Okay! I know! I haven't updated in forever! Blame school and cheer tryouts! But here's chapter 8! It's a little bit shorter then I would have liked and there are probably grammar errors, but I wanted to post this as soon as possible. I'm hoping to post chapter 9 by Thursday, so just wait a little longer for the next chapter! Thank you so much for the reviews! Keep them coming!
Chapter 8 - Betrayal
Takishima's POV
Higurashi stared blankly back up at her shrine. Her face looked pale, but her eyes were shining with newly found determination. "What's wrong with you?" I asked.
"It's... No it can't be..." She shook her head, obviously confused.
I was now getting frustrated. A minute ago she was unsure of what to do. But now she was acting totally insane. "What are you talking about?"
She turned to look at me, "I think I sense something like the jewel. But it feels different somehow. I can't explain it."
"Are you serious?" I quickly stood up and pulled out my cell phone. "I'm going to call Berrett. He'd be pissed if I didn't invite him along."
"Call Hitomi as well," Higurashi commanded me. Before I could complain that I didn't want her here, the young woman took off back up the
stairs.
"Wait! Where are you going? Aren't you tired of running up and down these stupid stairs?" I called after her.
"I'm going to check on something! Call them, hurry!" She told me.
I cursed under my breath and dialed Berrett's number.
"Where the hell were you last night?" His voiced growled over the phone.
"So good to hear from you! Get your ass down to Higurashi shrine now! We may be able to restore TEI. Is Hitomiko with you?"
"No, but I can go get her. I'll be there in 15 minutes. Finally, things are getting interesting!" And with that he hung up.
"What's up with people not saying bye on the phone anymore!" I grumbled and began to run after Higurashi. My phone began vibrating in my pocket. I whipped it out again, expecting it to be Berrett. But whoever was calling had their number blocked. "Hello?"
"My good boy! It's so good to hear from you!" I stopped running when I realized who the caller was.
"What the hell do you want?" I asked, my anger now rising.
"Now now, is that anyway to talk to your father?" Hiroshi Ryuuji said.
~Kagome's POV~
I quickly made my way over to the Bone Eater's well. It's coming from over there, I'm sure of it!
"Mommy, where are you going?" Yumemi called out to me as I ran past her.
"I forgot something. Go back inside. I'll be back in a minute." I yelled over my shoulder. I flung open the door that led to the well. A sudden thought popped into my head. Will it work now...? I didn't hesitate after realizing this. I flung myself into the well and landed at the bottom. I waited for a second. Nothing. I felt my heart sink.
I hadn't been in the well in years... It felt... Sad somehow. I traced my fingers across the dirt floor. Just beyond this well, Inuyasha and the others were together. My fingers traced over something... Round? I picked it up and tried to see what it was. But it was too dark to even begin guessing what it could be.
"Mommy? What are you doing?"
I glanced up at my daughter to see her peering down the well at me. "I told you to go inside!" I climbed up out of the well, quickly slipping the item into my right jean pocket.
"Sorry, I just wanted to know what you were doing," She said guiltily.
I sighed. She was too cute to stay mad at. "What were you doing in the well?" Yumemi asked me.
"Oh, I thought I heard a cat meowing down there, but I was wrong," I lied.
"But you said you forgot something," Yumemi cocked her head to the side.
"Well..." What should I say?
Takishima suddenly appeared in the doorway. His face was pale and he looked agitated. "Higurashi, we have to go. Now."
"Why the hurry?" I asked.
"Something important came up. What else?" He snapped at me.
"Mommy, do you have to go to work again?" Yumemi questioned.
"Y-Yeah. I'll be back soon. Now hurry inside." I instructed her. Instead of heading towards the door, Yumemi hugged me tightly.
"Hurry back, mommy," My daughter released her grip on me and smiled.
"I will." I said confidently.
"Would you hurry the hell up?" Takishima grabbed my wrist and pulled me outside. I was about to scold him for rushing me, but I turned to look at Yumemi, who was smiling and waving at me.
~Takishima's POV~
The car was silent as I quickly made my way through traffic. Damn old man. Just when things were going smoothly...
-20 minutes earlier-
""Now now, is that anyway to talk to your father?" Hiroshi Ryuuji said.
"Why are you calling me?" I growled at him.
"I'll get straight to the point. I spoke to Hitomiko earlier this morning. She told me about your meeting last night. You've met a girl named Kagome Higurashi, yes?"
I silently cursed at Hitomiko under my breath. What did she do? "Why are you interested?" I asked.
"What Hitomiko told me was that she is a priestess, but her powers are sealed off. Now, I know how important TEI was to you, so I was thinking I could help you."
"Help me how?"
"By getting this girl to talk. I'll donate money to you as well so you can-"
I sighed, "Do you think I'm that stupid?"
"Excuse me?"
"The last time I saw you was at graduation 5 years ago. You were
pissed at me for taking uncle's offer with TEI. You pretty much
disowned both of us after that. Not that I care. You weren't much of a
father anyway."
He was silent over the phone for a moment. "The portals that TEI used
to travel through, they were kept secret from the world, yes?"
"Yeah."
"If we were to 'rediscover' TEI, do you know how much money we would have?"
"We?"
"Why you and I of course. You worked for them so you know how the company ran. And I have the money to actually bring this organization together."
"I'm not sure why you think you would earn a lot of money for this. TEI was an organization that received no funding from the government. That's why it was private." I rolled my eyes at his stupidity.
"Yes, yes I understand. That's why instead of keeping it hidden from the world, we'd tell everyone about it."
I almost dropped the phone. "Are you crazy? Do you know how the public would react to that? Not to mention the many terrorists that would love to jump in the portals and ruin the time flow!"
"That's why we'd tighten security. We'd have the money for it. People would donate money from around the world, not to mention my own business would take off! It's a brilliant plan, if I do say so myself." Hiroshi laughed through the phone.
I sighed and leaned against a pole. "Stop saying 'we'. It's annoying. I'm not helping you. You don't understand how serious it would be to announce to the world that there was such thing as time travel. It WOULD backfire at us."
Hiroshi was silent. I heard him curse under his breath before he started talking again. "Alright even if you won't help me, I'd like to meet this Higurashi woman. Do you mind driving her down to my office? Or if you don't want to come you could just give her directions."
"I'm not sending her to you. She wouldn't help you either because she's not a jackass.
Another sigh came from the phone. "I didn't want to have to do this to you, but I have no choice. I'll make a deal with you. Bring the woman to my office in thirty minutes and I'll let you see my guest."
I blinked in confusion. "What guest?"
"Mirai would love to see you again." He said coldly.
(A/N) Mirai means "Future"
"She… She's with you?" My body tensed. "Why? Your not aloud to see her!"
"Ah, yes the law. I actually talked with my lawyer. There's a loop hole for anything as long as you look close enough. I may not be able to be in same room as her, but I can communicate with technology. Isn't the present time just great?"
"Are you saying your holding her there without her consent?" I felt my nails digging into my skin.
"No, no. She actually wanted to talk to me when I called her. She even said she wanted to you."
What the hell? Why now of all times? But still…
"I'll be there with Higurashi." I said.
"Good. Your thirty minutes start now."
