Disclaimer: I wish I owned Inuyasha (or at least his ears!) but, sadly, I
don't. T.T
"words" talking
^words^ thoughts
Chapter 12: Last Resolution
As soon as Miroku and Inuyasha arrived at the hut, Sango
and Kaede began bombarding the half-demon with questions. It was
about time they knew the whole story behind Kagome going home.
Inuyasha really didn't want to get them involved, but he knew
better than to say no. He sat down and briefly explained his
problem with Kikyo. "Ah, so my sister still does not rest."
Kaede stated. "Isn't there something we can do, Kaede?" Sango
asked. "I must go and check my scrolls." The elderly woman
answered. "May I ask your help, child?" Sango nodded and
followed Kaede into the back room. Inuyasha sat with his back
against the wall, eyes closed, arms crossed over his chest.
Miroku busied himself with taking care of Shippo. The young
kitsune hadn't been the same since Kagome left. Not that anyone
could blame him. He had barely eaten anything, and didn't run
around as much as he used to. He mostly just stayed in his
little corner, curled up in a tight ball. Miroku had tried to
explain more than once that Kagome's absence was for the best,
but Shippo didn't seem to accept the explanation. So the monk
mostly kept the fox-cub company and occasionally tried to feed
him something. Finally, Inuyasha opened one eye, staring at the
kitsune. He stood up and moved to the door. "C'mon Shippo." He
commanded gruffly. Shippo looked up. "What?" He asked. "I
said let's go, runt. I'm not gonna wait all day." The Hanyou
said impatiently, before walking out the door. Shippo hopped to
his feet and obediently shuffled after Inuyasha.
Inuyasha continued to walk until he reached the field that
held the Goshinboku Tree and the Bone Eaters Well. Shippo looked
up at him with large eyes, not sure what to make of this. "It's
time to get over this, Shippo." Inuyasha said simply. Shippo
looked at him in question. "You're acting like a poor little
crybaby, it's time to get over it." The Hanyou repeated.
"What?" Shippo asked. Fury was rising within him. He leaped at
Inuyasha and began pounding on him with his little furry paws.
Tears ran down his cheeks. "How dare you tell me to get over
Kagome leaving!" He cried. "You wouldn't understand! You're
just a stubborn mutt with no feelings!" He accused. Ordinarily,
he would never say these things, especially to someone so much
larger than he was. . .but this was concerning Kagome, and he
missed her dearly. After letting Shippo take his anger out on
him for so long, Inuyasha grabbed the cub by his tail and held
him in front of his face. "Feel better?" He asked. Shippo
glared daggers at him. "Look, kid, do you think crying and
moping around is going to fix things? Well, guess what? You're
wrong. If Kagome came back and found you like this do you think
she'd be happy about it?" Inuyasha asked him. He didn't wait
for Shippo to answer. "Well, she wouldn't. So get over your
poor little problems and try helping out! The sooner we get this
problem dealt with, the sooner you can get your precious Kagome
back!" The Hanyou said sharply, dropping Shippo to the ground.
Shippo stared in disbelief. ^Did he just try to help me?^ He
wondered. ^Oh well, go with it while it's here.^ Shippo nodded
and followed Inuyasha as he began to walk back to Kaede's hut.
The fox-ling decided he didn't want to walk the entire way back,
and climbed to Inuyasha's head. Inuyasha grumbled under his
breath and continued walking. He couldn't wait until Kagome got
back and she could handle the bratty little fox once more.
When Inuyasha came into sight of the small hut, Kaede came
rushing out, waving a scroll in her hand. "Inuyasha! Come
quick! I believe I have found what ye are searching for!" She
called. Inuyasha picked up his pace and quickly made it into the
hut, Shippo clinging to his hair. Kaede had set up a small table
and had scrolls scattered all over it. When Inuyasha walked over
to it, he pushed all the unimportant scrolls onto the floor and
snatched the scroll from the elder miko's hand. He opened it
quickly, staring at all the small characters on the parchment.
"What does it mean?" He asked. "There is one way that ye can
communicate with my sister, but it is very dangerous and I could
never recommend it. We must use it only as a last resolution."
Kaede informed. Inuyasha pounded his fist against the table.
"We are running short on time, Kaede! There's no time for 'last
resolutions'. Just tell me if we can pull it off or not!" He
exclaimed. The sudden outburst caused Shippo to tumble to the
floor from his perch upon the hanyou's head. Kaede shook her
head. "I do not know if we could pull it off, but it matters
not. I will not let ye go through with it." She told him,
standing her ground firmly. "Listen hag!" Inuyasha growled. "I
am fully capable of handling this on my own. You obviously have
nothing else that can work, so we're gonna do it. And you're not
gonna stop me. So get your supplies and let's get this set up!"
The half-demon finished, voice rising in anger. Kaede jumped in
surprise. She could see that Inuyasha was not going to give this
up. "Aye." She said. "I suppose we will all have to see this
through then." And with that, she moved back into the back room.
Miroku and Sango stared at Inuyasha in disbelief. Was he
serious? "Inuyasha, are you positive you are ready to go through
this? We all know that Kikyo has a way of persuading you to her
advantage." Miroku said. "Shut up, monk. I don't wanna hear
it." Inuyasha grumbled, dismissing the thought with a wave of
his hand. Kaede came bustling back out into the main room,
several lists in her hand. She handed one to Shippo. "Shippo, I
need ye to go to the field that Kagome used to take you to and
gather these herbs. You should know where to find them all."
She requested. Shippo nodded and took the list, taking off out
the door. She handed the next list to Miroku. "Monk, I need ye
to travel down to the other end of the village and ask for a
woman named Atna. She will take care of everything you need on
this list." She told Miroku. Miroku accepted the list and also
took off. Kaede's next list went to Sango. "Sango, ye will need
to travel down to the pond nearby and gather some of the fine
sand from the shore. There are also specific salts that I will
need that will be located in that general direction. Ye should
be able to find everything that we require." Kaede informed the
young woman. Sango took the list and nodded. She moved outside
and they could hear her summon Kilala. Kaede then turned to
Inuyasha. "I will need your help in the back, Inuyasha. Ye have
a lot of preparing to do." She told him. Inuyasha nodded and
followed the woman into the back room. ^Get ready, Kikyo. We're
going to lay you to rest for good.^ He thought with
determination.
~~~~~~~
Well, there ya go! I know it took forever! Gomen! Um. . .
yeah. . .there are only a few chappies left and then we're all done! Yay! There will be one more song-based chappie sometime before the end. . .but I have yet to figure out what it will be. So just hang with me! And anyone who's stayed with me so far, Arigatou!
"words" talking
^words^ thoughts
Chapter 12: Last Resolution
As soon as Miroku and Inuyasha arrived at the hut, Sango
and Kaede began bombarding the half-demon with questions. It was
about time they knew the whole story behind Kagome going home.
Inuyasha really didn't want to get them involved, but he knew
better than to say no. He sat down and briefly explained his
problem with Kikyo. "Ah, so my sister still does not rest."
Kaede stated. "Isn't there something we can do, Kaede?" Sango
asked. "I must go and check my scrolls." The elderly woman
answered. "May I ask your help, child?" Sango nodded and
followed Kaede into the back room. Inuyasha sat with his back
against the wall, eyes closed, arms crossed over his chest.
Miroku busied himself with taking care of Shippo. The young
kitsune hadn't been the same since Kagome left. Not that anyone
could blame him. He had barely eaten anything, and didn't run
around as much as he used to. He mostly just stayed in his
little corner, curled up in a tight ball. Miroku had tried to
explain more than once that Kagome's absence was for the best,
but Shippo didn't seem to accept the explanation. So the monk
mostly kept the fox-cub company and occasionally tried to feed
him something. Finally, Inuyasha opened one eye, staring at the
kitsune. He stood up and moved to the door. "C'mon Shippo." He
commanded gruffly. Shippo looked up. "What?" He asked. "I
said let's go, runt. I'm not gonna wait all day." The Hanyou
said impatiently, before walking out the door. Shippo hopped to
his feet and obediently shuffled after Inuyasha.
Inuyasha continued to walk until he reached the field that
held the Goshinboku Tree and the Bone Eaters Well. Shippo looked
up at him with large eyes, not sure what to make of this. "It's
time to get over this, Shippo." Inuyasha said simply. Shippo
looked at him in question. "You're acting like a poor little
crybaby, it's time to get over it." The Hanyou repeated.
"What?" Shippo asked. Fury was rising within him. He leaped at
Inuyasha and began pounding on him with his little furry paws.
Tears ran down his cheeks. "How dare you tell me to get over
Kagome leaving!" He cried. "You wouldn't understand! You're
just a stubborn mutt with no feelings!" He accused. Ordinarily,
he would never say these things, especially to someone so much
larger than he was. . .but this was concerning Kagome, and he
missed her dearly. After letting Shippo take his anger out on
him for so long, Inuyasha grabbed the cub by his tail and held
him in front of his face. "Feel better?" He asked. Shippo
glared daggers at him. "Look, kid, do you think crying and
moping around is going to fix things? Well, guess what? You're
wrong. If Kagome came back and found you like this do you think
she'd be happy about it?" Inuyasha asked him. He didn't wait
for Shippo to answer. "Well, she wouldn't. So get over your
poor little problems and try helping out! The sooner we get this
problem dealt with, the sooner you can get your precious Kagome
back!" The Hanyou said sharply, dropping Shippo to the ground.
Shippo stared in disbelief. ^Did he just try to help me?^ He
wondered. ^Oh well, go with it while it's here.^ Shippo nodded
and followed Inuyasha as he began to walk back to Kaede's hut.
The fox-ling decided he didn't want to walk the entire way back,
and climbed to Inuyasha's head. Inuyasha grumbled under his
breath and continued walking. He couldn't wait until Kagome got
back and she could handle the bratty little fox once more.
When Inuyasha came into sight of the small hut, Kaede came
rushing out, waving a scroll in her hand. "Inuyasha! Come
quick! I believe I have found what ye are searching for!" She
called. Inuyasha picked up his pace and quickly made it into the
hut, Shippo clinging to his hair. Kaede had set up a small table
and had scrolls scattered all over it. When Inuyasha walked over
to it, he pushed all the unimportant scrolls onto the floor and
snatched the scroll from the elder miko's hand. He opened it
quickly, staring at all the small characters on the parchment.
"What does it mean?" He asked. "There is one way that ye can
communicate with my sister, but it is very dangerous and I could
never recommend it. We must use it only as a last resolution."
Kaede informed. Inuyasha pounded his fist against the table.
"We are running short on time, Kaede! There's no time for 'last
resolutions'. Just tell me if we can pull it off or not!" He
exclaimed. The sudden outburst caused Shippo to tumble to the
floor from his perch upon the hanyou's head. Kaede shook her
head. "I do not know if we could pull it off, but it matters
not. I will not let ye go through with it." She told him,
standing her ground firmly. "Listen hag!" Inuyasha growled. "I
am fully capable of handling this on my own. You obviously have
nothing else that can work, so we're gonna do it. And you're not
gonna stop me. So get your supplies and let's get this set up!"
The half-demon finished, voice rising in anger. Kaede jumped in
surprise. She could see that Inuyasha was not going to give this
up. "Aye." She said. "I suppose we will all have to see this
through then." And with that, she moved back into the back room.
Miroku and Sango stared at Inuyasha in disbelief. Was he
serious? "Inuyasha, are you positive you are ready to go through
this? We all know that Kikyo has a way of persuading you to her
advantage." Miroku said. "Shut up, monk. I don't wanna hear
it." Inuyasha grumbled, dismissing the thought with a wave of
his hand. Kaede came bustling back out into the main room,
several lists in her hand. She handed one to Shippo. "Shippo, I
need ye to go to the field that Kagome used to take you to and
gather these herbs. You should know where to find them all."
She requested. Shippo nodded and took the list, taking off out
the door. She handed the next list to Miroku. "Monk, I need ye
to travel down to the other end of the village and ask for a
woman named Atna. She will take care of everything you need on
this list." She told Miroku. Miroku accepted the list and also
took off. Kaede's next list went to Sango. "Sango, ye will need
to travel down to the pond nearby and gather some of the fine
sand from the shore. There are also specific salts that I will
need that will be located in that general direction. Ye should
be able to find everything that we require." Kaede informed the
young woman. Sango took the list and nodded. She moved outside
and they could hear her summon Kilala. Kaede then turned to
Inuyasha. "I will need your help in the back, Inuyasha. Ye have
a lot of preparing to do." She told him. Inuyasha nodded and
followed the woman into the back room. ^Get ready, Kikyo. We're
going to lay you to rest for good.^ He thought with
determination.
~~~~~~~
Well, there ya go! I know it took forever! Gomen! Um. . .
yeah. . .there are only a few chappies left and then we're all done! Yay! There will be one more song-based chappie sometime before the end. . .but I have yet to figure out what it will be. So just hang with me! And anyone who's stayed with me so far, Arigatou!