Well here is chapter 2. I hope you guys enjoyed the last chapter! I am not going to rush through this but I'm also not going to make this into a walkthrough of Twilight Princess. The story is rated M because there will be blood and also cause of a certain half-demon's mouth. Lovely right? Also you might be wondering about pairings… Sango and Miroku are a dead given, but other than that I will not be giving anything away! I'm sorry if I'm being evil, I just want to keep you guys wanting to read more to find out things ^.^
At the end of the last chapter I mentioned that it was going to be explained why Kagome was going to be the only one that got separated...well that is not going to get explained until later on. So, apologies in advance!
On to the story!
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Chapter 2: Lost
When he woke up, he could already feel his head throbbing. The pulsing was continuing up to his ears, almost completely blocking the sounds around him. He slowly sat up with one clawed hand holding on to his head as he felt the pulsing on his head become worse. His amber eyes scanned the area for any potential signs of danger, but found none. The throbbing started diminishing, making it easier to track anything around him. All he could hear were the slight movements of the leaves and faint cricket sounds. From what he could see, they had landed in a spring somewhere with woods surrounding the area. As he was looking around, he found the bodies of Shippo, Miroku, Sango, and Kirara laying a few feet away from him. Panic arose in his heart when he saw no signs of Kagome, as the memories of how he had last seen her hit him with full force.
He rapidly stood up and after walking for a few seconds, he collapsed on top of a monk that was barely waking up.
"Ugh, Inuyasha, you are not light at all, get off!" Miroku complained as he struggled to get himself free from the weight of his companion.
"Keh, you are just weak," he replied as he removed himself from the monk and folded his arms.
Once Miroku stood up and looked around, he stared Inuyasha in the eyes.
"Where is Kagome?"
Inuyasha avoided his eyes and shook his head.
Miroku sighed as he stared at his friend, "We need to find someone that can give us information of where we are at and start searching for Kagome. Who knows where she could be."
"You think I don't know that? Last I saw her she was bleeding to death Miroku. We need to get moving."
Kirara then woke up and with her small tongue, she started licking Sango's and Shippo's face to wake them up. Thankfully it didn't take long as the demon slayer and the small child woke up groaning in pain as they sat up. She was grateful to see her two friends well, minor the scratches they both held and the dried blood, but as soon as she saw Kagome was not with them, she reached for her weapon and started walking out of the spring. Shippo reacted the worst not seeing Kagome and let out a wail as he cried for her.
"I want Kagome!"
Miroku walked forward and picked up Shippo, gently patting his back to soothe the poor child's tears. Inuyasha's eye twitched since the runts wailing was not helping his mood and decided to follow Sango at the entrance of the spring.
The full moon was at its highest point, providing a dim light in the obscure forest. The spring itself seemed to already provide its own light since its water and rocks were giving off this serene light in the area. Sango noticed that there were two trails at the entrance of the spring and now she was looking between the two to determine which way they should go. Inuyasha's nose twitched and looked towards his left.
"I smell a fire burning and people. A village should be nearby."
Both Sango and Miroku gave a sigh of relief. At least they were not alone in the middle of who knows where.
Joining his friends at the entrance he said, "Well let's get going. Hopefully someone will be awake and will provide us shelter. We have no clue where we are and it would be better for us to have a place to stay for the night."
It did not take them long to reach the entrance of the village. However they had no clue what the name of it was since neither of them, even Miroku, recognized the language. They had noticed a ladder and a decent looking tree house but there were no signs of anyone being in there for the moment, so they decided to try their luck deeper into the village.
Once the village came into view, they stopped to look at it since it was nothing like they have ever seen before. There were a few houses, not as many as they had expected. There was a stream of water leading to a lake as well. Pumpkin patches could be seen in certain areas of the village. As they started walking again, they were startled that a hawk was headed their way to attack. Miroku pulled Sango to the ground with him while still holding Shippo to avoid getting scratched or impaled by the hawk. Inuyasha was not so lucky since the hawk ended up scratching him on the cheek when he tried to move out of the way.
"Oi! Where did that come from?" he yelled aggravated as he tried taking a swipe out of the damn animal.
"Get out monsters!" a high pitched voice yelled, "Get out or...or I'll attack again!"
They looked up to see a scrawny man at the top of a rock pillar that were covered in vines. He was holding a leaf by his mouth when a whistling tune echoed through the village. Seconds later, the same hawk appeared and landed on the man's arm.
Miroku got up right away and raised his hands in defense, "Please sir! We do not mean any harm! We are lost!"
The man's voice grew louder, "Liar! You have taken the children and you will not take our women!"
The yells and commotion were so loud that it started waking up the rest of the villagers. Dim lights were now seen coming from the houses and some murmurs were heard. Slowly, shadows of other people were coming closer to the entrance of the village.
Sango decided to step in and help Miroku, "Sir, we are not here to take the women in this village. We are travelers and seem to be lost and we need help."
Inuyasha scoffed and turned to leave, "Let's go. We are definitely not going to get answers here."
"Wait!" a new voice yelled.
Inuyasha turned around to lock eyes with a man, who had been badly injured since a few scars were visible. He was holding a sword with his left hand but did not seem that he was going to strike at the moment. His eyes held confusion as he looked at every single one of them and he slightly narrowed his eyes when he locked eyes with Inuyasha. Inuyasha could not explain it, but he was already holding respect to the man in front of him, it was obvious he had been in battle and was still weak but he was still ready to defend the village if necessary.
"My name is Rusl and I am the swordsmith of the village. What business you have of coming here?"
Miroku took a sigh of relief since they finally came across with someone that was willing to listen to them.
"My name is Miroku and I'm a monk. These are Inuyasha, Sango, Shippo, and Kirara. We have seem to have gotten lost and we followed the trail that was outside of a spring here."
Rush looked at him then put away his weapon. The rest of the villagers gave him a questioning look, as they could not understand how he could trust these new strangers. Before anyone could comment on his attitude, they were interrupted.
"Oh my, look at the shape that you are in! Come to our place, who knows for how long you have been like this!" a gentle voice exclaimed from behind Rusl. Hearing her took him by surprise since he expected her to be asleep. When he moved out of the way, the rest of the group were able to look at the woman that offered them shelter. She was a small woman with gentle blue eyes and short blonde hair. The woman was wearing a nightgown with a wool blanket over her shoulders but what shocked them the most was how heavily pregnant she was.
The man Rusl took her hand and looked at her. She was a gentle soul and was always able to see a person for who they were and if she was offering the group their house, she must know that they meant no harm just on how he suspected.
Another woman and her husband had joined the group when they heard the yelling and gasped at the offering that their friend had made to strangers. It seemed like a ridiculous idea after everything that they have been through.
"Uli, are you sure about this honey? We do not know these people!" the woman exclaimed.
She turned to her and smiled, "Yes, I'm sure." She turned to the group that was in front of her, "Follow us, our house is across the stream of water."
And with that, the group looked at each other and nodded. They followed the couple to their house, which thankfully was not that far. When they entered, they were met with a familiar welcoming feel. The house was not huge but it was comfortable. A couch was seen deeper into the house, shelves holding pots and books were spread along the house as well. A small wooden table was located in a corner with four small chairs. A few toys were seen in a basket across the room, but no signs of a child been inside. The smell of pumpkin soup was spread all over the house, making their stomachs growl. Uli gently smiled at them and started heading towards the kitchen.
"We have left over dinner, I will heat it up right now!" and before they could protest, she had gone inside the kitchen.
Rusl smiled and shook his head as he saw his wife leave. When she wanted to be she could be really stubborn. He turned to the group and motioned them to take a seat on the sofa. As they did, he sat across from them on a wooden arm chair.
He leaned forward in his seat and said, "Well, why don't you start from the beginning?"
Inuyasha raised his eyebrow and replied, "What makes you think we are gonna tell you what is going on?"
Sango growled and turned to look at him, "Are you serious Inuyasha? We have no clue where we are at! Whether you like it or not we need help. Put your attitude aside for once!"
Miroku grabbed her hand to calm her down as Shippo jumped to her lap for preventing her from jumping up and killing the hanyou.
"Inuyasha, you know she is right. If we are gonna have a chance in finding Kagome we at least should be able to talk to someone about our happenings."
At the mention of Kagome, Inuyasha's attitude changed as he nodded to Miroku to tell the man what was going on. As much as it hurt his pride, he knew they were right. Their main priority was to find Kagome but before they could do anything, they needed to learn as much as they could on the world they were now.
Miroku smiled at his friend and turned to Rusl, "What I am about to tell you might sound a little crazy but it's nothing but the truth. We believe that we have been transported from our world to this one. We woke up in the spring that was in the outskirts of the village about an hour or so ago. Where we come from, demons were luring the area and we were battling some that had attacked our village. Once we were done, this strange portal appeared in the sky and five monsters fell out. It took a bit but we were finally able to defeat them. During that fight, however, our friend Kagome was badly injured when we got sucked into the portal. Next thing we knew, we woke up here and have no idea where we are at and there is no signs of our friend."
Rusl nodded in understanding. He knew how they must feel about not knowing where their friend could be since that is exactly how he felt after the village children had been taken away. It was a painful feeling and for days he kept blaming himself for not being strong enough to defend the village. For his careless attitude he almost lost his life. It took Uli and the Mayor to knock some sense into him and to have faith. Thankfully for them, Link had found them while he was in bed rest.
"I see. As strange as that sounds I believe you. Right now you are in Ordon Village. We are in in the Ordona Province located in the southern part of Hyrule. We are also going through some… unpleasant events. About a month or so ago, our village was attacked by a hoard of monsters kidnapping all of the children of the village, including the Mayor's daughter and my son. Thankfully they have been found, except for my friend's daughter. Ever since then, the woods have been crawling with monsters, making it hard to travel through the woods into Hyrule Field."
In that moment, Uli came into the room with a tray filled with bowls of soup. Sango got up right away and helped her with the tray and started handing the bowls. It did not take long for Shippo and Inuyasha to dig in.
"Thank the goddesses for Link! If it weren't for him, we would not have found the children so soon."
Inuyasha stopped eating for a second as he looked questioningly at Rusl, "Who's that?"
"Link is the son of a friend of mine that passed away years ago. He has taken it upon to himself to restore peace in Hyrule. Ordon has not been the only place that has been attacked. Kakariko Village, located on the western part of Hyrule, was also attacked but thanks to him, no more monsters have entered the area. That is where he found our children. Now he is set on finding the Mayor's daughter. From what I last heard, he was going to help the Goron's in Death Mountain. I have not heard from him in a while though."
"That is remarkable for a young man to have found the children. I am glad that they are well," Miroku said as he took a sip of his soup. It was delicious.
"I agree. I have a hunch that eventually Hyrule Castle will be attacked as well. I have some connections in Hyrule Town and from what they have told me, there has not been a word from our Princess and that concerns us."
"There is a princess?" the small little voice of Shippo asked. Ever since Kagome was not been with them, he has been extremely quiet. He missed her dearly and just wished she was ok.
Uli smiled at the young child, "Yes honey, and from what we have heard she is very beautiful and a kind person. She has ruled Hyrule well, and that is why it's concerning us that no word has been heard from her."
"Maybe the Princess or this Link can help us? He seems to have a lot of knowledge of what is going on," Sango suggested as she finished her soup.
Miroku nodded, "I agree. In order to find Kagome we need someone to help us that knows this land well. Maybe someone has seen her."
"If she's still alive…" Inuyasha murmured quietly. However, Shippo heard him thanks to his demonic hearing and jumping from Sango's lap, he punched Inuyasha with as much force as he could. His head snapped to the side and a small trail of blood started falling down from his mouth. He did not look at Shippo or the others. He was in shock because he knew. He knew why Shippo had done it and did not have it in him to yell at him.
"Shippo!" Sango and Miroku yelled but he ignored them.
He glared at Inuyasha as tears were streaming down his small face, "How could you say that?! She is our friend! She is stronger than all of us together! Stronger than you and your stupid sword!"
Inuyasha winced at Shippo's words and walked out of the house. The room stayed silent for a few seconds but that did not last long as Uli walked up Shippo and picked him up.
Once feeling her arms around him, he wrapped his small arms around her neck and sobbed.
Miroku turned to Rusl, "I am sorry about that. Kagome is like a mother to Shippo and Inuyasha can be insensitive at times."
"Do not worry Miroku. I am sure your friend is fine. If you say you came here in a portal, she must have landed somewhere else. I have a strong feeling that Link has found her. He will keep her safe if he did."
Sango nodded, "Where could we find him?"
"Last I knew he was in Kakariko Village. However if he has left, I am sure the Shaman can tell us where he is headed next. Or at least have a clue. Link has not told anyone in detail what is going on or what exactly he is doing. However, because how the roads are nowadays, it could take four days to reach it, hopefully less."
Sango and Miroku looked at each other and nodded. It was worth a shot.
"We will depart in the morning," Rusl stated as he got up.
Uli looked at him shocked, "But honey! It's dangerous!"
He looked at his wife and smiled, "I will be fine. They are not from here and will need a guide. Besides, I want to check on the children."
She nodded and turned to the others, "Please follow me, I will take you to my son's room. We have a spared futon and blankets. You guys will sleep comfortably tonight. Who knows when you will sleep on a bed again. Do you want to go and get your friend from outside?"
Miroku shook his head, "No, he will be fine. He prefers sleeping outdoors. However I will go and tell him of our plan." And with that he went outside.
It did not take him long to find Inuyasha. He was sitting on one of the trees behind Rusl's house, his fire rat being a dead giveaway thanks to the the light that the moon was providing. Before he could say anything, Inuyasha opened his mouth.
"He's right. I'm an asshole."
Miroku nodded his head once. No one could argue with that.
"You're both worried. All of us are. But we have to keep our emotions in check. We will find her."
But even as he said it, it was more to convince himself as well. He remembered the blood and her scream. It was not a pleasant memory. However, for the past two years all of them had gone through a lot, specially Kagome. Maybe it was the confusion of being somewhere else that were making them pessimistic about the whole situation.
With one last look at Inuyasha he said, "We will depart in the morning to this Kakariko Village. If we do not find Link, Rusl is sure that someone will tell us his whereabouts." And with that he left Inuyasha with his own thoughts.
After getting everyone situated for the night, Uli and Rusl excused themselves to their room. It had been a long night and everyone was going to need plenty of rest for the following morning.
In their son's bedroom, Miroku laid on the futon on one side of the room while Sango laid on the bed. Kirara and Shippo fell asleep cuddling with Sango. She turned to her side to look at Miroku, deep concern in her eyes.
"Do you think we will find her Miroku?" she whispered.
He looked at her and sighed, "That is what I'm praying for Sango."
"How was Inuyasha?"
He smirked a little, "Beating himself up for his comment. Who knew Shippo could knock some sense into him like that."
She nodded and got on her back again. With one last glance at Shippo and Kirara, she fell asleep.
Once hearing her even breathing, Miroku closed his eyes, "If this Link is as great as they claim, we will find her."
Outside, Inuyasha was still awake as looked over the village. He knew he had been heartless for his comment, but he could not help it. He has been away from her in the past but he at least always knew where she was at. Now being in a completely different world, he had no clue where to start. He did not want to depend on someone else to find her. He wanted to find her on his own. That would only be a wild goose chase if he tried and he knew it. He needed to hear her voice, needed to smell her and hold her. He wanted to make everything better for her.
With one last look at the full moon, he bowed his head and did something that he had not done in years, ever since the passing of his mother.
He prayed.
Well here is Chapter 2! I hope you enjoyed it. This was more of a fill of where everyone else landed. Next chapter we will see how Kagome is doing. Thank you to the two people that reviewed! I hope to get more reviews!.
I will be posting the next chapter soon. I'm almost done with chapter 4. (Yay!)
Thank you for reading!