(Disclaimer: Don't own Inuyasha. Never did never will. sigh)
Chapter 21: Finished
Kagome's P.O.V
After a good 10 minute run, I couldn't help but slow down a bit and eventually stop at a pond with crystal clear water. It looked absolutely beautiful as the sunset reflected off the tranquil water. The warm reddish rays of the sun hitting my face warming it up. Upon reaching it I couldn't help but notice how similar my eyes were to my dear father's. Well minus the blue tint to it… Those green eyes that held so much pain.
Why didn't I just reveal who I was? But then… Shippo… if I were to reveal that then… I would break my promise to Shippo that I would return in a week. But… father… he looked like such a wreck. Maybe I should… no… what's done is done… I'll just have to see them next time and then tell them who I am. But for now… oh how I missed to have a loving father in my life.
Sighing in contentment, I looked down at my tattered attire. My clothing was torn in various places but the largest tear was along my right leg which ran straight down to my feet from my upper part of my thighs. Right under the tear was a long scratch. Although it wasn't very deep, blood was still seeping through from all the movement I had put it under. Quietly I sat down and ripped a piece of my torn up pants and dipped it into the clear water.
In an instant the water was already tainted in a soft pink that was my blood. I raised the drenched cloth up to my leg and started to clean the wound making sure infections weren't starting. I silently cursed myself that I left my backpack at Totosai's when I went for my morning run. After I finished with that wound I quickly started to clean the rest of my many wounds.
The sun had already set when I finished with my wounds. Grabbing my bow and quiver of arrows, I swung them on my back and started to head back to Totosai.
End of Kagome's P.O.V
"Totosai? Oh hey Totosai. Where can I find a hot spring nearby?" The old youkai looked up from the different arrays of hilts he was picking from to see a bloody, cheerful Kagome. How she could be cheerful and hurt at the same time puzzled him. Shaking the thoughts out of his head he turned back to what he was doing.
"Oh, Kagome. Been in another battle already? The hot springs are just south east from here. You can follow a trail that leads you to the springs. There might be a few bushes in the way but if you stick to the path, you'll find the springs with no problems." Turning to Kagome he adds, "By the way, your uncle stopped by. I wasn't sure if you wanted me to tell him about you so I just left that information to you to tell. I heard that there will be the annual youkai ball in around 2 moon cycles. I'm sure your father and uncle will be there during this event. You will be able to look for them then if you haven't already told them."
"Thanks Totosai." She smiled while rummaging through her backpack for more clothing and bandages. "Maybe I should just bring my whole bag with me. See you in a little bit!"
An hour and a half later
Kagome returned back to Totosai's refreshed and bandaged up. She had almost bandaged up her entire body save some parts on her upper arms and thighs and her head. It turned out that she had a lot more scratches than she thought she did but they were fairly light. All of her injuries would heal in a day but she didn't want blood all over her sleeping bag so she bandaged herself up.
Kagome was now sporting some black baggy pants she got from home. She had a chained belt on her waist. She also had a navy blue formfitting t-shirt that had a v-neck that didn't show any cleavage but was low enough for others to see the large fraction of Shikon no Tama. The shirt ended above her belly where you could see a blue stripe on each side. Her hands were wrapped around with bandages up to her elbows leaving only the fingers visible. Her midnight black hair was cascaded on her back as the wind blew wisps of stray hair around her. The markings on her face were the same as before with her bangs covering her clans mark on her forehead. The three strips on each cheek practically glowed as the moonlight hit her ivory flesh.
Entering the forge, Kagome picked a corner and sat down as she placed her pack down.
"Totosai, will my swords be ready for me tomorrow? I need to get back to Sesshoumaru's castle in around two days so that I can see Shippo again."
"I'm almost finished with them Lady Kagome. But I have to warn you, I don't even know the full extent of these swords. I'd advise you to use them carefully. What I can tell is that they are very special. Maybe more so than Tensaiga and Tetsusaiga. The other weapon I'm sure you would know how to use. Enough talk, I think you should rest now seeing you just returned from a battle this evening."
"Thanks for everything Totosai. Yawn. I'll see you in the morning. Good night. Oh and you don't have to stay up too late for me." Slipping into her sleeping bag, she quickly dozed off, tired of the days events.
Morning
Soft hammering of metal against metal could be heard. Slowly the drowsiness that sleep had produced started to lift. Rubbing the haze out of her eyes, Kagome slowly rose from her sleeping bag. Looking outside she could already see the sun up and shining. Getting out of her sleeping bag, Kagome started to do her morning routine consisting of finding a pond or a nearby source of water and washing her face, brushing her teeth or fangs and overall making herself presentable.
Upon returning, the first thing Kagome noticed was that the hammering sounds had stopped. Walking into the forge she could see Totosai polishing 2 very fine looking twin katana. The first one of the twin katana had the kanji symbol of wind on the blade in silver. The hilt looked as though I was made out of marble which was then wrapped in leather binding for better grip. It was simple but elegant. The sheath was black but it had a silver lining around the edges.
The other sword had the kanji symbol of lightning (A/N: Err… sorry if I wrote thunder when she was asking about the swords… :P I got mixed up….T.T please forgive me almighty reviewers! LOL… enough with that, on with the story) in gold. The hilt of this sword was made out of gold with another leather binding to it. The sheath of this blade had a gold lining around the edges.
Both the blades had very sharp edges and were polished very well. Instead of the rusty katana Kagome was used to seeing, these blades both looked very sharp and shone brightly against the rays of sunlight.
Next to Totosai was another weapon. It was a very elegant long bow which was made out of silver. There was a gold grip where the arrow was to be notched and aimed from. The gold grip had little mouldings in it just fit for her delicate fingers. The string of the bow seemed to be actually hair.
"That there has the hair of a dragon. The arrows accompanying this bow are made out of a very light wood that I gathered from the Gods Tree when I was near there. I believe it will add to your holy powers when you shoot them. They also will never rot and I put a spell onthe arrowsso that they will always return to you. The feathers on the end are from a phoenix making it soar even more straight inbattle.The tip of the arrow is made out of gold or silver as you can see."
"Thank you so much Totosai. They look beautiful! So… what can they do as far as you know?"
(A/N: Sorry if i didn't update on Sunday :P i kinda forgot about this... heh... i didn't read it over so jus ignore the lil grammar and spelling errors... sigh aww shit i still have to do that weird music project. o.0" its due in a few days! O GOD :'( WAHHHHHHH! LIFE IS SO UNFAIR!)
