Chapter 1: Return Wounded
Within the depths of a valley, Naraku levitates high above it. "You guys are no match against me." He taunts the group down of the ledge of the valley. Inuyasha draws out his Tetsusaiga out its sheath, Kagome draws her bow, Miroku positions his staff since Naraku's Saimyosho buzz around making useless for Miroku's Wind Tunnel. Sango gets into her stance to throw her Hiraikotsu. Kirara grows into her Sabre-toothed form. Shippo knows for sure that he's not meant for this upcoming battle, but is determined to stay where he is; on Kirara's back.
"This is the end for you, Naraku!" Inuyasha shouts out his enemy. "Wind Scar!" He swings his sword to send bright demonic energy to Naraku. Without a second to lose, Naraku puts up his spherical barrier around him. "Coward." Kagome yells angrily and shoots her sacred arrows at him, hoping to break of the barrier. But it didn't work. "Not even your spiritual powers are a match against me." Naraku grins evilly at her. Inuyasha pulses his sword to his red form. "How about this?" He swings his sword that has the ability to break barriers. Ironically, the ability failed to do so.
Naraku glares at the group, but more towards Kagome. "It's useless." He gloats as he breaks the cliff apart to force the group into the misty poison. Kirara easily catches Sango and Miroku onto her back. Inuyasha jumps the falling rocks to get Kagome out of danger. With just one scream of pain, alerts Inuyasha that Kagome is indeed hurt. "Kagome!" Inuyasha shouts as he catches her and gets her to safety. Kirara flies down to them. "Kagome are you okay?" Sango asks as she gets off her cat demon's back. Inuyasha looks to see a lump on Kagome's ankle. "I think I sprained my ankle." Kagome whimpers in pain as she falls back to ground because of her wound. "I think we should go back to Kaede's Village." Miroku suggests Inuyasha as he carefully lifts Kagome's stabled form. As they look up, Naraku escapes. "Must've been one of his illusions." Sango said disappointedly.
As they returned to Kaede's village, Inuyasha gently places Kagome onto the cot for Kaede to look at. Kagome whimpers in pain as Kaede gently touched the swollen part. Kaede frowns, "I'm afraid I don't have the herbs to heal your ankle." She said ruefully. Kagome nods. "I see. I guess that leaves me to go back to my era to get medicine for it." Kagome said as she tries to stand up. "Kagome, you're going to make it worse." Inuyasha protests her from going any further. "Inuyasha, I need to go back home. If I don't I won't get any better." Kagome reasons as she tries to walk on her good one. Inuyasha takes hold of her shoulder, "Like hell, I'm letting you go back there." He glares at her. Kagome glares, "Inuyasha, you either let me go back home, or I'll S-I-T you to the earth's core." She threatens her choices to him. From that point, Inuyasha immediately know that this argument is on Kagome's side. "Fine, I'll take you there." He bends down in front of her with his back towards her. Kagome uses her good foot to get onto his back. "I'll won't be long. I Promise." Kagome vows as Inuyasha takes her to the bone-eaters well deep within Inuyasha's forest.
Meanwhile back in the Modern Age in Tokyo, Mrs. Higurashi hums a peaceful tone as she does the dishes in the kitchen. Grandpa Higurashi is reading the morning paper to find any various illness to use for when Kagome is in the feudal Era. For now, Sota is the only one who is at school. There's a knock on the door gets their attention. "I wonder who it is." Mrs. Higurashi said as she dries her hands and goes to the door. Mrs. Higurashi opens the door to reveal an elderly woman, the same age as Grandpa Higurashi. "May I help you?" Mrs. Higurashi asks the visitor.
The elderly woman chuckles, "Ai Higurashi, don't you remember me?" She asks Ai. Ai widens her eyes. "Mother. I didn't expect that you'd come here." Ai hugs her mother with warm hug. Her mother has long gray hair in a low pony tail, her wrinkles pretty much shows how old she is. Her wardrobe is that of an old kimono from somewhere else in Japan, but not in Tokyo. "It's great to see you too, Ai. Where are those grandchildren of mine?" Grandma Higurashi asks her daughter. "Ai, who's at the door?" Grandpa Higurashi asks as he comes to see the woman who he never wanted to see again. "Kimiko." He glares at the elderly woman. Before either of the elders bitter at each other the well house doors slide open, grabbing the attention from them. Kimiko is beyond to see who it is that's coming out. "Who's there?" She shouts as she pulls out a sutra out of her kimono.
Out comes Inuyasha, Kimiko is about to throw her sutra at him, Ai takes her shoulder to stop her. "Don't he's a friend of Kagome." She assures her mother. Inuyasha comes out completely with Kagome on his bad. "Hey how are you doing, Kagome?" Inuyasha asks gently as he helps Kagome hop onto her good foot. "I'm okay." Kagome replies as she hangs onto Inuyasha as he holds her still. "Inuyasha, look." Kagome points to her mother, grandfather, and an unfamiliar person. "Mom." Kagome smiles to her. Ai runs to her and checks on her daughter's swollen ankle. "Hello. I see you've been through a tough battle." She assumes as she leads Inuyasha to the house so Ai can take a look at it better.
Kaoru smiles with relief to see Kagome okay, even though with a swollen ankle. "What's the meaning of this?" Kimiko demands the man angrily. Kaoru frowns at her, "That there, Kimiko is Inuyasha, Kagome's friend from the Feudal Era." He answers the question. Kimiko couldn't believe that her own granddaughter is friends with a being like Inuyasha.