Disclaimer: It's in chapter one.
Well, since I have no idea how to lengthen the chapters (maybe this one will end up long as I write it) I'm trying to make it up with increase of updates (the keyword is obvious here). The problem with this fic is, though I've gotten the plot basically sketched out in my brain, it can't draw on or go into transition very easily. It's, for some reason, very hard to write.
When we came to the foot of the fields, we saw the lush green in the cultivated ground (which looked rich and dark). The woman who owned the farm was working in the distance, sweating heavily and with dirt all over her and her clothes. As the group approached her, they became aware of her blistering skin, irritated by sun and stressful labor.
The woman pulled back a greasy lock to show her smudged face. "Good morning! Is there something that I can help you with?"
Miroku seems to have established himself as the investigator. "Ah, hai. There is. May we speak with you on how your land became so fertile, ma'am?"
She laughed. "You must be the tenth houshi to question me on it! What is your name?"
"I am Miroku. These are my friends. The beautiful ladies are Sango and Kagome-sama, the man with the dog-ears is called InuYasha, the little kitsune and the cat is Shippou-chan and Kirara."
"Kawaii!" she screamed, and knelt down to pet Shippou and Kirara. "My name is Hohoemi. What exactly do you want to know about my farm?"
"Was this offered to you," I spoke up, "by an oddly-dressed boy with a small sphere?"
As soon as I said this, Hohoemi seemed to get frightened. "Y-yes... how did you know?"
"What did he say?! Did you see where he went?" InuYasha really wanted to find out what was going on. He had his claws out, ready to stalk and attack his prey.
"I-I don't know..." She looked at the ground thoughtfully. "He just came up to me one day and asked if I wanted to be able to harvest from the land again. After the land revitalized, he walked off saying, 'Three all ready. Women are certainly easy. Onna onna onna.'"
Onna onna onna? I thought. That's what the boy said to me in my dream. Does this mean that he came to me in my sleep after he visited her?
"Why did you accept?!" InuYasha screamed at her, "You don't know if accepting a wish from that guy is safe!"
She shook her head. "I know it sounds stupid, but it's hard working on the fields by myself. My husband went to war two years ago, right after we married, and even then the land was beginning to fail. I can't work dead soil to gain any hope, especially if I'm alone."
"That's no reason to trust a guy like that!" InuYasha retorted, "You have no idea how dangerous he could be. Chances are, you've fallen right into his trap!"
"InuYasha!" I yelled at him to calm down. There was no need to scare Hohoemi anymore than she all ready was.
"Keh!" He crossed his arms in his usual manner. "Well, it's obviously useless for us to stick around if she doesn't know anything. Let's go."
"Where should we go, then?" Sango said, "We still don't know anything about what's going on here. We have no leads and there's no clue to where we may find any."
Miroku beat his staff on the ground, making the rings chime. "Sango's right. Leaving in a random direction will not do any good, and I don't see any pattern in this person's actions. I think Kagome-sama and Hohoemi should spend some time talking together. Perhaps there's some information that's a little harder to distinguish in this situation."
"If information was as simple as getting Kagome to talk to these women, why didn't we do that back at the palace with the re-youthed hag?"
As soon as InuYasha said this, Miroku's face lit up. "What a wonderful idea! We should all go back with Miss Hohoemi to Seika's palace and have them all discuss amongst each other to find some more clues!"
It didn't seem like an hour passed before the three of us were all sitting around, being rather quiet. None of us really knew what to say on what happened. It seemed like such a touchy subject, even though this person made our wished come true, in stead of chatting on how great of a guy he was, we stared at the floor, as if he was the symbol of loved ones' deaths.
Seika finally broke the silence. "It's such a surprise to see others that had the same experience; Wouldn't you agree, Miss Hohoemi."
"Y-yes! Yes it is," the farmer woman agreed. This same vocal sequence occurred ten minutes ago, before we became still.
"It's good to see that boy is going around, helping people. He may be lacking in manners, but at least he's using his abilities for the wealth of others," Seika lingered, not allowing for the conversation to drop into the floor again.
"Yes, that is good." Hohoemi nodded again.
"You know, if he can do things like-" the lady paused, as if to reassure herself, "--like resurrect the dead, make the old young, and make productive the sandy land, then he could do terrible things, too. If he wanted to do terrible things, he would have done them. He wouldn't bother with humble wishes, right?"
"Right." This time, both Hohemi and I concurred. This was what we all believed, or, at least, wanted to believe.
"Well, we're here to talk about it, right?" Hohoemi spoke, a little brighter, "Then let's start talking! We have to find out what's happening, even if it's just to make sure that it isn't bad. Now, when the boy approached me, I was in my hut, about to go to bed. I didn't hear him come in."
"The same with me," said Seika, "I was just about to go to sleep when he appeared. No footsteps. Nothing. And you, Kagome-chan?"
"He came to me in my dreams," I said, "I think it was after he came to you guys. It happened about six or seven days ago."
"I'm pretty sure it was an even ten for me," confirmed Seika.
"I think he came about eight days ago to me," said Hohoemi.
"So, we have a common factor!" I exclaimed, "He comes when we're close to sleep! Preferably alone," Or so I recalled from my dream, we were alone. "Unfortunately, it doesn't solve anything..."
"Miss Kagome." The lady leaned towards me. "You never explained what happened when you met him. What was your dream like?" After I described it to them, she nodded, then turned to her girl that was serving our tea. "Please tell the young houshi, along with some of the most distinguished monks and priests that have com, to come in. I wish their services."
When said men entered into the room, Seika stood. "I want you to observe this girl for anything peculiar. Pay special attention to her heart."
"Oh! I see," Hohoemi said, "You think if men of spiritual training might be able to find something out about him."
I realised then that I should have thought of that myself. I didn't really tell the others in detail about what happened. If I had, Miroku or Kaede would have already gone through this and we might be searching for him instead of bothering these women.
I sighed and picked up the cup, trying to forget the dozen pairs of eyes that were upon me.
Yay! This one had a little more girth to it! Hohoemi = smile. So, I'm not pushing these out as fast as I want to, but, hey, I feel like my GVD fans really needed my 2nd sequal out (to atleast rationalize my epilogue). Oh, and by the way: GRADUATION! -runs around with cords, tassles, and a diploma- Now all I need is my alcohol and I'm set...
Well, since I have no idea how to lengthen the chapters (maybe this one will end up long as I write it) I'm trying to make it up with increase of updates (the keyword is obvious here). The problem with this fic is, though I've gotten the plot basically sketched out in my brain, it can't draw on or go into transition very easily. It's, for some reason, very hard to write.
When we came to the foot of the fields, we saw the lush green in the cultivated ground (which looked rich and dark). The woman who owned the farm was working in the distance, sweating heavily and with dirt all over her and her clothes. As the group approached her, they became aware of her blistering skin, irritated by sun and stressful labor.
The woman pulled back a greasy lock to show her smudged face. "Good morning! Is there something that I can help you with?"
Miroku seems to have established himself as the investigator. "Ah, hai. There is. May we speak with you on how your land became so fertile, ma'am?"
She laughed. "You must be the tenth houshi to question me on it! What is your name?"
"I am Miroku. These are my friends. The beautiful ladies are Sango and Kagome-sama, the man with the dog-ears is called InuYasha, the little kitsune and the cat is Shippou-chan and Kirara."
"Kawaii!" she screamed, and knelt down to pet Shippou and Kirara. "My name is Hohoemi. What exactly do you want to know about my farm?"
"Was this offered to you," I spoke up, "by an oddly-dressed boy with a small sphere?"
As soon as I said this, Hohoemi seemed to get frightened. "Y-yes... how did you know?"
"What did he say?! Did you see where he went?" InuYasha really wanted to find out what was going on. He had his claws out, ready to stalk and attack his prey.
"I-I don't know..." She looked at the ground thoughtfully. "He just came up to me one day and asked if I wanted to be able to harvest from the land again. After the land revitalized, he walked off saying, 'Three all ready. Women are certainly easy. Onna onna onna.'"
Onna onna onna? I thought. That's what the boy said to me in my dream. Does this mean that he came to me in my sleep after he visited her?
"Why did you accept?!" InuYasha screamed at her, "You don't know if accepting a wish from that guy is safe!"
She shook her head. "I know it sounds stupid, but it's hard working on the fields by myself. My husband went to war two years ago, right after we married, and even then the land was beginning to fail. I can't work dead soil to gain any hope, especially if I'm alone."
"That's no reason to trust a guy like that!" InuYasha retorted, "You have no idea how dangerous he could be. Chances are, you've fallen right into his trap!"
"InuYasha!" I yelled at him to calm down. There was no need to scare Hohoemi anymore than she all ready was.
"Keh!" He crossed his arms in his usual manner. "Well, it's obviously useless for us to stick around if she doesn't know anything. Let's go."
"Where should we go, then?" Sango said, "We still don't know anything about what's going on here. We have no leads and there's no clue to where we may find any."
Miroku beat his staff on the ground, making the rings chime. "Sango's right. Leaving in a random direction will not do any good, and I don't see any pattern in this person's actions. I think Kagome-sama and Hohoemi should spend some time talking together. Perhaps there's some information that's a little harder to distinguish in this situation."
"If information was as simple as getting Kagome to talk to these women, why didn't we do that back at the palace with the re-youthed hag?"
As soon as InuYasha said this, Miroku's face lit up. "What a wonderful idea! We should all go back with Miss Hohoemi to Seika's palace and have them all discuss amongst each other to find some more clues!"
It didn't seem like an hour passed before the three of us were all sitting around, being rather quiet. None of us really knew what to say on what happened. It seemed like such a touchy subject, even though this person made our wished come true, in stead of chatting on how great of a guy he was, we stared at the floor, as if he was the symbol of loved ones' deaths.
Seika finally broke the silence. "It's such a surprise to see others that had the same experience; Wouldn't you agree, Miss Hohoemi."
"Y-yes! Yes it is," the farmer woman agreed. This same vocal sequence occurred ten minutes ago, before we became still.
"It's good to see that boy is going around, helping people. He may be lacking in manners, but at least he's using his abilities for the wealth of others," Seika lingered, not allowing for the conversation to drop into the floor again.
"Yes, that is good." Hohoemi nodded again.
"You know, if he can do things like-" the lady paused, as if to reassure herself, "--like resurrect the dead, make the old young, and make productive the sandy land, then he could do terrible things, too. If he wanted to do terrible things, he would have done them. He wouldn't bother with humble wishes, right?"
"Right." This time, both Hohemi and I concurred. This was what we all believed, or, at least, wanted to believe.
"Well, we're here to talk about it, right?" Hohoemi spoke, a little brighter, "Then let's start talking! We have to find out what's happening, even if it's just to make sure that it isn't bad. Now, when the boy approached me, I was in my hut, about to go to bed. I didn't hear him come in."
"The same with me," said Seika, "I was just about to go to sleep when he appeared. No footsteps. Nothing. And you, Kagome-chan?"
"He came to me in my dreams," I said, "I think it was after he came to you guys. It happened about six or seven days ago."
"I'm pretty sure it was an even ten for me," confirmed Seika.
"I think he came about eight days ago to me," said Hohoemi.
"So, we have a common factor!" I exclaimed, "He comes when we're close to sleep! Preferably alone," Or so I recalled from my dream, we were alone. "Unfortunately, it doesn't solve anything..."
"Miss Kagome." The lady leaned towards me. "You never explained what happened when you met him. What was your dream like?" After I described it to them, she nodded, then turned to her girl that was serving our tea. "Please tell the young houshi, along with some of the most distinguished monks and priests that have com, to come in. I wish their services."
When said men entered into the room, Seika stood. "I want you to observe this girl for anything peculiar. Pay special attention to her heart."
"Oh! I see," Hohoemi said, "You think if men of spiritual training might be able to find something out about him."
I realised then that I should have thought of that myself. I didn't really tell the others in detail about what happened. If I had, Miroku or Kaede would have already gone through this and we might be searching for him instead of bothering these women.
I sighed and picked up the cup, trying to forget the dozen pairs of eyes that were upon me.
Yay! This one had a little more girth to it! Hohoemi = smile. So, I'm not pushing these out as fast as I want to, but, hey, I feel like my GVD fans really needed my 2nd sequal out (to atleast rationalize my epilogue). Oh, and by the way: GRADUATION! -runs around with cords, tassles, and a diploma- Now all I need is my alcohol and I'm set...