Lady of the Eastern Lands Chap. 3

Chapter 3 

-Somewhere East-

Kagome smiled at the field of flowers infront of her and ran forward. She giggled madly as she spun around in circles until she became dizzy. Kagome squeiked as she fell onto her back, still giggling. She felt like a child again! How fun!

She was so caught up in looking for shapes in the clouds that she didn't notice the presence of something creeping up on her.

Kagome pointed into the sky. "Wow! That one looks like a big dog! What the-? That one looks like Sesshomaru! What a coincidence!"

She smiled and sat up. Just then she felt the prickling of her senses telling her of an unwanted presence. She jumped up and spun around. Her tail tightened around her. There, standing right infront of her, was a very strong looking male youkai. Kagome noticed the strange look in his eye and began feeling very very angry.

The youkai spoke, "Wench! Come here! You shall be the one to satisfy this Yaro's need. Strip and lie down!"

Kagome growled, "Hell no! You did not just order me to strip and be your sex toy!"

Yaro smirked and pulled her to him, "And what if I did? What are you going to do about it?"

Kagome growled again and moved her hands downward.

"Now that's a good wench." The youkai grinned.

Kagome smirked. "My name is Kagome..." She gripped his manhood and he groaned in pleasure. "...and I am not..." He howled in pain as she released poison from her claws, effectively dismembering his member from the lower half of his body. "...your wench."

Kagome backed up and threw away the bloody bodypart in disgust. "You sicken me."

"I don't ever want to see your face again. Leave now!" She yelled at the howling youkai.

Yaro growled at her through his pain. "After what you did to me? You think I'd just leave? Wench! You shall pay!"

He launched himself at Kagome. She dodged.

'What am I going to do?! I thought he would leave peacefully! Um. Um. Um. I know! If I have poison claws like Sesshomaru, maybe I have a poison whip too! I guess there's nothing wrong with trying!'

Yaro attacked again but Kagome mimicked the kind of slash she had seen Sesshomaru do only a few times before and watched as a electric blue whip appeared out of her finger and cracked against the youkai's bare chest, ripping through the skin. Yaro howled again and fell to one knee in pain.

He quickly recovered and pounced again. Kagome sent some of her purifying power through her whip as she slashed again. This time Yaro's entire body dissolved on contact. She watched as his body turned to dust leaving only his clothing and other belongings. The purified dust started to blow away with the wind.

Her whip disappeared back into her slender pointer finger and Kagome plopped down onto the grass.

She sighed as she crawled over to the clothes, "I can't believe I'm about to steal pocket money from a dead youkai. How sad. Hopefully mother and father left me some kind of money I can live off of. I guess we'll have to wait and see won't we? But this will have to do until then."

She dug through the pockets of Yaro's 'abandoned' clothing, as Kagome liked to call it. She found some silk, a large blue jewel, and a few gold and silver coins.

Kagome shrugged, "It looks like he stole these, so I guess if I took it back it wouldn't be stealing, would it?"

After sticking the newly obtained items in her bag, Kagome hefted it on her shoulder and started off towards a place that smelled strongly of dirt, pee, and chickens. Her nose twitched. 'This'll be fun...' She thought dryly.

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-The Eastern Village-

"Sooooo...I need a kimono, some food, and I want to get this jewel shaped so I can wear it! It's such a beautiful blue color! Now, where to go...?"

Kagome walked around the village searching for specific shops, once again totally oblivious to the stares she was getting. Her big fluffy tail was attracting most of the attention as it flicked back and forth in excitement. She stopped next to a herbs shop and looked towards the lady managing it. Kagome smiled at the woman. "Do you know where I can find a good seamstress? And a jewel cutter? Oh! And some fresh food?"

The woman pointed a shaky hand to her left.

Kagome noticed this and became worried. "Why are you shaking?" I did not come to this village to hurt anyone. Just to get some supplies and a kimono."

The woman visibly calmed. The shaking stopped and she let out a deep breath she seemed to have been holding. She bowed with a smile. "Gomen nasai. It is just that ye are a demon. Most demons that come to our village aren't here for a good reason. Mostly it brings pain or sorrow to the people of the village."

Kagome smiled at the woman, "Do not fear me. I am not a bad demon. I am merely on my way to my castle that my mother and father left to me."

The woman looked at her in confusion. "What is this castle ye speak of? There is only one castle in the eastern lands but I highly doubt that is the one of which you speak."

"The castle of Kameko and Tarao is the castle I'm talking about. The castle of the Lord and Lady of the Eastern Lands. Do you know of that castle? I hope somebody does. If nobody else does I would probably have to go see Sesshomaru...That guy is such a twit..." Kagome sighed. "So do you know of the castle I speak of or not? Because if not, I have to find somebody who does."

The woman's jaw had gone slack, "Who are you?" She managed to speak.

"My name is Kagome, daughter of Kameko and Tarao of the Eastern lands." Kagome stood up straight and tall as she announced this, thinking it was something she should do.

The woman's eyes widened, "The baby who was never found...Kagome...may I see your forehead m'Lady?"

Kagome nodded and pulled up her bangs, revealing her blue star marking. The woman gasped.

"You are Kagome..." She suddenly dropped at Kagome's feet in a bow. "My Lady. How we have grieved at the thought of you having been dead. I am sure the entire village is glad because of your return. I am very happy. Your parents were very nice people."

Kagome bent down and placed a hand on her shoulder. "There is no need to bow to me yet. I haven't retrieved my place as Lady yet."

The woman nodded and stood. Kagome looked up at the sky thoughfully. "Now, do you know where the castle is?"

The woman frowned and shook her head, "I'm sorry, Lady Kagome. Only certain people can see the castle and I cannot. I am truly sorry."

"It's alright!" Kagome reassured her. "I can ask around, see if anyone else can, okay? Thank you for your help!" Kagome gave the woman one last smile before turning to walk off.

Kagome started back on her original objective: Get supplies.

So she started asking around again. She sensed a small demonic aura behind her.

"I can help you."

Kagome turned to see a little girl with white hair, fuzzy white ears and a matching white tail standing shyly behind her. She looked up at Kagome but quickly looked down again. The demon girl spoke, "You said you needed to find the castle. I can help you. I can also help you find your supplies."

Kagome held a hand out to the little girl, "Arigato. Shall we get going?"

The girl's green eyes widened but she took Kagome's hand anyways. Kagome smiled gently, "My name is Kagome, what's yours?"

"Kanshisha." (Person who watches over)

"Kanshisha! It's perfect! You look more like a protector than the protected. And you're so kawaii, too!" Kagome wrapped her tail around the girl and pulled her into a hug.

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