Chapter 6:

Sesshomaru and Jaken watched Arisa run off, and he didn't give a damn about it. The dog demon simply blinked as always when brushing things off and then turned his heel away.

"Don't come looking for us right after!" Jaken shouted, and he immediately had an answer.

"I won't!" Arisa shouted back, and it made him feel frustrated at how gutsy she was.

"W-who said we were helping you, ha?"

"Jaken. Let's go." Sesshomaru interrupted, stopping the unnecessary argument.

"Oh! Uh, y-yes…! Milord."

With that, they headed to where Inuyasha was, while Arisa was busy searching for her handkerchief.

Ugh…that was so childish of me.

Arisa thought while searching every spot possible and finally, she found her handkerchief.

"Wow, Jaken probably threw it with all his might, since it came this far." She murmured.

She then decided to find a nearby river to wash it and luckily, there was one. She also wished there was a village so she could take a bath and wash her clothes too. It's been days and she already felt dirty.

Now that she was on her own again, she further explored the place, trusting her instincts. And luckily, for the second time, a village was in her view and she quickly rushed to the place. The people were hospitable enough to let her have her desired bath. They also offered to have them do her laundry; of which she was hesitant at first but gave in to them later on. And so for the time being, she was wearing a common priestess' robe.

While waiting for her clothes to dry, an old priestess wearing an eye patch passed by the village and noticed her. Arisa sensed her stare, and she turned to her.

"Is there something on me, priestess-sama?" she kindly asked.

"No…it's nothing. Are you not a priestess yourself?"

"Unfortunately…no. I'm just an ordinary college student." She replied with a nervous laugh.

…who accidentally got transported into the feudal era.

"College student?"

Oops.

"Oh, I mean, just someone attending literature meetings and the like."

"I see. But are you not interested with priestess-related activities?"

"Uhmm...sorry, but not...really."

"Very well. If you happen to be interested, you can always come by at my village just behind that mountain. May I ask what your name is?"

"It's Arisa."

"I go by the name Kaede. Well then, I must get going."

"Okay…take care!"

I don't why she can't seem to sense it…but she emits a really pure aura…same to that of my sister Kikyo's, and a little like Kagome's. But it's different. She might even be more powerful than the two of them. Kaede thought as she went on her way back to her village.

After a quick thank-you to the villagers, Arisa set out once again to her journey back to the well. Thoughts about Kaede's suggestion filled her mind.

I wonder what was that all about...and why would she offer me that anyway? Can she see me as someone who would be capable of becoming a priestess? Wow, it never even crossed my mind all these years.

Hours had passed and there was still no sign of the well. She was finally convinced that she was lost without a clue, and decided to rest under a tree. There were at least rice fields and the mountains being the pleasant view, soothing her stressed soul.

Hmm...maybe I'd go to her village after all. I'm suddenly curious...

But, as soon as she was absorbing the serenity of the place and deciding to go to Kaede's village, a loud bang coming from a place near the forest caught her attention. She immediately stood up and ran to where the sound came from. Surely, she was scared but part of her still wanted to know what happened.

When she got there, it was a rather rocky place and she was surprised that it was just a war between two demons – a long-haired demon with dog ears on his head, wearing a red robe and…Sesshomaru, holding a sword, bigger than his Tenseiga. And the two of them were alike in some ways. Especially the hair.

Arisa wasn't expecting to see Sesshomaru too soon. As much as she wanted to stop the fight, she can't. She would just get herself hurt so she continued to watch them rumble, and after several clashes; Sesshomaru let go of the sword, as if he can't handle it anymore. He then walked away from the scene like suddenly losing enthrallment. He slowly flew away, with Jaken frantically following after him. However, the other demon was severely wounded.

She quickly rushed to him, but the monk and the little fox demon who were both with him positioned in a defensive mode as soon as she approached them.

"W-wait, relax! I'm here to help…"

There was relief on their faces, but the monk suddenly scrunched in pain and went unconscious. That was when she noticed that the monk had been poisoned; and there was a dark aura coming from his right hand. She quickly held onto it, only with the intention of stopping it but to her surprise - there was a faint light coming from her hand, and it seemed like she was purifying whatever was coming out of his hand. When the light stopped, she released his hand and observed that he was better in shape, as he wasn't that pale anymore. But strangely, she felt weak for a few moments.

Was that for real…? I actually…healed him?

She then turned to the demon who was also in pain and tried to touch his wounds. Seconds later, there was again a faint light coming from her hand, and ultimately, the wounds began closing. When there were no more signs of bleeding, she removed her hand, and saw that the demon was no longer in trouble. He now looked like someone who was just tired after a long day, and was asleep.

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