AR: Hi, I'm back! Did y'all miss me?
M: I missed you.
AR: sigh Excluding you, hentai. Anyway, I'm really sorry that I haven't updated lately. I had a lot to do! I was falling behind in school and I just had to catch up. But that shouldn't be a problem now 'cause the second marking period has started and now I'm not behind anymore! Yay! Oh, yeah. We've got a special guest today, but that will only last for like five seconds bacause the special guest is just annoying. Any guesses who?
S: Hey, AR, what is she doing here? That's the special guest?! gestures at Kikyo who is in the corner
Kikyo: looks up hopefully Do I get to come back into the story?
S: No! You were obliterated, remember? Right, Archangel? Uhhh...why are you smiling like that?
AR: Hehehe...you'll see.
K: I hate it when you smile like that, AR.
Ki: Hmm...come to think of it, so do I.
S: Be quiet, right now you're not in the story, but if Requiem decides to let you in later, you're still not in now! So get out of our skit!
Ki: Hmph! Fine! leaves
AR: Oh, Kagome, don't worry. Nothing bad is going to happen. Well, at least not yet.
K: Requiem! Cut it out!
Se: The human is planning something.
IY: No shit, Sherlock.
Ka: Watch your mouth, Doodle! There is a child in here!
R: It's okay! Rin doesn't mind.
Y: Yes you do, Rin.
R: Oh, okay. Don't use bad language, Doodle-chan. Rin minds.
IY: glares at Kaori I'm gonna get you one of these days. Now you even have her calling me that rediculous nickname.
K: Oh, InuYasha, chill out. I think it's a cute nickname.
AR: Did y'all forget about me? I'm still here!
M: I didn't forget about you Angel-sama. reaches towards AR's behind
AR: Gah! Do you want to keep that hand of yours?!
M: Calm down, Angel-sama. I mean no harm.
AR: Don't call me that. Call me AR or Requiem, just like everybody else does.
R: Can Rin call you Angel-sama? It's a very pretty name.
AR: Well, you can. Okay people, it's time for the story. A very special thank you goes out to Sesshyfanchick for some help with this chapter. Thank you! If you'v gotten this far, you've already seen all the disclaimers that I for some reason keep putting up. So, there should be no reason to repeat myself. It hurts too much. I hope y'all were paying attention...
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The worst is over now
And we can breathe again
I want to hold you high
You steal my pain away
There's so much left to learn
And no one left to fight
I want to hold you high
And steal your pain
(Broken: Amy Lee and Seether)
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Don't Fall Away
Chapter Eleven: Visions of Sapphire Dragons
Kagome stepped into the sunlight, shielding her eyes as soon as the sun's bright rays hit her face. Sango, Miroku, Rin, and Shippo were sitting in the center of the large garden. Sango and Miroku were teaching the children a hand game that Kagome had taught to them a few months ago.
"Hi, Kagome-chan!" Rin exclaimed. "Sango-chan is teaching Rin and Shippo a game!"
"Hmm...I kinda gotta go do something. I'm leaving tomorrow."
"You're leaving?! Did Rin do something?" Rin asked guiltily.
"No, Rin. I'll be back." Kagome giggled. "I'm only leaving for a few hours. I'm going to go visit my family and see if Totosai will forge me a sword."
"What do you need a sword for, Kagome?" Sango inquired.
"That is none of your buisness." Kagome said airily, pretending to examine her claws. "Besides, it would come in handy. The battle with Naraku is coming up really soon, so how am I supposed to protect myself if I'm only trained with long-range weapons? I need to be able to defend myself if an enemy gets too close for my arrows."
"But you're a fully trained miko now, so can't you use some of that energy to defend yourself if a demon gets too close?" Sango asked.
"That takes time and valuable energy that could be used for stuff like healing after the battle." Kagome explained. "I have to have a way to fight without using too much of my spiritual energy. That way, less people will die from wounds afterward."
"Well, I guess that makes sense." Sango said slowly. She looked at Kagome. The young miko always put everyone else before herself. Sango knew that this would eventually be her undoing, although she didn't want to admit it out loud. Kagome gave her a reassuring smile and went back into the castle. Sango frowned, staring after her.
"Is something the matter, Sango-chan?" Rin asked curiously, staring at Sango with her big, brown eyes.
"No. I was just...thinking." Sango turned back to Shippo and Rin and continued their game, her mind still wandering to Kagome.
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"Okay, Kagome, it's time to get up!" Yukana shouted, yanking the blankets from the bed. Kagome groaned and rolled over as she felt for her missing source of warmth. Yukana sighed and picked up the bucket of cold water she had sitting next to her.
"You asked for it." she said apologeticly, dumping the water all over the sleeping miko. Kagome made a sudden movement and, once again, tumbled out of her bed. She glared daggars at Yukana, who was smiling innocently.
"Why can't you think of a normal way to wake me up?" Kagome muttered. "You don't always have to make me fall out of my bed."
"Oh, calm down. Even if I did try to wake you up in a normal way, it wouldn't work, because you're a heavy sleeper." Yukana said. "We gotta jolt you. And if it scares you enough that you fall out of bed, then so be it. Now hurry up and get ready! Sesshomaru is waiting for you!"
"Huh? Why?"
"Aren't you supposed to go somewhere today?"
"Oh my...I totally forgot! Yukana, help me!" Kagome begged. "You pick out something for me to wear while i go take a bath. I'll be back in like ten minutes." Kagome grabbed a towel from her cabinet and raced out the door.
Yukana smirked and casually strolled over to Kagome's wardrobe. She opened the finely crafted doors and examined its contents. She looked closely at every kimono in it, throwing the ones she didn't like across the room. Eventually, the floor ended up completly covered in discarded clothing.
"Yukana! What in the seven hells are you doing?!" Kagome exclaimed, stepping over the numerous expensive kimonos that now littered her floor.
"I'm picking out your outfit, just like you told me to. You really don't have very much in here."
"Are you kidding?! There's a whole bunch of stuff in here which, by the way, needs to be washed now." Kagome said, picking up the kimonos as she made her way toward the other demoness. "If I would have known you would have pulled this stunt, I wouldn't have put you in charge of what I wear today. Now it's going to take even longer because I have to clean up this mess."
"Kagome, calm down. That's what servants are for." Yukana insisted, reaching back into the wardrobe. "Besides, I wanted to pick the perfect one.
"What are you talking about? I'm not going anywhere special. All I'm doing is going to Totosai and home to visit my family. Why do I need to wear something nice to do that?"
"That may be all you're doing, but if you're going with Sesshomaru then you have to dress nicely." Yukana explained. "Remember, you are under his care, meaning you always have to look your best, whether you want to or not."
Kagome heard somebody knock on her door and went to answer it. Sango was standing there with a grin on her face and a bundle of cloth in her arms.
"What is that, Sango?" Kagome asked curiously.
"Well, if you're going to get into close combat, then you're going to need one of these." Sango announced, handing the bundle to Kagome.
"What is it?"
"I'm not going to tell you!" Sango exclaimed. "You're going to have to open it and find out!" Kagome walked over to her bed while Sango made her way towards Yukana.
"It looks like InuYasha let loose his Kaze no Kizu in here." Sango said offhandedly, looking around the room. Yukana grinned sheepishly as Sango picked up one of the kimonos. "What happened in here?"
"I was picking out Kagome's oufit."
"Just let her wear this one." Sango said, holding up a dark blue kimono with small pink and silver flowers on the left shoulder that crept onto the back and wrapped around the waistline. There was also a matching pink and silver obi.
"Oh, why didn't I see that one?" Yukana asked herself, taking the silk garment from Sango.
"Maybe it was because you were too busy tearing up my room?!" Kagome called from the other side of the room. "Oh, cool! Thank you Sango!"
"It was nothing. It was mine, but I've never worn it."
"What is it?!" Yukana asked excitedly.
"It's a demon slayer's outfit! I've always wanted one of these!" Kagome held up the outfit for Yukana to see. It looked almost exactly like Sango's, save for the fact that the red sections of Sango's uniform was teal on Kagome's. "Oh, I love irony! Don't you Sango?"
"How is this ironic, Kagome?" Sango and Yukana asked in unision.
"I'm a demon and a demon slayer!" Kagome squealed. "But right now I have to get ready, so you two have to get lost." Kagome shoved them out the door, being careful not to let her towel fall.
Kagome quickly got dressed, wearing her new demon slayer's outfit underneath the kimono that Yukana picked out. She grabbed her bag and raced down the stairs at breakneck speed. She stopped in front of the door that lead out of the castle and put her hand to her head. Kagome had made herself dizzy on that one. 'Memo to self: don't do that again until you get more training.'
Kagome gathered her composure once more and walked out of the castle and into the bright morning sunlight.
Sesshomaru was waiting with Ah-Un when Kagome came out. She had a knack for picking out the kimonos that brought out all of her best physical attributes. He wondered if she did it on purpose, but quickly discarded that idea. Kagome walked over to him, smiling brightly.
"Where are we going first?" she asked.
"We're going to get your sword first." Sesshomaru answered coolly.
"Okay. How long is it going to take to get to Totosai's?" Kagome asked casually.
"If we go my way it should only take about an hour."
"And what, pray tell, is your way?"
"You will see." Kagome yelped when Sesshomaru suddenly wrapped one of his arms around her waist and jumped into the air, forming his cloud beneath his feet. Kagome struggled out of his grip and turned to face him, glaring hostily.
"What the hell are you trying to do, give me a heart attack or something?!" she yelled.
"I told you to never let your guard down." Kagome let out a very unladylike snort and turned away from him.
"You are so paranoid! You act like everyone and everything is out to get you, or something!" Kagome sighed and sat down. "I'm still staying with the idea that nobody is going to jump out of a bush and chop my head off. You should learn to realax a little bit, Sesshomaru."
"That doesn't seem like a wise idea, miko."
"Well, maybe it isn't, but you're always so tense and moody." Kagome said. "And you always have to have everything planned out beforhand. Sometimes it works to just be impulsive."
"Impulsive...?"
"Oh, yeah, right...it's like a word that we use in my time. It's kinda like being spontaneous or doing things that aren't planned or sometimes even not logical." Kagome explained. "Look at me! I do it all the time and I'm not dead yet."
"The key word there is 'yet'. And I know what impulsive is. " Sesshomaru stated calmly, smirking when he heard Kagome huff from behind him.
Kagome sighed and peered over the edge of the cloud, silently admiring the beauty of the Feudal Era. She glanced at Sesshomaru and started biting her claws. Kagome laughed quietly, imagining the look on Yukana's face if she were there.
Flashback
Kagome took her seat between Yukana and Sango and started biting at her finger nails.
"Kagome, if you were a demon, that habit of yours would get you into trouble." Yukana told her. Kagome looked at her.
"Well, I'm not a demon, so it doesn't matter!" Kagome said brightly. "Besides, if I were a demon I also wouldn't just join random groups as they walked by."
"Hey, Sesshomaru's my cousin. It's different when you're related to them." Yukana said defensively.
"You weren't realated to me, though, were you?"
"Hey, that's cheating!" Yukana complained.
"No, its not cheating." Kagome said. "I like to think of it as-"
"Kagome!" Sango exclaimed.
"What!? I'm not doing anything!"
"Just cool it. You're gonna scare her away!" Sango laughed.
End Flashback
Sesshomaru heard Kagome giggle from behind him and turned his head far enough so that he could see her. She was biting at her claws while trying to hide the smirk on her face.
"I seem to remember hearing Yukana tell you not to do that." Sesshomaru said, smirking. Kagome discontinued the mutilation of her claws and looked at him.
"I do not recall that conversation." Kagome said coolly, not bothering to hide the smirk that appeared once more on her face.
Kagome and Sesshomaru arrived at Totosai's residence around forty-five minutes later. Kagome, who had once again taken to leaning against Sesshomaru's leg, jumped up and ran toward the entrance. Totosai greeted her nervously, suspiciously watching the taiyokai behind her.
"Hi Totosai. Wanna do me a favor?" Kagome asked.
"Kagome?" Totosai tilted his head at her questioningly. Kagome nodded. "Okay, then what is it that you need?"
"I'd like you to forge me a sword. I've already mastered my miko abilities and I want to try something new." Totosai nodded.
"What would you like it to be made of?"
"Oh...um...my fang, I guess." Kagome said slowly. "Yes, that works." Totosai nodded again and a few minutes later he was holding one of Kagome's fangs in his hand.
"How long will this take?" Kagome asked.
"Not long. It should only take a few hours."
"We will return later." Sesshomaru declared.
Kagome smiled at Totosai before turning around and following Sesshomaru out of the cave. Sesshomaru once again caught Kagome off guard when he repeated his previous action of wrapping his arm around her waist and leaping into the sky. He set Kagome down and she glared at him before taking her seat behind the taiyokai once more.
Totosai watched from the mouth of the cave as they flew off, silently nodding to himself. 'I always knew that that girl would do the impossible one of these days.' he thought, scratching his head. He turned around and walked back into the cave to get to work on Kagome's sword. He already knew what the ultimate attack would be.
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"Do you want to come, too?" Kagome asked. Sesshomaru looked at Kagome, who was sitting on the lip of the well. He knew that InuYasha could get through the well, but was it possible that he was also able? Kagome seemed to read his mind and stood up.
"Since you and InuYasha are half-brothers, there should be no reason that you can't get through, but just in case..." Kagome raised her hand to her mouth and bit one of her fingers, just hard enough to draw blood. She then took hold of Sesshomaru's left hand and smeared it on his palm. Kagome repeated this process on his other hand and forehead before standing back and studying the bewildered taiyokai standing before her.
"Okay, that should do it! You should be able to get through the well." Kagome declared proudly. "I am brilliant, if I do say so myself. Now come on. You can jump first to see if it worked." Sesshomaru nodded, still confused, but jumped into the well, anyway. He was surrounded by a warm blue light. When his feet touched solid ground once more, Sesshomaru noticed that he was no longer outdoors. There was a roof over the well. A few seconds later Kagome appeared beside him.
"It worked!" she exclaimed hapilly. She turned to Sesshomaru and giggled. He looked strange with a red streak across his forehead. Kagome giggled again, licking her thumb before she reached up to wipe the blood off. Sesshomaru frowned slightly.
"Is this absolutely neccessary?"
"Yes. You looked ridiculous." Kagome said, turning around to climb up the ladder that she had placed there ages before.
'He could have done that himself.' her concsience told her. Kagome blushed slightly and continued to climb.
When she reached the top, Sesshomaru jumped up behind her and followed her to the door of the well house. Kagome turned around and stared at him warningly.
"This time is full of pollution and a lot of other strange things that may smell bad to you. Just for the record, there are no demons here, just humans." Kagome warned. "You cannot kill any of them, especially my family. Watch out for my grandfather 'cause he's a little nuts and Sota is only ten, so he will ask a lot of questions. My mother is just as curious, so just try to tollerate it, okay?" Sesshomaru nodded and Kagome braced herself before opening the door.
The sudden impact of the different smells caught Kagome by suprise, causing her to loose her balance and fall backwards into Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru stood firm, even after Kagome fell into him. She was right. The different scents and smells were very unpleasent and he fought to keep himself from covering his nose.
Kagome recovered her balance and quickly made her way to the front door. She opened it and pulled Sesshomaru into the house before slamming the door. Sesshomaru watched as Kagome inhaled deeply and smiled.
"That's better." she sighed. "Mom, Sota, Grandpa! I'm home! I brought company!"
Sota suddenly appeared at the top of the stairs and stared down at his sister. His eyes then lit up with excitement and he rushed down, almost tripping in the process.
"Whoa! Kagome, you look really cool!" he exclaimed. Kagome flinched and brought her hand to her ear. Sota didn't seem to notice. "Who's your friend?"
"This is Sesshomaru, InuYasha's full-blooded youkai half-brother." Kagome announced. She looked around the living room. "Sota, where is Mom?"
"I think she's in the shower." Sota said. "Why?"
"Do I have to have a reason to see my mother?" Kagome snapped. Sota caught a glimpse of her fangs and he became slightly afraid. Kagome sighed. "I'm going upstairs to see mom. Sota try not to get on Sesshomaru's nerves. Sesshomaru, remember, you promised." Sesshomaru nodded.
"So you're InuYasha's brother?"
"Half-brother." Sesshomaru corrected. Sota frowned.
"Why does it matter? Do you not like InuYasha or something? Did he steal your toys when you guys were little? Did he-"
"Is there a point to this interrogation?"
"Wow...you really don't like him, do you? Why not?" Sota asked.
"That is none of you're buisness."
"Sesshomaru, you're supposed to be nice to him." Kagome scolded as she walked down the stairs. "My mom should be down in a few minutes. Sota, stop interrogating Sesshomaru." Sota crossed his arms and huffed, then went to watch the television.
Sota turned on the history channel. Ever since Kagome had started traveling to the past, he always kept up to date on what was going on, even if it was a few hundred years ahead. He gaped at the screen when he saw...
"Hey, Sesshomaru! You're on the tv! You're on it, too, Kagome!" he called. "This is so cool! My sister is on the television! We're gonna be famous!"
"Sota, what are you talking about? I'm not on...what the hell?" Kagome gasped. He wasn't lying. Kagome continued watching the documentary for a few more minutes before she spoke again.
"Uhh...apparently I start a war between the west and the south. What could I possibly do to start a war?"
"You are a woman. You have your ways." Sesshomaru said. Kagome glared at him.
"Kagome, are you sure this guy is good? He doesn't seem very nice to me." Sota muttered.
"He's a good guy...I think..."
"You think?"
"I'm just kidding, Sota. He's a good guy, for sure." Kagome reassured him. "He's the other guy that's helping us defeat Naraku."
"Well, I guess now you have to worry about this Naraku guy and a war. You're such a pain in the butt, Kagome." Sota teased.
"Hey!"
"Sota, stop teasing your sister." his mother said as she came down the stairs. She looked at Kagome and smiled. "I heard Sota saying you looked cool. Now I can see why, Kagome. What happened?"
"It's a long story. I'll tell you later." Kagome said. "Mom, this is Sesshomaru, and Sesshomaru, mom!" Kagome's mother smiled again.
"Hello, my name is Aoi. Kagome has...oh, wow! Is that thing real?" Kagome sighed and placed a hand on Aoi's shoulder, firmly holding her back.
"Mom, leave Sesshomaru alone. You're going to end up scaring him away or something. Besides, you already tried to pull of InuYasha's ears, so you already had your fun."
"Yup." Sota agreed.
"C'mon, Sesshomaru. I'll show you my room." Kagome said, leading Sesshomaru up the stairs. She closed the door behind him and sat down on her bed.
"Gomen. I knew she would do that." Kagome said. "Sometimes I think even Sota is more mature than she is. But, yeah, that's my family for you."
"Where is your father?" Sesshomaru inquired. Kagome faltered.
"Uhh...I don't have one. He died shortly after Sota was born." Kagome explained quietly. "I really don't have very many memories of him, actually. All I have is this photograph." Kagome pointed to a photo that she kept on her bedside table. It showed a small girl holding a baby with their parents standing behind her. The little girl was beaming at the baby she held.
Kagome picked up the picture and handed it to Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru studied the old picture carefully, taking notice to the fact that it looked extremely worn out and a little faded as well.
"Well, while you look at that, I'm just going to clean out my closet." Kagome announced. "I haven't had time yet to get rid of all my old uniforms."
"Do you mean that exceedingly revealing kimono that you used to wear all of the time?"
"It wasn't that revealing." Kagome defended.
"If it wasn't then why was my pathetic half-brother always staring at your legs when he wasn't busy doing something else?" Kagome blushed and continued to chuck all of her old outfits into her trash can with renewed vigor. "Now I can understand why."
Kagome almost fell over when she heard that, so she quickly grasped the top of her closet door and gaped at the taiyokai sitting on her bed. Sesshomaru smirked and stared into Kagome's ice blue orbs. 'He's messing with me!' Kagome thought. She stuck her tongue out at him and continued what she was doing.
Kagome pulled the last uniform out of the back of her closet. This one was ripped and torn and it was covered in grass, mud, and something that looked a lot like blood.
"Why do I still have this?" Kagome asked herself. "Oh, yeah. This one was new and then I went and ruined it. I didn't throw it away because Mom started checking the trash when I returned. But now I can throw it away!"
Sesshomaru watched Kagome as she talked to herself and examined the destroyed outfit she was holding.
"If I didn't know any better, I'd say that you were crazy." Sesshomaru told her. "But since I know it's you, I know that you always act like that."
"Hey! You have to be nice to me!" Kagome warned. "I could just make you go downstairs with my mother and Sota."
"Kagome!" Aoi called. "Telephone!"
"Who is it?"
"It's Yuka!"
"Um...Sesshomaru, stay." Kagome ordered as she ran out the door and down the stairs. Sesshomaru, despite direct orders to stay put, followed her into the living room.
"Hi, Yuka."
"Oh my gosh, Kagome. How's your cut healing up? Your grandfather told us that you had surgery to remove a tumor." Yuka said.
"It's fine." 'Oh, gramps. Why can't it ever just be a cold or the flu?'
"So, do you think you're okay enough to come see a movie?"
"Uhh...I don't know. If I move around too much it starts to bleed again, so that may not be a good idea." Kagome said quickly.
"Oh, that's too bad. We'll come see you then!"
"No! Uhh...I mean, I won't be here." Kagome said guiltily. "I have to go back to the hospital so they can make sure its healing alright. Sorry."
"Oh, okay. Hope you get better soon, Kagome. Sayonara." Kagome hung up the phone and crossed her arms.
"He told them I had to get a tumor removed?!" Kagome gasped. "Why can't he just tell them I'm sick with a stomach virus or something?!"
"It's not your grandfather's fault that your friends are easily tricked, Kagome." Aoi said. "You're lucky that he even spends his time thinking up excuses for you."
"Indeed."
"Gah! Sesshomaru, I told you to stay upstairs!" Kagome scolded. "Gramps could be home at any minute! You have to be out of sight! I swear, he carries around those sutras with him everywhere lately. Sure, they don't work, but they're still irritating. Speaking of which, oh man, now I have to deal with them."
"Kagome, your grandfather believes very much in the old traditions." Aoi said to Kagome. "It's best not to let him know that they don't work."
"Oh, they work, but not for Gramps." Kagome scoffed. "He doesn't do it right, so they never do what they're supposed to do. Come to think of it, they don't do anything at all."
"Don't worry, Kagome. Your grandfather is at a convention. He won't be back for a few days." Aoi informed her. "He was going to take you, but you weren't here and he was going to miss his plane. I don't think you wanted to go anyway, did you?"
"No way." Kagome refused. "I'm gonna go watch tv, now. Are you coming, Sesshomaru?" Sesshomaru nodded and followed Kagome into the living room and sat on the couch next to Sota. Kagome quickly snatched the remote from her brother.
"Alright, squirt, my turn." Kagome said, walking around the side to on the arm of the couch.
"Hey, Kagome! I was watching that!" Sota protested. He got up and stomped up the stairs, slamming his door behind him. Kagome flipped through the channels, every once in a while telling the channel to shut up.
"Oh, I love this show!" Kagome squealed, sliding off the arm of the couch. "The theme song is one of my favorite parts, and we got it just in time!"
Tattoo Kiss
hajimari wa aka to kuro no Passion
toki ni urahara na kokoro wo tayori ni
Tattoo Kiss
kiri fuda wa mirai wo kaeru Mission
koi ni aimai na kotae wa iranai
arienai genjitsu
mienai FURI shite mo Bet
egatai shinjitsu
Can U feel me now?
nesshi yasui jibun ni Say what?
tomadou ii bu
Dreamin' samenai yume
ochiteku sadame
Don't stop lovin'
Can't stop lovin' U
YA YA YA...
Believe in U
hikikae ni subete ushinatte mo
Still lovin'
Can't stop lovin' U
NO NO NO...
Tattoo Kiss
"What is it?"
"It's called Kaleido Star. This is the second season, I believe." Kagome said thoughtfully. "It's been so long since I was able to watch it!"
So, Kagome and Sesshomaru ended up watching Kaleido Star for around two hours until Kagome looked at the clock.
"Wow, that was fast." she muttered. "Okay, it's time to go. We still have to go back to Totosai's. Sorry you didn't get to see more, Sesshomaru, but there really wasn't very much time. You can wait at the door while I say goodbye to Mom and Sota, okay?"
Sesshomaru nodded and Kagome walked into the kitchen. She came back a few minutes later with a couple of chocolate bars and juice pouches.
"Shippo likes these, so I figured that Rin might, as well." Kagome said. "Let's go, and remember, brace yourself." Kagome opened the door and covered her nose with her sleeve. Sesshomaru was tempted to do the same, but fought the urge in order to keep a dignified look.
Kagome shoved Sesshomaru into the well house and slammed the door behind her, coughing.
"Oh, kami, that smells bad." she commented. "Okay, I don't feel like doing it the other way, so we're going to try something different." Kagome removed the Shikon no Tama from around her neck and wraped it once around her wrist and Sesshomaru's as well. They jumped into the well and were engulfed in warm, blue light. When Kagome's feet met firm ground, she leapt out of the well and took a deep breath of the clean feudal air.
"Okay, let's get going now. Maybe we can make it to Totosai's before it starts getting dark."
"I doubt we could, Kagome." Sesshomaru said. He formed his cloud beneath his feet. Kagome, glad he didn't try to scare her again, hopped on and once again took her seat, leaning against Sesshomaru's leg. Sesshomaru, suprising even himself, didn't mind, but was instead waiting for her to do this. The sides of his mouth curled up slightly into a small smile, a smile unseen by all living creatures-all living creatures except one.
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"This is an interesting development, indeed." a dark figure said. He turned away from the young girl and her mirror and smirked. "Now I have a way to bring down the great Sesshomaru. Kanna, you are dismissed. Send Kurayami in. I finally have use for her."
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AR: Ya know, this would be a perfect place to stop...
K: No! Continue! You made them wait forever, so you have to keep going!
AR: sigh Fine.
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"Yes, Naraku." Kanna calmly walked out of the chamber. A few seconds later a young demoness strolled into the room. She had long black hair and blood red eyes that were shaded with green. The dark blue stripe under each of her eyes gave her a dark look, but the red spider on her forehead did nothing to get rid of the sinister look that she held in her beautiful face.
"Kurayami, it is time to earn your keep..."
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"Totosai?"
"You've returned. Your weapon is ready, young lady." Totosai stated. He held out a finely crafted (of course, it's Totosai!) sword, which Kagome took in silent awe. The hilt was wrapped in ice blue silk that sparkled in the moonlight. Kagome removed the blade from its sheath and admired the intricately carved dragon that wound around it. She then took notice of the large sapphire embedded just above the point where the blade and hilt met and also in the dragon's forehead. It glowed and pulsed with Kagome's heartbeat as she held the deadly katana.
"The sapphires are to concentrate your powers so that you can use them in your attacks with less effort." Totosai explained.
"What are the attacks?" Kagome asked excitedly.
"One of the lesser attacks of this particular sword is the Shattered Soul." Totosai answered. "The objective of this attack is to corrupt and confuse the soul of the enemy so that they become immobile. This is for weaker single enemies only. The other small attack, although more useful than Shattered Soul, is Blue Pheonix, which surrounds all opponents within 200 meters of you in flames with heat equivalent to that of molten rock. Hurts very badly, if I do say so myself. Although, it is able to discern friend from foe, so your allies are safe from any harm."
"That sounds useful." Kagome mused. "What's the ultimate attack?"
"This sword's ultimate attack can only be used by you, for it takes the power of an expierienced miko to execute." Totosai warned. "Any others who try are likely to die instantly. It is called Fallen Angel's Requiem. What it is meant to do is revive any fallen comrade, while taking the life of the one who killed them in the first place. Every time this attack is used, it will grow stronger, therefor, it will cover a wider area of ground. However, this attack is not to be used lightly. It takes a high energy toll on the user, so it is best used as a last resort."
"Thank you, Totosai." Kagome said gratefully. "I will make sure to keep Rekuiemu safe."
"That's a good idea." Kagome smiled put and the sword back in its sheath and tying it to her obi.
"Come, Kagome. We need to get back to the castle now." Sesshomaru said. The miko turned around and nodded, following Sesshomaru back out into the clear night.
Totosai once again watched as they flew off and he shook his head, telling himself that he was hallucinating. But it looked like Sesshomaru was warming up to the young girl, yes it looked very much like that was the case.
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AR: Yay! I'm done with chapter eleven! What did you guys think? Did y'all like it?
K: I liked it, AR.
R: Rin liked it, too, Angel-sama.
Y: Why don't I get a cool sword, Requiem?
AR: Is somebody jealous? Don't worry, Yukana. You'll get something.
Se: It's a good thing you were smart enough to add in that the sword can differentiate friend from foe. I didn't expect you to catch that.
AR: Hey, watch it, buddy. There are a whole bunch of things that I could do to you, and trust me, it won't be pleasent-well, at least for you. It'll be fun for me!
S: Requiem, don't threaten Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru, don't insult AR.
IY: What are you, their mom?
S: And InuYasha, shut up.
Ka: Doodle, why do you insist on being an idiot?
IY: Aren't you supposed to be at home with your father and Amira/Miyuki?
Ka: They came with me, Mr. Blind Bat. See? points to family
IY: Feh.
AR: Well, these people are starting to argue, so I'm going to close this up. Until next chapter!
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