Chapter 55: The Plan
Inuyasha is still shocked to hear that those Espadas that attacked the shrine have abducted Kagome. Even that Grimmjow was slowing Inuyasha down when he was trying to get through the precipice world. He drops to his knees and bang his fisted hands onto the ground. 'Kagome…' He cries in his head.
Hige knows for sure he should've done a better job to protect his daughter, but they were completely off guard as the Espadas ambushed them. He doesn't know what to say to Inuyasha. If he did mention one word about her, it'd upset him even more.
All of a sudden a pair of shoji doors appears behind Inuyasha. Inuyasha doesn't even bother to know who it is that arrives. The doors open up to reveal Byakuya and Sesshomaru. Once coming out, Sesshomaru doesn't seems surprised for how his half-brother is behaving. "Get up." He coldly commands him.
Inuyasha on the other hand doesn't budge. "This is pathetic Inuyasha. Do you want Kagome to see you like this?" Sesshomaru walks around and bends down to the ground. "I wasn't here when Kagome got abducted." Inuyasha replies as he keeps himself glued to the ground.
Byakuya and Sesshomaru look at each other before returning their gaze at the guy, "Here or not, Hige did his best to protect her along with these seated officers." He advises his calmly to get through. "Besides you're wasting your time here moping. Who knows what's going to happen to Kagome." Sesshomaru chips in as well.
When his brother mentioned her name, Inuyasha's eyes turned red with rage. "If I were to know to find a way to get to Hueco Mundo, I'd talk to someone who came from there. And that person is Kikyo." He turns his gaze towards everyone around him. Despite having his eyes red for a minute or two, his sanity stays intact. Surprising enough, the red eyes haven't scared one person in the group. "Then let's go see Kikyo." Sesshomaru agrees as the shoji doors reappear behind them, they all went through.
In the Squad 5 barracks, Sango made sure that the cell in which Kikyo is still in is guarded. "Captain Taijiya." A voice knocks on the door. Sango turns to see it's Momo Hinamori. "Momo, you're back already? What happened?" Sango asks after she opens the door to let her lieutenant in. Momo told her assignment at the Higurashi shrine and how they were ambushed and the two Espadas abducted Kagome.
Sango nods, "I see. And Inuyasha thinks that Kikyo might know a way on how to get to Hueco Mundo?" Sango asks as she and Momo go to where Inuyasha might be in the barracks. "It's best we leave him alone so that he can get this situation settled with." Momo suggests politely. Sango nods again, "As a mater of fact, Inuyasha once mentioned that Kikyo will have to be executed because of her involvement with Aizen and Naraku." Sango said sternly. "Well we must get as much as we can until that day comes." Momo said to her as they leave the barracks to give Inuyasha the privacy he requires.
In the Squad 5 barracks cell, Kikyo is in her usual gloomy, lonely as she would be back in the Feudal Era. She doesn't need any souls because of this world she's in. Soon enough the door opens to reveal Inuyasha who still has his eyes bloody eyes. Despite the Tetsusaiga to suppress the demon blood, it was only enough to keep his sanity in check. "Kikyo I have more questions to ask you." Inuyasha said as he keeps his sight on her, giving her the most frightful experience of her. "What is it that you want?" Kikyo managed to get her voice to be heard. Inuyasha crosses his arms, "How is it that you got here from Hueco Mundo?" He gets to the point quickly. He knows so far when a person is to be executed, there's a time limit until the day arrives. Kikyo looks down to avoid the red eyes that stare down on her. "I don't know." She answers him silently.
However Inuyasha can tell that she's lying. "Nice try, I can sense when you lie, your heart rate speeds up and can smell when you're on a panic mode." He said to her with intimidation. Kikyo keeps her eyes to the ground since it gives her interest. "Look at me in the eyes, Kikyo. I'm not here to chit chat for a long time." Inuyasha narrows his eyes. "I was sent here on my own occur." She replies to him as she lifts her head. "And what was your occur?" He asks her. "I had to use my own power to make it through that Garganta. Anybody with spiritual power would be able to create a path to make it through." She gives the information that Inuyasha needed. Inuyasha turns around and leaves the room without saying another word.
By the time Inuyasha got outside of the Squad 5 barracks, a voice gets his attention. "Inuyasha." He looks up to see Yoruichi coming down the roof of the building. "Yoruichi, I thought that you were exiled from this world." Inuyasha proclaims to her plainly. "Not me, it's Kisuke who has been wrongly exiled not me." She replies as flexes her index finger, singling him to follow her. "Where are we going?" He asks her as they go through the precipice world that will take them to Kisuke's shop. "I know a person who can help you get to Hueco Mundo, but you're not going alone." She turns her head to speak to him solemnly. "What do you mean 'not alone.'?" He asks her.
They enter the basement of the candy store to find a group of familiar guys that he encountered earlier. "Ichigo, Uryu, and Chad are on a rescue mission of their own. Their friend Orihime has been abducted as well because of her unique ability." Yoruichi explains to him. Inuyasha widens his eyes. Not only his beloved Kagome has been abducted but also their friend Orihime as well. Even know he doesn't know her personally, he might as well need all the help he can get to rescue them.
