Chapter 21: Family Secrets
Inuyasha just widen his eyes. "Kyoko's Parents? Shouldn't I be going after Kyoko herself?" He asks so far, not to go crazy. "Kikyo is taking care of that so far. From what she told me that Kyoko is in a mental hospital and she doesn't want Kagome to know about it. Not yet anyway." Sesshomaru digs into his pocket to pull out a slip of paper and hands it to his brother. "What's this?" Inuyasha opens up the slip to see it's an address. "That's the facility where Kyoko's parents are in. Due to the charges, the only way we can talk to them is going through their records." Inuyasha looks down to the place. 'Department of the Correction Institute.' "This is insane, Sesshomaru." He comments to his brother's plan. Sesshomaru just looks down to his brother's homework. "Insane, Sane. It doesn't matter. If we spend another second, there's no telling when Kyoko or her parents would be out and go after Kagome." He persuades Inuyasha as he reads the problems so carefully.
Inuyasha groans as he knows that whenever Sesshomaru bribes him, he has to do his bidding. "Fine. I'm off then." He admits defeat as he goes into his closet to get his watch. "No." Sesshomaru stops him. "Why not? Do you want me to go after them or not." Inuyasha stares at him just right before he pressed the button on his disguised watch. "I'll take care of your homework, in the meantime you should be better by morning because the cold should be out of your yeah. And luckily tomorrow is Saturday so you have the entire weekend to get the information that you need." Sesshomaru takes his brother's math homework.
Inuyasha just watches him leave the room with his homework. "It's due Monday." He reminds Sesshomaru. He just waves off. Inuyasha frowns at the door and looks back to the watch in his hand. Looking to make sure no one is looking in, he smiles and presses the button. "Well, it's a good time as ever." He speaks as the watch pulsates. The pulsate connects to his skin as his long silvery hair turns jet black, his golden eyes become wooden brown, his dog ears are now humans ones. And his claws become fingernails. 'It's been awhile since I've disguised myself as a human. Other than the nights of the new moon.' He looks out to see that moon is a waxing gibbous, thus leaving a glow to look beyond the night. "At least it work." He said as he takes off the watch and returns his original form and puts it in his night stand drawer.
The next morning, Inuyasha wakes up due to the sunlight glowing through the windows in his bedroom. He turns to see that the clock says it's pass 7. "Oh come on. This early?" He growls as he tries to repositions himself into a more comfortable pose. "Inuyasha, wake up right now." Sesshomaru busted into his room. Inuyasha growls at him. "What now? I'm trying to sleep here, you jerk." Sesshomaru yanks the blankets off his brother. "Now's not the time for you to go back to sleep. You should be well enough to get out of the house." He states to see his brother isn't sniffling or coughing anymore.
"So what? Even if I am still sick I shouldn't be leaving the house at all." Inuyasha shouts back as he tries to stretches his body. Sesshomaru begs to differ. "I beg to differ. By the looks of it, you're fine. So get your ass out of bed and do your part of our deal." He leaves the room. Inuyasha growls as he changes into a baggy jeans, and a red hoodie. He puts on his watch and disguised himself as a human and leaves the house.
Kikyo and Kagome are down in the dojo and dressed up in their priestess outfits and sit across from each other. "Now, Kagome. Focus on your powers and channel them throughout your body." Kikyo instructs her sister. Kagome observes her sister's progress as she sees the pinkish glow wraps around her own body. Kagome closes her eyes and follows the instructions. Within seconds she feels a certain warmth covering herself. Kikyo opens her eyes to observe Kagome's work. "Nicely done. You have worked very hard on controlling your powers." She comments gently.
Kagome smiles back, "Thank you. May I ask you something Kikyo?" Kagome speaks ever so seriously. Kikyo nods back. "Go on." Kagome takes a deep breath. "Kikyo…what happened to Kyoko?" She dwindles her fingers nervously. Kikyo knew that this was going to happen sooner or later. "Kagome. Kyoko is in a coma." She answers casually. "In a coma? But I thought we saw her as a spirit yesterday." Kagome looks up to her curiously. Kikyo nods as she stands up and pulls out a scroll from one of the shelves. "You know the method for when someone passes away, they are sent to heaven or hell depending on what they did throughout there lives." She explains the information. "Yes, pretty much. But why would Kyoko be a spirit if she's in a coma? That doesn't make any sense to me." Kagome looks down to the scroll the Kikyo unrolls to reveal more.
"There are many different religions around the world who decide on how they want those who passed on to be remembered by. So far we have our cemeteries where our loved ones are buried…" She explains so far. "But then there are times when the body dies, but the soul is not ready to pass on, it'll go after the particular person who made them suffer. From what I can think of Kyoko's position, she's in near death that she wanted her soul to inhabit another body to find that person, in other words you." Kikyo answers with wisdom in her voice.
Kagome sadly frowns at this. "She was just jealous about my own accomplishments. And jealousy is a negative feeling. Those who are jealous want the same attention that another one gets. It's no wonder she's so bitter at me. What caused her to be in a coma in the first place?" Kikyo sighs "She escaped juvy when she was sent there for her charges. She encountered Sakura at the park and collided with her thus possess her, and leaving her body as an empty shell, hence her being in a coma, if you know what I mean." Kikyo explains the scenario. Kagome frowns. "The poor girl. But then again. When we were at court, Kyoko's parents were there as well for charges of their own and endangering her and make her live through such terrible areas. I feel sorry for her." Kagome spoke in sympathy.