Title – The Forgotten Cave
Summary – Kagome didn't how she came to be where she was. She didn't know why they were there. She didn't know how to get out. What she did know however, was that something was with them and she wanted nothing more than to find it, kill it and high tail herself out of wherever she was.
Anime – InuYasha
Main Couple – Kagome / Jakotsu Slight Kagome and playful Bankotsu on Bankotsu's part.
Genre – Romance / Horror / Adventure
Rated – M (Excessive Violence) (Medium Sexual Themes) (Excessive Language) (Excessive Blood and Gore)
Disclaimer – I do not own InuYasha. (T.T)don't make me hurt you!
The Forgotten Cave
Chapter Four
Retracing Steps and Future Choices
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Jakotsu made to retrace their steps when Kagome took hold of his hand. Turning back, he looked questioningly at her.
"We don't go anywhere without everyone. Sango is a capable fighter...and she disappeared without anyone noticing. None of us...she probably didn't realize what happened either...something like that..." Kagome closed her eyes and let her hand drop back to her side. "How do we fight something like that?"
Bankotsu, Renkotsu and Jakotsu each shared looks before one after another they placed a hand on her shoulder.
Kagome sank to her knees, the realization that Sango might not come back, that she might not be found...weighed heavily on her. Jakotsu followed her down to the ground and placed his forehead to the back of her shoulder in a show of comfort. This was really all he could do, all he knew how to do...well, that and fight.
"Things will get better, Kagome...we will find her...and we will get out of here, alive."
Kagome said nothing, she let Jakotsu pull her up and held his hand tightly as Bankotsu took his other hand and Renkotsu took Kagome's free hand.
Bankotsu looked at Kagome for a moment before closing his eyes and sighing, turning to look back the way they came, he pointed the flashlight off in that direction as well. "We will retrace our steps, it can't be that difficult, just don't anyone let go of the hand that you are holding."
"Right..."
This response came from Jakotsu and Renkotsu, but Kagome couldn't speak. Her mind was racing, just what was it that had taken Sango? Had she just gotten lost? If that was the case, then Sango would have returned by now, or yelled, or...she would have done something, and they would have surely noticed. So, if she didn't get lost, what had taken her? What was it that Kagome couldn't sense? Was it possible, that the creature that lived in that pool of blood had followed them? No, that would have left a trail of blood, and made plenty of noise. It wasn't exactly a peaceful and quiet creature, whatever it was.
Kagome let the boys pull her along and was mildly grateful that she wasn't at the back or the front of their little makeshift train. Retracing their steps was quite possibly, easier said than done. Kagome gazed up at the whole that they'd earlier dropped from, "Sango wouldn't be able to make the jump back up on her own; perhaps we shouldn't retrace our steps, but continue forward along the way we were heading."
"Why would she go forward without us?" Renkotsu asked curiously.
"..." Kagome turned sad eyes to the fire maker, "Why would she go backwards without us?"
"She makes a valid point," Bankotsu turned and started back towards where they'd been when they noticed Sango missing.
Jakotsu sighed, "I don't like it in here," No one said
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"Shit, this place smells disgusting!"
Kouga scoffed, "Of course it does, you flea bag. The smell of decaying flesh, blood and bones has never been an appealing scent, now try and concentrate. Can you pick any scents out specifically? Kagome, Ayame, anyone?"
"...I...smell Sango..."
Miroku perked at that, "It's a start! If we find Sango, we can find the others, right?"
"...not necessarily." Sesshoumaru walked forward and looked around a bit, he sneered at the blood marring the bottom of his pants. He would not be here if not for Kagome. The revolting stench alone was almost enough to make him leave, but he couldn't bring himself to abandon her. He had become close to her, and he wouldn't rest until she was safely above ground.
"Let's just move forward, and everyone keep an eye and ear open, we don't want to join the masses we're walking on." Kouga muttered the last part as he followed Inuyasha further into the underground cave.
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(Elsewhere)
Souta stared at the large manila envelope that lay on his sisters' desk. She'd received it a while back, an invitation to one of Japan's History Institutes upon graduation. However, if she didn't come home soon, she wouldn't be able to accept, as they will be full and take her lack of reply as a refusal.
Walking into her room, he picked up the envelope and pulled out the letter, it had a familiar signature at the bottom. Not by style, but by name. He wasn't sure why he recognized the name at first, but last night, while thinking over his sisters adventures down the well on all of the many people she'd met...he recalled the name. InuYasha's big brother...Sesshoumaru. Momentarily he'd wondered if perhaps there was just more than one person with that name, after all, who could live for five hundred years, right? Wrong, Sesshoumaru was a demon; he could live for many years. Souta hadn't recognized the last name, but he was sure, this was the same demon that now fought side by side Kagome and Inuyasha.
"She'd want this..." he placed the paper on the desk, and took a pen from a bowl, quickly filling in the information as required, he signed his sisters name as neatly as possible before blowing on the paper and closing it back up in the return envelope. His mother might yell at him later for this, but oh well. "For now, what she doesn't know, won't hurt her...or, in this case, me."
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Me: Here is chapter four. I'll update again, in time. Please enjoy, and tell me what you think!
