Ello everybody! How's it goin?! Well, it's time for chapter 6 of this story. Enjoy.

Disclaimer: I don't own any Inuyasha characters

Ch. 6

Training so far had been pretty simple, save for the awakening of my powers. At the moment, Nyata and I were waltzing through the forest, and Nyata was pointing things out and telling me to sniff each one. If it's scent was too strong, I dulled my sense of smell. If it was too dull, I strengthened my sense of smell.

So far all I had been identifying was plants. I knew we were heading towards some destination. I just didn't know exactly where. "That one there, Kagome, is a special medicinal herb that helps in bringing down swelling. Take in it's scent, memorize it."

It was strange because when she told me to memorize the scent, it was really like I had memorized the smell of the plant. Whenever I thought of a certain plant she pointed out to me, I could easily recall it's scent.

"Nyata?" I called.

"Yes Kagome?"

"How is it that I really can remember everything that I smell?"

Nyata stopped and turned to me with a smile, "That is your power taking in the knowledge Kagome. You are not aware of it, but your power naturally reacts to the commands of you mind whether voluntary or involuntary. So, if you want to remember something, your power will save that something to your memory. When you need that information, just call upon your power and reveal what it is you wish to remember. It will reveal itself."

I laughed, "It's like my power has a mind of its own."

"Well in a manner of speaking, it does. Your power reacts to your bodies wishes. The power inside you is there to protect you from anything. That is what being a Chaotic Angel includes. The power of a Chaotic Angel is nothing like you could ever imagine. Once you have complete control and have learned of all the things you can do with your power, it will only be you and you alone that makes the decisions about your power. Your power only reacts now because you are not fully trained yet."

I pondered what she said, "I guess that makes since, but didn't you say that I wasn't supposed to have my power until I'm eighteen?"

Nyata shook her head, "No that's not it. You won't gain your true appearance or immortality until your eighteenth birthday."

"Oh."

She smiled, "Now enough questions for now. Smell that plant over there. We are almost to our destination."

"Alright."

We continued on through the forest, me smelling things that Nyata pointed out to me. Eventually, the forest became thin and gave way to reveal another building, much like the one I was in the first time I met Nyata. She led us up the pathway and into the building. The room was entirely bare…

"Um…not to be rude, but why are we here?" I asked.

Nyata looked at me out of the corner of her eye, "This is where the last of your senses training will take place." She snapped her fingers and over a million different cups appeared in front of us.

My eyes shot open, "So…many…"

"Yes, this is the last of the scent training. This will be different. Outside I was preparing you for this part of the test. I'm simply going to lift the cups one by one and you will take in the scent. Some of the scents are the ones you took in outside and you will have to identify them. Others you will not know, and I will explain what they are and they're uses. Then you will take in the scent and memorize it. The other sense training will come shortly after."

And we did just that. For the next ten days, I worked on honing in on my senses.

"Would you put him down already Inuyasha?!" Sango yelled.

"Why should I? He's the one who started it!" the half-demon growled. Little Shippo was dangling from Inuyasha's hand desperately trying to get free.

"Let me go Inuyasha!"

"Fine ya runt. Just shut up!" Inuyasha said, letting the kit go. Shippo plopped down to the floor with a small thud and dashed into Sango's arms.

"Ye really shouldn't bully him Inuyasha. He is but a wee child," Kaede spoke.

"Feh."

Inuyasha exited the hut with a growl and disappeared into Inuyasha's forest. Miroku sat sipping on a cup of tea listening to all the ruckus going on. "Ah. It just isn't the same without Kagome-sama."

Kagome had only been gone a day and the whole group was in chaos. More so that usual when she left. It was probably because she was gone for five months.

"Yeah. She hasn't even been gone very long and I already miss my sister," Sango frowned.

Miroku was suddenly in front of Sango, her hands clasps tightly in his. "My dear Sango, there is no need to feel so sad." He let go of her hands to pull her into a strong embrace.

"M…Miroku?" she stuttered.

The moment was ruined, however, by a very familiar hand rubbing her bum. SLAP!!

"Damn pervert!" Sango screamed.

Shippo sat in the corner shaking his head at his friend's stupidity. "He'll never learn." Shippo then looked towards the entrance to the hut, I wonder where Inuyasha went at this time of night.

The ten days of training went by pretty fast for me. Nyata kept me busy nearly twenty-four seven. Only letting me stop to rest every few hours. Now it was day eleven; time for the knowledge portion of tonight's training.

"Are you ready Kagome?" Nyata questioned.

"Yes I'm ready."

We were still inside the very same room that my scent training had occurred in. I was confused. How was this room going to help? My question was answered when Nyata snapped her fingers, and the room became a gigantic library.

Nyata turned to me, "This portion of the training is fairly easy. However, because you are a beginner, it'll take ten days to do. I'm going to have you learn how to absorb knowledge without having to read every single one of these books. This is easy, but it leaves you fatigued for about an hour at a time. The results, though, are promising. Once you absorb the knowledge in the books, you will remember everything within the text."

"Wow! That's cool," I yipped.

Nyata smiled, "I suppose it is. Now, we're going to start by absorbing just one book at a time. You'll be able to do about five books before you need to stop, then I'll quiz you on what was inside the books. The number at which you can absorb at a time will increase as you get better and build more stamina."

"Right. Let's do this," I said, eyes narrowing in anticipation.

Nyata did a small motion with her hand and a book flew off the shelf and towards us. Nyata motioned to a table for us to sit at. Once comfortably seated, she sat the book down in front of me.

"Now what you need to do is tap into your powers. There should be a color inside that is a yellowish color. Hone in on that one color. That yellow color is the power that allows you to absorb information. Once you draw that out, let it gently seep outside of your body and onto the surface of the book. Once it's over the book, give it about thirty seconds before returning it to you body. That should be enough time for you to copy the information and have it saved within your mind for later use."

"Alright, but I'm guessing it's easier said than done," I stated.

Nyata smiled, "Of course it is."

I sighed at how chipper she could sound in this situation. Oh well, might as well get started.

Doing as she had told, I closed my eyes and tapped into the power flowing through my veins. The power was a mixture of many different colors. Ok, Nyata said I needed the yellow portion, so…ah ha! There it is! Now to just draw it out.

Just like an invisible hand reached in a grabbed it, I started to pull it away from the rest of the swirling vortex of colors. It came away easily, and I was surprised it would work so easily. Now the only question was how to draw it out?

I slowed myself down for a moment and allowed myself time to asses the situation. I needed to draw it out of my body. But how? I slowly let the light go and returned to the outside.

"Nyata?"

"Yes?"

"Can the power inside me be transformed into an aura of some sort?" I asked.

Nyata was silent for a moment, "Well I don't really know. It's your power. Only you know how to control it. Why don't you give it a try and see if it works?"

I sighed. Some help that was. Reaching back inside myself again, I pulled out the yellow glow. It continued to swivel around like a small, winding river. I looked at it and pondered how to make it wider to fit around my body.

I focused intently on rearranging the light to appear on the outside of my body. All of a sudden, the yellow light expanded. It happened so quickly, I almost dropped it. I willed it to slow down and it did! The light slowly expanded and began to fill up my body, gently pushing the other colors to the side. It seemed as if the other colors reflexively moved out of the way to make room for the use of this one power.

On the outside, Nyata was in shock. Covering my body, was a light yellow shine. It completely covered my entire body. That's what I didn't want anymore, I decided. I needed the aura to be around my hand. Pushing it forward, the light condensed and began to gather at my right hand.

Sluggishly, I raised my right to hover over the leather bound book. I had absolutely no idea what was inside, but I intended to find out. Absorb the knowledge within the book, I commanded the light softly. I wasn't sure if that was actually going to work, so just to be sure, I used the same push I used to move the aura to my hand to encase the book.

Nyata watched speechless as the book was engulfed in yellow light. The book rose into the air and stayed there for a good forty-five seconds before falling back to the table with a thump.

The light reseeded and I gasped when my head filled with words, sentences, pictures, and knowledge. Everything inside that book had been on the demon history. The creation of demons and everything. It was fascinating. The knowledge filled my brain and I quickly filed it into a safe place.

My eyes flickered before opening completely. Nyata had been right; absorbing that knowledge was very tiring. "I did it," I mumbled.

Nyata smiled and placed the book back where it belonged, "Yes Kagome, and it was amazing. I didn't think you would be able to do it on your first try. Not even I can do that. I simply know the steps. I don't have the power to perform that task, but I was given the curriculum for how to teach you."

"Wow! Well um…what now?"

Nyata laughed and summoned another book, "You still have this whole library to go my dear. I'll let you stop and rest once you've absorbed five books. Then we'll work on absorbing two books at once, and so on."

"Yes Nyata-sensei," I nodded.

She summoned another book, and this time, I had the whole thing absorbed in a minute and a half. The effects were unpleasant though. A wave of exhaustion hit me hard.

"Three more to go Kagome," Nyata encouraged.

Those three more were easy to absorb, but the after-affect was horrible. I felt like I was going to pass out from exhaustion. "How is it that I'm tired while I'm sleeping? That just doesn't make any sense," I asked with a yawn.

"In here, it's as if you're not even asleep. It's like having an out of body experience only different. All the affects of the training you feel in here as well as out there."

"Well that's weird," I giggled.

Nyata shook her head at me in amusement. "Do not dilly-dally Kagome. Rest. You need it."

"One more question."

"Fine."

"Why is it that my power is visible inside me? Shouldn't I just be able to feel it. Why does it have color? I just don't get it."

Nyata grinned, "I was wondering when you were going to ask this. Because you are so inexperienced and have yet to master all of you power, the power is visible to you. Once you have learned to fully control it, it will no longer be visible to you. You will have learned to pick each light differently. Once you become your true self, the lights will vanish and merge into one. That will be your true power."

I yawned again and mumbled, "Well that makes absolutely no sense to me, but I'm sure it's not supposed to."

Nyata laughed, "You'll understand once it happens. As you grow stronger, you will find that you no longer have to rely on the light to perform different techniques. You will just…know how to do it. I know it doesn't make much sense to you now, but it will as we continue your training. By the second month of your training, by outside world terms, you will know what I mean."

"Alright thank you Nyata-sensei."

"Don't mention it Kagome. Now rest."

I crossed my arms over the desk and gently lay my head down on top of them for a much needed recuperation. It wasn't necessarily sleeping, but more like a deep meditation that left me feeling rejuvenated once I awoke again.

I walked in a leisurely pace down the hallway of the palace, not really caring about anything at the moment. Not that I really cared about anything ever. At the moment, I was in no hurry to go where I knew I would have to eventually. Sitting in my office was Hashu, and this Sesshomaru really didn't feel like dealing with him at the moment.

Unfortunately, a maid came scurrying up to me moments later. "Milord," she bowed, "Lord Hashu wonders about your tardiness."

"Inform him that I am on my way."

"Yes milord," she bowed again before disappearing down the hallway. After a few twists and turns, I found myself at the entrance to my study. With an inaudible sigh, I entered the room, dreading the conversation that would soon follow.

"Lord Sesshomaru!" Lord Hashu smiled, "How do you fair?"

I gave him a blank look, "You were just here yesterday Lord Hashu. You know how I fair. What in the world are you doing here at this time of night in the first place? And you had better have a good reason."

It had been a few hours since I had put Rin to bed, and I was just about to do the same when Hashu had shown up at the palace gates requesting audience with me.

Lord Hashu became serious, "I believe that that vile half-breed Naraku is moving towards my lands. I do not know what his intentions are, but I felt that I should warn you immediately. A few of my men detected his disgusting miasma a few hours ago near the border of my lands."

This was unnerving news. All the lords knew I had personal gripes against that half-breed. That half-demon deserved to die by my hands, and I intended to go to all measures to make sure that it happened. Just thinking of that vile creature caused my demon to stir.

"No need to get worked up Sesshomaru. I merely wished to warn you. Don't fret over it just yet. Leave him be for now. No need to go looking for a fight right now anyway."

I sighed. I hated it when others were right. "Thank you for informing me Hashu. You have my alliance should he decide to attack your lands."

Hashu nodded, "I'll hold you to that. Now! I must ask: how goes the hunt for a mate?"

I let out a groan in my head. This is the conversation I was dreading. I knew how nosy this tiger demon could be. I growled, "I believe that is none of you business Hashu."

"Ah but it is. You see, I am a lord as well, therefore, I am entitled to know if you have a suitable mate or not."

Cocky bastard, I thought with a icy glare. If only looks could kill…

"If you must know, this Sesshomaru has found a woman of interest. Although…I'm not sure if the royal court will approve of my decision…you might not either."

Lord Hashu chuckled, "When were you ever one to worry about what the other lord's though, or anyone for that matter? The only thing I could think of is you having it out for a human, but you and I both know you hate them with a passion."

I sighed, "I have become my father."

Lord Hashu's laugh turned to a serious stare, "What do you mean Sesshomaru?"

"I have taken a liking to a woman I know…my brother's companion. I don't know her personally, but she is the first woman to stand up to this Sesshomaru, human or not."

"Wait, wait, wait, so you really DO have it out for a human?"

I sighed again, "Yes Lord Hashu. This Sesshomaru is interested in a human miko."

"Wait…MIKO! You are interested in a priestess!"

"Yes Hashu, enough already!" I growled.

Hashu placed a hand to his forehead and he stumbled back. "Whoa, whoa, whoa, this is big! Sesshomaru do you know what this means? She's going to have to do the test. Do you think she can pass it? I'm sorry, but even I have some concern for this decision. I mean I have nothing against humans, but mating one?!"

"I know Hashu. I know. But, she's different. She has spirit. Something I haven't found in a woman so far. She isn't submissive like a normal bitch. She's not afraid to speak her mind and expects to be treated as an equal."

Lord Hashu's widened even more if that was possible, "She sounds like a handful. You sure you want to go along with something like this?"

"I'm not really sure, but the necklace reacted when I was near her, so that must mean something. Unfortunately, I won't be able to pursue her until five months have passed."

"Why five months?"

"Because the miko has returned to her home…and it's in a place I cannot reach."

Hashu walked up and placed a hand on my shoulder, "I feel for you Sesshomaru. I hope this woman is truly what your looking for, or you're in deep shit. You'll only have seven months to get her to fall in love with you and agree to mate you. Then she has to pass the test."

I let out a frustrated growl, Kagome, you had better be worth all the effort I'm putting into this…or it's your head.

Shortly thereafter, Lord Hashu left, and I retired for the night only to have my dreams plagued by visions of a certain loud, beautiful, raven-haired wonder.

Woot woot! Go me! Another chapter finished! I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed typing it. Just for the record, I did the math about the time in which Kagome spends training. Now I'm not a mathematician so I'm not sure if I got it 100 right so you can double check if you want.

12h of sleep equals 60 min in hour

12 X 60 equals 720 min

720 divided by 24 equals 30

Hope that's right! Hehe.