Wind, Water, and Earth 8 Say what?
Miroku seeing what it was that made the eldest sister so reluctant to marry stepped forward.
"If I might offer my opinion I believe I have an answer that will be agreeable to both parties. Now it seems to me that you do not wish to marry because these men have fought with you before and have tried to kill you and your sisters. Now being a wolf you would be very loyal to your siblings and you land. So naturally you will not give up your hatred to someone who has on multiple occasions threatened both. What I suggest is not that you get rid of this anger but instead turn it to a different use. Think also how much stronger you all shall be with your combined powers. It will help you protect your lands against new enemies that would seek to annihilate you all. Also note that if you continue on this fighting while your sisters marry you will be fighting your kind by marriage." Miroku nodded his head sagely throughout his entire speech.
Nikki was blinking as her mind processed everything the monk said. Realization dawned on her face as comprehension clicked in. She looked over at Rai and grudgingly took the headband from him.
"Alright, but only cause of what the monk said!" She said the last part so hurriedly that it made more than a few eyebrows rise. Slipping the headband on she turned to look at her sisters giving them a half glare. Smiling indulgently at their sister the other two turned to their fiancés who were watching the newest couple with amused expressions. Looking back the two sisters sighed to see that Nikki had knocked Rai unconscious again. The four other elementals had one thought going through their heads right now. Poor guy.
The next couple of days seemed to go by in a rush as the three couples made preparations for the ceremony that would bind them as well as the lands that they all shared. Miroku had offered his services as a monk to wed the couples but they just smiled and told him that their kind did things a bit differently.
On the day of the ceremonies the three couples plus the Inu Yasha gang gathered up at the top of the cliff and around the spring. Looking down they could see that below the cliff was now a wide open plain with a fiery volcano at the end. Swirly grey black clouds were in the sky and the occasional lightning bolt would light the scene.
Each one of the elementals stood holding some piece of jewelry that reflected the one that they would bond with. Nikki had a headband similar to hers except it looked like it was made of linked lightning bolts and had a shining topaz in a lightning form on the middle. Rai was holding Nikki's headband. Kaida held a silver chain necklace that had an obsidian storm cloud dangling from it. Toshiro was holding her necklace. And finally Tori held a simple gold earring with a ruby shaped like fire dangling from it. Jomei held Tori's earrings. The couples exchanged the items they held and all managed to put their jewelry on at the same time as their chosen partner did. When each piece of jewelry was in its rightful place it would glow with a soft white light.
Once that was done the elementals then went to their respective areas and changed into their true elemental forms. Nikki seemed to sink into the earth and disappear, Kaida melted into the water, and Tori seemed to vanish into thin air. Rai became a lightning bolt that disappeared into the clouds, Toshiro became a cloud and drifted up to join the rest, and Jomei became a small fire burning at the edge of the cliff. The Inu Yasha gang watched in wonder as a lightning bolt struck the earth and seemed to sink into the ground. Followed quickly by a blinding light and Nikki and Rai standing side by side where they had been before they changed. Then rain began to fall from one storm cloud and into the pond. The water in the pond seemed to follow the path of the raindrops and was fused into the cloud. Another burst of light followed by Kaida and Toshiro standing where they were. Next came a breeze out of nowhere fanning the fire of Jomei into a blaze. The fire and wind seemed to mix becoming a burning tornado for a second before a final flash of light and Tori and Jomei where there with everyone again.
To say the Inu Yasha gang was confused and shocked would have been an understatement. Whatever they thought was going to happen didn't. You could tell by the look in Miroku's eye that he was greatly disappointed by what had happened. This caused him a smack over the head with Hiriakotsu. Kagome just smiled at them and wished them all a happy marriage. The three sisters smiled and stepped forward. Handing Kagome over six rune stones they smiled wider.
"For if you ever need our help. Just grab the stone for whichever one you need and wish that we were there. We will hear you and come to your aid." The three sisters said in unison while the three brothers nodded. Kagome looked down at the stones to see that the runes were actually symbols, a leaf, a water droplet, a tornado, a lightning bolt, a cloud, and a little fire. Closing her hand around the small stones she smiled at her new friends.
"Thank you. I promise we will come back a visit again sometime." Kagome whispered. Inu Yasha was the only one aside from the six elementals to hear her but he only nodded.
And so it was with slight sadness that the Inu Yasha group left the forest that day. They were the first group ever to walk out of the forest just as they had walked in, and the first ones to have the calling stones. Kagome looked down at the small bag she kept the stones in and smiled. She definitely liked this legend the best.
Authors note: Ok yes I know that could be the end of the story but it isn't. Well in a way it is but I'm still going to write the epilogue. You all know the rules; I want a review before I put up the next bit.