Three Memories: Time Miko's Journeys: CH 2: Kagome's Day

"Sesshoumaru..."

He stood there as he looked deeply into her eyes. The way her voice sounded, somehow made him feel uneasy. It was full of emotions...and right now he could feel her emotions wash over him once again. And for some reason, he realized that he wanted to comfort her, take her pain away...for because of some reason, he...

Not being able to finish the thought, he watched as she stood up, turned around and walk towards him. But what really surprised him is when she grabbed his right hand and wrapped both of her hands around his. She lifted it up and places it on her forehead, as tears rolled down her closed eyes. He could hear her sniff, and he realized that she was trying to comfort herself by using his hand. He stared at her crying form, as he pulled his hand away from her gently.

He watched as she looked up at him, her eyes filled with tears. He closed his eyes, as he walked closer to her and placed his hand on her temple. "Don't cry." His voice was hoarse when he whispered, only loud enough for her to hear. He gently rubs his thumb over her cheeks and rubbed away the tears. He didn't think, all he knew that seeing her cry wasn't right...at least not anymore.

Kagome closed her eyes as she tried to not spill any more tears. She felt Sesshoumaru move his hand away from her face. She opened her eyes again, as she turned around and saw Sesshoumaru standing beside the dead girl's body. Her eyes drifted to the young girl only to lock with Sesshoumaru's eyes. His face was serious, not like his usual stoic face.

Her eyes drop to the sheath, healing sword. She could only watched as he unsheathes it and in one smooth motion, he revives the dead girl, who caused Kagome's grief. Her eyes widen in surprise, and then she couldn't help but let the side of her lips move upwards only to form a smile. Quickly and gracefully, she ran to the now alive child, and even if she didn't know the little girl, Kagome embraced her. "You're alive!" She kissed the cute little girl's cheeks, all her sorrow and tears only now a memory.

A few meters away, stood Zhao Yun, his usually serious face, confuse. Stopping his rushing thoughts, quickly he tried his best to know what just happened. It was kind of scary, he thought he saw a dead girl become alive because of a sword...but that was impossible, right? Then why the hell was their a dead girl standing there? Embrace by Kagome, no less?

Kagome let go of the child, as she watched the father's eyes widen and his face change to complete joy. "Lin Shiao?"

"Papa!" The little girl screamed as if nothing has ever happened, as she finally was able to embrace her father.

A smile was written on her face, as she watched the cute scene before her. Though, her attention was turned towards the people who surrounded them. They were staring at her and Sesshoumaru, which made Kagome want to run away. Some had smiles, while most just stared.

Seeing the apparent wonder of his people, Zhao Yun had to suppress the urge to join them, as they stared wide eyes at Kagome and Sesshoumaru. He let a noise escape his throat, gaining both Kagome and Sesshoumaru's attention. "We should leave," he looked around and added, "now." He could only watch as the villagers took a step closer towards Sesshoumaru and Kagome.

Getting the message, Kagome could only nod when she saw Sesshoumaru nod as well. His youkai could start to appear underneath his feet, though this time much wider so to be able to fit three people. She, with much grace went straight to Sesshoumaru's side and gestured for Zhao Yun to do the same. But before being able to completely leave, Kagome's wrist was grabbed by the Shop Owner.

"Please, accept this..." The father said in appreciation. Then, he placed he beautiful hair tie she wanted. When had she dropped it?

"Thank you..."

The cold breeze made her shiver inside, but she just ignores it. She couldn't help but smile, as she saw Zhao Yun sitting down opposite to her as he look down, his eyes alert. In some ways she understood how he feels. For when she rode this thing with Sesshoumaru she never trusted this thing as well. She looked up at Sesshoumaru who stood between her and Zhao Yun. She knew after the day she shared her emotions with him that he wasn't as heartless as he was before...but what he did back there, really surprised her beyond belief.

And as she turned her eyes back to look ahead, she inhaled deeply. It didn't matter why Sesshoumaru did what he did. And even if she asked, she knew that he wouldn't tell her really why...he will probably say something around it. But he did it...he helped another human life. That alone was proof enough to her that under all that...he did have something. Maybe even a heart that could love the human race that would save the whole world. Kagome giggled a bit, maybe she should stop while she was ahead. She wouldn't want to make Sesshoumaru so out of character.

His impassive face never faltered, as he looked ahead. In times like this, the air of silent always roam and he use it to think things through. Think of what happened throughout the day, or if he made any error on his day. Usually he would find that no error was made...but that was before...Kagome. His usually "no errors" day were now gone. Now as he stood here, he didn't exactly know of what has taken control of him back there.

Why is that he revived another filthy human being in this world? A part of him knew the answer, but his pride told him that he shouldn't even bother answering his own question. Because now, it didn't matter... It didn't matter that happened at all. All he should do now, is what is best for him. That is not let Kagome get any closer to him, for he didn't want to feel her emotions anymore. Though as he thought about it, he realized - the truth was - he just didn't want to make her sad at all...

Narrowing his eyes, he mentally shook the thought away. Whatever this was...he will push it away. He, Sesshoumaru, will not be putted down to a mere slave because of a human's emotion...even if the human is Kagome.

No words were spoken for the whole trip and she.

Kagome had to suppressed another sigh, as she made her way through the halls with one of the servants escorting her. It just annoyed her at how she seemed so powerful, yet she had no control over that power. Everyone in the castle stared at her differently, as though she was something that should be kept away from. And it was all because of HIM.

Sesshoumaru.

It wasn't her fault that she brought him here with her, was it? She wasn't the one, who wanted him to mark her as his mate, was it? She'd probably die if she sees the day when Sesshoumaru falls in love for a human. The thought is something that could not and will not happen. It just seemed to her as though Sesshoumaru actually seems proud that he has her as a mate. And the worst part was, she couldn't say anything against it.

Kagome walked a little faster, annoyed that she was actually thinking about HIM. She wanted to have someone by her side to travel through time, but why Sesshoumaru? As soon as Kagome arrived at the Dinner Table she saw many staring at her. Three of the other people she has never met in her life. But other than that, she knew the others.

Lord Liu Bei sat at the head of the table, while the three men sat on his right side and Sesshoumaru sat beside Zhao Yun who sat on Lord Lu Bei's left. Kagome saw the eyes of Sesshoumaru and followed it as it led her to sit next to him.

"Good Evening." She greeted as she sat down.

Minutes passed and Kagome's annoyance only tends to grow. As she now noticed that she was the only female eating on this table. The whole room was filled with men. Sesshoumaru, Zhao Yun, Lord Liu Bei and three other men. She wanted to stand up and throw the food at them, but she also didn't want to do that for the food was great.

Questions and answers to them came to her mind. Why did they have to be so damn quiet? Was it because they were in a presence of a woman? Did they feel any need to be quiet because a 'wench' dines with them? Is it because she was a wench that shouldn't dine with the nobles?

Kagome was about to explode when Lord Liu Bei's voice rang through her head.

"So, it would seem none of my other three generals knows the name of our guests?" he asked, eyeing each of the three men to his left. "Generals, this is Lord Sesshoumaru." Lord Liu Bei looked at Sesshoumaru. "He will be our ally, along with his mate. Lady Kagome." Lord Liu Bei smiled at Kagome.

The generals nodded their heads. One stood up, he had orange hair and eyes that are colour red. "My name is Gan Ning." He was handsome; almost as perfect as Sesshoumaru, the difference with his eyes is that he held happiness in them.

The second general stood up. He had very black hair that it only reaches down to his neck, his eyes were the colour violet and a piece of material is tied around his forehead. To Kagome's mind, he was the most handsome of the three. The way he held himself showed of his arrogance, he smirked evilly at Kagome. "Jin Li." He said, his voice barely detectable as he gracefully sat down.

The third one stood up. "Call me, Ali Yun." He said sitting down. He had green eyes; by the way he looked, you could tell he is the youngest. He was cute, very short and not handsome at all, but cute.

Smiling sweetly, Kagome stood up and gave a smile to each, though she got an irritated looked from Jin Li, she remained her cool. She'll just ignore that for now. "My name is Kagome." She nodded to each one before sitting back down again.

Sesshoumaru didn't even bother to stand up and just gave them a look. "I am Lord Sesshoumaru." He said, only high enough for them to hear.

The next day morning...

She has been in the training not for too long. She wanted to find Sesshoumaru, because when she woke up he wasn't there. He should have been sleeping on the futon beside the large bed, but he wasn't there. Kagome gasped at the sight she now could see. There her was, Jin Li and crawling beside him is Ali Yun. She saw Jun Li looked towards her, his eyes narrowing, showing anger in them. "What do you want wench?"

Kagome's eyes widen. "What do you think you're doing to him?"

"Stupid aren't you? We are practising. But I guess for someone with your skill, training is nothing where you wave your staff around."

Kagome couldn't believe the nerve of this guy. She couldn't believe how much training she got from her trainer last night in her dream. And here she is now, a guy saying she is nothing. "What would you know?"

"I would. You are no much for any of the generals. Why are you even here? You don't even deserve to be here. Your just here, out of the amusement of Lord Liu Bei, he would not want someone like you crying in battle. Your mate seems strong but you are not even claimed by him." He spat out each words in distaste.

Kagome didn't want to start out a fight. She narrowed her eyes; her eyes were turning darker than usual. She has been insulted before but this was just way too much. "How about I train with you? Or are you too chicken?"

It would seem that she was definitely wrong about Jin Li. He was acting all this time. He didn't hate her; he was trying to see how strong she was. And that was not all, he was told by Sesshoumaru himself to see how strong she is.

From what she heard from Jin Yun. China is in the middle of a civil war. They were three major Dynasties, and two that didn't quite belonged to each other. From what Kagome has gathered, Cao Cao was the enemy. But she tried to see that it was one-sided, that maybe what Jin Li says is biased, but as she heard more, she knew that it wasn't.

"Kagome. What brought you and Lord Sesshoumaru together?" Jin Yun asked.

He has been wondering, how or why? Lord Sesshoumaru seems like a cold person. And when he asked Zhao Yun last night why a demon, like Lord Sesshoumaru, has a human mate, Zhao Yun didn't even bother answering. It couldn't be because of her powers, now that he thinks about it, because if it was because of it, Lord Sesshoumaru should have already taken her virginity away, to make a powerful heir.

"Ummm... err... You mean, why are we mates?" He replied with a nod. "He saved my life." It was all the information she could give him. What can she say? 'Well, I'm really in love with Sesshoumaru. Oh god I love the insufferable youkai. I love the way he thinks of himself above everyone, you know?' Kagome thought and she had to suppress a giggle.

"You do not love him? As a mate should?" Jin Li was not dumb. He knew that couldn't be all the reasons she is his mate.

"Hey want to go somewhere?" She asked trying to change the subject.

He didn't like being turn down on an answer, but he guessed that he'll let this one go.

She looked around the room. They were instrument that she had never seen before in her life. She could tell by the shape of the other that some are from different foreign places. Assuming it is the music room, Kagome took a step forward and spotted a beautiful flute lying on the table. 'Wow... It's pretty.' Kagome thought, her eyes sparkling as she looked down at the beautiful flute in her hands.

"That Kagome is a pure hearted flute. Its name is Shin Wang." Jin Li watched as Kagome looked over at her shoulders, her eyes locking with his. He paused, "Do you want to play it? Maybe you'll be able to... That use to belong to a songstress, our deceased mistress, Diao Chan."

Kagome saw the sadness in his eyes and was just about to stop him from continuing, but he kept on talking. "She said that only people with pure hearts could play that flute. An old story floats back about it, people say that that flute is made by the gods to give to the Kings. Even if the person does not know how to play music, she will be able to as long as she has a pure heart. Our deceased mistress didn't know how to play it before, but she had the pure heart to play it." He stopped talking.

Kagome looked down at the flute in her hands, only for her head to snap back up when she heard Jin Li start to talk again. "The purer the heart, the more beautiful the music would be played. It has been a while since I heard it played. Would you play it for me?"

Shocked took over her face, she tore her eyes off of him as she looked down at it. "I don't know..."

"Please?" He asked, his usual rude tone disappearing.

She smiled half-heartedly. "I guess..." She said gaining courage. "I might not have the purest heart. But for you I'll do it." She then gave him a full smile. Her hands caress the flute at first. God, she had never played one before and she knew that'll probably embarrassed herself, but there was just something about Jin Yun that made her do this.

The images of the way others played a flute covered her mind as Kagome placed the flute in the right direction. She blowed as hard as she could and instantly she saw Jin Yun cover his ears.

Seconds afterwards Kagome looked over to Jin Yun. He was laughing. "What is so funny?" she asked, annoyed.

"I guess... that... shows how... pure, your heart is!" He said between laughs. Kagome heard him and started to laugh as well. He stopped. 'I insulted her and she thinks its funny?' He thought.

"I guess so..." She said giggling. "But I don't know how your mistress blows it. How about I try again?" She asked, this time a grin marring her beautiful face.

"Ok." He said looking at her curiosity.

"Ok... Here it goes... Maybe I should try blowing it gentler." This time, with all the grace she could handle, Kagome blew on it. She didn't blew too slow or too loud, she just blew normally.

(A/N: The music in this story can be emailed to you if you email me at It is named, Yuna's Theme from Final Fantasy.)

-Music Starts-

The music started out with sounds that you couldn't recognise as a flute, then a sweet, sad, sincere music started to play. As if the sound itself was speaking about her feelings. It reflected Kagome's feelings, how in so many ways she tries to hide it her heart still aches over the fact that she had left her friends behind. How maybe she won't be able to fulfil her promise to them to return, and even if she did...she will leave them in the end. That after this journey, that even in how many ways she tries, a simple fact remains...no one wants to stay by her side - no one i can /i stay by her side.

A gift from the gods was her power. A Time Miko is what she was. Her life belonged to the cycle of time, the repeat of history and the endless ending. History will repeat, wars will be happening, lives will be save, but they will still have an ending. She wanted to feel jealous of people, feel jealous that her life was forever, but what was forever good for if she was alone in the end. It made her feel incredibly sad that her life would have no ending, that she will have no rest and have no one to support her. So, after this thought in mind, was this power really a gift from the gods, or a curse from the gods?

As he listened he couldn't believe himself at how many sounds he heard with her flute being the only instrument being played. There were other instruments. But she was the only one there playing. 'It must be her pure heart. I heard the mistress saying about your heart playing the music.' He kept listening to her play and watching her play, she was standing there near the big window. The sunset was on her form and it showed her to be more ethereal.

Kagome heard the sound that came out and to her it was beautiful... The same music that had covered her heart... Even though she doesn't know what really to do, she just kept on playing...she wanted to let this feeling out, even if it through a song.

After two minutes... Kagome stopped playing, while the music fading. She looked over at Jin Li. "Was I ok?" She asked smiling.

-Music Ends-

"There is something...different about you." Jin Li looked at her, "Yes, you have a pure heart."

"She does." A deep voice agreed.

Shocked by the voice she heard, Kagome's head instantly turned to see Sesshoumaru, who was leaning against the door. "Hey Sesshoumaru."

"Come." He said, turning around and not even glancing Jin Lin.

"See ya soon." Kagome gave a apologetically look on Jin Li's direction. She wished that she could stay longer, but she knew it wouldn't be wise to argue with Sesshoumaru.

"Kagome. I will see you at dinner time." With that he saw Kagome gave him one smile and returned to following Sesshoumaru. He knew that she was happy and he was glad to know that today gave him a chance to get to know her. He also like, the way she doesn't try to seduce him like the other entire woman.

END OF CHAPTER 2: Three Memories: Time Miko's Journey

Demon Tenshi: I hated editing this chapter and I also really hate this chapter. I did this really fast, so no complaints please. Ok, maybe you can complain. I think my imagination is disappearing from me...nah! I am just a little more so tired this week. So many exams to study for... Anyway, I added a few characters...Jin Li and Ali Yun are characters thought by me, while Gan Ning is actually from the game.

Well… I'll try to make the other one better on the grammar and spelling part…but I really am busy with school. Bye.

-Demon Tenshi