---The Prophecy That Was Destined To Join---
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A/N: Hi! What do you think so far? I always attempt to make my notes short, because I really don't know if anyone reads them! Besides, you came here to read, not listen to my excessive blabbering lol, right?
Chapter 14: Race to the Finish
Genkai's Temple…
Kagome lay in bed, unable to do a lot in her weakened state. She had been there for two days straight already and it upset her even more to know that Kurama was somewhere out there, but not with her.
She lay still there, as Yukina pressed a cool, damp cloth over her forehead, "How are you feeling today"
"Oddly, worse, but thank you for asking"
Yukina just smiled and left the room with the cloth and bowl of water.
A couple seconds later, the door creaked open again.
"Hey Sango…"
"Kagome!" She burst into tears.
"Don't cry! I'll get better! I will! Somehow…I really miss…Kurama…" a tear slipped down her cheek as Kagome stared at the ceiling, "I always wonder if he's ok, if he's left us for good, if something happened to him that was really bad…"
Sango calmed down a little, "You know, strangely enough, I have a feeling that it has something to do with Kurama…"
"What?"
"You know, the prophecy, I have a feeling, it's a strong one"
"Ok…we should try and find him then"
"No! As much as we know you want to help, you are in no state to do so!" Sango retorted.
Kagome chuckled, "Yeah I guess so, but that means that you should tell the rest of the group so they can help. You can't do this alone. I won't let you!"
Sango smiled, but the frowned when the wind picked up, "It's not supposed to be overly windy inside"
The wind whistled and a faint voice could be heard. They strained their ears to listen.
5 days…5 days…
Then all movement ceased.
Kagome paled, "I think I know what that means"
"What? Tell me Kagome!"
"I think…I have 5 days…to live"
Genkai's Temple, Living Room…
"I really want to know what's going on here," Miroku said worriedly.
"Yes, me too. I understand this had something to do with the prophecy," Kahyi explained.
"Kagome's in trouble!" Shippo wailed, then latched himself onto Hiei and started sobbing.
Hiei just gave a death glare to Shippo, who didn't seem to notice it, and made no move to remove him from his shirt. That is, until the tears started appearing as wet marks. He then grabbed Shippo by the collar and tossed him to Kohaku and Kyoshi, who tried and comforted him.
Botan had a distressed look on her face.
"We should go and kick Karasu's ass, maybe that will make something better" Yusuke rambled.
Kuwabara sat on the couch with Kirara and Kitaji in his lap as he pet them, smiling down, but thinking about Kurama.
Everyone wanted to know what happened.
There were footsteps down the hallway and stopped at the archway. The rest of the group turned to look at Sango, who was standing there, "You want to know what happened that day, right?"
They all nodded vigorously.
Sango took a deep breath, "Well, it was when you all left, Kurama told us to follow him quickly…"
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"Come on! Follow me quickly!" Kurama ordered.
They made haste down the hallway, occasionally ducking or jumping to avoid the bits of rubble. They miraculously dodged all the traps, which probably were already set off in the first place.
Well, all except one trap.
Kurama was about 2 meters ahead of us when the floor beneath him gave way.
Two arrows shot itself out of the walls as Kagome and Sango screamed, they dodged and looked down the hole where Kurama had fell it.
"Are you ok!" Sango shouted down.
"I'm just fine! No need to worry!"
"Here take my hand!" Kagome called out, stretching her hand down so he could grab it.
They were just about to connect hands when a black shadow laughed and covered Kurama from view. When they could see below again, he was gone.
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The group just stared blankly at her.
"Karasu…" Yusuke whispered with deep hatred.
Koenma suggested, "Maybe we should discuss these matters in my office"
"That's a great idea, but wait! When I was talking to Kagome in her room, the wind picked up and a faint whisper said '5 days…5 days…' and Kagome confirmed to me that the whisper meant she had 5 more days to live. We've got to find more information about this prophecy! And Kagome IS coming!"
"That's strange…we should get Kagome and get to the office right now, I guess" Kohaku was the first to speak.
"I think Sango's right and we've got to hurry for the sake of Kagome" Genkai told them.
"But her state-" Koenma argued back.
"That onna can take care of herself. Let her come" Hiei interrupted.
"Let's go!" Kuwabara cheered.
"We should make haste, it's only 5 days and Kagome will probably get weaker," Miroku reasoned.
And with that, they got Kagome, and gathered into the portal to the office.
Koenma's Office…
Yusuke lowered Kagome out of his arms onto the couch. (He carried her)
"Thanks" she said.
"Keh"
"Ok everyone! I suggest we check all sources for information, because someone coughgeorgecough isn't very reliable in my point of view" Sango stated.
"Oh! Then maybe I can find things about Yukina and cats and more cats and Yukina…" Kuwabara blabbered.
They just drowned out his voice and continued their conversation.
"I think, since I can't really move, I should stick to the reikai library" Kagome suggested.
"Great! Then I can take the filing cabinets with someone" Botan cheered.
"I will" Miroku told them.
"I'm going back to my library" Genkai stated.
"I'm searching through the toddlers desk. You never know what's in there"
"N-No!"
"Too late" Yusuke said as he began shuffling through his papers and opening his drawers.
Hiei, sadly, did not join in on this search, be just went to find Kurama.
Kuwabara was, well, still blabbering about Yukina and cats.
"I'll help Kagome in the library," Sango added.
"Then I'll help Genkai in her library" Kahyi explained.
The three kids just sat down on the couch and ate candy…
4 Hours Later…
"I FOUND SOMETHING!" Yusuke screamed out.
Everyone jerked their heads up and everyone in separate rooms poked their head through the door.
He was holding up…a picture?
"What?" Miroku prodded.
"I FOUND A BLACKMAIL FOR KOENMA!"
It was a picture of him in a frilly pink dress when he looked about 3 during halloween.
Everyone sweat dropped and fell over anime style laughing.
Botan just coughed, and they took it as a signal to keep working.
The rustling and flipping of papers could be heard once again.
1 Hour Later…
They all gathered in the seats at Koenma's office again.
"Maybe, we could place everything in a pile on his desk and someone reads it out" Kagome suggested with her hoarse voice.
The group nodded in agreement.
Pretty soon, a moderately high pile of paper was stacked on the table, some just loose sheets of paper, folders, and books with marks for the page, or even scrolls.
Sango cleared her throat and picked up the first sheet of paper, "The prophecy will change youkai kind. Status unknown"
There was a silence, and then Sango growled and tore the paper to shreds.
They blinked and Sango proceeded to the next paper.
She sweat dropped and ripped the paper in half without a word.
"What's wrong?" Genkai asked.
Everyone bent down to see a picture of kitties…
"Move it" Yusuke pushed his way to Kuwabara, "Kuwabara you dolt! We're supposed to look for the prophecy information, not kitties!" he bonked him on the head, rendering him blacked out.
"Maybe I should check the rest of the pile…" Kahyi ruffled through the pile and tore up about three quarters of the pile of paper.
Snapshots of kitties littered the floor.
"Moving on…" Kyoshi kindly reminded them.
"Yes…" Sango picked up a book and flipped to a page, "Little about the prophecy is known, for everyone has been unable to translate it, but we know that all the youkai will perish if one should die before an amount of time. This is the only warning that the demon realm has found out"
Shippo, Kohaku, Botan, and the others paled.
"Anyways, that's some useful fact, at least. Miroku, you can take over"
She walked by, whapping his hand away before anyone could do any damage.
Picking up a book, Miroku continued reading.
This went on for around another hour until they were at the last scroll.
Everyone was weary. They hadn't found out anything at all and they were at the last one. What were the chances that the last one would be of any use? No a lot.
They had continuously switched readers so everyone could use their voice box in the end. At least they wouldn't be as sore.
"And the last one" Kahyi breathed, "This is the prophecy of two sisters. Long ago, there was a king being attacked by youkai of all kinds. Thinking back to what a philosopher told him, he got his daughter and proclaimed her the prophecy bearer. Frightened, they stopped the war immediately. But when she died, they were outraged and killed the king"
By now, the entire group was alert. This seemed like information!
"No being knew anything of this because earlier, a thief had stolen the scroll and altered it, hence they knew nothing. It was rumored that they lost the whole scroll in the cave of Midoriko, but no one could access it due to the requirements it needed:
A psychic
A miko
A demon slayer
A priest
A demon
A hanyou
They had to have at least these people of all different natures and expectations, who still got along in harmony, never less their differences, to enter the cave, to grab the scroll. This scroll, for some mysterious reason, could not rot.
Only future can hope that we can find these people and grab the scroll, to find the true meaning of this prophecy"
Everyone was alert and staring eagerly at Kahyi.
"I hate to disappoint you, but, there's nothing else here" Kahyi responded to the stares as he looked back up.
"Well, I think that we should go to this cave" Kagome told them, "A psychic-Genkai, a miko-Kyoshi and I, a priest-Miroku and Kahyi, a demon-Shippo and Hiei, a normal human-Kuwabara, and a Hanyou-Yusuke, right?"
"Oh, yes!" Koenma exclaimed, who only just joined in from the conversation after his snoozing.
"Hm…yes, although the little ones should stay with Koenma and maybe, someone else to protect and guard the temple" Miroku blabbed out.
"So maybe Botan, Miroku, Shippo, Kohaku, Kyoshi, and Kitaji stays?" Sango asked.
"That's a great idea, we should leave tomorrow, there's no time to waste" Kagome replied, "Hold on, and I think Shippo should come with us. Hiei and Sango can try and look for Kurama with Kirara"
"That's great!" Koenma said, "Another task completed"
"We should get packing" Genkai replied.
"The old hag is right"
Koenma handed Kagome, Sango, and Botan a communicator. Yusuke already had one. (Ok, I think Botan already had one, but let's just go along with this, ne?) "For emergencies and tracking you down" Koenma explained.
The group nodded in recognition. It was time to pack up.
Underground Makai…
'I've got to stay awake! I need to find a way to get out of here! Kagome's sick and by tomorrow, it's probably going to be the 4th day of the week!'
Kurama slumped on the floor of the cage, breathing heavily. He needed some energy. Fast.
Author here! What do you think? I'm putting out the next chapter of Time of the Three Jewels tonight. I'm going to start writing it right now, so don't complain!
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