Lady Kagome, The High Priestess

First Week As A High Priestess

     It's been a week since I accepted Naraku's promise. I can no longer wear the clothes of a middle school girl from the future. I must now wear the white haori and red hakama of a priestess. I keep my hair tied back with a white ribbon similar to Kikyo's. I have found many new abilities within myself. My arrows are far more powerful than they were a week ago, I can hear demons coming from well over a mile away, my sense of smell is better, as is my sight. I can heal others with just a single touch, and my reiki glows brighter than ever. I have learned the binding arrow (the same arrow that bound Inu...him to the God tree fifty-two years ago) and the arrow that can kill more than one thousand demons at a time. Demons have come to fear my voice, my name, my very essence.

     "Lady Kagome! Please, come quick!" I look down and see two, no, three small children pulling on my haori.

     "Children, calm down. Now, tell me. What is the matter?" The kids are all teary-eyed.

     "It's our mother. She's hurt!" I nod understanding and run with the children to their home. There is a beautiful woman lying on the ground next to a man. "Father! We found her! We found the great priestess Kagome!" I nod to the man and look at the woman. She is deathly ill and has a slight demonic aura.

     "Sir, please. Take the children outside and wait for me to call you before coming back inside." The man nods and takes his children out as I asked. "Now, come out." Nothing. I cross my arms. "Listen, I'll use a sutra if it's necessary but I really thought we were passed this." Still nothing. "Alright you asked for it." I am suddenly staring at a demon who had jumped out of the woman so fast, she is left gasping for air. He is a small demon, one I am friends with, though I can never tell what he is. He gives the appearance of a human with pointed ears. He's still young.

     "Please don't! They hurt!" I walk over to the demon and bonk him on the head. "Ow!"

     "So does possession, Hiroshi. God! You're such a perv! You only possess women so you can look at them naked. How long have you been with her?" Hiroshi crosses his arms thinking.

     "About a month." I scoff.

     "Well, no wonder she's almost dead! Hiroshi! You know what happens when you stay in a body too long." He looks at me sadly.

     "I know. But, she's so beautiful! I think I love her!" I laugh.

     "Hiroshi, you said that about Yuki, Mitsuki, Eri..." He sighs.

     "I know. What's my punishment this time?" I put my index finger to my lips tapping them in thought. I snap my fingers.

     "You must travel with me for the rest of my life!" Hiroshi smiles.

     "Thanks. I'll go hide now." I nod and call in the father and children.

     "She'll be fine now. Just a minor possession. When she wakes up, make sure she drinks plenty of water and put this in her soup." I hand them a small bag of healing herbs.

     "Thank you so much, Priestess. How can we ever repay you?" I smile and shake my head.

     "I don't tolerate people giving me money. I do this out of the kindness of my heart." The man smiles and holds his wife's hand. I say goodbye and take my leave. I just reach the outskirts of the village when Hirohsi jumps in front of me.

     "Boo!"

     "Almost." I continue walking. I saved someone today. I gained a travel companion. This was a good day.