Authors Note: YAY!! Okay, so, this is out, and soon enough you will have a
beautiful new BABY FOURTH CHAPTER to go with it. The new widdle baby'll
look so cute with its widdle rattle and pacifier! ^-^
Disclaimer: What light from yonder window breaks! It is Rumiko Takahashi and Inuyasha is the sun! Oh, that I would own such elegance, such beauty. But, alas, that is not for a poor mortal such as I. And so I shall sit here and wait, biding my bitter days till I shall have the fair, feminine Fluffy, and his rough-mouthed, yet tender-hearted brother, Inu-chan.
Miroku's Omens and Portents
"Ah, yes, sir. There have been wild omens and portents about spirits near your household that I have been keeping watch of for quite some time. I had not wanted to intrude, but, it would be safer for your family."
Sango sighed and whispered to Kagome "Why is it always the richest house in the village?" and waited for a reply. And waited. And waited. Finally, she looked over to see what was going on with her friend. Kagome just stood there completely spaced out. Inpatient with her friend's lack of attention, she decided to take the direct approach. "KAGOME!"
Kagome jumped to her feet from the straw mats, shocked at the sudden sound. She blushed to find that everyone was looking at her, including Miroku and the Master of the household, who were interrupted from their discussion of the Masters three lovely daughters. Meekly, she whispered her apologies and sat down. Looking at the cause of her rude movement, she found that Sango had given up on trying to talk with Kagome, seeing as how Kagome had been spacing out like this since early this morning, and so was now deeply into a conversation with Shippou about different types of telepathic demons. Left alone again, Kagome went back to her thoughts about the child that she had seen earlier today.
The child, for she was no more than 13 years old, was hidden near the bushes where Kagome was washing her wraps. Frightened that someone had stumbled upon her secret, no matter that the person who had was a stranger, Kagome had raced after the girl in the black kimono. But when she got to the place where the young lady was standing, Kagome had found it empty, without even any footprints in the soft soil to betray the girl's path.
Kagome was still trying to figure out who, or what, the girl was when the shard-collecting group's host, announced his three daughters, come to see the new and, hopefully, interesting people.
The first, Shigako, was wearing very clean, pale pink kimono with white blossoms covering it like a blanket. It must have cost a fortune. Shigako had glistening hair, and walked as if the world were made to fall at her delicate, slippered feet. Kagome could practically hear Miroku drooling. The second, whose name was Itoshiko, was very pretty in her pale lavender kimono. She looked like she actually did work for a living, but also came home every night and washed herself dutifully. Itoshiko apparently took great care in her appearance, but not nearly so much as her sister. Both appeared to be about 16 or 17, close enough in appearance to be twins. Shinmyouko, the last daughter, gave Kagome quite a shock. She seemed to give an aura of quietness around her that was so strong that most of the quests hadn't even taken notice of her, even after the introductions. So, for a few minutes, only Kagome saw the girl in the black kimono, standing apart from her two lovely sisters. Despite the sad color of her clothing, she appeared to be a very nice young girl, the sort of person you would never expect to have spy on people as they washed their clothes.
After the introductions, Miroku immediately went to Shigako, clearly hoping to do something very UN-monkish. Sango went to the second sister, deciding to ignore Kagome as much as Kagome had been ignoring Sango for most of the day. Not really noticing the slight snub, Kagome went for the young girl, wanting to know why she was spying on her this morning.
"Spying? I wasn't spying." Shinmyouko said, appearing quite confused, "you must have been mistaken." And as she said those words, Kagome began to think that maybe it wasn't a girl in a kimono she saw, but a boy in a pair of loose pants and a loose shirt. Or maybe a trick of the eye. Sunstroke, light off the water. Anything, but this dear, sweet child who obviously knew nothing of it.
"Oh. Ok, then. My name's Kagome." After having hurt this child's feelings so much, Kagome wanted nothing more than to be friends (incidentally ignoring Shippou beside her, who then went off to annoy Inuyasha). She waited for the girl to say something else, but Shinmyouko just kept looking behind Kagome, and so finally, the teenage time-traveler turned to find out what the fuss was. Seeing it was just Inuyasha pounding on Shippou again, she turned back, only to find that her young friend had vanished. Oh, well. She shrugged and went to help Shippou.
~*~
Later that night, while all were sleeping soundly in their beds, Kagome stirred. She had felt the presence of a Shikkon shard, and was going to get up in order to investigate, when suddenly the feeling of being too tired to was swept upon her. Just as she was dozing off, Kagome thought she heard the disembodied voice of a little girl say "I'm sorry, Kagome."
Endnote: ok, well, this was just to kinda get them to where the confrontation would be held. Umm, well, next time the "nosed one" will most likely find out what was happening. something freaky is happening with their minds. and. um.
Disclaimer: What light from yonder window breaks! It is Rumiko Takahashi and Inuyasha is the sun! Oh, that I would own such elegance, such beauty. But, alas, that is not for a poor mortal such as I. And so I shall sit here and wait, biding my bitter days till I shall have the fair, feminine Fluffy, and his rough-mouthed, yet tender-hearted brother, Inu-chan.
Miroku's Omens and Portents
"Ah, yes, sir. There have been wild omens and portents about spirits near your household that I have been keeping watch of for quite some time. I had not wanted to intrude, but, it would be safer for your family."
Sango sighed and whispered to Kagome "Why is it always the richest house in the village?" and waited for a reply. And waited. And waited. Finally, she looked over to see what was going on with her friend. Kagome just stood there completely spaced out. Inpatient with her friend's lack of attention, she decided to take the direct approach. "KAGOME!"
Kagome jumped to her feet from the straw mats, shocked at the sudden sound. She blushed to find that everyone was looking at her, including Miroku and the Master of the household, who were interrupted from their discussion of the Masters three lovely daughters. Meekly, she whispered her apologies and sat down. Looking at the cause of her rude movement, she found that Sango had given up on trying to talk with Kagome, seeing as how Kagome had been spacing out like this since early this morning, and so was now deeply into a conversation with Shippou about different types of telepathic demons. Left alone again, Kagome went back to her thoughts about the child that she had seen earlier today.
The child, for she was no more than 13 years old, was hidden near the bushes where Kagome was washing her wraps. Frightened that someone had stumbled upon her secret, no matter that the person who had was a stranger, Kagome had raced after the girl in the black kimono. But when she got to the place where the young lady was standing, Kagome had found it empty, without even any footprints in the soft soil to betray the girl's path.
Kagome was still trying to figure out who, or what, the girl was when the shard-collecting group's host, announced his three daughters, come to see the new and, hopefully, interesting people.
The first, Shigako, was wearing very clean, pale pink kimono with white blossoms covering it like a blanket. It must have cost a fortune. Shigako had glistening hair, and walked as if the world were made to fall at her delicate, slippered feet. Kagome could practically hear Miroku drooling. The second, whose name was Itoshiko, was very pretty in her pale lavender kimono. She looked like she actually did work for a living, but also came home every night and washed herself dutifully. Itoshiko apparently took great care in her appearance, but not nearly so much as her sister. Both appeared to be about 16 or 17, close enough in appearance to be twins. Shinmyouko, the last daughter, gave Kagome quite a shock. She seemed to give an aura of quietness around her that was so strong that most of the quests hadn't even taken notice of her, even after the introductions. So, for a few minutes, only Kagome saw the girl in the black kimono, standing apart from her two lovely sisters. Despite the sad color of her clothing, she appeared to be a very nice young girl, the sort of person you would never expect to have spy on people as they washed their clothes.
After the introductions, Miroku immediately went to Shigako, clearly hoping to do something very UN-monkish. Sango went to the second sister, deciding to ignore Kagome as much as Kagome had been ignoring Sango for most of the day. Not really noticing the slight snub, Kagome went for the young girl, wanting to know why she was spying on her this morning.
"Spying? I wasn't spying." Shinmyouko said, appearing quite confused, "you must have been mistaken." And as she said those words, Kagome began to think that maybe it wasn't a girl in a kimono she saw, but a boy in a pair of loose pants and a loose shirt. Or maybe a trick of the eye. Sunstroke, light off the water. Anything, but this dear, sweet child who obviously knew nothing of it.
"Oh. Ok, then. My name's Kagome." After having hurt this child's feelings so much, Kagome wanted nothing more than to be friends (incidentally ignoring Shippou beside her, who then went off to annoy Inuyasha). She waited for the girl to say something else, but Shinmyouko just kept looking behind Kagome, and so finally, the teenage time-traveler turned to find out what the fuss was. Seeing it was just Inuyasha pounding on Shippou again, she turned back, only to find that her young friend had vanished. Oh, well. She shrugged and went to help Shippou.
~*~
Later that night, while all were sleeping soundly in their beds, Kagome stirred. She had felt the presence of a Shikkon shard, and was going to get up in order to investigate, when suddenly the feeling of being too tired to was swept upon her. Just as she was dozing off, Kagome thought she heard the disembodied voice of a little girl say "I'm sorry, Kagome."
Endnote: ok, well, this was just to kinda get them to where the confrontation would be held. Umm, well, next time the "nosed one" will most likely find out what was happening. something freaky is happening with their minds. and. um.