Dressing quickly in the sakura kimono Nura had gotten her, she made her way to the eating hall. Most of the ayakashi and a few youkai were already there. Nurarihyon noticed the minute she came in and motioned her over to his side.
When she had taken her seat, he served her a bowl of rice and pushed a plate of fried eggs towards her, before continuing his conversation with Karasu-Tengu. Paying close attention, she discovered that they were to leave this village as soon as they were done with breakfast. Those who were missing from the table were loading up their transportation. Returning her attention to her food, she placed an egg in her mouth, savoring the flavor.
"Yohime."
"Yes?"
"Is there anywhere you wanted to visit before we left?"
She cocked her head and thought for a moment.
"No, there is not."
Nurarihyon nodded.
Shortly after, she finished her meal and the ayakashi with the one eye, Hitotsume, returned with the report of their packing was finished and they were ready to depart. Nurarihyon stood, and after helping her up, he gave the order to move out.
After almost an hour of traveling, Yohime leaned out the window, watching as familiar sights rolled past. Well, almost familiar. Villages dotted the country-side and she noticed several forests were not as large as they once used to be.
Wow, that town definitely wasn't there before!
A rather large village was built next to a large body of water. With a start, she realized that this city would eventually become Nagoya! And the flags that were flying…
Oh, those are the Lord of the Western Lands' flags.
The beautiful blue hue, the silver crescent moon, and the pink teardrop that he had insisted be added after the war had ended.
I didn't know the Western Lands had stretched this far south-west in my absence.
"So, the story I'm supposed to remind you about when we get to Edo, what is it about?"
Startled by the sudden question, she stopped to think a moment.
"Lost things."
A quizzical brow went up.
"Lost things?"
"Sadly, yes."
Nurarihyon leaned forward slightly, a serious expression on his face.
"What exactly was lost?"
Her eyes meet his. It was as if he knew the significance of the story she wanted to tell him.
Sighing heavily, she returned her glazed to the sky.
"Lost hope, lost worlds, lost family, lost dreams… So many things that were lost. A daughter, a son. Sisters and brothers, grandchildren. Weddings and funerals."
"Is there a very important reason why it has to wait to be told when we reach Edo?"
A lump immediately formed in her throat.
He's going to be your husband. He deserves to know.
Slowly, she shook her head 'no'. Scooting over she reclaimed her spot by her side. Taking a deep breath, she began her story.
Once, there was an ordinary girl named Kagome.
A/N Special thanks to BrightlyColoredNight for giving me an awesome idea. This was a very short chapter as the next one will be Yohime telling her story as Kagome.
Thank you for reading, reviews are the theme songs to my anime. The Log Horizon theme songs to be exact.