Requiem of Souls

Hello! I am going to try to get a couple chappies up soon because of the holiday, I may or may not depends on the amount of people who are visiting me and all that jazz. I am truly sorry for the cliffy last chappie. *Ducks flying fish from angry mob outside my door* I don’t own any of the charas that anyone recognizes unless they are original and you have read about them in earlier chapters then you know they are mine so you shouldn’t have that confusion in the first place. Or if they are a mythical person :D
-<3 Xylian


Chapter 10: Confusion
Sesshomaru couldn’t move, he was paralyzed by the fact that one of his party would betray him so. Kouga was still making his way towards the seemingly oblivious elf, arm outstretched to touch hers. All of a sudden a voice issued it seemed from the very woods around them “Do not touch the priestess or you own life will be forfeit mortal.”
Everyone wheeled around to look for the source of the voice. It seemed to have come from the very trees themselves. They looked into the woods and the vague misty form of a woman appeared out of the woods carrying what looked like a metal kettle of some sort. As she came closer the travelers could see her red gold hair begin to take form as it shimmered to life halfway down her back. A wreath of the whitest flowers, seeming as the moon themselves, graced her brow. A willowy body, ethereal as if it were made out of the mist, and yet the trees at the same time appeared next, followed by the bluest eyes anyone had ever seen. They seemed to contain the sky, waters, and the hue of every blue bird known and not known to man.
She was indeed carrying a metal kettle that looked full of an insubstantial watery soup. As she drew closer to the group they could see that she did not look like anything that had ever blessed human or youkai eyes before.
“I am the demi-goddess Cerridwen loyal servant to the goddess Ariune, I am patron of the woods and wisdom young mortals. You may not touch this one for she would not recognize you as friend, you would only be distracting her from protecting her lover.” at this Sesshomaru bristled ‘her lover?! I had no knowledge of this. I never smelled him on her she still smells pure. Maybe he is simply courting her.’ He dared not speak aloud to interrupt the vision of beauty that only a heavenly being could posses, before him. “Even if he himself touched her, she would not break the trance until she chooses to or the threat has passed on. I suggest the one who made her do this move away from the person she is protecting.”
Sesshomaru saw red at this. Kouga was the threat not him! But nonetheless he stepped back from the wolf youkai growling at the back of his throat the entire time. Almost immediately she stopped glowing and shook her head. “Sorry about…that…” was all she got out before she collapsed. The animals around her surrounded her until the goddess nodded to them and then they all took one last look at her before turning back into the wood around them. Though the birds still circled, and one hawk stood on her stomach, before settling down and glaring at Kouga.
“Better, her mother is teaching her well!”
Miroku seemed to snap out of his trance at this. “Milady how can that be possible? Her mother is dead! Has been for years.”
“It is not my place to tell monk, she will say when she is ready. But enough for now, there is a blessed clearing not too far from here. You may set up there until she awakens.”
She then nodded to the hawk and he flew up to join his brethren in the sky. “When we get there you must tell me why she was forced to use her guardian powers in this group where she is supposed to be protected, not be the protector.”
Though they were confused as to why she was still there, they nodded and walked to the clearing. Sesshomaru stopping only to wrap her in his tail and hoist the unconscious elf onto his back.
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In the midday sun it looked as if the clearing was a pool of green and white. The trees made a natural canopy over the entire space, causing a speckled pattern on the thick grass. Scattered throughout were small white blossoms giving off the most wonderful fragrance anyone had ever encountered, small butterflies swirled up when the goddess entered surrounding her in a living shell of blue, yellow, white, and even some pink. She smiled and the clearing seemed that much brighter.
The hawk that had sat on Kagome’s stomach swooped down to land on Sesshomaru’s head, tilting its head to look him in the eye and screeching. He flinched and tried to swat the hawk away before it screeched again, hurting his sensitive ears. It let out a squawk and pecked his head. He glared at the bird, but he knew he couldn’t do anything because of the elf on his back and the hawk apparently knew this too because it pecked him again before flying to a nearby tree branch.
Not everyone had encountered an angry hawk though, as soon as they had entered the clearing, Rin and Shippou had gaped for a moment then giggled and ran to make flower headdresses for each and every one of the people nearby, dragging an unlucky toad behind them. Miroku and Sango with Kilala followed to keep them out of trouble.
Meanwhile, up in a tree glaring at his brother with the intensity only he and those related to him could have, the stubborn Inu-prince sat with a pout. How come when he was the one who made her go all glowy, he was the one who got to pick her up and carry her all the way. He was a smidge jealous, no drop that he was insanely jealous. That wasn’t even his brother; it was one part of his brother! Why did he get all of the attention? Besides the obvious fact that he was carrying an air that seemed to say, “I-am-sex-on-legs-but-I-am-too-good-for-you” that made him all the more desirable.
As if Sesshomaru could feel the eyes on him he turned to him and smirked! Inuyasha just huffed and bounded to the ground away from his brother’s eyes.
Almost at that exact moment Kagome groaned and her eyes fluttered open. “What happened?” as she spoke she let out a groan of pain, “And why does it feel like I have been hitting my head against a wall for the past week?”
The goddess stood and bowed, “Now that you are well I have fulfilled one of my duties, and I shall be going. I still wish to know what has happened here but the lady will tell me when she deems me ready to hear, I have been summoned back to her side. Look for the next messenger when the time comes. Farewell.” And just like that she and her cauldron disappeared into the faint mist.
“But-wait! I don’t know what is going on!” the only reaction she got was some more staring blankly. That was the last straw! All she could remember was her being mad at the fact that Sesshomaru was taking advantage of the poor youkai who only wanted to see her! (Among other things) she totally lost all control she had gained over the past few days. “Who was she? And why was she here? How did she disappear like that? Why did she say to look for the messenger? Why is everyone just staring at me?”
‘What happened? Why are you so upset?’
‘I don’t know! That is the problem! I am trying to find out what happened when I went into that trance. But no one has said anything yet!’
‘Then stop ignoring them and listen!’
‘Right’
“Lady Kagome! Are you hearing me?” as she was speaking to her mother Miroku had stood up and walked over to her with her only reaction in the form of a slow blink, he had even tried to put his hand in an inappropriate place, but then 2 angry youkai, a fox kit, a small girl, a grumpy hanyou, and a pissed off best friend fixed that. All the while she had been staring off into thin air, gaping blankly even through the growling, yelping from painful burns inflicted by a certain foxy who did not want the pervert to touch his mama, being hit with a big stick by one small, angry little girl, and the loud “Thunk!” coming from the monk’s head when it was hit by a large blunt object.
Only when he spoke directly, in her face, to her did he get a response. She slowly blinked again and then shook her head as if to shake out an unpleasant thought. But in the process hit Miroku’s already tender head, knocking him out completely. Inuyasha and Kouga roared with laughter, that is before realizing that the other was laughing, they turned and growled at each other. Shippou and Rin ran over to their mother figure (remember she isn’t Rin’s mama yet) and hugged her arms. Sango giggled behind her hand, and even the stoic emotion seemed to smirk.
But that smirk suddenly died as he heard his brother yell at the wolf because he had started to walk towards the elfin girl. Then he remembered that the very same girl had disobeyed his silent command and actually stopped his punishment on the unworthy little mutt.
“Inuyasha sit!” (We all know what happens now…)
WHAM!!! Another hole in the ground, but this time it could not be repaired and the flowers were crushed. Tiny faeries fluttered up and started to bite him until they saw Kagome then they swarmed her and started to nuzzle her in typical faerie greeting manner.
“Grrrrrr…” Inuyasha could do nothing but growl and mutter a few choice phrases under his breath, no one but the most sensitive ears could have even heard it, so of course Sesshomaru picked it up immediately. But what he didn’t count on was that Kagome’s ears had become very sensitive with her elfin heritage so she heard as well. She did nothing but scowled at him for the language. Shippou giggled in the background, and it caused him to growl even ore, until of course, Kagome glared at him for growling at her kit.
The faeries flew off and surrounded the rest of the group in a shimmering cyclone before they fluttered off into the sky. Though it was still sunny out it had darkened considerably, causing the group to be wary in the unknown environment. “Lady Kagome, I think it may be wise if we have supper before we anything.”
Kagome nodded and turned to start serving everyone.

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When the time finally came to tell everyone, Shippou and Rin were too tired to stay awake, and fell asleep in Kagome’s lap. Her mothering instincts took over as she hauled them up to place them on their beds for the night.
As she tucked them in she sang a song her foster mother had sung to her when she was a child in an unfamiliar environment, like the first time she had gone to the market, they had to spend the night in a friend’s house because the trip was so long. She had cried until she had sung her song, she had said that one day the song would bring great happiness to her and as all small children do she soaked up every word. Every night from then on she would sing the sing to herself, but only if no one was watching.
She had forgotten that the entire camp was within hearing range, when she first started to hum the first few measures None but the demons heard the song for she sung it so quietly, but they were entranced.
Lay down
Your sweet and weary head
Night is falling
You have come to journey's end
Sleep now
And dream of the ones who came before
They are calling
From across a distant shore

Why do you weep?
What are these tears upon your face?
Soon you will see
All of your fears will pass away
Safe in my arms
You're only sleeping

What can you see
On the horizon?
Why do the white gulls call?
Across the sea
A pale moon rises
The ships have come to carry you home

And all will turn
To silver glass
A light on the water
All Souls pass

Hope fades
Into the world of night
Through shadows falling
Out of memory and time
Don't say
We have come now to the end
White shores are calling
You and I will meet again
And you'll be here in my arms
Just sleeping
And all will turn
To silver glass
A light on the water
Grey ships pass
Into the West
(Into the West by Howard Shore and Annie Lennox from the lord of the rings return of the king soundtrack not mine)
but as the sounds died away the emotion was glowing and seemed to be pulled towards Kagome. He looked like he was in a trance.

Hey all I am so sorry for the whole not updating thing. I really don’t like this chapter though and unless you all like it I will probably completely re-do it. thank you for putting up with me!
Xylian.