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"Why would you want to wait in all this snow?" Kagome asked, "All this snow that's falling….."Kagome approached Neyuki and stopped about seven feet away head bowed, "The villagers say that snow is are the tears of the Snow Goddess, and that tragedy is soon to follow."
Neyuki silently turned to her with an expressionless face, first looking at Kagome, then at the people behind her.
"There are stories about love and tragedy that occurred in the snow," Neyuki said softly, "perhaps I shall tell them to you…"
Everyone stood silently in the snow, as the wind and crystal flakes began to swirl around them as Neyuki told them the Soudan no Tenka.
Part 1: Kagome, Lost
As Neyuki began her tale, Kagome started to feel faint. Her body seemed to float off into the sky as she listened to Neyuki's voice. Kagome soon felt at peace, and the snow around her became more beautiful. Sighing in bliss she thought, I don't ever want to leave here. Slowly sinking to the ground, she was unable to stand up anymore. Her vision became blurred as the snow around her became a pure white.
"Kagome?"
It was Inuyasha's voice.
Inuyasha...
Out of the corner of her eye she saw the faint red color of Inuyasha's haori (?) She felt Inuyasha kneel beside her, then put his arm around her shoulders. The bright vision before her intensified and became a blinding light. How pretty, she thought.Moments after, Kagome was engulfed in the bright light and soon lost consciousness.
Kagome yawned, she felt refreshed. Kagome sat up and opened her eyes to look around her. Beautifully sculpted trees surrounded the clearing she was now in. Above her the sky was grey, as snowflakes fell gently to the ground. Standing up, she stretched out her arms to the sky then looked around. There was no sign of Inuyasha or the others. Huh, that's weird. Looking around the clearing again, she saw no sign of life. Where did everybody go?
Kagome struck a thoughtful pose as she tried to recall what had happened before she blacked out. After a few moments she could not come up with anything. Her mind was completely blank, recalling nothing. Shaking her head, she walked across the clearing and into the forest.
As she continued walking, she noticed that the was absolutely no life or noise in the forest.Slience reigned around her.She could swear that she could hear the snow falling onto the ground.A small voice whisperedat the back of her mind, telling her not to worry. Kagome willing complied. I have to find the others,but what about Neyuki? Suddenly, something about Neyuki gnawed at her mind. She just couldn't figure it out! Kagome stopped and let out a frustrated "Grr!" before stomping ahead.
Kagome walkedfor what seemed like hours on end. She wanted to stop walking, but for some reason she couldn't! She soon became cold, tired and hungry. Regardless, she still kept on walking straight. The landscape around her didn't seem to change, but it was clear that she walking on a path. Something on the path ahead caught her eye. It was a stunning red rose that seemed out of place from the rest of scenery. She had almost walked past it, looking in awe at the sight. Why would a rose be growing in the dead of winter?
To her own surprise she knelt down and picked the flower out of the snow. The thorns sank into her fingers, but she took no notice. Crimson blood began seeping out of the cuts thethorns had made and slowly trickled down her wrist, and slowly soaked into her school uniform. Kagome just stared in facination as she watched the blood slowly make a river down her wirst, then eventually fall onto the snow covered floor.
The spot where she was holding her hand over the snow became as red as the flower itself. Soon, In place of the flower she had picked, was crimson snow. Kagome felt no pain as she continued to hold onto the rose. Instead, she tore off the lower part of her uniform and bandaged it, then grabbed the rose from the where she placed it. Acting as if nothing had happened, she continued on the path she was following, with an emotionless face.
An hour later, Kagome walked into another clearing, exactly identical to the one she had been in hours before. Am I just going in circles? She observed the clearing more closely to realize, that near the end of the clearing stood and old shrine. There was someting peculiar about it. It was as if she had seen it somewhere before, during her travels with the gang.
Kagome stepped forward to get a better look at the shrine. Snow covered most of it's carefully made features. One thing stood out from the statue. Lifelike crystal eyes, that looked down on Kagome with a peacefull expression. Carefully brushing away the snow, more of the shrine was revealed. Long hair cascaded down form the statue's head and mingled with the kimono it was wearing. Kagome realized who the statue resembled. She backed away slowly preparing to run. A glowing bluebarrier surrounded the area around Kagome and the statue.
The barrier pulsed asthe shrine seemed to come to lifebefore her eyes. The curves and linestook onthe color of the snow around them. An invisible wind seemed to blow the statue's hair as it materialized into black waves, flowing from a snow white face. A small smiled formed as the statue's blue eyes became more radiant.
The barrier had stopped pulsing asthe shine completed it's transformation. Without warning the barrier expanded, then exploded in a noiseless sound. All around Kagome, laughter was heard.
Author's note: Inuyasha and the others will soon come into the picture! This is only part one, more is on the way! This story has InuKag and MirSang pairings btw.Thank you to anyone who actually read the story.
