After a sound tongue lashing and a sore bottom after lunch, Kagome and Estel went back to work. When they finished they were taken to bathe and then taken to Lord Elrond's study. They were ushered into the study where their mothers, a now clean Erestor, and their foster fathers were all seated.

The children held hands and looked around, "What did we do now?" Kagome asked.

"Nothing, or have you done something we should be aware of?"

"No," Estel said innocently.

Elrond raised an eyebrow and looked at his youngest. Whatever they had done, they were going to let it pass for now.

"You have been brought here to discuss a change in your lessons. It has been decided that along with your regular lessons and training, you will also be trained in becoming healers."

Kagome immediately brightened, "Really, I was hoping that you would train me to become a healer, Lord Elrond."

"I am pleased to hear you say that, Kagome, and you, Estel, would you like to learn to be a healer?"

"Yes, Adar, I would."

"Good, then we shall begin tomorrow. Now, what exactly have the two of you done this time?"

"Nothing, Adar," Estel said.

'Nothing messy,' Kagome thought.

The elves had no choice but to take them at their word. A few hours later it would be discovered that the children had tied a knot into each one of Elladan and Elrohir's trousers then tied them all together to make a giant rope. Then hung them from a tree.

Elrohir looked at his brother, "They're learning."

Now that their meeting was over Erestor took the children and began their lessons. The lessons ran longer that day due to their prank that morning, so by the time they were finished it was dinner time. They had their dinner and were sent to bed without dessert. The next day Kagome and Aragorn were up early, it was time for their weapons training. Aragorn was to have his training with Glorfindel while Kagome was to train with Elladan.

In this respect the children were quite different, Aragorn preferred to train with a sword, although he was also trained to use a bow. Likewise, Kagome was trained to use a sword, but her preference was for the bow. She was quite good at for a five-year-old. Glorfindel had a bow made especially for her when he had found her trying to pull the string of a full-size bow which, of course, was impossible. Considering that the bow was taller than her.

The children were split up and taken to different parts of the training ground. Elladan took Kagome to the practice field where a target was set up for her to shoot at. She was first instructed to shoot the bow from close range and as she got older the target would be moved further back. Elladan observed her stance and corrected when needed, she stood five feet away and loosed an arrow. Hitting the target high and to the right.

Kagome scowled at the target, "I missed."

Ever the encouraging instructor, Elladan puts his hand on her shoulder, "You hit the target this time, Kagome. Try holding your head a little higher and keeping your back straight. Pull the string back all the way to your cheek. Keep both eyes on the target and exhale as you shoot."

Kagome did exactly as her instructor had told her and this time hit the target a little closer towards the middle. Kagome smiled and continued to shoot, every time getting closer and closer to the bull's eye. Elladan found this remarkable that such a young child was so adept with a bow.

'She may one day be able to best Legolas,' Elladan thought.

Kagome practiced nearly non-stop, Elladan would force her to rest and drink water every now and then. They continued their instruction with the bow for two hours at which time Glorfindel walked over with Estel in order for them to switch students. Kagome was so concentrated on her target she didn't hear her foster father call her.

"Kagome, Kagome, it is time for breakfast."

She looked over at her father right when she loosed her last arrow, it soared through the air and hit the target dead center. Estel started clapping and congratulating her.

"You did it, you hit the bull's eye!"

Kagome sighed, "It was an accident."

"It may have been an accident, little one, but that proves with more work you can hit the target," Elladan tells her.

"You think so?"

Elladan smiled at Kagome, "I know so."

Kagome smiled at Elladan and hugged his leg, then she ran off to her foster father while Estel joined his brother. Glorfindel put his arm around his daughter and led her away to the practice circle.

"I am very proud of you, Kagome, you are improving faster than we expected."

"Thank you, Ada."

All four of them headed off to breakfast with the others. When breakfast was over they went back out the sparring area.

"Now, let us see your skill with a sword."

Giving her a wooden sword, Glorfindel began had her take her fighting stance. He corrected her posture and her feet positioning and began to go through what they had learned the time before. Once he was sure she remembered, Glorfindel took his position in front of her and slowly began to spar with her.

The sparring lesson was quite different with Kagome as she needs to depend on speed and agility rather than strength. It was more footwork than anything else. This was a little difficult for Kagome since she was still young and clumsy, but Glorfindel made her work hard on her footwork. He knew that eventually, she would be able to move almost as fluidly as an elf.

When the two-hour session was up, the children were let loose until lunch. They played and raced around for an hour. When their hour was up Lindir called them to lunch. As they had lunch, Kagome began sagging in her seat slowly falling asleep.

"I think it is time for you to take a nap, young lady," Aistarë tells her daughter.

"No, I don't, naneth (mother), I am fine. It is time for my healing lesson," Kagome protested.

"That is after your nap. Come, little one, let me put you to bed," Aistarë said as she wiped Kagome's face and picked her up.

"You too, my love," Gilraen told Estel.

"No, I am not a baby like Kagome."

"I am not a baby!"

"You are so!"

"I am not!"

"Enough, both of you to bed. You need to be well rested for your healing lessons with me," Lord Elrond said.

The children scowled but finally agreed, Gilraen picked up Estel and took him to his room. By the time they got there, he was asleep in her arms.

An hour later they were awake and making their way to the library where Lord Elrond was waiting for them. They sat down in the plush chairs and waited for him to speak. Lord Elrond handed both children books on medicinal plants and herbs and their properties.

Estel looked at his foster father, "I thought we were going to learn how to heal."

"You are, but first you must learn what plants heal and what plants kill. Then you will learn how to use them."

The children nod and so began their reading lesson into the world of medicinal plants and their properties. When their lesson was over, they were allowed to play for the rest of the day. They went riding and swimming, climbed trees and chased each other. By the end of the day, they were tired and sweating and taken immediately to bathe. After that, they had dinner with no dessert and went straight to bed.

The following day was lessons with Erestor, Where they learned history, geography, reading and writing in both Sindarin and Westron also known as the Common Speech. Kagome had always had a fascination with the Dwarves so, she requested to learn Khzudul as well. And since she wanted to learn so did Estel. And even though it was the secret language of the Dwarves, Lord Elrond still had books on it and taught them what he had.

And so it went, every other day they would study with Erestor and then they would work on their sparring and marksmanship with Elladan and Glorfindel. The only thing constant was the healing lessons. When they had finally finished the book of healing plants and herbs, Kagome and Aragorn were shown what the plants looked like in real life and where to find them.

As the children grew so did their healing skills, but Kagome had not tapped into her healing ability since that day that Estel had hurt himself. Lord Elrond decided that he needed to work more with Kagome in order for her to be able to tap into that power. So, her time with him was increased. And since a bored Estel was a mischievious Estel, it was decided that while Kagome was with Lord Elrond, he would go train more with Lord Glorfindel.

Elrond started showing Kagome the way of Elven healing magic to see if that would help her tap into her healing ability. He showed her the chants they used to bring forth this power and asked her to try it. Kagome memorized the chants and did exactly as Lord Elrond had told her but it didn't work. Kagome was beginning to get frustrated, she didn't understand why she couldn't tap into her healing ability.

"Why isn't it working?!" Kagome cried.

Lord Elrond thought for a moment, "You said that when you healed Estel you wished with all your heart that you could heal him, is that correct?"

"Yes."

"Then it is not in the words that your healing comes from it is from your heart. You must feel it deep within your heart the need to heal, then I believe your healing powers will surface."

To prove his point, Lord Elrond drew his dragger and raked it across the palm of his hand. Kagome gasped she immediately placed both hands over his and felt a warming sensation erupt from her heart that slowly spread from her heart through her body down through her arms. Then her hands began to glow pink. Slowly the wound on Lord Elrond's hand closed.

Kagome smiled and looked up at the elf, "I did it."

Lord Elrond put a hand on her shoulder, "Yes you did, what were you thinking and feeling when you began healing my cut?"

"I thought that I needed to heal your cut and then I started to feel a warming sensation start in my heart that spread through my body into my hands."

"Good, now that you know what it feels like, you should be able to call forth your powers more easily with more practice."

"Does that mean you are going to cut yourself more often?"

Lord Elrond laughs, "No, but injuries do happen, especially during the sparring lessons. I will have you practice then, even if they are minor scrapes and bruises."

Kagome smiled, "I do not want to sound morbid, but I look forward to Estel and the others injuring themselves."