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The Colors of Emotions

Chapter 11

Things Becoming Clearer

Kagome awoke an hour or so later to find herself looking into two big brown eyes. She immediately recognized Shippou's adorable little kitsune face and smiled up at him.

"Are you okay Kagome?" He asked.

"I think so Shippou."

A smile cracked onto Shippou's face, "You really hit dog boy hard. I could hear him hit that wall from down the hall!"

Memory of what had happened before she passed out rushed through Kagome's mind. "Is Inuyasha okay!?"

"He's fine, just a little shocked and worried." Sango answered.

Kagome sat up abruptly not realizing Sango was in the room. "Oh, hi Sango."

Sango gave her a curious look, "You really can't sense our auras anymore can you?"

Kagome sadly shook her head, "It seems like I lost all of the few miko powers I have mastered."

"But now you can blast Inuyasha into a wall!" Shippou laughed.

Kagome looked at Sango again. "Sango, did Kaede tell you what was going on?"

"Yep, she said whenever you feel angry or protective you attack." Sango chuckled a little at how simple she had made the problem seem.

Kagome looked worried, "It really isn't funny. I have to get control of this. What if I end up hurting one of you?"

Sango pulled her friend into a hug. "Kaede says she knows a way to keep your magic under control. She said she could explain as soon as you feel up to it."

Kagome backed away from Sango, "Get Kaede then. I feel fine now, and I can't stand being a threat to everyone's safety."

"I'll get her!" Shippou squealed.

"Thank you Shippou." And with that, Shippou ran out of the room.

"Did Kaede explain anything else to you Sango?"

"Well she said earlier that you attack with pure energy. She also mentioned to me that there could be other emotions that set you off."

"That is true Sango." Kaede commented as she entered the room.

"Kaede, please tell me there is a way for me to get rid of this magic?" Kagome pleaded.

"I do not think you can, nor do I think you would want to. That power could prove useful in the end. I have a question for you though. You said that your first attack was green, yet your second was blue correct?"

Kagome nodded her head in agreement. Sango made herself comfortable by leaning against a nearby wall.

"If I am correct, your emotions seem to take on a color of the spectrum. Since protection is a more powerful emotion then anger, the color it had when released was higher up on the spectrum then that of anger. The colors of the rainbow correspond to the colors of your emotions. If blue had enough power to throw Inuyasha against a wall, I fear what emotion corresponds to red. If my theory is right, the most powerful emotion will take on a red color, and it will be extremely deadly if shot out randomly."

"That is what I am afraid of Kaede!" Kagome whispered. "What if that emotion is accidentally set off? What if any of my emotions get set off?"

"Only certain emotions will build enough energy inside of you to form your attack. We have identified two as being anger and protectiveness. So you can notice if you begin to feel too much of one of those emotions. If you do, you might notice the light building on your fingers. Immediately find something to use that energy for. Start running or just put a ton of effort into the task you are doing or something of that nature."

"Okay, so if I acknowledge that I am angry or feeling too protective, I should run like a crazy person and waste my energy?"

"Either that, or attack. And attacking will knock you unconscious because it uses all of your energy. You would stay unconscious until you regain it."

"So I shouldn't attack at all?"

"Actually, if you are in a fight, this could prove useful. And if you let an emotion become too powerful, you cannot stop yourself from releasing the magic from your body as an attack. That is why you need to make sure you keep your emotions in a balance. If one is dominating, you need to focus on something else to prevent it from taking complete control over your actions.

 However, if you feel you are in a situation where your attack could prove useful, as soon as you acknowledge feeling a certain emotion, focus on it and build it up. If light starts to form at your fingertips, place your hands in front of you about a foot apart. Focus all of your energy in between that space, and a ball of power should form between your hands. It will be whatever color the emotion was that the energy fed off of. Aim and shoot the light. At least your attack will be focused and not un-aimed and reckless like it has been. But you have to make sure you are strong enough to withstand losing your energy. If you are wounded or very tired, you cannot attack or else your body will completely shut down." Kaede's face turned grave.

Kagome's head felt dizzy after absorbing all of this information.

"So I'll die if I am too weak to release my energy as an attack?"

"I regret saying this, but that is correct."

 Sango spoke up, "So Kagome needs to stop an emotion from being held inside of

 her, or else energy will build up and shoot out at whatever is closest."

"Kind of. Hopefully, Kagome will no longer hold in her emotions all the time. However, we are unaware of what other emotions set her off. And we will not know until she feels them. In the case that Kagome attacks and her magic is not blue or green, immediately ask her what she was feeling at the time she attacked. That way you can figure out which emotions set her off."

"Alright Lady Kaede. And Kagome, you cannot always pretend to be happy for our sake. If something is wrong, you need to tell us." Miroku commented as he entered the room. "Kaede and I have discussed her theory. I will personally keep an eye on Kagome at ALL times to check up on how she is doing."

WHACK

"Hentai." Sango mumbled.

"I was speaking only from the goodness of my heart. I am a monk. I would never take advantage of Kagome just because she needs someone to keep up on how she is feeling."

"You make it sound like I need a babysitter." Kagome grumbled.

"No, Kagome you especially need to be in charge of watching yourself. You cannot bottle up emotions until they get too much power and release. It will help however to have someone to talk to if you should feel emotionally weighed down."

"I'll do it!" Sango enthusiastically cheered. Kagome smiled at her dear friend. But she also had a meaningful glance from Miroku. Kagome would tell Sango if she felt stressed or angry (probably from a certain hanyou). But for the things that really were held in (like how she felt about a certain hanyou), she would need to talk to Miroku.

The certain hanyou that Kagome had been musing about strode into the room. He looked relieved to see Kagome smiling up at him, but he quickly changed his face to one of annoyance, "You're finally up? Good, now we can go find our part of the jewel that that worthless demon stole from you."

Sango, Miroku, and Kaede turned shocked eyes on Inuyasha. "You knew the shards were missing?" Sango asked.

"Feh, I'm not stupid!"

"It was kind of you to give all of this extra, yet very much needed rest to Kagome then. You must be worried about her health." Miroku commented.

Inuyasha blushed and turned his back from the group. "Shut up monk." And he walked out of the room.

"He didn't deny that he was worried about you Kagome." Sango whispered and winked at her dear friend. "Inuyasha? Don't you want to know what we figured out about Kagome's powers? She knows how to keep them under control now." Sango yelled after his retreating form.

"Good, then she needs to do it. I don't want to be hit again! Besides, I was able to hear most of that conversation anyway. As long as she can sense the shards, that's all I need to know. Now everyone get your butts up! We're leaving as soon as Kagome gets her things together."

Kagome stood up and walked into a nearby room. She felt much better. There was very little pain in her chest, and she could walk fine. She quickly changed from the simple white kimono to her usual school uniform, and threw all of her things into her yellow backpack and slung it onto her shoulder. It was removed however by Inuyasha. He put the backpack on his own shoulders and shrugged at her confused look, "You'll just wear yourself out and you need to regain your strength." Kagome smiled her thanks.

The group set out into Inuyasha's forest in the direction where Kagome had lost the shards to see if the kotsonu was still around. Kaede watched the strange band of travelers as they walked off. "If only they knew what they could be getting themselves into. Kagome has barely tried out her magic. Please gods, let them all come back unharmed."