Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Exchanging Identities ❯ Training ( Chapter 2 )
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Training
Mr. and Mrs. Higurashi watched happily as their little Kagome grew over the next five years.
Kagome was a nice child deep, deep, deep, deep down, but she had an untamable spirit. Advice
and orders, she disregards. Love and protection, she says she doesn't need it. In addition, she
tended to cause more than enough trouble in a single hour than a pack of children could in a year.
Just the other minute, she chased some chickens down the street, knocking down everything and
everyone in her way. It wouldn't have been so bad if she hadn't ran into an elderly lady and
cracked the lady's hip.
"Old people are so weak!" pouted Kagome, refusing to admit her wrongdoing.
"Kagome." scolded Mrs. Higurashi sternly. "Behave yourself. Things can't go on like this, I'm
sending you to your grandma's house. Our family come from a long line of miko, I think it would
be nice for you to become a miko."
"Okay," replied Kagome, sucking on her thumb. "Can I go play now?"
"Yes, but we're leaving tomorrow." stated Mrs. Higurashi, eyes welling up with tears. "I'm
gonna miss you. Your papa will miss you too."
***
Kikyou, the pride of the lord and lady of the southern lands, was preparing to meet her future
mate. Kikyou smirked in her own mirth before a maid alerted her to the arrival of the prince of
the eastern lands. Kikyou held herself proudly as her small feet carried her to the front gate.
Kikyou bowed in respect to her parents and the guests.
"Ah, it's great to see you!" greeted Akira.
"As do I." replied the eastern lord. "And that must be little Kikyou."
"Yes, it is." replied Aya happily, pulling her daughter into her embrace. Kikyou happily
returned the embrace, burying her face into the crook of her mother's neck.
"Disgusting." snorted a voice, causing Kikyou to pull away from her mother.
"Youko." admonished the eastern lord. "Behave yourself. This is princess Kikyou, your
future mate." Youko made a gagging face, his tail twitching in annoyance.
"I don't want a sissy, weak, human as a mate." Youko replied, his golden eyes locking with
Kikyou's brown ones.
"She won't remain a human." sighed the eastern lord, "we've been over this and she isn't
weak."
"Then prove it to me." challenged Youko, smirking slightly.
"I'll show you!" exclaimed Kikyou, straightening herself. "Mama and Papa says I'm the best!
I've beaten everyone in this castle!"
"Spoiled brat." stated Youko, "they let you win purposely."
"You'll see!" challenged Kikyou, unaware of the trouble she was getting herself into.
***
"Grandma Kaeda!" greeted Kagome cheerfully, after her parents left. Kokei, her father was
proud when he left for their village. But her mother left crying like there was no tomorrow.
"When can I start my training?"
"Aren't ye sad or afraid?" asked Kaeda, frowning slightly at Kagome's odd attitude towards
her parent's departure.
"What's sad? Why should I be afraid?" asked Kagome, grinning from ear to ear. "I wanna
start training, pwease?"
"Of course." replied Kaeda, leading Kagome out the door and towards a field.
***
Youko yawned, feeling his eyelids getting heavy as Kikyou tried to climb the tree again. "I
know your under some curse to remain a human, but this is sad." yawned Youko. "You can't
even climb this little tree."
"Why are you so mean to me?" asked Kikyou with tears welling in her eyes.
"No reason, I just don't like you. The sight of your ugly face makes me sick. Your stench is
putrid, why don't you just leave me alone?" asked Youko, stretching on the tree limb before
closing his eyes and blocking out Kikyou's sniffles.
"I'll prove to you I'm not weak." vowed Kikyou. "I will make sure you become nice to me and
like me."
"As if." snorted Youko softly, before drifting off to sleep.
***
"Now if you add this type of leaf with this yellow flower..." started Kaeda, after collecting all
sorts of stuff.
"It can relieve pain on small wounds." replied Kagome, who seemed to be lost in her own
thoughts.
"How did ye know that?" asked Kaeda with bewilderment. "Did ye's parents..."
"I don't know." replied Kagome smiling broadly. "It just came to me. This is too easy, can we
do something else?"
Kaeda smiled slightly to herself, sure that Kagome was a natural born miko. She was wrong.
Kagome could use the bow fairly well for her first time, but her energy was slightly strange.
Kaeda couldn't put a finger on what was strange, so she disregarded it.
~3 years later~
Kaeda closed her eyes as a tear slipped her from her eyes. Over the three years, Kaeda had
trained Kagome. Kagome's bow skills were excellent as were her herbs. But she couldn't purify,
she didn't have any of that power at all. It wasn't that she didn't have power and potential, it just
that her power....wasn't pure, not filled with malice, but it has an uneasy feeling to it.
Kagome had ran out of Kaeda's village after the cruel words that were thrown at her by the
villagers. The villagers couldn't stand Kagome's disobedience and wild nature. They hated her
tricks and her smart remarks. Kaeda had thought that she had returned to her parent's village, but
it wasn't until a few months later when Kagome's parents came to visit that she learned
otherwise. "Kagome, where are ye? Please be safe."
"My little baby!" cried Mrs. Higurashi in the arms of her husband.
"Please stop crying." pleaded Kokei, "you'll harm our baby." he stated, pointing to her
stomach. Mrs. Higurashi was blessed with a second child who has yet to seen light, but would
this child ever meet his sister? Where did Kagome run off too? Was she safe? These questions
ran through their minds, but they all remained unanswered. All they could do was pray that she
was safe and happy.
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Training
Mr. and Mrs. Higurashi watched happily as their little Kagome grew over the next five years.
Kagome was a nice child deep, deep, deep, deep down, but she had an untamable spirit. Advice
and orders, she disregards. Love and protection, she says she doesn't need it. In addition, she
tended to cause more than enough trouble in a single hour than a pack of children could in a year.
Just the other minute, she chased some chickens down the street, knocking down everything and
everyone in her way. It wouldn't have been so bad if she hadn't ran into an elderly lady and
cracked the lady's hip.
"Old people are so weak!" pouted Kagome, refusing to admit her wrongdoing.
"Kagome." scolded Mrs. Higurashi sternly. "Behave yourself. Things can't go on like this, I'm
sending you to your grandma's house. Our family come from a long line of miko, I think it would
be nice for you to become a miko."
"Okay," replied Kagome, sucking on her thumb. "Can I go play now?"
"Yes, but we're leaving tomorrow." stated Mrs. Higurashi, eyes welling up with tears. "I'm
gonna miss you. Your papa will miss you too."
***
Kikyou, the pride of the lord and lady of the southern lands, was preparing to meet her future
mate. Kikyou smirked in her own mirth before a maid alerted her to the arrival of the prince of
the eastern lands. Kikyou held herself proudly as her small feet carried her to the front gate.
Kikyou bowed in respect to her parents and the guests.
"Ah, it's great to see you!" greeted Akira.
"As do I." replied the eastern lord. "And that must be little Kikyou."
"Yes, it is." replied Aya happily, pulling her daughter into her embrace. Kikyou happily
returned the embrace, burying her face into the crook of her mother's neck.
"Disgusting." snorted a voice, causing Kikyou to pull away from her mother.
"Youko." admonished the eastern lord. "Behave yourself. This is princess Kikyou, your
future mate." Youko made a gagging face, his tail twitching in annoyance.
"I don't want a sissy, weak, human as a mate." Youko replied, his golden eyes locking with
Kikyou's brown ones.
"She won't remain a human." sighed the eastern lord, "we've been over this and she isn't
weak."
"Then prove it to me." challenged Youko, smirking slightly.
"I'll show you!" exclaimed Kikyou, straightening herself. "Mama and Papa says I'm the best!
I've beaten everyone in this castle!"
"Spoiled brat." stated Youko, "they let you win purposely."
"You'll see!" challenged Kikyou, unaware of the trouble she was getting herself into.
***
"Grandma Kaeda!" greeted Kagome cheerfully, after her parents left. Kokei, her father was
proud when he left for their village. But her mother left crying like there was no tomorrow.
"When can I start my training?"
"Aren't ye sad or afraid?" asked Kaeda, frowning slightly at Kagome's odd attitude towards
her parent's departure.
"What's sad? Why should I be afraid?" asked Kagome, grinning from ear to ear. "I wanna
start training, pwease?"
"Of course." replied Kaeda, leading Kagome out the door and towards a field.
***
Youko yawned, feeling his eyelids getting heavy as Kikyou tried to climb the tree again. "I
know your under some curse to remain a human, but this is sad." yawned Youko. "You can't
even climb this little tree."
"Why are you so mean to me?" asked Kikyou with tears welling in her eyes.
"No reason, I just don't like you. The sight of your ugly face makes me sick. Your stench is
putrid, why don't you just leave me alone?" asked Youko, stretching on the tree limb before
closing his eyes and blocking out Kikyou's sniffles.
"I'll prove to you I'm not weak." vowed Kikyou. "I will make sure you become nice to me and
like me."
"As if." snorted Youko softly, before drifting off to sleep.
***
"Now if you add this type of leaf with this yellow flower..." started Kaeda, after collecting all
sorts of stuff.
"It can relieve pain on small wounds." replied Kagome, who seemed to be lost in her own
thoughts.
"How did ye know that?" asked Kaeda with bewilderment. "Did ye's parents..."
"I don't know." replied Kagome smiling broadly. "It just came to me. This is too easy, can we
do something else?"
Kaeda smiled slightly to herself, sure that Kagome was a natural born miko. She was wrong.
Kagome could use the bow fairly well for her first time, but her energy was slightly strange.
Kaeda couldn't put a finger on what was strange, so she disregarded it.
~3 years later~
Kaeda closed her eyes as a tear slipped her from her eyes. Over the three years, Kaeda had
trained Kagome. Kagome's bow skills were excellent as were her herbs. But she couldn't purify,
she didn't have any of that power at all. It wasn't that she didn't have power and potential, it just
that her power....wasn't pure, not filled with malice, but it has an uneasy feeling to it.
Kagome had ran out of Kaeda's village after the cruel words that were thrown at her by the
villagers. The villagers couldn't stand Kagome's disobedience and wild nature. They hated her
tricks and her smart remarks. Kaeda had thought that she had returned to her parent's village, but
it wasn't until a few months later when Kagome's parents came to visit that she learned
otherwise. "Kagome, where are ye? Please be safe."
"My little baby!" cried Mrs. Higurashi in the arms of her husband.
"Please stop crying." pleaded Kokei, "you'll harm our baby." he stated, pointing to her
stomach. Mrs. Higurashi was blessed with a second child who has yet to seen light, but would
this child ever meet his sister? Where did Kagome run off too? Was she safe? These questions
ran through their minds, but they all remained unanswered. All they could do was pray that she
was safe and happy.
***
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