Chapter 15- The Legend
After making sure that his brother would be alright, Sesshomaru and Shippo took Sota and his mother back to the shrine to wait for Kagome to get home. Once they reached the shrine they found Kagome's grandfather just getting home with some rare artifacts. But what caught Sesshomaru's eye was the final volume of the miko book that continued the secret in finding the dragon miko. Once she had reached her father, Ms. Higurashi hugged her father and said, "I'm sorry that I didn't call you to tell you. Kagome is missing again and we have some guest over for the night."
"Who will be staying? Where are they going to be sleeping." Her father asked.
"It's ok great grandfather…we're going to be staying up until Oka gets home." Shippo said as he stepped forward to uncover his father.
"Ah, Shippo my…what is he doing here?!" he roared as he stared at the passed out hanyou in the demon's arms.
"It's alright gramps…Kagome is the one that knocked him out." Sota said as he stepped forward and began to lead him back into the main house.
"He is a good kid." Rin said as she turned to face Ms. Higurashi.
"I know…he just doesn't want to see Kagome a mess again." She replied.
"Well shall we go inside…my brother is not the lightest person in the world." Sesshomaru growled.
Once inside they set Inuyasha on the floor by couch in a sleeping bag so that they could all talk. Sota had been sent to bed so that he would not have to deal with the things and what they were going to handle this obstacle. Once she had made sure that all of her guest had a cup with tea, Ms. Higurashi sat down and asked, "Ok, what or who exactly is the dragon miko and why does my daughter need to see her?"
"The dragon miko is the only one that can truly get rid of the shikon jewel." Shippo answered.
"But my granddaughter had brought honor to our family by taking the role as the jewel's guardian." The elder man was heard.
"She may have done that but she has only been garneted a life of pain and violence." Rin answered. "She will never have the chance to have a family of her own without the probability of her children or mate being hurt because of the greed that some demons have for the jewel."
"I see…so who is this girl?" Ms. Higurashi asked.
"Well that's the thing…we don't know." Shippo replied.
"The only way to find her now is with the book you had with you when we first arrived." Sesshomaru spoke up as he turned to face the old man.
"What do you want with it…"he asked.
"I merely wish to read the rest of the legend." Sesshomaru answered with a respectful tone.
"Very well then." He replied as he handed Sesshomaru the book.
Once he had it in his hands, Sesshomaru opened the book and stared at the words. There were very few people that could still read this the symbols that were used. After remembering how to read the book, Sesshomaru cleared his throat and began to read the legend out loud.
"Once she had met her full power this miko shall be blessed with the power of the dragons. She will not only have control over the four elements but she will also be able to heal others and protect others without being close to the people she cares for the most. However, when there is a dragon miko that is presented with the shikon jewel she will lose all of her powers, including her miko powers, to completely purify the shikon no tama."
"What does that mean?" Shippo asked.
"Shippo dear please wait until he is finished." Ms. Higurashi was heard.
"However, should the dragon miko find a mate, be he demon or hanyou he will also lose his demon powers to aid his love in living from such in act. Be warned, when a dragon miko receives her powers before the year of the dragon she will be the strongest off all. She will have the power to create two shikon jewels without losing her life while still keeping her powers over the earth, air, fire and water. She would be the strongest being to live. And should this miko take a mate, the two shall live for all eternity at the guardians of the world. The two alone will protect the world from any evil that will try to destroy it." Sesshomaru finished.
"So there will never be a monk with these short of powers?" Ms. Higurashi asked.
"No, the dragons chose a miko and not a monk because of a woman's pure heart." Rin answered.
"So my sister is suppose to find a miko with this much power? What if she tries to hurt Kagome?" Sota was heard as he made his self known.
"Sota…I thought I told you to go to bed." Ms. Higurashi said in a sweet voice.
"I'm sorry mom but I'm just as worried for Kagome as you are." Sota answered as he walked down and took a seat next to Shippo.
"So how exactly did this tell us how to find this miko." Shippo asked.
"Well…it stated that she would have the power to purify the jewel should she ever close enough to it." Rin said.
"Therefore, she would come in such of Kagome when she receives her power as the dragon miko." Shippo stated.
"However, we can lore her out." Sesshomaru spoke up.
"And how are we going to do this?" Shippo asked.
But before Sesshomaru could explain things they heard a low growl as Inuyasha began to wake up. 'Uh…my head…what the hell happened?' he thought as he tried to get his headache to go away. Once it had calm down to a low pain he opened his eyes and began to sniff around to see where he was at. He knew he wasn't in a hospital room because he could small the difference. Once he opened his eyes he sat up and came face to face with his brother and the others. "Uh…what the hell happened?" he growled out.
"My sister kicked your ass with one word." Sota answered.
"Shippo…what is the runt talking about?" Inuyasha replied as he turned to face his son only to come face to face with a very calm Ms. Higurashi.
"Inuyasha…it has been a long while since you were here…however I would very much like it this time if you would not curse in front of me." She stated.
"I am really sorry about everything." Inuyasha replied in a soft tone.
"I know…but I do not think that you should have told my daughter how you felt until she knew how she felt herself. You only made her more confused." She answered as she got up to get him a cup of tea.
"Inuyasha…there is a way for you to find this miko after all." Sesshomaru was heard.
"How did you figure it out if the story you just told us said nothing about it." Shippo asked.
"What's the title of this one?" Inuyasha asked as he ignored his son's question. He knew how Sesshomaru had been figuring things out and knew that he would be able to put it together just as fast as his brother had.
"If love is what you seek than you shall find me in the knowledge of the world." Sesshomaru stated.
"What the hell does that mean?" Sota asked.
"It means that the next dragon miko was from the same school Kagome was in. Only we just have to narrow it down a girl that is old enough to recive the gift." Rin answered.
"I see…you will be looking for some of Kagome's friends from her high school. I know that there were at least two of the miko's you seek with Kagome when she worked at the clinic." Ms. Higurashi was heard as she handed Inuyasha some tea.
"Thank you…wait what do you mean when worked she still works there because of her classes." Inuyasha stated.
"Kagome dropped out of medical school. She said she wanted to learn more about her miko powers so she is changing her major." Sota explained.
"What the hell is that wench thinking?! She would make a wonderful doctor!" Inuyasha roared.
"Otu…you can't force her…I really don't think you should tell her anything right now." Shippo was heard as he closed his eyes.
"Where is she?" Inuyasha growled.
"She's missing…she left to a friend's house. I don't know where her friend lives because she had never told me where he lived." Ms. Higurashi answered.
"Wait…he?" Inuyasha asked in a calm voice.
"Yes, as in a guy…like you…well he is a demon." Sota replied.
"Wait…how do you know that he is a demon?" Shippo asked.
"Well…because he brought her home one night when she was wasted. She had gotten so drunk that she had passed out on the car ride home." Sota answered.
"I am going to kill him if he touches her." Inuyasha was heard as he tried to control his demon.
"I see…why did she feel the need to get drunk the last time?" Rin asked.
"Well it was her first year without going back to the feudal era and she was going to stay home alone. I had some scorer game and mom was going to go see. Gramps was gone for the day and she was going to be the only home." Sota answered as he let them get the rest.
"Kagome is going to be very upset with you for answering that question." His grandfather stated.
"I know…but I'm not going to lie to them…I'm not going to be like someone in this room, that I already know the truth." Sota stated in a cold voice.
But before Inuyasha or anyone could say anything about his tone they were all forced to look at the door when they heard a loud knocking sound. While Ms. Higurashi turned to see that it was now two in the morning, Sota quickly ran to the door and smiled when he saw that this time his sister was not knocked out. Before he could say anything she said, "Shouldn't you be in bed…shhh…I'll make sure mom doesn't find you out…come on…I'll take you to be." Kagome said as she tried to hold back a laugh.
"I'm sorry to have to meet you again like this but." Riku began.
"It's alright man…would you like something to drink?" Sota said as he took hold of his drunken sister.
"I'm fine…you just need to make sure that she throws up before she goes to bed…wait…on second thought I think I will have something to drink…Kagome dear lean on me." Riku stated.
"Oh Riku…I'm just fine…I can stand up by my fucking self." Kagome was heard as she pushed her brother away from her.
"Kagome?" her mother asked.
Kagome turned with a smile on her face to see her mother standing up and just staring at her. This however only caused her to laugh harder to the point where Riku had to catch her before he slammed her head against the floor. "I'm Riku…I'm so sorry we had to meet like this."
"It's ok Riku…my mom is the shit…she is a very nice person…I think I take after her since I'm always letting people walk all over me." Kagome slurred as she tried to stand on her own.
"Get your fucking hands off of her." A growl was heard.
Kagome turned to see who it was that had growled and froze. She hadn't been expecting this and she was too drunk to be able to handle things. Riku on the other hand, held on to her tighter and said, "And just who the hell are you?"
"I'm her mate…now let her go." Inuyasha growled.
"I don't see a mark anywhere…" Riku countered.
"Oka?" a very worried Shippo was heard.
"Shippo dear you should be in bed. If you don't want me to ground you I suggest you go up to your room and go to sleep." Kagome said as she held onto Riku.
"I said let go!" Inuyasha roared before he jumped toward the two.
Before Inuyasha could even reach the two of them he was slammed against the wall by a very powerful barrier. Just as he got to his feet he heard a very angry Kagome say, "Don't you dare talk to Riku like that! He is like a brother to me!"
But before she could say anything else Kagome passed out and fell into Riku's arms. Riku turned to Kagome's mother and said, "I'm just going to go and put her in her room and leave."
After doing what he had said he would do, Riku took his leave and left the family to talk about what would happen. He knew that if Kagome needed him that she would call him and he would be there in a heartbeat. 'Sweet dreams Kagome.' He thought as he drove home.
A/N: Well…that's it…don't worry…the next chapter will be a really funny one. Oh and you will all love the ending. Not that it's coming up anytime soon but still. I would still like to hear your opinions, please let me know if there's anything I can inform you of.