'Sometimes love, feels like pain, and sometimes I wonder if it's all the same, sometimes life, feels just like rain, cause you never know, when it's gonna fall down on you' -UN
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She knelt at the graves of her family, her grandpa must have passed while she was on the other side since he already had a grave made for him. Night time crawled in quickly, the thief that stole the sun. She sat alone for hours but was watched by many eyes most of them filled with concern and heartbreak. They watched the girl shed tears for the loss of her family, for the guilt she felt, for everything she felt. Sango itched to go to her sister, to wrap her up in her arms and keep her there. Kagome watched her family die in front of her eyes by a man that tried killing them all multiple times. Her heart ached for her friend, for she walked those shoes. She had watched her family be slaughtered and then her brother being brought to life then dying once again. It was not something you could bounce back from. Even Inuyasha feared Kagome would never be the same again, he did not blame her for the pain was too great for the girl to carry. Silent prayers were sent to the kamis that night, hoping the gods would hear their cries. This was a horror beyond anything they had seen.
Kagome did not want to leave till she laid her family to rest under the god tree. Digging up two graves next to her grandfather. After chants and prayers, blessed by Miroku she placed the dirt over her two beloved family members. Each toss of the dirt only ripped at her heart a little more, till there was no more to cover even though her heart kept breaking. Kagome stayed there watching over the graves, asking a million questions to the kami, why did this happen how did this happen, who let this happen? Why would this be allowed to happen. Was this why the bone eaters well dragged them over? Because it knew of the horrors that had taken place?
Nothing, she got nothing. Her fist balled up, her eyes puffy from the tears that were slowly running dry. Her hands were covered in blood and dirt, it was not the first time she was covered in it. She always wanted to go off to the spring to wash off, this time was different it would not matter how many times she washed herself, the thick crimson would be stained to her soul. It was late, she knew she needed to get a move on, she could no longer stay in this time, she had no reason to come back. Even though she wished to know what had happen to Tokyo what happened to her family. It was not her issue to see why the town was catching fire. This time was no longer her problem, nor was it her concern. Kagome knew it was selfish, but her family was taken from her. This time she didn't want to help others, her once bright heart was clouding darkly.
After a single tear slipped past her eye she stood. Turning she walked back up the stairs slowly, it would be her last time here, even though she wished to run and jump into well to lock herself on this side. She had some things she needed to get before she left this place, this would be her last and final trip to her once beloved home.
"Kagome are you ok?" Sango step forward towards Kagome, they had stayed outside, they could not deal with the smell or the bloody scene within the home. Both of them did not feel right to enter the home of such darkness.
"Yeah.. Just need some things.." Kagome mumbled she walked past the four, entering the house. Not looking around, she opened the closest. Pulling two bags out, she closed the door. Slowly creeping up the stairs to her room, she pushed open the door, her room it was the same. Clean and perfect, her mother always kept up with her room always made sure everything was perfect for her when she returned. Her heart skipped, her mother she was truly gone. Pushing the door closed she took a seat on her bed the one thing she loved seeing when she returned from harsh weeks with Inuyasha. Yet the bed did not compare to seeing her family. They stood on the side lines waiting for the day that she would finish everything and come home for good. That day would never come, never would she climb from the well, run up the stairs to be greeted by her mother. She would never see her little brother grow up to be a man, finish school or fall in love. Gramps would never be able to ramble on about stories, or demons, he did not live to his fullest age.
Standing she moved to her desk, pulling out a few small note books, pens, along with a small pile of pictures. After placing them on her bed, she moved down into the kitchen, grabbing cans of foods, soups, small treats, chips, and everything she could get she went back to her room. She tucked them in with the paper and pictures. Closing the bag, she pulled the pink one to fill. Grabbing, shirts, jeans, sweaters, flip flops, two pairs of running shoes.
"I got everything.." She breathed, pulling the pink bag on her shoulders she held the yellow one tightly in her hands. It was time to leave, to finally say goodbye. Slowly making her way outside, she was greeted by four pairs of eyes.
"Want me to take the other bag Kagome.." Sango whispered, when Kagome gave her a small nod she placed the yellow bag on her shoulder.
"I think it's time for us to go back." Kagome spoke, looking at the faces of her friends, and the brother of Inuyasha. No one seem to object, taking the lead once more she led them down the stairs back to the old well house. Stepping inside she walked down the old wooden steps with her friends in toe.
"Something does not feel right.." Kagome whispered, running her fingers along the old wood. Looking down the dark well, this was the cause of everything. It had stolen her from her family, caused so much trouble, though she had met amazing people on the other side of the well it didn't make up for all the lost time.
"I can't feel the energy of the well.." Miroku spoke stepping next to Kagome, feeling the old wood. Even though he was never able to cross over with Kagome and Inuyasha he could still feel the power of the bone eaters well.
"What cha mean you can't feel the energy!" Inuyasha grumbled, pushing the monk to the side, everything seemed to look normal to him. " Nothing is wrong with this thing, here Ill prove it. !" Inuyasha leapt over the edge only to find his feel touching cold bottom.
"Oh no.. this can't happen.!" Kagome cried, looking at the top of the silver head of Inuyasha who jumped up and down in hopes to cross over. It was not working, why was it not working!? They were stuck here in her time!
"Damn old well!" Cursed the angry Inuyasha. He hadn't given up on trying to get through the well.
"So we are stuck here ..?" Sango turned to Kagome who was staring down the well, her eyes were broken her body slowly started to shake, this was not supposed to happen all of this was out of line. Not only did she have her friends who were from five hundred years in the past here with her, she had to stay here where her family had just died. Kagome turned to her friend, hoping that her friend would tell her this was all of a dream. It had to all be just one horrible nightmare.
"I.. I guess so.."
"I hate to stop this sad moment, there are people coming." Sesshomaru spoke cold, unaffected by anything, he was more annoyed than anything. It mattered little to him that the Miko had lost her family, all he wanted was to return to his Ward and lands.
"What..?" Kagome's brow pushed together, walking past she poked her head outside the olden well. Sesshomaru was right, people were coming, a lot of them. The shrine always had brought many people to her home, this time that was not the case. Over dozens of people were slowly making their way closer. Small grunts could be heard, as some stumbled over their own feet, some hunched over arms hanging freely from their body. Inuyasha poked his head out from behind Kagome, his golden orbs enlarged from the sight. Kagome had yet to notice these people were also dead just how her mother and brother were. Night time had masked their horrible forms.
"Uh guys, I think it's time to leave.." Inuyasha spoke, turning to the others, Kagome's wondering gaze ensured that she had no clue what was happening.
"Why would we leave Inuyasha we have to figure out why the bone eaters well is not letting any of us pass." Miroku spoke, he did not know the dead were coming closer to them he couldn't see the scene outside the small well house.
"Cuz we got company." Stepping to the side he showed the crowd slowly closing in,
"Oh my god.." Sango whispered, Kagome watched in horror as the dead stumbled closer, could this be happening truly? How could the dead be walking? In Inuyasha's era the only way for that to happen was if a demon controlled them. This was not the case, no one was controlling the dead here.
"We have to go, let's go, through the woods, we will lose them." Kagome led the way, only leaving one behind, doing a head count she noticed one stubborn lord was not with him.
"Sesshomaru! Come on!" Kagome called, she couldn't just leave him there.
"This Sesshomaru will not run in fear over some petty dead humans." He tilted his head up, he was the stubborn one of the group, he was too prideful even when he was out of his comfort zone.
"Sesshomaru there are too many! Please just come with us!" Kagome begged, even though he tried killing them, it was up to her to keep all of them together. If something were to happen to him, it would be her fault. Sesshomaru wouldn't listen though, he was standing his ground agents the dead.
Moving away from Inuyasha she jogged to Sesshomaru, he would kill her later for doing such an act, if he wanted to be stubborn, she could match him with it. "We are going." She stated, she would not ask him or beg him this time. They had little time, for the crowd of the dead drew closer with each passing moment. Kagome ignored them, she could not stand to look at the rotting flesh, lifeless eyes, or the sight of blood. Sesshomaru kept his eyes on the humans, or what once was humans. He didn't notice Kagome grabbing his hand, pulling him along. Her tiny hand wrapped around his, her skin was smooth, softer than any skin he had ever felt. He did not know why he didn't pull away from her or kill her where she stood for thinking a lowly human was allowed to touch him. Yet there he was allowing her to pull him away from the crowd.
"Come on let's go, through the woods!" Kagome let go of Sesshomaru , when she felt he would not take off or stay still like the stubborn demon he was. The group made their way through the thick forest, it was night time. Even though they all had traveled through countless of forests during the night, fighting demons or whatever came at them this time death hung thick in the air.
"Where are we going?" Inuyasha asked after fifteen minutes of fast walking, moving around trees, pushes and over grown roots. At the rate they were going they would run out of steam, leaving them in a worse situation,
"I don't know Inuyasha anywhere but here.. It's not safe.." Kagome spoke softly she didn't want to cause any noise, since she did not know if any of the dead were around.
"Kagome! What is going on!" Inuyasha growled, the whole day had been hell for everyone. Never in his life had he seen something like this, never had he dealt with these kinds of problems. She was acting if everything wasn't going to hell, that everything was fine, that she was fine. She had just seen her family die before her eyes and here she was just running wild within the woods behind the well, not stopping anything.
Kagome stopped, she didn't want to but she did. Her feet came to a quick stop almost causing Sango to run into her. Her fingers played together, for the first time today she had stopped, just stayed still. She didn't want to, if she kept moving her problems her feelings would be left behind.
"Inuyasha not now.." Her voice was soft, her back still to him. Her eyes locked forward, looking into what seemed to be a never-ending forest. "No Kagome I want to know what the hell is going on !"
"Inuyasha, I know just as much as you! I don't want to sit here like ducks! I just watched my family die! But if you guys really want some kind of clue about what the hell is going on! They are dead, and still moving. I have watched movies about this, the HUMANS have turned into this thing called zombies . When some human dies and comes back, but they feed on the flesh of the living. If you are bit, you will die and turn into one of them. The only clear way I know how to kill them is too shoot them, or cut off their heads, or crack their head all together. Are you happy!" Kagome's eyes stung with tears.
"Kagome, I'm sor-" .."Save it Inuyasha I don't want to hear it." Kagome started to walk again, with her friends behind. They walked for another two hours, silence and a steady pace. Finally, a clearing, they had reached the end of the forest area. In front of them now was roads, they were on the edge of the other side of the city.
Cars were scattered along the streets, some crashed some just abandon. Small fires had been started, lighting the streets, most of the street lights only flickered. Everything was a mess it was scattered, doors were left wide open, blood coated the street, bodies upon bodies everywhere. A couple moving some not. Kagome froze in terror, hell was now on earth.
The dead were truly alive.
