The dragons song
Chapter 2: Saying good bye to an old life.
Kagome
Kagome yawned as her lesson's drowned on. She was already bored with the langue she was learning and she started to ponder what had happened lately. Man how boring. When I first thought I would be learning entish, I never thought it would turn into a history lesson as well. Kagome thought as she sighed out loud. I've been here three weeks already and I've learned every thing I could about my powers, now if only they would let me practice them. Kagome gave a sigh of irritation at that thought not aware that Ginger had stopped talking. I wander how we got here and how many more languages I have to learn. Ginger snorted at Kagome forcing her out of her thoughts and into the world of the living. "AW!" Kagome screamed at the sudden burst of hot air right on her face. "serves you right. Zoning out on me." Ginger said thru a bunch of growls and soft roars. It took Kagome a minuet to realizes that it was just Ginger and said, in the dragons langue of growling and roaring, "that was mean! Couldn't you have been nicer?" Ginger looked at the elf Kagome and laughed in the humans langue. Kagome looked down at her self and realized that she was covered from head to toe in black soot from Ginger's smoky breath. " This is sooooooo not fair." Kagome wined in human.
"IF you paid more attention then you wouldn't be covered in soot right now." Ginger growled out, being more comfortable with her command langue. Kagome glared at Ginger and snarled, "Can you blame me. Entish is sooooooooo boring and long. Can't it be enough that I learned, all the elvin speech's, the conmen, three dowarvon, which might I remind you was boring by the second one, and the five dragon languages? Must I learn entish and western speech as well." The young dragons charged into the room right then and tackled Kagome to the ground, begging her to change and play with them outside. Ginger shook her head and roared, "You may go Kagome But I'm going to talk to Rushiko about how much more you have to learn and about your attitude." Kagome quickly transformed into her "demon" self, as she had began to call it, and hugged the brown dragon. The young dragons jumped for joy and ran out of the cave room they where in, with Kagome right behind them. When they where in the main den They where stopped a couple of times before they could make it out the cave entrance and into the mountain side forest.
Once outside Kagome stopped the group and said, "Ok Kiddos what would you like to do." Kagome heard some whimpers, growls and soft roars in response to her question. She smiled at the dragonlings and said, "ok then off to my home." Kagome had learned that dragons where mischievous, curious, caring and not to forget protective by nature, but tended to be more mischievous and curious in their younger years. She also learned that dragons had a bad temper and when provoked could cause a lot of damage. Kagome was going to take them to her home as to satisfy their curiosity about where she lived before she came to them. Kagome was going in her human form, the dragons could not shift their shape so they had fake peaces of rope around their necks, as if they where to be sold.
When they approached the village Kagome told them not to try and eat anything. The villagers where surprised at their approached. The miko had been talking to a hunter of monsters when she heard the gasps of her people and the slight clicking of talons hitting rocks. The Hunter appeared to be slightly aggravated, but hid it well, at what was approaching the village. When the Miko turned around she was greeted by a dark looking miko and five young dragons on ropes fallowing her like faithful pets. The Hunter walked up to Kagome when she got into the village and said, with an indifferent tone, "I'm guessing your selling these little monsters." Kagome's eyes shifted from one side to the other checking on the young dragons before she spoke, "I'm not sure I wish to get rid of them just yet. They have been quit useful to me from the day they where born and I raised them into the perfect pets." Two of the dragons thought it to be as good as a time as any to lie down, while the others sat on their haunches swishing their tails back and forth. "oh but how can you tame such wild beast?" The Hunter said, still in his indifferent tone. "I'm sure you would love to know, but I have business to deal with here so if you don't mind." Kagome said as she started past him and towards the miko who was trembling at the sight of her.
Kagome's dragons got up from their comfortable positions and trotted after her before the ropes could tug. "Please leave me and my village alone I will promise never to be hasty again and rude." The miko whimpered. The Hunter grabbed Kagome right as she started to speak, " I can not trust you to keep your word. You know what I have come to collect." The miko panicked while the hunters gripe hardened on Kagome. "Please help me Ruin please." The miko pleaded. Kagome snapped her fingers and a wall of miko power surrounded the village miko. "Stop this." Ruin yelled. Kagome looked over at him and said, "Fine, I never liked to here the screams of pure people." One of the baby dragons growled and the others joined in. "Fine, Fine we're going you happy?" Kagome joked lightly to the young dragon-lings. Ruin fallowed her out of the village where the miko ran to the nearest temple and re promised herself to protect her village. Once out of the village Kagome lightened up and spoke to the young dragons, "I hate that village. Never new why thought. I hope that miko can find her path again." "Grrrrrrr, himmmmmmm, rar." One dragon growled, whimpered and softly roared to Kagome. "Thanks Kiddo. Do you think I should tell our guest I know he's there?" Kagome replied with.
Ruin looked slightly surprised by her and said, "How did you know I was there. Most demons can't even sense when I'm near." Kagome just smiled and said, "it's hard to hide from your own kind." Ruin was very surprised then. Kagome smiled slyly at him and took the ropes off the baby dragons. "And what exactly am I?" Ruin asked once he got over his shock. Kagome said while she petted one of the younger dragons, "You are an elf, dear Ruin. And I doubt that is your name." "Who are you?" Ruin demanded. Kagome looked at him seriously and said, "You can not tell? Strange. I am an elf like you and yet at the same time I am a dragon and human." Ruin stared at her and asked, "How can you be all of those things at once?" Kagome just gave a secretive smile and said, "You will find out soon enough son of Ennor." (SNP: made it up so it would work and to be safe in casse of mistakes. I don't like to be wrong.)
Ruin grabbed his sword and prepared to force Kagome to tell him every thing that she knew, When Kagome turned around and said, "I don't have time for delays if you want answers so badly you will have to wait, for now I have to get these young ones to my home before night fall. Now leave me alone I will find you in three days time. Good bye." Kagome and the baby dragons then ran off leaving Ruin alone on the old road.
It didn't take the six long to get to the well with all of them running. Kagome had the dragons go in one at a time while she made sure they where safe. When the last dragonling disappeared into the well Kagome jumped in. once on the other side Kagome lead the young dragons out of the well house and watched with a small smile as they ran to inspect her house. When one hit it's head on a window Kagome couldn't contain her laughter anymore. All on the noise alerted Kagome's foster mother that she was home and that she had brought friends.
"Kagome?" Kagome's foster mother yelled out side trying to find where Kagome was. Kagome gasped for breath as she answered. "Over… Here…" Kagome's mother walked over to her and almost stepped on one of the dragonlings. Kagome's mother seemed to be very edgy around their new company. Kagome smiled at her foster mother's discomfort then she became serious as she caught herself trying to fool herself into believing she was her really family, that she belonged here. "Mother," Kagome started seriously as she focused on the little dragons. The middle aged woman stiffened, it wasn't often that Kagome was serious but when she was it was a time to listen not speak. Sadly she had started to become more serious as she traveled, her innocence was very graded now and rarely ever seen any more which hurt a lot of people. "You remember when I was younger," Kagome continued, "and I had no friends because I never acted like any normal child? Well I finally found where I belong and what I am." Kagome gave a sad kind of knowing grin and said, " I'm not even human."
Kagome's mother gasped when she heard this then sighed. The dragonlings, came over to Kagome sensing that she needed some kind of comfort. "Kagome The moment I found you I knew You weren't human. When I first saw you unconscious in the well house with blood splattered on your young body your hair had been white and you had sharply pointed ears. I watched as your hair turned black and your body changed into that of a human child's." The woman bowed her head in slight shame at keeping that bit of information from her for so long.
As Kagome stroked two of the young dragon heads she answered, "You've seen but two of the forms that I may take and I'm not mad at you if that's what you think." She gave her mother a wishful smile and continued, "I'm glad that I had you to raise and to teach me, but I don't belong here. I must go back to the feudal era where I belong. I'm sorry." Kagome's mother nodded her head and said, "I know but can't you at least say good bye to Souta. He would be devastated to know that you had come home and hadn't at least said good bye and I think it would be best if you told him why your leaving." Kagome Nodded in understanding then walked into the house to wait for Souta to come home from school. The dragonlings rushed after her into the house.
It wasn't until 5 that Souta came home with a friend yelling, "Hey Mom can Ken stay the night?" Ken, a young boy about Souta's age with brown hair and was wearing the same school uniform as Souta, fallowed Souta into the kitchen where they dropped their stuff off next to the table. When Souta didn't get a reply they whent into the living room, looking for Souta's mother. In the living room Kagome sat with the five dragonlings lying in various places around her. One was even draped across her lap. The Boys stared at the Young woman that was calmly sitting in Souta's living room and drinking tea. Kagome stood, after removing the baby dragon from her lap, and said, "Souta I need to speak with you privately." Before Souta moved he whispered, "Kagome? Sister?" Kagome smiled sadly and said, "yes it's me, now please we need to talk."
Kagome lead Souta outside next to the god tree and started, "Souta, I know this is going to be hard but you must be strong." Souta looked at Kagome confused as she continued, "I will not be coming back this time Souta. I wont be able to. You see Souta I'm not your real sister." By know Souta was really confused and said, "What, Your not coming back and your not my sister. Kagome what are you talking about?" Kagome gave another sad smile and said, "What I'm saying Souta is that I'm not related to you in any way. When I was only two your mother found me in the well house. She raised me. I belong in the past Souta. I couldn't live here even if I wanted to. I'm not human and I could never truly be free." By the time Kagome finished speaking Souta had started to cry. " But you can't leave me Kagome You promised you'd always come home. I don't want to lose you Like we lost dad. I don't want you to go." Souta said as he cried. Kagome hugged Souta and said, "I know, I know, But I'll always be with you in your heart, Souta. Right know I need you to be strong for mom and gramps. Ok." Souta nodded. Then he suddenly ran into the house and up the stairs, His friend having left when he realized that something was up. Kagome just waited for Souta to get back.
Souta came running back with two things in his hands and said, "I want you to have these Kagome. I will miss you and even thou where not blood related your still my sister. Plus I don't want you to forget us." Souta then handed Kagome his necklace with a miniature metal howling wolf on it and an earring that was gold and had a dangling feather. "I have the other earring so we both have something to remember each other by." Kagome smiled and transformed into her natural form of an elf/dragon. When she finished she took a strand of her hair and took one of her dragon teeth out. She then transformed the hair into a piece of leather and wrapped it around the tooth. "this Souta is my truest form , I have several other forms besides this, but you can't see them." Kagome explained to Souta. She then handed Souta the necklace she had just made. "This necklace is for you to remember me by. My tooth is that of a dragons it will protect you from fire. The leather will never ware. Please be good and remember that I love you." Kagome said as she hugged him. She then called the dragonlings, But before she could say good bye and leave Souta asked, "Kagome would it be to much for your to stay one more day?" Kagome smiled and said, "Ok Souta I'll stay one more day." With that Kagome transformed back into her human form and fallowed the dragonlings back into the House while hugging Souta.
Inuyasha
Inuyasha paced back and forth in his room at Naraku's castle. It had been almost a moth since he had heard anything about Kagome and what she was up to and it was really starting to worry him. Sango and Miroku still didn't know that he was working for Naraku but they were starting to act very suspicious around him. Kirara even whent as far as to hiss at him. His other problem was the shikon jewel shards that Sango wore night and day. She was almost as bad as Kagome when it came to protecting the jewel shards. Damn if I don't hurry and do Naraku's bidding I'm going to get toasted by his miasma. Where the hell could that damn girl have gotten to? Inuyasha thought as he continued to pace in his bedroom.
Kagome
The next day, which happened to be very cloudy and sober looking, Kagome woke up to all the dragonlings jumping on her and Souta yelling at her to get ready for school. I don't remember promising to go to school? Oh well now I can tell the school that I'm going to be home schooled. Kagome thought with a sigh as she got dressed in the annoyingly short school uniforms and got ready for school.
"Ok guys," Kagome started, gaining the dragonlings attention. "Now be good to my foster mother while I'm gone Ok. And don't leave the property, you got that Kiddo's?" after a bunch on small roars and whimpers in response from the dragonlings Kagome smiled and gave each a little pet before she left with Souta to go to school. "So, Souta, how has School been?" Kagome asked as she walked him to the middle school. "It's been Ok but I'm having problems with bullies though." Was Souta's answer truthfully. "Bullies you say, dear brother? Well he better not mess with you today or he'll regret it." Kagome said as she ruffled his hair. "Anyways what Kind of sister would I be if I let other people mess with my brother?" Kagome laughed with Souta as she continued to tease him.
"Thanks Kagome." Souta finally got out as they reached the school. "Thanks for what Souta?" Kagome asked as they stood outside the gate. "Just for every thing." Souta smiled a sad smile. Kagome leaned over and grabbed Souta's shoulder and said, "Don't be sad Souta, Please. I'll see you after school." When Kagome stood up there was a taller boy that stood at about 5' 5" and was slightly over weight for his height. He had really oily curly brown hair and ugly brown eyes. When he grinned at Kagome she noticed that he had several teeth missing. Kagome had to suppress the urge to throw up all over the poor stupid Bully. He wore the same school uniform as Souta and was walking towards them.
When He reached them he grabbed Souta roughly by the shoulder and said, "who's the pretty lady your with, Souta?" Souta glared at the boy and didn't respond while Kagome silently seethed. Totally ignoring the Bully Kagome asked Souta, "is this the person who's been bullying you, Souta?" Souta just nodded as Kagome walked closer and grabbed the boys hand that gripped Souta's shoulder. "What do You plan on doing about it?" The Bully sneered at Kagome. "Just this." Kagome answered as she yanked his hand off of Souta and quickly tripped the boy so that he was lying face down on the pavement with Kagome's foot on his back. Kagome grabbed his head and yanked it up as she bent down to whisper in his ear, "IF I ever hear of you messing with my brother again I will not be as nice as I'm being right now and you wont leave my presence again unscathed. Do You understand." He let out a small yes and Kagome let him get up. As he was still getting all of his stuff together Kagome turned back to Souta and said, "I have to go now Souta but I'll see you after school like I promised. Be good to your teachers Souta." Kagome slightly yelled the last part as she walked away and Souta walked onto the school grounds.
When Kagome finally got to school she was late, thou it's not like any one really expected her to come to school anyways. When she reached her class room she just walked in, she didn't even bother to knock, and whent straight to her seat. After that the teacher just continued His class like nothing had happened. Kagome totally ignored the teacher threw out the whole class period and stared out the windows of the class room. When the teacher asked Kagome to answer a question she would just glance at him like he wasn't worth the time and answered the question. By the end of the day the teachers had given up on asking Kagome a question and ignored her like she did them. Even her friends had given up trying to talk to her for she just ignored them anyways.
When School finally let out Kagome was more than happy to leave the prison. On her way to meeting up with Souta at his school Kagome took a detour thru the park. When she was in the one place that reminded her so much of the feudal era she let her muscles relax for the first time that day. With a small smile on her face Kagome continued to walk to her little brother's school.
When Kagome reached the school she saw Souta and the Bully in the middle of a bunch of teachers. Kagome could only think one thing and that was what did the bully do to her brother. The wind suddenly blew into her face, bombarding her senses with the smell of her brothers blood. Furiously Kagome glided over to the group of people. "What do you think you where doing fighting on school grounds!" one teacher yelled as he examined both of the boys. Kagome growled loudly, when one of the teachers whent to examine her brothers fat lip and bloody nose, making her presence known. The teacher turned around quickly letting Kagome see her brother with one black eye, a nice size bruise on his right cheek a bloody nose and a fat lip.
Upon seeing her brother's wounds Kagome grew even more furious. "Who do you think you are interrupting us young lady." Demanded one of the teachers, even thou Kagome hadn't said anything. Kagome glared at the teacher then to the bully totally ignoring the teacher. Walking past the group of teachers Kagome floated over to the bully. Once close enough she grabbed his throat and started to strangle him with one hand while saying, "You haven't learned to leave what is mine alone have you, Human!" Kagome's voice had been deadly clam as some of the teachers tried to pry her hand off of the bully. "I will be watching you boy and if you ever lay a finger on my brother again I will not hesitate to punish you." With that said Kagome dropped the boy and walked over to Souta, calmly stated, "Souta we're going home." and started walking away from the fallen boy and the crowds of the school. "I'm sorry Kagome." Souta quietly said once they where away from the school. Kagome stopped quickly, faced her brother and said, while lifting a glowing hand to his face, "There is nothing to be sorry about Souta, but you should start taking karate classes so you can at lest defend yourself when I'm gone." Souta nodded his head, now healed by Kagome, and they both started on their way home knowing that once they reached their destination they would never see each other again.
Quickly and quietly Kagome left with the dragonlings; she had said good bye earlier. On the other side of the well Ruin waited for Kagome and her answers she had promised him. He was starting to get anxious as the second day passed and he had heard no word of Kagome and the five young dragons that where traveling with her; What was even more unsettling was that the dragons, both kinds, where becoming anxious and aggravated as the time past. It was like they knew something big was going to happen.
Inuyasha
"Sango, Miroku your slowing me down!" Inuyasha yelled at the two humans behind him. They had been traveling for two days non stop now and where beat but the hanyou pushed them further, to the point where they where about to collapse. "Inuyasha we…….need………to rest." Sango panted as she fell to her knees, Miroku not far behind. Kirara circled the two humans in her larger form and kept Inuyasha away. Miroku and Sango snuggled close together and fell instantly asleep not caring they where out in the open. "Stupid humans, We don't have time to rest. I have to find Kagome and kill you in front of her." Inuyasha mumbled to himself tempted to kill them right there and bring their heads to Kagome. Quit suddenly Inuyasha caught Kagome's sent not faraway. His grin had a look of pure evil intentions. He would be able to proceed with his plans now that he found her.
Kagome
Kagome jumped out of the well with the little dragons fallowing her. Instantly they knew something was up, they could feel the vast tension that hung heavily in the air and the quietness of their surroundings was uncanny like all the animals where trying to preserve themselves from an on coming storm or hide from the hunter. Kagome grew worried at this and she, along with the children, ran as fast as they could towards their home. Along the way Kagome found Ruin waiting for her like she had asked; grabbing him quickly, she and the dragons continued their race to the den.
Standing out side the den where all the dragons that had survived the many years and the battles between these strange serpent dragons and them. Inside the den was a young yellowish green dragon, he had just finished gaining his color, covered in blood. All the older dragons that where there and that knew what happened where seething and where displaying their rage with blasts of flames. "What has happened here?" Kagome asked as she grew the wings, tail and horns, of her demon form. The raging dragons stopped their attack on the sky to look at her with anger. "Who is does this Halfling think she is to order us around!" a sea green and gray dragon demanded, his mouth filling with flame ready to be least on Kagome. Rushiko and the other dragons Kagome had spent the last month with surrounded the angry dragon quickly and started to snarl and snap at him until he swallowed his flame. Angered by almost being killed Kagome snapped and demanded for there to be quiet.
"Rushiko, will you please tell me who has dared to hurt one of our young?" Kagome asked once there was quiet. Rushiko sighed and said, "it was the others." The others, the other dragons, They knew how important our young are to us, theirs are just important to them and yet they try to kill one of ours. Kagome thought with a snarl. They will pay. Though not like we have. Kagome nodded her head in understanding she then slowly walked towards the fallen dragon. A few dragons gave protesting growls but did nothing more. When Kagome was next to the young one she started to glow a gold. Slim ribbons of her golden aura seemed to have escaped her hold and whipped wildly around her coxing her hair in to a wild dance. The wounded dragon slowly started to glow with the same intensity as her. When the light disappeared the dragon was standing once again and was fully healed.
Turning to Rushiko Kagome said, "I will go to speak with these serpents." Rushiko sighed once again and said, "I can't let you do that your to important. I wanted to wait a little longer before I told you this but it seems that time is against me." Kagome was curious now, her tail twitched in anticipation, "What do you mean. I'm only a lowly Halfling how could I be important?" Rushiko grinned slightly, his sharp teeth making it look more menacing than it was meant to be, and said, "Your our princess. Our king mated with an Elvin ambassador and had but one child, you. We thought you where dead until you showed up a month ago." Kagome was in a stunned silence. She never thought her parentage would be royal in fact she never really thought of her parentage at all. "Those are big claims you make, Rushiko. I say we let the Halfling go and get herself killed." A dark brown dragon claimed. Rushiko snarled at the brown dragon and said, "They are not just claims Kono. None of our others have mated out side of our race, or I would have known of it, and there is but one other elf in this land that was cousin to our queen, But if you still need confirmation I will teach her how to take us home and if she can then she is our princess and if she can't then, and only then, may you challenge my judgment." Cole and the rest of the dragons, along with the newly healed one, snarled at Kono, willing him to challenge the appointed leader.
Kagome sighed in irritation and said, "Now that that's over lets get back to the matter of the native dragons. If I am your princess then it is my job to make sure all of my subjects are protected and it is my duty that I resolve this matter in the absence of my father." Rushiko looked down at the Halfling princess and, after sighing in irritation and defeat, said, "Then you will go, but Cole and Kiera shall go with you in case you have any problems." Cole and Kiera were immediately at her side awaiting their next move. Kagome smiled slightly, transformed into her dragon form and said, "then I shall go. I believe the native dragons live to the north west we must be quick if we wish to be there by dawn tomorrow." Kagome then swiftly left the den and took flight, Cole and Kiera right behind her.
The flight was long and a tedious task for the three dragons. There were numerous times they had to fight both human and demon alike; village mikos were the worst of all. When they reached their destination they were worn out and had to rest for a day and a night. Kagome and her two companions agreed that it would be best if she went as a Halfling so they would think of her as a dragon demon and no threat to them. They where not privet creatures at all the native dragons they ruled the land and had non to fear. Some where bathing themselves in the glorious sun, while others slept in the cover of the cave and forest in a where of their danger. Kagome proudly marched over to the cave making no effort to hide. Her two "bodyguards"/ friends stood proudly on either side of her, radiating confidence. The serpent dragons had grown angered at the invasion, though they where a good 20 feet smaller than that of Kagome's clan, they still held an air of power around them that put Kagome on guard with her two companions. "Where is your leader!" Kagome demanded when she was in the middle of the cave. Several dragons growled in defiance, until a gold and red serpent dragon maneuvered its way to them. "What do you want demon filth!" The dragons boomed, his voice totally different from that of the blinding lightning like thunder of her own kind. Cole and Kiera snarled at the imprudence of the leader serpent dragon. Several of the other dragons retaliated to the threat of Kagome's companions. "SILENCE!" Kagome growled out, her voice taking on a royal tone with out her knowing, effectively shutting up all the commotion in the room; the leader giving her a look of approval. "Now, before we begin I would like to straighten out a few things, first I'm NOT demon filth. Second I will NOT be called anything but my name and I will call you nothing but your name and third your subjects will not attack use while we are here unless we have provoked it and the same goes for us we will not attack any of your subjects unless provoked. Agreed?" Kagome continued to say.
The ruling dragon looked as if to refuse until he thought differently and grudgingly agreed. " Ok. My name is Kagome and I am here on behalf of my clan." Kagome said. " I am known as Andink, now why are you here, fil-Kagome." Andink spat out. Taking no offense to how he said her name Kagome calmly and seriously addressed the matter, " I would Like to know why you have so little control over your subjects as to let them harm another clans child?" Andink took offense to her accusation and snarled, "Are you implying that I have no control over my subjects?" Kagome looked the great beast in the eyes and said, "I'm not implying anything, I'm stating it. Your kind values children does it not, so why would you attack a child even if it was of a race you detest. My people are not that different from yours. They may have a different appearance but do we challenge how you rule your lands? Do we threaten your rule at all? We have not once tried to take your land from you and yet you have done all you can to make my peoples lives a living hell when all they wanted was peace!" shouting in anger at the last part Kagome waited for the natives reply. "What we do is of no business to you Halfling. You are but a child your self demon and why do you speak of these trespassers as if you where one? They are not but criminals to us that have fled their own land and tried to take ours. So why do they send you, a child of a distant cousin to us, to demand what we will not give until they leave."
Tired of Andink's barbs and insults to her kind, Kagome growled loudly and transformed into her towering dragon form, rivaling the height of her tallest companion. She bore her razor sharp and deadly teeth at Andink while she snarled, "I care not for your crude remarks about my kyn, Vile One. If I here one more remark about my kyn I will not hesitate to rip your throat out and watch you die a horrendous death. I have not insulted our kyn so do not insult mine! Now you will leave my subjects alone until I take us from this vile place you call your land and return my subjects back to their rightful place or I will make sure your kind is only a myth to future generations by destroying them, if anything should happen. Do you agree or I should I just kill you all now." Kagome, still snarling, stood to her full height with the promise of death on her face if they should say no. Knowing there was no other way Andink quickly accepted and disappeared into the crowd of slightly cowering dragons before Kagome even turned to leave. Gliding out of the cave Kagome and her two companions took flight and swiftly left the hoard of serpent dragons in a startled fear.