AN: Only one add to alerts Thank you Civic31 :)) No reviews tho. So hopefully this gets at least 5... it's a low number.. I'm currently trying to figure out how to do the be our guest scene... haha
Up on a hill, just outside of a small city, sits a beautiful shine to the Kami's. This shrine belonged to the Higurashi's.
Everything is quite there, but suddenly you could hear a distant thud every now and again.
"Mom, she's at it again…" a young boy's voice was heard.
"Souta, now you know he needs to practice." A lovely older woman with short brown,
wavy hair said with a smile, "It gets her mind off of the boys who keep after her, now run along and help your Jii-chan."
Souta looked at his mother with his big brown eyes into his mother matching eyes, "Yes mother."
Souta's mother, Ai Higurashi, laughed lightly as her son ran off. He is always quick to help around her, she thought
as she headed to where the 'thuds' were coming from. In the far back of the shrine you could see a gorgeous raven
haired girl, with stormy blue-gray eyes; with silver around the pupil, concentrating on shooting. The beauty was
wearing the traditional Shrine Maiden's clothing, something a Miko would wear. Ai watched as her daughter gracefully
pulled an arrow out of the quiver and strung it in the long bow she possessed with speed. Within seconds she aimed
and released the arrow from her finger tips; sending it flying towards the bulls-eye on the target that she has set up.
This arrow, though, was no ordinary arrow. As is quickly flew a pale lavender light surrounded it; shattering the target
into pieces. Ai could not help but to be proud of her daughter. Miko's are very rare; thus being a very powerful one
made it even more rare than normal.
"Kagome, you have gotten stronger; I see." Ai smiled at her daughter.
"Practice makes perfect, mother." Kagome smiled back, she had felt her mother approach.
No matter how powerful or how much power she had, she was still untrained; having much more to work on. She loved
to train. Kagome would train everyday if she wasn't constantly bugged by men in the village. She especially needed to
train the ability to sense people.
"Is there something you need, mother?" was the question out of Kagome's mouth after a few minutes of her mother's
silence; knowing all too well that was on her mind.
Shaken out of her thoughts, Ai replied, "I need you to go into town for some supplies. I'll write you a list inside."
"Okay mother, I will return the book I borrowed while I am at it."
Ai smiled again, She is more like him then she knows. Writing a list of things that they needed for everyone;
she noticed that Kagome grabbed the book and held her hand out for the list. Ai thanked her daughter as she handed
over the list. Then she heard a mumbled reply of "You know it's no problem." Kagome walked down the many shrine
steps, down the pathway, and to the village.
Little town, it's a quiet village; every day, like the one before. Little town, full of little people…. Her thoughts were interrupted by a voice.
"Hello Lady Kagome-sama!" A man's voice rang out; Turning around she saw a man working in the rice paddy fields.
"Hello Kurorugi-sama" Kagome greeted back at him.
"Where ya off to this early in the morning?"
"Oh I got to shop mama and return this wonderful story about a man and the sky youkai and –"
Kurorugi started to ignore her and cut her off, "Oh that's nice… Men, hurry up!"
There goes Kurorugi-sama; bossing everyone like always. The same old tasks and threats at hand; every morning
just the same, since the morning that he died on the poor provincial town. Thought Kagome
It was no secret that the townsfolk thought Kagome to be strange, dazed, and distracted. She was never part
of any crowd; thinking that her head was up in the clouds. There was no denying Kagome was odd. She was
one of the strongest shrine maidens ever; keeping herself in her studies of life and in her duties to her family.
She tended to keep to herself; she needed no reason to socialize. The more people she passed, the more conversations
she heard. Every stop that she made for her mother she heard 'Good mornings,' 'Hello's,' and they even asked how her
Family was. They respected Kagome, because she was a Miko, but they still found her odd. Being polite as ever; Kagome
answer the questions and said all right replies to the villagers. There were people needing eggs; people thinking things
were just too expensive. Same things heard every day, just happened to be a different day.
"There must be more to this life.." sighed the raven haired beauty.
Finally Kagome was able to stop at the bookshop. Walking into the shop she set her things down on the counter
and cleared her throat.
"Ah, Kagome!" the bookkeeper smiled.
"I've come to return the book I borrowed, Rasetsu-san." Came the reply as she put the book back where it belonged on the shelf.
"You're finished already?"
"Oh after my studies I just couldn't put it down!" grinned Kagome, "Got anything new?"
"Not since yesterday." Laughed Rasetsu.
"That's alright," Kagome climbed the ladder and grabbed a book down, "I'll borrow this one, if I may that is."
"That one?" He looked bewildered as she handed the book him, "But you've read it twice already."
"It's my favorite!" A dreamy look appeared in her eyes; getting down from the ladder. "Far off places, daring sword
fights, magick spells, a prince in disguise!"
Rasetsu handed Kagome the book once she was off the ladder, "Well if you like it that much, it's all yours."
"But sir!"
"I insist Kagome!"
"Well thank you! Thank you so very much!" Kagome left the bookshop and started her way back home. She knew the
people of this town thought her peculiar, wondered if she was well or not, they thought she had a dreamy far off
look and that she always had her nose stuck in her studies. Puzzling is what Kagome was to her town. Kagome took
a break at the fountain, smiling as the livestock walked around. Opening the book, she started to read a bit.
Oh isn't this amazing! My favorite part in the book! This is where she meets Prince Charming, but she doesn't know it's him
til chapter three!" smiling she stood and started on her way home again.
Now it's no wonder that her name is a song, for her looks and voice have got no parallel. Sadly behind her fair façade,
the townspeople found her rather odd. She was different from the rest of them, in more ways than they knew possible.
Out in the distance you could see geese flying overhead; an arrow is shot and one goose plummets to the ground. A scrawny
looking man runs trying to catch it, but fails miserably. He quickly picks it up and puts it in his bag; running over to a man with
a bow and quiver full of arrows. The man had nice brown eyes ad short dark brown hair, and a solid jawline. He wasn't built, but
he wasn't scrawny either, like his friend. A prize winning smile on his face as his friend showed up next to him with his goose.
"Wow! You didn't miss a shot, Hojo!" Umao praised his friend, "You're the greatest hunter in the whole world!"
"I know!" Hojo replied as he flexed, trying to look like hot stuff.
"Hmm, No beast alive stands a chance against you… and no girl for that matter!" Umao eyed at the three girls who were known
as the bimbettes.
"It's true Umao and I have my eyes set on that one!" Hojo put his arm around Umao as he pointed to Kagome.
"The Shrine Maiden?"
"She's the one! The lucky girl I'm going to marry."
"But she's—" Umao was cut off before he could finish.
"The most beautiful girl in town"
"I know but—"Yet again he was cut off before he could finish.
"And that makes her the best. And don't I deserve the best?" Hojo turned to Umao; staring him in the eyes.
"Well of course, I mean you do, but I mean…" He trailed off.
"Right from the moment when I met her, saw her. I said 'She's gorgeous' and I fell! Here in town there's only she," Hojo
confessed to Umao as Kagome walked by them, then away; reading all the while, "who is beautiful as me. So I'm
making plans to woo and marry Kagome."
Hojo then leave Umao to go after Kagome as Eri, Ayumi, and Yuka, the bimbettes, walked up.
"Look ether he goes, isn't he dreamy!" Eri said as some of the water splashed onto Umao.
"Hojo-sama, oh he's so cute!" Yuka squealed right after Eri, her pail doing to Umao as Eri's did.
"Be still, my heart, I'm hardly breathing!" Ayumi finished after Yuka.
"He's such a tall, dark, strong, and happy brut!" The three giggled together at the same time.
Kagome walk easily through the crowd, still reading her book. At the same time Hojo struggled to get through. All the
while you could hear the 'hello's,' 'excuse me's,' and questions to the shopkeeps and also complaints as Kagome walked away.
There must be more to this provincial life! Kagome thought.
Hojo still struggle with making his way thru the crowd, "Just watch I'm going to make Kagome my wife!" He told
Umao. Yet in the backs of all the villagers minds they were all thinking along the lines of: Look there she goes, a girl
who's strange, but special. A most peculiar miko. It's a pity, but a sin, she doesn't quite fit in. But she really is a funny
girl; a beauty, but a funny girl. She really is a funny girl! That Kagome!