Gates of Jade

Chapter 4: Something I never knew

By Angel

(Last time)

What I didn't know was that I was being watched. Soon after I finished my dance I heard clapping coming form behind me. I spun around only to be met with amber eyes. Thinking it was sesshoumaru I quickly looked away, but as I glanced back I noticed dog ears that were not there before.

I stepped back from the person and took a better look, and soon recognized him as the queen's younger son. I curtsied to him and he looked at me with an amused look. "Great ball room dancing, I haven't seen that much talent since the duke stepped on the duchess toe." he said giving me a smirk. My eyes grew wide with anger as he insulted me.

"Well I doubt you could do much better!" I said back surprising him and successfully wiping the smirk from his face. He grabbed my hand as we spun around dancing to the music in our minds when a loud noise made us come to a stop.

We looked up into the balcony to see no other than Izayoi watching us with a twinkling in her eye.

I blushed, his hand still intertwined with mine. I looked up at his face, his gold eyes full of embarrassment, but yet something else I didn't know yet. Izayoi walked gracefully down the steps and onto the dance floor the merriment still playing in her eyes.

"I see you two have finally had a chance to met." she said looking at me and smiling. I looked back at her still embarrassed "I didn't know you where watching!" I said my voice cracking.

She giggled as I said this, "well I came to ask if you would like to have lunch with me and inuyasha but it seems you where having a better time with out me." She said. I couldn't help but giggle at the way Inuyasha's face turned bright pink. "I would love to have lunch with you." I said.

She smiled then turns, ushering me and inuyasha to follow her; we walked through a pair of double doors and out into what seemed like at first a small garden. The sun hitting my face I quickly looked around wanting to know every flower. Inuyasha looked at me amusement sketched across his face.

I stood straight again and began to walk leaving behind the most beautiful white rose I had ever seen. Walking beside him he whispered just low enough for me to hear. "You don't act like the other princess I have met, there is something different about you and I'm going to figure it out."

My heart began to race and I hastily speed my feet to where I walked beside Izayoi. "I'm so glad you and my son are getting along." she told me in a hushed tone. "And by the way kagome, lady Kaede would like you to meet here after you are done eating she wants to begin your lessons as soon as possible."

"Alright Izayoi, by the way where am I suppose to meet her?" I asked. "Your body guard will escort you to your lesson's every day and today after lessons will show you around." she said still with a sparkle in her eye. She had something up her sleeve I just known it.

We arrived at a table surround by yellow tulips, across laid so much food my eyes even began to drool. Inuyasha pulled a chair out and Izayoi gracefully sat down. I began to pull my chair out when a hand stopped mine. I looked up at the amber eyes "must unlike in other." inuyasha repeated before pulling it out more.

I sat down trying to follow Izayoi's grace, but sadly my body had a different mission. As I sat down my knee hit the table top, successfully knocking over a cup of tea that fell to the ground. Inuyasha started laughing along with Izayoi while I bit my tongue from saying anything I shouldn't or screaming in pain.

I got up limped over to the fallen cup and carefully picked it up sating it back onto the table top. Could this day get any worse I thought but sadly I didn't know how right I was.

(After lunch, Lesson time!)

I followed behind the newly assigned body guard, he seemed to be a nice enough of guy maybe a little over zealous, but other than that he was okay.

(Flash back)

"Kagome this is your body guard he will be taking you back and forth between lessons and watching over you when you decide to go out." Izayoi spoke as if he was there to serve. To me it felt more like a prison guard, maybe it want be so bad maybe we can be friends I thought.

The guard walked over to me bowing low, "Princess Kagome, my name is Koga and it's an honor to be in your service." I nodded my head as he finished his talk flashing me a grin.

" If you will follow me I will show you were you are suppose to go." he said giving me one more grin before turning and walking slowly so that I could keep up.

(End flash back)

I walked behind him watching the high pony tail he kept his hair in swing back and forth. When he stopped I gracefully ran into his back successfully knocking him to the ground and giving me a headache that could have killed an Elephant.

I remembered he was on the ground and offered him out my hand. He looked up at me as if I had grown a horn or third eye. He looked back at my hand as I shook it a little to get his attention. "I won't bite I promise." I said before grabbing his hand.

Once he was brought back up and standing he opened a small door for me. "This is the training room lady Kaede will be in soon." he said before bowing low and walking of shaking his head.

I turned into the room and was stunned at how huge it was. Candles placed at certain points gave the room a warm glow almost as if I was inside the sun itself.

A bow and arrow lay in the middle of the room with a target at least 50 feet from it. I looked around making sure no one was looking and picked up the bow and an arrow.

My father had taught me how to shoot and arrow when I was little.

I took aim at the middle of the target, drawing back the arrow I gathered all the strength I had within me. Letting it go I watched as a blue light surround it almost seeming to consume the whole arrow.

The target disappeared as the first bit of light hit it; I dropped the bow on the ground my mouth hanging open as I watched the arrow disappearing a sparkling blue light.

I looked down at my hands wondering if that really had come me from me, as if reading my mind a voice sounded behind me. "Yes, child that was ye that did that don't ever doubt the power of a miko, no matter how small she may be." lady kaede stepped out from the shadows.

"We will now begin the lessons that have been passed down from generation to generation of Miko's including my self." she said while handing me a glowing pink jewel.

It started glowing even more as it touched my skin and soon I was engulfed in a pink light.

Ok yall this is it for today sorry I left it at a cliffie but I just got back from a friends house and I need sleep so till we meet again!

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