Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Family ties ❯ chapter 10 ( Chapter 10 )

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(Youko think)

 

#Kurama think#

 

/Hiei think/

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It was the Edo period; right after the Genroku era. Kagome had been ruling in stead of Sesshomaru for little longer then fifteen years. She walked a path through one of the many gardens that surrounded the castle.

 

“sakura sakura
noyama mo sato mo
miwatasu kagiri
kasumi ka kumo ka
asahi ni niou
sakura sakura
hana zakari

sakura sakura
yayoi no sora wa
miwatasu kagiri
kasumi ka kumo ka
nioi zo izuru
izaya izaya
mi ni yukan”

“Kagome-sama, that was beautiful. What is it called?”

 

“You will know soon enough Yoshida-kun. Now what news do you bring from the emperor?”

 

The messenger known as Yoshida bowed and stood up straight again. “Emperor Nakamikado says that all is well within his house.”

 

“And the answer to my question?”

 

Yoshida nodded “Sakuramachi, as he will be called, will indeed be the next emperor when Emperor Nakamikado abdicates.”

 

“Thank you, Yoshida-kun. You may go now.”

 

Yoshida bowed again and left Kagome standing in the garden. `at least history is going as planned. I'm glad I don't have to meddle with time like I had to before Sesshomaru left. Poor Nobunaga-san, I'm sorry for what I had to do….but I do not regret it.'

 

Kagome resumed her walking. Her mid-back length hair falling freely around her. `Fifteen years and nothing about demons. Why haven't they come for me? It's far too risky for me to stay here. I'm sure the emperor will be fine. They have all second guessed their actions fearing that I will kill them if they do not get my approval.' Kagome sighed turning to the tree she planted to remember her lost ones buried underneath it's branches. `Rin, Kohaku, Sango, Miroku…..What am I to do now? I just can't disappear; they would stop everything and search for me. I could fake my death…….would that work?' Kagome looked around her, at the guards there for her protection, servants de-weeding the garden and working in the fields. `they rely on me. I am their lady, and I have no heir.' Sitting down infront of the unmarked graves Kagome shed a tear. `Then I must train my heir, hand pick him from all around me.'

 

Kagome nodded to herself and continued to sit there at the unmarked graves in silence, contemplating the potential heir for her lands.

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Kagome opened her eyes at the beeping of her alarm clock sounded. `Now I'm even to be haunted in my dreams of the past I cannot have.' Kagome closed her eyes once again taking in the feel of her surroundings, a habit she had gotten into early on living with Sesshomaru.

 

Reaching over, Kagome shut off the alarm. She didn't feel Hiei next to her so she just got out of bed and headed for the empty bathroom. Closing and locking the door Kagome looked at herself in the mirror. Her long braid was resting against her left shoulder and down her body. Glancing down she saw the glint of steel, scissors. Kagome picked them up with her right hand while her left grabbed hold of the bond silky locks right bellow her shoulder. `This hair is just as bad as my memories. They need to be cut away.'

 

Kagome cut though the thick braid and placed the dismembered part of her hair on the bathroom counter along with the scissors. Un-braiding the hair still on her head, Kagome picked the scissors up again and evening it out. Placing the scissors back onto the bathroom counter, Kagome undressed and got into the shower.

 

Little over thirty minuets later Kagome stepped from the bathroom her much shorter hair laying loosely around her shoulders and face. Kagome walked into the room that she and Hiei shared, empty. She set about getting pants and a sweater from her closet to dress in before she ventured to her dresser to get her undergarments. A soft Angora rabbit hair sweater would be her choice, a lovely shade of light blue, and her pants were khakis, similar to the style of most of her jeans, they flared out at the bottoms.

 

Laying them out onto her and Hiei's bed she ventured to her dresser and took out her undergarments, which she promptly put on and went over to the bed and began to dress, khakis first then her light blue sweater. Walking over to her closet again she looked for a pair of her tennis shoes. Grabbing them Kagome walked downstairs. The closer she got to the kitchen, the louder it got. Reaching the door, she sighed. `What are they doing?'

 

Kagome placed her shoes down and walked calmly into the room, mindful of Yuusuke's fists and Kuwabara's as well. She walked over to the fridge and took out a bottle of water and a yogurt cup. After watching them for a few minuets and near to finishing her yogurt Kagome finally spoke up.

 

“What are you two doing?”

 

The fighting stopped at once. Both pairs of eyes turned toward her, blinking and staring as if she had grown a second head. Taking a drink of water Kagome leaned against a counter. “What?

 

“What happened to your hair?!” Yuusuke spoke while Kuwabara just gapped at her.

 

“It doesn't look bad does it?”

 

“Well no….but..but….uh…Kagome….”

 

“Come on Yuusuke, it's almost eight. Close Kuwabara's mouth, I don't think mom wants drool on her floor again.”

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Kagome was checking the bags before they all left, making sure that they haven't forgotten anything when she felt numerous pairs of eyes upon her person. “It's a haircut. Get over it. It's not like most of you haven't seen me with short hair before. Honestly.”

 

She zipped up the last bag and motioned for them to grab their own. “Stop staring at me and grab your bags. You're making us late.” Kagome took hold of hers and walked outside and down the steps of the shrine to the awaiting car they would be riding in. She opened the door to the passenger side seat and sat down. Kagome waited and finally the boys came down the shrine steps followed by her mother whom was driving them to the portal.

 

The dream she had made her think. `I'm going to die before him, if we have children, they will die before me….I'll even die before Sesshomaru. Is part of my punishment to find happiness and loose it all the same? I'm happy with Hiei. It's not love just yet, more of a likeness that I've found in him that I haven't found in any other. He's so different when he's around me when we're alone then how he is in a group. But I don't think I could stand watching him die before me along with my children.'

 

Kagome shoved her thoughts from her mind to contemplate later. The trunk slammed shut and the car doors opened. “About time, I was gonna leave without you, but mom had the keys so I couldn't.” Kagome watched as Yuusuke, Kurama, and Kuwabara entered and filled the back seat. “Where is Hiei?”

 

“He decided to run to the portal instead, something about it being too crowded in the car for him.”

 

Kagome nodded at Kurama thanking him for the information.

 

It wasn't long before they reached the portal site, a dead end alleyway that wasn't the cleanest of places, where Kagome's mother bid them goodbye and a safe trip. Hiei was waiting patiently for them bye the portal entrance. “So tell me again why Botan couldn't have just opened a portal at the shrine and had us drop right into Sesshomaru's castle?”

 

Kurama explained “This isn't official spirit realm business.”

 

“Well that sucks. Well come one boys, I might as well change now that we have time, so turn around and guard me from peeping toms.” Kagome waited “Now please?”

 

All four turned their backs towards Kagome, protecting her from the alley entrance.

 

Mean while, Kagome was carefully putting layer upon layer of the traditional kimono upon herself. The delicate fabric was heavy on her person, it was something one grows accustomed to after wearing them for so long often. It had been about twenty-five years since the last time she wore one. Each layer holding memories she wished not to think upon just now.

 

Standing up, Kagome cleared her throat and the boys turned toward her to see her standing there in all the grace that they would expect the Lady of the West to have.

 

“What did you do with your other cloths?”

 

Kagome laughed at Kuwabara's question. “I have them on under these layers. I don't want to open up a bag and pack them away, for all I know; I won't have to wear these formal cloths until the banquet night.”

 

Kuwabara nodded and stood aside to let Hiei open up the portal to the demon realm. After the portal was stable they all stepped though one by one. What they found on the other side was unexpected.

 

“Hello! I'm Yura, I'll be escorting you to the barrier around the western lands.”

 

The strange chipper demon smiled happily at them while they assessed he was of no danger to them at the moment.

 

“Why would Sesshomaru send an escort for us, I'm early, and he….don't tell me that he still remembers my ways after 250 years apart from him?”

 

The demon named Yura nodded, his smile still on his face. “Sesshomaru-sama is expecting you shortly, shall we be off?”

 

Their luggage raised from their hands with a wave of Yura's hand and came floating behind him. Weary of their new traveling companion, Kagome tuned all her senses into the area surrounding them, noting only low-level demons Kagome concentrated on their escort. She could feel nothing coming from him. As if he weren't real at all. She was on edge until they reached the barrier separating them from the western lands.

 

“You will all be able to pass though with no harm done. Only servants and guests of Sesshomaru-sama can enter.” Bowing Yura excused himself from the group and traveled back to the portal entrance by himself.

 

“Tell me you guys didn't believe him.”

 

“Yuusuke's right. I had no feeling of him, I don't think Sesshomaru would have a servant like that. He gave off no energy, no power, nothing. We need to speak to Sesshomaru as quickly as we can. Something's not right.”

 

“I'll say there isn't!”

 

Before they could see their attacker the group were surrounded spears pointed at their necks. “Who are you?!”

 

“Set down your weapons. I am the Lady of these lands!”

 

The guard closest to Kagome glared. “Our Lady has been gone from us for near 250 years. She was a human, she is long dead now.”

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Yura looked back at the western lands. `Mother is more powerful then I would have thought. She was practically flaunting it in my presence, as if daring me to do something to tempt her to fight. I don't think father knows the extent of her power. She must have been holding her power in herself when she has been by Rena. Mother is our only obstacle, the others will be easy enough to take care of.'

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A/N: I would fist like to thank those who wrote to me about my Grandmothers passing. You have no idea how much it meant to me for your support. It's been a very long time since I wrote last, after I read some stories and I wrote to a fellow writer on fanfiction she gave me something to start with. Thank you so much EmpyrealFantasy the first of this chapter was from what you said to me, it got me going again! NOW EVERYONE GO READ HER STORIES!

 

I plan to have more chapters coming out soon! Please stick with me!

 

The translation to Sakura Sakura:

 

Cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms,

Blanketing the countryside,

As far as you can see.

Is it a mist, or clouds?

Fragrant in the morning sun.

Cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms,

Flowers in full bloom.

 

Cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms,

Across the Spring sky,

As far as you can see.

Is it a mist, or clouds?

Fragrant in the air.

Come now, come,

Let's look, at last!

 

A bit of History according to Wikipedia:

Sakura is the name of a traditional Japanese folk song depicting spring, the season of sakura. Contrary to popular belief, the song did not originate from ancient times (as in, not from the Heian period or prior). It was first composed during the Edo period for children learning to play the koto. Originally, the lyrics "Blooming cherry blossoms" were attached to the melody. The song has been popular since the Meiji period, and the lyrics in their present form were attached then. It is often sung in international settings as a song representative of Japan. Throughout the ages there have been many rearrangements of the song, but Michio Miyagi's rendition is often regarded to be the best of them all.

 

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