They reached a village. Sesshomaru looked in the direction that Kagome was going. A well. Rin chased after her.
"Where are you going?" Rin asked. Kagome took a deep breath.
"There's something wrong with my family." Sesshomaru watched as Kagome jumped. She was not in the bottom of the well when Rin looked.
Sirens. And loud voices, filled with horror.
Kagome ran up to an officer who was standing in front of her house. She grabbed his shoulder.
"What happened?" She cried. The officer looked at her. Wasn't she the daughter of Mrs. Higurashi? Oh no.
The officer paled. How was he supposed to tell her? Kagome stared up at him. Perhaps it was better to tell her quickly, like ripping off a bandage.
"Your mother and grandfather are dead."
Kagome did not quite register these words. Her bow and the quiver full of arrows were heavy on her back.
"What?" The officer swallowed. This was by far the worst part of his job. Telling the surviving family members the news. Of course, dealing with the bodies came in a close second. No one liked dealing with the bodies.
"A car crash. The other driver was drunk, and your grandfather accidentally drove right into his path." The officer watched the girl's face crumble. Then Kagome realized.
"What about Sota?"
[Authors note: I know this is sad. I got sad when I was writing this. But I think that Kagome having her family survive here would mean that she would want to stay with them, which would eliminate the Sessomaru and Kagome part of the story. To answer the commenter who asked why Shippo had to die, the answer is that if Inuyasha had not accidentally killed Shippo, he would never have frozen from grief and shock long enough for the demons to converge and kill him.]
