"i missed coming up here." i hadnt ment to let that slip out my mouth, but strangly i wasent shocked when thats what i said. inuyasha went stiff. i tried to turn around, but his hold grew stronger. "inuyasha?" i whispered and put a hand up to my mouth. i wanted to yell what the heck was going on, what was wrong, if he was alright. everything fadded and suddenly i was running. i looked up and saw a flash of red close by to my left. i fallowed it, half of my own will, half of some unknown force.
i kept running and after i passed out of the forest, i knew who was calling to me. i stopped just on the border of lake fumi, and met the worst sight id ever seen in my life. inuyasha was on the ground, an arrow sticking out of his chest. blood covered the ground all around him and as bad as i wanted to screem, i mearly turned around to face the evil bitch who had done it."kikyou."
my sister stood there, and smiled at me. beleave it or not, she wasent so bad sometimes. she killed inocent people and did horrid things, but she was the one who taught me to use my powers controlably, so i was indebted to her. i came to her when she called, but for talk only. no more.
"its been a while sister dear, how have you faired as of late?" kikyou, who usually didnt show any emotion, seemed almost giddy with joy. it made me sick. "iv been better. had a bad run in with our family the other night. they thought i was you." we laughed a strange, akward laugh. "you do look like me in appearance, but were worlds apart after that kagome. dont let it get to you." i sighed. kikyou had always been the only one to say such things and sound like she ment it.
"i take it you want me to come see you soon?" i looked at the fadding sky and knew id wake up soon. kikyou looked at the fadding heap of inuyashas body and nodded. "i just thought a nice little threat would help you to remember to come alone." i nodded at her and closed my eyes. "tomarrow night." as everything began to fade i heard "tomarrow night it is." then everything fadded...and i woke up.
my eyes opened and i gasped. i was surrounded in silver. at first i freaked out wondering where i was, then it came back to me what had happened last night and i realized the silver was inuyashas hair. i tried to sit up, but felt a strong grip on my waist tighten every time i moved untill a growl eminated from above my head and i saw an amber eye slide open to glare at me. "what are you doing?" inuyasha grumbled. i laughed. "trying to get up, i have to go lead the survice soon."
i rolled my eyes at his confused look.
"im a preistess now-a-day inya, i have to go down and lead a real quick, hour long service and then we can start work on the villages. besides,its a short one today since every one will wake up at such a late hour. so just suck it up and lets go." i thought the air was light, but that changed when i saw the fear cross inuyasha face, though it remained for only an instant. "your a preistess." he took a deep breath and closed his eyes. "i wish you wernt though, to much life indangerment."
i knew what was up and kikyou had been friends once apon a time. shed been a preistess at an earlyer age then me and id heard a few stories about her and inuyasha going off to fight demons together. they always turned out for the best but in some kikyou did get beat up pretty badly. didnt help that inuyashas guilt reflex is beyond the average, anything can make him feel bad if it happens to the right person. plus he was always so protective of me it was unbeleavable!
i sighed and put a hand on his cheek. he opened his eyes and looked at me."iv faught naraku befor on my own. iv delivered babys and healed the injured. iv gone up agenst imposable odds and iv even suffered the worst type of crulty, being left all alone with so much dought that its nearly impossable to hope for someting better. if thats not enough for you to trust in my self-defence then remember what i live by. 1, never give up. 2, fight for those you defende. 3, nuthings imposable so long as you beleave its not."
we were silant for a long time before he spoke. "ill always worry about you kagome, its just a natural instinct to me anymoor. i know you can take care of yourself, you had me and the others to teach ya a little bit about that." he smirked and continued on. "preistesses have run in your family since way back when, i always knew youd be a great one, but you also need to remember one thing youv told me since you were small. when your up agenst something imposable, wait for help. never do something dangerous alone, theres no shame in it. its better than loosing your life out of pure stupidity."
i nodded and pushed my way up off the bed. one look down told me i needed to take a bath. i walked to the door and stopped, my hand on the handel. "kagome?" inuyashas voice snapped me back from my almost thought and i turned to smile at him before opening and slipping out the door into the hall. i shut the door and jumped when i heard a surprised "kagome?" behind me.
i turned to see sango and rin standing with a towl each and curious looks. then it hit me what i must look like, hair and clothes a mess from sleep and sneeking out of a mans room. oh yeah, not good. "h-hay guys, whats up?" i laughed and walked forward tords them. sango shook her head and smiled." good morning to you to kagome, have a fun night with inuyasha?" rin laughed and i felt my cheeks heat up. "its not like that! i have NO intention of THAT anytime soon!" sango and rin were both laughing then and i clenched my fists at my sides.
"so much laughter so early out side my bed room, must be some varry lovely ladys waiting to see me." miroku said, stepping out his door behind rin and coming to stand beside sango. i laughed at her red face and smiled. "dont think that was the origonal bet but what ever makes you happy."
"miroku sighed and closed his eyes. "ahh yes, it certanly makes me hap-..." a slap echoed throughout the halls fallowed by a loud "pervert!" rin and i were on the floor laughing while sango repeatedly jammed her foot down on the swirly eyed miroku who was passed out on the floor, a goofy grin and huge red hand print glowing on his cheek. "whats with all the noise, im trying to sleep!"
rin and i stood up and looked down the hall as koga came tord us, a hand rubbing one eye and a tired look in his eyes. one look down and he knew what was going on. he shook his head. "never learns." he said picking mirokus leg up and dragging him to his door, opening it up and tossing mirokus body in, then slamming the door back shut. he turned back tord his room and walked back to it not even bothering to shut the door befor he disappeared inside.
sango, rin, and i laughed once moor. rin stopped first and smiled at me. "well kagome, with that done. why dont you come take a bath with us and explain what happened last night to result in you sneaking out of inuyashas room so early in the morning?" i looked out a window across from us. "you guys know its not really morning or early right? its got to be like, noon at least."
sango shrugged and i nodded at them. "let me grab some clothes and we can go." they nodded and i slipped in my room. i dug around in my closet and settled on a red tank top, some mid thigh blue jean shorts,and a white hoody. i dont know when i got into american imported clothes, maybe it started with the dress i got the day everyone took off for narakus? i dont know, ohh well. i grabbed a towl and headed back out the door. rin and sango were waiting there and at my arrival turned tord the stairs and headed out.
we made it to the hot springs about half an hour later due to someone taking a wrong turn and a 10 minute stop and stare at the new additions to the eastern gardens. when we made it, it took no time at all to get out clothes off and hit the water. i dont think iv ever felt anything as soothing as a nice hot bath after a long nights...well anything really. we settled in and ended up at the edges, enjoying the peace and silance. i was watching an oddly dog shaped cloud floating to the south when sango gasped. i turned to her and raised a brow at her horrified stare, wich was aimed at me. "whats wrong sango?" she put a hand to her mouth. "kagome, where did you? when did? what happened?" rin gasped.
i looked down and realised what they were talking about. my shoulders up were visable above the water, that was enough to show off the long, claw marked scars that went from around the front of my neck to circle behind and run down my right shoulder. it went thurther and accually ended at my wrist but that was below water for the moment.
"its...a long story. i was out in a kinto doing the usuall with toma a few years ago. a demon crept up on us befor we knew it and it got its claws around my throat, no big deal. toma took care of it and kiade delt with my injuries." rin and sango shared horified looks and i sighed. "im alive today so that means it was no big deal, no worrys ok?" they nodded and i smiled.
we ended up talking about the ball, my sneaking out of inuyashas room, and some of what went on after they disappeared. after the bath i split off from sango and rin to head to the chaple. id always loved the church, it was so beautiful and in the middle of a feild that was close enough for royalty and the village that resided beside the castle to come to survice every sunday. it was a huge white building, varry simple. its huge doors were always unlocked for anyone to come into. it was always suck a sanctuary for all, always a pure place.
i slipped inside and back to get my robes on befor the sermon began. after that was done i took a deep breath and prepaired to walk out. no matter how many times id done it, i always got nervous before a sermon. i smiled and walked out to greet the hundreds of people who had gathered and took my place at the top of three white steps. looking out on those gathered i lifted my head and smile. "lord bless those who remember to visit him in one of his many houses and welcome once again to every one and anyone who has come!"
"what do you mean take our demonic powers away?" i rolled my eyes and looked up at the clear blue sky. after the sermon id slipped off my robes and gathered inuyasha and the others up, lead them to a peak that overlooked all four paths that lead throught he woods to the villages, and began the .LONG! task of getting every one into groups. koga seemed to be having the hardest time accepting that i wanted to seal him and the other demons here up, but i think iv managed to ware him down a bit. "kiade and izaoi gave me leave to punish you all in anyway i saw fit so long as it wasent barbaric, this is what i choose so shut up and deal with it ok! its only for a few hours." inuyasha, sesshomru, and iame all had the necklaces of subjection on and were waiting to get a moove on. shiori and rin were back at the catsle taking care of herb gathering with kiade. toma was leaning back agenst a tree to my left and laughing like a fool at how stuborn koga was acting. "what if we get attacked while were out there?" koga said, crossing his arms infront of his chest and turning away from me. "i know you guys can all use a sword like no other so you can just fall back on that in the case of an attack." i wanted to slap myself for saying that, now id have to explain how i knew this. at the confused stairs i got i sighed and turned tord toma. "i used to sneek out of bed and watch you guys practice sometimes, ok."
inuyasha "fehed" and i smiled. koga grumbled as i placed the necklace around his neck and i laughed. i took a step back and looked around. " koga and rin, head out to the north ok, theres four villages you need to visit. no children are due in any of them so no worries about that. sesshomaru, sango, and miroku i want you all to go to the southern villages. thers five of them. in jori there was a woman named koh who i found was pregnate the last time i was there. shes not to far along though so just check in on her. inuyasha and sota, i want you to head tord the closer villages to the west. theres three of them but theyr all pretty big so make sure you do a good sweep of the area ok. toma and i will head tord the east. we should be the last to return since theres so many villages and attacks that way. ill send out messengers to check on you all and help you return safly when your done. i guess we'll see each other later then."
Every one nodded and we seperated down the four pathes, the unknown growing closer with each step.
HAY EVERYONE, HOPE I DIDNT TAKE TO LONG. I STARTED THIS CHAPTER THEN GOT A BIT OF BLOCK BUT I THINK IT TURNED OUT PRETTY GOOD. I KNOW THE STORYS IN KAGOMES VIEW, BUT SINCE THEYR SEPERATING ILL HAVE IT FROM DIFFERENT VIEWS IN THE NEXT THREE CHAPTERS. MAYBE FROM SANGO, RIN, AND SOTA. AFTER THAT IT WILL GO BACK TO KAGOME THOUGH. IDK, IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS LET ME KNOW. SORRY FOR THE OFF SPELLING AT PARTS AND WHAT NOT ^^ THANKS FOR READING ALL HOPE YOU LIKE IT!
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