Chapter Two

Krakow, January 1943

Sesshomaru had been promoted to chief SS officer. He stopped by in Krakow again to check on the misery of his half-Jewish brother. He never understood why his father chose to knock-up a Jew and he also failed to understand why his father favored Inuyasha over him. Now he got his payback that he had been waiting for.

He dropped his duffel bag on the ground and found the streets empty. There were some Jews outside but few Gestapo to be seen. Kouga was a Gestapo officer who came to greet Sesshomaru. They didn't really know each other but Kouga gave full respect to higher officials and a Hitler salute.

"Where is everyone?" asked Sesshomaru.

"Well haven't you heard the news," said Kouga. "There's a ghetto uprising in Warsaw. Those Jews actually got guns and they're shooting them all around. HA! What a joke! It's hilarious! They gave strict orders to search every house in this Ghetto for any guns or explosive." Suddenly the earth jolted at the sound of gunshots. "Aw come on! Don't tell me they actually found weapons in here too. Well, they're not giving any food today on account of those Jewish bastards in Warsaw."

Sesshomaru walked away and roam the streets looking for his brother.

"All clear," called on Gestapo as he and several officers exited Kagome's house. Kagome, Souta, and Inuyasha were sitting outside waiting for their search of the facilities to be over and when the last guard came out he knocked Souta out of the way with the butt of his gun hurting him. Mrs. Higurashi came out. "They broke most of our dishes and took my jewelry."

"That's awful," said Kagome in protest. "They were supposed to be searching for weapons, not steal and break stuff."

Souta continued to rub his head in pain. "Mom, can I go play?"

Mrs. Higurashi sighed. "Okay, but please be careful and stay out of their way."

Inuyasha and Kagome followed Mrs. Higurashi back inside and they helped cleaned up the mess the Gestapo made in the house. "Is it okay to let your brother run around with all of the Gestapo out there?" Inuyasha asked Kagome.

"They don't bother with children as much as adults. They just let them rot away cuz they're weaker." Kagome went back to looking to the ground and sweeping away the broken shards of china.

Souta went digging through trash cans for something to eat when he heard a high pitched squeal. He looked around and saw a small figure peeling some molded bread and squishing it into a ball. Souta was starving and felt almost compelled to snatch the molded ball of bread and run. Souta went back to digging in his trash can. "Hello?" he heard someone called behind him. He nearly toppled over in the trash can out of shock. Then he got onto the ground and stood face to face with the scrawny little girl who ate the moldy bread who. She seemed very small and thin and couldn't have been much older than of three or four years. "Huh?" Souta said.

"Will you play with me?"

"Uh…sure, what's your name?"

"Rrrin," the little girl stuttered.

"Rin? Wanna play hide and seek, Rin?"

"Okay," she said. Rin ran off and Souta assumed he would be the one seeking. Rin went around the block and found herself near the main square. She saw an unzipped duffel bag on the floor and carefully crawled inside. The Gestapo was ignorant and went around continuing to inspect houses for weapons. Rin carefully laid herself on top of the smelly clothes and ammunition inside and then zipped herself inside the bag. She had found the perfect hiding place hadn't she?

The front door banged loudly and everything in the house froze and went silent. Mrs. Higurashi carefully went to the door. A banging meant it was a Gestapo no doubt and her biggest fear was that he was here to "collect" them and shipped them off. "I'm looking for someone name Inuyasha, does he live here?" asked Sesshomaru at the front door. "Yes…let me get him for you." Mrs. Higurashi went upstairs to one of the rooms. On the way she heard a thump and quickened her pace opening the doors. Inuyasha was kneeling on the ground in one bedroom and Kagome's limped body was on the floor.

Inuyasha began to stutter. "Mrs…Higurashi…she jjjust collapsed. I dunno what's wrong with her!"

"It's okay," Mrs. Higurashi assured him. She and Inuyasha helped Kagome onto the bed in the room. "She hasn't had a chance to eat anything well in a few days. She needs to be less energetic. By the way, there's an officer downstairs waiting to see you Inuyasha. You go down and I'll take care of Kagome."

Inuyasha sighed and gave a grunt. He went down and to no surprise there was Sesshomaru. "I should give you or that woman a beating for making me impatient."

"What do you want, Sesshomaru?"

"I came to let you know that this Ghetto is gonna be liquidated soon. They're tearing it down and getting rid of all of you."

"And where are we gonna go?"

"To the concentration camps in Oswiecim. I can get you some work in advance so they won't slaughter you right away when you arrive."

Inuyasha looked at his brother suspiciously. "Why are you being so nice and merciful all of the sudden? What's in it for you?"

"Well, you are family, Inuyasha and father would've wanted your half-Jewish hide spared. Sign these papers and I'll make sure they have good work for you when you arrive. Now I have to go to Warsaw and put a stop to that nauseous uprising." He began to walk away but then he stopped. "Oh an Inuyasha, don't get too close to anyone here. I am only helping you and if you try to help anyone else you wont stand a chance."

Sesshomaru left the alley and picked up his duffel bag. It felt a bit heavier than before but ignored it.

Souta had been seeking Rin for almost an hour. He gave up the game and went home.

Sesshomaru went into his private compartment on the train heading for Warsaw. He lifted his surprisingly heavy bag and tried to push the bag into the luggage shelf above him but it wouldn't fit and he swore that he heard something. He put the bag on his seat and stared at it for a moment. Something was in there that wasn't before…he knew it.

He waited for something with the bag to happen but nothing did. Sesshomaru would look out at the window or watch the shadows passed by his compartment door.

He didn't open the bag. He felt too suspicious. Someone may have planted a bomb in that bag, perhaps an anti-Nazi supporter who knew about the uprisings. He went to his hotel first heavily guarded by Nazis. When he went to his room he found the telegram he had been expecting informing him to make plans to attack the Jewish resistance by force if necessary.

He remembered the bag that he was suspicious about and carefully unzipped its contents. Rin was fast asleep inside the bag.

In the next chapter…

…what happens to Rin

…the liquidation of Inuyasha and Kagome's home

Disclaimer: Inuyasha and characters are owned by Rumiko Takahashi. Most of the events in this story are based on the real events of the Holocaust and are being told in chronological order. Information used to tell this story may not have been 100% accurate and might be coincidental. In other words, it's just a story. Don't sue and review!