Disclaimer: I do not own Gravitation or Inuyasha. I do own any characters that I made up and the plot.
Me: Hello! This weekend was update weekend for me. I've updated Raining Cats and Demons, Kiniro Sakura, Battle of the Heart, and now I am updating Galway no Sora. Yep. Good weekend for me^_^ Anyways, last chapter was sort of confusing at the end. Sorry 'bout that. I had a reason for Kagome's nose bleed, but I forgot it. *sweatdrop* And no, Miroku, Sango, and the rest aren't dead. It was more like a ...premonition from Naraku (the baboon guy). Now, on with the chapter!
Galway no Sora
Chapter Four: Himawari
Kagome sighed as she put away her toothbrush. Today had been a long day for her. She had moved back to Japan, found out that her cousin was a famous rock star, met her cousin's really cute friend, found out that Sesshoumaru was in the future and worked at Ng-Records, and learned that Naraku was still alive, planning on killing her for the Shikon no Tama she still held in possession. At that last thought, Kagome took the jewel from around her neck and stared at it. It was complete now, and Kagome knew that some demons were still after it. She shook her head as she placed it back around her neck and got into her bed. Why does it have to be me with all of these problems? Jeez. She thought as she drifted of to sleep in Tohma Seguchi's house, Shippo curled up next to her in his fox form.
~The Next Day~
"Kagome! Get up!" Megumi Higurashi yelled through the door. Kagome wearily opened her eyes and stared into the small brown eyes of Shippo. She smiled.
"Ohayo Shippo-chan!" She mumbled as she sat up. Shippo smiled back at her before changing into his human form and leaving the room so Kagome could dress. Kagome quickly pulled on a pair of jeans and a black turtleneck, making sure that the Shikon no Tama was still around her neck. She grabbed a book off of her desk and ran out of her room, nearly running into Souta who was in the hall as well.
"Souta! Look out and hurry up. Today's your first day of your new school." Kagome growled as she walked down the stairs into the kitchen. Souta stuck his tongue out at his sister's back, but Kagome didn't see it.
"Kagome-san, there is a bowl and some milk on the table. The cereal is in the cupboard to your left. I'm afraid Mika and I can't drive Souta and Shippo to school. Do you mind if one of the girls that work at Ng-Records does it? And you could ride with her, if you want." Tohma said as Kagome walked into the kitchen. Kagome nodded and smiled, glad that she would meet another female.
"That would be fine Tohma-san." Kagome said as she poured some cereal into the bowl. She quickly ate it and grabbed her small backpack off the desk in the hall. Shippo and Souta emerged from the kitchen a few minutes later with their small bento boxes. Kagome pulled on her tennis shoes, Shippo and Souta doing the same. Megumi smiled and waved as the threesome left the house.
Kagome herded Shippo and Souta away from the house towards the waiting car. The two boys hopped in the back and Kagome hopped in the passenger's seat in the front. A girl around Kagome's age sat in the driver seat, her long blue hair tied up in pigtails on the sides of her head.
"Hiya! I'm Himawari Mokuren, and Tohma-senpai said for me to drive your brothers to school, and then to drive us two back to Ng-records." The bouncy girl said. Kagome smiled at her, knowing that she would become great friends with this girl.
"I'm Kagome Higurashi, and that's Souta and Shippo in the back." Kagome said and pointed to the two boys. Soon the four of them were off.
~Ten Minutes Later~
Himawari pulled up in front of Ng-Records, both her and Kagome laughing.
"I can't believe that Souta and Shippo were asked out by two twins the first day of school! That was hilarious!" Kagome said as the two girls stopped their laughing. They walked into the building, both still smiling. As soon as Kagome was in the building, she was glomped by Shuichi, Hiro and Suguru standing behind him.
"Kagome-chan! Ohayo gozaimasu!" Shuichi said as he latched onto Kagome's leg.
"Uh, good morning to you too Shu-kun. And to you Hiro-san, Suguru-san." Kagome said as she tried to pry Shuichi off her leg. As soon as she pulled him off, she was glomped again, this time by Ryuichi Sakuma.
"Kag-chan! Kumagoro(I know I spelled that wrong...) and I are very happy to see you!" Ryuichi said as he smothered Kagome. Kagome gasped, trying to catch her breath.
"Ryu-chan! Let poor Kagome go, you're choking her!" Noriko Ukai said as she came towards them. Ryuichi quickly let go of Kagome, the pink rabbit Kumagoro sitting on his head.
"Thanks Nori-chan. I thought I was gonna pass out." Kagome joked. Just then Sesshoumaru walked up to Kagome.
"Kagome, I need to talk to you." He said in a monotone voice. Kagome frowned, but followed him anyway.
"Do you still have the jewel?" Sesshoumaru asked in a low voice. Kagome nodded and pulled the jewel off of her neck. Sesshoumaru nodded and closed his eyes.
"I see. I went back to the Sengoku Jidai yesterday, and what I found there was not pretty. Naraku is still alive. Do not ask me how, as I do not know. I also found out that he brought back that dead clay pot, as well as my baka brother." Sesshoumaru explained as Kagome's eyes widened.
"What about Miroku and Sango?" She asked worriedly.
"Don't worry. They are fine. I told them to keep an eye out, as well as the village priestess and several other demons. For now they are fine. I think Naraku's main target is you." Kagome nodded as Sesshoumaru finished.
"I can't believe he still isn't dead. How many times have we thought we've killed him? Twenty?" Kagome said irritably. Sesshoumaru shook his head.
"Well, just keep on your guard, and watch out for your family as well. Naraku could try and target them to get at you." Sesshoumaru warned as he left Kagome standing in the hall. Kagome sighed as she leaned against the wall, slowly sliding to the floor.
"Great. Just great. Now I have that stupid baboon man on my tail again. When will he die already!?" Kagome mumbled angrily to herself.
"Kagome-san?" A voice said beside her. Kagome jumped and turned to see Himawari staring at her.
"Uh, yes Himawari-san?" Kagome asked nervously.
"You're a miko, aren't you?" Himawari asked quietly. Kagome jumped up and giggled nervously.
"W-what makes you say that? I'm not a miko, not at all!" She said.
"Don't try to hide it Kagome. I can sense the Shikon no Tama around your neck. I can also tell that Sesshoumaru-sama is a demon, as well as Shippo. Do not worry though, I am a miko as well." Himawari said brightly as Kagome's eyes widened.
"You're a miko!? Wow. I didn't know that any existed still." Kagome said in wonder as Himawari giggled.
"Well, I think we are the only ones left in Japan, but I know that there are more in other parts of the world. I'm a descendent of Midoriko, who are you descended from?" Himawari asked as the two girls headed back towards the others.
"I'm also descended from Midoriko, but I am also descended from Kikyo, who still has part of my soul I think..." Kagome said, partly to herself.
"You're descended from Kikyo? The Shikon no Tama's previous guardian?" Himawari asked in amazement. Kagome nodded tiredly.
"Yes. And now I carry that burden. Which totally sucks sometimes, as demons are always after you." Kagome said, not being sarcastic at all. Himawari nodded.
"I think I know how you feel. I've read about the legend of the Shikon no Tama. But if you want, I can help you keep all those demons away, even Naraku." Himawari said lightly. Kagome gaped at her.
"How did you know about Naraku?" She asked suspiciously. Himawari gulped.
I, uh, kinda overheard you and Sesshoumaru-sama talking. Hehe." Himawari said guiltily and Kagome shook her head.
"Whatever. But I would appreciate the help. Thanks. Now, we better start working or we might lose our jobs." Kagome said and the two girls pushed the thought of Naraku and the Shikon no Tama to the back of their minds.
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Well, that was a pretty good chapter. I like Himawari.^_^ Next chapter will probably be up within a week. And if you would like to be notified of when I update this fic or others, please review and put your e-mail in there, and on the next update I will send you an e-mail. Now for question(s):
Why is Sesshoumaru so cold to Kagome if she trained with him?
Well, I wanted to keep Sesshoumaru in character, so he would not seem too OOC. And in the anime/manga, Sesshoumaru is cold, so I wanted to keep him like that. But I did make him a little warmer towards Kagome.^_^
Ja ne and please review!
*Shiroi Hikari*