InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Forming A Dynasty ❯ The Aura ( Chapter 3 )

Auther's note: Well, I'm about to start on chapter three. I hope it turns out to be interesting like the last tow. By the way, which chappie did u guys like the most, 1 or 2 ? Anyway, hope u'all like. Review and thanx:)

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Forming A Dynasty

Chapter Three: The Aura

Kagome's P.O.V.

My mind is still racing from this morning at my house. My father slapped my mother and she fell onto and shattered a glass coffee table. I couldn't take it. I rushed out the door to go to school as fast as I could.

As I walk, I see an old man dressed in rags sitting in a slouched position against the old chipped building I see every day. But I have never seen that man before. Maybe he came from another part of the city. He had on a big puffy brown coat with dirt and patches on it, which was a sign that it had been through a lot. His eyes were wide and alert, as if he suspected somebody was on to him, though he probobly didn't. His tattered pants were held up by a white string. And coming down from his knees to his ankles were rags, which he probobly used as socks.

I didn't know anythig about him, but I assumed that he didn't have a home. Something seemed rather suspicious about him, as if he knew something that we didn't.

I tried my best to ignore him and continued on my way to school. As I walk, I try to rid myself of the bad thoughts of my household so that no one would suspect what really went on. As I walked, in the distance, I could barely make out the figures of my best friends Yuka, Ayame, and Eri. As usual, I make my way to the bus stop to meet them.

I feel tired. Tired and hungry. This morning, I was awaken by shouts rather than my alarm clock. I was so eager to get out of the house, I didn't have time to eat breakfast, which was usually two peices of toast. I didn't even comb my hair, and I couldn't seem to focus straight.

I walked over to the street-pole, and pushed the silver button so that I might cross the street to the bus stop... I waited. The light "supposedly" turned green and I quickly began to cross without looking.

"Kagome, watch out!!", I heard a voice shout. 'Huh'.

Suddenly a huge white van veered swiftly past me, almost hitting me. My reflexes allowed me to fall over. "Whoa", was all I could say as I sat in the middle of the crosswalk.

I turn my head and see Yuka, Ayame, and Eri running over to me.

"Kagome, are you alright!", yells Yuka in a loud worried tone of voice. "Yeah, I...I think so", I say, still spooked. "That was a close call!", says Eri relieved. "Yeah, you were almost a gonner!", replies Ayame.

That was too close. I look up to the street light and to my suprise, the light had never turned green to begin with. Wow, I really wasn't thinking straight this morning, I'd almost gotten myself killed!

My friends eagerly helped me up and got me out of the street. The walk me over to the bus stop bench so that I may sit down. Once I did, Yuka started to speak. "Kagome, what happened? Usually you're so cautious, and-". "I don't know. I guess my mind just isin't working today", I interrupted. As me and Yuka talked, many people ran up to Ayame and Eri saying things like "Is she alright? Is she hurt? Is she okay?". I really didn't want the attention. Out of all days, this was a bad one to almost get ran over.

As soon as the bus began to aproach, I was the first one up. I needed to get off of this block, and fast. When the bus doors opened, I showed the bus driver my buss-pass and looked for a seat way in the back. Eri, Yuka, and Ayame followed behind. The bus ride was nice. Every now and then, my body slightly swayed to the stops and turns, which felt really nice.

When the bus stopped by the school, the four of us got up from our chairs and left out from the entrance. We all made our way up to the school building. As we walked, I noticed the girls were lagging. I looked behind and they were huddled together in a clique. I could tell that they were saying things about me. I knew they were saying things like "kagome hasn't been herself lately" and "I know she's sad because her older brother died two years ago, but she's acting stranger than ever" and "what's with her these days".

Since I know that they couldn't possibly relate to what I go through day after day, I just let them talk. I don't really care about what they think anymore. If they find out about my life at home, so be it. I don't give a damn and won't bother to try and hide it if they find out.

I walked into the tall white school building and went through six hours of agrivating classes.

I waved goodbye to my friends as I got on the bus to go home. When I reached my stop, I stood up, and got off. I walked down the street toward my house thinking about what could be going on in there. Whether they were yelling or not. Or whether my father was out buying more liquer. I was afraid. I knew it shouldn't be like this. I should'nt be so afraid of entering my own house. I've once heard my 4th period social studies teacher say, "Home is where the heart is", but in this case, home is where the hurt is.

While I walk, I see a strange figure in the distance. It was the old homeless man that I saw this morning. He was sitting in the same spot as when I left for school, and I began to wonder if he had been sitting like that all day. He didn't have a home to go to which made me envy him. I wish that I could send my mom somewhere safe, and get rid of my father and my house. Everything! Everything in the house from the halls to the kitchen to the bathrooms to the walls to the living room. Even all of my personal belongings so that I can start over and form a new life so that I can live in peace.

I would get rid of everything exept for one thing. It something that Sota gave me two years ago. Just a few days before he died. It is a necklace with a beautiful pink neon sphere-shaped jewel attatched to the end of it, and little shards of crystals all around the string. To me, it is the most valuable item that I possess.

I begin to walk past the homeless man and as I do, from the corner of my eye, I see that he's staring at me. I try to avoid it and continue to walk. Just then, right in front of him, the bottom seam of my backpack splits and all of my things go crashing to the ground. Great!

I kneel down and try to pick up my books nonchalantly. Just then, I heard a raspy voice say, "Hey, you that Higurashi girl?". It was the homeless man. I look up and start to look over my right shoulder, then my left. "Yeah, you there, you are her, right?"

I am shocked that a complete stranger is aproaching me, but I have no choice but to answer.

"Yes, I am her", I reply wondering how he knew who I was. He speaks again. "Then you must live by that ole' shrine, do you not. "The old Higure shrine? yes I do. What do you know about it?", I replied, still a little uneasy.

"I know that it's a creepy place. They say that many spirits dwell by there. What really gives me the shivers is that sacred tree. It has been around for hundreds of years and nobody has cut it down", says he, while looking over in the tree's direction. I began to stare in the tree's direction also while listening to the man speak.

"Young girl, are you familiar with that statue of the strange lookin' figure at the very base of the sacred tree?", he asks me while turning his head in my direction.

"Yes...yes I am", I reply shifting my head to meet his eyes. "Well then, you know it's legacy right?", he questioned. "No", I swiftly replied.

He begins to lecture, "Well, they say that hundreds of years ago, that very boy was sealed there by some kind of magic, or however the story goes".

I am eager to leave so I make up an excuse, "Um, I've gotta get going now", I say while gathering up my books. "okay then", "Sayonara", "Sayonara". I begin to hastily walk away.

As I walked, I thought about what the man had said about the legacy of the sacred tree. 'I think I stop by it on my way home', I thought to myself.

When I reached the tree, It was more virtuous than ever. The leaves were green, and the sky above it. I got nearer so that I could get a better look at the statue. It was so well sculpted, as though it were a real person frozen in time.

I knelt down at the very base of the tree, just as the statue did, to pray. A prayor was my number-one priority now, and I needed one badly. It has been a while since I last prayed because I've started to give up all hope. I've prayed in my bedroom, on the bus, and even in the school's girl's bathroom, but never near the sacred tree.

As I pray, the atmosphere seems to be changing. The wind begins to blow harder. My mind catches hold of a strange aura in the air, as though... as though something is awakening.

A new kind of energy, of a much greater force.

The wind is almost blowing me over. Are my prayors being answered? Is it really happening?

'What's this? The jewel...no, it's in my head. Wait, this is happening. The jewel is... rising, as if trying to be pulled off! It is rising in the direction of the statue! Like the statue has some sort of force that is pulling the jewel to it!'

'What! the jewel is starting to split in two. It split! One piece of it is still around my neck and the other one is...it's floating! It's being pullued to the statues surface'.

I sit apalled as I watch one half of the jewel seem to melt away into the statue. It's in! The jewel went inside of the statue.

'I feel a sort of throbbing,a...a pulse! The statue is pulsing! The aura is getting stronger and stronger. I can feel it!!'

I begin to back away and see that the statue is now glowing. Glowing bright blue and green. Lights are shooting from it! Suddenly, the whole area is overcome by light!!! I can't see a thing. 'Too...much...light', I shield my eyes.

What could be happening!?! This is impossible! This isin't happening!

The wind howls harder as if trying to speak to me. These words echo in my ear,

*~*~*"From The Sun...To The Clouds...To The Soil...I Give Myself To The Earth".*~*~*

A/N: Well, that's the end of this chapter. Sorry I left you all wondering, hehe:) But at least you'll want to read the next chapter when I update, and I promise that i'll updadt it soon. I really, really hope that you liked this chapter. Also, I sincerely thank all of you that reviewed for my last two chapters. I appreciate it so, so, so much. I'll try and make the next chapter extra special for you guys:) Review and thanx:)