Awww! –Juri starts to cry– You guys (the reviewers) were so sweet! It made me feel all nice and fuzzy inside. –Juri grabs big box of candy– candy, anyone?
Disclaimer-I do not own any of the characters except Kyo, Ryu, Juriana, and Miouri.
Chapter Four-The Insight of the Prophecy
A chuckle was heard behind her, and Kagome jumped. She turned around quickly. Aquamarine meets red, and she nearly screamed. Well, she almost did until she realized that it's not Naraku who's behind her.
The demon stared at her curiously with his red eyes. His black hair was spiked, but not overly done. (Think of Cloud from Final Fantasy) It frames his face, giving the demon a beautiful but deadly look. His pale skin contrasted his black outfit. His smirk gave him the coyness that most "bad" boys of the present time had. Kagome could only guess his position in Sesshoumaru's household.
"I can only guess what a lady like you are doing here around the soldiers' training area." Kagome looked at him. Maybe he's a pervert, like Miroku, she thought. At least I know what to do with perverts: smack them. She was surprised when he bowed slightly. "Ah, yes. You are Sesshoumaru's guest, Kagome-sama. Am I correct?" He asked her. She nodded, lost for words. His voice was smooth and rich, almost like polished beech wood.
"Kyo, get back to work, you lazy ass!" Another voice came. The demon with red eyes, Kyo, stood up straight rolling his eyes. Kagome suddenly realized that he was leaning in slightly. Another demon, this one with waist length yellow hair and cerulean eyes came in. Anger was evident in his eyes.
"Where were you, dude! Why the f-" The new comer cut himself off when he caught Kagome staring at him. He, too, bowed slightly to acknowledge her presence. "Ryu, this is no time to be arguing. I was just talking to Kagome-sama, right miss?" Kagome nodded absentmindedly.
Kyo grinned. "So, there you go, Ryu." The other demon only huffed in anger. "Hey, I was wondering, what kind of demons are you?" Kagome's boldness shocked everyone in the archery room, even herself. Kyo grinned. "I'm a wind demon, surprisingly enough even if I do look like a fire demon." Ryu huffed, and said, "Well, I'm a fire demon, even if I look like a water demon."
Kagome smiled brightly. "Is that why the both of you are friends?" Ryu opened his mouth to speak, but decided against it. "Yeah, I guess you could put it that way." A gong rang through the air. Both Kyo and Ryu waved a quick farewell and left in a hurry. A pang of dizziness hit her, and the room disappeared, swallowing its captive into the darkness.
"Did you find my woman yet, mutt face?" Koga growled out with annoyance. He could smell the foul breath of the dead clay pot all over Inuyasha. However, he wanted to spare the kit, who hasn't eaten anything since Kagome disappeared, as Koga was told.
"Not yet, wolf shit…and stop calling Kagome your woman!" Thus, the argument between the two started. Sango sighed. Ever since they found Kagome's bag, Shippo has refused to allow anyone to touch it but Sango. He wouldn't let Inuyasha eat ramen, which pissed the hanyou off greatly.
Okaa-san, why did you leave me? Why? Shippo had stopped his loud sobbing, but was still crying. He hugged the bag tightly, as though it too will slip from his grasp.
Kirara was cuddled near Shippo, sad to see her friend in such a state. Sango was sitting there, looking into the fire. Kagome, don't worry. I hope that you'll get over Inuyasha, since he's obviously not good enough for you. She felt a hand on her behind, and instantly, she turned red and smacked the pervert with Hiraikotsu. "Hoshi-sama, you pervert!"
Miroku rubbed his head gingerly. He had expected that, but he believed that everyone needed a little break from the tension. Sango was glaring at Inuyasha, and Koga was having a staring contest with Inuyasha. Shippo was sobbing silently on Kagome's bag, and Kirara was near him, trying to help him.
Inuyasha glared at the group. Then, her scent hit his nose. Kikyo… He left quickly, and Koga ignored him, knowing that he's off seeing his dead lover. He growled. Inuyasha you fool, you had someone so perfect, yet you threw her away like trash. Kagome, I promise, I won't let dog brain hurt you anymore.
Shippo had stopped sobbing slightly, but his eyes were red and puffy. "Okaa-san, why did you leave me?" He whispered into the night as his eyes drooped and he gave up the fight against sleep.
Okaa-san, why did you leave me? Kagome was in a forest, and standing in front of her was Shippo. His eyes were puffy, and he was looking at her sadly. "Why, okaa-san? Why did you have to leave me behind?" "Shippo, I'm-" She stopped talking as tears welled up in her eyes. "Shippo, I'm sorry. I would take you, but…" "Liar!" Another figure appeared. "Inuyasha!" True enough, the hanyou appeared behind Shippo.
He smirked. "Kagome, you left us so…" Shippo disappeared, and was replaced by a mound of dirt. "You can say good-bye to Shippo…Forever." And he cackled. The more he cackled, the more Naraku like he looked and sounded. Suddenly, the floor beneath Kagome collapsed, and she fell into the oblivions of the night.
Her eyes opened, and she sat up, mouth open in a silent scream. She placed a hand over her heart, and tears welled up. She was in her own room, the sun shining brightly through her windows.
"Oh thank heavens you're okay, Kagome." Before she could react, Kagome felt someone smothering her. As the other person let go, Kagome saw that it was Juriana. "What happened," she asked. Juriana shook her head. "You must have passed out in the archery room. Kyo found you there, unconscious, after he finished his training."
Kagome thought back a moment. "How long was I out?" "About a few hours, so that means that you're fine." "What happened?" "I…don't remember." Juriana filled a teacup nearby with some green liquid from the teapot. "Here. Drink up, it's some remedy that I created that usually helps a person regain their memory, with some minor side effects." She chuckled. Kagome paused in mid-drink.
"N-nani!" Side effects! "They don't affect humans that much, them side effects, considering that most of them don't have demonic auras. For demons, however, it turns them human for one day." Juriana laughed. "I tried to add a few drops to our 'beloved' ice prince's morning tea, but he found out, and I was hung upside down for three hours in the dungeons. It's kinda nice to know how bats feel when they sleep."
Kagome laughed along with the healer. The image of the girl standing on the ceiling was too much for her. Kagome finished her drink and laid down to rest.
Juriana smiled, then left the room. She closed the door gingerly behind her, and sprinted back to her little secluded room in the garden. Smiling as she passed Rin, she walked toward the open area. "What a pretty day…"
A gentle breeze blew, and Juriana turned toward her twin. "Do you think it's her?" Miouri asked. Juriana nodded. "Hai. She must be the one. The prophecy must come true, or you know what will happen."
The twins moved toward the healer's home, and while the younger twin sat down, the older one went to prepare tea. "Are they coming?" "Yes, when they are done with their 'homely duties.'" They giggled.
Tears fell as Kagome remembered what happened in her dream. "Shippo…" She whispered.
Sesshoumaru glared at the papers on his desk. This is taking much too long. Growling slightly, he barked for Jaken. "Take care of these papers." He watched as the toad rushed off to get to work before he left the room.
"One, two, three, thrust!" The soldiers all thrust their swords forward. Kyo watched them, pointing out a few mistakes some soldiers make. When he was satisfied with the results, he gave them all a fair fifteen minutes break.
Ryu smirked as Kyo talked to some of the soldiers who needed improvement. He watched some of the other soldiers chatting among themselves. "Kyo, we're late." The youkai excused himself and walked over to Ryu. "For what?" "Hello? The 'Talk' as Juriana had all so put it." Kyo pondered a while before the healer's words hit him. "Kuso, we won't want to keep the girls waiting, now, do we?" Ryu rolled his eyes and nodded. "Women are such strange creatures, are they not?"
Kagome curled up, her face buried in her hands. "Shippo…I'm so sorry." She whispered into thin air. Sesshoumaru passed her room when he smelt tears. Looking in through the door, he found Kagome there, crying, whispering something about the kitsune. He huffed silently. Since when does this Sesshoumaru care about a human? He shook his head, then walked away, although his inner self told him to cut the crap.
"Lets see…" Kyo and Ryu waked around, trying to find the healer's room. "There!" Kyo looked to where the room was, and both youkai ran toward it. Not even knocking, Ryu banged into the door and right into the room. "AIYEEEE!" both girls screamed. Kyo stood outside, watching. "DAMN, RYU! WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF WE WERE CHANGING, YOU IDIOT!" Ryu ended up with four bruises and a beautiful pair of black eyes, courtesy of Juriana. Kyo walked in cautiously. "Is it safe to come in now?" "Yes."
"So, what is this meeting about?" Juriana looked up from her tea and right into Kyo's red eyes. "It's about the Chosen One. I believe we-" She motioned to Miouri, indicating the other half of "we" "-have found her." Ryu chocked on his tea. "NANI!" The twin's eyes both rested on him. "Remember the prophecy. Only theForgotten one can save the Lands now." Miouri nodded, agreeing with the elder twin.
"But what of the guardian?" Kyo asked. Juriana glared at him. "I hope that it's who I think it is and not his half-brother. Remember, the pure-hearted one 'has felt heart ache before, but is not stopped by it,' as said by the oracle." Ryu and Miouri nodded. "Lets just hope that they will not go in the wrong direction." The others nodded in agreement.
End of Chapter Four
I'm so sorry for taking so long vv but people in my family were hogging my computer. Also, I went ice skating again …unfortunately, I found myself with a big ass bruise on my knee. I was going to put this up on Thanksgiving day, but my mom decided that it's a good time for me to learn how to cook. Bah humbug.
Silly RandomnessLori- My favorite part of the story was where I beat the hell out of Ryu
Juri- Pooey! I think it was hilarious when you wrote, "One, two three, thrust!". Sounds weird.
Lori-Juri!
Juri- What? It sounds weird.