Gates of Jade
Chapter 5
By Angel
(Last time)
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 rays of light hit it; I dropped the bow on the ground my mouth hanging open as I watched the arrow disappearing in 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.
I awoke several hours later back in my room, my head throbbing in sudden pain whenever I tried to move. "Don't move to quickly child the effect is wearing off." a voice spoke gently beside me. "What do you mean the effect?" I asked back curious as to how I ended up in such pain.
"It was the jewel child it was searching your soul to see if it was pure enough." said kaedes as I now recognized her voice
"it turns out child ye are the strongest miko the jewel as ever encountered, ye fought it spell for more than 12 hours." said Kaede. "If worst comes to worst child, ye will guard the jewel from evil, but until that day you will train." she said. "Now rest child, until you feel strength." with that she left me.
I rolled over trying to sleep, but sadly I was unable to. I decide to walk more maybe that would clear my head; my feet hit the stone floor sending chills through out my fevered body. I walked to the cherry wood door slowly opening them so as not to alert anyone. My face poked out looking for any sign of life.
I walked down the hall my body still feeling slightly tried but nothing I couldn't handle. I hung my head lost in thought of what Kaede had said earlier. I didn't know I was being followed till a hand clamped down on my shoulder.
"Shouldn't you be resting girl?" A voice as cold as ice whispered into me ear, I spun around only to encounter ice gold eyes. It was sesshoumaru.
I bowed only to stumble a little, "I couldn't sleep Lord Sesshoumaru I thought I would come on a walk." I said trying hard to beat the glare of his eyes but failing.
"I will join you, I have to admit ever since you came to my castle I wanted to talk to you about something." he said as we contained on walking. "I was...a little put off when you told me your name." he said. "You see several years ago the ruler of the eastern land had a daughter named kagome when she was five he and his whole family disappeared."
I began to get nervous, why was he telling me this? "She was very little but would now have been your age, one more thing she would have been married to inuyasha in a month."
I stopped dead in my tracks all this was becoming to much for me, my knees buckled as the room started to spin; I heard my name called in a calm voice before all went dark.
I woke later; I must have slept for several hours for it was now dark outside. My stomach gave a loud protest for going so long without food. My door opened letting in a stream of light.
"Kagome, are you awake?" it was Inuyasha's voice. "I started to panic what if I was supposed to marry him, what if I was really a princess!
I tried to sit up, only to have my shoulder pushed back onto the silk sheets, " you should be resting kagome, your still not completely well." he said as he sat a bowl of soup next to me on the table.
"Thank you, but really I'm fine, I feel like I could run a mile." I said as I tried yet again to sit up. He pushed me down pinning my arms to the bed.
"You will not get out of this bed till I say so, and if you try to get up I will set guards outside your door." I pouted trying to cover up the blush that was spreading across my face as he was so close.
He let go of my arms and walked over to the door, "eat your soup and then get some rest, I'll come and check on you in the morning." with that he quickly closed the door leaving me to sigh and guzzle down my soup.
I fell asleep soon after, for a couple of hours later I woke. I looked out the doors that lead to the balcony; the moon shone brightly casting a spell around my room.
My feet somehow led me to the balcony where I sat just starting up at the moon and stars.
My mind wondering over the last few days, and how my live had changed so much, I felt happy but I still missed my father, and all my friends that had lived in the village. Colds and sickness where things I could handle, but homesickness was a whole other thing.
I broke down and started crying wishing once more to see my father and my perverted, but kind friend miroku, He was the village monk but he could never forget about women.
Our first meeting was one I would and never will forget...
(Flash back)
It was soggy and damp that afternoon, but I still hurried through the market gathering the medical supplies I had been sent to get. A flash of purple caught my eyes but I choose to ignore it.
I had just found a very rare item father needed for some of the medicine we made when I felt a hand clamp down on my back end. I turned around socking the person that would dare touch me.
When I looked down at the passed out person, I was surprised to see a monk. I began to panic releasing I had hit a monk made terror run through me.
I leaned down beside him trying to bring him back to the world, hoping he would understand when yet again I felt another hand on my butt.
I slapped him yet again, only to panic more. He set up and gave me a smirk. "You have a very fine back end my lady." of course he was slapped at again.
(End flash back)
New tears started to fall even if he was pervert he was a good friend. Someone picked me up off the ground and carried me back to my bed where I fell into a dreamless sleep.
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