Chapter 4
"Hiei, you stay here and wait for that woman to show up. She has to come back sooner or later. Anyways, I'm going to try to not get my head bit off by Keiko. See you 'round." The black haired human said walking away from his companions.
"I shall stay here also. This is a very interesting shrine. I will take a look around."
"Whatever Kurama." Yusuke said walking down the many shrine steps.
"Hn"
~*~*~ With Kagome ~*~*~
Kagome walked the familiar path through the woods on her way to her second home. Kaede, though dead and gone, was still remembered by the villagers. Her hut was given to the now main protectors of the village. The protectors guarded the village with their lives and always willing to take the blow that was meant for another. She smiled at the fond memories she had here growing up. It seemed strange to her that she felt so at home here in the past, that the future where she was born and raised seemed more foreign than anything despite living there and having a job.
In the future she missed the wildlife that once grew everywhere. The fresh air untainted my modern pollution and technology. She missed the trees and the feeling of being free in the forests the once covered the land. She found it surprising that it didn't take very long for the people to forget about their past and the demons that once walked the land. Granted there were still a few that still walked but none of them in the past had to worry about hiding their true form.
Stopping silently by a tree she watched as three children ran and played with one another. She watched as the little red head stuck his nose up in the air and gave a small couple of sniffs. His eyes grew wide and gave another sniff to confirm the smell he smelt. Looking towards the direction of where the smell was coming from he grinned in pure happiness at what he saw.
"Okaa-san!" the little red head yelled running towards Kagome with great ferocity. The little boy tackled Kagome to the ground in a backbreaking hug.
"Hey Shippou. I missed you. Have you been good for Sango and Miroku?" Kagome said with a hug.
"Yep! I missed you okaa-san. Why didn't you come sooner?" Shippou asked with curiosity.
"I'm sorry hunny, it's hard taking care of the shrine alone and keeping a job. Can you understand?"
"Of course, okaa-san." He son said with a grin and gave his mother another giant hug.
Pretty soon the two other children Shippou had been playing with tackled Kagome.
"Hi Auntie Kagome! I missed you." A little girl no more than five years old said joyfully giving her aunt a hug around the neck.
"Me too Auntie Kagome. Want to see what okaa-san taught me?" a little boy asked who was also no more than five years of age.
"Sure Ryu-kun. What did your okaa-san teach you?" Kagome said trying to pry off the two children clinging to her.
"Alright, watch!" Ryu said while running as fast as he could towards a board supported between two secure posts. He ran and jumped up with one leg extended level with the board. He came down with a hard thud and a crack but the crack wasn't from the board. It was from the post that supported the board. It was bent in two.
"Ohh!! Okaa-san's going to be mad at you Ryu! She told you not to use it without her watching!"
"Ryu! What did I tell you about using the breaking board when I'm not keeping an eye on you! Look what you've done. Now I have to re-fix that post!" a longhaired woman came out of the nearby hut.
"But okaa-san."
"Don't 'but okaa-san' me young man. Where's Saya, Ryu and Shippou for that matter?" the woman said not seeing her daughter anywhere or her adopted nephew.
"They're with Auntie Kagome. I was trying to show her what you taught me."
"Kagome?" the woman said in surprise looking around for her sister.
"I'm here Sango. I missed you." Kagome said approaching her sister with two children following behind and then giving her a hug of friends long not seen.
"You're children have grown so much. I hardly recognized them at first. I bet Miroku is proud?"
"You have no idea Kagome. Gods Kagome, I missed you so much. It isn't the same here without you. Come on, let's go inside. I'm sure houshi would be surprised to see you. You must tell me what has happened since you've been away."
With a smile Kagome picked up Shippou and followed Sango inside the hut. Kagome was glad to be back. This was her family and has been her family since the day they all met, all to destroy a common foe.
"Hiei, you stay here and wait for that woman to show up. She has to come back sooner or later. Anyways, I'm going to try to not get my head bit off by Keiko. See you 'round." The black haired human said walking away from his companions.
"I shall stay here also. This is a very interesting shrine. I will take a look around."
"Whatever Kurama." Yusuke said walking down the many shrine steps.
"Hn"
~*~*~ With Kagome ~*~*~
Kagome walked the familiar path through the woods on her way to her second home. Kaede, though dead and gone, was still remembered by the villagers. Her hut was given to the now main protectors of the village. The protectors guarded the village with their lives and always willing to take the blow that was meant for another. She smiled at the fond memories she had here growing up. It seemed strange to her that she felt so at home here in the past, that the future where she was born and raised seemed more foreign than anything despite living there and having a job.
In the future she missed the wildlife that once grew everywhere. The fresh air untainted my modern pollution and technology. She missed the trees and the feeling of being free in the forests the once covered the land. She found it surprising that it didn't take very long for the people to forget about their past and the demons that once walked the land. Granted there were still a few that still walked but none of them in the past had to worry about hiding their true form.
Stopping silently by a tree she watched as three children ran and played with one another. She watched as the little red head stuck his nose up in the air and gave a small couple of sniffs. His eyes grew wide and gave another sniff to confirm the smell he smelt. Looking towards the direction of where the smell was coming from he grinned in pure happiness at what he saw.
"Okaa-san!" the little red head yelled running towards Kagome with great ferocity. The little boy tackled Kagome to the ground in a backbreaking hug.
"Hey Shippou. I missed you. Have you been good for Sango and Miroku?" Kagome said with a hug.
"Yep! I missed you okaa-san. Why didn't you come sooner?" Shippou asked with curiosity.
"I'm sorry hunny, it's hard taking care of the shrine alone and keeping a job. Can you understand?"
"Of course, okaa-san." He son said with a grin and gave his mother another giant hug.
Pretty soon the two other children Shippou had been playing with tackled Kagome.
"Hi Auntie Kagome! I missed you." A little girl no more than five years old said joyfully giving her aunt a hug around the neck.
"Me too Auntie Kagome. Want to see what okaa-san taught me?" a little boy asked who was also no more than five years of age.
"Sure Ryu-kun. What did your okaa-san teach you?" Kagome said trying to pry off the two children clinging to her.
"Alright, watch!" Ryu said while running as fast as he could towards a board supported between two secure posts. He ran and jumped up with one leg extended level with the board. He came down with a hard thud and a crack but the crack wasn't from the board. It was from the post that supported the board. It was bent in two.
"Ohh!! Okaa-san's going to be mad at you Ryu! She told you not to use it without her watching!"
"Ryu! What did I tell you about using the breaking board when I'm not keeping an eye on you! Look what you've done. Now I have to re-fix that post!" a longhaired woman came out of the nearby hut.
"But okaa-san."
"Don't 'but okaa-san' me young man. Where's Saya, Ryu and Shippou for that matter?" the woman said not seeing her daughter anywhere or her adopted nephew.
"They're with Auntie Kagome. I was trying to show her what you taught me."
"Kagome?" the woman said in surprise looking around for her sister.
"I'm here Sango. I missed you." Kagome said approaching her sister with two children following behind and then giving her a hug of friends long not seen.
"You're children have grown so much. I hardly recognized them at first. I bet Miroku is proud?"
"You have no idea Kagome. Gods Kagome, I missed you so much. It isn't the same here without you. Come on, let's go inside. I'm sure houshi would be surprised to see you. You must tell me what has happened since you've been away."
With a smile Kagome picked up Shippou and followed Sango inside the hut. Kagome was glad to be back. This was her family and has been her family since the day they all met, all to destroy a common foe.