Chapter 26: One Chance
Kagome and Sakura walk down the sidewalk, no interested on going anywhere in particular. Not like it didn't matter to them. A weird sensation gets Kagome's spine the chill. Sakura turns around finding that Kagome is standing still. "Kagome, what is it?" She asks her. Kagome somehow is turning around. "Hey, where are you going?" She watches Kagome going somewhere. Sakura looks up ahead to see which way Kagome is heading towards. Shocking enough, up ahead is a hospital. "Wait a minute, Kagome." Sakura comes up in front of her and holds onto her shoulder. "I must go." Kagome spoke nonchalantly. That alone is more than enough to get Sakura very worried. She turns around to see a window from the hospital building glowing pink. "I must be with Kikyo." Kagome spoke again. Sakura can't afford having Kagome putting herself into a dangerous situation she has no idea of.
Kikyo concentrates her powers to force Kyoko's spirit back into the body on the bed. Upon contact between the body and spirit, a pink glow shines fiercely around the room. The shine dims down quickly as Kikyo pants for using so much power to put Kyoko's spirit into her body. Kikyo looks up to Kyoko trying to break from the handcuffs on her wrists. "Release me this instant." Kyoko calls out to Kikyo.
Sakura keeps on holding onto Kagome's arms to stop her from going towards the hospital. "Kagome. Please you got to fight it off." She begs. "I must go." Kagome keeps on saying the same thing. That is until, Sakura's grip slips out of Kagome's hand, thus making Kagome in a sprinting mode. "Oh no." Sakura runs as fast she can. "There's no way I can catch her." She said as she pants because she's not a good runner. That is until something zipped passed her and grabs Kagome. "Inuyasha!" Sakura smiles as she see him hold onto Kagome in a tight grip, not letting her get away. "She's being drawn to the hospital." Inuyasha simply tells her. Sakura widens her eyes. "What is drawing her to it?" She asks him. Inuyasha looks up to the hospital.
"My guess is that Kikyo is forcing Kyoko back into her body." Miroku answers the question with Sango by his side. "Buy what is drawing Kagome to the hospital?" Sakura asks him while Inuyasha is holding Kagome from breaking free. "Isn't it obvious? It's spiritual powers from Kikyo that is drawing her sister's powers to make it work." Miroku explains as he looks up towards the hospital as well. The light dims down as Kagome faints into Inuyasha's arms. Inuyasha shakes her, "Hey, wake up." He speaks to her. Kagome moans and opens her eyes, "What on earth happened to me? I was walking with Sakura. How did I get all the way over here?" She looks around herself. "You mean you don't remember?" Sakura leans to her a bit too close.
Kagome blinks her eyes in confusion. "Remember what?" She asks them. "You were in a trance heading towards the hospital." Sango speaks this time. Kagome looks towards the hospital. "Really. I had no idea?" She scratches her head trying to think back before her trance. "It must've been Kikyo. She was using some of your spiritual powers to cast a spell to force Kyoko back into the body." Miroku explains to her. Kagome somehow feels a little drained. "Well it's no wonder why I'm sleep all of a sudden." She rubs her eyes.
Kikyo walks out of the room with a hooded figure behind her. "Are you going to be okay?" She asks the person. "More than I ever was." The figure replies back. Kikyo nods, "Then let's go." She leads the figure behind her. A few blocks away, Inuyasha sniffs a the air. "What are you smelling?" Sango asks the hanyou. Inuyasha, "I smell Kikyo leaving the hospital. Along with a hidden figure." He answers as he and the other catch up on the block where Kikyo and the figure are currently walking on. "Where is she going?" Kagome asks him. Inuyasha looks up ahead to see the police station. "It turns out she's going to the police station." He answers her question.
Kagome looks at him in disbelief. "She didn't commit any crime? Why go there?" She asks him. Inuyasha silently sniffs the air and then realizes what he's smelling. "It's the hooded figure that I'm smelling. It's Kyoko." He clarifies her. Kagome is about to go after her, but Inuyasha takes hold of her wrist. "No. Kyoko must do this on her own. Kikyo is going there as moral support." He stops her. Kagome really wants to go in see it for herself. But she then decides to do what Inuyasha just told. "Kikyo, be careful." She silently wishes for her sister's safety.
Inside the station, Kikyo and Kyoko walk into the room with the where all the phones are available for those in jail and the other for a safe distance. "There's one open right there." Kikyo points to the open booth. The hidden figure sits down and waits for the other person. A few seconds a later Hima comes into the booth. "Who are you?" She asks rather rudely. Hearing such tone stiffens the figure. 'Ok, remain calm.' She tells herself. The figure pulls her hood over head to reveal who she is. "Kyoko?" Hima is down-right shocked to see her own daughter. "Hello, mother." Kyoko speaks in hidden anger.
Kikyo waits in the lobby. "I hope she's okay. There's no telling what might happen in there." She spoke softly, not to alarm any other individual in the station. Kagome walks into the station a few minutes later. Kikyo looks up to her sister calmly. "I guess my last spell got your attention." She smiles weakly to her. Kagome sighs as she just sits by her sister. "More or less. Listen, Kikyo. I know what you've been doing was for my sake, and I shouldn't be curious about it, but there are times that the skeletons in closet must be remain hidden for reasons, for another's sake." She speaks with such wisdom in her. Kikyo nods, "I'm sorry what I did behind your back, not that I wanted you to know anything about it. I just don't want you to feel bad about this. Having it on me is bad enough, but you having to go with it is another problem I cannot solve. That's why I had to keep it hidden from you." She lets her tears slide down her cheeks.
Kyoko glares at Hima. "Seriously, mom. Why would you do this to me? I demand an explanation." She glares in wrath. Hima knew that there would a point in time that she cannot hold back more than she can handle. "And it better not be the same one from court." Kyoko adds in the missing detail. Hima didn't see that coming. 'So she knows about me and my husband's exes. No surprise there.' She sighs in her head. "Alright, you want the truth." She speaks into the phone. Kyoko nods to let her continue. A few of moving lips made Kyoko stiff cold of what Hima just told her.