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Bound Souls

Chapter 1: explanations part one

She knew her soul left her every night searching, but for what she did not know. Every time she went to sleep her soul would travel far and wide looking for something, and right before she awoke the soul would return. She could feel the sense of pain and loss that came with it every time it didn't find what it was looking for.

This soul belonged to a young priestess named Kagome. Now Kagome wasn't just some normal girl she was the reincarnation of three powerful people but she only knew of two. One Midoriko, and the second Kikyo. Both were powerful priestesses and both tied in with Shikon no Tama.

At the moment Kagome was traveling with a small group containing two humans, one hanyou, and one kitsune child. They were all traveling to find the rest of the pieces of the Shikon Jewel. It was only a few months after they had defeated their greatest foe Naraku when she started having dreams of feeling corporeal and traveling all across the land and then in the morning a feeling of sadness would overcome.

When it had come to a point where every time I closed my eyes for longer than a minute I could feel my soul leaving and the over whelming sadness that she could not find what she was looking for when she came back. She went to the one person she thought could help her with this problem. This person was an old priestess named Kaede, if anyone knew what was happening to her it would be Kaede and, if she didn't know she'd know someone that would.

"Come in child" was all she said when I knocked at her door. I walked in and took a seat across from the old woman. "I am in need of your help Kaede there is something terribly wrong with me and I don't know what it is except that I feel my soul leaving me while I sleep and then returning when I wake up with great sadness and loss." I ended with silent tears. The old woman seemed to understand my dilemma.

Kagome my dear I have no clue what I can do or tell you but I do know of a very secluded demon of great knowledge and wisdom. I will tell you where to go and what to do but you must not tell anyone of where you're going. The journey will be rough but if it is answers that you seek this demonesses name is Kenmei.

Kaede quickly gave me the supplies and directions I needed to find a small valley in the mountains of where the demoness lived. Kaede agreed to tell my friends that were away at the moment that I was just going home for a few weeks and they were not to come after me.

I set out my journey west to Mt. Shikura (made up name). On the way I concentrated my power and mentally trained. There were several minor demons after the almost completed jewel around my neck. But they were easily.

Three days of treacherous journey finally brought me to the mountain area. It was late so I decided to lodge at the village close to my destination unfortunately for me it was a demon and they weren't very happy about my being there. I quickly put up a shield that would keep out any demon that had any intentions to put harm to me in any way. It kept me safe during my search in the market area for supplies and information.

I was able to find a nice neko family that let me stay the night. I had met a young cat child that was being picked on by the other kids and it soon turned rough. So I decided to save her. I quickly walked up and picked her up my shield protecting her and me. "You should all be ashamed picking on someone cause there smaller than you now disperse." I had said.

"Are you ok little one?" I asked in a calm voice while I had my aura send calming waves to her. She was crying softly into my kimono. She slowly lifted her head and nodded. I looked around and noticed some youkai were starting to stare so I moved to somewhere more secluded.

"Child what is your name?" I asked. "It's Rinni." She said still sniffling. "Well where do you live I'm sure your parents are probably starting to worry about you?" I said. She softly told me the directions. I followed them and soon found her house. She was asleep by the time we got there so I knocked on the door and told her parents what happened while Rinni's mother held her. The thanked me profusely and despite my objection offered me a meal and a place to stay.

The next morning I set off through the mountains. I traveled a day and a half until I finally came to a small green valley where I saw a steam and a small hut. I walked up hesitantly to the door and knocked. "Come in little miko I have been patiently awaiting your visit." I walked in slowly and looked around and saw a beautiful celestial youkai. She looked to be in her fifties or sixties. She was sitting beside a hearth fire watching me intently. "You have?" I asked. "Yes indeed my dear. Come sit down and have some tea and we will discuss your problem." I hesitantly sat down and took the cup offered.

"You really can help me?" I asked. "Indeed I can child. I felt you coming into the mountains and have been watching your progress though I'm a little surprised that you got through my barriers." "I'm sorry what barriers I didn't sense anything." I said. "Just what I thought you must be of great power to not even feel my barrier." Kenmei said. "I guess it was probably cause of my being the reincarnation to two powerful mikos." I said.

"Child come closer I sense distress in your soul." She said. "That is what I have come to ask you about for some reason every time I close my eyes for more than 30 seconds my soul will leave me and when I awake it is back and it brings me intense sadness and loss like I was looking for something that I couldn't find." I told her while moving closer to her. "Kagome you have something of witch is called a bound soul." "I'm sorry I don't understand." I said.

'The binding'

"Well along time ago there were the first demons and there was a great battle of species. Until, they finally came to and agreement. The war ended but not without many casualties. Well there were two young demon lovers and during the battle his mate Kareen perished in battle.

The young inu youkai couldn't take it so he begged and pleaded the Kami's to bring his beloved Kareen back to him. The Kami's took pity and saw the strong pure love he had for this young female so they told him a way for her to live on they called it the binding of souls. The process was easy enough it was like a mating mark only it took pure untainted love for it to work along with the Kami's blessing.

Though the binding went well and his love was returned to him there were a few drawbacks. I'm not sure as of yet but after a year the problems started. They could not part more than about a quarter mile from each other along with other bits that they didn't like there were some good points too like the new powers and other abilities.

After awhile they found they did not love each other as much as previously thought. But the binding was eriversal so they lived out the rest of their days with their souls loving and longing for each other but not the body. So it was forbidden from then on that a soul binding is forever to be forbidden.

So every once in a while the bound souls are reincarnated and if the body has the time and want for itself to find a true love then the souls of both will star to seek each other out."

'End Story'

"Now child you are the reincarnation of Kareen and you yourself are wanting true love so you soul has been seeking out its other half. I imagine the dreams are trying to tell you to help your soul seek out the other."

I was speechless after hearing the story and explanation, but it made sense. "So your advice is for me to seek out my soul mate?" I said. "Yes and you must make haste for if you don't hurry the souls will take matters into its own hands so to speak." Kenmei said. "So do you have any advice as to where I should start?"

"Yes I had another going through the same problem as you come to me about three weeks ago he was the reincarnation of Karam, Kareen's mate. I gave him the same explanation to him so he's now searching for you but by your soul patterns I see you are very close to your soul taking over." She said. I was really worried what was I to do.

What exactly could I do I probably haven't even met this person. "What am I to do if it is how you say what I can't find this person in time." I said before starting to sob. "Don't fret young miko when I sensed your coming I called him. He should be here by nightfall now I must leave on a summons you may stay here for the time being though."

With that she grabbed a bag and left out the door and flew away. I looked up to the sky and noticed we talked the afternoon away and night would fall soon. Then suddenly I heard fast approaching footsteps. When I finally saw whom this person was I gasped.

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