At Least We Have Each Other

By: Escachick357

Ch.5- The Start of a New Journey and A New Companion

Hitomi and Hiroshi thought of where to go next. The well was closer and they really had to tell their grandmother and great-grandfather about what happened to Kagome and Inu-yasha. "We have to get home first." Hitomi told Sakura, Satoshi, and Akira. The 3 children nodded and Sakura asked, "Can we come too?" The twins nodded and began to walk towards the well, the others following them.

Once at the well, Hiroshi turned to Sakura, Satoshi, and Akira and said, "All you have to do is jump." Sakura, Satoshi, and Akira nodded and then the 5 children jumped into the well. Everyone stared in amazement as a purple light surrounded them, and groaned when the light went away. Hitomi, Hiroshi, Sakura, Satoshi, and Akira climbed up the side of the well and found out that they were in the shrine during Hitomi and Hiroshi's time. "We're home." Hitomi smiled. Her brother nodded and walked with his sister and their 3 friends to the house.

Sakura, Satoshi, and Akira were a little bit shy when they went to the outside of the shrine. There was an elderly man that was crying and hugging Hitomi and Hiroshi and an elderly woman, that looked slightly younger than the man. After a few minutes, Hitomi and Hiroshi introduced the man and the woman to Sakura, Satoshi, and Akira. "Satoshi, Sakura, and Akira. This is our grandmother and great-grandfather." Hitomi introduced.

Hiroshi turned to his grandmother and sadly said, "Mama and Papa were crystallized along with Sakura, Satoshi, and Akira's parents by an evil villain. We have to use the Tetsuaiga and Mama's bow and arrows to help save them." Tears formed in his grandmother's eyes as she nodded and pointed to the shed next to the shrine. The 5 children walked into the shed and saw the huge Tetsuaiga and the bow leaning against each other. "How can you two hold those? They're almost as big as you two!" Akira asked.

Hitomi and Hiroshi picked up the two items. They were indeed nearly taller than both of them, but suddenly a greenish light surrounded them and both the Tetsuaiga and the bow shrunk to a size big enough for the twins to carry and use them. The 5 children left the shed and said a final good-bye to their grandmother and great-grandfather. "Sayonara, Obaa-sama and Great- grandfather! We'll be back in a month." The twins called before diving into the well.

Once again, the purple light surrounded the 5 children as they went back into the feudal era. Once there, the 5 of them headed towards Sakura and Satoshi's village, which had not been touched at all by Bardo's crystallizing spell. The people in the village stared at Hitomi, Hiroshi, and Akira as they walked down the road to Sakura and Satoshi's house.

Once there, the 5 children walked into the closet in the living room. Inside the closet was Miroku's staff and Sango's boomerang (A/N: I always forget the name of Sango's big boomerang). The staff was a lot taller than Satoshi and Sango's boomerang was nearly 5 times the height of Sakura. "How can we carry and use these things?" Sakura asked sadly. The green light came back and shone on both Sakura and Satoshi. The staff and boomerang shrank to a size that both Sakura and Satoshi could carry (the boomerang and staff were slightly taller than both kids).

Sakura went into her kitchen and grabbed some food and some other supplies. Satoshi went and grabbed a few blankets and small pillows for nights. Sakura and Satoshi packed up their items in a bag and left with their 3 friends. Akira was an expert at fighting with his hands and feet, so he didn't have to worry about getting anything from his home. Once everyone was ready, the 5 children headed west, towards the direction that Bardo headed.

Their first night out on their journey was very strange for 5 kids. But they survived it, knowing that they had each other. When they woke up, the five of them realized something: They had no idea where the next town was. They all sighed and continued on west. Not long afterwards, they ended up in a city that was full of humans and youkai, talking and fighting with each other. People stared at the 5 children as they walked together down the road.

In the middle of the town, shouts of both rage and encouragement filled the air. Hitomi, Hiroshi, Sakura, Satoshi, and Akira ran towards the noise and saw a huge circle of men, both humans and youkai. The children walked up slowly to the men and pushed themselves to the front so they could see what all the commotion was about. Two men stood inside the circle, both big and muscular. "Okay, Joe. If your animal loses, I'll kill it for ya. Save ya some humiliation." One man said to the other. "Good. I can't stand to lose another fight, Johnny." Joe said to his opponent.

Joe and Johnny shook hands and went to their own sides of the circle. After that, they each took out an animal. Johnny had an evil-looking wolf, looking for the kill, held on a rope. Joe had a small, scared kitten with 3 tails, also held on a rope. A whistle filled the air and both Joe and Johnny let their animals go. The kitten shook in fear as Joe pushed it towards the wolf. The wolf had no problems going after the kitten, but wouldn't bite until it was ordered to. "God, just kill the damn cat. I go no use for it anyway." Joe demanded to the wolf.

The wolf ran after the kitten, its jaws open and ready to bite. The kitten closed its eyes, waiting for the wolf's teeth, but they never came. Sakura, angry at a scared little kitten getting killed because a man didn't want it, hurled her large boomerang and struck the wolf, killing it instantly. The crowd started to complain. "What the hell do you think you were doing?!?" Johnny screamed at Sakura. "How dare you treat animals that way. Especially a little kitten like that!" Sakura yelled. Joe and Johnny got mad, mostly because nobody won the fight.

Joe and Johnny walked up to Sakura, swords drawn and ready to strike when suddenly, a huge cat spat fire at the men, severely burning but not killing the men. The crowd screamed in terror as they ran into their homes. The cat shrunk and revealed itself to be the kitten that Sakura rescued. It was a beautiful, black kitten with white stripes and 3 tails. Sakura thanked the kitten and left with Hitomi, Hiroshi, Satoshi, and Akira. But after the 5 of them left the village, the kitten followed them.

Sakura turned around, "Do you want to come with us?" The kitten meowed happily. "Then you can come." Satoshi said to the kitten. The kitten meowed and jumped into Sakura's arms. "You have to name her, Sakura." Hitomi said to her friend. Hiroshi turned to his little sister and asked, "Are you sure it's a girl?" "Positive." Hitomi answered, smiling.

Sakura looked Hitomi. "Well, I think I'll name her Coal." She said before looking at the kitten, "Is that all right with you?" The kitten meowed happily while rubbing her head against Sakura's cheek. "Okay then. From now on, you'll be known as Coal and will be considered Sakura's pet and our new companion and friend." Satoshi said to Coal. Coal nodded and walked with her new master and friends west.

End Chapter 5

A/N: Well, that was my newest chapter. In my next chapter, Hitomi and Hiroshi are going to meet their Uncle Sesshoumaru. R/R please.

Oh, and here are some Japanese words that I used in my story:

Sayonara = Good-bye

Obaa-sama = Grandmother