Chapter 7: An Average Day…sorta
Kagome groaned and turned so she no longer faced the rising sun, she cuddled up into the body of warmth next to her and sighed, a beautiful fall morning for our two love birds. Inuyasha grumbled in his sleep and opened his golden orbs a smidge. He looked down at Kagome and smirked, his mate, his kitten. Inuyasha glanced around and looked at the alarm clock that rested on the ground at the front of their bed.
6:30 a.m.
Inuyasha groaned in irritation and slowly shook Kagome awake after turning off the alarm that would have buzzed soon anyway. Kagome sighed and got up sleepily. Kagome loyally got up for miko training. She went to but on her miko robes deciding it would be a deep violet day and changed into the darkest purple of all of her hakamas. Inuyasha blinked and watched her get dressed, he would peek on her anyway when she got dressed so she just gave up on the dressing screen and dressed in front of her mate.
Kagome tied the katana at her hip using the rope signaling the control she had gained over her powers. Her teacher recently awarded her the red rope signaling she had gained better control of her powers than when she had the white ropes. Inuyasha smiled at Kagome as she brushed her teeth and spit in the water basin. She brushed her long raven hair and glanced at Inuyasha who was not only still in bed but still naked. Kagome blushed and went to make some coffee and put on her socks and sandals.
Inuyasha lazily got out of bed and stretched not paying any mind to his lack of clothes her strode to the closet and slid the door open. He began to shift through the many outfits Kagome had and some of his civilian clothes until he found his extra set of kimono, without the haori which he didn't have an extra set of. Kagome was drinking her coffee and Inuyasha was getting dressed.
In the distance Kagome heard the ringing of the bell signaling the beginning of training. Kagome left her coffee and ran out of the door giving Inuyasha a quick peck on the cheek and ignoring his yells of "No running!" Kagome noticed the strange possessive streak Inuyasha was experiencing and her demon studies class said it had to do with her being pregnant and it would be even worse since he was a dog demon.
Kagome ran across the grassy dew covered grounds until she found the center commons area. Her class was waiting and Miroku stood among them. Kagome grinned and ran up to them ignoring looks that guys threw at her. "Hey Miroku! Are you feeling alright?" asked Kagome looking at the cloth and bead covered wind tunnel in his right hand.
Miroku smiled down at Kagome gently. "I'm fine Kagome…how are you feeling?" asked Miroku with a grin poking her pregnant belly. Kagome squeaked and twisted away from him with a pout. Miroku laughed at her cute reaction, he had gotten used to the idea of his little cousin being pregnant with his best friend's baby. It took him a month to get used to it but he did… Kagome was now two months along.
"I'm fine! The morning sickness has lightened up a little but and I'm still barely showing but that is no need to point it out!" Kagome whined looking around and noticing that no one had really noticed the interaction anyway. Miroku smiled and rolled his eyes.
Tsubaki and Suikotsu approached and told every one to separate by color of rope as usual. Kagome and Miroku joined two other priests in the red group. Kagome noticed Kikyou joining the blue group but her hakamas were a red color. 'Kikyou is better at control but she has limited power to use…' Kagome thought suddenly not feeling so bad about only being a red. Suikotsu walked over and smiled at the small group. Tsubaki was off with the higher up colors and it was Suikotsu's job to bring them up a couple levels of ropes this year.
"Alright stop ogling Miss Higurashi and look at me boys!" Suikotsu said innocently and Kagome blushed, she hadn't noticed the other two boys staring at her but Miroku had. Miroku glared at them. "Alright if you are all reds you must be able to at least concentrate your spiritual powers correct?" Suikotsu said kindly the group nodded and so her grinned broadly. "Alright then…today's assignment…make a spirit orb…" said Suikotsu.
Immediately Kagome spoke up. "That is level green sir…" Kagome said with a frown. "To achieve a level orange or yellow all we have to do is prove we can release energy from our bodies we don't necessarily need to make solid orbs…" Kagome said.
Suikotsu beamed at Kagome. "I'm glad you've been studying Miss Higurashi but I think you four can achieve level green within the week and even…shoot orbs." He said confidenly. The four glanced at each other skeptically. 'This guy is nuts…' the all thought. "Have fun! Call me if you have problems!" Suikotsu said wandering off to a group of yellows who were practicing shooting sacred arrows.
"So you're smart what do we do?" asked one of the two men with light purple hair, they looked kind of mean and had cold eyes. Kagome looked at the man who addressed her and smiled nervously.
"Umm…try harnessing your power into your hands and pray that it makes an orb?" Kagome suggested meekly. The two men sighed and walked a little bit away to try that. Miroku gave Kagome a reassuring smile and he began to try and harness his energy.
Kagome sighed and brought her hands up so there was about a foot between the two palms she closed her eyes and began to draw her energy from her torso and into her hands. Kagome sucked in a breath when she felt her palms heat with power and opened her eyes to see if any energy was forming but none, her palms simply glowed at lavender color.
Kagome screwed her eyes shut drawing more power and trying to release it but she had to stop feeling a sharp pain in her side. Kagome released the energy and clutched at her side, hissing in pain.
Miroku looked at Kagome in concern. "Kagome? What's wrong?" asked Miroku. Kagome gave a soft gasp as the pain began to recede a little, soon it was gone and Kagome sighed in relief. Miroku waited for her to answer.
"I'm fine…" Kagome said cheerily not wanting anyone to worry about her, she didn't think the pain had anything to do with the baby. Miroku shrugged it off and went to try and make an orb again when suddenly twirling robes appeared in front of them in a gust of wind and out twirled Trinity in velvety black robes.
"Hello!" Trinity said happily hugging the two perplexed teens. Miroku and Kagome glanced at each other then looked back up at Kagome's crazy aunt. Trinity grinned down at them childishly and ran a slender finger along the outline of the tattoo on her cheek, an act of thought for the 40 year old priestess. "I need to talk to you two…about…last month." Trinity said suddenly getting an uncharacteristically serious face.
Miroku and Kagome looked at each other and then up at Trinity in confusion. "Why do you need to talk to us?" asked Kagome.
"Well! The council has FINALLY decided to investigate the strange events that happened to Miroku and guess who they put on the case!" Trinity said joyously her eyes sparkling.
The two teens weren't sure if they were truly supposed to answer the obvious question. "Uhh…You?" Miroku said flatly.
"YEP! You're so smart Miroku!" Trinity said patting him on the head. Miroku didn't look amused though. Trinity noticed Tsubaki glaring at her and she gave her a bubbly wave, Tsubaki rolled her eyes and moved to another group deciding to ignore the interruption to her class. "So…I need you to tell me why you tried to kill yourself…besides the whole depression thing!" Trinity said whipping a notepad out of thin air and pulling a pencil out from behind her ear which wasn't even there before.
Miroku sighed tiredly. "I was pretty depressed at the time and I was sitting in the dark in my room…I suddenly heard a strange voice and at first I thought it was a lo tech that I heard about from you but I had this feeling that it wasn't a lo tech. It kept insisting that I kill myself…" Said Miroku.
"It wasn't a lo tech…I didn't sound like any of the voices I heard in my head…it was more smooth, younger and kind of dark…" Kagome said with a shudder. Trinity looked at her in surprise.
"You heard the voice? Were you in the room?" asked Trinity.
"No…I guess I somehow tapped into Miroku's memories…I don't know how but I did…" Kagome said hesitantly. Trinity made hmmming sounds as she scratched down something on the pad.
"Ok…so I'm going to assume the voice was male correct?" Trinity said glancing up to see a nod of affirmation from both teens. "Hmmm…this is very disturbing…telepathic communication is restricted to between priests and priestesses but…evil? Hmmm I don't think that this is a priest doing these things…what would they have to gain…?"
"What would a DEMON have to gain?" asked Kagome.
"Oh I don't know!" Trinity said sarcastically. "Maybe putting a priest out of his misery and bringing a new demon into the world is enough of an insinuative…"
Kagome sighed and rubbed her temples, the pain was returning in her side. "Well…does this happen often?" asked Kagome.
Trinity blinked. "Not really…most demons don't bother attacking a priest of priestess unless the reward for doing so is great…whoever did this wanted Miroku dead, badly, whether he wanted Miroku to survive his ritual or not is still unknown." Trinity suddenly got a bright smile. "But I SHALL find the answer!" Kagome and Miroku sweat dropped. Kagome gasped as the pain increased suddenly and she clutched her side. 'What is this…?' Trinity thought noticing her niece in distress. "Kagome…are you alright?" asked Trinity. Kagome gasped in pain again and shook her head, the pain was getting steadily worse and now it was causing her to get a mind numbing head ache.
Trinity frowned in thought and pushed Miroku away from Kagome. She crouched down on the side Kagome was clutching, her right side. Trinity pulled her sleeve up to reveal the same crystal she had used to locate Miroku still hanging on the bracelet. Trinity brought it to where Kagome was indicating the pain. The crystal glowed a blinding light like a light bulb with too much power and suddenly is shattered.
Trinity gasped and stood abruptly. "Kagome! How long has this pain been going on!" demanded Trinity in an authoritative voice. Kagome screwed her eyes shut in pain.
"It started today! Make it stop aunt Trin!" Kagome pleaded. Trinity reached into her robes and pulled out a dagger, Miroku stared at the weapon with wide eyes. "Miroku go get Inuyasha!" Kagome pleaded. Miroku was hesitant about leaving Kagome with the possibly insane woman but with a pleading look from Kagome he ran to her bedroom to find Inuyasha.
Trinity moved Kagome up against a nearby tree and by now the class had all stopped what they were doing to watch the strange event taking place. "What is the meaning of this!" demanded Tsubaki, her face flushed in anger. Trinity turned the pregnant girl on her left side brandishing the pained sighed she raised the dagger and…
To be continued….
A/N: Im so evil…I might be insane myself! . Anyway! REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!