Authors Note: I'd like to dedicate this chapter to charles whose review inspired me to continue this story. Thanks a lot and please let me know what you think of this chapter. Also I have made a picture of Saru so if you would like to see it just e-mail me and I'll sent it to you asap.
Disclaimer: All the characters in this story are the property of the very talented Rumiko Takahashi, except for Saru, Asano and Myiko. They are MY creation so please ask permission before using them in any other fanfic.
This chapter is definitely longer then the others so enjoy!
Chapter Four
"Hello Mrs. Higurashi. Can I talk to Saru?" Kagome looked at the young school girl who was standing in their doorway and could tell she truly wanted to speak with her daughter. "Uh, sure. Saru! Myiko's here!" Saru eyes went wide, "What?!" she ran to the door. Myiko took a step back when she saw Saru in her demon form, "Uh, Saru? Um I uh, I wanted to talk to you alone." she said while looking at the ground.
Saru led Myiko up to her room. She tried to say something on the way there but noticed that her friend tried her best to avoid eye contact. It seemed like Myiko thought that if she didn't look at Saru then she would turn back into her old self. Saru opened her bedroom door and sat on the bed followed by Myiko. Saru crossed her hands in her lap, "So uh, look, I'm so sorry I didn't tell you. The truth is, I'm half demon. I use concealing spells to hide my appearance just like the priest said. I don't want to hurt anyone, I just want to try and live a normal life."
Myiko nodded and walked to the door where she turned around to face Saru, "I won't tell anyone but, I don't think we can be friends anymore. It's just too much to ask." With that she left the bedroom and went home.
Saru spent the rest of the night sulking in her room. She thought Myiko would understand, they'd been friends for so long. She finally fell asleep and woke up around noon the next day, it was Saturday so there wasn't any school. Saru walked downstairs slowly, still in a pretty bad mood from what happened yesterday. She heard her mom and dad in the kitchen and was about to walk in when she realized they were talking about her. "I just wish we could do something." That was her mom. "Yeah, me too. If only we could find someway to get back to Kaede and the others." Kagome slammed her fist on the table, "Don't talk about that! I miss them enough as it is! Besides, you know that's not possible, the well was destroyed." Inuyasha sighed, "There has to be someway to help Saru."
Saru backed away, 'Well, what well? Wait, there used to be a well in that old shack on the grounds, is that what they're talking about? How could a well help me?' Saru walked outside to the old well house and peered in. There definitely used to be something there. There were boards in the center of the room but they looked as if they had collapsed in on each other. If there used to be a well there, then it certainly wasn't going to help her now. She sighed and went back to the house for some lunch.
The rest of the weekend passed without much happening and all too soon, Monday came once again. Saru walked to school in silence knowing that Myiko would pretend that she didn't even exist. She reached the school to see it was surrounded by police cars and ran to the closest police officer, "Um, excuse me? What's going on?" The officer was about to answer when someone screamed "It's the demon!" Saru looked around for the demon only to find that everyone was staring at her! The police fixed their guns on her as the priest from the hospital came into the mayhem. "Don't even think about escaping. You got away last time but it won't happen again." He pulled out a talisman, "Demon show yourself!"
At that time, Asano was in his math class doing problems on the board when an announcement came over the PA system. "Will Asano Higurashi please report to the principals office immediately." Asano got up ignoring the jeers from his classmates and made his way to the office.
He was surprised to see two police officers there when he arrived. They gestured for him to sit down and a lady wearing the robes of a priestess came up to him. "Are you Asano Higurashi?" Asano nodded, "Uh, yeah." The priestess kneeled so that she was eye level with him. "It has come to our attention that your sister Saru is a hanyou. I'm sure that one only took her place and we'll find your real sister soon but just to be sure, the police have asked me to test you for demon blood as well." Asano's eyes widened, "Uh, you don't have to do that! I promise, I'm not a demon!" The priestess smiled, "I'm sure you aren't but I have to do this anyway. Don't worry, it won't hurt." She pulled out a talisman, "Demon reveal." The talisman glowed and burst into flame as his disguised vanished. The police gasped and pointed their guns at him.
Meanwhile, Inuyasha was instructing his class, "Good, now kick!" There was a knock at the door. "Wait here everyone." Inuyasha answered the door to see policemen and a priest. He immediately slammed the door closed 'Damn! I gotta get outta here!' He ignored the pounding on the door, opened the side window and jumped out. He ran around the back of the building only to see that they had walked around to the back. Before Inuyasha could run, the priest held out a talisman, "Demon show yourself!" Inuyasha ran as he felt his disguise dissipate, "I've gotta get to Saru and Asano."
Kagome also received a visit from the police and a priestess but of course they let her go since she didn't have demon blood. She left the kindergarten early and sped to her children's schools hoping that they hadn't received visits as well. She arrived at Asano's school to see a police car parked outside and ran into the building.
Inuyasha had gotten away but he wasn't so sure about his kids. Saru's school was closer so he ran with all his speed to get there. He stopped on a nearby rooftop and surveyed the situation. It wasn't good. There were a lot more police cars here then there were at his gym. Saru was right in the middle of a circle of cops who all had their guns pointed at her.