Foolish Games

Chapter XIII: Summoning….

Kagome woke up in her own bed in the western castle. She didn’t remember getting there. She had fallen asleep in Sesshoumaru’s study after dinner last night. Someone, most likely Sesshoumaru, had brought her to her room. If it was Sesshoumaru that brought her up last night, why didn’t he take her to his room? That’s where she usually slept since the night they first made love. She didn’t spend more time on the matter since there was an incessant knocking on her door.

“Come in.” She yelled.

A young maid came in.

“Good morning, Lady Kagome.”

“Morning.”

“Lord Sesshoumaru asked that you meet him in the dojo.”

“Alright. Thank you.”

The maid nodded and left the room. Kagome was sure that Sesshoumaru wanted to train with her so she dressed accordingly. She met with Sesshoumaru in the dojo. He was also dressed in training garb.

“Morning, Sess.”

He raised his eyebrow at the nickname and she just smiled.

“What are we doing this morning?” She asked.

“I want to see the limits of your powers.”

“Oh!”

Picking up a katana, Kagome readied herself for battle. She was in defensive stance this time. Usually Sesshoumaru would have her attacked him but to today she wanted to do something different. She wanted to see if she could hold her own against the Taiyoukai. He interpreted her moves and soon their fight was taken outside.

Kagome was impressed with her progress. A couple of months ago, she didn’t even know how to hold a katana properly but now she could fight with one as if she had been using it all her life. Even with the little bit of memories from her past lives, she knew that a bow and arrows had always been her weapon of choice. She knew spells and how to manipulate her ki to form energy barriers and balls. But using other weapons for combat wasn't her strongest skills.

Another thing that she noticed was that her senses were sharper. She could hear far better than she used to. Everything seemed to be clearer. Apparently Sesshoumaru had also noticed because his movements were quieter and quicker. And suddenly, she found herself being flung against a tree.

“Kagome…” She turned her head to find the worried faces of her friends.

“Watch out.” Sango said.

She barely missed Sesshoumaru’s next attack.

“Pay attention. Have you forgotten that we’re training?”

“Sorry.”

“Hn!”

They went back to their training and Kagome made sure she was focus during the whole time. When they finally stopped, it was almost noon. Kagome was exhausted but she was proud her performance and obviously so was Sesshoumaru.

“You’ve improved.”

She beamed.

“Your speed and reflexes have improved. Your attention span, however, could some improvement.”

She pouted but smiled nonetheless.

“Thanks, Sess.”

“What do you insist on calling me that ridiculous name.”

“Because it’s too much trouble to say Sesshoumaru.”

“But that is my name.”

“I know. But saying Sess is so much is easier and besides it’s really cute.”

Afterwards, she returned to her chamber for a bath. She ate lunch with Shippo, Rin, Miroku and Sango. Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru weren’t there. The latter was in his study and no one had an idea where the former was. After lunch, it was time for meditation with Youzen. Miroku had decided to join them. Afterward, they went down to the kitchen for a snack. Inuyasha was still nowhere in sight.

Kagome went to the garden searching for Rin and Shippo. Since she came back, she hadn’t spent much time with them. She had been too busy trying to solve the mysteries of her past. She found them being the castle in the garden that overlooked a small lake.

“Hi, Rin. Hi, Shippo.”

“Hi, mommy.”

“Hi, Kagome-sama.”

“I’m sorry I haven’t spent much you too. I’m been so busy lately.”

“It’s alright Kagome-sama. Sesshoumaru-sama told us you were busy.”

“He did.”

“Yep.” Shippo chirped.

“When?”

“The other day when we were looking for you.”

“Oh!”

She smiled at they beamed back at her.

“So what have you guys been up too lately?”

“Nothing.” Rin said.

“I trained with Youzen-sama.”

“Have you now.”

“Ummm…he showed me this really cool trick.”

“Really?”

“Yeah, Kagome-sama. It’s really cute.”

“Cute?”

They both nodded.

“Well, let’s see it.”

She watched as Shippo did his fox fire trick to envelop himself in blue flame. When the fire died down, a miniature red fox with huge green eyes was staring at her. Kagome gasped. Rin was right. It was cute. She picked it up and hugged him. She must have done it a little too hard because Shippo whimpered.

“Sorry. But you’re so cute.”

He licked her face and she giggled. She put him down and Shippo changed back.

“You were right. That is a cool trick.”

He blushed and giggled.

During the rest of their conversation, Kagome noticed that Rin was as cheery as she usually was. But before she could say anything, Sesshoumaru dropped down in front of them. Rin ran to him as usual and attached herself to his leg.

“Hi, Sesshoumaru-sama.”

“Hi, Rin. Can you and Shippo go play? I need to speak with Sesshoumaru.”

Rin and Shippo said goodbye to Kagome and ran to the castle.

“Did you write the spell you needed?”

“Yeah, but it’s not really good.”

He sighed.

“I wanted to give to these.”

He handed her four flat stones. Each a different color with an element symbol engraved on it.

“These are summoning stones. They should help you with your summon.”

She nodded.

“When do you wish to do that?”

“I was thinking of doing today.”

“Alright. You can do it after dinner.”


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They all gathered in Sesshoumaru’s study after dinner. Kagome nervously arranged the four stones into a circle. When she was done, she pricked her finger and she dropped a teardrop of blood onto each stone. She then recited the spell she had written. She knew it wasn’t the best but that was the best she could come up with. She was still getting use to the idea of being a goddess.

In this day at this hour,

I call upon ancient power

Calling forth what is conceal

To the light for all to see

Summoning Air Elemental, Dona

Summoning Fire Elemental, Naura

Summoning Water Elemental, Alussia

Summoning Wood Elemental, Galadhia

The four stones glowed and suddenly she was engulfed in bright light. When the light finally dispersed, Kagome was surrounded by four females. She was somewhere that looked nothing like Sesshoumaru’s study. Everything was hazy except the four women that stood in front of her. They all smiled at her and before she could blink she was groped by four overly excited women.

“Sister...” They all said.

“Uh…I…”

“Oh, sister. We’ve missed you.” One them said.

“Uh…I…I missed you too.”

Even though she had no recollection of them. A part of her recognized them. And she knew she had missed them as well.

Once they released she was able to get a good look at them.

“Perhaps, we should introduced ourselves.” Another said.

“I would like that.” Kagome said.

“My name is Dona, goddess of air and metal.”

The air goddess, Dona, as she had introduced herself was dressed in all white. Even her hair was as pure as the snow and seemed to be transparent.

“And I am Galadhia, goddess of wood.”

Galadhia was dressed in a soft brown color. She was a brunette with honey colored eyes and a soft smile to match.

“I’m Naura and I am the goddess of fire.”

She was a red-head with eyes that matched the sun. Her body was adorned in flaming red silk.

“They call me Alussia, the goddess of water.”

Like the other she was dressed to symbolize her element. Soft blue silk covered her petite form. Her hair was a soft baby bleu

“And I’m Kagome.”

“We know. You are our baby sister. Your true name is Ereka and you are the goddess of earth.”

Once they introductions were taken off, they all sat to talk.

“Where are we?”

“We are somewhere between the mortal realm and the realm of the gods.” Naura said.

“I suppose we should get down to business.” Dona said.

“Business?” Kagome said.

“Yes, you’ve summoned us to gain your memories back. Isn’t that right sister?”

“Yeah, I did.”

“Alright. Let’s do it.” Galadhia said.

The other three nodded. They each reached out their hand and started whispering. As their chant got louder, an energy ball formed in their hands.

“These are your memories. You confided them to us before you died.” Naura said.

The four little energy balls united and formed into one before they were absorbed into her chest. The rest was like watching a movie only this time she was seeing her past lives.

As Ereka, she had died many times and all of them were during battle for the Shikon no Tama. She saw her past selves laughed and cried. She saw them fight for what they believed in. she saw everything but her memories weren’t enough to answer one question that had been nagging her.

“I have a question?” Kagome said.

“What is it?” Alussia asked.

“I read a scroll about the creation of the Shikon no Tama. It said after our punishment was over, we were reincarnated into deities. How come I wasn’t?”

“Because you didn’t want to.” Dona said.

“Why not?” she asked.

“We don’t know. You never said why.” Alussia said.

“Oh!”

“Ereka, it’s not too late to come with us. We have missed you so much.” Dona said.

“Yes. Why do you insist on staying in the mortal realm?”

“I don’t know how why but I do know that they need me. I can’t let my friends down. They’re counting on me to help them defeat Naraku. I have to keep my promise to them.”

“You sure that’s the only reason you want to stay?” Galadhia asked with a knowing smirk.

She blushed.

“Yeah, you’re sure your decision to stay on earth has nothing to do with a silver-haired, amber-eyed demon lord.” Galadhia continued.

“Sesshoumaru? What does he have to do with this?”

“You love him, don’t you?” Dona said.

“Well, I…”

“Yeah, she does.” Naura said.

“Oh! Ereka, don’t mind them. They’re just teasing. We haven’t seen you for a half a century.”

“I know…well, now I do.”

They laughed.

“We must return to the temples but if you need us just called us.” Galadhia said.

“I will.”

They hugged her again before they vanished. When Kagome came too, she was lying on her bed. She slowly sat up and stared at the window. The moon was hanging brightly in the sky. She wondered how she got there. She was in Sesshoumaru’s study, wasn’t she? So what happen that had landed here.

“You’re awake, I see.”

She turned to face Sesshoumaru. He was standing in the door.

“What happened?”

“You fainted after the spell so I brought here to rest. Your friends had already gone to bed but I’m sure they’ll be wanting an explanation and so would I.”

She nodded and told him what had transpired during the spell. She told him about all that she had found out. By the time, she was done; they were both lying on her bed. Her head was resting on his shoulder while he ran his clawed hand through her hair.

“Sesshoumaru?”
”Yes, I know how to get the Shikon no Tama back.”

“How.”

“Well the jewel is a part of me and vice versa. It’s the reason I can sense if it’s close enough. But I remembered something I did in the past. I called it and it came to me.”

“Explain.”

“Well, it’s complicated really. But I have a feeling if I’m close enough to sense and if I called it will come to me.

“If what you said is true then you shouldn’t have trouble getting the jewel from Naraku.”

“Well, I would have to find him first.”

“Alright then. We leave tomorrow to look for him.”

She nodded. She settled back in him embrace.

“Sesshoumaru?”

“Yes, Koi.”

“Thank. Thank you for all you’ve done for me and my friends.”

“Don’t mention. It was my pleasure to help you.” He said with a feral grin.


Author’s note:

LK: I know a lot of you want to kill me but if you do, this story would never finish.

Shadow: Meaning you can kill her after the story is done.

LK: Shut up…

Kye: Hope you liked it.

LK: And thank you for reading.

Shadow: and don’t forget to review.