Miko Upgrade - Chapter 4

Sadly for Kagome her sleep was not peaceful as nightmares plagued her, the massacre of an unknown village, running to escape unknown enemies, being surrounded by unknown faces; then suddenly she was back in the feudal era reliving her first visit, the fight with Madame Centipede, freeing Inuyasha only to be attacked by him, battles and blood flooded her thoughts as each battle became less of a memory and more of a horror story. She watched as her friends were killed in every battle, she watched them fall and Naraku become powerful enough to take over the entire world, unable to do anything Kagome felt herself struggle only to feel hands pushing her back.

Fighting within her nightmares Kagome didn't even realise she had attempted to purify anything until she heard a scream of pain which brought her back to reality in a second. Panting Kagome looked around her, she could feel the sweat on her body, the sheets tangled around her gasping form, the soft yet firm mattress beneath her, she saw the white washed walls and bleaching white lights; then her eyes trained on two slightly familiar bodies, one supporting the other.

As Kagome looked at the girl with pink hair holding up a blonde boy in an orange jumpsuit while starring openly at Kagome, memories of previous events began to return to the calming miko. Talking with Inuyasha, the snake demon attacking, being pushed down the well, causing the rip in the time stream, the ruins and massacred village, getting attacked then running for her life, being surrounded by people she didn't recognise, and finally collapsing onto a girl with bubblegum pink hair. Kagome looked from the girl to the boy she was holding and noticed burns on the boy's visible skin; instantly recognising the effects of her own purifying power Kagome instantly began disentangling herself from the sheets. By the looks of it the miko could surmise that she had released a small burst of power as she slept, the boy must have been close, but luckily it didn't appear too bad as the boy was not missing any limbs.

When Kagome stood and took a step towards the pair the pink haired girl flinched and Kagome could almost feel her fear. "I didn't mean to hurt him, honestly" the miko whispered reaching her arm out towards the boy slowly "Give me a chance, I can fix it"

"Why should we trust you?" the girl spat back as the boy slowly regained his footing

"I…You…" Kagome sighed as the truth hit her "you have no reason to…" then the young woman felt her shoulder throb and she put her hand to her wound which had been cleaned and dressed in bandages. Kagome realised that she herself was dressed in a medical dress which meant her assumption that she was in some kind of hospital was correct. "You took care of my wound let me do the same for him."

The pink haired girl shook her head, "I will take care of his wounds myself so you just stay here. There are people watching this room so don't try to run, we will be back later to question you." The pink haired girl left the room dragging the weak boy after her and Kagome was again alone. The troubled miko walked to the room window and looked out, the city that she saw was unfamiliar and strange yet Kagome was used to strange so the raven haired beauty returned quietly to her bed to think things over, it wasn't long before the pink haired girl returned with the boy once more in tow. This time the blond with the odd facial markings was wrapped in bandages, his jumpsuit jacket discarded somewhere, and though he was able to walk on his own now, every step caused him obvious pain.

Kagome couldn't help but wince at every flinch and gasp of pain the teen tried to hide; the look on the girl's face was dark and angry, making the miko surmise that the wounds she had inflicted on the boy were not as easily healed as expected. Kagome looked at the pink haired girl and noticed the neat bandages which covered a few of her fingers; this caused the raven haired woman to remember being the cause of this girl's injuries too.

"We are taking you somewhere else for questioning, we can do this the easy way or the hard way it's up to you." The girl said her voice just as dark as her facial expressions.

Kagome didn't want to get into a fight with these people whom she had hurt unintentionally when they were simply trying to help her so Kagome nodded when an idea came to her. "I will go quietly if you let me look at your hand."

The pink haired girl and the blond boy shared a look before the girl nodded and stretched out her hand. Kagome grasped the injured limb gently in steady fingers, knowing she had to act quickly the miko touched the bandages her fingers glowing a gentle pink; the teen tried to pull away from Kagome but the miko held tight as she used her altered abilities to heal the wounds she had inflicted. Unfortunately it appeared to everyone else that Kagome intended to do more harm and so instantly the blonde boy was behind her with a small blade pressed to Kagome's throat but the miko persisted even as she felt blood trickle down her neck. Kagome released the girl only when she knew the burns would be healed and not a moment earlier, then she raised her hands in an act of submission, the knife was withdrawn only slightly as the blonde boy looked to his comrade while the girl took off the bandages to reveal, to her utter amazement, perfectly healthy fingers.

Both teens looked at Kagome strangely before the blond boy retreated completely to examine the girl's fingers for any kind of mark. The miko knew there would be none for this was one of the abilities the Shikon had granted her, the ability to heal.

"I will go with you now" Kagome said softly drawing the attention of the teen pair who nodded in synchronised understanding before the pink haired girl turned to lead the way out of the hospital, Kagome following closely and the blonde boy brought up the rear.