A Broken Fate
Chapter Three: A friend
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Are you my enemy, or are you my foe?
Either I do not know
Yet I seem to enjoy your company
Your bright smile makes me feel at peace
You are a danger
You are known as loud and shameless
You do as you please
Yet, I can not help to call you a friend.
A very dear friend...
as if i know you from
so long ago
Kagome walked away from the Northern palace, and into the lush forest. She had a journey ahead of her. The rain had slowly subdued leaving the lands smelling clean and fresh. Kagome was at the edge of the Northern Lands, standing in a village that was on the boarder, warm lights radiating from the small huts, and the sound of peaceful sleeping people made her feel glad. She had felt her body being attracted to a nearing demonic aura. The bitter winds lashed at her as she neared. She knew she had a choice to weather to save these humans from destruction, or she could wait until the Youkai arrived, and slaughtered these people. She did not need to think twice, as she saw a figure come up to her. He had rough featured, and eyes as blue as the sky. He ran up to her, showing her his claws, and snapping a mouth full of sharp fangs at her.
"Are you waiting to die, ningen?" The male wolf Youkai asked, as he tried to be as intimidating as can be.
Kagome gave him a weary smile, she did not want to fight, nor see a whole village destroyed.
"I have no desire to die, but nor do I have the desire to see you slaughter these humans."
"Why would you protect these roaches, that spawn so quickly, that slaughter my fellow Youkai? That take over our lands, and ruin our kind? Why do you defend them?" he asked her angrily.
"I protect them because they may be weak, and their lives worth nothing to you, but they have the
right to live freely, as you do. Our own selfish desires manifest the need for us to purse those desires, even it it means wiping out a whole race. Other than that, I do not defend anybody that wants to kill. I am simply trying to spare lives, even yours."
The wolf eyed her closely, his blue eyes piercing through her, studding her. His eyes went wide, as he suddenly realized something.
"Your no ningen..." he whispered.
Kagome had no time to pay attention to his observation of her, and turned her head slightly, feeling the presence of a group of humans. She fully turned around, and found that just about all the village men stood there armed, and ready. Their eyes were dark with anger, and a fiery lust to destroy the monster behind her was accumulating. They held to their weapons, their knuckles turning white in the process. The bitter cold whipped around the, causing the hairs on their skin to stand.
Kagome mustered all the courage she could, and spoke aloud, she would never show her fear to anybody, and it was a valuable lesson that Kano had taught her through the many years of training.
"Go back into hour homes, and no harm will come your way," Kagome said loudly.
A tough guy, who seemed to be the village leader gave out an angry shout at her.
"Your place is not here onna, stay back if you know whats good for you. If you do not move out of my way, it will either be me or that damned monster to kill ya."
"You have no reason to attack, he has not specified that his intentions were to harm your village, or you."
Kagome could feel the Wolf Youkai's anger behind her sparking like a fire and a low fierce growl beginning to form. She knew in any moment he would strike them if she didn't do something. She put up a barrier around him until she could subdue the angry villagers.
"You bitch! You betray your own kind to help a monster?" The village leader asked her as he ran towards her, his sword armed. She would defend herself, but do as little harm as possible to the man that was certainly planning to kill her. She put her arms forward, and raised her palms at the man, and just as he would about to strike she emitted a pure shock through his body. Leaving him motionless at her feet, his sword lay there in the dirt. She looked down at him, with pity in her eyes.
"I am not your kind, and I betray no one." She looked up at the villagers who stared at her in awe.
One of them, a bold one perhaps, shouted, "You are a Miko, onna, yet you protect this monster!" he said as he pointed to the wolf demon, who was clearly trying to break her barrier.
"I do not protect this monster, I am merely wanted to spare any more bloodshed. Go back to your homes, your warm beds, and your families. Think of what this fighting is doing to you! It is destroying you! The hatred between Youkai and Humans will be the downfall of both races." She shouted, her anger escalating.
"You are a pitiful onna, and you should be ashamed to call yourself a Miko." another said.
"You do not know me, you do not know what or who I am, and you have no right to judge me. Go back to your homes, and watch over your families if they are important to you, instead of standing here and judging my actions or my decisions."
"I can see what you are, and you are a Miko, that betrays humans for monsters."
"I may be a Miko, but I am more than that. I do not owe you an explanation for anything. You clearly do not listen to my words."
The man was about to speak again, but a young women appeared by his side, she was a pretty women with dark jet black hair and gray eyes, full of sadness. She held the mans arm, and looked up at him.
"She is right, husband. She merely tried to protect us, she deserves our thanks instead of our insults. Let us go back, and take care of our leader. She is a good onna, I know it." The women turned to Kagome and smiled, while a few men came to carry back their dazed leader.
"Arigato..."
"Kagome."
"Arigato, Kagome." She smiled.
The womens husband looked at his wife and nodded. At least she could change his heart, if Kagome couldn't.
"I do not need your thanks." Kagome said, before the man could say anything.
He nodded, a sorry look in his eyes. The villagers slowly went back into their huts, leaving Kagome and the wolf demon alone.
Kagome faced the wolf, and let down her barrier.
"Please, do not harm them. I ask this of you." She said as she walked away, her eyes locked at the endless horizon.
The Youkai was mystified at the onna's actions. Why would she go to such great lengths to spare these humans...and him? He took in her scent, and felt the sweet aroma filling his body. She smelt of Sakura blossoms and rain. As soon as she was engulfed in the tall tree's again he ran up to her and stood himself before her.
"What are you?" he asked.
Her eyes turned darker, her sadness clearly showing.
"I am fates favorite toy."
He narrowed his eyes at her, "You smell very lightly of a human, and your power clearly shows you are not one."
He focused his eyes at her attire, taking in every detail. His eyes fell to the jewel at her neck.
"The Shikon no Tama...you...you...are...no way... And that sword...its clearly a Youkai sword."
Her words ran dry and her thoughts stopped.
He could tell this, and continued talking.
"You are the guardian of the Shikon no Tama, the princess of the Northern palace, a Miko with undoubted strong power. Yet that still does not explain why you went to such great lengths to risk your life to protect those bugs and stop me from exterminating them."
She looked at up, stunned that he did not even know the answer.
"Bloodshed is not the answer to all our problems. My life was not very much at risk, anyway. I may be a onna, and I may be walking alone, but I can certainly defend myself from a few angry villagers, and a Wolf Youkai."
He gave out a laugh that rang in her ears like bells.
"You are a brave onna. You have won my respect."
Kagome gave him a smile.
"Walk with me, I would like to learn more of you."
Kagome nodded and they walked together. His company made her feel calm and happy, yet she was curious why he was showing her such kindness. Respect is different from kindness.
"Why are you being kind to me? I may be a Miko, but I am partly human."
"Hmm..." he said as he stopped and rubbed his chin like he was thinking.
He shrugged and held her hand, "I do not know, maybe another day I can answer your question."
"I do not even know your name..." She said lightly.
"Gomen, I should have told you! I am Kouga, Prince of the Eastern Wolf tribe he said proudly." his eyes traveled down to the ground to a bunch of tiny blue flower with yellow centers. He picked them up and smiled as he handed them to Kagome.
"Here."
She took the flowers...somehow she felt as she had been in the same situation before. These flowers
looked so familiar, and now the Youkai before her did too.
"Kouga-kun..." she whispered under her breath.
Well! Thats the end of chapter 3! I hope you liked it! This is a SESS/KAG story. Its just I want to take my time with it...for me to rush their meeting would ruin the whole story. Its supposed to be slow and easy going. Kagome realizes allot through her journey and she will meet up with the ever so cold Sesshomaru. It will be interesting, trust me. So please, be patient. I am getting a bit of writers block on this story, especially when I began this chapter. It took me forever to figure out how to start it off. So please do not be upset if it wasn't satisfactory. I tried...really.
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