Author Note: I read Profiler's Breath in the Pages and decided they were right it had great potential for a romance and that I wanted to write it. So here goes...hope you like it.
Another Note: A couple of years have passed since the end of Breath and the beginning of Life's Amazing Querks. Enjoy!!! I did.
Life's Amazing Querks.
Two years have passed since Kagome made the wish to send Sesshoumaru back to Era he so rightly belonged. She still thought of him though. She still thought of all of them and wished that she could at least see them again, but she no longer possessed the Shikon no Tama. She had comfort that at least he did not have to remember this world or the time he spent here with her. She'd made sure of that....or so she believed.
Two years have also passed in Sengoku Jidai, or the Feudal Era and Sesshoumaru has become even more worse...if thats possible. Hes even more aloft and cruel then usual and spends more time in his own head then before. Sesshoumaru is having trouble getting rid of the memory of the other world...and more importantly of her, Kagome.
Chapter1
BRING! BRING! BRING!
Kagome shot a hand out from under the cover to stop the irritating alarm clock from making that infernal noise.
Crash!!!
That was the second alarm clock this month she'd destroyed. Her mother was going to kill her. Kagome groaned at the thought of her mother's reaction when she told her about the clock.
She would have to tell her, there was no way around it. She needed an alarm clock for school or she'd never get to school on time. She barely made it on time with an alarm clock. There was no hope for her without one. She wondered why she didn't think of this before she slapped the clock to an untimely death. Kagome sighed into her pillow with the unfairness of it all and flipped over onto her back and pulled the covers from her face to stare at the ceiling.
Three hours. All she'd slept through the night was three lousy hours and now she had to get up and go to school. All she wanted was sleep, was that too much to ask for? For a month now, ever since 17th birthday she'd been having these disturbing dreams. Dreams of the Shikon no Tama, Kikyo, Midoriko and all the rest...but, mostly of the first three and with more frequency. She wished she could figure it out or have someone tell her but, one way or another Kagome wanted her nights back. Kagome sighed once more and got up for school..at this rate she was going to be late.
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"Morning, dear."
"Morning Mom", replied Kagome with a weary sigh.
"Rough morning?" aske her mother with a concerned look as Kagome sat for breakfast.
"Or a rough night. Take your pick." Kagome replied ruefully.
"Anything I can help with?"
"No. I don't think so. I don't even know whats wrong myself. Thanks though." Kagome thought about the dreams she'd been having or nightmares depending on how she felt at the time she was contemplating them. "I have to go or I'm going to be really late. Bye."
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School was a typical day. Kagome met her friends Ayumi and the rest. They were in the Highschool now and the excitement of that had died down and all that was left was....school. Houjo was here and she'd gone on a couple of dates with him but, they were nothing spectacular. The boy was a bore and that was that. She also didn't have the heart to tell him so...and that to, was that. So. she was stuck in a rut. He asked her out. She gave and excuse why she can't go on the day he suggest. He suggested another day. She gives another excuse. He suggest yet another day. She breaks down. They have boring date. Hes happy. Shes stuck. And they invariably do the whole scenario all over again in a couple of weeks. Stuck in a rut. At least he was predictable Kagome thought, which meant since she went out with him just this pass weekend she had exactly two weeks to come up with better excuses. Maybe she should have a talk with grandpa she thought fleetingly and smiled to herself as she walked home.
"Kagome..."
Kagome stopped suddenly at the sound of her name and looked around. She didn't see anyone within speaking distance...not without yelling. Yet the voice she heard was a whisper or a very soft voice.
"Kagome"
Kagome swiveled around. "What tha..", she trailed off. What was going on here? She wondered. She distinctly heard her name and it was a whisper. As if someone was speaking directly in her ear.
"Kagome."
"Whos there?" she called aloud. "Come out."
"Midoriko"
"Midoriko?" Kagome repeated confusedly. "But, that can't be. I no longer have the Shikon jewel..."
"No. You do not Non the less, it is I."
"What do you want Midoriko?"
"You. I want you Kagome or more importantly it does."
"It? What it? What do you mean?"
"The Shikon no Tama. It calls to you. That is why you have the dreams. You do have the dreams right, Kagome?"
"Yes." Kagome could not lie. Besides she wanted to know what they were about didn't she. She remembered saying that very thought to herself this morning. "What are the dreams for?"
"The test."
"Test?"
"Yes. THE test. The final test. There will be no more. There will be no turning back either. You must be sure. For the outcome can not be undone. Not by I or anyone else."
"Final test? Outcome? Midoriko, I don't understand."
"All will be revealed in due course. Tonight. At the eleventh hour I will appear to you. Then you must make your decision and then the Shikon jewel will make its."
"What decision?"
Silence. Kagome waited a couple of seconds and repeated her question in a stronger voice.
"What decision Midoriko?"
After a few seconds the voice replied. "To accept the Shikon no Tama."
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Kagome was so preoccupied with all that Midoriko's voice had said that it took her two hours longer to finish her homework then it should have. So, by the time eleven o'clock rolled around she was wide awake and just getting into bed. At least she wouldn't be plagued with any disturbing dreams tonight she thought. Kagome was just pulling the cover around her when this bright light began to glow in the middle of her room. As the light grew larger Kagome had to shade her eyes from the brightness. She prayed her mother and grandpa had already found there beds and were not anywhere where they could see the light coming from under her door. As the ligtht faded Kagome was able to make out the figure of a young woman with dark hair wearing a priestess outfit and ancient armor. Midoriko.
"Aww, hell, and I was beginning to believe it was all a dream." She sighed aloud. Well, this better be good, she thought to herself. Especially since it had to wait for this late hour but, couldn't wait for tomorrow all together. She guessed this meant she wasn't getting any sleep tonight either.
"Hello, Kagome." Midoriko smiled.
"Hi. Midoriko." Kagome greeted her calmly. No use crying over what she couldn't change and she definitely couldn't change getting no sleep. The look in Midoriko's eyes told her, the other woman was set on having her way. "So, what brings you to my side of the tunnel?"
"The Shikon jewel", replied Midoriko. "I will not waste time for there is none to waste. This must be settled by midnight or all is lost."
"Alright. Tell me"
"Have you made your choice?" Midoriko asked and then immediately continued without waiting for answer. "Perhaps I should tell you more of what your decideing before you answer. You are deciding to accept the Shikon jewel and all its powers to be yours and only yours for the rest of your days."
"WHAT!?"
"I will explain. The Shikon no Tama has decided to have one master. In this decision it will fuse itself with said master and all the powers it hold will be wielded by her alone. Once this is done there will be no seperating the two...ever. She will forever hold shikon no tama for all eternity or until death. Though that will be most difficult because though she will not be immortal she will be the closest thing to it. For no mortal or mystical weapon will be able to strike her down. The jewel had decided to choose between two priestesses. You are one."
"Alright. Is there anyway for me to stop this?"
"You can refuse the test. Then the shikon will fuse with your...opponent by default."
"And who is my... opponent?" Asked Kagome. Though she had a feeling she already knew.
"Kikyo."
"Hm. Thats what I figured. Will I always be pitted against her? Miss perfect?
"Not after this. Should you accept."
"And if I don't Kikyo gets the shikon jewel. But shes dead. How...?"
"If Kikyo gets the shikon by default or win her life will be restored to her. If you accept and she looses she stays where she belongs. Kikyo is changed now. Her hatred is gone but, she is not fully back she needs help. Guidance. There will be someone in either world to help her. So, she is covered no matter the outcome."
"Should I accept, what do I have to do in this test?"
"Just be there. It is the shikon no tama who makes the choice. Not you, not I or anyone else. It will make its choice from what it knows of the past of you two and what it knows of the future."
"Hmm."
"What is your choice. Remember once you give your answer there will be no going back."
Kagome nodded at that. "What happens to me if I loose?"
"Then you come back to your world and all will truely...and finally be over."
Kagome thought about everything and everyone. She wasn't sure she wanted to be stuck with the shikon for all eternity or have such a long life living in this world. Having that power she probably wouldn't age right either. Just looking at Midoriko confirmed that. She didn't look a day older then twenty-five and anyone knew that definitely wasn't the case. She also wasn't sure if Kikyo should have such powers either. Not the Kikyo she remembered anyhow. That out weighed everything else. So, Kagome guessed her mind was decided and that was that.
Midoriko watching Kagome's facial expressions saw when she had come to her decision and asked. "You have made your choice. Now you must say it and live with it."
Kagome looked up at the young women who did not look her age. Looked into the kind green eyes of the miko who had created the Shikon and wondered not for the first time why the Shikon didn't choose her. Kagome sighed with the thought and couldn't guess why. Then sucking in her breath, Kagome voiced her answer.
"Yes."
Another Note: A couple of years have passed since the end of Breath and the beginning of Life's Amazing Querks. Enjoy!!! I did.
Life's Amazing Querks.
Two years have passed since Kagome made the wish to send Sesshoumaru back to Era he so rightly belonged. She still thought of him though. She still thought of all of them and wished that she could at least see them again, but she no longer possessed the Shikon no Tama. She had comfort that at least he did not have to remember this world or the time he spent here with her. She'd made sure of that....or so she believed.
Two years have also passed in Sengoku Jidai, or the Feudal Era and Sesshoumaru has become even more worse...if thats possible. Hes even more aloft and cruel then usual and spends more time in his own head then before. Sesshoumaru is having trouble getting rid of the memory of the other world...and more importantly of her, Kagome.
Chapter1
BRING! BRING! BRING!
Kagome shot a hand out from under the cover to stop the irritating alarm clock from making that infernal noise.
Crash!!!
That was the second alarm clock this month she'd destroyed. Her mother was going to kill her. Kagome groaned at the thought of her mother's reaction when she told her about the clock.
She would have to tell her, there was no way around it. She needed an alarm clock for school or she'd never get to school on time. She barely made it on time with an alarm clock. There was no hope for her without one. She wondered why she didn't think of this before she slapped the clock to an untimely death. Kagome sighed into her pillow with the unfairness of it all and flipped over onto her back and pulled the covers from her face to stare at the ceiling.
Three hours. All she'd slept through the night was three lousy hours and now she had to get up and go to school. All she wanted was sleep, was that too much to ask for? For a month now, ever since 17th birthday she'd been having these disturbing dreams. Dreams of the Shikon no Tama, Kikyo, Midoriko and all the rest...but, mostly of the first three and with more frequency. She wished she could figure it out or have someone tell her but, one way or another Kagome wanted her nights back. Kagome sighed once more and got up for school..at this rate she was going to be late.
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"Morning, dear."
"Morning Mom", replied Kagome with a weary sigh.
"Rough morning?" aske her mother with a concerned look as Kagome sat for breakfast.
"Or a rough night. Take your pick." Kagome replied ruefully.
"Anything I can help with?"
"No. I don't think so. I don't even know whats wrong myself. Thanks though." Kagome thought about the dreams she'd been having or nightmares depending on how she felt at the time she was contemplating them. "I have to go or I'm going to be really late. Bye."
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School was a typical day. Kagome met her friends Ayumi and the rest. They were in the Highschool now and the excitement of that had died down and all that was left was....school. Houjo was here and she'd gone on a couple of dates with him but, they were nothing spectacular. The boy was a bore and that was that. She also didn't have the heart to tell him so...and that to, was that. So. she was stuck in a rut. He asked her out. She gave and excuse why she can't go on the day he suggest. He suggested another day. She gives another excuse. He suggest yet another day. She breaks down. They have boring date. Hes happy. Shes stuck. And they invariably do the whole scenario all over again in a couple of weeks. Stuck in a rut. At least he was predictable Kagome thought, which meant since she went out with him just this pass weekend she had exactly two weeks to come up with better excuses. Maybe she should have a talk with grandpa she thought fleetingly and smiled to herself as she walked home.
"Kagome..."
Kagome stopped suddenly at the sound of her name and looked around. She didn't see anyone within speaking distance...not without yelling. Yet the voice she heard was a whisper or a very soft voice.
"Kagome"
Kagome swiveled around. "What tha..", she trailed off. What was going on here? She wondered. She distinctly heard her name and it was a whisper. As if someone was speaking directly in her ear.
"Kagome."
"Whos there?" she called aloud. "Come out."
"Midoriko"
"Midoriko?" Kagome repeated confusedly. "But, that can't be. I no longer have the Shikon jewel..."
"No. You do not Non the less, it is I."
"What do you want Midoriko?"
"You. I want you Kagome or more importantly it does."
"It? What it? What do you mean?"
"The Shikon no Tama. It calls to you. That is why you have the dreams. You do have the dreams right, Kagome?"
"Yes." Kagome could not lie. Besides she wanted to know what they were about didn't she. She remembered saying that very thought to herself this morning. "What are the dreams for?"
"The test."
"Test?"
"Yes. THE test. The final test. There will be no more. There will be no turning back either. You must be sure. For the outcome can not be undone. Not by I or anyone else."
"Final test? Outcome? Midoriko, I don't understand."
"All will be revealed in due course. Tonight. At the eleventh hour I will appear to you. Then you must make your decision and then the Shikon jewel will make its."
"What decision?"
Silence. Kagome waited a couple of seconds and repeated her question in a stronger voice.
"What decision Midoriko?"
After a few seconds the voice replied. "To accept the Shikon no Tama."
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Kagome was so preoccupied with all that Midoriko's voice had said that it took her two hours longer to finish her homework then it should have. So, by the time eleven o'clock rolled around she was wide awake and just getting into bed. At least she wouldn't be plagued with any disturbing dreams tonight she thought. Kagome was just pulling the cover around her when this bright light began to glow in the middle of her room. As the light grew larger Kagome had to shade her eyes from the brightness. She prayed her mother and grandpa had already found there beds and were not anywhere where they could see the light coming from under her door. As the ligtht faded Kagome was able to make out the figure of a young woman with dark hair wearing a priestess outfit and ancient armor. Midoriko.
"Aww, hell, and I was beginning to believe it was all a dream." She sighed aloud. Well, this better be good, she thought to herself. Especially since it had to wait for this late hour but, couldn't wait for tomorrow all together. She guessed this meant she wasn't getting any sleep tonight either.
"Hello, Kagome." Midoriko smiled.
"Hi. Midoriko." Kagome greeted her calmly. No use crying over what she couldn't change and she definitely couldn't change getting no sleep. The look in Midoriko's eyes told her, the other woman was set on having her way. "So, what brings you to my side of the tunnel?"
"The Shikon jewel", replied Midoriko. "I will not waste time for there is none to waste. This must be settled by midnight or all is lost."
"Alright. Tell me"
"Have you made your choice?" Midoriko asked and then immediately continued without waiting for answer. "Perhaps I should tell you more of what your decideing before you answer. You are deciding to accept the Shikon jewel and all its powers to be yours and only yours for the rest of your days."
"WHAT!?"
"I will explain. The Shikon no Tama has decided to have one master. In this decision it will fuse itself with said master and all the powers it hold will be wielded by her alone. Once this is done there will be no seperating the two...ever. She will forever hold shikon no tama for all eternity or until death. Though that will be most difficult because though she will not be immortal she will be the closest thing to it. For no mortal or mystical weapon will be able to strike her down. The jewel had decided to choose between two priestesses. You are one."
"Alright. Is there anyway for me to stop this?"
"You can refuse the test. Then the shikon will fuse with your...opponent by default."
"And who is my... opponent?" Asked Kagome. Though she had a feeling she already knew.
"Kikyo."
"Hm. Thats what I figured. Will I always be pitted against her? Miss perfect?
"Not after this. Should you accept."
"And if I don't Kikyo gets the shikon jewel. But shes dead. How...?"
"If Kikyo gets the shikon by default or win her life will be restored to her. If you accept and she looses she stays where she belongs. Kikyo is changed now. Her hatred is gone but, she is not fully back she needs help. Guidance. There will be someone in either world to help her. So, she is covered no matter the outcome."
"Should I accept, what do I have to do in this test?"
"Just be there. It is the shikon no tama who makes the choice. Not you, not I or anyone else. It will make its choice from what it knows of the past of you two and what it knows of the future."
"Hmm."
"What is your choice. Remember once you give your answer there will be no going back."
Kagome nodded at that. "What happens to me if I loose?"
"Then you come back to your world and all will truely...and finally be over."
Kagome thought about everything and everyone. She wasn't sure she wanted to be stuck with the shikon for all eternity or have such a long life living in this world. Having that power she probably wouldn't age right either. Just looking at Midoriko confirmed that. She didn't look a day older then twenty-five and anyone knew that definitely wasn't the case. She also wasn't sure if Kikyo should have such powers either. Not the Kikyo she remembered anyhow. That out weighed everything else. So, Kagome guessed her mind was decided and that was that.
Midoriko watching Kagome's facial expressions saw when she had come to her decision and asked. "You have made your choice. Now you must say it and live with it."
Kagome looked up at the young women who did not look her age. Looked into the kind green eyes of the miko who had created the Shikon and wondered not for the first time why the Shikon didn't choose her. Kagome sighed with the thought and couldn't guess why. Then sucking in her breath, Kagome voiced her answer.
"Yes."