The Ties That Bond Us

Chapter Two: Restarting

Kagome slowly opened her eyes and stared up through a see through purple fabric to an off white ceiling. Where and how were the first two things going through her head as she quickly sat up. She looked to see the fabric hovered over her and as she looked down she saw she was in a sphere shaped bed in a room that seemed to be twice the size of her normal bedroom. It also seemed.. Not that updated.. There was no alarm clock; the window had no shades or curtains over it. Where the hell was she?

The door slammed open as she fully took in all her surroundings. This was the life. Wood dressers that were customized with crescents, a weird lamp that had a candle in it… where was the bulb? The bed was silky and soft. Ooh whoever's house she was in needed to pimp her house.

Two girls ran up to the slightly confused girl. One was about 7 or 8 and she had shoulder length black hair that was put in a lop-sided half ponytail that contrasted with her hazel eyes. Accompanied with a white and orange kimono and her skin seemed soft like baby skin. What lotion did she use? Maybe it was from Bath & Body Works.

The second seemed about 16 with knee length pink hair that matched her slightly darker magenta eyes. She wore what seemed to be a.. Gasp! White. Mink. Coat. Oh she always wanted one of those! Wait.. The first one looked like..

"Kagome-sama! Your awake!" The first one said as Kagome bent down and looked her in the eyes. "Me?" She asked about to go off on the girl. "Hai! You do not remember Rin?" The small girl replied. Weird. She talked in third person..? "Did you send me here?" Kagome asked. "Iie! Lord Sesshoumaru-sama found you in the forest and brought you back! Rin asked him to!!" the girl supposedly named Rin said.

"And.. Your Rin.." Kagome asked as the girl nodded. "Did you have a memory lapse or something?" Kagome asked. "What's that?" Rin replied. "Um.. Never mind.. Who's.. Momoiro? You're here too!" Kagome said as the elder girl nodded. "I was visiting Sesshoumaru…sama…" Momoiro replied.

Kagome laughed slightly as she looked at the two. Then she looked down and saw she was dirtied in her old muddy uniform. "Ah! I thought I was in my wedding dress!" Kagome said as the two looked at her questioningly. "Wedding dress?" Rin asked as Momoiro's eyes flashed.

"Rin.. Can I talk with Kagome-sama alone?" Momoiro asked as the girl nodded and left the room. "What? Did I say something wrong?" Kagome asked. "Kaggie.. You probably don't fully remember.. You were sent back here.." The girl informed her. "Wait.. Back here?" Kagome asked as Momoiro nodded. "Feudal.." Kagome questioned, as yet again a nod was her reply.

"What? How?" Kagome almost screamed. "I'm.. not really permitted to tell you right now.. Um.. Its kind of.. Sort of.." Momoiro said as she laughed nervously. "It's a celestial thing isn't it?" Kagome said as she looked at Momoiro questioningly as the girl nodded.

"And.. Wait! No.. let me guess.. You also got sent back with me and there's only one way to go back to our time but its something mystical like an epic or something?" Kagome questioned as Momoiro nodded again still laughing nervously. "And lets get another shot at it! I also have to 'Find out on my own?'" Kagome questioned as yet again there was a nod. "Oh boy…I hate you all.." Kagome said as she buried her head into the pillow thinking back…

"What is it.. That you desire.." The girl said in an eerie yet childlike voice. "I desire… I want to.. To start over again.." Kagome replied..

… "What are.. What are the ties that bond you to them..?" the girl asked as Kagome looked forward confused. "Will you find them..?" The girl added still as Kagome looked dumbfounded.

"Disappearing from the fabric of time.. Only to find.."

"Kagome! Hey! Kagome!" Momoiro said as Kagome snapped out of it. "I… I really don't understand.." Kagome said as Momoiro looked at her before she shook her head. "Its nothing.." Kagome said as another figure walked into the room.

Her eyes slightly widened at the male who stood in front of the two of them. It was Sesshoumaru in all his glory, swords, armor, and all. "We're leaving.. Soon enough.." He said before glancing at Kagome. "Clean her up.." He added before he turned around.

"Bastard.." Kagome muttered before Sesshoumaru stopped. "If you have a referral issue the only bastard that I know of would be that half-breed.." he said as he left the room. "Why I-" Kagome started before Momoiro covered her mouth. "Let's show you too the hot springs ya?" Momoiro said as Kagome switched from angry to confused. "There's a hot spring? How far?" Kagome said.

"There's one on this floor but Sesshoumaru's really skeptical about that one so.." Momoiro started. "On this floor? Indoors? Well what are you waiting for! Lead the way!" Kagome said as she pulled the other girl up. "Kagome, shouldn't we-" "Wow it feels strange being 16 again.." Kagome interrupted as she walked behind Momoiro who was about to go down the marble stairs before Kagome grabbed her.

"We're going to the one on-" Kagome started. "Didn't you hear what I said? He's-" Momoiro started. "He's my host and as his guest I kindly request to use the one here since it was his idea in the first place.. Now we can either go to that one or I can show you how to play one of my favorite games." Kagome threatened as the second girl turned around and led Kagome to the hot spring on this floor.

On the door were a few symbols which Kagome disregarded and opened the hot spring. "Now.. Get me some clothes and I'll be finished before anyone notices!" Kagome said in a hushed voiced as Momoiro sighed and nodded as Kagome closed the doors.

The girl took off her clothes sighing as she stepped foot in the water. Hot.. Perfect.. Kagome slid into the water as she inhaled the sweet smelling spices surrounding the spring. This was truly the life. She felt the water ripple and heard the sounds of the water pouring into the hot spring. It was just like a pool.. Except.. Way cooler!

"Momoiro-sama! Where's Kagome-sama?" Rin asked as she caught up to the girl who had a bundle of kimonos in her hand. "In the hot springs.." Momoiro replied. "So is Lord Sesshoumaru-sama!" The girl said happily as the two walked on in silence before slowing down. "Oh.." Rin started. "No.." Momoiro finished before the two ran down the hallways.

Kagome relaxed herself in the water. She didn't mind that she couldn't see anything through the fog. After all the only person who planned on coming in was Momoiro. The teen looked to the side seeing one bar of soap. Only one. Oh well, Sesshoumaru could always get another bar of soap. She bet he didn't even call it soap. Maybe 'The hot spring rectangular shaped thing'. Yeah. That was it.. All she had to tell him was to get the hot spring rec- hey.. Where did the bar of soap go?

The girl looked around through the fog but she couldn't see anything. Uh oh. She was in the feudal era. It could be one of Naraku's evil schemes.. Or worse. Maybe Miroku found out where she was. She saw a hand feeling for something and tried not to scream she tried to secretly grab the hand but it grabbed hers and yanked it in a death grip as she raised her other hand and a slap sounded through the place as she screamed "PERVERT!"

Two things were wrong in this situation. Kagome hit a soft cheek. A really soft cheek. The hand had claws. Oops error.. Three wrong things. She also was now resting on a firm chest. A firm muscular chest. The girl gulped as she heard a growl before the hand tightened its grasp around her wrist. It was Kagome's worst nightmare.. Sesshoumaru!

Okay.. Overstatement.. Maybe not her worst nightmare.. But it was a figure of speech!

"KAGOME! WATCH OUT! SESSHOUMARU-SAMA'S I-" Both Rin and Momoiro screamed as they barged into the hot spring. "In here? I know.. Maybe you guys should have come a second EARLIE- AAH!" Kagome started before the grip tightened. "Silence.." Sesshoumaru said as he looked at her through narrowed eyes.

The two girls whistled as they turned around to leave the room after depositing the kimonos. "And where exactly do you think you two are going?" Sesshoumaru asked as they both froze. Kagome snickered before she swore her hand was becoming numb.

"What are you doing in my private hot springs..?" Sesshoumaru asked the three. "Oh.. Heh, heh.. This is your personal hot spring? Rin! Momoiro! Why didn't you tell me!" Kagome said trying not to cry. "I tried.." Momoiro replied. "Rin was looking for you two!" the small child replied.

"Wench, you know this palace better than anyone else in the room.. Did I not tell you no one is allowed in this room?" Sesshoumaru said stressing out the no and the one. "Um.. Ouch.. Memory lapse.. Did you say that?" Momoiro said laughing nervously as the other two joined in before Sesshoumaru lowered his narrowed eyes. Then the room was silent.

Momoiro suddenly gasped as everyone looked at her questioningly. "Lord Sesshoumaru!" She said in a shocked voice before he sent a death glare at her. "Wha-" Kagome started before she froze. When did a rock appear in the water? Why was Sesshoumaru sitting on a rock? How come she never noticed that rock before..?

Kagome looked up, eyes dilated as Sesshoumaru dropped her wrist and turned around. That's when she realized it wasn't a rock. That was.. Sesshoumaru's legend.

"Sesshoumaru!!" Kagome said as everyone looked at her. "…sama!!" She added as everyone nodded before Momoiro and Kagome returned to their shocked state.

"Rin doesn't understand.." Rin said as she looked at the three older adults. "Um Rin.. Its something that you'll learn when your older.." Momoiro said as Rin nodded. "Is Kagome-sama and Sesshoumaru-sama going to order a baby?" Rin asked innocently as said girl and taiyoukai looked at Rin, face pale as Momoiro started laughing. The two glared at her before she stopped and looked at Rin with a smile before nodding. "Rin knew it! Now Kagome-sama is going to order a chibi Lord Sesshoumaru-sama!" Rin said as the two slowly turned their heads toward Momoiro.

"Dead.." They both said slowly before the girl's eyes widened. "Um Rin.. I have to go and um… do something… very, very, very… far from here! Ja!" Momoiro said running out of the room as the two both grabbed a towel that was set down next to the spring.

"Rin… get ready to go.." Sesshoumaru said as the girl nodded and skipped off. "First floor.." Sesshoumaru said. "You take left, I take right?" Kagome asked as he nodded and the two jetted out the room.

Momoiro snickered before she smelt two scents coming near her. Two very.. extremely angry scents. The girl gasped as she ran out the door and jumped over the palace gates.

The two followed on securely fastening their towels to their bodies as Kagome on instinct hopped onto Sesshoumaru's back as he jumped over the gates himself…

"And so.. To be in the Western land army you need to be strong, fast, and alert!" A youkai said as he walked back and forth in front of the group of about 100 youkai in armor.

"Hey! It's a flying man!" One said as everyone looked to where he pointed. "He's super!" Another added. "Super flying man?" A third questioned. "SUPER MAN!" They all said in unison as the youkai training them slapped his forehead. "Men.. This will take a-" He started. "Is that a girl he's carrying..?" One asked.

"Its SUPER MAN with.. SUPER WOMAN!!" They all said as the guy slapped his forehead again and a few fainted. "You idiots! Imbeciles! Men of war do not faint! And its just Lord Sesshoumaru with a human on his back!" The guy said as the other men shrugged and sighed before the trainer froze and replayed what he just said in his head before fainting…

Momoiro laughed as she ran through the forest slowly. This was no fun, there was no- The girl tensed. There were two scents coming towards her. They were going really fast. Momoiro gasped as she ran as fast as she could through the trees. The hunt had begun..

TBC..

Japanese Translations

Sama- indicates a great level of respect or admiration and is used towards people who are older or of much higher standing.

Hai (hai)- yes

Iie (iie)- no

Chibi-mini or small

A/N: In the italics Kagome had a flashback. No bastard is not a curse. (Logic!). No hell is not a curse. (Double Logic!!) And I don't normally use logic. (Triple Logic!!!)