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Title: Future Scar

Chapter Three: Confusion With The Prophecy

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Kagome slowly opened her eyes to see she was in a bed. For some reason, her head was pounding, and a bad taste was in her mouth. She also heard screaming outside the room. Kagome sat up, and looked around. Where was she?

It looked like she was in an apartment. Kagome looked at herself; still in the same clothing she was in when that bright light took over her. Kagome jumped up,

"Where am I? Where's everyone?"

She kicked the prickly covers off of her, and sprinted towards the door of the room. Kagome slowly opened the door and walked out. She nearly flew down the stairs, pushing through the fighting-drunk-couple. Kagome busted out into the dawn light, an icy cold wind smacking her in the face. Where was she?

"You're in for a lot." came a familiar voice.

Kagome growled, and thought, "You've got a lot of explaining to do Priestess Midoiko."

"Aye." she replied, and then went on. "As you can see, you're NOT in the feudal era, and you're NOT with your modern time family. All this could have been prevented if you had listened to me. Now you must find the jewel. Fast. You have forty-nine more days left."

Tears burned Kagome eyes, touching the mate mark on her neck,

"Where's Inuyasha?"

"I wish this didn't have to happen to you; you're so young. You've barely just started a life." she whispered, her voice full of remembrance and sadness.

Kagome ignored her, and took off down the street.

Shrine

Kagome ran up the stairs, pausing to breathe. She ran to the door, and knocked loudly. The door opened to reveal Kagome's mother. She asked,

"May I help you?"

"What…." started Kagome, confusion on her face, then it hit her. "You don't know me do you?"

Mrs. Higurashi slowly shook her head, "No, sorry dear. You look a little familiar but it's blurry. Is there something I can help you with? You look horrible, come in."

Kagome banished the tears threatening to fall as she walking inside. She gasped when she saw most of the house valuables were packed up in brown boxes. She asked,

"You're moving?"

"Yes, me and my son, Souta are. My father just died. It's really hard right now." she answered, closing a box she must've recently been acknowledging. "So, would you like to tell me where you got those bruises?"

Bruises? Kagome turned to the left, where she knew a mirror was at on the wall, and gasped. There on her cheek was a cut. Dried blood was on her cheek and went down to her chin. She stuttered,

"I fell."

"Hm." was all she said at first. "Let me clean those for you."

Those? Kagome looked down at herself. Black and blue bruises were on her arm. Cuts were on her wrist, gashes further up. Mrs. Higurashi bandaged Kagome's arm completely, and put a band-aid on her cheek. All clean.

She asked,

"So…where do you live?"

"A few miles from here." she answered, remembering the apartment.

Mrs. Higurashi nodded, "Parents?"

Kagome just looked at her, not sure what to say. She smiled weakly,

"I understand. I'll make a deal with you. Even though you're a stranger to me, a motherly instinct has conquered me I'm afraid. I'll pay for rent, for the shrine, for a year and a half. You can live here. I'll handle anything else. Make sure you write so I know how you're doing."

"Thank you." smiled Kagome, her bottom lip trembling.

Kagome felt an unbearable pressure come over her as her mother left the room. When she looked in the mirror, her symbol was no longer there. She felt it throbbing all the sudden, not only that now, the mark-from Inuyasha-on her shoulder throbbed as well. He was longing for her, but…where was he? Where was she? Kagome, for the first time in a couple of hours, felt terrified.

Nightfall

"Here are the keys, and everything. I hope your life will be much better than it was." smiled Mrs. Higurashi.

Kagome smiled, "Thank you, a lot."

She closed the door when her and Souta left. Gone. Never see again. Tears fell from her eyes. Kagome fell to the floor,

"Why is this happening to me! What did I do to deserve this!"

Rage, after sorrow, took over her. She swung her arm at a stand beside her, the vase smashed when her hand connected with it. Blood coated her bandages. She didn't care; she just wanted to get out of this. Kagome wanted to be in Inuyasha's arms again.

As crazy as this sounds, Kagome began laughing bitterly.

"So it begins." said Midoriko. "Kagome, I need you to listen to me. If you don't do this correctly, you'll die and never get to see your love again. Much as I."

Kagome rolled onto her back, "Why are you doing this Midoriko? Why couldn't you just raise Kikyo from the dead…once more….-"

"No more foolish talk." came a voice, more life filled.

Kagome slowly looked to the left, and there stood the beautiful warrior-Priestess Midoriko. The mark still in the middle of her head. She took Kagome's hand gently, and pulled her to her feet,

"Not a very pure thing to say."

"I'm not feeling very pure right now." sighed Kagome, not feeling like asking her a bunch of question; she felt depressed and wanted to sulk.

She looked Kagome up and down, "Enough of this. Clothing are waiting for you upstairs. I want you to take a bath, and get dressed. I, indeed, have a lot to explain."

Kagome nodded, bowed respectfully to Midoriko and left. Midoriko smoothed back her long jet black hair; her indigo eyes flashed with years of knowledge and knowing. She looked at the smooth dark purple jewel around her neck. It flashed a red color and she sighed,

"She does have a lot to learn, I know."

Midoriko heard the bath water filling Kagome's tub upstairs, and looked at the clock on the wall. 10:53P.M. she sighed before fading into nothing.

Eleven-Fifteen

"Midoriko?" called Kagome. "Priestess Midoriko?"

The second time she called for her, she appeared in the kitchen. Kagome walked up to Midoriko and hopped up onto the counter. Wet hair fell down Kagome's white tank top. She wore fading blue jeans with ankle socks. She looked at Midoriko, waiting.

She sat in a wooden chair, wearing a beautiful purple kimono. Sakura flowers decorated the silk. Any mortal would envy her. She spoke,

"Shall I start to explain?"

"Yes." nodded Kagome, pulling her knees to her chest to rest her chin upon it.

Midoriko took in a deep breath, "You were chosen, at birth, to be the neck to guard the jewel."

"If Naraku hadn't wished onto the jewel," started Kagome, "it would have been Kikyo, right?"

She shook her head, "Either way, the jewel would have found its way to you. Inuyasha and Kikyo, sadly, were destined to be ripped apart."

Kagome didn't say anything. Midoriko began talking once again,

"When your brother was born, your father had to come to the Feudal Era…to stop the madness. When he arrived, it was too late. The jewel had already ripped my heart and soul out. My power betrayed me, just as it did you when Naraku had attacked.

"Your father knew his job was to stay in the Feudal Era, to keep up the barrier before the day came. The day of the eclipse. So he ordered a shape-shifter with the future, to go to the modern time, and create an accident. Resulting in you and your family thinking he was dead."

"Wasn't it also his job to stay with us?" asked Kagome, not sourly but just full of wonder and confusion.

Midoriko smiled, "Aye, he looked over you, and loved you greatly. As well as your grandfather, mother, and brother."

"I understand." nodded Kagome.

She continued, "The fifty-day prophecy begun the day you woke in that apartment."

"Speaking of…what happened? Why did everyone look like that?" asked Kagome.

Midoriko answered, "It was the prophecy, Kagome. Everyone that you loved couldn't stop the change. If all were looking at the eclipse, they were frozen into place."

"But," started Kagome, "Inuyasha wasn't looking at the eclipse. He was looking at me."

She smiled, "Yes, he still couldn't escape the light though. He's here somewhere, but…he won't remember you. He isn't half demon in this world.

"What?" gaped Kagome. "B.but…."

She looked at Kagome pained, "He's still your mate, and the jewel will not allow you to have any type of companionship. Only with I may help you. I'll do the best I can. I refuse to let you perish in the same fate I did. The jewel promised me the peace of my son, and it betrayed me. Just as it betrayed the secrets of fate."

"Secrets of fate?" repeated Kagome.

She nodded, "The ordeal with Inuyasha and Kikyo. This was caused all because of the jewel. The jewel did not give what Naraku asked for, and he seeked power if not love."

"So Naraku only wanted love?" asked Kagome, thinking back on all she learned. "Love from Kikyo!"

Midoriko nodded, "Aye. Instead of giving him love, it gave him power. He wasn't exactly specific with the jewel, and it granted the nearest meaning he had given."

"Wait that thing about your son. What happened to you?" asked Kagome, looking into Midoriko's sorrowful eyes.

She smiled weakly, "That's another story for another time."

Kagome nodded, not about to argue with her. Midoriko gave her a grateful nod and spoke,

"The first thing we must do is find Inuyasha. The modern Inuyasha. You must take the jewel from him, he has it."

"Why does he have it in the first place?" asked Kagome, bewildered.

She smiled amused, "Glad you asked. When the pain knocked you out, the jewel went to the closet person the owner of the jewel knew. It was given to Inuyasha. During that time, you were passing through a portal. That led you to a world…a world where no one knows you. Where you're alone."

"How am I supposed to find Inuyasha? How am I supposed to get the jewel from him?" asked Kagome.

Midoriko stood, "Tomorrow, you will search for your mate. He will sense something strange feeling within him, a feeling that he knows you. A feeling of the need to protect you. Each time you pass through the portal, your pain will increase. Though something special within you will calm that pain."

"What's that special thing?" asked Kagome.

She smiled, "That, Kagome, you must figure out yourself. Are you hungry?"

"Now that you mention it," smiled Kagome, "I am. I feel like I haven't eaten in days."

Midoriko nodded, "It was unexpected to one so young. I want you to eat, and make your way to bed. You'll need as much energy you can get. You'll need it."

"Thanks a lot." sighed Kagome, looking out the window where it was dark. "This is going to be hard."

Midoriko smiled, "Yes, hard and depressing, yet easier. You'll have it easier because I and your father will help you every step of the way."

"My father?" blinked Kagome, shock on her face.

She repeated her line, "Another story for another time."

"Thanks a lot." repeated Kagome.

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