A Mother's Love

by Inorganic One

What if before Kagome ever got dragged into The Well she had somehow met Alessa in Silent Hill and became her adoptive mother. Now, four years later, something stranger than normal in going on in Silent Hill and Kagome knows better then anyone that it just can't be good. So, with the help of some unlikely allies and her friends she sets out to uncover the mystery plaguing the town.

4. Explanations and Truces

Title: Explanations and Truces

Genre: Adventure/Drama/Horror

Pairing: None

Rating: M for Disturbing Violence and Language

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, Silent Hill, any of the characters or their individual plots and stories, so please don't sue me. For I have no money.

ATTENTION!: Important A/N at the end of this chapter. Please, please, please take a few moments to read it all the way through when you are done. It's not very long, I promise!

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Just as Kagome and the others were walking out of the school they all spotted Kouga and his men racing towards them. "Hay, so you found them ok then." Kouga said skidding to a halt in front of them with Ginta and Hakkaku not far behind.

"Yeah, we did." Kagome said in a hushed tone, not really paying attention to what was going on around her. Her mind was far to focused on other things at that moment.

"Alright, so where are we headed to next?" Kouga asked her as his eyes scanned to area for any possible threats that may have wanted to jump out at them.

"Were headed to the Riverside Hotel since it's the closest place to us right now that has a Fluorose piece." Kagome answered him.

Kouga just grinned not really noticing the exasperated look on her face, he was just happy that for once Inuyasha wasn't around to get in his way. "Yeah, so how many of these are their Kagome, and how many do we have left to find?" He asked.

"There are six pieces in total and we have three left to find. Truth, Past and Hope." Kagome said to all of them thoughtfully.

"They have names?" Sesshomaru questioned raising one thin silver eyebrow at her.

Kagome looked at him. "Yes, all six pieces have their own name. The ones we have found so far are Future, Falsehood and Present. As I said before, five of the pieces are hidden in places all over the town and the sixth is now held by someone in the real world. The piece that person has is the one called Hope."

"I see, so what happens once all of these pieces come together?" Kouga asked a bit nervously. He had a sickening suspicion that he wasn't going to like the answer Kagome had to give him.

"If all of them were to come together and form the Flourose it would unleash the false God that the members of The Order of The Sun tried to summon all those years ago using Alessa's power. The creature is contained within the Fluorose it's self -hence why it was split into pieces- but the ritual also requires a large amount of power to break the seal." Kagome said and stopped to check and see if all of them were following her explanations alright.

"And that's why they needed your daughter, right?" Ginta asked Kagome.

Kagome nodded "Yes, Alessa was born with unusually powerful psychic abilities and because of that The Order used her powers to forcibly break the seal. Alessa may have died that day but her soul remained due to her strong hatred for The Order. And she created this alternate reality of the town and trapped the members here in order to torment them for what they had done to her. But from what she has told me, she wasn't alone during all of this. There was someone else there with her. She never told me who it was, only that they tried to save her from the fire and that they were the one that managed to seal the false God back into the Fluorose." She said pausing for moment.

"And this person has in their possession the one called Hope?" Sesshomaru pressed her on, he wanted to get all of this explained before they moved on to their next destination.

Hearing the urgency in Sesshomaru's voice Kagome continued with her story. She too did not wish to stand there talking any longer then what was needed. "Yes. Alessa was grateful to this person for what they had done and what they had gone through to help her. Not only did they save her from the flames with little to no regard for their own life but they even went through the town following her clues in order to help her even more. Once the abomination was sealed up again, Alessa scattered five of the pieces across the town but left the sixth one with this person so it could be protected outside of this world."

Kouga nodded his head in understanding. "Now I get it. She wanted to make sure that even if they did manage to get all the other pieces they still wouldn't be able to carry out their goal because there would be no way for them to get the last one because their trapped here." Kouga broke out into a huge grin. "Damn! That's one smart kid. If I get the chance to meet her then I am definitely going to get along with her."

"Yeah! Alessa seems like she's really smart. I never would have thought of that." Rin agreed with him happily.

Kagome was shocked to say the least. "You mean you don't think she's a monster? You see the place were standing in right? She's the one that created it and the creatures that inhabit this place. Not to mention all the people she has killed, whether they were part of the Order or just random people who somehow wandered into this place."

"Personally Kagome, from what you have told us so far about her, I can't pass blame on her for what she has become. I may not know her and I may not know the entire story but what I do know is that it was the people of this Order that made her become what she is now." Kouga said strongly. "And as for the killing of random people, I'm not one to talk. If I hadn't met you Kagome I may still be one of those ningen killing youkai. After all, it was because of my wolves that this little girl here died. For which I am truly sorry for by the way kid." Kouga said giving a nod towards Rin and received a growl from Sesshomaru.

Rin however just smiled. "It's alright Kouga. After all, now I'm not lonely anymore. I have a new family with Sesshomaru-sama and Master Jaken. And I consider you, Kagome, Shippo and everyone else my family now as well. I even have a new friend in Alessa too."

Kagome honestly had no idea how happy she would truly be to hear those words until they were actually spoken. "Thank you Rin, I know that you and Alessa are going to be really good friends once all of this -well, whatever all of this is anyway- is over. I'm glad you all seem to accept her even though you don't know her and I'm grateful to you for that."

They all just smiled at her happiness. Well, all of them except for Sesshomaru of course.

"So, is their anything else you need to tell us about before we get going Kagome?" Asked Hakkaku.

Kagome then became serious again as she thought about that. "Oh yes, theirs plenty more, but for now I say we should start heading for the hotel. I'll explain more on the way. I want to get in and out of that place as fast as we possibly can. I really don't like being there." She said as she began leading the others in the direction of the hotel.

"Why is that Kagome?" Shippo asked the young woman curiously.

"Because a secret room inside the Riverside Hotel is where the Order held the purification ritual they preformed on Alessa... it's the place she died." Kagome said darkly as her eyes -filled with malice- narrowed.

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Inuyasha wandered the halls -sword in hand- of some strange structure he had woken up in. He had no idea where he was but he did recognize a few things that resembled the stuff from Kagome's era. Every room he looked in had the same stuff in it over and over again. Beds, -sometimes more than one- tables and other little things filled the rooms. Inuyasha concluded that the place must have been some kind of inn or large dwelling at one time or another.

But from the look of it all, it seemed that nothing had lived in the place for quit some time. Everything around him was filthy and many things were run down or just all together destroyed. And the only living things he had come across were a few strange creatures that he had easily taken care of, but so far nothing else had happened.

"Damn! I bet that it was that little brat that did this to me. I kept telling Kagome that she was nothing but trouble, but would she listen to me? Noooo, she just had to keep telling me not to worry and that she could be trusted. Tch, fat chance of that. I bet she somehow knew about the jewel before Kagome got dragged down the well and wanted to get her hands on it herself. Well I'm not gonna let her have the jewel or Kagome." Inuyasha said to himself. "You hear me you little monster?! I know your listening to me from somewhere, so you can forget about all your little schemes!" He hollered out loudly.

Then, just as Inuyasha was about to turn around he heard a soft giggle from up above him. When he looked up he saw her, Alessa. She was seated up towards the ceiling on one of the rafters looking like she didn't have a care in the world. "And just pray-tell dog-boy, what would I need that worthless little gem for anyway. It wouldn't be able to give me anything I want after all." She said to him smugly.

Inuyasha growled and didn't waste any time jumping up there and swinging the Tetsusaiga down on the little girls head, but when he looked at the spot he saw that all he had cut was air.

"Over here!" Alessa called as she appeared standing on the reception desk on the ground and once again Inuyasha swung his sword only to hit nothing.

The game of tag continued for what seemed like hours until finally, Inuyasha collapsed to the ground, to exhausted to even lift his sword again. As he sat there panting Alessa appeared again not even ten feet from him and spoke. "So are you done trying to kill me yet or shall I give you a reprieve?" She asked.

Inuyasha however was not amused by her antics. "Listen here brat, if your going to kill me then just get it done and over with already because if you don't then you're gonna regret it." He threatened her. However, the words Alessa spoke next were not what he was expecting to hear.

"Tell me Inuyasha, why do you hate me so much? I have never done anything to you, so why?" She asked with a hard expression etched into her face.

Inuyasha took notice that this was the first time the little girl had used his name, not that they had been around each other very often. In fact, Inuyasha had only ever met and spoke to her a hand full of times before this. The first meeting was shortly after he and Kagome started looking for the shards together, before any of the others had joined up with them.

*Flashback*

Kagome had tried to explain to him once about how she had met Alessa but he really didn't bother to listen... like always. And the night Kagome had pulled out a small mirror and started talking to it, had certainly confused the dimwitted hanyou. He had asked if she was crazy or losing her mind and she had sat him for it. Then he had heard a faint giggling coming from the mirror. When he asked who had made the sound Kagome spoke to the mirror again and suddenly a translucent image of a little girl had appeared in front of him.

Inuyasha had instantly drawn the Tetsusaiga and pointed it at her, demanding to know who she was and what she wanted. Kagome sat him again and asked him to let her explain, which shockingly, he did with little fuss. After Kagome explained that the girl was from some place in her era and that she had adopted her as her daughter Inuyasha had settled down. That is until for some strange reason the little girl started mumbling to herself and started talking crazy.

Kagome didn't seem to mind and had just sat there. Finally the little girl turned to Kagome and said word for word. "It looks like the bitch is back again with others. I think it's about time these fools got what they deserved. I'll make their blood paint these walls red." Then she had bid Kagome a good night and had burst into flames.

Needless to say, Inuyasha was concerned. He had -in that one instant- felt something completely evil coming off that little girl and from that day on had tried to convince Kagome of just that but to no avail.

*End Flashback*

"So, are you going to give me an answer or are you just going to keep sitting there?" Alessa asked him impatiently.

Inuyasha came out of his stupper and stood up to glare down at the girl. "You want to know why I hate you? Well I'll tell you why! It's because your evil incarnate. Not even Naraku - with the jewel- can measure up to the amount of evil you possess. I don't know what you did to Kagome to make her so damn loyal to you but I will find a way to stop it sooner or later." Inuyasha gritted out through clenched teeth.

Alessa however merely cocked her head to the side and smiled at him. "Your right Inuyasha, I am evil incarnate. But you are wrong in assuming that I did something to mama to make her love me. Of that I can assure you." She finished, fixing a cold glare on him.

Inuyasha shrunk back at the look she gave him. Never before had he seen that kind of look in another's eyes. Not even from Sesshomaru or Kikyo. But the hanyou didn't let his fear keep him from staying quite that's for sure. "And just why should I believe you?" He asked.

"Mama never told you the story about how all of this started did she?" Alessa countered with a question of her own.

"Don't avoid the question brat!" Inuyasha hollered.

"I'm not. I simply wish to know if mama ever told you the whole story. About the things that happened long before she and I met?" Was all she said to him before turning and walking away down the a hall. "I suggest you follow me."

"And just why the hell would I do that?!" Inuyasha yelled after her.

Alessa paused and turned her head to look into his golden eyes. "Because I want to show you the place where I first became what I am now. The place where this nightmare started." She told him softly and for a just a moment Inuyasha could have sworn that he saw an all-encompassing fear buried deep in the crazed child's eye's.

Inuyasha had no idea what came over him but he suddenly felt the need to do as she said, to go with her. "I can't believe I'm actually gonna do this." He grumbled, but none the less began to follow the creepy child to wherever it was they were headed to.

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"What a strange place this is?" A young woman in strange red and white clothing said as she wondered down a fog covered street. "This place is saturated in so much hatred and animosity that nothing will ever be able to purify it. It's enough to make me sick."

"My lady Kikyo, are you unwell?" Asked one of two identical young girls that suddenly appeared to her left.

"I am fine. Did you manage to find out what this place is?" The woman -Kikyo- asked.

"No my lady, we have not. All we know is that Inuyasha and his group are here, along with his brother's, the Ookami named Kouga and his men as well as Naraku." Answered the other girl softly.

Kikyo nodded, "Are they all together?"

"No, They are still separated into three places. The slayer and monk are together, Inuyasha is alone and all the others are together and headed towards him as we speak my lady." She replied.

Kikyo thought fo a moment. 'So then, this place must be some kind of trap to lure all of us together and destroy us. But if that were the case then what is this other more powerful presence I'm sensing? Whatever it is it can't be good.' Kikyo then turned to her shikigami and spoke. "I want you too keep a close eye on what is happening here and report back to me. That is all you are to do for now."

"Yes my lady." The shikigami said in unison before flying off to carry out their orders as Kikyo continued on into to fog.

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"I'm giving you this one chance kid so you better not screw it up by leading me into some kind of trap, ya hear?" Inuyasha said as he continued to follow the girl up another flight of stairs.

Alessa glanced back at him and scoffed. "You certainly do love to hear yourself talk don't you?"

Inuyasha growled and was about to say something else when Alessa suddenly stopped and turned to face him. "Here we are." She said quietly.

Inuyasha looked at what she stood in front of, it was a strange-looking painting of a woman being burnt alive as people in the crowd around her watched. "And where is 'here' exactly? All I see is this freaky looking picture." He scoffed.

"It's what's behind the painting that is important." She said and placed her hand to the painting only for it to burn to ash the moment she did so. Behind the picture was a two foot gap that lead into another room. "After you." Alessa smiled, stepping aside for Inuyasha.

Inuyasha gazed wearily at the gap, but against his better judgment he jumped over it. The room he entered smelled of burnt debris and stale smoke. Dim light shone in through holes in the ceiling and it appeared that everything he was looking at was going to fall apart at any moment.

"So what is this place, kid?" Inuyasha asked. Although the answer he received wast not what he was expecting.

"This is where I died." She said from up above him.

"What!? Where you died?" Inuyasha spoke out as his eyes bulged from his head.

Alessa let out a laugh -though not in joy- this laugh was one of bitterness and hatred. "It just goes to show that dogs aren't so smart after all."

Inuyasha choose to ignore that comment and urged her to continue her explanation.

"I'll make this short and simple dog boy. If you want to get the full detailed story than you can ask mama when you see her." She explained quickly to him, to which Inuyasha only nodded. "Good. You see this cage your standing by?" She asked, gesturing towards it.

Inuyasha turned and saw the cage that she was referring to. It was old and rusted and one of the chains that held it above the ground was broken so that it was leaning to one side.

Alessa then continued to speak, "When I was still just a human child, the people of this town feared and despised me for two reasons. One was that I was born a bastard child and the second was that I was a very powerful psychic. Meany of the people in this town were part of a cult that sought to awaken a creature that they called their God. And one of the things they had to do in order to make that happen was to bring about the death of someone with considerable psychic energy." Alessa paused at that moment to gauge Inuyasha's reaction so far.

But all he was doing was standing there with a blank look on his face, waiting for her to continue.

"That was where I came in. The town wanted to use me for this very purpose and my mother was more than willing to allow them to. She was devoted to the order after all. So, to end this little story, those monsters put me in that cage over a bed of hot coles to roast. But someone came along and saved me, showing me a great deal of kindness. But it was already to late, my hatred had consumed me, I needed revenge like you need air. So I killed all those that had a part in my death by trapping them in this very room and setting it ablaze. After that, I trapped all their souls inside this alternate fog covered version of the town, along with the monsters inside of it."

The girl paused and looked down with a look of guilt upon her dirty face as she continued her story. "I had intended to only torment the people I trapped here. But like so many other people, I underestimated the extent of my anger and it became impossible for me to spare those poor innocent people who would wander into my world. Until..." She trailed off on her story, not sure how to continue. But Inuyasha know what she was going to say already.

"Until you met Kagome, right?" He said. Inuyasha knew that he was a hot head that never liked to listen to others, but he could tell that this child was speaking the truth, and after hearing her story, how could he continue to call her a monster like he had done for all these years?

"That's right Inuyasha. When I saw her for the first time I had intended to let my monsters have her, but at the last moment I changed my mind, I decided to speak to her and tell her my story. She cried for me and held me, she agreed to be my mommy. And it is because of her love for me that many innocent lives have been saved, not all mind you, but more than there used to be." Alessa stopped at that and the two stood in silence for a bit as they both contemplated the words that had been spoken within the last few moments.

It was Inuyasha that finally broke the silence, "I'm sorry about what happened to you, kid. I know how it feels to be hated for what you are, to be ridiculed for the things about yourself that you can't change."

Alessa's head shot up to stare at him in curiosity. "Why do people hate you Inuyasha? Mama never told me much about you or the others in your group. I'd like to know"

Inuyasha took a deep breath before he spoke. "I'm what's called a hanyou -or half-breed- it means that I'm half ningen -human- and half youkai -demon-. Most ningens and youkai hate each other greatly, but they both seem to hate my kind with an even grater passion than they do each other. Truth be told, I have no idea why. Maybe it's because I'm a combination of strength and weakness, or maybe it's just because ningens and youkai shouldn't mix together. Either way, that's my story."

Their was silence in the room again for a moment before Alessa spoke up, "Mama and a few of your friends are approaching, it would be best if you met up with them, but first...," The little girl reached into the cage that had held her as she burned and sifted through the soot until she found what she was looking for and held out the Truth piece to Inuyasha. "Here, give this to mama when you see her, it's very important so don't lose it. She'll know what it is and what to do with it."

"You mean you're not going to see her?" Inuyasha asked, but took the object all the same not bothering to ask any questions about it.

Alessa looked away with an almost shy expression crossing her features, "No, not yet. There are some more things that need to be done, but tell her that I will see her soon. I just have to make sure that everything will fall into place. Will you do that for me?"

Inuyasha nodded, "You got it kid. But are you going to be ok, going off by yourself and all?"

Her eyes suddenly took on a darker tone and he had a feeling that the other Alessa was coming out to play. "Oh Inuyasha, of course I'll be alright. This is my hell after all, and I will allow no one to take it from me. And anyone who tries will pay the price in blood and pain... For. I. Am. The. Reaper." And with one more dark smile sent Inuyasha's way, she vanished in burst of flames.

Inuyasha shivered, just because he had a better understanding of who and what Alessa was did not make her any less scary when she got like that. "Oh well, enough drama for now. Time to go find Kagome." He said to himself and raced out of the charred room and down towards the entrance of the hotel.

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Kagome and her group had finally reached the riverside Hotel and were staring at its dilapidated form from the outside. The others were all waiting for her to make the first move and go inside since she was the one that had the experience with the place, but she was reluctant to take that first step. She hated this place more than any other in the entire town. Every time she saw it, it reminded her that her child -weather biological hers or not- was in fact dead.

Kouga seemed to realize this and stepped up to try to help the woman he loved. "Just tell me what kind of room that the thing is in and where to find it Kagome. With my speed I should be able to search the place fairly fast. It's obvious that the idea of going in there is making you sick." He volunteered dramatically.

Kagome had to admit that what he said had merit, it may be better if only one or two of them went in to get the piece. The less people -or in this case, youkai- traipsing around the place, the less likely the monsters were to get riled up. Plus, Kouga was right, she really had no desire to step one single toe into that tainted building if she could help it.

But it appeared that luck was on her side at the moment. For just as she was about to answer Kouga's offer a loud, obnoxious but familiar voice rang out around them and Kagome let a loving smile cross her face. 'Inuyasha,' she thought happily.

Seconds later found the silver-haired hanyou skidding to a halt in front of them. "Oi! I've been looking everywhere around this crazy place for you wench, whats the big idea!?" He knew that what he just said was going to cost him a sit but he just couldn't help riling her up a bit.

Kagome gave her friend a sweet as sugar smile, "I've missed you too Inuyasha. Now please sit and tell us what's happened to you since you've been here."

Everyone else had gotten quite the chuckle out of watching Inuyasha eat dirt for the millionth time. Even Sesshomaru had smirked just the tiniest bit at the display. 'Pathetic Inuyasha, to be controlled by such a weak spell.' he scoffed distrustfully.

Inuyasha pulled himself up out of his crater and glared at everyone before settling his golden eyes on Kagome. He needed to relay Alessa's message to her before he got sidetracked and started to fight with his brother and Kouga. "Have something to give you..." he said and reached into his sleeve in order to retrieve the Fluorose Piece and handed it to her.

Kagome just stared at it dumbly, "How on earth did you-" she started but Inuyasha cut her off with a shocking statement.

"The kid gave it to me and told me to hand it over to you." he said plainly.

"Kid? You mean Alessa? You actually spoke to her and were willing to do something for her?" Kagome asked.

Inuyasha nodded, "I saw her while I was in there and at first I did try to attack her, but then she convinced me to let her tell her story. She took me to that room with the cage -I'm sure you know it- and told me everything." He paused and took a deep breath as if he was about to tell some big secret. "I owe you an apology Kagome, about the way I treated you and her. Now that I know the whole story I feel really bad about how I acted."

To say that Kagome was shocked was a understatement but the only brilliant response that she had was a simple, "Thanks Inuyasha, was there anything else?"

"Yeah, she told me to tell you that she still has some things to do and that you will be seeing her very soon. That all she told me though, sorry it's not much help." Inuyasha told her calmly.

Kagome shook her head, "No, don't be sorry Inuyasha. I'm just glad the she's doing ok. If she's avoiding me then that means she must have a very good reason, especially if she's actively trying to give me the Flauros Pieces. She's planing something and she's on our side, that I know for sure now."

Inuyasha nodded, "Okay, now that that's out-of-the-way do you wanna explain to me why the flea bag and my bastard brother are here with you?" he said and pointed his finger their way.

Said flea bag and bastard brother gave him death glares, but both remained silent for the time being as Kagome explained as quickly and efficiency as possible the events leading up to this.

"So if I'm following you correctly on this than it seem that every time you've found one of these things you've also frowned someone from our world, is that right?" Inuyasha summarized quickly.

Kagome nodded in agreement, "Your right Inuyasha, I didn't notice that at first cause I was so focused on other things but that is exactly right. Which means...?"

"Which means we will most likely find the monk and the taijiya at the next location, if our past experiences thus far have any indication." Sesshomaru piped in quietly.

Suddenly Kagome went white as a sheet and gasped. Everyone suddenly got the feeling that they weren't going to like what came next.

"Let me guess, the next stop is going to be a giant pain in the ass, right?" Kouga asked, stepping forward

Kagome nodded slowly, "Big time. The only place left that holds a piece is the asylum. It's quite possibly the most volatile and dangerous of all the places in the town. That place has no shortage of monsters and with as crazy as things are right now, I don't even want to think about how bad it might be." she explained with a shiver of disgust.

"Then we better hurry! If Sango and Miroku really are there than we can't waste anymore time standing here chitchatting. Now let's go!" Inuyasha ordered and swung Kagome on to his back before everyone took of in the direction Kagome told them to go.

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A/N: Finally done with this chapter! I'm so, so, so sorry for the long wait on this one folks. I ended up getting fired from my job a few months ago, so it's been really tough trying to keep up on my writing, on top of finding ways to make money to pay my bills. Thank god for my awesome family and all the money they have lent me! So, I really hope everyone understands my situation and won't give me to much of a hard time. Hopefully this longer chapter will help soften the blows. lol :) Anyway, as always, please leave me a review and let me know what you think. I'm always open to suggestions and new ideas, so if you have something you'd like me to add or something that you think I can do to make this story better than just let me know.

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