ALRIGHT I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT DOKUSHINJUTSU MEANS 'MIND READING' OK NOW ON WITH THE STORY!
After everyone finished breakfast Kagome went back to doing her breathing exercises. After about an hour of doing them she stopped to take a break.
Shintane had left about 45 minutes ago to go help in the village and she instructed Kagome to do those for a while then ask Amaiko for further instructions.
"Amaiko, I have finished what is next?" Kagome said walking into the room which Amaiko was in.
"Yes come in and I will show you" Amaiko said
She pulled out the dokushinjutsu scroll and laid it over the table for Kagome to see.
"My lady Shintane would like me to show you how to concentrate on one thought when surrounded by many. I must worn you this one may be difficult but I am sure you will be able to do it" Amaiko said
"Alright let's do it" Kagome said egger to learn how to concentrate on certain people thoughts. That was why Kagome wanted help in the first place; everyone's thoughts were bombarding her at once. "What do we do?"
"We must go to the village" Amaiko said in a sad tone of voice
"Is something wrong you seem sad" Kagome asked
"I…it's nothing really" Amaiko said putting on a reassuring smile.
Kagome closed her eyes and concentrated on the dokushinjutsu and on Amaiko's thoughts. Kagome found it much easier to read someone's thoughts already, it come almost naturally. These exercises are really working I can already feel how much easier it is to read thoughts
"Amaiko, I know something is wrong…I just read your thoughts…your scared…scared to go into the village aren't you" Kagome said getting down on her knees so she could be at Amaiko's eye level.
"Its because im a hanyou…nobody wants me" Amaiko said looking at the ground
"Know that's not true there are people out there who will except you but unfortunately there are many who will not because they are just….what im trying to says is that you should not let them get you down, you know I know an inu-hanyou his name is Inuyasha…he was young when his mother died so he grew up all alone and didn't trust anyone…but one day I found him…well it's a long story so I wont go into details but we have been friends ever since"
"I thought I smelled demon on you" Amaiko said looking up at Kagome
"Yes well I am with Inuyasha a lot so that's not surprising" Kagome said "He can be very protective"
"Will you tell me the story…I love to hear stories…maybe tonight after we eat?" Amaiko asked
"Of course" Kagome said "Now what do you say we go down to the village and you show me how to do this?"
"Okay" Amaiko said walking to the door. She stopped and picked up a coat and put it on then pulled the hood over her head. You could not see her at all. "Im ready are you?"
"Why are you wearing that?" Kagome asked
"Its a lot easier than having everyone looking at you" she said pulling down her hood "And they talk about me" when she said that her ears twitched "They judge me before they even know me"
"You should not have to hide, come on take that off and we will go there together" Kagome said "Don't let what they say bother you, they don't even know you"
Kagome took Amaiko's coat off and set it aside.
"Alright know we are ready" Kagome said
They left the hut and headed for the village. Once the village was in site Amaiko grabbed Kagome's hand.
"Don't worry" Kagome said flashing her one of Kagome's famous smiles.
Amaiko smiled back and they walked on.
Kagome say Sango sitting outside the village next to a stream with Kirara in her lap. Kirara perked up and sniffed the air then purred. She got up off of Sango's lap and walked over to Kagome.
"Oh Kagome there you are you had already left for training when I woke up" Sango said after she turned around to see were Kirara had went.
"I'm sorry I didn't wasn't to wake you up" Kagome said petting a Kirara who was on her shoulder
"Who is this" Sango said looking at Amaiko
"This is Amaiko; she is Priestess Shintane's apprentice." Kagome said
"Hello Amaiko, my name is Sango and this is Kirara" she said as Kirara jumped from Kagome to Sango.
"Hello, nice to meet you" Amaiko said bowing
"I will talk to you later Sango Amaiko and I need to do some training" Kagome said
"Alright, well it was nice meeting you Amaiko" Sango said
"And it was a pleasure meeting you lady Sango" Amaiko said bowing
And Amaiko and Kagome left to go start the training.
"Alright, here seems like a good spot" Amaiko said
They were in the middle of the fields and there were many men working on there crops around them. Kagome sat on a large rock and Amaiko sat next to her.
"Alright, what you need to do is concentrate on your dokushinjutsu" Amaiko said "When you have summoned the power, which you should easily be able to do, concentrate on one person, that man over there standing in the middle of all those other men, only go into his mind shutout everyone else's"
"Alright I will try" Kagome said and began to summon her dokushinjutsu
powers.
After only a minute she was able to summon the power and she began to center in on the one man.
"Everyone else's thoughts keep getting in the way" Kagome said
"You must block them out only think about his thoughts" Amaiko said
They had been out there for about an hour. Kagome was able to read his thoughts but he was not able to block out some of the other people thoughts still.
"Everyone else's are getting fainter, but they are still there" Kagome said
"Good, once you have only that mans thoughts you will be able do go deep within his mind" Amaiko said
"I…I…think ive got it" Kagome said squeezing her eyes shut as much as they would go. She had some sweat on her forehead and had her middle and index finger of each hand on both sides of her head.
"YES" she said keeping her concentration
"Dig deep, look into his mind" Amaiko said
Kagome opened her eyes and took a deep breathe "He was thinking about the chores he had left to do, then the deeper I went he was thinking about his wife at home with his unborn child…and he had a fear…a fear deep down…that his wife was sick"
"Yes, you will be able to push deep down into peoples thoughts...and even be able to read there fears" Amaiko said
Kagome looked at Amaiko for a few moments "You're afraid that Priestess Shintane will leave you and you will be all alone"
"Y…yes, I know she would never do that but…" Amaiko said but stopped
"I know…its ok thought…do you want to know my fear?" Kagome asked
Amaiko looked up at Kagome who looked at the sky. It was getting dark and the sky was and orangeish color with some others mixed in. Soon the sun would go all the way down and night would fill the sky.
"What are you afraid of?" Amaiko asked
"I'm afraid…do you promise not to tell anyone?"
"Yes"
Kagome took a deep breath "I'm afraid that Inuyasha…the one I travel with…will choose someone else over me…that he will leave me after we find all of the shards of the sacred jewel"
"Do you like him?" Amaiko asked
"Of course I do he's my friend" Kagome replied
"No I mean like like like him" Amaiko said
"Yea…I guess I do" "But I don't know how he feels about me"
"He would be crazy not to like you if you ask me" Amaiko said
Kagome looked down at her and smile "Thanks" she looked back up at the sky. The sun had gone down and it was getting dark "Come on we batter head back its getting dark"