InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Lady Kagome ❯ Chapter 48 ( Chapter 48 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Kagome groaned. Her whole body was sore. She was not sure if it was from the battle. Slowly, her eyes opened to two pairs of eyes looking back. A bit startled, Kagome froze.

"Don't worry Higurashi-sama, we are the priestesses that started a couple weeks ago. You are in your bed. We found you at the bottom of the well," one of them said, their dark doe like eyes smiling back. "I am Yukari and this other is Myra, she is a priestess that is from America who is half Irish and half Japanese."

Kagome looked to the other, a flaming red haired woman with hazel eyes with a dash of freckles over her nose.

"Hi," Kagome greeted weakly.

"We were not aware that you were the Kagome, the Shikon Miko- Youkai. But be assured, your identity will be kept confidential. We decided four days ago when we had found you and saw that you were youkai that it was best. We do not unwanted media on the shrine. People would flock and try to look at you as if you were some circus animal," Yukari said, her long black hair straight and her eyes denoting that she was one of the few women these days that did not go through surgery to widen the eye and make an American- like eyelid. Kagome herself had finally figured that her youkai heritage let her keep the wide eyed look as she never met a youkai with Japanese slitted eyes.

"Are you hungry. Higurashi-sama?" Myra timidly asked.

Kagome's throat was so parched that she squeaked out, "Yes, and thirsty too."

The two little mikos scurried to bring her meal. She listened as they rummaged through her kitchen and smiled. Then it hit her. She could not go back to the feudal era. She had expressed her foreboding feelings in the past to Sesshoumaru and Inu Yasha that she would be sent to the future once the jewel was completed and Naraku was destroyed. Since then, she had found out that she was born in the past as a demoness. It perplexed her on why she was not able to remain.

‘Perhaps after my real father erased my memories, that the past was no longer my place to be. Maybe since I have been in the future so long, it merely returned my to a safer place. But then again, it was the jewel that caused me to be pulled back,’ she thought and then sensed a power near her bedside.

She looked up and it was her Aunt Midoriko. Her aunt’s grey blue eyes were so open and expressive.

“I can answer your dilema, little one,” Midoriko said. “The Shikon no Tama was not inside you at birth. It was not until Lord Ayu sent you to the future that the jewel appeared within you. The jewel brought you back to the point of its origin at the moment which happens to be this shrine you live in. I am sorry I do not have much time. I merely wanted to explain to you why things happened. This is my goodbye, little one.”
Before Kagome could wish her well, Midoriko had faded away.

She wanted to ask Midoriko if all her friends were okay, but she remembered now. Being that she could no longer go through the well, her mortal friends were dead to her. They had become like family and the thought weighed heavily in her heart.

‘I never got to say goodbye to them!’ she sobbed silently, curling into fetal position, trying to maintain some kind of comfort to ease her mind.

She remembered how both Sesshoumaru and Inu Yasha frantically tried to hold onto her as she panicked. Sesshoumaru’s face had actually shown emotion and it was panick and sadness. She thought it was most unbecoming to see him that way, but it was then that she knew he loved her. After that thought, they turned to two questions.

'Are they alive now? Will they find me?'

Her room was silent and she was disappointed that her questions laid unanswered.

Twenty minutes later, the two priestesses came in with ice tea and a tray full of some sort of food Kagome did not recognize. She eyed it and sent a confused look to Myra.

"Oh, it's fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and corn. Very traditional American plate. I thought you might appreciate something different. It is very delicious and filling," Myra explained, quite proud of her ability in cooking.

Kagome sipped the tea and replied, "I am sure. I remember watching some American movie and they call it 'soul food'. Arigatou, Myra!"

Myra smiled and bowed, before turning to leave. Yukari had already left after delivering the tea.

"Oh, and please inform Yukari that my name is Kagome. I don't need a title. Just plain old Kagome," Kagome requested, with a smile.

"Very well. I will tell her," Myra said, then closed the door to Kagome's room.

Kagome sighed, then picked at her food. It smelled very pleasing, so she tried it.

'Mmm, not bad. Definitely have to get Myra to cook often,' she grinned.

Kagome then thought of what she was going to do now. She was stuck in the future, and with college coming in the spring semester, she figured she would just get a job or find something to do to let time pass. She was not strapped for cash. The death of the her ningen family left her with good cash and also she received money from the government as a reward for keeping the shrine intact. But she did not want to just mope around on the shrine grounds. It would not help her current state. She had promised ages ago when Sesshoumaru had started to train her that she would stay strong.

She kind of wondered even about her biological parents. They kind of just disappeared before she got a chance to talk with them. However, she understood that they were trying not to anger her or make her uncomfortable. It was hard to accept that her 'mortal' life had been a lie, but she did understand that Naraku lusted after her without her knowledge and her parents upon discovery knew the dangers, so they hid her away where he could not touch her.

She also wondered about Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Kirara. She wondered how they were taking in the fact that they would not see her again, well, at least Sango and Miroku because of their lack of immortality.

Kagome finished the last of her plate, enjoying the mashed potatoes. As if on cue, Yukari entered and whisked away her dirty dishes.

Kagome's thoughts fell to the two priestesses that shared residence with her in the shrine grounds. She was happy to find them already loyal and also not scared of her true nature. Most people would have screamed and fled if they even heard the word 'youkai.'

Kagome panicked. She still had her markings. No cover-up would work. Maybe theatrical make up, but she did not want to scare people with a pasty face. Then she remembered Sesshoumaru's words, "Perhaps, in your time, youkai can suppress their presence. With certain herbs, it is possible for weaker youkai, and with stronger youkai, it is merely something that can be done on a whim."

Kagome stood up in front of her full length mirror in the corner of her room. Her height was commanding, very impressive. She imagined her youkai height sent her near six foot. She really had not looked much at her markings, only a passing glance as she had never been vain about her appearance. In fact, her self esteem had been almost next to null in the past. Her black stripes on her cheeks and hands as her pink sun and her pointed ears were the only things that made her look different from the normal ningen. Her claws could be filed down easily and painted. Sesshoumaru had mentioned to her that she was strong and came from a very strong breed of inu youkai. Apparently, the black inu clan was the strongest, always seeming untouchable in battle with rapid regeneration and incredible stamina. So, she concentrated on suppressing her youkai. She closed her eyes and imagined her face and hands devoid of markings and her ears rounded. Slowly, one eye at a time, she looked at herself.

'It worked,' she thought happily, jumping up and down.