When I got home my mom, obviously, freaked out. She had never seen the after battle wounds before, I usually just stayed in the feudal era until they healed enough I could hide them. She helped me bandage it up, then I went to my room to get some much needed sleep. I knew my Miko-ki would heal my wound enough by morning I wouldn't need any bandages. The next morning I got ready for school, and battle. I figured if I had gotten attacked twice yesterday my chances of being attacked today as well was pretty high. I gathered all of my parting gifts from my friends in the feudal era.
Sango had given me a set of twin daggers, along with holding straps for them. I was able to infuse my Miko-ki with them and use them the same way I would use my arrows. So I put a dagger on each thigh under the school uniform, I decided on wearing the medium length skirt so it would be long enough to hide the knifes but short enough to make it easy to run in. I put some of the sutras that Miroku had given me into my school bag. Surprisingly Sesshomaru had shown up and gifted me with Tenseiga. I put the sword in a carrying bag, it normally wouldn't be able to hurt anything, but I had found out if I infused my Miko-ki into it I could purify demons in a single swipe. I had also been practicing my Meido Zangetsuha, but quite frankly I sucked at it.
I also put my bow and arrows on my back, alongside Tenseiga. I put a concealing spell on those that Shippo had taught me so nobody would be able to see them. In a strange way it felt like I was bringing my friends into battle with me.
Continuing in my bad luck since moving to this town; on my way to school I ran into Ichigo in about the same spot I did yesterday. Without asking me if it was okay to walk with me he matched his speed with mind and it seemed like he was studying me. Like I was a puzzle that needed solving, he was getting annoying. I sighed and slowed down a bit, hoping that he would catch on and leave me alone. He didn't, he slowed down as well and started matching my pace again.
"So what happened to your leg?" Ichigo asked me obviously seeing my limp.
"Oh I fell down the stairs at home, I can be so clumsy sometimes." I laughed it off sticking to the excuse I had come up with last night.
"What is with the sword?" he pointed to the wrapped up Tenseiga on my back. Since he didn't ask about the bow as well I figured that the spell must be working.
"Oh it just has something to do with the traditions on the shrine I used to live on. Even though I don't live there anymore I am still the priestess in training there, so I have to continue the tradition. I didn't have it yesterday because I needed to gain permission to carry it on school grounds." The real reason I didn't have it yesterday was because demons were supposed to be extinct and I shouldn't have been attacked. It wasn't a complete lie though, mom had called the school last night giving that excuse for it.
Thankfully Ichigo didn't ask any more questions. We made it to school with no incidents either, thank god. I wouldn't be able to run on my leg for a couple more hours yet. As soon I stepped into the classroom I was practically cornered by Orihime. "Are you alright Kagome?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. I just fell down the stairs yesterday." It didn't register that she had asked me before she had even seen me limp though.
She looked to be believing what I said to her and I was glad for that. "Oh well that's good. Oh wait, I'm not saying that it's good that you fell down the stairs. I'm just saying that I'm glad you're not hurt."
She was kinda cute when she rambled. "I got it Orihime. Thanks for the concern, but really I'm fine."
I was saved by the bell from more of her rambling though. The morning went by pretty fast. I was excited for lunch today because I hadn't gotten to eat any yesterday. Pretty much right as the lunch bell rang Orihime was by my table. "Do you want to have lunch with us today Kagome?"
I looked up at her contemplating my answer. I really shouldn't get close to people right now with demons appearing, but I couldn't say no to her puppy dog eyes. I sighed "Yeah, sure, I would lo…" I stopped as I felt a demon appear. "Really? Again?" Orihime was looking at me strange, then I realized that I had said that out loud. "Sorry Orihime I would love to, but I forgot I had to do something. Tomorrow okay?" without waiting for her answer I dashed out of the room. I passed a very bewildered Rukia and Renji. When I got to the school gates I ran into Ichigo, literally. I hit him then I hit the ground. I felt my thigh wound twinge a bit, and I winced in pain. Great now it's going to hurt when I run, thanks a lot Ichigo, I was really starting not to like this guy. "Oww." Ichigo helped me up.
"Where are you going in such a hurry?" he asked me. Suddenly Uryu was standing next to him looking at me suspiciously. When did he get here?
"Oh silly old me just forgot her lunch at home and I need to run and grab it before the lunch period is over." They both looked at me like they didn't believe a word I was saying. Once again, I didn't give them a chance for them to stop me. I ran past them and out the front gates away from a bunch of innocent people.
I felt their auras chasing after me. God what is with those two and their persistence? I needed to ditch them, then find a secluded spot. I came upon an empty kid's park when the demon found me. Darn it, I haven't lost my two shadows yet, strangely I only felt one aura behind me anywhere and he was a bit back yet. I would have to deal with this demon fast before those two idiots show up. I dropped the spell on my bow and arrows and almost in a split second I had an arrow flying at him. Kaede had helped me with my archery skills before I had gotten dragged back.
This demon was really fast though, he dodged my first arrow and the next three I had shot at him. Realizing that arrows weren't going to do the job I dropped my bow and quickly got Tenseiga out. I pulled it out and pointed at him.
The stupid demon laughed in my face. Adding to my irritation luck it was while the demon was laughing at me that Uryu caught up, I don't know where Ichigo was though. This put me in a horrible mood though. Ignoring Uryu as best as I could I finally just snapped at the demon "What the hell is so funny?"
"I have heard about that sword Miko. Naraku told me all about it. How do you plan on killing me with a sword that is not able to cut anything?"
I infused my powers into the blade and it faintly glowed pink "You are partially correct. Tenseiga is a sword for healing and it cannot cut the living. When I fuse it with my Miko-ki however it is an extremely good weapon for killing demons." He didn't believe me because when I charged at him he didn't even attempt to dodge. I nicked his arm a bit, but it phased right through him without leaving a mark.
I smirked at him when his attitude dropped as his arm turned to dust. "How did you do that? I watched it go through me without drawing blood."
"That is the trick demon, this sword phases right through anything living. When the sword goes through you while infused with my Miko-ki though the Miko-ki transfers right into you. Purifying you from the inside out." Before he could utter a word or even think about dodging the next strike I slashed him across the chest. There was no visible wound, because like always the Tenseiga couldn't cut him. My Miko-ki on the other hand was left inside of him. He let out a scared and pained scream then turned to dust. I looked at my watch, only five minutes until lunch ended. Great no lunch again for me today.
As I turned back towards the school I saw a shocked looking Uryu. Great. I have forgotten about him. I had to do something, and fast. I mean come on! I just want to live a normal life, demons shouldn't even exist in this age anymore. Suddenly the newest technique that I had been working on with Kikyo (A/N in this version of mine she did not die.) came to mind. "What the hell was that thing?" Uryu asked me.
I ignored him and went to retrieve my bows and the arrows that I shot. As I was putting my arrows away I felt his anger flare because I wasn't answering his question. As I got done putting the last arrow away I picked up my bow, the moment that I picked it up I pointed it at him. He glared at me a bit, it almost seemed like he was daring me to try. I smirked a bit, people always underestimated me. With no arrow knocked I started pulling the bow string back, and to my relief a physical manifestation of my Miko-ki started appearing. A bright pink arrow, the same color as the Shikon jewel, formed as I pulled the bow string back. This technique was still a hit or miss with me. If I could do, in a battle it is a last resort thing because it takes up so much energy, it works brilliantly. But sometimes, well to be honest most of the time, an arrow doesn't form. This is a very powerful and useful attack because it is deadly to demons, but near harmless to humans. It kills demons with one shot, but if only knocks human unconscious. As soon as the arrow was done forming I aimed it at Uryu and let it loose. It flew at him, to give him credit he did try to dodge it, but this arrow moves a lot faster than a normal arrow. It hit him in the shoulder and the arrow seemed to go right into him, not even leaving a mark. My energy stayed in him and in a burst it knocked him out cold. Next was the tricky thing, erasing his memory. It is normally easy for me, but I had used up a lot of energy with my Miko arrow. This was something that the Shikon was teaching me, they had told me it would come in handy. I hadn't believed them, but now I so do. Dang it, they were definitely going to rub this in later.
I walked over to Uryu. I but my bow on my back once again and put the illusion back up. I kneeled right next to Uryu, it was then I felt a second presence, I looked around, but didn't see anything. I put a barrier up, just in case another demon was nearby. Then I put one hand on each of Uryu's temples. My hands started to glow pink and I started the task of clearing his memories. It took a bit, and a lot more of my energy to the point I was practically drained, but I did it. I collapsed on the ground next to him, utterly exhausted. Even my originally weak barrier was flickering in and out. I just let it fall, the presence I feel doesn't seem evil.
"Uh, I'm so tired." I got to my feel and started to pick Uryu up, god he was heavy. After a couple minutes of struggling I finally got him on my back so I could drag him along. As I was dragging him back to school I felt that I owed him an explanation. Not that he would hear it or anything, but it would make me feel better to say it. It would be nice to say the truth to a person in this era, even if he was unconscious. "Hey I'm sorry Uryu, but I don't want anyone to know about this. To be honest after my last adventure, and after I came to terms with not being able to use the well anymore, I had hoped to live a normal life. What you saw back there was me fighting a demon. Unfortunately it's what I have to do now. You see I'm the guardian of a very important item. A jewel called the Shikon jewel, or jewel of four souls. Demons are constantly after it, or they were in the past. Now a days they are supposed to be extinct. For some reason they are popping up everywhere I go. Now in these days there are no other people trained to fight demons, so it all comes down to me. I don't want anyone involved in this, I don't want them to get hurt. So I wiped your memory, sorry about that, but it's not like you'll remember. Also don't worry about that arrow, it was just made out of my Miko-ki so it doesn't hurt humans, only demons. The arrows just overwhelm a human and make them pass out. When you wake up you'll just have a headache, or at least that is what Sango always said when I used it on her. But with the memory wipe included I think you'll end up having a pretty wicked headache, sorry again." I walked a few steps in silence then sighed "I don't even know why I'm saying this." With that I shut up and just focused on getting him back to school.
We finally made it back to the school, of course class had already started. In fact I'm pretty sure that the first class after lunch is almost done. So much for a good track record in my new school. Day one I miss the whole first half of school and the second I miss the first class in the second half.
When I got to the front of the school I stopped to take in the daunting task in front of me. I got him all of the way here, but I wasn't sure if I could make it past this final hurdle. With the combination of me running with my hurt leg (which by the way was hurting like a b*# h from carrying Uryu), fighting a demon with Tenseiga (which uses up a bunch of my energy as well because I haven't mastered that yet), shooting a Miko-ki arrow, erasing Uryu's memory, and dragging him all the way back to school I am almost ready to pass out. To put it lightly I am exhausted in the extreme. Now looking at this last obstacle to getting Uryu to the nurse's office I wasn't sure if I could do it. Right in front of me were ten innocent little steps. Oh well might as well get it over with. I started up the steps taking them on one by one. When I got to the top I was pretty sure I was going to pass out, so I had to take a short break. After my short break I finally got him to the nurse's office. When she saw me holding an unconscious Uryu the nurse kinda freaked out.
"Oh my goodness, what happened?" she was looking him over for injuries, but of course she wouldn't find any.
The lie came to me as easy as breathing "I had forgotten my lunch at home, but since I am new here and I still get lost easy Uryu offered to walk me and I gratefully accepted. Only about halfway home he suddenly collapsed. I don't think it's anything serious maybe a bit of anemia or overheating. So I dragged him back here because I forgot my cell phone in my school bag which I left in my locker so I couldn't call anyone." I knocked myself on my head gently and stuck my tongue out "Silly me, always forgetting something."
"Oh, well thank you for bringing him here. Are you okay? You don't look so well yourself." The nurse asked me concerned.
"Oh no, I'm fine, honest. I am just a bit tired from dragging him back, and it doesn't help that it is pretty warm out there today as well." I started walking towards the door so she couldn't stop me. "I'm going to head to class now."
The nurse stopped me anyway, I waited for the worse but she only said "Here let me give you a pass." She wrote a short note on a piece of paper and handed it to me.
"Thank you." I told her, then I headed out the door towards class. My stomach rumbled and I pouted "Oh I'm so hungry." I was going to have to carry energy bars around with me from now on. I hung my head and sighed "Oh I hate demons."