The Sacrifices
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, it's all Rumiko's
A/N: it is now 50 years later, all normal characters (and made-up) are all now living (except Kikyo) that's why it doesn't directly connect with chapter 1. Also there is no Shikon no Tama in this story. Enjoy!
Chapter 2: The Girl in the Green Dress
It had been three days since anyone had said a word to Kagome, snickers would be heard all around her but when her head would turn there would be udder silence. Feeling the warm hatred from the other students was plainly obvious to her; the pressure of her friends and the mixture of schoolwork were working against her, not to mention the boy she loved didn't share the same sentiments.
Her only reprieve from her momentary pain was her bedroom, hours and tears were spent on crying over her momentous emotion to her feelings for Hojo, or for the dying friendship between her friends. Not even the beats of a sad love song were bringing Kagome any true justice, quickly flicking it off and tossing her head down on a moist pillow she continued her silent sobs, Kagome was feeling herself fall into the pit of infamy a place she was accustomed to traveling to; mainly alone. With the immense amount of tears keeping her eye's from staying opened Kagome tried to fall asleep, if only to silence her mind for the rest of the day.
"Kagome" called her mother, "could you come down here for a minute?"
Grudgingly Kagome lifted her head from her pillow and let out a long sigh, with a fake cheer in her voice Kagome replied "I'll be right down" she quickly wiped her face clear of any evidence that she was ever expelling tears, sat up and ran down the stairs to the kitchen where her mother was calling from.
"Yes mom" Kagome tried to say cheerfully.
Kagome's mother could see the redness left behind from her daughter's tears but said nothing, turning back to what she had originally asked her down for she watched as she saw Kagome make a last ditch effort to hide her sadness from her.
"What's wrong Kagome?"
"Noth...Nothing, why did you call me down here?" she asked.
Sighing she gave up for the moment, wanting to sooth the obviously painful subject she knew she was going to have to at least wait till dinner was over. She looked up and smiled at her daughter, "could you go down to the Well Shrine and get some of your grandfather's herb's for me?"
"Fine" Kagome grabbed her coat and a flashlight and headed out of the well that was laid out on their property.
The nippy air blew through her hair like a storm, Kagome look up and saw that her grandfather had already put out the Spirit Wards, she herself never truly believed in those things but everyday he dedicated himself to lining the roof of the shrine and the base of the trees with them. Shaking her head Kagome walked up to the bared gates of the well, with the peak of her might Kagome pushed the bar back and opened the darken room. A shrill an up her spine as she quickly flicked on the flashlight and walked over to the tall shelf that stood before her, Kagome scanned the poorly marked containments for the herbs her mother asked for; as the light of the flashlight raised higher Kagome started to get a little nervous, finally she spotted the jar of herbs on the top shelf.
"Great, all the way up there" she said aloud.
Looking around Kagome flashed the light to see if she could find something to stand on, in the far corner she saw an unsteady stool, its base was a bit chipped but she was going to be on it for seconds so she quickly pulled it over to the shelf.
Steadying herself Kagome through off her jacket and placed the flashlight in her mouth. She slowly climbed up on the stool and reached up as far as she could; the jar was just out of her fingers grasp. Sighing Kagome jabs the flashlight up next to the jar and with a straining effort she leans towards the shelf, but her miscalculations of the extreme pressure on the stool gave way and Kagome could feel her body slipping from the side of the shelf and as the stool collapse from under her.
Quickly her body reacted and she tried keeping her balance with the disposition she was in, but it was to late Kagome fell backwards from the shelf she turned her head in time to see that the well was not covered. She remember all the stories her grandfather had told her about how in the olden days the villagers would throw the bodies of dead demons down there, though she never believed it she didn't want to venter in it either.
Kagome quickly closed her eye's and waited for the loud and hard thud that never seemed to come, when she did hit the bottom of the well it was as if she had landed on her bed; quickly Kagome's eye's darted open and she looked up and was surprised to see light, but it did bring hope to her.
"Mom, I'm down here I fell in the well can you get grandpa or Souta to get me out?" When she heard no answer Kagome stood up from the ground, but she quickly found out why it was a soft landing.
Inching away from her new discoveries Kagome stapled herself to the side of the well. Fear was over powering her now and the only thought that passed across her mind was getting out of that well. Luckily for her vines poured into the well, Kagome gave a tight pull on them to check for satiability and started climbing her way up the side of the stone well. Looking down Kagome saw as the mob of corpses started moving in a fashion that greatly increased her speed to the point where she just pushed off the wall and jumped for the side of the well. At the rim of it she quickly hopped over and dusted off her green skirt, looking up she was horrified at what she witness; thousands of bodies scattered about, Kagome wasn't sure if she was dreaming or awake.
Blood was all her eyes could really make out over the dead corpses, people screamed as they cried for their loved ones. All she could do was watch in horror as men cried in pain and blood continued to be spilled.
I'm dreaming she thought why am I dreaming this?
When another noise was made from within the well Kagome quickly turned tours the field that was sprawled in blood and dying men, she stayed close to the trees and made her way to the side of the hill.
Another loud noise burst through the well and Kagome turned her head around to see the recreated corpses shoot out of the well. Thousands upon thousands of demons must have littered the sky; looking up at them Kagome could know see that it was no superficial army that did this to these people it was these monsters. Kagome turned her head and saw the frightened look on the remaining villagers, quickly they took off running and she stood there alone and very scared; looking around her the dense forest that engulfed the midsection of the battle field was Kagome best bet for protection from the demons, so as her eyes darted from her destination and back the creatures who seem to just be studying her; she took off as fast as she could, and so did they.
Kagome flew across the field jumping over the corpses and checking back to see how far away the creatures were, the dying men around her watched her flee the demons in amazement. She was almost there; she could feel the satisfaction of reaching her set goal when Kagome tripped falling head first down the side of a muddy hill, stopping abruptly at the edge of a cliff.
"Well at least I got in here faster" she said aloud.
Looking about herself Kagome noticed that she quickly needed to move, she was relieved to see a strong tree in front and reachable, quickly she stood up and grabbed for the first branch putting all of her wait on it she failed to notice that it was rotted through, and screamed loudly as it gave way; but keeping her eyes open Kagome notice someone there.
"WATCH OUT" she screamed, but it was too late.
Her body smacked the back of his neck, breaking her fall.
End of chapter 2: hope u liked it, I changed the opening three times.
