
***
Kagome's eyes slowly bled back into the normal purple shade that they had always seen. She blinked rapidly, not yet adjusted to the sudden change in light.
"Gah!" she shouted, nearly falling over backwards when her vision cleared and she saw a small someone looking right into her face. She managed to catch herself on her hands at the last moment.
"Kagome?" It asked, jumping to perch on the top of her head, looking down at her.
Kagome blinked. There was something familiar about this one. Something came together in her mind. Her brows creased, scooping up the little figure.
Miroku and Sango exchanged worried glances. They had kept him from Kagome on purpose, unsure of what the reaction would be.
Kagome closed her eyes, hugging the little one tight in her chest. She opened them slowly, taking in the big blue watery eyes and puff of orange hair. Her eyes moved to the fluffy yellow tail and the baggy clothing.
'I should know him . . . " Kagome's mind worked furiously. The depth of trust and warmth that shone from the young eyes seemed to make her want to remember, at least this little part of her life.
"What's wrong Kagome?" she was asked, the bright blue eyes filled with worry. Something clicked.
"Oh!" she exclaimed, lifting the kit up to eye level before hugging him once again. She patted his head comfortingly. "It's all right now Shippo- chan," she said softly, her eyes brimming with liquid. She noted briefly that everyone was staring at her but she ignored it stubbornly in favor of devoting all her attention to the kit in her lap. An enormous wave of love and care had overwhelmed her when her mind had finally registered that it was Shippo that she was holding. A light smile graced her features.
"Everything's going to be all right now," she said in a softer tone, more to herself than anyone else but she turned her eyes to where Inuyasha sat, "I know it."
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Jap. Translations:
Nani - What
Gomen - sorry
Goshinboku - God Tree
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Author's Note: Sorry for the massive delay in the reposts but this is harder than I thought it would be. Now on to the next chapter.
