A/N: Well, I had a fabulous time last night! It was the first game of my school's football season, and as I'm in band (I play flute!), we went and played for the game, with a little marching thingy during half time. It was ok, I mean I had a fun time, but it was so HOT! We had to wear our uniforms, which consists of a pair of pants and a jacket, but they stick to you like glue after you sweat for a while. Me and my friends call them "monkeysuits." Appropriate, no? Anywayz, I was too tired when I got home last night (it was after 11pm here...), so I figured I'd wait until today and update. Enjoy! (PS: I had a bit of writer's block here, so if the story starts out weird or a bit slow, bear with me, please!)
Life of a Teenager
Chapter 7: A Reincarnation? What's That?
The room was silent for all of five seconds. Then it exploded with sound as everyone started talking at once. "What do you mean, Miko powers?!" This came from Inuyasha as he sat up indignantly from the seat he'd taken on a couch. "Powers? What powers? And what kind of help?" This came from Kagome as she stared around at everyone, a confused expression on her face. Sango turned and looked at Miroku, an equally confused expression her face. "But how could she have Miko powers? Only people who are--" She cut herself off abruptly, then turned to stare at Kagome, this time with surprise and a little wonder. Shippo and Souten looked at each other, then looked at Inuyasha with his new necklace, then at Kagome. As one, they busted into a fit of giggles that soon had them rolling on the floor. Inuyasha stared at them in disgust and leaned back against the couch. "Feh!" was all he said. He then turned to glare at Kagome, as if she were to blame for everything. This severely pissed Kagome off. First, Miroku accuses her of having something called "Miko powers"; then, everyone had stared at her like she was an alien from space; now, they were even laughing at her! She so did not have to take this! "You know what? I'm leaving. Goodbye, you bunch of weirdos," she muttered in disgust, then made her way to the door. Before she could even blink, Kouga appeared out of nowhere in front of her, scooped her up in his arms, and started to set her down on a couch, but stopped halfway to his destination. Confused why he had suddenly stopped and stood still, she looked up to his face and was surprised to see that he was blushing a bright cherry red. "What's wro--" she started to say, but stopped when she felt why.
With her hair being only halfway up, the rest fell down her back. Unfortunately for Kagome, her hair also happened to be long enough to cover up the fact that there was no back to her dress... So when Kouga picked her up, one hand went behind her knees and the other, well... The other hand was supposed to go around her back, but had, instead, gone underneath her hair and onto her side because her dress didn't cover it. Kagome's face went bright red, almost matching Kouga's, but not quite. The others looked on, fascinated, when Kagome floored Kouga. "PERVERT!" she yelled. She stood over him, glaring and breathing deeply, while he lay on the floor, dazed and with stars in his eyes. Kagome stormed over to the glass wall and stood there, glaring at the dancers and revelers below. When she had turned around, everyone had caught a glimpse of the back of her dress as her hair had swung around, so now all the guys were sympathizing with Kouga. Miroku, on the other hand, was drooling. Sango smacked him for good measure. Clearing his throat in a professional manner, he sat in one of the chairs surrounding the table. Quickly, everyone else but Kagome followed him and took a chair as well.
Miroku sat back in his chair and began to talk. "About 500 years ago, Japan was in what we call the Sengoku Jidai, the Feudal Era, where all the different factions of Japan were at war for power. It's said that, in that time, demons existed. They murdered and fought for land and power, just as the humans did. And then there were the Mikos, the priestesses, if you would. There were different kinds, but the extremely powerful ones had the power to purify demonic souls or energies. There existed one particularly powerful one, the priestess Midoriko. She traveled Japan purifying some demons, exterminating others. The story goes that one day she came across a demon that was not just merely one demon, but thousands combined. No one knew where he came from, or why he wanted Midoriko dead. All that was ever learned was that they fought a duel to the death and Midoriko was defeated. Every once in a while, a priestess will be reincarnated, and someone will up with her particular power. Kagome, obviously you have a type of that purifying power. And you can use it when you need to. All that's left to do is find out which Miko you've been reincarnated as," Miroku finished. Kagome hadn't said a word during the entire recitation.
Finally, she turned around and faced the gang. With a calm expression, she asked, "Why is it important to know which one I've been reincarnated as?" Miroku smiled slightly; this girl was no fool. "Well, a few reasons. One, if we can find out who it was, then we can find out what their particular powers were. Then you can train to bring those powers under control. Two, not all of the priestesses were good. Some were evil." As Miroku said this, he turned and looked at Inuyasha, as if waiting for a reaction. Getting none, Miroku shrugged and went back to talking. "Anyways, we need to know if we're gonna have to deal with an evil spirit or not. Cause if we are, then we need to get rid of it." Kagome stared. "You can get rid of an evil reincarnation? How?" "A simple exorcism," Miroku replied. "Or if another powerful priestess purifies the spirit of the reincarnation," he added. "But won't that kill the person who houses the reincarnation?" Kagome asked worriedly. "Sometimes...yes. Othertimes, no. It really depends on the person's character. If the person were evil to begin with, they would probably die. But if they had a pure aura before they were reincarnated, say, before they were born, then they would most likely survive," Miroku replied carefully. The gang sat quietly for a few minutes, processing the information Miroku had given them.
Or, more like given me, Kagome thought as she looked up and noticed everyone waiting for her to patiently stop thinking. Everyone except Inuyasha, that is. He was glaring at her again, she noticed. What was his problem? Thoughtfully, she looked at the necklace that was around his neck. It actually looked like something he would wear, and it went well with his clothes. Especially the red tank he was wearing. Kagome noticed that it was a little tighter than the shirt he had been wearing to school today. It really defined his chest well... And his arms were shown off as a result. They weren't bulging with muscles, but they weren't flabby either... Actually, they were just the way she liked them in a guy... Wait! What was she thinking! I must be losing my mind, to be having thoughts like these right now, Kagome thought frantically. She noticed again that Inuyasha was still glaring at her. Sheesh! What was it Miroku had said when the necklace had appeared? Oh yeah! "It's a binding necklace. The wearer of it has his or her power restrained for a few minutes after the binding words are spoken." Now, what in the world had she said to make him fall flat on the floor like that? He had been coming towards Kouga, looking all the world like he was gonna kill him, Kagome thought. And I didn't want to see anymore death after... Kagome shook her head. She didn't want to think about her mother... So anyways, I stepped in between them to try to stop Inuyasha and said... I remember! Kagome looked up triumphantly from her thoughts and noticed that everyone was still staring at her, but now they wore faintly confused looks. An evil grin was all the warning Inuyasha got before... "Inuyasha, sit!" Inuyasha ended up face first on the floor again, his entire body immobilized. Just like before, he couldn't move for several minutes. When he finally picked himself up off the floor, it was only to find the rest of the group dying of laughter, Kouga the loudest of them all. Kagome was sitting on one of the couch arms, looking bored.
Standing up, Inuyasha walked to Kagome calmly. Standing right in front of her, he stared at her, as if perplexed. Kagome looked back up at him, just as calmly. The staring went on until everyone was finished laughing. Then it was their turn to stare as Inuyasha did something he NEVER did around people he hadn't known for at least a couple of years.
He took off his hat.
A/N: Well, I think that's enough for now, don't you? Ok, I'm sorry for yet again another cliffie. Not too many flames for this, k? I think I'll let you stew on what's gonna happen next... You can probably guess a little bit... But definitely not all of it! Anywayz, next update is tomorrow, as usual, so review this and let me know whatcha think, k? Thanks! :P