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Disclaimer; Inuyasha is not mine but OH! How I wish he were….
Chapter 2, the great MIKO!
She inched the tip of her nimble arrow up a fraction, the slight breeze running swiftly across its lethal edge. She readjusted herself in her defensive lunge in the tree, her silk skirts bunching neatly at the seams of her tired thighs.
The youkai was rumored to drink here every day at around this time, but my god! How long did she have to wait? She had been waiting here for over a half an hour crouched in the same position. Hoping for the advantage of surprise, it sort of made her feel like a ninja sniper, which was kinda cool. But the waiting! Her bumbling mind told her only an half an hour had passed but her arms and legs said it was really days not minutes! Every leaf fluttering somberly to the ground a marking of the end of a day and the and begging of a new one…her patience was running thin. Sure, she could just forfiet her advantagious postion and take a nap, or wallow sloppily around around the clearing until her foe arrived, but that was not the ninja-erm-miko bit her lip anxiously, her arms were begining to feel rung down by lead weights, their ache reaching bone deep. All of this, she hanged her head in exasperation, for apparently a no show. Damnnnn.
"Pat pat pat" the sound sped up clumsily behind her, she pivoted ready to shoot at the invader " Priestess Kago-ao-koke! Pat, pat, oof." Kagome watched Kanna trip over a root and face plant the dense earth.
Poor Kanna! Kagome went to go help the girl, but Kana was resilient and sprung back up almost instantly. "The youkai you were supposed to defeat here" the words rushed out of her faster than Kagome's arrows shot, as she spread her arms around to point out the absence of the creature. "is not here" she stated and then began to jump excitedly up and down like a chipmunk on coffee as she gestured in the direction from whence she came, "but is attacking Kaguras' village!" she continued bouncing "you need to come back now!" she demanded.
Kagome slung her bows and arrows over her shoulder and walked gravely over to the child, gently setting her hand on the snow white head to still her. "lead the way" she smiled. Not that the child could see the smile, for Kagome wore a blue lace veil over her nose and mouth for anonymity, she just hoped the smile could be heard through her voice. "And you can just call me Kago-sama, no need for formalities" she patted Kana's fluffy head affectionately and they started on there way back to the village.
"Buyo? Buyo? Are you down there?" Slip " weeeeeeeeeee!" Kagome remembered back to when she first came here a year ago on her fifteenth birthday, she had slipped down the well when looking for Buyo and found herself in the senko no Jidai era, 500 years ago, in a mossy stone well laced with forest green ivy. A pale blue green light graced her as she climbed up and peeked her head over the wells cobblestone edge. She found herself face to face with a whole village, all bowed towards her, as if she were a goddess. In a creepy yet really sweet way, they had been… waiting for her.
She, evidently, was prophesied to show up out of that well by a Miko fifty years prior, to be the south's guardian, and to quote "unite the lands" at this Kagome literally quotes with her fingers mockingly and rolls her eyes like the nearly sixteen year old child she is-excuse me, she begs to differ, young classy miko.
Because she came from the mossy well and was to be their protector they called her Priestess Kago-ao-koke, meaning priestess of (divine protection-kago) from (green lit- ao)(moss-koke). For one thing, the name was too long, and for a second it wasn't too attractive. So most of the time she prodded people to please call her Kago-sama or just Kago. At least this way it sounded half like her real name, so she might actually respond when they called for her instead of seemingly ignoring them. Oh the awkward moments that had arisen with that priestess title.
They had given her a Miko donning and had trained her for a half a year every night, tortuously, whenever she got home from school. God they were like task masters. But Kagome was happy nonetheless, because the training helped her master her Miko powers at a faster pace.
Her easily developed high power was the pride of the Kagura-village and the whole south, for they purified and petrified all dark things. In other words she kept the South safe from the east and the West's evil powers and demons. Although she knew almost nothing of the North, because they were separated by a dense forest that no one ever tried to pass, all she knew was that it was a lush mountainous range, and that it had recently found a new lord to help rule and protect it, Lord Inu. The North was the land of civilized demon's, meaning (they didn't eat people, thank god), and lived similarly like the South.
The South and the North were at peace with each other because of this. The East and the West was more than enough for them individually to handle anyway, they felt no need to conquer each other. But, Kagome wondered if they could ever become allies, like what they had in her century. With their demon powers and the south's amazing multitude of people, maybe they could defeat the east and west for good. She smiled cleverly at the thought, her pinky doing crazy twirls in her hair.
So this is the crazy past world Kagome was brought into and she wouldn't give it up for the world. Here she had a whole countryside that adored her, and hello she now had "magical" powers, that she could use to defend people. It was fun, it was an adrenaline rush, and it was dangerous!
As soon as Kagome had come home after her first trip, she had traded her Miko Adornments for a more modified and stylish outfit she had created on her own. She now wore a white rap over her head with a blue lace veil over her mouth and nose. This way no one knew exactly what she looked like, so some days she could dress all peasantry and walk around the village to shop and just be a normal village girl. This way she could just enjoy herself, and be a hard working Miko at the same time—yeah she knows, absolutely…genius.
The white rap draped extravagantly about her head extended down her torso in the form of a silk blouse; with a layering of forest green, pale green, and white silken skirts tucked under, hanging just and inch above her knees, so she could move about freely when in combat. She absolutely loved her outfit; it was the prettiest thing she had ever created! Every once in a while when she would just happen to walk in front of a mirror, she would stop for a second, smile, do a twirl, and then prance happily away like a fawn chasing a butterfly. It was a great ego booster.
"YARGH, SMASH, STOMP STOMP" the ground below Kagome began to shake hostilely with every violent step the Giant Boar demon took, and she literally fell out of thought.
And then rolled with a flare of silky waves crashing about the still air left in her wake, into a defensive position before the now cowering Kanna.
"Kanna!" she yelled through the racket of battle "fetch me a small blue stone and a Fresh long thin branch from the Ginboku tree." The demon was huge and would need more than just an arrow of dead wood and old stone seal it.
"B-b-but" the girl stammered.
"Kanna" she put her hands on her shoulders and looked steadily into the child's flighty young eyes, willing some calm into her panicking form " I need you to do this for me, you can do it" she smiled encouragingly before turning swiftly to scour the beasts belly with a flaming arrow, already knowing the child's answer.
Where the flame lighting the Miko's arrow had come from, Kanna would never know or understand as she watched the priestess fight. "GRARGH" the beast wailed at being attacked and zoned in on the tiny priestess. With her heart beating as fast as a hummingbirds wings, Kanna ran to the Ginboku tree.
"Hiyahhh!" Kagome landed softly on the cliff face, aimed, and shot a purifying arrow into the grizzly flesh of the youkai's shoulder blade.
The beast wailed flailing its arms in anger, but otherwise seemed none affected. Where is Kanna? she wondered, she needed to defeat the beast soon, it was nearing her bed time and tomorrow was her first day of High School—she just did not have the time for this.
"Clink" Kagome looked down to find a small blue stone sitting idly by her feet. "Why hello there mister stone, and what can I do for you today?" She said in a singsong voice as she picked up the stone, smiling, kanna was sure being shy. She then looked sweetly over to the bush nearby, were a few moments later a slim branch popped out. "And mister twig!" she threw her hands up in profound gaiety. "Fancy you being here at the same time as mister stone!" She exclaimed while moving the branch and stone to the end of the cliff face, all the while waving giddily to the bush. "Why thank you so much misses bush for the guests, I don't know how I shall ever repay you!" She grinned to herself, hoping the little tirade had set Kanna at ease. And no, she was not going crazy, but she could swear she had heard the bush give a grunt before it rustled a farewell. Funny she thought, how very UN Kanna like.
She shot another arrow into the beast's eye, just to keep him distracted for a little while.
" one, two…three, four…and ah yes, five." Kagome added the last leaf to her circle around the stone and branch. She then set the blue stone onto the Ginboku branch. For this Miko spell she needed wood of life from the Ginboku, and a stone of water, together with her Miko powers they made one toxic arrow! She clapped her hands and giggled maniacally, before growing rigged with coolness— she cracked her knuckles, time to get serious.
She folded her fingers over the circle and pressed down hard on them, willing as much of her energy and power to flow into the mix before her. Aqua blue and spring green shown out through the cracks between her fingers, leaping frantically in a colorful dance.
"Wonderful" she hummed happily "almost there—" A loud cracking noise like that of tree sap being burned, emitted itself from her hands.
She began to lift her hands slowly up as the color show and crackling noises began to cool down and fade. Where her hands had covered a tree branch and stone, now lay a faintly glowing blue tipped arrow with lines of green and bark brown swirling down its sinewy shaft.
The thing hummed with expectancy as she drew it back and aimed. Blue sparks burst in crackling spurts from its point like small jolts of lightning as she let the arrow fly. The arrow slammed into the beast's heart, electric like bolts coursed through its body, sending it into frantic quivering jolts on the ground. Until it finally lay still, dead.
Kanna came running over to Kagome, panting. " I" she bent over gasping for breath "got what you—" she sucked in more air greedily "asked for" she looked up with a broad grin, holding out a twig and a small blue stone.
Kagome's eyes blinked furiously at the two items. "But-But- um..weren't you over..." kagome frowned, who was in the bushes then.. "well thanks a bunches Kanna!" She smiled.
"No problem priestess!" the little girl beamed.
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" Powers nearly as strong as yours." Inuyasha grimaced at the memory of Kaedes' words. "—yeah stronger, MY ASS!" Inuyasha growled, convienently forgetting that kaede said nearly as strong, not stronger, as he slugged a tree out of his way. He trudged on through the thick vegetation of the forest, back up to his Northern domain.
He stomped all the way up the hill to his advisors hut. He slammed the screen open " Kaede!" he peered around the room grumpily "KAEDE!" he tried again.
Someone tapped him on the shoulder, he turned around…it was Kaede—she was frowning. "Inuyasha it's late, you shouldn't be yelling, you'll wake the whole village up." she whispered in a hoarse grandmotherly voice.
Inuyasha crossed his arms " If you had been around I wouldn't of ha—" Inuyasha stopped short as he saw Kaede Narrow her weathered eyes warningly. He gulped and started anew " I wanted to let you know…" he began thumping his foot on the floor impatiently "that I'm going home tonight." He stopped tapping his foot "home in my time" he pronounced the words clearly so the old bat could understand there implications, "tomorrows my first day of High School."
Kaede nodded, too tired to really care, and then stepped in front of him "good night Inuyasha" she yawned, and then promptly slammed the screen shut in his face.
Inuyasha stood staring blankly at the front of the door, studying the old nicks and grains on its old surface. He had wanted to say more, he had wanted to tell her about how she was wrong about the priestess of the south. He wanted to tell her about how he had checked up on her, and well… yeah, not so amazing.
He had been lying around bored in the gardens when he got a brilliant idea, and decided to check up on the rumored great Miko of the South Kaede had told him warningly about.
He had found her in the village, a slim girl swathed in silks of green, white, and blue; preparing to fight a great Boar youkai. He watched her from afar in a tree, (which strangely struck him as dejavu) as she asked a white haired child to grab a Ginboku branch and a blue stone. Keh he thought seeing the Miko give so much faith and trust into a measly child. It was pointless, the child definitely would not be able to get what the priestess needed in time, so he followed her.
He was right, the girl couldn't even reach the lowest branch on the tree. He had been watching her jump futilely at the taunting branch before he decided to get the ingredients himself. That is, after he consoled himself that he wasn't actually helping the priestess—he was just curious as to what she would do with them.
It only took a few minutes for him to gather the things he needed and hide in a bush nearby her. He threw out the stone by her feet, and she surprised him, but not by deftly knowing the stone had been thrown to her by someone in the bush, but by what she had said. "Why hello there mister stone" she had sang as she picked up the stone "and what can I do for you today?" Inuyasha had gawked for a moment behind the branches, seriously debating a reply, before he awkwardly stuck out the small Ginboku branch. She was crazy.
Although he was amazed at the magic she performed, and the precise shooting of her arrows, and of course the defeat of the beast. But in absolutely NO way did he believe her skill to be greater, or even near his level. She had needed his help, if he hadn't been there, who knows what damage the Boar youkai would have done before that Kanna had finally come around. It might have even killed her for all he knew.
Inuyasha solemnly convinced himself that this was true, that she really was not a threat to his power. But for some reason, on his way back to the North, he felt restless, and beat the ground more harshly with his feet than when he had first set out to spy on her.
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A/N: Oh Inuyasha… jealousy is not the answer. Thanks for reading! I'm rather new at this, so I wouldn't mind some criticism, although I don't think a compliment would hurt too much either. Oh yeah, and Kanna is still youkai. Although she is very young and was raised in a loveing environment, so i decided it would be nice to give poor, sad kanna, a happy disposition for once.
…in other words! REVIEW!