Sometimes, the Glass just Breaks
Illustrious Sorrow
Author's Note: I'm taking a vote on pairings, either Kagome/Kurama, or Kagome Hiei. So far the vote is:
Kagome/Hiei- 3 Kagome/Kurama- 5
On with the story!
Chapter 2-Once you have shed a thousand tears.
When Kagome woke up with her son cradled in her arms and her bed beneath then, she remembered instantly what had happened. Curling on her side, she began to cry silently into her pillow, sobs shaking her body.
The sun gently rose over the horizon, rays of light gently filtering across the now still forms of Kagome and Shippo. Kagome watched with red- rimmed eyes as Shippo moved slightly and his eyes, a stunning gold color, fluttered open and caught sight of her.
"Kaa-san!"
"Hai, Shippo?"
"I was so worried! You've been sleeping for a whole day!"
"You haven't been here the whole time have you?"
"Well.not the WHOLE time."
"Shippo?"
"I had to use the bathroom twice and eat three times."
"You should have gotten out of bed and played with Souta or something."
"But I wanted to stay with you, Kaa-san. I wanted to be here when you woke up."
"Thank you sweetheart." Kagome looked around her room for a moment, her eyes resting on the clock, which read 5:30 am.
"Why don't we go get some breakfast? I'm hungry and I'm sure you are as well."
"Hai! Can we have ramen?"
"Would you like to try something different?"
"Ok.Like what?"
"Uhm.how about.these!" Kagome pulled out a package of soybeans and tofu.
(A/n Heh.I don't really know very many Japanese foods, these are the only things I could think of on short notice.otherwise it would have been dumplings or something.If anyone knows Japanese breakfast foods, please let me know.)
She quickly cooked the food and then sat down at a low table with Shippo to eat. They made quick work of the food, and were just finishing as jii-chan, her Okaa-san, and Souta walked in.
"Okaa-san, I assume you've met Shippo, Shippo, this is your Oba-san."
"Ohayo Oba-san." Said Shippo as he bowed to his Kaa-san's Okaa-san.
"This is your jii-chan, and this is Souta, your oji-san."
"Ohayo." Shippo shyly hid behind Kagome, peering around her legs at his new family. They smiled at him, and welcomed him into the family, before sitting down to eat.
"Okaa-san, I am going to take Shippo to the mall to buy him some clothes and get him a hair-cut."
"Alright, do you have your card?" (a/n I mean, credit card)
"Hai." She turned to her son, "Are you ready Shippo?"
"Hai!" He raced to the door before stopping and spinning around, "What's a mall?"
Kagome giggled and pushed her son upstairs towards her room, where the changed into some clean clothes and found some of Souta's old clothes to give Shippo to wear until he got his own clothes.
Shippo stared at everything they passed in wonder. Cars, buildings, people, and especially, the candy.
"Kaa-san, can I have some chocolate?"
"Maybe later sweety."
"Kaa-san, why is that demon on a string?"
"That isn't a demon, Shippo, that's a dog. It doesn't have any intelligence. And that is a leash, not a string. It's on the leash so that it won't run away or hurt somebody."
"Kaa-san, what's that?" He asked, pointing to a large monster on wheels.
"That's our bus! Come on Shippo, we have to run!" Kagome lifted her son and raced toward the bus stop, only just managing to catch it before the driver pulled away.
"Arigato." She gasped at the bus driver as she showed him her student pass. The man merely grunted and started the bus up again. Kagome gently set Shippo on a seat, before wincing at the pain in her shoulder where Kikyo had shot her. For a second, tears welled up in her eyes, before she angrily brushed them away and smiled at the concerned face of her son.
"What's wrong Shippo?"
"Did we get eaten by the monster?" He asked, looking worried.
"Iie, this isn't a monster sweetheart, it's a bus. It's like a cart that moves by itself. We are only riding in it, see look-." She pointed at the door, which was opening to let people off. "We only have to go through the door to leave."
Shippo, nodded, seeming satisfied with that answer, and Kagome was left to her thoughts. She wished that Sango were here, so that she could have somebody to talk to. Nobody in this time period would understand, and Shippo was too young for Kagome to really talk to. Aside from that, she could tell her son was devastated over the deaths of Sango and Miroku, and even Inuyasha. They would have a nice long talk when they got home to the shrine.
Kagome put a hand to her shoulder, she could feel that the wound was healing at an unnatural speed, and though it was bleeding slightly, it didn't hurt as much as it had only moment's prior. Hopefully, if it remained healing at this pace, the wound would be gone in only a week or so.
After around a half an hour on the bus, most of the time spent answering Shippo's questions, the bus stopped in from of the mall, and Kagome held Shippo's hand as they left the bus to enter the immense building.
Author's Note: Ok, I know that was a short chapter where nothing happened, but it was a transitional chapter and it had some character angst and such. Besides, that seemed like a good place to stop for now. I should have the next chapter up in a few days. The Crossover will show up in the next chapter. Only one person guessed the 'strange woman' from the first chapter right, Congratulations Katzzatar!
|DemonLady 1- Hope this update was fast enough, I'll be taking a vote| |on pairings. | |Michelle- Don't worry, it won't be Kagome/Yusuke. Thanks for | |reviewing! | |Kasamaru- Nope, not Botan. Thanks for reviewing! | |Kurama's girl the punk Kagome- I'm taking a vote for pairings, so I | |can't promise anything, though it does look like it will be kur/kag.| |Mystic Rain- Nope, not Genkai. I was planning a Hiei/Kagome, but so | |many people have asked for Kag/Kur, that I'm going take a vote. | |Thanks for reviewing! | |Kuramasgrl123- Thanks, glad you like the story. Yeah, Kagome'll be | |the demon queen. Thanks for reviewing! | |Kurama's Miko- Thanks! *Smiles* Glad you like it, hope you enjoyed | |this chapter as well. | |Hiei Lover 0401- Nope, sorry, not Botan. | |Inu Youkai-Hime- Ooh! You're one of my fav. authors! I love your | |stories! Glad you like the story, but sorry, it's not Genkai. The | |story will be either K/K or K/H, I'm taking a vote. Thanks for | |reviewing! | |Artemis the Goddess- Glad you like the story so much! Thanks for | |reviewing. | |.- Glad you like the story, thanks for reviewing. | |k- Well, this was a pretty quick update, hope you enjoyed the | |chapter. | |Katzztar- You're second guess was the correct one. Good job on | |guessing, you were the only one to do so! Thanks for reviewing! | |Sunstar-1217- Nope, not Genkai. Yes, Kagome will be the Demon Queen.| |Glad you like the story, thanks for reviewing. | |Inu-Ice-Dragon- Glad you like the story, hope you liked this | |chapter as well. |
Illustrious Sorrow
Author's Note: I'm taking a vote on pairings, either Kagome/Kurama, or Kagome Hiei. So far the vote is:
Kagome/Hiei- 3 Kagome/Kurama- 5
On with the story!
Chapter 2-Once you have shed a thousand tears.
When Kagome woke up with her son cradled in her arms and her bed beneath then, she remembered instantly what had happened. Curling on her side, she began to cry silently into her pillow, sobs shaking her body.
The sun gently rose over the horizon, rays of light gently filtering across the now still forms of Kagome and Shippo. Kagome watched with red- rimmed eyes as Shippo moved slightly and his eyes, a stunning gold color, fluttered open and caught sight of her.
"Kaa-san!"
"Hai, Shippo?"
"I was so worried! You've been sleeping for a whole day!"
"You haven't been here the whole time have you?"
"Well.not the WHOLE time."
"Shippo?"
"I had to use the bathroom twice and eat three times."
"You should have gotten out of bed and played with Souta or something."
"But I wanted to stay with you, Kaa-san. I wanted to be here when you woke up."
"Thank you sweetheart." Kagome looked around her room for a moment, her eyes resting on the clock, which read 5:30 am.
"Why don't we go get some breakfast? I'm hungry and I'm sure you are as well."
"Hai! Can we have ramen?"
"Would you like to try something different?"
"Ok.Like what?"
"Uhm.how about.these!" Kagome pulled out a package of soybeans and tofu.
(A/n Heh.I don't really know very many Japanese foods, these are the only things I could think of on short notice.otherwise it would have been dumplings or something.If anyone knows Japanese breakfast foods, please let me know.)
She quickly cooked the food and then sat down at a low table with Shippo to eat. They made quick work of the food, and were just finishing as jii-chan, her Okaa-san, and Souta walked in.
"Okaa-san, I assume you've met Shippo, Shippo, this is your Oba-san."
"Ohayo Oba-san." Said Shippo as he bowed to his Kaa-san's Okaa-san.
"This is your jii-chan, and this is Souta, your oji-san."
"Ohayo." Shippo shyly hid behind Kagome, peering around her legs at his new family. They smiled at him, and welcomed him into the family, before sitting down to eat.
"Okaa-san, I am going to take Shippo to the mall to buy him some clothes and get him a hair-cut."
"Alright, do you have your card?" (a/n I mean, credit card)
"Hai." She turned to her son, "Are you ready Shippo?"
"Hai!" He raced to the door before stopping and spinning around, "What's a mall?"
Kagome giggled and pushed her son upstairs towards her room, where the changed into some clean clothes and found some of Souta's old clothes to give Shippo to wear until he got his own clothes.
Shippo stared at everything they passed in wonder. Cars, buildings, people, and especially, the candy.
"Kaa-san, can I have some chocolate?"
"Maybe later sweety."
"Kaa-san, why is that demon on a string?"
"That isn't a demon, Shippo, that's a dog. It doesn't have any intelligence. And that is a leash, not a string. It's on the leash so that it won't run away or hurt somebody."
"Kaa-san, what's that?" He asked, pointing to a large monster on wheels.
"That's our bus! Come on Shippo, we have to run!" Kagome lifted her son and raced toward the bus stop, only just managing to catch it before the driver pulled away.
"Arigato." She gasped at the bus driver as she showed him her student pass. The man merely grunted and started the bus up again. Kagome gently set Shippo on a seat, before wincing at the pain in her shoulder where Kikyo had shot her. For a second, tears welled up in her eyes, before she angrily brushed them away and smiled at the concerned face of her son.
"What's wrong Shippo?"
"Did we get eaten by the monster?" He asked, looking worried.
"Iie, this isn't a monster sweetheart, it's a bus. It's like a cart that moves by itself. We are only riding in it, see look-." She pointed at the door, which was opening to let people off. "We only have to go through the door to leave."
Shippo, nodded, seeming satisfied with that answer, and Kagome was left to her thoughts. She wished that Sango were here, so that she could have somebody to talk to. Nobody in this time period would understand, and Shippo was too young for Kagome to really talk to. Aside from that, she could tell her son was devastated over the deaths of Sango and Miroku, and even Inuyasha. They would have a nice long talk when they got home to the shrine.
Kagome put a hand to her shoulder, she could feel that the wound was healing at an unnatural speed, and though it was bleeding slightly, it didn't hurt as much as it had only moment's prior. Hopefully, if it remained healing at this pace, the wound would be gone in only a week or so.
After around a half an hour on the bus, most of the time spent answering Shippo's questions, the bus stopped in from of the mall, and Kagome held Shippo's hand as they left the bus to enter the immense building.
Author's Note: Ok, I know that was a short chapter where nothing happened, but it was a transitional chapter and it had some character angst and such. Besides, that seemed like a good place to stop for now. I should have the next chapter up in a few days. The Crossover will show up in the next chapter. Only one person guessed the 'strange woman' from the first chapter right, Congratulations Katzzatar!
|DemonLady 1- Hope this update was fast enough, I'll be taking a vote| |on pairings. | |Michelle- Don't worry, it won't be Kagome/Yusuke. Thanks for | |reviewing! | |Kasamaru- Nope, not Botan. Thanks for reviewing! | |Kurama's girl the punk Kagome- I'm taking a vote for pairings, so I | |can't promise anything, though it does look like it will be kur/kag.| |Mystic Rain- Nope, not Genkai. I was planning a Hiei/Kagome, but so | |many people have asked for Kag/Kur, that I'm going take a vote. | |Thanks for reviewing! | |Kuramasgrl123- Thanks, glad you like the story. Yeah, Kagome'll be | |the demon queen. Thanks for reviewing! | |Kurama's Miko- Thanks! *Smiles* Glad you like it, hope you enjoyed | |this chapter as well. | |Hiei Lover 0401- Nope, sorry, not Botan. | |Inu Youkai-Hime- Ooh! You're one of my fav. authors! I love your | |stories! Glad you like the story, but sorry, it's not Genkai. The | |story will be either K/K or K/H, I'm taking a vote. Thanks for | |reviewing! | |Artemis the Goddess- Glad you like the story so much! Thanks for | |reviewing. | |.- Glad you like the story, thanks for reviewing. | |k- Well, this was a pretty quick update, hope you enjoyed the | |chapter. | |Katzztar- You're second guess was the correct one. Good job on | |guessing, you were the only one to do so! Thanks for reviewing! | |Sunstar-1217- Nope, not Genkai. Yes, Kagome will be the Demon Queen.| |Glad you like the story, thanks for reviewing. | |Inu-Ice-Dragon- Glad you like the story, hope you liked this | |chapter as well. |