Kt: I know it's been like half a year since I've updated this story. But hey. . . I could be saying it wasn't my fault, but that's lying. Anyways, I just wanted to say that I was kind of giving up on this story, but then I decided 'what the hell?' True story, those were my exact words. But what I wanted to say was that I would be trying to work on this story again, though no promises, it's just something that I'm going to be doing on a whim. I'm working on another story that's just giving me some troubles, but anyways (again) here's what I guess some people were waiting for.
This is the voting so far:
Kagome /Kakashi- 2 vote
Kagome/Sasuke- 2 votes
Kagome/Neji: 3 vote
Kagome/Gaara- 13 vote
Kagome/Itachi- 7 votes
(A/N: just so people know, the voting will continue throughout the story. Depending on the amount of votes, will the Characters be having any sort of "fluf" with each other meaning that it is mostly a Kagome pairing competition. Though I don't know if there actually will be any pairings.)
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"Kill him, I have no more use for him. No-better yet, take his soul from him. Then make sure you destroy the body properly by cremating it. I don't want him appearing any where by accident."
Kagome said cold heartily. This was just something that needed to be done, it was necessary. And Kagome does what is necessary and not what an emotion of hers might tell her to do.
Not bothering to look at the boy, she couldn't bare to know what he looks like with his soul being sucked out of his body. Quickly turning around on her heel's she walked away glancing back only once. Seeing Kanna pulling a white whip of what looked like fog, towards her mirror. And watched the body fall to the ground. No sooner flames from a falling branch hit and over took the body, leaving nothing but ash.
And that was it, the end of another life that Kagome had taken part in stealing. 'Onward to something hopeful.'
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Kagome walked forward through the gapping whole in the wall separating Konoha village members form the growth of the forest.
"Kanna, who was that boy?" Kagome asked knowing Kanna would hear her question. Kanna could hear much better than what humans or even most demons were able to. Then once the question was asked Kanna would appear from her shadows to inform her.
And sure enough she did. Moving slowly out form the shadows that were lining the spacious area between two buildings. Slowly emerging from the ground so as to allow her full body to stand on the earth's surface.
By the time Kanna had fully been engulfed by air, Kagome was already a couple meters ahead. Walking slow as to allow Kanna to catch up, knowing full well that Kanna never ran, not matter what. Even if something or someone was dying, Kanna would take her time, and there was no room for argument. Though most of the time Kanna would just use her shadows to travel, if she wished to move quickly.
"Kubato," Kanna answered n her usual monotone voice after she had caught up with Kagome's slow walking pattern. "He was close to him."
There was no need to question who the 'him' was. It was Orochimaru, that much was certain. Though how this now dead boy came to be with that villain will forever remain a mystery to Kagome, not that this particular piece of information was that important to stop her from achieving her goals.
'Kagura. Have you got anything about your kidnappers?" Kagome asked Kagura through her 'Blood Bond' connection.
She and Kagura shared a 'Blood Bond.' This allows two or more parties to see, hear, or feel what one another might be experiencing. They were also able to talk with each other through thoughts.
The 'Blood Bond' as most would call it, was left in the dark through the generations due to the process of the ritual. Only two people can perform the 'Blood Bond' ritual at a time, and the one's who take part in the act will go through a very painful sort of deep sleep for five days. The amount of pain depending one the amount of participants and the level of power in each of the separate parties.
The whole 'Blood Bond' ritual is fairly simple. All you do is mix your blood of the one you wish to have a bond with. You must cut in both palms of you hands. It can only be assumed that if you only have one arm when doing this procedure, you will receive weaker abilities the bond entitles.
After cutting both palms on each hand, you would allow your blood to merge with your chosen one. This is performed by rubbing the bleeding palms together and then grabbing the other's hand and holding it.
For the 'Blood Bond' ritual you need a neutral party, they will be the guarding any of the participants during the five days sleep and be the one who makes sure the participants of the 'blood bond' stay connected in the palm during their sleeps, through any means possible. The neutral party will also say a special incantation designed for this occasion. During the five days sleep, or better known as 'Five Deaths,' the participants' bodies are rendered useless. They wouldn't be able to use any of the five senses nor would there be in any form of consciousness. The bodies are brought to a near death state as to allow the blood of the two participants to fully mix. Though the blood within each participant's bodies would still be circulating, The heart and certain muscles are the only things functioning, and even then at a very steady pace.
An incantation must be said during the 'Five Deaths,' every single day, at the same time each passing day, by a neutral party. The incantation insures that the Heart and muscles still function so that the blood can circulate through the body. The incantation also is a guard for each person power, so that the blood does not mix so far together as to allow one person powers to be used in the others. It also guards the persons body from being infected with the others blood (purification powers from killing,) diseases, and outside interference, etc.
The 'Blood Bond' is only complete by having the participants awaking from their long slumber. The participants would uaually have to heal from the lack of nourishments to the body, healing process differs for each individual.
'Kagura. I will not ask again. Do you or do you not have any useful information?' Kagome was becoming impatient.
'No, nothing. Though I do believe that some of the men might have said the name Orochimaru a few times. That and the fact that they seem to be moving Northwestern from the village. They also do not stop for long, and for sleep, they divide that group in half. Leaving half to guard and then half to sleep. They do this every seven to nine hours, though I could be wrong and it may just seem like that to me. That is it.' Kagura replies, not caring for the impatience Kagome's voice may be indicating.
'Very well, still keep an eye on what is happening. I will contact you in a latter time.' Kagome said.
'Is there anything else before I get back to my perfect little paradise here? Sitting with my back tied to a giant tree. And I think that there might be something crawling up my leg.' Kagura stated this in such a serious way it almost made Kagome smile. Almost.
'Yes. I seemed to have remembered what it was that I wished to ask. Is there anyone else that might have been captured?'
To Kagura it seemed as though kagome was trying to act like she was an unbreakable wall, that nothing could pierce through her specially made barrier. 'No. There were no others in the area. Before I was 'captured' I have told all the fighters to go, for they were needed elsewhere. And I was left waiting for you as a good servant should.' Placing a little sarcasm on the 'servant.'
'Then I will let you go and continue your delightful vacation,' Kagome said with upmost ease. No flaws were pronounced by her professional tongue throughout that whole conversation.
Assuming that both Kagura and she were done with their conversation throughout their 'Blood Bond,'she put up her mind barrier once again. This allowed her to keep things private from Kagura or any stupid intruders.
Kagome continued on her way to the left side of a giant mountain that held the faces of great men. Or at least she assumed they were great if they got their faces carved into stone! That there would be permanent. Though one guy looked like he had a droopy eye.
Still walking onward to her destination, Kagome allowed her aura and senses to spread out and look for any large numbers of humans. And it wasn't too hard to find. Though it seemed as though some people were trying to suppress the aura's of all those villager's. But there is only so much you can do. And they seemed to have reached their limits.
Spreading her aura out wider, Kagome looked for anyone who might have been left behind, and for anyone who might want to harm the people of this village. Surprised by finding none, she treaded on. Reaching her destination in a matter of minutes. Ok, so it was like half an hour, but this village had lots of twist and turns. Though Kagome could have jumped her way there, there isn't much fun in that, not to mention jumping around a lot takes energy. And the last thing Kagome wants to do is become fatigue and have to depend on others, becoming the damsel in distress once more. She hated that position with passion.
Finally stopping in front of a stone hard wall. She was here, or at least where ever the large amount of aura's were coming from.
The stone wall was a copper-ish brown, and looked as any other copper-ish wall make of tons of stone would. The only difference was that there were people somewhere behind this particular area of stone.
This was the down side for being able to find some type of living thing with your aura. You could find exactly where what you wanted to find was, just never be able to find out which path to take to get to your objective. Her aura searching could find anyone, but it was not an automatic G.P.S.™ system that voiced out directions. Saying 'turn right in 200 meters' like it was some demented robot. The only thing it could do is pinpoint where and leave you to your luck in directions. Luckily Kagome had a pretty good sense in direction, I mean she wasn't some fool when it came to a map. She also roughly knew the layout of this village from her joy ride with Kagura on her feather. But she didn't have a map, thus the constant finding-yourself-in-dead-ends thing repeats itself over and over again.
Now back to the solid, and at least forty feet tall wall of clay-like cement. Kagome was pretty sure she could just blast her way in. Though the occasional injury was more likely to happen in this scenario than it would in a battle field. And the possible loathing coming from the people because of her action, also for causing damage to their property. This little bit of information blew option one right out of the water. So she did the next best ting . . . Kagome stood and stared.
Of course this wasn't solving her problem. In fact it made a bigger problem, now there was a teenage girl who was ready to kill on the spot, standing in front of a rather large wall with a look that said 'Fall! Burn! Open sesame! Do something you stupid wall!' And at this point you should not interrupt the eager woman in her meditation. Not a smart thing to do.
Though all this staring did solve the problem that Kagome was neither blasting out walls of stone and nor was she causing sever injuries along with destruction to public (assuming) property.
Deciding that she was tired, Kagome looked around to see for anything that solve her problematic fatigue. And she found something. Seeing a perfectly sized root sticking up from between its fellow tree parts the branches and the ground. Kagome walked over. To steady her bottoms decent to the branch Kagome grabbed a near by outstretched branch. Grabbing it and holding it, she pulled downward too hard and the whole thing moved.
Not bothering to pay much attention to the fact of how a branch had just moved into a slot with a small click fallowing, she focused on the fact that she broke something. Luckily no one saw and there was the fact that it didn't look completely broken. Kagome was just about to leave it like a 'hit and run' situation before she heard a loud grinding sound coming form behind her to the right. She was no longer facing the wall when the sound was heard, and it sounded like two very large rocks grinding against one another.
Now she was having an internal debate on whither or not she was going to turn around and go in. 'Of course I'm going in. There is no doubt that I wasn't going inside. Not because I want to, but because my pride won't allow me otherwise. And it's not like anything too bad could happen. Even though hidden doors don't usually lead to anything good especially hidden giant rock doors,' Kagome thought. She knew this was a secret passage way because unlike most of the human population Kagome was able to add two and two together to equal her conclusion.
Sighing quietly and calmly she turned and ventured through the caves passage way. It wasn't any different than any other cave Kagome's been to. It just looked kind of dull. You'd think if a cave had a secret moving wall for a door, that it would have something valuable. 'It does. It guards the treasure of many lives.'
Walking at her own pace as she pleased for what seemed to be fifteen minutes. But the cave seemed endless, going on and on the same. The same ground of floors, the same colored wall, and she could have sworn she's seen that same pebble three times. 'Get your mind out of the gutter's Kagome, mind out fo the gutters.' Back to what she started, the same whole in the wall that lead to another passage. 'Great Kagome, just look at yourself. You're losing your touch. Instead of missing a small pebble you just skip a few levels. Moving up to giant holes in walls. Maybe I should get glasses or contacts, no. I don't have bad eye sight. But this is becoming a problem. Me and my day dreaming.' Looking at the giant whole in the wall some more she added, 'Yeah, a real problem.'
A sharp pull came from the right. Moving away only to find another pull coming form the back. 'There must be more than one.' someone was attacking, or someone's. But either way she was being attacked and she was dancing away from their offence. That didn't sit well with a woman like Kagome, not well at all. If there is one thing that Kagome didn't like, it was being attacked by someone she couldn't see. It was just so much more trouble if the attacker hid while she is in their full view. Way too much trouble.
Still having her right shoulder face the giant passage way, Kagome rotated moving towards her left, allowing her right leg to drag in the dust-covered ground in an arch. Resting into a comfortable fighting stance. This position allowed her the occasional strong offence. This particular fighting style was made by her, only allowing her to us it. The style is unique to her body structure so if the opponent somehow copied it, it would bring more damage than good. Their defense would have left small openings for attacks to flow freely in.
Another pull came this time from in front of her. Moving quicky to identify what it was that was coming close at her. 'It's one of those dagger things.' Now able to use this knowledge, Kagome timed everything perfectly. Fighting became instinct. Kagome let a small barrier for in the direct area where that dagger was going to land, if it landed on her body.
The dagger hit its target.
And stayed in the position as if it was being held in place by some invisible arm.
The dagger was now suspended in mid air, stuck in her small barrier. She didn't want to fight especially when there was a good chance that these people where only guarding the villagers.
"Why is it you attack?" Kagome let out. An indifferent voice emerged, forming a shiver down the backs of the attackers.
"You came in here, why wouldn't we attack?" A girl in reddish clothing spewed out. She looked to be around the same age as Kagome herself was. It was though, that someone would have pink hair. She didn't think that anyone would especially when it allowed enemies to tell where you where if you tired hiding.
"Then would you attack an old blind man if he was in the wrong place and at the wrong time?" Kagome make sure to reenforce her emotional façade.
"Well no." Said the stammering pink-haired girl, who defense was slacking as she conversed.
"Then how am I any different?" Kagome said with a slight frown marring her face. She didn't like the idea of letting your defenses down with a slight conversation. So she continued, "You should not attack one unless you are positive they are your enemy. Wouldn't you agree Tsunade -sama?" Kagome allowed a small threat to hang in the air. It's not like she was going to take out anyone just the fact that giving people something to fear was some times a good thing. It kept them in place and it made sure not to give over confident in their abilities when they should be worried. Though, too much fear is controlling and she has no need to become a dictator.
The Hokage stepped out from a bolder-ish looking rock, that Kagome also didn't notice. 'There seems a lot that just happens to slip my eyes notice.' "Why is it that you didn't stop their attack?" Kagome knew why, and it wasn't as though she cared too much. I mean, she would do the same thing. "Why is knowing what I can do so important to you? You should already know that I will not be used nor controlled. All you need to know is that my word is true. And I keep to my words." 'I am not so cowardly as to brake free of my promises. That would be dishonorable.' Kagome said the last part to herself, she was disgusted with the thought that someone who think her a dishonest person. Though she still didn't allow herself to get out of her stance.
"Lower your weapons, she's here to help," Tsumade instructed.
"But Tusnade-baa-chan. . ." A boy in an orange and black outfit whined. He was the same age as the pink-haired girl and Kagome. Had spiky blond hair and blue eyes, and from everything Kagome could gather, he seemed to be the rascal type always getting into trouble. Even his aura sang along with him, it wanted to get some action.
"Who is the Hokage here? Me, and I said to lower your weapons." Tsunade said acting as a princess would to a servant that was questioning her authority, hands on hips and all.
The boy took a second for his mouth to finally reside back to its normal position, closed.
All the while Kagome stood still, defenses up, though she was confident that the shinobi here wouldn't attack her. Of course if someone else who wasn't here attacked that would be reasonable.
Everything seemed so cozy, from the way the people who were in front of Kagome interacted with each other, to the body language they gave off. It was all so appealing, and yet, it made you seem out of place. Like an outsider looking through a looking glass from far away. It made Kagome miss her previous life, much more than she was willing to admit.
"So who is she again?" The blond boy asked. He was in a pose of clear questioning. But of course it could be all a misinterpretation of an unlikely outcome, though it was more likely a lucky mistake.
"She's someone who can kick you butt in a matter of seconds, baka." The pink haired girl said with a lower tone for the emphasized 'baka.'
"That still doesn't answer the question of who she is, and what she's doing here?" A new voice spoke out from the ever crowding group. He was pale, too much for normal boys, but who could say that this was a normal village. Well, obviously, normal people being the inhabitants of this resident.
From what Kagome could tell, was that the boy was a little bit taller then she herself. He had a blue bandana-thing on his forehead, that matched with all the other fighters present. The boy had black hair, as dark as the night that was hiding from the moon. With the occasional tint of blue, highlighting the grouped stings into a slight glow ending with a tie holding the flowing hairs. All in all, he was quite pretty for a male.
"My name is Kagome. And I have matters to attend with you Hokage." Kagome said, her voice was sharp.
She saw the Hokage turn around, signaling for her to fallow. And she did.
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Kt: well, I just wanted to tell people that I may or may not finish this fic. Depending on how my mood is that day or days, whichever it is.
And the thing concerning the pairing, well, I don't think I will have Kagome be a couple with anyone in particular. I just think that I will have her become friends with them, kind of close to them.
So yeah, I think that all I wanted to say. Hope you enjoy the story! R&R!