Forced Bond

Chapter Twenty One

The Deemed Insane Meets The Indeniably Mad

Once the creak of the gates closed behind them on the other side of the cage Souta for a long time carried out his meager existence , and currently not anymore suddenly was indeed a shock to his system , but his attention was taken by the other resembling that of his childhood hero Inuyasha . Dressed oddly in a pair off khakis , and a loose button up , and with strangely enough shoes at that, and finding himself in normal street clothes that Inuyasha must've brought for him since the ones he had come in with wouldn't fit him anymore

" Hey kid , try and keep up alright my car is over there . I'll take you someplace safe where you can eat something better than the shit you find in there then we talk got it ? " The male spoke as he started walking towards the spot he had left the vehicle waiting for him with the kid at a steady pace following behind.

Once both were in the car , the older male started and revved up the engine to his cougar and started to head in a unknown direction to Souta with all the changes since he has been gone nothing was familar territory yet with even memories of what still stood was a bit hazy .Although to distract himself he began observing the male who drove .After a short time though the male got the distinct feeling of being watch , and discovered it really didnt help his already tense mood so he snapped .

"What!?"

"Sorry its just its been so long since Ive seen you or my sister , all of us thought you were dead .And here you sit driving no less ! " Souta amended .

"Wait so you know me!? We" ve met !? When ? How ?" The older male studdered confused .

" Hey I felt , heard that ?! " The older man later commented once he heard the word sit , and for some reason flinch anticipating great pain but all that occurred was a slight pinch to his neck .

"Man i didnt do anything and yes I know who you are , we met a long time ago being introduced by my sister " Souta defended happily seeing that the trip was coming to a end with the older male pulling off the dirt road in the middle of nowhere it seems and heading up a cobblestone drive.

"You'll have to share it with me , all of it . Stay as long as you like , And yes you said Sit !? What is my name then by the way ?! " The older male replied but glared at him with having to mention the bloody curse with the stupid word as he got out of the car waving him in while taking a phone call pausing their conversation .

Once inside after the older male of the two unlocked the door and opened it just at the same time his call finished with him calling whoever it was on the other a idiot as he ended the call . Walking further into the place that Inuyasha called home , a furnished one bedroom condo with a fireplace . Burgundy walls , bordering with black trim with random scrolls , old pictures upon it , posters of some random music groups , and movies plastered throughout.

" Come on in , sorry about that my idiot friend was just being his normal self i guess and got his ass by a bitch . Poor bastard never seen it coming . Oh hey , you like ramen right ?! So hey continue what you were saying .. " The older male said to the younger as he was quickly fixing them food .

"Sounds oddly familiar , anyway yes I like Ramen . I dont know everything that happened beca:se you both were gone for a long time and on we on this side of the well just assumed something happened to the well on this side or you both died . But when we met I knew you as Inuyasha ." Contemplated Souta , now happily being reminded of the tales of a wayward monk , and now wuth fresh clothes., and the promised to be be fed the younger felt content with the hope he could help Inuyasha remember , so that maybe with any luck his sister can be found too .

The older man known as Inuyasha to Souta choked on the mouthful of ramen that was shoved into his mouth as he carried both plates across the kitchen to the livingroom to sit across from Souta on the two black couches facing together on either side of a blood red coffee table . Setting the plates of food with two bottles of beer , and proceeded to wash the noodles that seemed to have gotten stuck somewhere while going down his throat .

"Makes sense it was written down with some of the stuff I had including the locket , but were we like together in some way boyfriend or girlfriend , or husband or wife that you know of? " Inuyasha said as both of them ate and drank in midst of their conversation .

A yet odd look upon Souta's face grew in confusion then as a second decided to first ask one of his own questions because it had been so long, and so it made Souta curious " May I ask why ?"

Sipping another bit of beer he held one finger up , then left to somewhere unknown house to retrieve what it was he for the life of him held onto for so long , and for how many times he tried , Inuyasha found in the end that he couldnt possibly part with it for some reason . Moments later Inuyasha returned with that carrying with him a box and setting it on the floor between the two couches, removing the tape and opening it .

Within its contents laid numerous things within , as Souta began searching for clues as to the reason to that question because the last he knew or anyone else knew that his sister painfully accepted her place , and heartbrokenly understood his choice for another , but the things in this box told that of another story .

"Inuyasha how long has it been since you had this box ? " Souta said with a mouthful of Ramen before going back to sifting through the stuff within the parcel .

"I don't know exactly , I guess its always been with me , for some time anyway but if I were to guess it would be middle to tail end of the feudal era . I don't even remember how it was that I got it Why ?!" Puzzled Inuyasha mused aloud in response.

" Hmm ... Have you even looked through all of this stuff ?! First thing and second Inuyasha the last anyone on this side if the well knew Kagome accepted her place in your life while you went off with some dead bitch but all this tells inside this box something completely different .So something must've changed after the well was destroyed on our side but I am not sure of the where it fits in the timeline of things and you cant remember anything , even your damn name . Although judging by a few of the pictures the letters and of the portrait drawn of you two I would say defintely something did change between you too but I want to know what and what happened to my sister ?" Souta rambled on as he read something that seems to be written by Kagome herself, as he kept his ears open for any response from the other make in the room .

" Not entirely no , theres so much of it , it would take forever going through it all . Wait huh- the other side of a well ?I don't remember anything about a well .Inuyasha spoke in response hesitantly worried about what else that he would find he didnt know about but should've .

Emersed within what he was reading , written by his sister and it looked like a journal entry as it had begun with , but as he read kept his old friend curiousity about that of his mind currently lost and answering his inquiries.

" Kagome at one point by accident took a tumble into your world from this one through a passage of a well , The Bone Eaters Well taking her , and eventually took you both back and forth between times. " As Souta gazed at the envelope it was sealed with splatter of wasabi and wondering why but as his eyes caught, the written words reached their last . Souta then understood when finishing the written scroll within starting with the words :

Greetings Journal,

Its been awhile I know but I find it necessary to have everything that has happened thus far known by someone just in case things don't happen the way that we planned and something goes terribly wrong . I Kagome Higarashi , reincarnation of the precursor miko Kikyo- former guardian of the shikon jewel , as a present guardian miko, as well as part of the former pack standing to defeat the evil that is Naraku , a guardian of a fox kit - Shippo , A mate to a Inuhanyou Inuyasha by mishappened circumstance - a arranged courtship if you will later to be acknowledged , accepted nonetheless , bearing young to the outcome of such originating encounter for the deceitful interference which is by the evil hands that is Naraku himself .

Although now that being said I solumly swear to this and state to the accuracy of said events and those following after . It is by this that I in my present state of motherhood I can no longer stand within the front lines with my comrades in battle , but rather stay behind as to where I am not only safe , but don't pose a threat to them as to the position within the overall picture within its whole to survive until the end when and where I am in no longer the vulnerable state I am in to fight and to complete my mission to comolete the jewel , purify it , free it , and destroy Naraku as it was my soul before I course to finish I fully accept it as mine.

Until that time arrives I stay behind waiting in fear for those fighting a war I can't yet be apart of , with no one to share my greatest worry . So I pass onto you, as it turns out that it has been decided by my mate Inuyasha for the group to prepare within a few days without any signs of Narakus taunts normally following us , and it is I to pass thru the slipstream of the well ahead of my mate until he rejoins me I feel a torrent of emotions rising within me I cant explain . Whether its because of normal intrepidation felt caused from the few days I would be separated from my mate or something else that I feel growing deep within my gut in either case something tells me inside that something is very wrong .

Yet I dont say anything to anyone just in case its just me , and that my mate has had it somewhat rough in making the choice he had to accept he way things are , as it is why to save him from the additionally concern through our connection as mates in concerned regards to myself in what I feel up to this point has been hidden from said mate to save him from anymore pain or regret . My mate , my love has had more than his share already , and more with the added turmoiled sacrifice endured because of me as the evil of the bastard of Naraku intended with his backhanded trickery .

I am unsure of what it is we are to find soon enough but I know deep within my heart its something that I feel coming and within me it has elicited great fear and turmoil inside myself , and because I keep the battle brewing on in the cage that is me closed to fight solo .I feel so alone in its wake only breeding the dangers I only feel coming for us .

Sincerly

Kagome .

It was as Souta read aloud the very last words and came to where he now sat within the place he only presumed was Inuyasha's plsce of residence in the present that he left behind so long ago but for him while it had been years , and his sister maybe months at most , but for Inuyasha as he stoid without much recollections it had been decades .Although in his musings , shattered by the angry growls heard nearby , as his eyes took in the sight of a childhood hero he had never seen before at least not to this very nature.

A violent snare ripped suddenly from his lips out of nowhere and Souta doubted it had anything to do with the words he spoke aloud by his sister's hand , especially without any resemblance of a shred to recall , reminding him to what Inuyasha should as well as himself now already knew .

"Grrrrrr " Inuyasha released a growling spat not at all liking what it was that was causing such a vile disposition within side of himself but knew not why it was happening , or what was causing such a power surge of anger , power, desperation , a need to protect something and retribution . But other than that all came up blank , Nothing .

But Inuyasha in his present uncertain state of influx , and it showed in his appearance presently torn within pause in mid transformation , held still , certainly gave way to the dire circumstances arising from such event . His stature taunt glaring at his place in ruins in his search for whatever it was that could be causing such a desire within himself to act , but for what purpose , or to do what exactly he didnt know .

Alas his claws shook free the remains of some random chair that was obviously seen as a threat while Souta watched bewildered with slight concern but unknown to anything else than what his instinct blindly screamed with a unknown and blinded direction as to the wrath he felt breeding inside him against himself instinctually.. Inuyhasha had no choice but to follow at least halfway , just for some reason held it from changing him completely out of fear , and uncertaintly of such outcome .

Somehow a form stood above Souta , a visual of Inuyasha , seemimgly stuck between both of what must be what made him a half ling , as Souta never seen anything like the one now within his childhood hero's presence. Iit appeared as if Inuyasha was for some reason torn about something as a whole just wasn't absolutely sure as to what , but then again as Souta observed the uproar in .Inuyashas aura fluctuating violently , and judging by the area now decimated by Inuyasha , himself Souta decided that neither was he .

TBC .