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Chapter18
Mourning Over the Ones that are Alive
Sango, Miroku and Shippo sat in Kaede's hut quietly. Kohaku lay in the corner on a small futon. He hadn't woken up sense they arrived at Kaede's, who was now gathering herbs. They had been there for three days. They had all gone back for Kagome an hour later, but she was gone. Inuyasha's body was gone as well. They had all been quiet ever sense they had returned from the battle. Shippo sat quietly in a corner curled up in a little ball. Sango sat quietly in the corner with Kirara on her lap and Miroku sat next to the door.
'I wish Kagome were here.......'
'Where are you Inuyasha...?'
'Kagome.... Why did you leave us?'
Each of them had their own questions and each wanted answers. Shippo sniffed the air, as did Kirara. Miroku and Sango noticed the two and they both perked up.
"What is it?!"
"Do you smell Kagome or Inuyasha?!"
Shippo looked at the two with half opened eyes. He put his back to them and went to sleep. Miroku and Sango anxiously watched the door. It slowly opened and...... Kaede walked into the hut with a basket of herbs on her head. The two fell to the ground.
"You youngsters still haven't left my hut?"
They all ignored her and went back to grieving. Kaede glared at them all.
"Well, sense you want to ignore this old lady, I'm afraid I'm going to kick you out."
They just sat there, continuing to ignore her.
Kaede sweat dropped.
"Well than....."
Kaede stood outside of her hut smiling.
"Don't bother to visit any time soon. I'll take good care of Kohaku for you."
She dusted her hand off and walked into her hut. Sango and the others lay in front of a tree with annoyed looks on their face.
"I didn't know Kagome was so strong....." Miroku paused as he realized he had said Kagome instead of Kaede.
"You mean Kaede."
"Yeah....."
They all sighed.
"I'm hungry...." Shippo muttered.
"Come to think of it, we haven't eaten sense that night at Tarantula's....."
"Whatever happened to him?"
"I'm not sure, but anything that was left was destroyed in that explosion..."
They all sighed again. Sango got up slowly followed by Kirara.
"We'll go find some food..."
"Okay."
Kirara walked along side Sango in the forest of Inuyasha looking for something to eat. Kirara sniffed the air intently. She paused.
"What is it Kirara?"
Kirara roared and took off in a sprint toward the well.
"Kirara, wait up!"
Kirara stopped as she reached the clearing, Sango right behind her.
"Kirara! What was that for? Why did you come to the well......."
Sango stopped as she saw a dark figure climbing into the well.
'Huh! That's where Kagome goes to visit her family! If that demon crosses over to her time, Kagome's family could be in danger!'
"Hiraikots!"
The figure looked up at Sango and the boomerang flying towards it. It quickly jumped into the well.
"Oh no!"
Sango ran to the well and looked inside. It was gone.
"No!"
Sango jumped onto Kirara.
"Hurry Kirara, we have to tell Miroku!"
Kirara landed in front of Kaede's hut and Sango ran in.
"Kaede, I didn't see Miroku or Shippo in the front! Are they here?!"
"Yes child." Kaede pointed to the corner and Sango saw Miroku and Shippo. "What is the rush child?"
Sango ignored Kaede once again and ran to Miroku. Kaede was not pleased.
"I saw a dark figure jump into the well! When I went to see what it was doing down there, it was gone!"
Miroku, Shippo, and Kaede froze.
"That means the creature could be harming Kagome's family as we speak!" Miroku yelled nervously.
"But there's nothing we can do about it..... The only person with the shards were Kagome...." Sango whispered.
"And the only person who could cross over without the shards was..... Inuyasha," Shippo said sadly.
They all sighed.
"I'm tired of hearing ye sighs all day long Kagome could not have gone far from the battle site. Go look for her. Or are ye so sad that you can't move. If ye really loved Kagome, ye'd be outside looking for her by now."
This was the first time they hadn't ignored Kaede all day.
"Kaede is right!" Shippo squeaked.
"Yeah, if we really cherished our friendship so dearly, we would be searching for her now!"
"Well then, let's get going." Miroku sighed getting up.
"Kirara!" Sango yelled.
Kirara roared and readied herself to fly. Sango jumped on, followed by Miroku and Shippo.
"We'll be back soon Kaede!"
"I hope you do!" Kaede yelled after them.
Night Time
Sango and the others walked into Kaede's hut sluggishly. As soon as their feet hit the old creaky wood of Kaede's hut, they fell upon each other.
"I'm so tired..." Sango mumbled.
"I'm pooped," Shippo sighed.
"Kagome, can you boil some ramen?" Miroku asked.
"Yeah Kagome, I'm so hungry......"
They all frowned and sent each other regretful looks. Sango walked out of the hut with Kirara at her heels.
'Kagome..... Where did you go? How could you disappear like that? I haven't seen you in almost four days... You are like the sister I never had..... Where are you?'
Silent tears streamed down Sango's face. She was so deep in thought she didn't notice Miroku and Shippo come outside.
"Sango, why are you crying?"
Sango quickly wiped away her tears.
"Uh, nothing. Nothing at all. Why do you ask?"
"Is it because of Kagome and Inuyasha.......?"
Sango wrapped her arms around her self and sighed.
"Yes.... I just can't imagine what happened to them...."
"It is a puzzle... If only we had strength like Inuyasha.... Or his king sense of smell.... Maybe than we could find Kagome..."
"I wish Inuyasha were here.... Than we wouldn't be grieving as much... We probably would still be searching for Kagome..."
"Than let's go."
Sango, Miroku and Shippo froze as they heard a familiar voice. Sango looked up slowly and saw a figure in the shadows.
"And I didn't appreciate you throwing that massive boomerang at me Sango. You almost hit me. I had to got to Kagome's time and tell her family what happened. They gave me this medicine and took me to the... dockter, now I feel all better!"
Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Kirara ran to Inuyasha and hugged him tightly. Kirara sat on his head.
"Inuyasha! We thought you were dead!" Sango cried.
"Me, dead? Are you crazy?"
"Inuyasha! Don't ever scare us like that again!" Shippo whined.
"I knew you were alive Inuyasha. I just um...." Miroku stumbled over words.
"Oh shut up Miroku. You were on the verge of tears!" Sango laughed, with tears forming in her own eyes.
"Heh, heh. I was not."
Inuyasha's face suddenly became serious.
"Okay you guys, it's time to quit fooling around. We need to find Kagome now."
They all looked at each other with determined faces.
"And this time, I swear, whoever took her shall have no mercy!"
Ok everyone, this is the last chapter I'll be updating for a while. Unless my mom let's me come back up here tomorrow. -- I doubt it. Oh well, I'll have many more chapters later. Thanks for reading and see you later!
Chapter18
Mourning Over the Ones that are Alive
Sango, Miroku and Shippo sat in Kaede's hut quietly. Kohaku lay in the corner on a small futon. He hadn't woken up sense they arrived at Kaede's, who was now gathering herbs. They had been there for three days. They had all gone back for Kagome an hour later, but she was gone. Inuyasha's body was gone as well. They had all been quiet ever sense they had returned from the battle. Shippo sat quietly in a corner curled up in a little ball. Sango sat quietly in the corner with Kirara on her lap and Miroku sat next to the door.
'I wish Kagome were here.......'
'Where are you Inuyasha...?'
'Kagome.... Why did you leave us?'
Each of them had their own questions and each wanted answers. Shippo sniffed the air, as did Kirara. Miroku and Sango noticed the two and they both perked up.
"What is it?!"
"Do you smell Kagome or Inuyasha?!"
Shippo looked at the two with half opened eyes. He put his back to them and went to sleep. Miroku and Sango anxiously watched the door. It slowly opened and...... Kaede walked into the hut with a basket of herbs on her head. The two fell to the ground.
"You youngsters still haven't left my hut?"
They all ignored her and went back to grieving. Kaede glared at them all.
"Well, sense you want to ignore this old lady, I'm afraid I'm going to kick you out."
They just sat there, continuing to ignore her.
Kaede sweat dropped.
"Well than....."
Kaede stood outside of her hut smiling.
"Don't bother to visit any time soon. I'll take good care of Kohaku for you."
She dusted her hand off and walked into her hut. Sango and the others lay in front of a tree with annoyed looks on their face.
"I didn't know Kagome was so strong....." Miroku paused as he realized he had said Kagome instead of Kaede.
"You mean Kaede."
"Yeah....."
They all sighed.
"I'm hungry...." Shippo muttered.
"Come to think of it, we haven't eaten sense that night at Tarantula's....."
"Whatever happened to him?"
"I'm not sure, but anything that was left was destroyed in that explosion..."
They all sighed again. Sango got up slowly followed by Kirara.
"We'll go find some food..."
"Okay."
Kirara walked along side Sango in the forest of Inuyasha looking for something to eat. Kirara sniffed the air intently. She paused.
"What is it Kirara?"
Kirara roared and took off in a sprint toward the well.
"Kirara, wait up!"
Kirara stopped as she reached the clearing, Sango right behind her.
"Kirara! What was that for? Why did you come to the well......."
Sango stopped as she saw a dark figure climbing into the well.
'Huh! That's where Kagome goes to visit her family! If that demon crosses over to her time, Kagome's family could be in danger!'
"Hiraikots!"
The figure looked up at Sango and the boomerang flying towards it. It quickly jumped into the well.
"Oh no!"
Sango ran to the well and looked inside. It was gone.
"No!"
Sango jumped onto Kirara.
"Hurry Kirara, we have to tell Miroku!"
Kirara landed in front of Kaede's hut and Sango ran in.
"Kaede, I didn't see Miroku or Shippo in the front! Are they here?!"
"Yes child." Kaede pointed to the corner and Sango saw Miroku and Shippo. "What is the rush child?"
Sango ignored Kaede once again and ran to Miroku. Kaede was not pleased.
"I saw a dark figure jump into the well! When I went to see what it was doing down there, it was gone!"
Miroku, Shippo, and Kaede froze.
"That means the creature could be harming Kagome's family as we speak!" Miroku yelled nervously.
"But there's nothing we can do about it..... The only person with the shards were Kagome...." Sango whispered.
"And the only person who could cross over without the shards was..... Inuyasha," Shippo said sadly.
They all sighed.
"I'm tired of hearing ye sighs all day long Kagome could not have gone far from the battle site. Go look for her. Or are ye so sad that you can't move. If ye really loved Kagome, ye'd be outside looking for her by now."
This was the first time they hadn't ignored Kaede all day.
"Kaede is right!" Shippo squeaked.
"Yeah, if we really cherished our friendship so dearly, we would be searching for her now!"
"Well then, let's get going." Miroku sighed getting up.
"Kirara!" Sango yelled.
Kirara roared and readied herself to fly. Sango jumped on, followed by Miroku and Shippo.
"We'll be back soon Kaede!"
"I hope you do!" Kaede yelled after them.
Night Time
Sango and the others walked into Kaede's hut sluggishly. As soon as their feet hit the old creaky wood of Kaede's hut, they fell upon each other.
"I'm so tired..." Sango mumbled.
"I'm pooped," Shippo sighed.
"Kagome, can you boil some ramen?" Miroku asked.
"Yeah Kagome, I'm so hungry......"
They all frowned and sent each other regretful looks. Sango walked out of the hut with Kirara at her heels.
'Kagome..... Where did you go? How could you disappear like that? I haven't seen you in almost four days... You are like the sister I never had..... Where are you?'
Silent tears streamed down Sango's face. She was so deep in thought she didn't notice Miroku and Shippo come outside.
"Sango, why are you crying?"
Sango quickly wiped away her tears.
"Uh, nothing. Nothing at all. Why do you ask?"
"Is it because of Kagome and Inuyasha.......?"
Sango wrapped her arms around her self and sighed.
"Yes.... I just can't imagine what happened to them...."
"It is a puzzle... If only we had strength like Inuyasha.... Or his king sense of smell.... Maybe than we could find Kagome..."
"I wish Inuyasha were here.... Than we wouldn't be grieving as much... We probably would still be searching for Kagome..."
"Than let's go."
Sango, Miroku and Shippo froze as they heard a familiar voice. Sango looked up slowly and saw a figure in the shadows.
"And I didn't appreciate you throwing that massive boomerang at me Sango. You almost hit me. I had to got to Kagome's time and tell her family what happened. They gave me this medicine and took me to the... dockter, now I feel all better!"
Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Kirara ran to Inuyasha and hugged him tightly. Kirara sat on his head.
"Inuyasha! We thought you were dead!" Sango cried.
"Me, dead? Are you crazy?"
"Inuyasha! Don't ever scare us like that again!" Shippo whined.
"I knew you were alive Inuyasha. I just um...." Miroku stumbled over words.
"Oh shut up Miroku. You were on the verge of tears!" Sango laughed, with tears forming in her own eyes.
"Heh, heh. I was not."
Inuyasha's face suddenly became serious.
"Okay you guys, it's time to quit fooling around. We need to find Kagome now."
They all looked at each other with determined faces.
"And this time, I swear, whoever took her shall have no mercy!"
Ok everyone, this is the last chapter I'll be updating for a while. Unless my mom let's me come back up here tomorrow. -- I doubt it. Oh well, I'll have many more chapters later. Thanks for reading and see you later!