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There was a dead silence in the room after Miroku finished speaking.
"So…what does this have to do with us?" Sango asked hesitatingly.
Kaede looked up at them. "It is time for the Heart to choose again. And this time…I think you are the new Guardians."
Chapter 3- Reactions and Discovery
"What!" Inuyasha roared as he sprang up.
Kagome, Sango, Miroku, and Shippo sat rooted to the spot, frozen.
"B-b-but Kaede-baba, there is no way we could be the Guardians of the Heart…" Kagome said meekly.
"Oh? And why not?"
"W-w-we…" Kagome trailed off.
"Exactly!" Inuyasha shouted. "Now listen. Kaede-baba, I respect you and all, but telling us that we are some kind of Guardians from some ancient legend is really pushing it!"
Kaede smiled faintly. "I knew you all would react this way. But think, has anything strange happened to you this past week?"
They all sat in silence, except for Inuyasha who scoffed and crossed his arms.
Kagome whispered." Well…I did absorb the wind blades…"
"And as crazy as this sounds…" Miroku said. "Right before Kagura came, I heard voices in the wind."
Everyone turned to stare at him.
"Keh. Probably Sango's slaps and Hiraikotsu are taking effect." Inuyasha snorted.
"What did you hear, Miroku?" Kaede asked.
"I heard the wind whispering 'Danger'…"
Kaede smiled. "This proves my point."
"Keh. Miroku was probably hallucinating, and as for the wind blades, it probably was the Shikon shards or something." Inuyasha scoffed. "You expect me to believe you with that evidence?"
Kaede turned to face him. "So, if I gave you some concrete evidence you would believe me?"
Inuyasha sat down on the floor. "Ya sure, if you can find any."
Kaede smiled. "That won't be a problem." She turned to Kagome. "Now I want you to locate the Heart inside of you."
"M-m-me?" Kagome spluttered.
"Yes. Now let go of all your thoughts and feel around for a source of power within you. It feels a little like the Shikon, but much more stronger and purer."
Kagome closed her eyes. She felt a pulsing glow from the Shikon but ignored it. Kagome felt around until she felt the pulse of a strong and steady source of energy. That's it! She focused and gave a gentle tug with her mind.
Immediately, a soft glow came from her right hand. She opened her eyes and gasped.
There, floating just a few centimeters above her right hand was a glowing crystal orb. Attached to it was a silver polished holder that separated into three different strands that surrounded the orb. The Heart gave off a warm comforting glow. A sense of peace and happiness washed over everyone in the room.
"Oh…it's so beautiful…" Sango breathed.
Kaede turned to Inuyasha. "Now do you believe me?"
He nodded dumbly, eyes glued to the Heart which rested comfortably in Kagome's hand.
Kaede then turned to face the Heart. "I think it's time you showed them who they are." She said with a smile.
As if answering her, the Heart glowed even brighter. Five spheres of energy flew out from it. The pink one floated above Kagome who was instantly surrounded by a whirl of pink energy. A blue one flew to Sango who became surrounded by a water cyclone. The red one floated above Inuyasha who was engulfed in a whirl of flames. The green sphere floated above Shippo who became entangled in glowing green vines. The last sphere, a silver one, flew to Miroku, who was enclosed in a tornado.
Each of them began to glow brilliantly. Kagome gave off a pink glow, Sango a blue one, Inuyasha a red one, Shippo a green one and Miroku, a silver glow. Kaede and Kirara had to shield their eyes.
When the glow faded away, Kaede turned around, and was shocked.
Kagome's school uniform had disappeared, in its place; she wore the traditional miko garb. The only difference was that while thehakamas were usually red, hers were a pale pink. Her hair had grown longer and now fell to her calves. She wore a pair of soft creamy leather ankle boots. On her forehead was a star like Midoriko's, but it was pink.
Sango wore a kimono very similar to her regular one. Her top was sky blue with white edging and her skirt was navy blue. Her hair was pulled up into a high ponytail with a blue ribbon. A blue water drop marking was on her forehead.
Shippo's outfit was almost the same as his regular one. Only, his shirt was green with pale yellow designs, and his pants were brown. His vest was a light brown, and the ribbon that held his hair was also green. He had a green leaf on his forehead.
Miroku's usual black and purple outfit was now black and silver. A few feathers were attached to his staff. A silver whorl appeared on his forehead.
Inuyasha had changed the most. He had turned full youkai. His puppy dog-ears were replaced with slender elfin ears. On his forehead was a flame marking. In the middle of that was a small blue crescent moon, like that of Sesshoumaru's. Two blue stripes ran down the sides of his face, and two red stripes ran down each wrist. The only difference from a full inu-youkai was that he had no tail.
The five friends opened their eyes and looked at each other.
"Wow…" Shippo breathed.
Inuyasha glanced at Kagome. K-K-Kikyo? (note: Inuyasha thought this, he didn't say it.)
Kagome flinched and an unreadable look passed over her face and hooded her eyes. Trying to pretend nothing had happened she looked at each of her friends."Inuyasha, you're youkai!"
Inuyasha's eyes widened. "I am?"
He pulled out Tetsusaiga and looked at his reflection in the blade. Inuyasha ran a trembling hand over the blue stripes marking his face.
"I-I-I really am youkai…" He whispered.
Kagome ran her hand over Tetsusaiga. She turned to Inuyasha. "Look, Tetsusaiga's transformed!"
"What?" Inuyasha examined his sword.
Tetsusaiga used to be smooth and shiny. It still was, but there were carvings on the blade. The kanji letter for fire had been boldly carved into it. Running down two sides of the blade were carvings of flames. At the bottom, near the handle, Inuyasha's name had been carved in small letters. (in kanji)
Inuyasha ran a hand over the new blade. He whirled it around over his head. "It's lighter!" He exclaimed in joy.
He looked around at his friends. "Hey, Kagome's bow and Hiraikotsu are different too."
"What?" Sango and Kagome cried in unison.
Hiraikotsu now had the kanji letter for water carved into it. Running along the sides were carvings of waves. Peeking out of the waves now and then were creatures of the water. Sango's name had been carved in Hiraikotsu's top left corner. Sango stroked it lovingly. "It's beautiful…" She breathed.
Kagome's old yumi was gone. In its place was a beautiful bow made of a dark polished wood. It had the kanji for energy, purity, and the Four Souls carved into it. Kagome's name was carved into the wood near the handhold. A new quiver of arrows lay by its side. They were made out of the same dark wood as the bow, and were fletched with crane feathers. The quiver was an amazing work of art. It had intricate designs of mythical creatures such as unicorns, dragons, and phoenixes carved into it. The kanji letter for energy was again carved into it.
Kagome picked up her bow hesitantly. She nocked an arrow to it, and whirled it around, feeling its balance.
"It's perfect! It's as if it was made especially for me."
"Okaa-san!" Shippo exclaimed jumping up and down at her leg.
"What is it?"
"Look at what I have!" Shippo exclaimed.
Shippo held out a pair of twin katanas. One of them had a green and gold handle while the other one had a reddish-orange handle also with gold stripes. The scabbards were a black polished wood with the kanji for earth carved into it. When Shippo pulled out both blades, one had intricate carvings of different creatures of the earth and the kanji for beasts. The other had elaborate designs of many different types of plants carved into it, along with the kanji for plants. Both of them had Shippo's name carved into the blade near the handles.
Shippo twirled them around in joy. Green flashes of light shot from the blades.
"Shippo!" Everyone cried. "Stop!"
The green lights shot towards each person's weapon. Hiraikotsu, Tetsusaiga, Miroku's staff, Kagome's bow, and Shippo's katanas began glowing. The five different colors of lights pulsing from the five different weapons mixed together. A blinding white light engulfed the hut.
When it faded away, only Kaede and Kirara were conscious. Kagome, Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku, and Shippo lay unconscious by their weapons, which were still pulsing with a faint glow.
Kaede looked at each person.
Kirara meowed.
Kaede stroked her head. "We'll just have to wait. Something more powerful than we can imagine is going on. We can only hope that Kagome and them will take it alright."
Well, hope you liked this! I revealed a few things in this chapter...most of it will be revealed in the next chapter. I'm working on it right now. It might be up a little slower than my other chapters cos my gram finally caught on that for the five hours I'm on the computer, I'm not really doing my homework. So, I'll try to get the next chapter ASAP. Please review!
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