Chapter 2: Realization
Kagome jumped the steps taking as many as she could. She raced across the shine to the well house. She flung open the door and leapt down to well at the center. With out a second thought she jumped into the well.
Instead of the normal magical haze that would have engulfed her she was swallowed up by darkness as she landed on the hard ground of the well's bottom. Stood there for a heart beat before she climbed the ladder in the well and jumped back into the well, preying that the results would be different. She tried over, and over again, till finally she landed twisting her ankle and crumbled to the floor.
She sat their pouring her sorrow into the bottom of the well. Hoping it would reach a time she longed to be in.
"nee-san" Souta called from the top of the well, "Nee-san, are you alright." When Kagome did not answer he ran for the house calling for his mother and grandfather.
Kagome stood on shaky legs and began her final climb out of the well. She pulled her self out as her mother and grandfather entered the well house.
"Kagome?" The concerned voice of her mother called.
"I'm fine mama." Kagome put on the best smile she could, but it did not fool her mother.
"Kagome dear what is wrong." She placed a reassuring arm around her daughter, as she did Kagome became a fountain of tears crying in her arms.
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Kagome sat in her room staring at a picture of her and the others that Kaede had taken of them about two months ago. She wished with all her heart that she could find out how everyone was doing. What had happened to everyone. Tears again flowed down her face.
"Why?", she whispered into the night as she held the one piece of her friends that she loved so much.
"Your job was over there." The pure voice of Midoriko answered.
"They were my friends." Kagome's voice was sad yet slightly angry.
"You could not live in two times Kagome. It is not possible, the universe would not be able to handle you continuing to live in both." A ghostly figure appeared of Midoriko as the Shikon no Toma began to glow.
"Why wasn't I allowed to decide where I wanted to go." Kagome fingered absent mindedly the jewel around her neck.
"Because the rest of your destiny lies here, in the present not in the past."
"Even if I wish on the Shikon no Toma I won't be able to go back?" Kagome stopped playing with the jewel looked up with hope filled eyes at Midoriko. Only to see her shake her head confirming Kagome's fears.
"You will be fine Kagome. You have done what Kikyou could not. You have purified the jewel using your love for your friends to do it. Even though you hated your enemies you never allowed it to taint the jewel."
Kagome shook her head. "No I didn't really hate anyone but Naraku, and even then I am not sure that I hated him."
Midoriko simply smiled at Kagome, "And that is why you where chosen to be what you are." Her voiced echoed as she faded away.
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Kagome sat in class her mind wandering in thought. When Ms. Konagawa entered, she went through the normal process of when the instructor entered. She got ready for the boring instruction on Myths in History.
"Today we are going to read and figure out what is the myth in the story "Darkness and the Great Jewel."" She turned and wrote the page up on the board along with the first few lines.
Long ago when Demons roamed the Earth, a great demon sought to control the
world and plunge everything in to darkness.
The demon roamed the earth for many cycles gaining power. Nothing seemed like
It would be able to stop the red eyed fiend from attaining his goal. Until one
spring morning the spirits bought to the world a Raven haired Miko.
Kagome read the story with little interest at the opening to this story. She could see how the story would go now. The "Demon" was going to be some warlord who tried to take over Japan, the red eyes where the symbol that he was truly evil. The Raven Haired Miko would be the one to melt his heart and make the warlord realize the wrong of his ways.
The instructor spoke about the story and how demons didn't really exist the way the story was making it out to be. So far she was right on the button for how the story would pan out. The instructor continued with the story.
The Miko processed great power with in her, for she was born with a power jewel
that could grant the wish of anyone who processed it. The miko realized that she would not be able to defeat such a great evil on her own. She awoke the silver haired Hanyou that processed a sword that could kill 100 demons in a single swing.
Kagome stared at the last passage of the story it sounded familiar. To familiar to be exact. Kagome was now interested in the story, it sounded to much like her own. She began to quickly read the rest of the story in her book as the instructor began explaining what the last passage ment.
The red eyed demon cursed many in his days, taking great joy in seeing the
suffering of others. He cursed a holy families, made Lovers destroy each other,
and dear siblings fight to the death. The red eyed demon heard of the great jewel
that could grant him any wish, so he sought to it out attaining many pieces of the
jewel.
While the demon found fragments of the jewel he did not find it all for the miko
still had several. Has she sought out the red eyed demon she added to her group.
To her group she added a lecherous monk that had been cursed by the red eyed
Demon to destroy everything he touched with his right hand. A wondering
exorcist that had a great steed that she controlled, and a large thrown weapon that
was as strong as any demons tooth. The miko was so kind hearted that she took a
demon's son and protected him like he was her own son.
Together the group searched out the red eyed demon who wronged everyone she
traveled with. When they finally cornered the demon a great battle ensued.
Hanyou tore down the barrier so that the others could aid in the destroying of the
beast. When he had been torn part the monk
The miko using her great strength of spirit called to the broken jewel. Using her
own soul to bind the broken jewel to be the full gem it once was. Once the jewel
was completed the miko fade from this world, having made the world better for
her companions and was never needed again.
Kagome stared at the page it was her story. The story of all her friends.
"Kagome-chan" Kagome looked up at her friend "Kagome what is it what's wrong?"
Quickly wiping her eyes she smiled up at her, "Nothing, I was just reading something." As she closed her book
Kagome jumped the steps taking as many as she could. She raced across the shine to the well house. She flung open the door and leapt down to well at the center. With out a second thought she jumped into the well.
Instead of the normal magical haze that would have engulfed her she was swallowed up by darkness as she landed on the hard ground of the well's bottom. Stood there for a heart beat before she climbed the ladder in the well and jumped back into the well, preying that the results would be different. She tried over, and over again, till finally she landed twisting her ankle and crumbled to the floor.
She sat their pouring her sorrow into the bottom of the well. Hoping it would reach a time she longed to be in.
"nee-san" Souta called from the top of the well, "Nee-san, are you alright." When Kagome did not answer he ran for the house calling for his mother and grandfather.
Kagome stood on shaky legs and began her final climb out of the well. She pulled her self out as her mother and grandfather entered the well house.
"Kagome?" The concerned voice of her mother called.
"I'm fine mama." Kagome put on the best smile she could, but it did not fool her mother.
"Kagome dear what is wrong." She placed a reassuring arm around her daughter, as she did Kagome became a fountain of tears crying in her arms.
-----
Kagome sat in her room staring at a picture of her and the others that Kaede had taken of them about two months ago. She wished with all her heart that she could find out how everyone was doing. What had happened to everyone. Tears again flowed down her face.
"Why?", she whispered into the night as she held the one piece of her friends that she loved so much.
"Your job was over there." The pure voice of Midoriko answered.
"They were my friends." Kagome's voice was sad yet slightly angry.
"You could not live in two times Kagome. It is not possible, the universe would not be able to handle you continuing to live in both." A ghostly figure appeared of Midoriko as the Shikon no Toma began to glow.
"Why wasn't I allowed to decide where I wanted to go." Kagome fingered absent mindedly the jewel around her neck.
"Because the rest of your destiny lies here, in the present not in the past."
"Even if I wish on the Shikon no Toma I won't be able to go back?" Kagome stopped playing with the jewel looked up with hope filled eyes at Midoriko. Only to see her shake her head confirming Kagome's fears.
"You will be fine Kagome. You have done what Kikyou could not. You have purified the jewel using your love for your friends to do it. Even though you hated your enemies you never allowed it to taint the jewel."
Kagome shook her head. "No I didn't really hate anyone but Naraku, and even then I am not sure that I hated him."
Midoriko simply smiled at Kagome, "And that is why you where chosen to be what you are." Her voiced echoed as she faded away.
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Kagome sat in class her mind wandering in thought. When Ms. Konagawa entered, she went through the normal process of when the instructor entered. She got ready for the boring instruction on Myths in History.
"Today we are going to read and figure out what is the myth in the story "Darkness and the Great Jewel."" She turned and wrote the page up on the board along with the first few lines.
Long ago when Demons roamed the Earth, a great demon sought to control the
world and plunge everything in to darkness.
The demon roamed the earth for many cycles gaining power. Nothing seemed like
It would be able to stop the red eyed fiend from attaining his goal. Until one
spring morning the spirits bought to the world a Raven haired Miko.
Kagome read the story with little interest at the opening to this story. She could see how the story would go now. The "Demon" was going to be some warlord who tried to take over Japan, the red eyes where the symbol that he was truly evil. The Raven Haired Miko would be the one to melt his heart and make the warlord realize the wrong of his ways.
The instructor spoke about the story and how demons didn't really exist the way the story was making it out to be. So far she was right on the button for how the story would pan out. The instructor continued with the story.
The Miko processed great power with in her, for she was born with a power jewel
that could grant the wish of anyone who processed it. The miko realized that she would not be able to defeat such a great evil on her own. She awoke the silver haired Hanyou that processed a sword that could kill 100 demons in a single swing.
Kagome stared at the last passage of the story it sounded familiar. To familiar to be exact. Kagome was now interested in the story, it sounded to much like her own. She began to quickly read the rest of the story in her book as the instructor began explaining what the last passage ment.
The red eyed demon cursed many in his days, taking great joy in seeing the
suffering of others. He cursed a holy families, made Lovers destroy each other,
and dear siblings fight to the death. The red eyed demon heard of the great jewel
that could grant him any wish, so he sought to it out attaining many pieces of the
jewel.
While the demon found fragments of the jewel he did not find it all for the miko
still had several. Has she sought out the red eyed demon she added to her group.
To her group she added a lecherous monk that had been cursed by the red eyed
Demon to destroy everything he touched with his right hand. A wondering
exorcist that had a great steed that she controlled, and a large thrown weapon that
was as strong as any demons tooth. The miko was so kind hearted that she took a
demon's son and protected him like he was her own son.
Together the group searched out the red eyed demon who wronged everyone she
traveled with. When they finally cornered the demon a great battle ensued.
Hanyou tore down the barrier so that the others could aid in the destroying of the
beast. When he had been torn part the monk
The miko using her great strength of spirit called to the broken jewel. Using her
own soul to bind the broken jewel to be the full gem it once was. Once the jewel
was completed the miko fade from this world, having made the world better for
her companions and was never needed again.
Kagome stared at the page it was her story. The story of all her friends.
"Kagome-chan" Kagome looked up at her friend "Kagome what is it what's wrong?"
Quickly wiping her eyes she smiled up at her, "Nothing, I was just reading something." As she closed her book