InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Destiny's Child ❯ Happy birthday, or not? ( Chapter 1 )

"Congratulations Kagome! You're fifteen and finally a grown woman, and quite a lovely one I might add."

Mitsue, Kagome's mother, beamed with pride at seeing her daughter complete the ceremony of the beginning of adulthood. It wasn't a little ceremony; the whole village was watching her. It was true, Kagome Higurashi, was the most beautiful of all the girls and women.

"Mom…", Kagome whined, "It's not that big of a deal. Plus you're embarrassing me."

"EMBARASSING YOU?!", Mitsue shouted, "All I wanted to do is give my daughter my love and respect-

"She's right Kagome. You should appreciate what your mother is doing for you.", Daisuke started, "Mitsue-sama, let me relieve you of Kagome for a while. You go and rest."

"You're such a gentleman Daisuke. You", her mother strongly emphasized, "could learn some manners from him Kagome."

"Yes, mother."

As Mitsue left, Daisuke gave a hearty laugh and said in a very high-pitched voice, "Yes, mother."

"You're such an ass Dai."

"But I'm the ass that saved you from the twelve hour lecture.", Daisuke pointed out. He then used a more serious tone, "Let's go somewhere Kagome."

"Like?"

"Our spot."

+++(Their Spot)+++

Kagome and Daisuke were close friends despite the difference in age. He had been, not a father figure, but a male figure. He was handsome, all the girls were in love with him, but he never rejected Kagome. Their spot was a stream, not big, but not small. They would sit on the smooth stones surrounding it.

"So Kagome, what do you want to hear today?"

Daisuke would always tell Kagome something about her father on her birthday. Her mother didn't speak of him much but she always said that Kagome should become a devout miko to make him proud. Personally, Kagome could care less about being a miko.

"Um...did he love my mother and I?", Kagome asked. Curiosity was sparkling in her eyes.

"Oh yes. Very much. Your mother was not always as strict as she is now. As a matter of fact, she used to run around in her bathrobe chasing him outside. You should have seen Kaede-sama yelling at her to put on her garments."

"So…he didn't know about me?"

"Indirectly, yes. You see, whenever I'd go with them shopping or anywhere, he could put his hand on your mother's womb, caressing it, and saying that he hoped there was life in there."

So he didn't really know that I was there?

"He would place his head on her stomach and sing to you."

This brought a smile to Kagome's face.

"W-When he died, where did you leave his body?"

"Well, we sent his body to the west to burn his ashes there."

Kagome was a bit suspicious about this. I mean why bother sending it to be burned there in the West when it could have been burned in their very village.

"Did they send some back to us so we could honor him?"

"I'm afraid not."

"Daisuke..."

She used my full name!

"You're lying to me Daisuke."

"Kagome why would I lie to you, especially on your birthday."

"Dai…please?"

***

"K-Kotoya-san?"

"Never could keep your nose out of things could you?"

"Um…", Daisuke stuttered embarrassed that he had been caught.

"Daisuke, would you do me a favor?"

"Of course Kotoya-san! Anything for you!"

"Don't sound so enthusiastic because what I'm going to ask of you is not going to be simple. Answer me this, do you trust me?"

Daisuke nodded his head, unknowingly signing a contract that he could probably kill himself in.

"Yes Daisuke, I was going somewhere. I was heading off towards the West to attend a meeting requested by my Lord, Sesshoumaru."

Daisuke looked discouraged.

He doesn't want to stay with me?

"But what about Mitsue-sama?! She loves you a-and you'll hurt her! Why can't you just stay here?"

"Daisuke, let me deal with Mitsue. If I don't attend the meeting, this village will be endangered."

Daisuke kept his head downcast trying his best not to snap back. He listened, he tried to reason, but he just didn't understand.

"Listen Daisuke, I want you to load me up on the corpse wagon that carries those that are dead. They will carry my body off towards the West, but you can't just leave me there. The driver will get off for supplies here in the village and you need to steal the wagon."

"Kotoya-san, you're injured, and you won't make it to the West. What will I tell Kaede-san? Will I be able to come back? Will the demons kill me and eat me for their dinner? What if -

"You'll have to trust me. I may die within the next hour but Lord Sesshoumaru will revive me with his ancient, magical sword, the Tenseiga. You must take me four days journey towards the West. The terrain will be ruff, but you must keep going until you've reach the field of the angels. There you will stay and wait for my Lord to come and get me. No demons will harm you, that I can promise. When Lord Sesshoumaru comes, give him my bag. There is a chance that my body won't be able to react towards his sword so you must get me there within a week."

"Will I ever see you again?"

***

Kagome let the information sink in. Thousands of questions and thoughts raced through her mind.

"You mean there is a chance that my father is still alive?"

Daisuke dumbly nodded in approval. He saw something very close to determination in her eyes and it made her worry.

"You're such an idiot Daisuke! How do you even know it was Lord Sesshoumaru?!"

"I just know."

"Oh, you just happen to know it all don't you?"

"Kago-

"Oh please tell me more of you and your manly intuition."

"Ka-

"What?!"

"I brought you here for a reason."

Kagome saw that something was troubling him and suddenly regretted that she had yelled at him.

"Kagome, as you probably know, a war is going on between the North and East. Well the thing is…the East is having a draft for all males between the ages of fifteen through thirty-five."

"So…you're leaving?"

"I'm so sorry Kagome."

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