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A warm breeze was aflutter. The whole village was buzzing with excitement, everyone was preparing for the festival. Even Kikyo allowed herself to crack a smile, and helped the village children make paper crane to decorate the houses. She felt warm and happy being around them. She smiled as her own sister came out of their hut, dresed in a miniature priestess outfit
"Look Kikyo! Isn't is pretty!"
"You look beautiful Kaede. Where did you get such beautiful cloth?"
"Mother Hasumi!"
Kikyo smile, Mother Hasumi was Master Hakuri's wife. She had taken Kikyo and Kaede in after their parent died, she was their surogate mother. Kaede twirled, dancing with a fan.
"Look Kikyo, I can be like you!"
She pulled her finger's back and held her hand out, imitating shooting an arrow. Kikyo smiled warmly.
"Do you want to borrow my training bow and arrows for your outfit?"
"Really! You'd let me?"
"I'll even teach you how to shoot one."
"Wow Kikyo, that would be so fun!"
She reached out and grabbed her sister's waist. Kikyo smiled and walked her into the hut, taking down the old bow and arrows off a shelf. She bent down and gave them to Kaede.
"These are not toys, understand. Do not shoot people with them, or hit people with the bow. Understand?"
Kaede nodded, and pulled Kikyo's hand,"Can you show me now?"
"Of course, but lets get some older clothes on shalln't we?"
"Yes ma'am."
Kaede ran to her room of the hut and got dressed. Kikyo sat down, and poured herself some tea, sipping quietly.
"Hey Kikyo."
Kikyo turned her head towards the door, seeing Kagome. She nodded for her to continue,"Yes..."
"I was thinking about what you said about Inuyasha. And I started to think, lets invite him to the festival!"
Kikyo put her cup down, thoughful...
"That would be a good idea Kagome, but I highly doubt he'd come..."
"It never hurt anyone to ask."
"Your right,"Kagome beamed," But you must ask him. He'll be your responsibility if he comes."
"Ok, I accept the terms."
Kagome smiled, and Kikyo did too. Kagome walked into Kaede's room as well, getting some new clothes. She knocked on the door.
"Kaede may I come in?"
"Sure!"
She opened the door, and walked over to her clothes rack. She picked out a miko outfit Kikyo let her have and got dressed. Her let her hair fall limp, not caring to put it in a ponytail. She exited the room, and walked out to the open area where Kikyo was. Kikyo caught her arm.
"Here take these, you've practiced enough to be able to hit something if your in danger."
"Thanks Kikyo."
She shouldered the bow, and set the quiver of arrows on the other one. She exied the hut, walking towards a little path through the woods. She shuffled her sandals through the dirt, watching the sun gleam off the waxy leaves. The greenery smelled so fresh and new, the wet moist air smelled like earth. She sighed, looking for any shades of red. She halved her eyes, not seeing anything. She walked down by the river, looking in the sparkling waters.
Suddenly she heard a splash, and looked down the river. She felt her heart jump...
A tall tan figure was emerging from the water, hair glistening with silver droplets of water. The sun was caught behind him, so he shone as he shook his wet hair. Kagome's eyes widened, and she quickly dashed behind a tree. He looked so...warm and golden. How the sun reflected of him, making him glow with god-like proportions. His muscular tan chest glistened, his long arms wrang out his long silver locks.
Kagome felt her breath caught in her throat. He was so amazingly beautiful...
She felt his eyes begin to stare her way, and she quickly scurried away. She ran back into the thick forest, panting from both exhaustion and amazement. She gasped, unable to breath...
Good God, who knew someone could be so freaking hot!
She listened, and hesistantly turned her head to check behind her. No one...
Oh my God, I can't believe I just did that...
She let out an exasperated sigh and held her chest. Wow...
After she regained herself, and had a bit of a laugh about it she walked out from behind the tree and traveled down the path again. By this time Inuyasha should be dressed...
She secretly hoped not...
She wandered out towards the bank of the stream, seeing Inuyasha on the otherside, his pants on but not his shirt. Kagome sucked in a deep breath...
"Inuyasha!"
He jumped and saw her waving from across the bank. He sighed, realizing he wasn't being attacked.
"What he hell do you want?"
"Come here!"
He squinted, not being able to tell whether it was Kagome or Kikyo. He sighed and threw on his undershirt then tied his haiori. He jumped over to the opposite bank, landing gracefully next to the priestess.
"WHAT?"
He looked up to see the smiling face of Kagome.
"I wanted to ask you something!"
"Well ask away, cause I'm not staying here long."
"Well there's a festival at the village..."
"I heard, what you want me to be in a play or something. You want me to be the demon who gets killed..."
"No! Of course not, I wanted to ask you to go with me."
He was caught by surprise at that one. He looked at her face to make sure she wasn't playing a joke. No she wasn't...her smile was too warm and happy. He sighed...
"No, I'll be ridiculed."
"No you won't! You'll be with me, no one would dare mess with a village priestess..."
He looked at her pleading eyes.
"I don't own another kimono,"He admitted sheepishly.
"I'll get you one! I have connections, but please say you'll go! Please!"
She clasped her hands together in a plea, her huge brown eyes shinning at him...
"Fine...I'll go..."
"Really!"
"Yea..."
She smiled even wider, and bucked her cheeks. She clapped her hands together and jumped up and down.
"This is going to be soooo much fun! Come back to the village later, so I can get your mesurments."
She waved goodbye and walked off. Inuyasha stood there trying to take in everything...
He decided it would be best to follow her...
He waited til she was out of hearing distance, and climbed up a low hanging branch. He jumped silently across to another one, trailing her. His ears picked up her humming, softly singing a tune he didn't recognize. He watched her walk, how bouncy it was. She constanly stopped, picking up a flower, or rock, or just off in lala land...
But even if he felt it should be annoying, he felt it was kinda cute.
He didn't really like cute though...
He shook his head, and bucked up one cheek in an akward glare. He rolled his eyes, her childish antics truely pissing him off. He hopped to the tree in front of her and jumped down, scaring her yet again.
"AHH!"
She stumbled back, her hand to her chest. She took in air in huge gasps, her eyes widened and staring at him...
"Don't...do...THAT!"
She reached out to slap him, but her tightly grasped her wrist. She softened her eyes, as he examined her hand. The soft skin, long tampering fingers, white nails with rosy cuticles...
All in all a very nice hand...
"What are you doing?" She questioned him, raising an eyebrow.
"Looking for your life line on your palm..."
"Why?"
"I want to see something..."
He grazed his talons on her palm, tingling the skin pleasently. She looked as his fingers followed the contures of her hand, following the lines like they were a track...
"Hmph, thats interesting..."
"What? Whats interesting?"
"You're a miko...a true one aren't you."
"Eh? Look I just follow Kikyo around, I'm no priestess."
"No look here!"
He pointed to a line that ran under her thumb to her index finger. He showed his own palm...
"See we both have it, its the trademark of supernatural beings."
"A priestess isn't..."
"She uses spiritual energy to destroy demons, can see evil auras, and purify the most vile of things. It IS supernatural..."
He bore his eyes into her, catching her off gaurd...
"Do you thing I'm evil?"
She gulped, his face only inches from her's,"I don't think you're evil, just corrupted..."
"You're right...I am..."
She dared to look up into those eyes of his, and just for a moment...her heart stopped...
"Get off me..."
She pushed him away, quickly escaping him. Her heart was pounding in her chest, and she felt her palms moisten with a clamy wetness.
He closed his eyes and tilted his head off to one side, "I thought you were going to take my measurements?"
She made a soft "mm" and nodded. She curled her bottom lip between her teeth, biting softly on the flesh. She saw his turn and walk towards the village, his silver hair gleaming bright and silky. She dropped her bottom lip a bit, almost gawking at him. She blinked twice, a bit dazzled by him, but regained herself and continued walking.
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WOW! I haven't put in an author's note yet, I'm sorry! I had the other two chapters uploaded before I put them in. SOOOO...
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