The Secrets that We Hold by TheFallenAngel

Sand

I do not own Inuyasha!

“Thoughts”

“Beast”

“Flashback”

Sand

Kagome had slept through the day and night peacefully. When she woke she dressed in one of the kimono that her brother had made for her. After dressing she made her way down to have breakfast with her family and friends.

“Mamma!” was the first thing she heard when she entered the dining hall. Looking down she saw a head full of red attached to her leg.

Smiling softly she reached down and gathered the child into her arms. “Good morning my little Shippo have you been behaving?”

Nodding enthusiastically he answered, “Yes mamma Uncle Hoku has started training me in combat and Auntie Amaya has found me a tutor so that I can learn to be a proper prince.”

Shocked Kagome looked to her brother and sister. They both gave her a nod smiles firmly in place.

“Really now that is very good Shippo; how have you progressed so far?” Kagome asked him curiously.

Smiling brightly Kagome listened as her kit excitedly explained what he had learned so far. Once Shippo had finished Hoku gained Kagome’s attention, “I believe you should give your friends a tour of the palace and tell them some of our history.”

Kagome smiled brightly at him, “I would be very happy to do that Sango, Miroku, Inuyasha, and Shippo would you all like that?”

They all answered in agreement they all were very interested to learn as much as possible about Kagome’s family and her history. Leaving the dining hall they made their way around the palace with Kagome stopping every now and then to explain something. After a few moments Inuyasha stopped in front of a painting that took up almost the whole wall.

“Hey Kagome who is in this painting and what is going on?” He asked without taking his eyes away from it.

Kagome looked at the painting and smiled softly. Pointing to the three that where standing out the most she explained, “This is a painting that describes a battle that my father, mother, and brother fought to protect the North and its people. See the man with long purple hair? He attempted to assassinate my mother and brother. He thought that it would weaken my father so that he could defeat him and take over our lands. He did not expect my mother or brother to be so strong and that they would be able to protect themselves. He had been caught and he knew it so he called in reinforcements that he had hidden in the forests around the palace. The battle lasted for five days and five nights on the sixth morning my father was able to strike him down. We had no other problems until the night I was sent to the future but that is a story you guys already know.”

After they stared at the painting in awe for a few more moments they continued the tour of the palace. Inuyasha and Miroku were in stunned shock when they saw the armory and nearly salivated at the dojo. Kagome and Sango had to drag them away with promises that they could play later on. They had the same problem when Sango saw the gardens. Finally making it to the backside of the palace Kagome spun to face her friends.

With a grin that would frighten even Naraku she announced. “You guys are about to see my favorite place in or around the palace.”

She turned back and throw open the doors to lead to a beach. It was beautiful and Sango gasped at the beauty of it. All they could see was miles and miles of sand that shimmered in the sun only to stop at a sparkling ocean.

Smile firmly in place Kagome asked, “So who wants to go for a swim?”

For the first time they heard Sango actually sound like a normal woman and not the warrior they normal saw every day. With a squeal of excitement Sango yelled, “I do” and before anyone knew it she was gone to put on her swimsuit that Kagome had gotten her from the future. Kagome and the others just laughed at her excitement and made their way to their rooms to put on their suits.

“Hoku, Amaya would you guys like to go for a swim with us.” Kagome called when she saw them not to far down the hall.

Smiling they both went and gathered the suits they had gotten from Kagome to follow to the beach. Kagome was in heaven she had convinced Hoku to transform into his beast form with her and play like they did when she was small.

Sango who was sitting beside Amaya on the beach spoke, “Wow they are truly beautiful and you can see that they love each other so much. Amaya could you tell me more about them from when they were growing up?”

Amaya looked at Sango and saw the curiosity in her eyes. For a few moments she was silent and Sango was not sure if Amaya would tell her or not. With a sigh Sango returned her attention to watching Kagome and Hoku play. She chuckled a bit at the sight of them being covered head to toe in sand and sopping wet. Then she outright laughed as she saw Shippo whisper something into Hoku’s ear and she saw Inuyasha go flying out into the ocean.

Amaya spoke up and Sango almost jumped out of her skin since she did not think she was going to get an answer from her. “Things were not always like this. Hoku had not always been fun loving and light hearted like he is now. Kagome is what changed him.”

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