Disclaimer - I dunno, do I own Inu yasha? OF COURSE NOT!!! If I did I
wouldn't be writing this right now!! I'd be drawing someone killing
Kikyou!! Again!! wouldn't you do the same?! ::Sigh:: Oh well....
Hey again everybody!! Sorry it took sooo long to update.. to tired and just got back from a interesting vacation, and school starts in less than two days!! NOOOO!!! We must now do homework and pay attention to boring/evil teachers!! That is not fair! Kids should rule the world!! better yet Inu yasha should!! wait.. no.. if he ruled.. we'd all be dead by now... ummm, forget I said anything, I'll just grumble to myself from now on..
ANYWAYS.. finally Chappie 5! yahoo!
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Kisu ofu fu tenshi
Chapter 5 - Thank you and farewell
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Kano sighed.... three days... since they had come... and they haven't awakened yet. They must have been through something terrible to wound and exhaust them so much.
Even the girl.. it was a wonder she could walk here, not to mention for how long or far was unknown to her. Also there was the disturbing fact that when she had first sensed them coming here.. a powerful chi was surrounding them.
Kano shrugged, getting the spare blanket, and covering herself up. How could anyone even hurt someone this bad, and let them live; barely; to suffer the pain?! Especially a human woman and child. Must of been a youkai, she growled, those stupid cold-hearted beasts! A plague to this earth she thought! The day she saw a kind youkai was the day she... she... she didn't kill one!! Sighing she closed her eyes, only to be quickly awakened by the girls moaning.
She got up and walked over to her patient, kneeling beside her, placing a wet cloth readily on her head. For some odd reason, the girl was crying.. must be having a nightmare the poor dear.
"Akuin..!" She whispered suddenly in low, and dangerous tones. Kano was taken aback slightly by it. What could she possibly be dreaming about?!
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Kagome didn't know where she was except she was in complete darkness, standing in utter silence. Darkness usually disturbed her, but for some odd reason this didn't.
"Hello?" She called. Her voice echoed and virbrated off the walls.
"Guess I'm alone.." She muttured. She started walking, not exactly knowing which way was right or wrong, up or down and if anyone asked her, she had no clue whatsoever.
Kagome looked down, and was slightly shocked by what she saw. The darkness at her feet was like waves on water. It was calm and still, but whenever she took a step, rings belled out on the surface; similar effect of a stone thrown in water; So it was if she was walking on water.
She lifted in one foot, and set it gently back down as if she might fall in at any moment.
She didn't.
She tapped her foot soundly on the top.
She didn't drowned.
Kagome was about to start jumping to see what would happen, knowig this dream had long surpassed all reason and logic, and it was fun just to try anyways. But a voice stopped her from proceding.
"You won't fall through." It stated cooly. She looked up, and saw a white figure coming towards her.
She gasped.
Was she dead? Had this odd black chamber been the so called dark tunnel and the figure was the light at the end of it?!
"R-really now? How are you so sure?"
"I've been to this dream before and tested it for myself." He stated in a factly tone. Kagome looked at him startled.
"D-dream? That's where I am at?"
"Yes. Why, where did you think?"
"Umm...that I was dead, and this was the tunnel to, um, you know.." She said embarrassedly, lowering her eyes to the black sea under her feet.
"No, but.. how is it you are in my dream? A second ago I was in a dream fighting a man called 'Akuin'..." He stated. Kagome's head instantly shot up.
"Akuin..!?"
He raised an eyebrow at her, and Kagome breifly wondered how she could even tell, for with him so aglow she couldn't tell any of his features.
"How is it you know him?" He asked.
"It was the same for me as well... I was battling with him, did you notice his odd black wings?"
"Yes. Only how is it you've entered my dream?" He asked again, in a more clipped tone. She narrowed her eyes, growling.
"I've been having this dream since I could remember so from what I can tell, It is just as much MY dream as it is your!"
"Really?" He said sarcastically, with slight amusement.
"Yes."
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Sesshomaru stared at the glowing figure in front of him. He had narrowed down his options that it was a girl, most likely the same one from his dreams. He frowned, but in my dream... she.. Growling at himself for the sadness he had just experienced. He turned his gaze back at her, noting the hands on her hips in a haughty manner. She may be dignified in my other dreams.. but it seems she is quite a foul and ill mannered.
"What brought you here girl?" He asked steadily. Her hands slowly fell from her hips, as she thought.
"I saw that preistess after I reached that town, but after that it has been nothing but darkness and dreams of HIM. Akuin..." She shuddered, as he looked at her curiously.
"Preistess?"
"Yes. I was injured pretty badly in battle, and I was heading towards a nearby village for help.. Only I don't know what happened to my friends.." She sighed, and he heard the sadness and despair in it. She crumpled to the floor on her knees, and Sesshomaru found himself by her side in a flash.
"What's wrong?" He asked, wondering what had possessed his to act this caring. She laughed hollowly, wiping away her tears.
"I'm fine. I just don't know what happened to my friends, for all I know they could be dead, and me and my pup--"
"Pup?" He asked astonished. Surely she was to young to have a pup, well it was normal for humans to be wed and have families by now..
"Adopted pup." She amended, for some reason calming him. She continued.
"For all I know my pup and i could be safe and healing why they lay dying in the middle of a forest surrounded by hungry youkai!" She said, looking at him. He saw through to her bright blue eyes, to see the tears in them.
Without a second thought her pulled her in to an warm embrace. Instead of pushing away though, she hugged him back, crying into his chest.
"I wish I knew if they were fine..!" She whispered, although he could hear it. He was not rubbed of all his senses here.. only his sense of smell was dulled. He sniffed her head anywas, and found the wonderful intruging scent of a flower garden on a warm spring day. It was appealing to his senses, and found himself cuddling more in to her neck. Whispering in to her ear,
"It's alright... Where are you right now, I'll find you and your friends if you wish.."
She pulled back slightly to look in to his eyes.
"R-Really..? You'd do that for me?" She asked in disbelief. He nodded, growling in his mind at his weakness.
"I'm at inland northern Japan, between Inu yasha's forest and Kogarashi mountains. In some small village, I know not where.." She said, biting her lower lip, remembering.
"I will find you." He stated firmly. She smiled, a wide dazzling smile, before reaching for one of her ears, she held out an earring to him. It was pure silver stud, dangling from it was a small silver chain, at the end was a small sapphire shaped as a heart. Placing it in his hand, closing hers around his, saying.
"I will hold the other piece and wear it as a necklace, so you will easily be able to see it, and when you do, you'll know it is me."
"What is your name?" He asked, finally ending his inner battle whether to ask or not. She laughed, the very sound of the finest minstrel ever heard, and said.
"I will not tell. You'll have to ask when you find me."
He nodded, and she gave him one last hug and thank you, before she stood and walked in to te darkness, dissapearing in te veil or darkness. He did the same.
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Sesshomaru opened his eyes, to see the canopy of his bed. Instantly remembering his dream, he opened his right fist, and sure enough an earring layed there. He smirked.
"It seems these dreams are more than what the seem.." He muttured. He'd call Jaken to prepare for travel at dawn, they'd leave the same morning, or rather just Sesshomaru. He wanted to find out himself who this mystery girl was, and he didn't want anyone there to witness it except himself.
Suttle for the night with his plans, he fell in to an unneeded nights sleep.
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Kagome opened her eyes, blinking twice before they focused reveiling a girls face looming over her own, looking concerned.
As soon as she opened her eyes though, the other jumped back.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to wake you from your rest.." She whispered. Kagome smiled.
"Don't worry, you didn't. I take it you are the preistess who tended to me?" She waited for the meek nod, before saying "Well you did a very fine job and I can't thank you enough."
The other looked on in shock from her answer, but nodded.
'Thank you. I am known as the preistess Kano and, if I may I ask, what is your name?"
Kagome grinned at this, because of her dream.
"My name is Kagome. Preistess, and guardian of the Shikon no Tama, and the small kitsune is my adopted pup, Shippou. My wounds are from my recent battle over the jewel.. if that answers any of your questions you may have.."
"I have to say, that answers most of them. I have heard of you lady Kagome.. you're quite powerful.."
"No.. " Then pulling at her ear, she grinned "...I just have someone watching over me..."
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"Kagome are you sure you have to leave? Your wounds can't be healed yet!" Takun, Kano's little brother protested. Kagome smiled, placing Shippou on her shoulder.
"Your right I'm not healed yet, but I have to leave lest I bring unwonted trouble to your village. And I don't wish for any unneeded bloodshed."
Takun, nodded in defeat, knowing no matter how much he had grown to like the older girl in the past week, he knew her theory held wisdom.
"Alright.."
"We wish you luck Kagome.." Kano said, handing her a bow and quiver of fletched arrows.
"Thank you Kano. I hope I will meet you all again soon, and find a way to repay your kindness."
"No need Kagome. Your very company is payment enough.."
"Well I wouldn't say that.. oh do you remember the message I gave you?" Kagome said. Kano nodded grinning.
"For the hundrendth time, yes! If an hanyou, wolf youkai, Tajiya, or houshi pass through town loking for you I am to tell them you went south towards the mountains."
"Right! Thank you and I'll see you all again! Farewell!" Kagome said giving each a hug, before turning and heading into the forest surrounding the entirety of the village. She grinned.
Until she found her companions, her and Shippou will have to search for the jewel shards alone for a while, not to mention her guardian; as she so fondly named him; looked for him. He'd be able to find her easier this way as well.
Kagome was certain they still lived... What ever power she had used to protect them saved her and Shippou's own life, and she doubted any of them would give in to death easily, so until then it just be on their own!
So begins Kagome's and Shippou's journey!
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There it ends! Okay too tired now.. need sleep.. tomorrow last day of summer vaction ::Cry, cry:: and when I will post this chapter so on with sleep! R&R bye!!
Hey again everybody!! Sorry it took sooo long to update.. to tired and just got back from a interesting vacation, and school starts in less than two days!! NOOOO!!! We must now do homework and pay attention to boring/evil teachers!! That is not fair! Kids should rule the world!! better yet Inu yasha should!! wait.. no.. if he ruled.. we'd all be dead by now... ummm, forget I said anything, I'll just grumble to myself from now on..
ANYWAYS.. finally Chappie 5! yahoo!
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Kisu ofu fu tenshi
Chapter 5 - Thank you and farewell
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Kano sighed.... three days... since they had come... and they haven't awakened yet. They must have been through something terrible to wound and exhaust them so much.
Even the girl.. it was a wonder she could walk here, not to mention for how long or far was unknown to her. Also there was the disturbing fact that when she had first sensed them coming here.. a powerful chi was surrounding them.
Kano shrugged, getting the spare blanket, and covering herself up. How could anyone even hurt someone this bad, and let them live; barely; to suffer the pain?! Especially a human woman and child. Must of been a youkai, she growled, those stupid cold-hearted beasts! A plague to this earth she thought! The day she saw a kind youkai was the day she... she... she didn't kill one!! Sighing she closed her eyes, only to be quickly awakened by the girls moaning.
She got up and walked over to her patient, kneeling beside her, placing a wet cloth readily on her head. For some odd reason, the girl was crying.. must be having a nightmare the poor dear.
"Akuin..!" She whispered suddenly in low, and dangerous tones. Kano was taken aback slightly by it. What could she possibly be dreaming about?!
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Kagome didn't know where she was except she was in complete darkness, standing in utter silence. Darkness usually disturbed her, but for some odd reason this didn't.
"Hello?" She called. Her voice echoed and virbrated off the walls.
"Guess I'm alone.." She muttured. She started walking, not exactly knowing which way was right or wrong, up or down and if anyone asked her, she had no clue whatsoever.
Kagome looked down, and was slightly shocked by what she saw. The darkness at her feet was like waves on water. It was calm and still, but whenever she took a step, rings belled out on the surface; similar effect of a stone thrown in water; So it was if she was walking on water.
She lifted in one foot, and set it gently back down as if she might fall in at any moment.
She didn't.
She tapped her foot soundly on the top.
She didn't drowned.
Kagome was about to start jumping to see what would happen, knowig this dream had long surpassed all reason and logic, and it was fun just to try anyways. But a voice stopped her from proceding.
"You won't fall through." It stated cooly. She looked up, and saw a white figure coming towards her.
She gasped.
Was she dead? Had this odd black chamber been the so called dark tunnel and the figure was the light at the end of it?!
"R-really now? How are you so sure?"
"I've been to this dream before and tested it for myself." He stated in a factly tone. Kagome looked at him startled.
"D-dream? That's where I am at?"
"Yes. Why, where did you think?"
"Umm...that I was dead, and this was the tunnel to, um, you know.." She said embarrassedly, lowering her eyes to the black sea under her feet.
"No, but.. how is it you are in my dream? A second ago I was in a dream fighting a man called 'Akuin'..." He stated. Kagome's head instantly shot up.
"Akuin..!?"
He raised an eyebrow at her, and Kagome breifly wondered how she could even tell, for with him so aglow she couldn't tell any of his features.
"How is it you know him?" He asked.
"It was the same for me as well... I was battling with him, did you notice his odd black wings?"
"Yes. Only how is it you've entered my dream?" He asked again, in a more clipped tone. She narrowed her eyes, growling.
"I've been having this dream since I could remember so from what I can tell, It is just as much MY dream as it is your!"
"Really?" He said sarcastically, with slight amusement.
"Yes."
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Sesshomaru stared at the glowing figure in front of him. He had narrowed down his options that it was a girl, most likely the same one from his dreams. He frowned, but in my dream... she.. Growling at himself for the sadness he had just experienced. He turned his gaze back at her, noting the hands on her hips in a haughty manner. She may be dignified in my other dreams.. but it seems she is quite a foul and ill mannered.
"What brought you here girl?" He asked steadily. Her hands slowly fell from her hips, as she thought.
"I saw that preistess after I reached that town, but after that it has been nothing but darkness and dreams of HIM. Akuin..." She shuddered, as he looked at her curiously.
"Preistess?"
"Yes. I was injured pretty badly in battle, and I was heading towards a nearby village for help.. Only I don't know what happened to my friends.." She sighed, and he heard the sadness and despair in it. She crumpled to the floor on her knees, and Sesshomaru found himself by her side in a flash.
"What's wrong?" He asked, wondering what had possessed his to act this caring. She laughed hollowly, wiping away her tears.
"I'm fine. I just don't know what happened to my friends, for all I know they could be dead, and me and my pup--"
"Pup?" He asked astonished. Surely she was to young to have a pup, well it was normal for humans to be wed and have families by now..
"Adopted pup." She amended, for some reason calming him. She continued.
"For all I know my pup and i could be safe and healing why they lay dying in the middle of a forest surrounded by hungry youkai!" She said, looking at him. He saw through to her bright blue eyes, to see the tears in them.
Without a second thought her pulled her in to an warm embrace. Instead of pushing away though, she hugged him back, crying into his chest.
"I wish I knew if they were fine..!" She whispered, although he could hear it. He was not rubbed of all his senses here.. only his sense of smell was dulled. He sniffed her head anywas, and found the wonderful intruging scent of a flower garden on a warm spring day. It was appealing to his senses, and found himself cuddling more in to her neck. Whispering in to her ear,
"It's alright... Where are you right now, I'll find you and your friends if you wish.."
She pulled back slightly to look in to his eyes.
"R-Really..? You'd do that for me?" She asked in disbelief. He nodded, growling in his mind at his weakness.
"I'm at inland northern Japan, between Inu yasha's forest and Kogarashi mountains. In some small village, I know not where.." She said, biting her lower lip, remembering.
"I will find you." He stated firmly. She smiled, a wide dazzling smile, before reaching for one of her ears, she held out an earring to him. It was pure silver stud, dangling from it was a small silver chain, at the end was a small sapphire shaped as a heart. Placing it in his hand, closing hers around his, saying.
"I will hold the other piece and wear it as a necklace, so you will easily be able to see it, and when you do, you'll know it is me."
"What is your name?" He asked, finally ending his inner battle whether to ask or not. She laughed, the very sound of the finest minstrel ever heard, and said.
"I will not tell. You'll have to ask when you find me."
He nodded, and she gave him one last hug and thank you, before she stood and walked in to te darkness, dissapearing in te veil or darkness. He did the same.
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Sesshomaru opened his eyes, to see the canopy of his bed. Instantly remembering his dream, he opened his right fist, and sure enough an earring layed there. He smirked.
"It seems these dreams are more than what the seem.." He muttured. He'd call Jaken to prepare for travel at dawn, they'd leave the same morning, or rather just Sesshomaru. He wanted to find out himself who this mystery girl was, and he didn't want anyone there to witness it except himself.
Suttle for the night with his plans, he fell in to an unneeded nights sleep.
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Kagome opened her eyes, blinking twice before they focused reveiling a girls face looming over her own, looking concerned.
As soon as she opened her eyes though, the other jumped back.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to wake you from your rest.." She whispered. Kagome smiled.
"Don't worry, you didn't. I take it you are the preistess who tended to me?" She waited for the meek nod, before saying "Well you did a very fine job and I can't thank you enough."
The other looked on in shock from her answer, but nodded.
'Thank you. I am known as the preistess Kano and, if I may I ask, what is your name?"
Kagome grinned at this, because of her dream.
"My name is Kagome. Preistess, and guardian of the Shikon no Tama, and the small kitsune is my adopted pup, Shippou. My wounds are from my recent battle over the jewel.. if that answers any of your questions you may have.."
"I have to say, that answers most of them. I have heard of you lady Kagome.. you're quite powerful.."
"No.. " Then pulling at her ear, she grinned "...I just have someone watching over me..."
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"Kagome are you sure you have to leave? Your wounds can't be healed yet!" Takun, Kano's little brother protested. Kagome smiled, placing Shippou on her shoulder.
"Your right I'm not healed yet, but I have to leave lest I bring unwonted trouble to your village. And I don't wish for any unneeded bloodshed."
Takun, nodded in defeat, knowing no matter how much he had grown to like the older girl in the past week, he knew her theory held wisdom.
"Alright.."
"We wish you luck Kagome.." Kano said, handing her a bow and quiver of fletched arrows.
"Thank you Kano. I hope I will meet you all again soon, and find a way to repay your kindness."
"No need Kagome. Your very company is payment enough.."
"Well I wouldn't say that.. oh do you remember the message I gave you?" Kagome said. Kano nodded grinning.
"For the hundrendth time, yes! If an hanyou, wolf youkai, Tajiya, or houshi pass through town loking for you I am to tell them you went south towards the mountains."
"Right! Thank you and I'll see you all again! Farewell!" Kagome said giving each a hug, before turning and heading into the forest surrounding the entirety of the village. She grinned.
Until she found her companions, her and Shippou will have to search for the jewel shards alone for a while, not to mention her guardian; as she so fondly named him; looked for him. He'd be able to find her easier this way as well.
Kagome was certain they still lived... What ever power she had used to protect them saved her and Shippou's own life, and she doubted any of them would give in to death easily, so until then it just be on their own!
So begins Kagome's and Shippou's journey!
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There it ends! Okay too tired now.. need sleep.. tomorrow last day of summer vaction ::Cry, cry:: and when I will post this chapter so on with sleep! R&R bye!!