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Seeking Help
Fateful Encounters
Chapter 4: Seeking Help
Another month had flashed by since she’d found out about her pregnancy. At the moment, the morning sickness had not stopped but it was no longer a daily occurrence like before. In fact, Kagome had never felt better. After her talk with her grandpa and learning that she was financially secure she started thinking of her circumstances in another light.
During the first month back, she’d decided that she would never have children. Just because she will live for hundreds of years didn’t mean any of her offspring would live anywhere past a normal human lifespan. She had realized that she could never have a life with another human because with time they might come to resent her semi-immortality. Nor could she bear to think of losing someone she loved after spending such a short part of her life with him.
Not to mention that with the way she felt about men at the moment, she won’t be ready to even think about romance for a very long time. She felt cold just thinking about giving anyone, especially a man, such access to her being. But this pregnancy had changed all those plans for a lonely existence that she had already resigned herself to.
Her child would most likely be a hanyou, which gave her hope that he/she will have an extended lifespan. Inuyasha had been 257 when they’d met, so Kagome imagined her child would live just as long. However even now, all she wanted for her child was for it to be happy, to know his/her own mind and be strong like the Inuyasha she had known so well towards the end. Whatever his fate might have been, she was just glad that by the time she’d been taken away Inuyasha had already accepted himself as a hanyou and been able to find some inner peace because of it.
She knew demons still existed in her time, for she had finally become powerful enough to sense their hidden auras about eight months ago. She had not mentioned it to anyone in the feudal era however, for she had never sensed any of her demon friends’ auras in the present. So she’d chosen to keep her thoughts to herself and just pushed the matter out of her mind since Inuyasha never sensed anything anyway.
“Kagome, are you feeling car sick again?” Her mother’s voice snapped her from her thoughts. Kagome turned her head and gave her a reassuring smile before looking out the window once more. They were driving to the residence of Master Genkai, a powerful psychic and martial artist. Genkai had met her mother many years ago. The psychic had been researching the purifying power of mikos and had come to the shrine seeking information, which is when they’d met. In fact, half the information Grandpa now has on demons had come from her.
After Kagome’s pregnancy had come to light, they had all known that they needed someone knowledgeable of human and demon anatomy as an adviser. Her mother knew that Genkai was a master of the reihado technique and was well known among the spiritual community for her extensive healing abilities, so she had decided to contact her as a possibility. For the past few weeks Kun-Loon had been getting reacquainted and testing the waters so to speak, to see if Genkai would be able, and willing, to help them.
“Don’t worry honey. She has known about demons for a long time and she has mentioned no ill will towards them. Obviously, I didn’t tell her much about you, I don’t have your ability to see people’s auras and I would never willingly endanger you by being overconfident.”
“Its okay mom, no matter how skilled she is, I will know if she can be truly be trusted…and we can do this alone if we absolutely have to. We have already handled so much on our own, all I need to know is that we have each other and that’s enough right now.”
When they got to the outside borders of Genkai’s land they had to continue on foot. It was actually quite beautiful with tall trees and healthy green vegetation all around them. When they reached the long staircase leading to the front gateway Kagome couldn’t help but feel dismayed. She was healthy and strong but she knew so little about how this pregnancy was affecting her body she had to take it easy no matter how fit she might feel.
They climbed slowly but steadily and eventually made it to stand in front of a traditional Japanese style house. At the house’s entrance a short elderly woman waited with a cigarette in one hand and the other behind her back. Genkai’s expression was neutral and her stand relaxed, but Kagome had known enough warriors that she recognized how deceptive her posture actually was. She also had to contain a gasp as she saw and felt the power this woman wielded. She wasn’t as powerful as Kagome had been before becoming the jewel’s guardian, but it was a close thing.
Her aura was also interesting. She was completely surrounded by darkness, but her core wasn’t tainted by it. The only way Kagome could think of it was that this woman was truly neutral; not light and not dark, but constantly shifting in a beautiful display of natural harmony.
Kagome saw Genkai’s eyes narrow as she scrutinized her and then turn to her mother in accusation. “She is a powerful miko…well trained from what I can tell. Why have you come to ask me about demons?”
“Genkai-san, I’m in need of an adviser…someone that knows demon physiology-”
“I already figured that out-Why?” She asked forcefully. Kagome thought about her options once again. Her instincts were telling her Genkai was trustworthy but she still felt apprehensive about sharing her secret with a stranger - and a powerful stranger at that. But then again, she couldn’t be killed, the jewel wouldn’t allow it. So she went with the logical choice and hoped for the best.
“I’m pregnant.”
Genkai looked between Kagome and Ku-Loon for a long moment then she threw away her cigarette and waved a hand for them to follow her inside. She opened a set of sliding doors on her left and showed them to a well light room with a view of the surrounding forest. Genkai’s expressionless face was making Kagome nervous, but she obeyed as she motioned them to take a seat at the low table in the middle of the room. They sat in silence until Genkai spoke up once again.
“I take it the father is a demon?” Kagome had to clear her throat before answering but did manage to choke out an answer.
“Yes, a dog demon.”
Genkai’s eyebrows rose slightly. “Dog demons have the strongest family ties in the demon world, equaled only by that of wolves. What is the problem?”
Kagome was silent, not sure of what to say. Genkai huffed, visibly annoyed.
“Demon matings are not human marriages. Hiding your mark does not sever his connection to you, if you are trying to run away I advice you to give up on that foolish idea right now. You should know he can track you down using your mating marks. As a miko you should have known what you were getting into or you shouldn’t have mated him to begin with.”
By now Kagome was pale as a ghost and Ku-Loon was reddening in anger.
“My daughter didn’t mark anyone! That bastard marked her without permission-” She stopped mid-rant however, when she heard her daughter’s whimper.
“Could he really find me because of this? Would he know that I’m still alive?” Genkai frowned, deep in thought.
“I don’t think so. Mating marks for demons with humanoid form are made through a minute exchange of youki (an ability controlled by a demon’s inner beast or youkai as it is commonly called), or in the case of humans, life force. For demons their youki is their life force, which is why demons can’t die of old age since it grows as they continue to live. You could probably use his mark on you to call out to him but without having your mark himself he has no real connection with you. In all honesty, I’m not completely sure if your call would even reach him. I have never heard of an unfinished mating and before today I would have deemed such a thing an impossibility.”
Kagome finally let out the breath she’d been holding, taking in a deep breath in relief. Until she noticed Genkai was still frowning. “What is it? Have you remembered something else, Genkai-san?”
“No...How far along are you?”
“2 months, but I have no idea how long my pregnancy will last or what to expect, which is why we came seeking your aid.”
“I have only tended to human births and even if I had only experience with demon births it would be mostly useless because you are human…If you really expect me to help you I need to know what I’m getting into. In addition to your medical/personal history I need to know that I won’t have an enraged dog demon breaking down my door to retrieve his mate and/or offspring.”
Kagome looked at her mother in distress. It was one thing to tell her mother about what had happened, but she could never share the last few years of her life with a stranger at the droop of a hat.
“I’ll tell her everything, if you…” Ku-Loon trailed off, leaving the final choice to her daughter. If they trusted Genkai with this, there was no going back. Kagome and her mother had already decided not to tell anyone about the true fate of the jewel, not even Genkai. Instead, she will be told that the jewel had banished upon Kagome’s return to this time. It was just not advisable to share such an important secret anyone, demon, human, or otherwise.
Kagome nodded. “I think I need some fresh air. I’ll be outside if you need me.”
Kagome knew she was acting cowardly, but she didn’t have the courage to listen and relive the most wonderful and horrible events of her life…not when she still felt her friends’ loss so deeply and while she was still trying to push the circumstances of her pregnancy to the most hidden recesses of her mind.
For now, she just wanted to be calm and focus on being happy about her baby, nothing else mattered. She headed for the nearest tree she could find and took a seat in its shadows, clearing her mind of useless thoughts and sinking into her center, looking for peace within herself even if she couldn’t find it in her life.
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Chapter 4: Seeking Help
Another month had flashed by since she’d found out about her pregnancy. At the moment, the morning sickness had not stopped but it was no longer a daily occurrence like before. In fact, Kagome had never felt better. After her talk with her grandpa and learning that she was financially secure she started thinking of her circumstances in another light.
During the first month back, she’d decided that she would never have children. Just because she will live for hundreds of years didn’t mean any of her offspring would live anywhere past a normal human lifespan. She had realized that she could never have a life with another human because with time they might come to resent her semi-immortality. Nor could she bear to think of losing someone she loved after spending such a short part of her life with him.
Not to mention that with the way she felt about men at the moment, she won’t be ready to even think about romance for a very long time. She felt cold just thinking about giving anyone, especially a man, such access to her being. But this pregnancy had changed all those plans for a lonely existence that she had already resigned herself to.
Her child would most likely be a hanyou, which gave her hope that he/she will have an extended lifespan. Inuyasha had been 257 when they’d met, so Kagome imagined her child would live just as long. However even now, all she wanted for her child was for it to be happy, to know his/her own mind and be strong like the Inuyasha she had known so well towards the end. Whatever his fate might have been, she was just glad that by the time she’d been taken away Inuyasha had already accepted himself as a hanyou and been able to find some inner peace because of it.
She knew demons still existed in her time, for she had finally become powerful enough to sense their hidden auras about eight months ago. She had not mentioned it to anyone in the feudal era however, for she had never sensed any of her demon friends’ auras in the present. So she’d chosen to keep her thoughts to herself and just pushed the matter out of her mind since Inuyasha never sensed anything anyway.
“Kagome, are you feeling car sick again?” Her mother’s voice snapped her from her thoughts. Kagome turned her head and gave her a reassuring smile before looking out the window once more. They were driving to the residence of Master Genkai, a powerful psychic and martial artist. Genkai had met her mother many years ago. The psychic had been researching the purifying power of mikos and had come to the shrine seeking information, which is when they’d met. In fact, half the information Grandpa now has on demons had come from her.
After Kagome’s pregnancy had come to light, they had all known that they needed someone knowledgeable of human and demon anatomy as an adviser. Her mother knew that Genkai was a master of the reihado technique and was well known among the spiritual community for her extensive healing abilities, so she had decided to contact her as a possibility. For the past few weeks Kun-Loon had been getting reacquainted and testing the waters so to speak, to see if Genkai would be able, and willing, to help them.
“Don’t worry honey. She has known about demons for a long time and she has mentioned no ill will towards them. Obviously, I didn’t tell her much about you, I don’t have your ability to see people’s auras and I would never willingly endanger you by being overconfident.”
“Its okay mom, no matter how skilled she is, I will know if she can be truly be trusted…and we can do this alone if we absolutely have to. We have already handled so much on our own, all I need to know is that we have each other and that’s enough right now.”
When they got to the outside borders of Genkai’s land they had to continue on foot. It was actually quite beautiful with tall trees and healthy green vegetation all around them. When they reached the long staircase leading to the front gateway Kagome couldn’t help but feel dismayed. She was healthy and strong but she knew so little about how this pregnancy was affecting her body she had to take it easy no matter how fit she might feel.
They climbed slowly but steadily and eventually made it to stand in front of a traditional Japanese style house. At the house’s entrance a short elderly woman waited with a cigarette in one hand and the other behind her back. Genkai’s expression was neutral and her stand relaxed, but Kagome had known enough warriors that she recognized how deceptive her posture actually was. She also had to contain a gasp as she saw and felt the power this woman wielded. She wasn’t as powerful as Kagome had been before becoming the jewel’s guardian, but it was a close thing.
Her aura was also interesting. She was completely surrounded by darkness, but her core wasn’t tainted by it. The only way Kagome could think of it was that this woman was truly neutral; not light and not dark, but constantly shifting in a beautiful display of natural harmony.
Kagome saw Genkai’s eyes narrow as she scrutinized her and then turn to her mother in accusation. “She is a powerful miko…well trained from what I can tell. Why have you come to ask me about demons?”
“Genkai-san, I’m in need of an adviser…someone that knows demon physiology-”
“I already figured that out-Why?” She asked forcefully. Kagome thought about her options once again. Her instincts were telling her Genkai was trustworthy but she still felt apprehensive about sharing her secret with a stranger - and a powerful stranger at that. But then again, she couldn’t be killed, the jewel wouldn’t allow it. So she went with the logical choice and hoped for the best.
“I’m pregnant.”
Genkai looked between Kagome and Ku-Loon for a long moment then she threw away her cigarette and waved a hand for them to follow her inside. She opened a set of sliding doors on her left and showed them to a well light room with a view of the surrounding forest. Genkai’s expressionless face was making Kagome nervous, but she obeyed as she motioned them to take a seat at the low table in the middle of the room. They sat in silence until Genkai spoke up once again.
“I take it the father is a demon?” Kagome had to clear her throat before answering but did manage to choke out an answer.
“Yes, a dog demon.”
Genkai’s eyebrows rose slightly. “Dog demons have the strongest family ties in the demon world, equaled only by that of wolves. What is the problem?”
Kagome was silent, not sure of what to say. Genkai huffed, visibly annoyed.
“Demon matings are not human marriages. Hiding your mark does not sever his connection to you, if you are trying to run away I advice you to give up on that foolish idea right now. You should know he can track you down using your mating marks. As a miko you should have known what you were getting into or you shouldn’t have mated him to begin with.”
By now Kagome was pale as a ghost and Ku-Loon was reddening in anger.
“My daughter didn’t mark anyone! That bastard marked her without permission-” She stopped mid-rant however, when she heard her daughter’s whimper.
“Could he really find me because of this? Would he know that I’m still alive?” Genkai frowned, deep in thought.
“I don’t think so. Mating marks for demons with humanoid form are made through a minute exchange of youki (an ability controlled by a demon’s inner beast or youkai as it is commonly called), or in the case of humans, life force. For demons their youki is their life force, which is why demons can’t die of old age since it grows as they continue to live. You could probably use his mark on you to call out to him but without having your mark himself he has no real connection with you. In all honesty, I’m not completely sure if your call would even reach him. I have never heard of an unfinished mating and before today I would have deemed such a thing an impossibility.”
Kagome finally let out the breath she’d been holding, taking in a deep breath in relief. Until she noticed Genkai was still frowning. “What is it? Have you remembered something else, Genkai-san?”
“No...How far along are you?”
“2 months, but I have no idea how long my pregnancy will last or what to expect, which is why we came seeking your aid.”
“I have only tended to human births and even if I had only experience with demon births it would be mostly useless because you are human…If you really expect me to help you I need to know what I’m getting into. In addition to your medical/personal history I need to know that I won’t have an enraged dog demon breaking down my door to retrieve his mate and/or offspring.”
Kagome looked at her mother in distress. It was one thing to tell her mother about what had happened, but she could never share the last few years of her life with a stranger at the droop of a hat.
“I’ll tell her everything, if you…” Ku-Loon trailed off, leaving the final choice to her daughter. If they trusted Genkai with this, there was no going back. Kagome and her mother had already decided not to tell anyone about the true fate of the jewel, not even Genkai. Instead, she will be told that the jewel had banished upon Kagome’s return to this time. It was just not advisable to share such an important secret anyone, demon, human, or otherwise.
Kagome nodded. “I think I need some fresh air. I’ll be outside if you need me.”
Kagome knew she was acting cowardly, but she didn’t have the courage to listen and relive the most wonderful and horrible events of her life…not when she still felt her friends’ loss so deeply and while she was still trying to push the circumstances of her pregnancy to the most hidden recesses of her mind.
For now, she just wanted to be calm and focus on being happy about her baby, nothing else mattered. She headed for the nearest tree she could find and took a seat in its shadows, clearing her mind of useless thoughts and sinking into her center, looking for peace within herself even if she couldn’t find it in her life.
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