Chapter 11
Kagome, Inuyasha, and Shippo quickly arrived at the small hut where their friends were staying. Kagome was about to walk in the door, but Inuyasha stuck out his arm to block her. "What are you doing, Inuyasha? We need to go talk to them!" Kagome yelled. "SHHHHHH!!!" Inuyasha put his finger to his lips. The color of his cheeks matched his robe, and Kagome knew something was wrong. "What is it, Inuyasha?" She asked, a little worried. "Um, I don't think we should go in there right now. They seem to be a little... busy." Inuyasha mumbled. "What do you mean? I hear some strange grunts and groans. They might be in trouble!" Shippo said, very confused. "No, they're definitely not in any trouble." Inuyasha said quietly. "Oh my god! You mean that they're, uh, ..." Kagome stammered. "Yes. That's exactly what I mean." Inuyasha replied. "What the heck are you guys talking about? Well? Why doesn't anyone ever explain anything to me?" Shippo yelled.
The trio waited outside for a little while, with Shippo bugging them for answers non-stop. Finally, the noises stopped and Sango walked outside to get a drink of water. "Sango! I'm so glad to see you!" Kagome exclaimed, running over to her. "Kagome! Inuyasha! You're back! ....(awkward silence)...... How long have you guys been here?" Sango gulped. "Long enough to hear some things I never thought I would hear from you and Miroku." Inuyasha replied with a smirk. Sango turned beet red, and she stared at the ground. "It's okay, Sango. I'm happy for you!" Kagome said, trying to make her feel better. Sango perked up a little, and she gave Kagome a sheepish smile. "Where are you, Sango? It's time for round two!" Miroku yelled as he walked out the door. His eyes settled on a trio of embarrassed friends and a confused fox demon. "Um, I mean, of our, uh... practice fight." Miroku stuttered. "So that's what you were doing! Why wouldn't you simply tell me that, Inuyasha?" Shippo asked. "No reason, kid." Inuyasha laughed.
"Anyways, we need to talk to you two." Inuyasha said to Sango and Miroku. He explained the situation to them, and they sat in stunned silence. "Well, do you two want to come with us, or not?" Inuyasha yelled, annoyed by the lack of sound. "I'm sorry, but I can't. I can't just leave Kohaku in this time period," Sango said. "I need to find him and bring back his memory." She looked sad, but Inuyasha knew that she wouldn't change her mind. He looked over to Miroku. "If Sango is staying here, than I'm staying here, too. I'm sorry, you guys, but it looks like this will be our last goodbye." Miroku said somberly. "But you're my best friend, Sango. I can't just leave you here knowing I'll never see you again!" Kagome said, tears welling up in her eyes. Inuyasha didn't want to see her cry, so he knew what he had to do. "Don't cry, Kagome. Sango; if we help you find Kohaku, will you, he, and Miroku come back with us?" Inuyasha asked. "Yes, of course. You would do that for me, Inuyasha?" Sango asked, obviously touched. "Yeah, why not?" Was Inuyasha's gruff reply.
They began their search immediately. Inuyasha knew Kohaku's scent, so he knew that he probably wouldn't have much trouble finding him. They wandered through the forest for hours, though, and Inuyasha still hadn't even caught a whiff of the kid. Finally, Inuyasha caught Kohaku's scent. It was faint, but it was there. "I smell him! Follow me!" Inuyasha yelled, putting Kagome and Shippo on his back as he jumped towards the scent. Sango and Miroku followed on Kirara's back. The scent was getting stronger, and Inuyasha eventually found where it was coming from. He stopped in front of a cave deep in the forest, and he knew that Kohaku must be inside. The problem, though, was that a demon was in there as well (and not a weak one). "Hey, demon! Come on out! I need to talk to you!" Inuyasha yelled. A rumbling could be heard from deep in the cave, and a large demon finally came out. He was followed by Kohaku, who had a leash attached to his neck. The other end of the leash was in the demon's hand!
"What are you doing to Kohaku?" Sango screamed, lunging at the demon. He brushed her off with a flick of his wrist. "Sango, stay out of this." Inuyasha said calmly. "Now, why do you have that human chained to you?" Inuyasha asked the demon. "Not that it's any business of yours, but I found him wandering around a few days ago. He had good reflexes and was strong for a young human, so I decided against eating him. I will just use him as a servant instead." The demon responded with a laugh. "Well, you have two choices. You can either give me the human without a fight, or I can take him with force. If you choose the latter, you definitely won't survive." Inuyasha said coldly. "Oh, really? What does a puny human like you think that he can do to me?" The demon laughed. "I warned you." Inuyasha said. With that, he leapt at the demon. With a quick slash from the Tetsuiga, the leash that was attached to Kohaku was sliced in two. "Take him and go! NOW!" Inuyasha yelled. Sango nodded, and she grabbed Kohaku as quickly as possible. Everyone except Kagome (who hid behind a tree in case Inuyasha needed her) left. Inuyasha swung his sword at the demon, but it was fast. It dodged the blow and punched Inuyasha in the face. Inuyasha slammed into a tree, knocking it down. He didn't stay down, though, as he quickly rose to his feet. "How can a mere human be so strong? You should be dead!" The demon exclaimed. "Well, I guess you could say that I'm special." Inuyasha said with a grin. As the demon thought about Inuyasha's reply, Inuyasha moved behind him with lightning-speed and sliced the Tetsuiga right through his head. The demon collapsed and quickly disintegrated.
Inuyasha and Kagome quickly returned to the village, where their friends waited with small packages in hand. "What are those?" Kagome asked. "These are our possessions. Everything that we need from this world is in these packages. We're ready to go to your time, now, Kagome!" Sango exclaimed joyfully. Kohaku stood by with a confused look on his face, as he didn't remember any of these people! "Don't worry, Kohaku. I'll help you get your memory back." Sango bent down and told him. After awhile, the Inuyasha gang reached the well. "Goodbye, feudal era!" They all exclaimed as they jumped through the well for the last time. They were ready for modern times, but were modern times ready for them?
Kagome, Inuyasha, and Shippo quickly arrived at the small hut where their friends were staying. Kagome was about to walk in the door, but Inuyasha stuck out his arm to block her. "What are you doing, Inuyasha? We need to go talk to them!" Kagome yelled. "SHHHHHH!!!" Inuyasha put his finger to his lips. The color of his cheeks matched his robe, and Kagome knew something was wrong. "What is it, Inuyasha?" She asked, a little worried. "Um, I don't think we should go in there right now. They seem to be a little... busy." Inuyasha mumbled. "What do you mean? I hear some strange grunts and groans. They might be in trouble!" Shippo said, very confused. "No, they're definitely not in any trouble." Inuyasha said quietly. "Oh my god! You mean that they're, uh, ..." Kagome stammered. "Yes. That's exactly what I mean." Inuyasha replied. "What the heck are you guys talking about? Well? Why doesn't anyone ever explain anything to me?" Shippo yelled.
The trio waited outside for a little while, with Shippo bugging them for answers non-stop. Finally, the noises stopped and Sango walked outside to get a drink of water. "Sango! I'm so glad to see you!" Kagome exclaimed, running over to her. "Kagome! Inuyasha! You're back! ....(awkward silence)...... How long have you guys been here?" Sango gulped. "Long enough to hear some things I never thought I would hear from you and Miroku." Inuyasha replied with a smirk. Sango turned beet red, and she stared at the ground. "It's okay, Sango. I'm happy for you!" Kagome said, trying to make her feel better. Sango perked up a little, and she gave Kagome a sheepish smile. "Where are you, Sango? It's time for round two!" Miroku yelled as he walked out the door. His eyes settled on a trio of embarrassed friends and a confused fox demon. "Um, I mean, of our, uh... practice fight." Miroku stuttered. "So that's what you were doing! Why wouldn't you simply tell me that, Inuyasha?" Shippo asked. "No reason, kid." Inuyasha laughed.
"Anyways, we need to talk to you two." Inuyasha said to Sango and Miroku. He explained the situation to them, and they sat in stunned silence. "Well, do you two want to come with us, or not?" Inuyasha yelled, annoyed by the lack of sound. "I'm sorry, but I can't. I can't just leave Kohaku in this time period," Sango said. "I need to find him and bring back his memory." She looked sad, but Inuyasha knew that she wouldn't change her mind. He looked over to Miroku. "If Sango is staying here, than I'm staying here, too. I'm sorry, you guys, but it looks like this will be our last goodbye." Miroku said somberly. "But you're my best friend, Sango. I can't just leave you here knowing I'll never see you again!" Kagome said, tears welling up in her eyes. Inuyasha didn't want to see her cry, so he knew what he had to do. "Don't cry, Kagome. Sango; if we help you find Kohaku, will you, he, and Miroku come back with us?" Inuyasha asked. "Yes, of course. You would do that for me, Inuyasha?" Sango asked, obviously touched. "Yeah, why not?" Was Inuyasha's gruff reply.
They began their search immediately. Inuyasha knew Kohaku's scent, so he knew that he probably wouldn't have much trouble finding him. They wandered through the forest for hours, though, and Inuyasha still hadn't even caught a whiff of the kid. Finally, Inuyasha caught Kohaku's scent. It was faint, but it was there. "I smell him! Follow me!" Inuyasha yelled, putting Kagome and Shippo on his back as he jumped towards the scent. Sango and Miroku followed on Kirara's back. The scent was getting stronger, and Inuyasha eventually found where it was coming from. He stopped in front of a cave deep in the forest, and he knew that Kohaku must be inside. The problem, though, was that a demon was in there as well (and not a weak one). "Hey, demon! Come on out! I need to talk to you!" Inuyasha yelled. A rumbling could be heard from deep in the cave, and a large demon finally came out. He was followed by Kohaku, who had a leash attached to his neck. The other end of the leash was in the demon's hand!
"What are you doing to Kohaku?" Sango screamed, lunging at the demon. He brushed her off with a flick of his wrist. "Sango, stay out of this." Inuyasha said calmly. "Now, why do you have that human chained to you?" Inuyasha asked the demon. "Not that it's any business of yours, but I found him wandering around a few days ago. He had good reflexes and was strong for a young human, so I decided against eating him. I will just use him as a servant instead." The demon responded with a laugh. "Well, you have two choices. You can either give me the human without a fight, or I can take him with force. If you choose the latter, you definitely won't survive." Inuyasha said coldly. "Oh, really? What does a puny human like you think that he can do to me?" The demon laughed. "I warned you." Inuyasha said. With that, he leapt at the demon. With a quick slash from the Tetsuiga, the leash that was attached to Kohaku was sliced in two. "Take him and go! NOW!" Inuyasha yelled. Sango nodded, and she grabbed Kohaku as quickly as possible. Everyone except Kagome (who hid behind a tree in case Inuyasha needed her) left. Inuyasha swung his sword at the demon, but it was fast. It dodged the blow and punched Inuyasha in the face. Inuyasha slammed into a tree, knocking it down. He didn't stay down, though, as he quickly rose to his feet. "How can a mere human be so strong? You should be dead!" The demon exclaimed. "Well, I guess you could say that I'm special." Inuyasha said with a grin. As the demon thought about Inuyasha's reply, Inuyasha moved behind him with lightning-speed and sliced the Tetsuiga right through his head. The demon collapsed and quickly disintegrated.
Inuyasha and Kagome quickly returned to the village, where their friends waited with small packages in hand. "What are those?" Kagome asked. "These are our possessions. Everything that we need from this world is in these packages. We're ready to go to your time, now, Kagome!" Sango exclaimed joyfully. Kohaku stood by with a confused look on his face, as he didn't remember any of these people! "Don't worry, Kohaku. I'll help you get your memory back." Sango bent down and told him. After awhile, the Inuyasha gang reached the well. "Goodbye, feudal era!" They all exclaimed as they jumped through the well for the last time. They were ready for modern times, but were modern times ready for them?