Miko Academy

by sakemori

Kioshi Sara lost her parents in a car crash when she was 13 and is sent to live with her uncle and uncle who in turn send her to Miko Academy when she turns fifteen. Miko Academy is not as it first seems and Sara has to come to terms with the inevitable change in her life. All in all, life would be normal if it wasn't for a prophecy saying she'll die when she turns 16. R&R

17. Soon, My Love

I do not own InuYasha (though I certainly wished I did) just the characters and the plot and, of course, the idea. Enjoy! :)

To Pochi-Pu: oh, my God, thank you for the review! And you have a point about waiting until more people review but you reviewed so...yeah. And haha, you get what you want in the next chapter after this one. Don't be mad at me with what this chapter contains. It only means that things are going to be picking up more. Enjoy. (^-^)

Oh and this chapter is dedicated to you!

Anyway! Onto the chapter! xD

Chapter 17

Headmistress Kinomoto sat in her office watching the time tick by on her desk clock. Her dark brown eyes flashed into blue as anger and sadness caused her powers to flash. Her office filled with shadows as the sun dipped lower in the sky filling the large room with colors of orange, pink, and yellow. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed the single picture frame on her cherry-wood desk and smiled sadly. Her gnarled and wrinkled fingers skimmed over the face of a man in his late-twenties with ink black hair and poison green eyes. Her withered fingers dropped away and a small, sad sigh came from between her lips. Her blue eyes filled with tears as she bowed her head and bit back a sob.

It had only been forty years when he left her with a job to do, a job she willingly took here at Miko Academy, and yet it only felt like yesterday for the old woman in her late-sixties. She looked up to a yellowed envelope on her desk and went to pick it up. Her hand hovered over it for a single moment before taking it and she pressed the yellowed envelope to her chest and to her heart.

She opened it with practiced precision and unfolded the single piece of paper inside wrinkled and bent in places from constant reading.

Karin, you know what you must do when the time comes. I'll be waiting for you the day before underneath our sakura tree to hand you the serum. Come alone. With all my heart, your shadow youkai.

She folded the letter back up and stuck it back in the envelope with a small smile. She turned to look out the window and smiled even bigger into the setting sun. "Soon, my love," she whispered softly and glanced down at the envelope in her hands. "Soon, the word will be how you want it to be."

Dun, dun, dun! What do you think will happen next? Who is the mystery youkai? Is he the same one? Tell me what you think via review or PM! Until then, I'll be posting my next chapter. (^-^)