Hello again! This chapter is more background than anything, it answers the question of what in the world is going on and what Kagome is doing. Happy reading!
A loud crash sound came from the backyard. Miroku rushed outside to see what had happened and Sango stuck her head out the window of the nursery. "Baby, trying to get to sleep," she called out," keep it down." With that she slammed the window shut. "When will you learn to stay out of trouble?" Miroku said, shaking his head and helping Inuyasha pick up what remained of shed they used to have.
"Sorry about that," Inuyasha said sheepishly," I was just practicing and my aim's been kind of off ever since…" "It's alright," Miroku said," Sango's been after me forever to rebuild this thing, now I'll have an excuse to actually do it." "Very funny," Inuyasha said. He smiled but Miroku noticed that the smile never reached his eyes.
"We'll find her," Miroku said," I promise you we'll find Kagome and Shippo." Before Inuyasha could snap back a comment about how he didn't know what he was feeling and never would, a brilliant flash of pure, white light surrounded the men. "Be calm," came a voice," I mean you no harm." From out of the light stepped a woman. She was wearing a simple white dress but made the garment look as if it were fit for a queen. She had curly, brown hair that reached midway down her back and a laurel wreath in her hair completed the ensemble.
"I have shields and barriers all around this house," Miroku said," how is it that you managed to get through those when even a full fledged demon cannot without my consent?" "I am not like mortal monsters," the woman said, she made the word mortal sound as if it were dirty and tainted," I am beyond them, beyond time. And I come here because I have someone who wants to see you again." "Shippo," Inuyasha yelled. He had only just noticed what the woman was holding in her arms. Now in anger he gripped his sword, prepared to attack. "I mean you and yours no harm," the woman said," I come here to bring this little one to you, as well as news of his adopted mother."
At the mention of Kagome Inuyasha went off. "You mean you've seen her?" he asked," is she ok? Is she hurt? Why did she go off? When is she coming back?" The woman chuckled," such questions and enthusiasm. I now know why you are her soul mate." "Please just answer my questions," Inuyasha pleaded," please just tell me if Kagome's alright." "Your intended is fine physically, but emotionally it feels as if her heart has been broken into a billion pieces. She feels lost."
Inuyasha hung his head, he knew what would make her feel like that. "Can't you please tell her to come home?" he asked," tell her I need her and that I'm sorry?" "It is forbidden to give messages to a runner when they are on Quest." "What do you mean forbidden?" Inuaysha growled. "I second that," Miroku said," what rules? Why is it forbidden?" "Just as there are rules that govern everything that goes on in the universe, there are rules that govern us. Now stop shouting, you're waking him up." "Us," Miroku said," you mean you and your sisters? Are you one of the fates?"
The woman smiled. "So there are some smart ones left in the world. I never would have thought that anyone would still know of us. Yes I am one of the three sisters of fate. I cannot say more for it is forbidden of me." "Forbidden by who?" Inuyasha yelled. The woman fixed him with a glare that rivaled and surpassed his brother's and made him take a nervous step back.
"Me and my sisters have already given you all the help we can, it's bordering on sabotage, all the help we've given you. If you get stuck look at the note. It it is more help than you think." Then the woman smile, making it look as if the whole world lit up with her smile. "I leave your adopted with you. He will grow to be big and strong like his father, but also kindhearted and gentle, like his mother. Believe it or not, my sisters and me are all on your side. We want her to come back to you. Farewell for now. We will meet again." She handed Shippo into Inuyasha's dumbstruck arms and with a final wave disappeared.
"What just happened," Miroku asked, staring at Inuyasha. "I have no idea," he replied, looking at the sleeping fox kit in his arms," but things just got a whole hell of a lot more complicated." "Tell me about it," Miroku groaned," well, looks like I'll have to tell Sango that there's one more for dinner." They headed inside to tell Sango about what had happened. 'I don't like the sound of that last bit,' Inuyasha said,' I'm trying to figure out if it was a promise or a threat. Damn it Kagome! Just get home soon ok?'
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Flashback
She was in that same white room, only this time she wasn't crying. her tears had all been used up. All she could do was stare blankly at the wall. They had already taken the body away. She almost hadn't been able to bear the sight of his body, with the white cloth covering his face. "I wish i'd never met him," she had whispered to the empty room," i wish i never knew who he was and spared myself this heartache. Goddamn it."
"You know you don't mean that," a voice came. "Who said that," Kagome had asked, looking around the room nervously. "I did," a voice came. Suddenly Kagome found herself in a not so empty room. Now she shared it with three women, all in white and wearing laurel wreaths like crowns of their heads. "Who are you?" Kagome asked, shocked and scared at the same time. "We are the fates," said one of the women," I am Hope. The spinner of threads and creator of new life." "I am Arura," said the second woman," I weave the life threads and create the tapestry of life." "And I am Charity," said the third," I decide when the thread is cut and it is time for a life well lived to end."
"What are you doing here?" she had asked. "We came because you wished for it. You wished to be separated from your soul mate," said Hope. "You say this because your heart is breaking and you feel helpless and lost," said Arura. "I wished it because I think that it's for the best," said Kagome," I wished it because I know that my life would be better if I never met him and fell in love with someone else." "But you don't mean it," said Hope. "Yes I do," Kagome insisted," you said you three came here because of my wish. So can you grant it? Otherwise you wouldn't have bothered coming."
"It is true we can grant your wish," Said Arura," but we needed to make sure that this is what your heart really wants. Are you sure?" "I'm positive," Kagome replied, determination shining in her eyes. "There are rules reguarding your wish," said Charity, she seemed to be the bossiest and most upfront of the three. "You wished to be separated from your soul mate," Hope said," that is not done lightly." "Your soul mate is someone you are supposed to be with no matter what," explained Arura," you are fated to be with him no matter who you are or where you come from. What you have wished will not be without it's consequences. In your world and others."
"What do you mean others?" Kagome said," don't tell me all that other universe and alternate reality junk is true." "As true as you are," Charity said," some worlds know about others, some don't, yours is one of those worlds." "So what are these other worlds," Kagome asked, curious. "You could call them parallel universes I suppose," Said Hope," but the term is highly inadequate." "Think of it this way," said Charity," there is one, master world, where everything is planned out to a t. But there are choices to be made in every world. Like if you wanted to eat Pizza or steak for dinner, say you chose pizza. From that choice, a whole new world or possibility would have to be created where you had chosen the opposite of that choice. Same for every other choice made, ever."
"But then that would mean about a gazillion worlds," Kagome said. "That's just one way of looking at it," said Arura," another is alternate universe theory. Most worlds are different. Some are like yours here, where demons and magic are accepted as an everyday thing. In others, there is no magic and all the sentient beings are human. There are others but those are the main two. Your soul lives on each of these worlds. You have different expirences and different feelings, but there is one thing that stays the same from world to world. That one thing is in my tapestry of life. You will always meet the same people and if you have a fated soul mate, you are always destined to be with that person. There is still enough free play for you to have some free will, as you call it."
"I think I get it," Kagome said," but what does this all have to do with me? Why are you telling me all these things?" "Because these have to do with the quest you'll be going on," said Charity, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. "What quest?" Kagome asked. "You remember when we said that a whish such as yours was not to be taken lightly?" asked Hope, when Kagome nodded she said," well in order to prove to us that you mean your wish, you will need to travel to different worlds and collect things for us. In each world where you find you and your soul mate together, a happy couple, you will be given a fragment of a purple jewel. In each world where you and your soul mate are not together, believe me there are worlds like that, you will be given a fragment of a green jewel. The task is simple, if you really want to make your wish then complete the green jewel first and make a wish on it. If however you complete the pink jewel first, the opposite will happen." "You'll be sent back here," Charity interrupted," right back where you started."
Kagome thought about it for a moment. It seemed like a dream come true, but something had to be there, there had to be a catch. "What's the catch," she asked," there has to be one, there always is." "Ah," said Charity," so the mortal's not so silly after all. The catch is that for every world you go to, a piece of your soul is lost, as well as your heart. Go to too many worlds and you'll either lose your soul or your heart will freeze over and cease to be the person you know now. A new you, as it were, will take your place." "So what will it be mortal?" Hope asked. "I'll do it," Kagome said, with a look that dared the three fates to try and change her mind.
"Is this your final choice?" Arura asked. "It is…" she dropped off for the last part," will I be able to take someone with me?" "Who might that be?" "My son, Shippo, he doesn't have anyone here to look after him and I'm the only family he has left. Please?" The sisters looked at one another, they had never been faced with this kind of request before. After a moment of conferring, the sisters agreed on something and faced Kagome. Her heart caught in her mouth as she waited for their answer. "He may be with you," Charity told her," now hurry and meet us in one hour in the deepest part of the woods in the park across from here. Bring only what you will need and nothing more. Don't bring money or food, those will be provided for you." "Now go," said Hope," and don't be late. It is very unwise to keep Fates waiting."
Now as she drifted in the darkness that enveloped her, Kagome found herself wondering what would have happened if she had never made that wish. 'No,' she thought fiercely,' I chose to do this and by god I'm going to do it. At least Shippo's safe. Remember that I love you, even if I never see you again, remember that.' With that final thought, Kagome gave in to the darkness that had been pulling at her to begin the jump. It took her.
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