Unusual, Yet Treasurable Gift
Chapter 1
Kagome woke up in her warm bed. She sat up rubbing her eyes and gave a soft yawn. Then, she remembered what today was. It was her birthday. She was now officially 18 years old. 18! She knew that turning 18 gave her some freedoms such as driving. She was also more independent. She got up out of bed and excitedly got ready for the day that was ahead of her.
Once she was ready she went downstairs. She knew that breakfast was cooking and that everything was going to be normal. (THOUGHT everything was going to be a normal birthday.) The routine took place. First, they had a birthday breakfast and afterwards came the gifts. Kagome ate her breakfast quickly so she could get her presents. After she was done, she went in the living room and waited patiently for her presents. She smiled as Souta brought a big package down from his room. He set into Kagome's lap. 'This is heavy. I wonder what it is.' She tore of the silver wrapping paper and opened the box to find... another box? She opened that box to find another. Finally, Kagome shook the third box and heard something pound against the sides. She opened it to find a rock and... another box. "Souta, when does this end?" she said as she was laughing at his joke. Souta said, "Open the next box." Kagome rolled her eyes and opened the next box. Inside was a small wristwatch. Kagome smiled as she picked it up and strapped it to her wrist. She had been admiring that watch in the display case for a while. "Thanks Souta." She hugged him. Souta blushed. "Yeah, whatever sis." Kagome giggled softly. "Since Souta went insane with the boxes, I didn't wrap mine." Kagome said, "Thank you."
Her mom tossed something to her. In a reaction, Kagome caught it. That was when she felt metal. She looked down into her hands to see a key. What a minute. The key said Mustang on it. Kagome ran outside to see a new Mustang Convertible sitting in the driveway. She gawked at the car while her mother came up behind her. "Happy Birthday, Kagome." Kagome looked back. "Mom, I don't know what to say. I..." her voice faded. Her mom smiled. "Why don't you say... Thanks mom. I'm taking it out for a test run right now." Kagome simply nodded as she walked over to her car. She put her key into the ignition and started the car up. The engine purred like a contented kitten. Kagome waved to her mother as she pulled out of the driveway. She cruised around for a while. She checked out everything on the car. Maneuverability, speed, durability, brakes, light. It all worked perfectly. Kagome turned on the radio and set it to her favorite stations. Then, she remembered that she didn't get her grandfather. She reluctantly went back to the house. She wasn't exactly thrilled about her gift from her grandpa. Normally, the gift was fed to her cat. Kagome walked inside the house to see her grandpa waiting for her in the living room.
"Would you follow me Kagome?" He stood up and walked outside to the shed. Inside the shed, he pulled out a box from the top shelf and handed it to Kagome. Kagome opened the box and pulled out a small bottle with something green inside. 'Okay, so Bouyo has this to drink instead of eat.' she thought. Her grandfather cleared his throat. "This is a very old potion. It was used for your great, great, great, great, great uncle. Your uncle was a curious monk. He was very useful during a battle with a dangerous demon. this demon was fear throughout the land. He used trickery to trap his opponent and win many battles."
Kagome yawned, 'Sounds like Naraku.'
"... he was known for many thins. He had successfully helped purify many demons from castles. Once he had even fought with a weasel demon that was in a statue, possessing a princess. He, eventually, met up with some friends, but the thing he was most known for was his unusual weapon. It was a curse from the demon in with he fought in the battle. He called it a wind tunnel." Kagome opened her eyes wide in shock. "What was my uncle's name?" Her grandfather scratched the back of his head. "I know it, I just can't remember it at this point in time." Kagome said, "Is his name Miroku?" Her grandfather looked at her curiously. "How did you know that?" Kagome said, "I'll tell you after you finish the story." He nodded. "Okay, as I was saying...This is why I'm so into spells and demons. He was one of our ancestors and I need to keep that in the family line." Kagome nodded. "So that's why you act so weird." "Now, tell me how you knew about Miroku?" Kagome sighed. "Well, I know the lecher by being one of those he travels with." Her grandpa gave her a funny look. "Lecher?" Kagome sighed again. "That's a long story. Sorry I can't stay. I have to go speak to my great, great, great, great, great, great uncle." She walked out of the shed, taking her 'present' with her.
Miroku? Kagome's relative? That's unusual... Okay, next chapter the horrible truth revealed to Kagome's great(6x) uncle. How will his reaction be?