Me: Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't been able to get this chapter out sooner. Well, I'll start off by saying I'm happy!
Kino: At least one of us is. (has a huge lump on his head from Taiyo's stick)
Taiyo: Hey, a word from the wise…don't mess with the best!
Kino: (flips her off) Baka…
Taiyo: (turns red) Why you---
Me: HEY! It's my turn!
Kino: Biznitch.
Me: I have a name…you can call me Silv.
Kino: .
Silv: I'll just write Silv for my speaking parts, k?
Kino: You're such a Biznitch.
Silv: Anyways, I'm sorry about my detailing. I got a review on the fact that I detail everything too much---
Kino: Hence Isn't that what I always say?
Silv: I know, I know. But they also said it was alright, cuz they could picture everything easier. Yippee!
Kikyo: (appears in a cloud of smoke)(coughing is heard) What about me!? You baka-girl! I should be in more of this! But no! I am just referred to as second person! DIE!!!
Kino: (jumps in front of Silv) First, you have been referred to a third person. Second, no one, on one talks to Biznitch like that! YOU BIZNITCH!
Everyone: !!!
Kino: DIE!!! (Lightening flies out of nowhere and hits Kikyo. She poofs into a puff of ashes)
Everyone:
O !!!!
Silv: (passes out)
Taiyo: Whoa…Who would have thought you would stand up for Baka? (grabs his arm and nuzzles her cheek with his) THAT'S SO SWEET!!! Why the sudden change of heart?
Kino: …Uh…well, no one calls her Baka except me. THAT'S MY WORD!!! (smoke comes out of his ears)
Readers: Uh… (scoot away from him)
Kagome tied the dark blue sash over her Spirit Hogosha robes. She had taken a warm bath and washed up, causing her to feel good as new.
The haori was white, and it felt very soft. The hakama was bark blue and the slitted-skirt she wore over it felt just as soft as the haori. It had been very difficult to put on, and seemed a chore to wear, as the sleeves,, skirt, and hakama would get in the way.
"Well, what do you think, Sango?"
"Very nice. I think you will have InuYasha drooling."
Kagome blushed and stuttered out, "W-what?!"
"Oh come on. You can't hide it from me." Sango grinned.
"So you know? Who told you?"
"No one. But lets get going. Taiyo should be here any minute."
As if on cue, the Spirit slide open the shouji and looked at the miko. "Wow! You clean up very nice, Kagome. I am more than sure InuYasha will like them. You look very becoming."
Kagome blanched at the mention of the hanyou. "Why did you say that?! Does everyone know?!"
"Of course not…"--Kagome sighed---" Just me, Sango, Kino, Kaede, Nami, Arashi---
"That is everyone!" growled Kagome.
"Not Miroku." stated Taiyo. "Or Shippou. And InuYasha doesn't know that almost everyone knows. That counts for something."
"Yes. Or Miroku and Shippou will tease him about it---
"And cause, what I'm guessing, is one of frequent brawls between them, correct?"
Kagome sighed. "You couldn't be more right about that. InuYasha is always really protective of his pride."
Taiyo lifted an eyebrow and scoffed. "Huh. If he really cared for you he wouldn't mind. You make it sound like he'd be ashamed.
"No!" exclaimed Kagome. "No, he cares about me, but her hates being teased…He's had a hard life being a rejected for being a hanyou…"
Taiyo's gaze softened, but she still held the "that's no excuse" look. "Gomen…Anyway, out into the blizzard?"
"What?!" The miko and taijiya blanched.
"Oh, that's right. Don't you worry, we have big kotos for you. They're very warm." said Taiyo.
The she-Spirit led them out of the room and down the wood-floored corridor. They stopped at the end of the hallway and Taiyo slide open the husuma door. They stepped inside and were meet with a beautiful mudroom. It had windows, out of which they could see a fierce blizzard twisting around, blocking their view of everything else. Their was even a tiny stove which warmed up the room.
Taiyo stepped up to the shaking mados and inspected them. They shook against the winds but did not let up. "They need to close the outside panels so these windows don't get blown through." she said, then turned to Kagome and Sango. "Well, here are two coats kotos for you." She opened a closet door, and pulled out three long, overcoats. They has large sleeves and even larger hoods. They were both deep blue.
"Wow," said Sango. "Spirit Guardian clothing is so beautiful. At least from what I've seen."
"All of the Spirit arts are." said Taiyo, as she put on her own coat. "We've been alive long enough to experiment with them…That might be why their beautiful, but the arts aren't my field."
Kagome put her coat on and frowned. "I could never be cold in these. I have at least three layers on."
"Mm," mumbled Taiyo. "Yes, but in the summer our robes will never allow you to be hot in them…Or in a battle, they will never way you down, slow you, or get in your way."
Kagome seriously doubted the she-Spirit, but all she did was pull up her hood. Finally, they had their coats on and were ready to go.
"Brace yourselves." said Taiyo. She flung open the door and an amazingly strong wind nearly knocked them down.
They pushed their way out of the room, fighting against the wind, and headed down a snow covered path. The gardens and trees that surrounded them were blanketed in the white, and they saw no other color, except for their blue coats, which were quickly turning white.
Taiyo led them up to a biru, then quickly ran up the steps, and knocked on the doors. The three of them stood against the door under the sheltered porch, shivering. When the doors opened suddenly, they fell into the warm house.
Kagome and Sango caught themselves before they actually hit the floor. However, Taiyo was not so lucky.
She fell forward, but was caught by Kino. They stared into each other's eyes for a few seconds; however, when Arashi appeared and gave an, "ahem", they were five feet apart in a flash.
"Well," started Arashi. "What a storm we have. Did you have any trouble getting here?"
"The wind was strong, but we got here in one piece." answered Kagome.
"Right." Arashi said, them told Kino to shut the door (which was still open) then led them into a large, furniture-scarce room. Padded tatami covered the whole of the floors, and the room seemed unnecessarily large. "Here we are." she said, and stopped just outside the room to take off her shoes, as did the others.
"Kagome," started Arashi, as she reached the middle of the room. "Show me the energy technique you used to free yourself of Hogosha Kino's grip."
"You mean what I did with my miko power? I have no idea how I did that." answered Kagome.
Arashi smiled and said, "Here." she motioned for the girl to come closer and nodded to Kino and Taiyo. They quietly nodded, and ushered Sango form the room, and shut the shouji.
"Now," said Arashi. "Try and concentrate your energy. Hold out your hands, and picture a ball of you energy in your palms."
Kagome nodded and held out her hands. She closed her eyes and concentrated hard. She did as Arashi instructed, and sure enough, when she opened her eyes, there it was. The blue light glowed in her hands and rippled like water.
Kagome smiled, and whispered, "Wow. I did it!"
Arashi nodded and said, "Good. Now, close one hand over it, as you would a bow or sword hilt."
Kagome obeyed and used her right hand to grasp the blue energy. It immediately shot out, and formed the same sword -like power she had used only once before, by accident.
"Wonderful!" exclaimed Arashi. "Your grasp on your power is amazing. You take to it like a fish to water. Now, I shall tell you Kino's power." Kagome looked at the Saisho eagerly.
"His is that of lightning. His power is yours as well, though he has more control, because he is a full Spirit and is more experienced."
"You mean he can control lightning? And so can I?" asked Kagome, incredulously.
"To some extent. For example, I have the power of the Spirits. Taiyo's power is fire, and Nami's is healing; naturally she would be a healer.
"So Kino's is lightning?"
"And water." added Arashi.
"That's a dangerous mix." said the miko, with a shudder.
"Yes, but he is a powerful Spirit; my most powerful in fact. You have a strong Hogosha, Kagome. He will die to protect you." said Arashi, gravely.
Silv: Oooo!!! I'm sooo evil!!! Sorry, it was really boring.
Kino: No your not. You couldn't even steal a piece of toilet paper from Burger King. (don't own…duh)
Silv: HEY!!! It's not nice.
Kino: Wimp. I dare you.
Silv: I don't play dare…(walks to Burger King with Taiyo and Kino)
Kino: Well? (eating a burger)
Silv: Don't pressure me.
Taiyo: (sips her drink) You don't have to do this, Silv.
Kino: This is a joke! I'll do it! (walks into the guys potty. Several seconds later…Sirens are heard)
Taiyo/Silv: . !!! (Kino and a cop walk out)
Kino: . (in cuffs)
Cop: If ya can't do the time, don't do the crime.
Taiyo/Silv: …!!! HEY!!!
Silv: SEE!!! DIDN'T I TELL YOU IT WASN'T NICE?!!!!
Taiyo: NICE?!!! THE REAL QUESTION IS IF HE'S GOING TO JAIL!!!!!
Everyone: AHHHHH!!!!!!
Rabid Kikyo haters: NOOOO!!!!! HE KICKED KIKYO'S ASS!!!!! SAVE HIM!!!! (attack the cop)
Readers: That was unexpected…..Note to self, forget this fic. And find a new one.