"Hehehehe!" A group of children laughed and spun around together in a circle, giggling and playing as if nothing was wrong. "Your turn Inuyasha!" A little girl laughed, throwing a bright red ball towards the indicated little boy.
He caught it, also laughing. "Great throw, Kikyou!" He called, bouncing the ball. At a small cough, he looked up to see the latest addition to Seitaka Orphanage, Kagome. "What do you want, Kagome?" He grumbled, bouncing the ball and looking as if he didn't care.
Covering her mouth with her tiny mittened hands, Kagome coughed slightly, to get the phlegm out of her throat. She smiled vaguely at the other small child. "Can I play with you all?" She asked pleadingly.
Kikyou came over and turned her nose up into the air. "Why should we let you? You're nothing but a-a-a jerk and a stupidhead!" She stuck her tongue out, blowing a big rasberry at the poor girl. "Plus, you're sick!"
Kagome took a step back, her lip trembling. "You big meanie!" She cried, slapping Kikyou in the face before taking off into the smalla grove of trees that surrounded the schoolhouse. "I hate you!" She called back behind her, stumbling forward.
Inuyasha stood speachless, never having heard Kikyou use such language around the new girl. Of course, all the other kids were wary around the new ones, but to go to such length as Kikyou had to Kagome was downright unfriendly and mean. He shrugged it off, chucking it up as jealousy. "Girls are stupid," he muttered, never realizing Kagome heard him.
"I-I can't believe those kids could be so mean to me!" The young girl wailed, sitting on a cold ahrd bench near the front gate.
"Excuse me, but are you Kagome Higurashi?"
She looked up to see a young man, but still an adult, holding his hand out to her. "Y-yes." She answered, blinking away her tears.
He smiled as she took his hand. "I am Sesshoumaru Sutoomu. You may call me Sesshoumaru-sama," he grinned, but it was a cold and empty smile. His amber-like eyes gazed down at her, and she shuttered. "I'm here to take you back with me."
Perking up a little, Kagome jumped off the bench happily. "You mean you're going to be my new daddy?" She chirped.
She shook his head and led her back to the schoolhouse, directing her towards the front office. "You are a very special child, Kagome. One that we need in the military to gain the upper hand against the Enjeru. You have the ability to withstand their awesome power; you might even be able to fight them." He gripped her small hand harder, hurting her. "I'll take you back to the base, where you'll undergo intense training to pilot the Mechas we have standing by, specially equipped and built for children like you." He looked down at her and smiled.
"You mean I'm going to go kill those monsters that killed my mama?" She asked almost inaudibly.
Sesshoumaru chuckled. "Yes. You will kill them. You will fight, under my orders..."
**) Ten years ago, the Earth as we know it came to an end with the appearance of a celestial being. It was the first Enjeru, but it turned out to be a blood-thirsty monster, bent on destroying the humans that had 'invested' the world. A war then started to defend ourselves against the Enjeru, but many people died in the process. Children were left abandoned, crying over the loss of their parents. With the discovery of a special hidden talent found only in some types of children. The 'talent' had to be nurtured in order for the child to use it for the rest of his or her life. Only, the children refused. Also, there was one special talent that eluded the humans, but not for long. The finding of Kagome Higurashi, the first Miko to come into the military's hands, gave the upper-hand to the humans. Then the rest came when the first dedicated herself to the battle. The last Enjeru are being destroyed one by one, slowly but surely, and life continues... (**
~~~~~!!!!# Haunted #!!!!~~~~~
The sounds of bombs being dropped and planes flying overhead permeating the air, the ten Miko's sat in their designated seats inside the helicopter, chattering away except for one. Every now and then, one of the other's would glance over at her and frown, before resuming his or her conversations.
The silent teenager, the first Miko, sat with her legs spread, hands resting together between the knees in a semi-relaxed position. The gray military-issued flight suit tailored to fit her every curve did nothing to enhance the beauty that was trying so hard to come out. Her long black hair was combed back into a bun, secured with a pair of sharp red hairsticks that could be used as a source of weaponry. Her pale face was unblemished, never having seen a single pimple or blackhead. Her bust was not too big, but not too small, which she didn't like at all.
"Kishi-Bojin," a melodious voice called, waking her from her reverie. "We're getting ready for departure in the Mecha units," a young girl whose nametag read Rin Sagara, smiled when she handed the teenaged girl a wristband with a lethal-looking needle on the inside of the black leather. "This is the newest version of the Imeraz. It doesn't have to be taken orally, but rather is injected in small amounts via this bracelet." She explained, helping the girl to strap it on with nary a wince. "Also, General Sesshoumaru has ordered that your Model 042 "Miraculous Crossbowman", be equipped with a newer Point Cannon and P-019 Rocket, not to mention a new weapon designed by the Vipers, called Kusanagi."
"Like the National Treasure?" The girl asked quietly, finally speaking for the first time since take-off. The nine other Miko's all glanced at her, for her strong voice carried even over the noise outside.
Rin nodded. "Yup. It's a sword-like weapon, but the blade isn't energy like most. It's actually made out of a new alloy that was discovered in a deceased Enjeru," she smiled as she finished hooking up all the necessary equipment that the other girl would need for the upcoming battle. She stood up and prepared to leave, but turned around at the last second. "Be careful, Kishi-Bojin." The other girl whispered, her eyes sad.
The Miko nodded, standing in sync with the others and walked over to the mecha that had served her well in the past. She raised a hand to it, carressing the steall hull and skin lovingly. It was a big bigger then the biggest human, so it was more like a bodysuit. Climbing in would have been a pain for the other Miko's, but not to her. She'd been trained long enough to know the precedures by heart.
When the green light flickered on after the door closed in on her, the girl moved her hands around in the steel-gloves, the pads of her fingers typing in the password for her Model 042. "Confirm voice recognition." The flashing black and green screen in front of her read.
"Kishi-Bojin." She said dully, but forcefully.
"Access approved."
Then the light inside turned off as the outside monitor turned on. She glanced around patiently for the others on her team to get ready in their mechas, sighing as she did so.
"Kishi-Bojin!" A masculine voice chimed through the intercom, shocking her but she didn't show it outwardly.
"General Sesshoumaru-sama," she confirmed, nodding when at the corner of her screen a picture flashed open, revealing the silver-haired head of the general. "What are the orders, sir?"
His picture smiled coldly. "Our operators have confirmed that this mission shall be the last, but it will be the hardest, Kishi-Bojin, so be careful," he warned, but they both already knew it was only formality; she knew each risk she took with the mecha. "The leaders of the Enjeru are hidden in Saiseki Park located east of Mouko high school in Izumo."
She nodded, not even gasping when the bay doors opened beneath her, sending the Miko unti down onto the earth below. "The final battle has begun," she whispered while the final Enjeru emerged from the line of trees that were lcoated in Saiseki Park.
Is this real?
Shouting a battlecry, the first Miko charged forward, followed closely by the other nine Miko's. All of her memories were forgotten in the heat of the battle, all of the pain and suffering. Only one fierce thought remained: destroy the Enjeru.
Is this trully me?
She slashed through the tough steel-like bodies repeatedly with her Kusangi sword, her speed exceding that of her comrades. She was indeed the strongest.
What is this power that courses through my veins?
'What is this power?' The Enjeru the first Miko was currently attacking wondered past all the pain it was recieving. 'How come I cannot force myself into her mind? Is it a mental barrier that is far beyond our technology?'
Why do I feel this way...
High in the air with the metal hull of the helicoptor protecting him, Sesshoumaru watched the ensuing battle with semi-amazement. "Kishi-Bojin has always amazed me when she fights," he said aloud. "The real test shall ensue when it comes time for her to go back to being a normal girl..."
I have to fight...
Gritting her teeth, the Miko reeled from the shockwave generated by the Soniaxe of her opponent. "Damn you!" She screamed, charging forward again, heedless of the scrapes and dents in her outer-armor.
He told me so...
Hearing a scream through the link with the other Miko's, the first turned in mid-charge to see the second, Isora, being run down by an Enjeru. "Damnit, Isora! Use the Chaosdisk! The Chaosdisk!"
But what comes after?
Sighing with relief when the second Miko destroyed her opponent, the first turned back to hers and nearly fell from the shock to see it was gone. She flicked her sensors on to scan the battlefield, not wanting it to escape. When the bleep confirmed its position, she cursed like a sailor. "Shit! It's above me?!"
What will become of me then?
Growling, she activated her booster pack and rocketed into the air and stopped before the Enjeru before it could reach the helicoptor. "You're fight is with me, Enjeru!" She screamed, her Point Cannon ripping through the flesh with ease.
I've always been alone...
'This human is trully amazing,' the Enjeru thought, blocking another one of her attacks with it's armshield. 'She continues fighting, no matter what problems arise... she is trully one of the shikon no tama's guardians.'
Afterwards, will I still be alone?
Feeling the charge of Imeraz coursing through her veins at the prick of the needle in her wrist, the first Miko's muscles spasmed as they grew larger, resulting in her mecha's strength increasing tenfold. She cringed as the pain of her muscles growing increased. She groaned, closing her eyes against the dots playing in front of them. 'Use your Talent, Kishi-Bojin,' a voice within her mind demanded viciously, driving her muscles into obediance. 'It is time.'
Only in the heat of battle am I trully useful.
"It is time," Sesshoumaru whispered.
I don't want to be a burden.
"It's time," Rin whispered fearfully, watching the girl she'd come to be fond of taking the intense pains she knew her to be going through.
I know what I must do.
'It is time,' the Enjeru thought with relief, knowing the end was near.
I fight not because I have to, but because that is the only thing I can do.
Her eyes snapping open, the pupil's shrank into tiny dots, the beautiful chocolate brown enveloping the whole. "It is time!"
Please God, help me to find my way in life besides this path.
The battlefield was flooded with bright light, piercing and loud. It spread out within a hundred mile radius, everything being engulfed by the intense celestial light.
I am myself.
Groaning as her eyes opened, the first Miko glanced around, taking in the simmering corpses of the Enjeru, the abandoned mechas, the people standing near her. She sat up slowly, looking around. First Rin clapped, joined by the crew, then the general, and then the rest burst into applause, smiling at her with admiration.
Not anyone else.
"You did it, Kishi-Bojin!" They exclaimed, but the applause died seeing her haunted look. Rin stepped forward. "What's wrong, Kishi-Bojin? We won..."
The girl smiled sadly. "Please... call me Kagome."
~~~~~!!!!# End #!!!!~~~~~
I hope you liked it! I had a hard time writing it, so review please! I don't know if I should continue this, but I'll let you reviewers decide if it can be a series or not. Also, if it becomes a series, we can find out what happened to the rest of the gang and how Kagome ends up after the war! Also, please disregard the Izumo thing about the high school. I don't know the area well, so I just made it up. Meaning: DON'T GO TO JAPAN IN SEARCH OF MOUKO HIGH SCHOOL!!! Well, Lady Kyuumu signing off!
Post-Story Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, so please don't sue. I need my money to travel to Japan and get into Tokyo U.