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Chapter 6: Reunion

Midna couldn't help but feel impressed by Kagome's fast thinking with the arrow. She could feel the relief he had when he caught the arrow in mid air and fired it with such determination it sent chills down her spine. Link could've died and then she wouldn't have anyone to use anymore.

But why even the thought of Link dying was tugging at her heart?

She internally rolled her eyes. Since day one she knew he was just an 'object' for her… for her plan to destroy Zant. However, after all this time being with Link and having some sort of connection, it has been changing her views about him. The scared farmboy was no longer there; instead, she now had an actual hero fighting along her side. He was very patient with her, even when she was seriously pushing his buttons.

She also couldn't help but notice his growing courage once Kagome had joined them. The fire in his eyes was more burning, more intense. Whether he noticed that having the girl with him or not was helpful, it was becoming extremely beneficial for her. However, that girl was still an enigma to Midna. The fact that her and her friends were sent to Hyrule had given her a slight sense of panic. She knew there were other worlds out there, but why were there in Hyrule in its time of despair?

Kagome's powers were something that she had never experience in all her life. Its purity burns through Kagome's veins when her emotions are out of control and once she lets her power out, it is beyond her comprehension. Doesn't help the fact that the light spirit said nothing regarding Kagome being there. Just continued with its destiny speech with the Fused Shadow, making it seem that it was normal that Kagome was there.

What if it was a prophecy or something? Could it be that Zant is really that powerful that some girl and her friends needed to be brought here?

All those questions were making her head hurt. Princess Zelda would be the only one able to really answer those questions… if they get back to her in time.

She looked on to see Link firing bomb arrows to the flying monsters and bulblins. They needed to hurry and get that boy to safety if they had any intentions in getting into the temple any time soon.

Can't you be any faster, human? That boy is going to die because of you! she said to Link as he yet fired another arrow.

He grunted as he got ready another one, "Thanks for the encouraging words Midna. Lovely as ever."

She smirked in his shadow and decided to leave him alone… for now.

Kagome had moved to the back of the carriage to fire arrows to the monsters through the back while Link covered the front. She kept calling small amounts of her purification power to kill them in one hit since she didn't have any bombs to use like Link did. When the trip first started, it was a bit difficult since the stone walls were narrow, so whenever she fired a shot, she prayed it made impact. Link had rapidly open the first gate and they continued forward the curvy road.

Ilia kept putting wet towels on the prince's head, to keep his fever down, constantly looking over to the female companion next to her. Telma was being magnificent with her skills while guiding the carriage and following Link at full speed. She knew that they could not slow down for a slight second since more monsters kept appearing.

"Kagome!" she yelled, "If you need more arrows, move the blankets at the end of the carriage!"

Kagome wobbly got up and removed the blankets in order to see more arrows. She wasted no time in filling her quiver.

As Link noticed that they were halfway down the curvy road, he noticed that no more monsters were following them. He reached the next gate and opened it. He motioned Telma to stop slightly so he could more forward and scan the place quick. It had taken a bit, but they had finally reached Southern Hyrule Field. As he moved forward, he was grazed on his arm by a fire arrow. Epona let out a whine and as he got ready to take off he yelled.

"Let's go!"

Telma wasted no time and hurriedly took control of the reigns. Kagome then noticed the bulblin archers riding huge hogs firing fire arrows at the carriage. One of them struck the roof of it and it caught on fire. Ilia let out a scream and used her body to cover the Zora child. Kagome cursed and she used whatever water Ilia had left to try to take out the fire. Just as she was doing this, a kargorak dropped a bomb right next to the carriage, making it leave the ground for a couple of seconds. The impact was so strong that since Kagome was standing, it made her fall out of it.

"Kagome!" Ilia screamed in horror as she tried reaching for her hand.

Link heard Ilia's scream and his blood went cold. He saw the carriage on fire and mentally cursed. However once he heard Ilia scream again he made Epona turn around faster and he was able to see Kagome rolling on the ground. A kargorak was closing in on Kagome when he fired another arrow at it. Kagome sat up and saw Link getting closer when she reached for his arm. He grabbed her and immediately put her behind him.

"Use your arrows! I'll be using my boomerang to get rid of the fire."

Link then took out his very first weapon that he obtained when his journey first started it and threw it towards the carriage. Thanks to its magic, there was no more fire and Ilia and the Zora prince were safe again.

It was getting harder to see since the sun had set completely, the only light in the field being the one of the moon. They were only half way Hyrule field and they still had to travel across Kakariko Gorge. He prayed the goddesses that they make it in time.

Sango was securing the last of her uniform when she heard a knock on the door. She went and opened the door to see Miroku standing there.

"Are you almost ready? Inuyasha is getting impatient."

She rolled her eyes, "Of course he is. Tell me again why we are going to be traveling in the middle of the night?"

He gave her a knowing smile, "Inuyasha is getting impatient."

She smiled as she went to grab her weapon by her bed. Since they had been there and had helped, Renado had given them a couple of rooms in the inn for them to sleep and relax whenever they needed to during their travels. Inuyasha however, decided to just sleep outside to keep an eye out on things.

They walked outside to find Inuyasha stomping his foot on the ground impatiently as he glared at them.

"Oi! Hurry up already!"

Then, Colin hurriedly ran out of Renado's home, stopping right in front of Inuyasha. His small face was frowning at him, studying him as he extended his arms in a motion to stop him.

Inuyasha was taken aback by the child's attitude. It seemed that Colin didn't want them going anywhere.

He raised his eyebrow and roughly asked, "Oi, what's your problem kid?"

Colin started feeling nervous all of a sudden. A minute ago he was so determined on stopping them, but now he felt nervous. Miroku noticed and before he could say anything, Sango approached Colin and put a gentle hand on his small shoulder.

"What is it Colin?"

He stared at her and took a deep breath while his eyes turned back to Inuyasha.

"Can you wait until morning to leave? It's just that… that part of Hyrule has dangerous monsters… I wouldn't want something happening to you…"

Sango and Miroku shared a sympathetic look as they turned to the small boy. They knew what had happened to him. It was obvious that the young boy was scared of that area and did not want his new friends in danger. As they look at Inuyasha, expecting him to blow him off and storm into the field, he was having an internal battle with himself.

He knew he was royally fucked when he stared at Colin's eyes. All big and blue, holding so much innocence and fear. He wondered if he had ever looked at his mom that way when he was a boy.

He let out an aggravated sigh as he looked at Miroku and Sango.

"Fine!" He growled, "But as soon as I see the first signs of daylight we are out of here."

They saw him storm off, mumbling the whole way. Sango suppressed a laugh as she winked at Colin. He beamed at her and happily grabbed her hand and started pulling her inside Renado's place.

Miroku chuckled as he saw the little boy taking his fiance away. Who would've thought that a little boy would change Inuyasha's mind in such a desperate state. Renado had been there the whole time and was surprised as well to see that Colin had convinced Inuyasha. He motioned Miroku to also come inside with a gentle smile on his face.

"Dinner is ready."

Kagome was getting exhausted as the hours continued. Her arms were sore, but she couldn't bring herself to give up. The carriage had caught on fire a few more times as they finished crossing Hyrule Field, but the fire was always put out thanks to Link. They were now reaching Kakariko Gorge, and Link could feel that Epona was about to reach her limit. Usually a long trip like that was made in two, maybe three days. However, he had pushed her to do it in hours. As they started closing in Kakariko Gorge, a swarm of kargoraks and riding bulblins were behind them. Link silently cursed and made Epona to be right next to the carriage.

"Here," he said as he handed Telma the last key, "Don't wait for me. Keep going until you reach Kakariko Village. Take Kagome with you."

Kagome's eyes widened, "No! I'm staying with you!"

"You only have one arrow left!"

She winced because she knew he was right. She had used all the ones from the carriage and the last of what Link had. However she wasn't budging. He knew they were running out of time and he nodded at her. Telma rushedly continued forward to Kakariko Village, leaving Kagome and Link on their own.

"I need you to focus your power. You're gonna stay here and I'm going to take out as many as I can. When I give you a signal, fire it." he said as his shoulders tensed as he got a good grip on his sword, ready to attack.

She knew what he meant. He wanted her to do what she had done at the bridge with the shadow monsters. He got off Epona and rushed forward ready to battle.

Telma's breathing was harsh and agitated. She had successfully reached the last gate and as she got on again to continue to the village that was now just a few minutes away, she turned to see Link battling the bulblins that had gotten off their rides. She knew there was nothing she could do at the moment.

She could see the outlines of the village coming into view. She pushed her horses one last time and she was finally in Kakariko Village. Everything was quiet, but what did she expect? It was the middle of the night. She knew right away which house Renado was in and she hurriedly got off and started banging on the door.

"PLEASE, HELP! RENADO!"

Inuyasha had heard the carriage the moment it was coming from the road. He had a hand in tetsusaiga ready to kill any threat. When it came into view, he saw a voluptuous woman with worry in her eyes. When she started banging on the door, something was telling him to approach her.

"Yo! Woman why are you being so loud?" He said as he got off the roof of Renado's place.

Telma stopped dead in her tracks as she stared at him. She knew he was different from the races in Hyrule, but once she saw the sword, she could feel some sort of relief.

Before she could open her mouth, Renado had opened the door with two Gorons behind him.

"Telma?" He asked confusedly.

She let out a happy cry as she threw her arms around him, "Oh Renado! Please, we need your help! I have a Zora child that needs your assistance immediately!"

She motioned him to the back of the carriage where he saw a young woman tending to a very sick Zora. He motioned one of the gorons to carry the boy to the inn where they would have more room to tend him in.

The young woman shyly looked at them as she hurriedly followed them to the inn. Inuyasha was growing confused and decided to follow them, knowing that Sango and Miroku would wake up with all the commotion at the inn.

Sure enough, they were both standing outside of the inn and their eyes widened at the scene. They moved to give the Goron room to take the child to one of the rooms. Renado was on the Zora child as soon as he was laying on the bed to evaluate his situation. Miroku right away started helping him, gathering the things that Renado muttered to him.

"Telma, what happened?" Renado asked as he looked over to her from his shoulder.

"Oh, it was just horrible. This young girl found him on the road and brought him to my bar. However that incompetent doctor could do nothing!"

Sango looked confused, "How did you get here so fast?" She looked at Miroku and Renado, "I thought the fields were filled with monsters."

Telma then looked at Inuyasha, who had been lingering in the background, and rushed to him.

"Please! Link is out there battling the monsters that followed us here, you have to help him!"

Inuyasha's eyes widened as he felt his heart drop to his stomach. He grabbed her by the shoulders and roughly shook her.

"Was a girl with him?!"

Ilia decided to speak up, "A girl named Kagome is with him. They stayed behind so we could get away."

Inuyasha wasted no time and he left the inn. Miroku and Sango soon followed with Kirara transforming fast.

And with that, they took off.

Link surprisingly had done an incredible job with his sword to take out as many monsters as he could. He was being quick and swift, only sending deadly blows to kill them faster. He then turned to Kagome. She was standing in the bridge and was focusing her powers on her last arrow on top of Epona, when he saw two bulblins that had sneaked around him. The monster continued moving forward, making Epona to move back on just her hind legs. Kagome didn't have a grip on the reigns, so she instantly fell backwards hitting her head. One of the monsters went after Epona, who was able to kick the monster away from her. However, the other monster was close to Kagome, lifting his club to strike her.

He ran to her with such a ferocity, killing anything in his way to get to her. His veins pumped with adrenaline and fear as he saw the bulblin swing his weapon.

She saw the bulblin raise its weapon and she closed her eyes, wishing that she could've seen Inuyasha at least one last time.

"IRON REAVER SOUL STEALER!"

Her eyes opened to see the familiar fire rat clothes moving in front of her as Inuyasha killed the bulblin with his claws. She couldn't believe her eyes that he was there, right in front of her. He turned around and with inhuman speed, picked her up and held her. She was still in shock from her attack, but her eyes filled with tears as he was holding her.

Link was beyond puzzled on who the strange man was, and why he was holding her like that. Before he could open his mouth, a giant boomerang flew by past him to destroy some of the monsters behind him. He turned to see a woman, a bit older than Kagome riding a strange creature with her hand up as she caught the huge weapon. Just then, a man with black hair hopped off the animal and got ready to uncover his right arm.

"Move out of the way!"

Link decided to just listen and move, just to see a black void on the man's hand and with surprising strength, the man sucked the last of the monsters in the area with his hand.

The man then quickly covered his hand again with his robes and wrapped a prayer bead around it as well.

He was breathing hard once he saw that it was over and no more monsters were around him. He was covered in cuts and bruises and a few areas of his clothes were torn. He shook his head but immediately remembered Epona. He was about to run just to see the mare on her feet, walking up to him. He let out a sigh of relief and approached her, gently petting her neck.

"You're Link, aren't you?" the woman with the huge boomerang asked.

He gave her a nod, "and my guess you are Sango and Miroku."

They both gave him a look of surprise when he pointed at Kagome with his thumb, "She told me a lot of stories about you guys."

Both looked to see that both Kagome and Inuyasha were still holding each other. As they saw closer, they were able to surprisingly see him comforting Kagome as she cried in his arms.

"I thought I was never going to see you again," she quietly whispered to him.

He snorted, "You're an idiot."

She let out a laugh as she pulled away. When she turned around she saw everyone staring at them and she blushed furiously. When she made eye contact with Sango, she let out a squeal and rushed to her big sister's arms. Sango hugged her tightly and then passed her to Miroku.

"You touch her, I cut your hand off." she warned.

Miroku gave her a disbelieving look but quietly hugged Kagome as well.

Link started to feel awkward in the reunion. He knew that they were in Hyrule thanks to Midna, but now being around them, specially on the circumstances, was making him feel awkward. He was at least happy to see Kagome smiling at her friends that were finally with her.

"Oi! Human!"

Link stopped his train of thoughts to see Inuyasha stomping towards him with a snarl on his face. Link narrowed his eyes at him, studying the man's body language and instinctively started tensing.

"Yes?"

Now Inuyasha was a few feet away and was growing furious seeing this kid, because that's what he was to him, just standing there narrowing his eyes at him.

"Some hero you fucking are! She almost died because of you!" he screamed at him.

Link was about to open his mouth when Kagome got in between them, her eyes pleading to Inuyasha to not start a fight.

"Inuyasha, please stop! He's taken care of me all this time. It was my fault, I didn't notice the monsters in front of me."

Before she could continue, Link placed a hand on her shoulder. She turned around to stare at him just to see him giving her a small smile.

"Don't worry, I should've been faster. It's not your fault."

"Damn right it isn't!"

Link looked at Inuyasha again and glared at him but decided to drop it. It wasn't the time or place to start a fight with Kagome's friend, even if his attitude towards him was completely uncalled for.

"How did you find us?" Kagome asked, knowing that a change of topic would change the tension in the air.

Miroku answered, "A woman with a Zora child got to Kakariko yelling for Renado. Once we started treating the child, she mentioned Link's name. The other young woman with her said your name as well, Kagome. We didn't waste any time and rushed here. Seems we got here just in time."

Kagome nodded in understanding. She was glad to have them back with her.

"We should get back and have Renado take a look at you both," Miroku said with a smile.

She beamed at him, "You're right! I want to see the children again."

"I'll start going forward. I need to talk to the children before they start questioning Ilia when she doesn't remember anything." His voice was deeper, and he looked in her eyes searching for what she was thinking. She gave him a tiny smile and nodded. She completely understood why he wanted to be on his own and why he needed to see the children. However, she could feel that he felt guilty for not helping her in time. She stood there and watched him and Epona leave. The mare was much stronger than she looked. However, she noticed the looks Inuyasha and Link gave each other as Link passed him. She ran to him before he got on Epona and hugged him tightly. He was taken aback by her actions. She didn't have to say anything for him to understand what she meant with her hug.

The message was loud and clear.

She let go of him and smiled. He nodded his head at her and with that, he got on Epona and made his way to Kakariko. She continued watching him until he was completely out of her sight. Once she felt he was out of earshot, she turned around and stomped towards Inuyasha.

He saw the whole thing. How she went after him and the way she flung herself at him.

He crossed his arms but when he saw Kagome walk back and the look she had on her face, he immediately dropped his attitude.

"Hey, what's wrong?" he asked her as she kept getting closer.

Once she was a foot away, she took a deep breath, looked at him, and yelled.

"SIT!"

Miroku winced when he saw Inuyasha fall and make a crack on the wooden bridge. He however, felt no pity towards Inuyasha. He had been rude to have yelled at Link in that form and for speaking to him like if he was less. Sango closed her eyes and shook her head.

Groaning, Inuyasha lifted his head. "What was that for?" he asked.

"How could you be so heartless with him! He's been taking care of me since he found me! If it wasn't for him I would be dead!"

"Seems that things are back to normal," Sango whispered to Miroku as they watched Kagome continuing her rant to the hanyou on the floor.

Well, he thought, that meeting went amazing.

He was irritated and mad. Irritated at Inuyasha for talking to him like that. Mad at himself for not keeping a closer eye on Kagome.

Heehee, I see you have a new friend, Midna commented as she appeared in front of him, her red eye glowing in amusement.

He rolled his eyes at her, "He's lovely."

I doubt it's his charming personality that made Kagome fall in love with him, she sarcastically said.

Link's eyes widened for a second and looked at her, confused.

She laughed at him, You cannot tell me you didn't notice. The way she held on to him? The way she would talk about him? That poor girl is smitten by him!

He continued looking forward as he thought about it. Yes, Kagome had her moments when she would speak fondly of Inuyasha. He just couldn't believe that she was actually in love with someone as rude as he was.

"Kind of hard to believe," he said.

Hard to believe, or you don't want to believe it?

For some reason, he couldn't reply to that.

Midna decided to drop the subject and let him in peace. Her companion was exhausted and she needed him to be better so they could leave soon to Lakebed Temple.

It took a bit of time, but everyone made it back to Kakariko without any more altercations. Kagome refused to have Inuyasha carry her. He kept pushing it, but after being sat a couple more times, he finally stopped asking her.

No one could go to sleep until they knew how the Zora child was doing. The children had woken up with all the noise and as soon as they saw Ilia, they ran to her screaming and crying. The poor girl was confused and overwhelmed as the children constantly asked her her whereabouts. Link had thankfully come to her rescue and asked the children to go back to their room because he needed to talk to them.

Telma had hugged Kagome tightly as soon as she came through the door of the inn. She was profusely thanking her for her help. Kagome just smiled and nodded at her.

Just then, Renado stepped out of one of the rooms a bit shortly after Link had left the kids' room.

Renado cleared his throat, "Well, the worst has passed. He made it here just in time."

Everyone let out sighs of relief and right away, the atmosphere in the room was more relaxed.

Renado then looked at Kagome and Link, "Before he lost consciousness, he asked for his mother…"

Kagome covered her mouth and let out a choked sob. Link looked at Renado and shook his head. Thankfully, Renado understood and did not push the matter any further.

"Ilia and I will be staying in one of the rooms next to his to keep an eye on him. For whatever you need, you can find me there." She motioned Ilia to start going to the room.

"We need to speak to you outside Link," Renado said. Link nodded, and without a word, he followed Telma and Renado.

Sango kept comforting Kagome as she cried. She felt horrible. She had no idea how they were going to break the news to Ralis that his mother had been executed after he departed the Zora Domain.

"He's a strong child," Miroku comforted, "He's going to make it and he'll be able to be with his people soon."

Kagome nodded as she sniffled. As she looked at her friends, that's when she finally realized that there was one person missing.

"Where's Shippo?"

Inuyasha walked up to her, "He stayed at the village where we woke up in. The wife of the person that helped us get here is pregnant, and Shippo decided to stay to protect her."

She sadly smiled, "That's Shippo for ya."

They stayed silent for a few seconds, not exactly knowing what to say. Sango then offered Kagome to retreat to their room but Inuyasha asked Kagome to stay with him, since he needed to talk to her. Miroku and Sango were apprehensive on leaving them alone, since the last time Inuyasha had been eating dirt. Kagome reassured them she would be fine and so she made them go in their rooms. Once they were no longer there, she looked at Inuyasha, waiting for him to say something.

He always had a hard time apologizing, but he knew he had messed up.

"Look, I'm sorry ok? Maybe I overreacted a bit." he grumbled, avoiding eye contact with her.

She raised her eyebrow, "A bit?"

He gave her a look, "Don't push it. This is already hard enough."

She genuinely smiled at him and gave him a kiss on the cheek. Inuyasha looked at her surprised.

"Good night Inuyasha."

And with that, she left him alone. He shook his head as he tried to stop blushing as he was walking towards the door. As he was about to open it, Link opened it as he was walking back inside. They both narrowed their eyes at one another and slowly Link walked by past Inuyasha without breaking eye contact until he fully passed him. He started going up the stairs when he heard Inuyasha speak.

"Thank you."

It wasn't necessary to know why exactly Inuyasha was thanking him, he was no moron. He nodded at him and continued to his room.

Inside her room, Kagome was staring out the window when she noticed the spirit of Queen Rutela hovering over in front of the inn. She turned to see if Sango by any chance saw her, but Sango was sound asleep. She slowly sat up and tip toed to the door in the room, grabbing a blanket on her way out.

The whole inn was dark and cold now that the candles had been lit out. She could barely see the painting wearing off of the walls as she slowly descended the stairs. She turned around to see if anyone was following, but nothing. When she stepped outside, the spirit was hovering over, staring at her. Then it slowly started moving towards the direction of Renado's place. Kagome wasted no time in following her, wondering where she was taking her.

As she walked, the only thing she could hear was the movement of the water in the spring and crickets. The sky was slightly taking a hue of orange and red, warning her that dawn was finally coming. As she continued to follow Rutela, she noticed that she was about to enter a graveyard. Her skin got goosebumps just thinking about it as it finally came into view. Rutela kept staring at her and continued to move forward. She finally stopped in front of a tombstone that had a symbol that Kagome has never seen before. The tombstone started glowing blue when it disappeared, and so did Rutela. It revealed a small entrance to another area of the grave. As she got in position to crawl under it, she stopped when she heard his voice.

"You couldn't sleep, huh?" Link quietly asked from behind her.

She fully turned around and smiled, "No… I was just laying there when I saw her outside my window and followed her here. Do you know where the small tunnel leads to?"

He shook his head, "No. But let's so and find out."

He motioned for her to let him go first since he wasn't sure what was on the other side and did not want to risk it. It took them a few minutes to crawl and get to the other side but when they did, they gasped.

The area was beautiful. Clear water was in the middle of it, and in the other side, there was another tombstone with Rutela hovering next to it. They knew that they didn't have a choice and both jumped in the water. Link helped Kagome up once they got there, and they both waited for her to speak.

"I am deeply grateful to you for aiding my son in his time of need. You were right to bring him here. Kakariko Village is a sacred place for the Zora people. It is where we take our eternal rest. My husband in life, King Zora, also rests his spirit here. It is no coincidence that my son found salvation in this place… That which I have promised you is within this grave."

Just then, the bottom of the King Zora's tomb opened, to reveal an armor and four medallions, that Link recognize them as the shape of the Zora's Sapphire.

"During his lifetime, my husband created garments and the medallions specifically for the chosen hero and any chosen allies of his. Both the garments and medallions house the abilities of the Zoras. The medallions will help to breathe underwater, but the armor will help you Hero to swim and move like a Zora."

They both reached down to grab the items, but Kagome couldn't help but wonder why specifically were 4 medallions. Even if they haven't gotten any specific answers, it seemed that it was meant to be for them to be there.

"Now at last I can join my king in slumber… And yet… My son… He still knows nothing of my death. If you see him again, please pass on this message…"

"Of course," Both of them replied.

"Tell him he must not grieve his mother's passing. Tell him she wanted him to be brave and live on as the King of our people...And… Tell him his mother… loves him without end… Tell him…"

Her serene voice had dropped into a sorrow tone, that Kagome couldn't help but shed a silent tear. Here in front of her, she had a wonderful Queen saying her final words to her son. The love she had for him, made her miss dearly her own mother.

Rutela slowly started fading away, a gentle smile on her face as she looked at them. It wasn't until Midna appeared that both Link and Kagome snapped out of their own thoughts.

"Well, it's a good thing you found all of your friends and picked up that nifty Zora armor… But aren't you forgetting something kind of important?"

"I know Midna," Link firmly replied, "We need to go to Lakebed. But we need to rest for at least two days. Our bodies are exhausted and we need all of our strength when we get there. We have no clue what we might face."

Midna rolled her eye and without saying another word, she disappeared.

Inuyasha followed his nose as soon as he smelled the food cooking. After talking to Kagome he had gone outside and checked out the gate where they had come from. He had closed them but didn't lock them. After that he found a rock to lay on and he laid down for a bit.

He stepped inside the inn to find Renado's little daughter cooking breakfast for all of them. He doubted anyone would be up, since everyone went to sleep extremely late.

More food for him he guessed as he saw a plate already on the table.

He was too busy devouring his food that he did not notice Kagome and Link, both soaked, walking through the front doors. Sleepiness was finally taking a drag on both of them as they walked up the stairs and went into their rooms without another word.

Kagome changed her clothes and as soon as her head hit the pillow, she passed out.

Hours later, Sango and Miroku descended the stairs. The smell of food traveling all over the inn finally woke them up. They found Inuyasha sitting on the table with several dirty plates in front of him, happily rubbing his stomach.

Both of them sweat dropped as they saw the mess.

Luda happily grabbed the dirty plates and set down a few plates filled with food. Sango and Miroku let out sighs of relief since they thought that Inuyasha had eaten everything.

As they silently ate, Inuyasha finally broke the silence when he noticed that Kagome was missing.

"Where is she?"

Sango took a sip of her milk before replying, "Completely passed out. I have never seen her sleep like this before."

Miroku nodded in agreement, "True, but you got to think, we don't know what she went through the past couple of days when she was alone."

As they continued with their food, Telma stepped in, her joyous attitude being contagious and feeling the whole room with it.

"Good morning fellas! I hope everyone slept alright?"

They all politely nodded in agreement.

She scoffed, "Don't be so polite with me! Now, there is something I wanted to speak to you about. I talked to Link about this as well. As you know, Hyrule isn't right. Something needs to be done about all the monsters and their attacks lately. We have yet to hear from our princess and Hyrulean soldiers are useless. I am forming a group filled with people that want to restore the peace. In two weeks, everyone will be meeting at my bar in Castle Town. I would love for you guys to join us. I heard what you can do from Link and that is exactly what Hyrule needs. So, what do you say?"

All three nodded in agreement. There was no point in talking about it. After seeing all the monsters and such, it was in their blood to help out.

"Perfect! I already sent out the letters to my other comrades. I will see you guys soon, I just came here to grab some food for myself and Ilia. The child is still asleep."

And with a grin and wink, she left them with their own thoughts.

It wasn't until the middle of the afternoon that Link finally rose out of bed. He went to the small drawer in his room and grabbed another pair of pants and a black sleeveless cotton shirt. He ran his hand through his blonde messy hair to attempt to tame it, but to fail miserably. He felt a lot better even if he hadn't slept for long. He attached his ordon sword on his belt and stepped out. He figured that Kagome was sound asleep, so he was gonna have to be the one to talk to her friends regarding everything that's going on.

He grabbed an apple from a fruit basket, and he could hear sounds of battle outside. When he stepped out, he found Inuyasha and Sango sparring, using the street as their training grounds. Miroku was right outside the inn, leaning on the fence as he stared at his friends. He turned around when he felt another presence and offered Link a friendly smile.

"I see you're finally up. Rested well?"

Link smiled. He liked Miroku, he gave off this secure and friendly personality to him.

"Very much so. I haven't slept in days."

Miroku looked confused, "How so?"

Link brought up his fist to clear his throat, "Well, that is something that I wanted to speak to you guys about. But I see they're busy."

Miroku turned back to look at the others. Sango, being just human, was an exceptional fighter and her skills were shown as she was giving Inuyasha a run for his money. Link couldn't help but being impressed. The woman Sango was fast, almost like the Sheikah of legend. He could see that Inuyasha possessed amazing strength as well, specially for being able to wield a sword as big as he was using. But the more Link saw their sparring match, he couldn't help but notice that Inuyasha did not possess any skills. It was all brute strength for what he could see. He couldn't imagine how powerful he would be if he was a lot more skilled and tactical with his sword fighting.

The sparring match ended in a tie as both Inuyasha and Sango had crashed with each other and both flying in opposite directions. Miroku clapped and smiled at them. Link and Miroku approached them, and made him follow him to the cave behind the spring. Once they were there, he made sure that the children did not follow them since they had also had seen the sparring match.

"Well, I think there's a lot to talk about."

And he told them a bit more in detail of what Kagome had said in her letter to them. He told them how he found her, bleeding and scared. How they both had set off to the Lanayru Province and how she surprisingly was able to go through the Twili wall. He mentioned her growth in power as well and how they both had looked out for each other. He also told them about Midna, but she refused to come out.

The three of them took everything in as they listened intently. They couldn't believe everything that Kagome had gone through for the past several days. Once Link got to the part of seeing Queen Rutela and the medallions they grew surprised.

"My guess is that we were sent here by their goddesses. Why else would there be four medallions? We must go to this temple that you speak of. Maybe then the spirit might tell us something?" Miroku said.

Link nodded in agreement, "The light spirit did not say anything to us when we first brought light to the Lanayru Province. Maybe once we clear the temple it might. If not, we'll go to the Castle and speak to Princess Zelda. She possess the Triforce of Wisdom and she can help you figure out how to get back. We are hoping that once obtaining the last Fused Shadow, we can defeat Zant."

"I thought the castle was off limits?" Sango asked.

He smirked, "Apparently Telma has a secret passageway to the castle in her bar. We can use it to head in and talk to the Princess. I know exactly where she is, so it shouldn't take us long to reach her."

Miroku nodded understanding, "We need to do this soon. The longer we wait, the more power this Zant obtains."

Inuyasha crossed his arms and growled. Whoever this Zant was, he was evil. To think he executed a queen in front of her people and made the princess surrender was despicable. He could probably give Naraku a run for his money.

"No one else is going to get hurt in my watch any longer. When are we leaving?"

Link stared at him, taken a bit aback with his attitude towards the events that Hyrule was going through. He knew they had their own enemy back in their world, so Inuyasha must relate. That made him respect Inuyasha a bit more.

"As soon as Kagome has her strength back, we'll leave to Lakebed Temple."

This was probably a different reunion than what some of you might have been expecting. Yes it was tempting for Inuyasha and co to miss Kagome and Link reaching the village, however, I did not want to make the reunion take much longer than it needed to.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Please leave reviews to let me know what you think!