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I DO NOT OWN CHARACTERS! THEY BELONG TO RUMIKO TAKAHASHI (Inuyasha) AND NATSUKI TAKAYA (Fruits Basket)!
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NOTE: Kagome did not go to school with Hojo, Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi. She went to Ayame's, Hatori's and Shigure's! Also Akito OOC! Akito will be female. May be a bit confusing. Sorry
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Ages:
Kazuma: 38 Shigure, Hatori, Ayame: 27 Kureno: 26 Akito: 25 Ritsu, Kagome: 24 Kagura: 19 Rin: 18 Yuki, Kyo, Tohru: 17 Hatsuhara: 16 Momiji: 15 Hiro, Kisa: 12
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Chapter Ten
The group followed Kagome. She gripped Ritsu's hand tighter. He looked at her. "What is it, Kagome?" Everyone looked. "I haven't been here since their deaths. That's been seventeen year and I'm still not prepared to go there." She shuddered in a breath. "Then why are you going?" asked Kyo. "For Akito. For the Zodiac and Cat. I doubt they want to be those creatures for eternity." Shigure said "which is why we are here. We knew you weren't ready to face it alone." Ayame took over "So we figured that you'd need the five of us at least; myself, Hari, Aki, Gure and Ritsu. The rest had seen your reaction last night and decided they would accompany us" he said cheerfully (A/N he's scary sometimes with how cheerful he is). Kagome looked away from them. Ritsu pulled her to him. Sesshomaru said "this one wouldn't leave you to deal with it alone."
They walked in silence. Sesshomaru smelled decayed wood and old, very old blood. "Kagome, this one smells old blood." She hmmed and said "it's probably Jiji's. He was injured (swallowed hard) the night the died. It's why they were in the car. They hadn't planned to be gone long. An hour or two. When they didn't return after four hours, I knew something was wrong. I had ran from the shrine while the sitter my mother insisted I needed, was asleep. I had ran in the direction of the hospital but I was stopped by the police. They said there had been a car accident and that no one survived. The bodies had been covered but one of the hands was still uncovered. It had a crescent moon charm on it that I had given to my sister. I don't remember much after that." Everyone knew that last statement to be a lie. She just didn't want to say what had happened. They understood that. Ritsu pulled her closer. Kagome stopped. They too stopped and looked in front of them.
Kagome took a deep breath and headed onward. They followed. She headed toward the storage room. "The shrine is still in the family name, however, I haven't been here since the wreck." They nodded, knowing this was hard for her. They entered a large building. They saw a ton of things scattered everywhere. They all looked at each other. Kagome released Ritsu's hand. He protested slightly. She shook her head and walked to a corner. She rummaged through the shelves and found two boxes full of scrolls. Shigure took one box and Inutaisho took the other. She looked at them confused. "You are to hold the monkey's hand. He feels like you rejected him, though he knows why you did it." She held out her hand to Ritsu. He hesitantly put his hand in it. She walked closer to him. "I'm sorry, Ritsu. This place just brings up memories." He nodded and smiled slightly. She pulled him closer and stepped out of the storage room. "Imouto, do you have somewhere we can go through the scrolls." She nodded and pointed towards another building. "Why don't we go inside?" Kyo asked. Kagome paled at the idea. Ritsu and Sesshomaru noticed. "Kagome isn't ready for that. Maybe someday in the future but not now, cat-san."
A/N Sorry for the long wait. I have been working on Surprises Happen and Kyuuketsuki-Yokai Together.