So folks, I finally finished this chapter.
I hope you will read it! x3
Until the end of the chapter. ^^

Your Jinja ^ - ^

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The group sat around a round table. There were pretty, colorful pillows around it, so it was anything but uncomfortable for her.
"So you love.", Chiriko said amiably and came back to them in front of the kitchen. She held a tray on which there was a pot with a fragrant tea and six cups. The pot and cup were made of ceramic and had been painted with cheerful colors. Chiriko placed the tray on the table with a smile and handed Kirara a bowl of milk. Then she sat in the empty seat next to Miroku and Kagome.
The young Miko looked around with a lovable smile and said: "Take yourselves only when you are thirsty!" Nobody was told twice and everyone poured each other tea. Kagome was the first to try. "Hmm! It tastes delicious!" she beamed.Chiriko's cheeks turned slightly red. "Thanks ..." she mumbled, embarrassed.
After a while of silence and tea drinking, Inuyasha spoke up angrily. He jumped up from his seat and shouted: "Oh man, that can't be true! I thought you were in trouble and you as Miko can't think of anything better than drinking tea!?!"
"Inuyasha !!", Kagome hissed angrily and pulled him back down to his seat. "What do you think of talking to her like that?"
"No, leave it alone, he's right ...", suddenly Chiriko's sad whisper came. She was sitting in her seat with her head bowed. Suddenly she no longer looked like a cheerful young girl, no, she looked like a pile of misery. Then she raised her head and smiled sadly. "We are in danger and I can't do more than drink tea. I'm so incapable. My teacher could have averted this threat quickly, but what can I do? Nothing ...""Your teacher?" Asked Sango. Chikiro nodded slightly and mumbled: "Yes, Miko Haruhi-sama. Maybe you've heard of her before?"
Kagome thought for a moment. But then she remembered. "Yes, Miko Keade once mentioned her, but I didn't know that she was Shiiadous Miko, let alone that she is no longer alive."
"Haruhi-sama wanted me to become a strong miko someday. But I disappoint them."
"Argh, this self-pity makes me sick! It doesn't help you or the village any more," Inu growled angrily.
"Inuyasha !!", Kagome shouted now, but Chiriko put his hand on her shoulder. "No, he's right again," she said. "If I sit here and cry it won't do us any good. And you ...", she said to Kagome, "... just mentioned Miko Kaede-sama. How do you know her?" "I now ...", the schoolgirl muttered. "We come from your village, so to speak, and ..." She couldn't finish, because Chiriko was already drawing in a sharp breath and clapping her hands over her mouth."Oh god ...! You're not something Kagome, the Miko, are you?"
Kagome sighed noisily and said: "Yes, that can be. But I don't want to be called that. Just call me Kagome."
Chiriko nodded. She looked at the group. "Then let me guess, you are the famous half demon Inuyasha? You are Sango, the demon hunter, and the little cat is Kirara. You are the monk Miroku and you are the sweet fox demon Shippou!" Miroku nodded matter-of-factly. "Yes exactly."
"But why did you come all the way to Shiiadou?"
"We're on the trail of this cold wind," said Kagome. "And we want to help you."
"Oh really?" Chiriko beamed all over her face. There was pure joy in her voice. "That's so nice!"
"Please tell us something about this wind.", Shippou said curiously and sat on Kagome's shoulder.
"All right." Chikiro nodded gently.
"It's been a few months since it started.Snow demons moved to a derelict mansion in the mountains. The people from the village were afraid of them, but strangely enough these beasts never came to us in the village. We thought we were safe ... at least I should have guessed it. As if out of the blue, the temperatures suddenly dropped rapidly. In the mountains it was no longer possible to hunt, because suddenly there was snow in abundance. Not much later the snow came into our village, but that the cold is already so strong and is getting to you is really more than worrying. "
"And you think the demons are to blame?" Miroku asked. Chikiro nodded slightly.
"Well, then we'll prebutton them!" Inuyasha grinned. The blonde Miko smiled gratefully. "That is very nice of you, but I would advise you not to act hastily. You can spend another night here with me and tomorrow I will provide you with the equipment you need to go to the mountains.You have to know, it's really more than cold there and you could freeze to death. "" If that is the case we will of course be happy to accept your help. "replied Kagome." Very good. I'll get you all futons. "said Chiriko with a smile.
That night Kagome could not sleep. She sat outside on a couple of stones and looked at the starry sky. It was not covered by clouds and the moon was shining on the earth.
"What are you doing out here?"
Kagome turns his head to the voice. She saw Chiriko.
"Um ... I ..."
"Come on, tell me what's going on?" Asked the blonde and joined Kagome.
"I just had to think a little ... nothing else ..." muttered the modern girl.
"And about what?"
"I don't want to talk about it!"
It was only later that Kagome noticed that it had become a bit too loud.
"Oh, sorry!" She said apologetically. But Chiriko just shook his head sympathetically.
"If you don't want to talk about it, you don't have to.But I guess it's because of Inuyasha, the half-demon? "
Caught up, Kagome looked down and blushed. "No, not because of that!" She said, however. But Chiriko just smiled and got up. “Don't you want to come in and sleep?” Kagome shook his head.
"No thanks."
“Well then, take this one.” With that, she put a soft blanket over Kagome's shoulders. "So you don't freeze," she added. "It's even colder at night than during the day."
"I ... d-thank you!" Kagome stammered, embarrassed.
"Please please. I'm going back in now. Good night, Kagome."
"Good night to you too, Chiriko-chan."
Chiriko giggled happily and entered her house. Her gaze wandered to Kagome's already sleeping friends. A smile flickered over her lips, then she lay down in her futon. Not much later, she heard the clatter of feet. She opened her eyes slightly and saw Kagome who had entered the house and was now going to sleep. With a relieved smile, Chiriko also went into the realm of dreams."Hey, wake up you sleepyhead!"
Kagome opened his eyes slowly. She looked straight into Chiriko's grinning face.
"Come on, wake up Kagome!"
"What's going on Chiriko-chan?", The black-haired woman asked sleepily.
"What's going on? You wanted to go to the mountains, didn't you? The others are all awake, come on, get up!" Kagome nodded slightly and yawned tiredly. She got up slowly and rubbed her eyes.
"Good morning Kagome!", Sango greeted her immediately.
"Good morning Sango and the rest of you ... huh ?! W-what are you wearing ?!"
Amazed, Kagome examined the black coats her friends were wearing.
"I know Kagome. They're not exactly fat, but they guarantee better protection from the snow than your normal clothing. I'm glad I was able to get one for Shippou too.", Chiriko said instructively. Immediately, Kagome was also given a coat.
"Put that on," said the miko. "I specially chose the color black so that you don't get lost so easily."Kagome nodded somewhat sullenly and put on his coat. He really wasn't fat.
"I made bentos for you too. You just have to be careful that they are well protected." Chiriko handed Kagome a thick bag made of brown leather. Here, tie these around your waist. You can stow the bentos there. And I have something else for you. "
Kagome frowned. "And what?" She asked confused.
"Here, these are my bow and there are arrows in this quiver. I'll lend them to you!"
And Kagome had a quiver of arrows and bow strapped over his shoulders.
"B-but Chiriko-chan, I can't do that!"
"Yes you can."
"Are you two finally finished?" Inuyasha screamed.
Chiriko gave him a warning. "But you can't go without a coat!"
"Why not? I don't need such boring frills, my fire rat hair robe protects me better from the cold than this man-made coat."
Chiriko sighed and said: "Are you all ready?Well, then I'll take you a little way into the mountains. "
There was snow all over the mountains. Chiriko led the group, but at some point she stopped.
"What's going on ?!" Sango called from behind. Kirara kept her warm inside her coat.
"I'll let you move on by yourself now!" Chiriko shouted. She turned to the group and said loudly: "Always stay together and keep walking straight ahead. Then you will come to a big house! The snow demons live there! I expect you at my place, good luck!" And with these words the Miko ran back to the village.
"Okay!" Called Kagome. “We have to go on, folks. Don't be limp!” She picked up Schippou and stomped on through the snow, which was getting deeper and deeper. The cold wind shot in her face and made her eyes water. This went on for several hours and there was still no house in sight.
"I think we have lost our way!" Shouted Miroku. The group stopped. Kagome snorted exhausted.
"Oh no ... what do we do now?"Sango, too, seemed afraid to freeze to death somewhere in the mountains in the face of the threatening situation.
"I don't have an Ah ... Ahhhh !!" Kagome screamed.
"What is it ?!" Inuyasha asked threateningly. "Y-there, there is someone! Look!"
The friends strained their eyes until they suddenly saw something. A small person, wrapped in a thick white cloak, stomped through the snow. But she didn't seem tired or exhausted, no, the figure was awake. The face was wrapped in the shadow of a deep hood. But the person seemed to have heard Kagome's scream, because she turned her head to the voice she had heard. Suddenly a gust of wind knocked the hood off her head. Long, silvery hair came out, blowing in the wind, and a delicate, childlike face.
"That's a ... girl ..." Sango muttered