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When she reached the baths, she was dismayed to see that Kagome and Sango were already there. She carefully slid into the hot water as far away from them as possible.
Later, as she retied her kimono, she noticed Kagome and Sango staring at her. She knew why, too. Her white kimono with bright red stripes that didn't go fully around was easy to notice. Especially if you'd seen it before. The girl walked towards the door, wraping her white cloak around her and hiding her kimono from view.
"Kagura!" Kagome and Sango ran up behind her. Resignedly, Kagura turned to face them.
"What, want to kill me?"
"...Not ...nessicarily..." said Sango, taken aback by Kagura's words.
"Why are you here?" Asked Kagome.
Kagura didn't speak for a while. Then she said, "I ran. From Naraku." Kagome and Sango looked horrified. Kagura guessed why. "He couldn't have followed me. I had a hell of a time getting through that damned well, he couldn't possibly make it. I think it has to do with the amount of evil you have in you. The well seems to block evil. Besides, I left something to throw him off," Kagura smiled.
"What?" Sango wanted to know. Kagura pulled back her cloak and the sleeve of her kimono. There was a fine white scar down her arm. There were also a series of deep wounds- it looked like something was buried under her skin.
"Blood." Kagura let her sleeve fall and made sure her kimono was covered by her cloak again. "I cut myself. I left a lot of blood on the far side of Kaede-babaa's village. That damn monk wasn't there, so I went to the old hag to have my arm bound. Don't worry- my blood trail leads away from the village and the well. I made sure of that," Kagura sighed. "Don't tell anyone who I am, please," she requested, pulling her cloak to cover her hair and eyes.
"We won't," Kagome assured her. Kagura gave a small bow and left the baths.
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Kagura had just taken a place across the table from Hojou when a kid wearing a turban- like- thing entered the cafeteria.
"Hey! You there! What's that on your head?" A lunch lady wanted to know. The boy mumblesd something and handed her a note. "Is that it? Well, go get your food, then," She told him, looking up from the note."Hurry along!"
While most of the kids were rubbernecking, Kagura had taken one glance at the boy, then busied herself eating rice. She tugged the hood of her cloak lower over her face.
"What is it, Kagura?" Asked Sango, noticing the youkai's strange behavior. "...No, don't tell me," she laughed, realizing, "That was the boy you hit on that bus here?"
Kagura nodded.
"That's your normal fan, isn't it." Kagome commented, catching on. Kagura nodded again, then turned her attention to her bowl of rice.
As they left breakfast, Kagome and Sango found themselves being knocked aside by a crowd of Kagura's male admirers. One of them clipped Sango a bit harder than nessicary, earning him an elbow in the ribs. For a second, he looked about to see who hit him. Then, he decided on another tactic.
"Kazeko?" Kagura nodded to show she was listening. Kazeko was what she made the people who didn't know her name call her. "Someone hit me in the ribs- Oh, it hurts so much! I'm sure you have some medical wisdom?"
Kagura smiled, very insencerely. "Where did they hit you?" The boy pulled up his shirt and pointed to the spreading bruise. Kagura looked at it for half a second. Then she rapped on it with her knuckles, hard.
"Doesn't feel broken," She informed the boy, who was white with pain. "If a little tap like that actually hurts, go crying to your mommy to fix it. Don't waste my time!"
Kagura's other admirers shunted the unfortunate boy out of the way and clamoured for her attention. She sighed. This was going to be a long day.
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*Yawn* So... late.... -^^-. Anyways, I finally got this chapter up. I'm not sure I'm totally happy with it, but, oh well! Anyhow, I'll put up the next chapter when I finish it- but- ^___^ Reviews make me write faster!
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When she reached the baths, she was dismayed to see that Kagome and Sango were already there. She carefully slid into the hot water as far away from them as possible.
Later, as she retied her kimono, she noticed Kagome and Sango staring at her. She knew why, too. Her white kimono with bright red stripes that didn't go fully around was easy to notice. Especially if you'd seen it before. The girl walked towards the door, wraping her white cloak around her and hiding her kimono from view.
"Kagura!" Kagome and Sango ran up behind her. Resignedly, Kagura turned to face them.
"What, want to kill me?"
"...Not ...nessicarily..." said Sango, taken aback by Kagura's words.
"Why are you here?" Asked Kagome.
Kagura didn't speak for a while. Then she said, "I ran. From Naraku." Kagome and Sango looked horrified. Kagura guessed why. "He couldn't have followed me. I had a hell of a time getting through that damned well, he couldn't possibly make it. I think it has to do with the amount of evil you have in you. The well seems to block evil. Besides, I left something to throw him off," Kagura smiled.
"What?" Sango wanted to know. Kagura pulled back her cloak and the sleeve of her kimono. There was a fine white scar down her arm. There were also a series of deep wounds- it looked like something was buried under her skin.
"Blood." Kagura let her sleeve fall and made sure her kimono was covered by her cloak again. "I cut myself. I left a lot of blood on the far side of Kaede-babaa's village. That damn monk wasn't there, so I went to the old hag to have my arm bound. Don't worry- my blood trail leads away from the village and the well. I made sure of that," Kagura sighed. "Don't tell anyone who I am, please," she requested, pulling her cloak to cover her hair and eyes.
"We won't," Kagome assured her. Kagura gave a small bow and left the baths.
*****
Kagura had just taken a place across the table from Hojou when a kid wearing a turban- like- thing entered the cafeteria.
"Hey! You there! What's that on your head?" A lunch lady wanted to know. The boy mumblesd something and handed her a note. "Is that it? Well, go get your food, then," She told him, looking up from the note."Hurry along!"
While most of the kids were rubbernecking, Kagura had taken one glance at the boy, then busied herself eating rice. She tugged the hood of her cloak lower over her face.
"What is it, Kagura?" Asked Sango, noticing the youkai's strange behavior. "...No, don't tell me," she laughed, realizing, "That was the boy you hit on that bus here?"
Kagura nodded.
"That's your normal fan, isn't it." Kagome commented, catching on. Kagura nodded again, then turned her attention to her bowl of rice.
As they left breakfast, Kagome and Sango found themselves being knocked aside by a crowd of Kagura's male admirers. One of them clipped Sango a bit harder than nessicary, earning him an elbow in the ribs. For a second, he looked about to see who hit him. Then, he decided on another tactic.
"Kazeko?" Kagura nodded to show she was listening. Kazeko was what she made the people who didn't know her name call her. "Someone hit me in the ribs- Oh, it hurts so much! I'm sure you have some medical wisdom?"
Kagura smiled, very insencerely. "Where did they hit you?" The boy pulled up his shirt and pointed to the spreading bruise. Kagura looked at it for half a second. Then she rapped on it with her knuckles, hard.
"Doesn't feel broken," She informed the boy, who was white with pain. "If a little tap like that actually hurts, go crying to your mommy to fix it. Don't waste my time!"
Kagura's other admirers shunted the unfortunate boy out of the way and clamoured for her attention. She sighed. This was going to be a long day.
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*Yawn* So... late.... -^^-. Anyways, I finally got this chapter up. I'm not sure I'm totally happy with it, but, oh well! Anyhow, I'll put up the next chapter when I finish it- but- ^___^ Reviews make me write faster!
