Miroku took my hand as we started walking back and said, "Are you sure you want to leave? You could bear my children?"
"Eh…" I was wordless at such an awkward request and slowly took my hand away from his.
"Miroku there you go again." Shippo stated.
"You know I can't help myself around such beautiful women." Miroku said with a smirk in his face. At this Sango had a disgusted expression. I wonder if Sango likes Miroku because telling by her expressions each time… I could tell she did.
"Ah we're finally here!" Inu Yasha exclaimed. Everyone gathered around the ditch.
"I hope this really does work or else I really don't know how you could get back." Kagome told me.
"We'll see"
"Ok everyone stand back… I'm going to try to break the seal that has this portal blocked." Inu Yasha said while getting his sword ready. Wow, I thought, his sword is so huge. I stood back with the others.
"WWIINND SCAAARRRR" he yelled while swinging his sword towards the ditch. An invisible crystal broke in to millions of little small fragments. This must be the seal, I thought, that is preventing me to come back home. But as the fragments began to fall, they magically began to put themselves together.
"Damn it the seal crystals got back together!" Inu yasha said.
"Oh no! How is Vanessa going to get back!" Sango said.
"Its ok, Vanessa. We'll help you out somehow" Shippo said trying to comfort me.
"Wait! I have an idea! Inu yasha! You do your windscar again and I'll take Vanessa in my arms and…"
"Miroku!" Everyone yelled.
"NO , NO please let me finish." Miroku said smirking again. "I'll take Vanessa in my arms and throw her in the ditch when the seal is broken in pieces by inu yasha's wind scar and before they get back together…she'll be back home!"
"oh good idea miroku!" Kagome exclaimed.
"See and you all thought bad about this poor monk!" Miroku said pointing to himself.
"yeah… yeah… alright everyone stand back." Inu yasha said.
Before I could say anything Miroku picked me up and Inu Yasha got his sword ready again.
"WINDDD SCAAAAAR" he said as he swung at the ditch and with a powerful blow the crystal once again broke into millions of pieces. And before I could think anything more of it, Miroku threw me into the ditch. I began to fall the same long awful fall I felt the first time when I was first introduced to this world. I didn't get to say goodbye to them, I thought as I kept falling. I didn't get to say thank you for helping me.
Finally I felt the ground. I looked up at the dark blue sky. Night will almost fall again but… Damn How am I going to get out of this ditch. "Help me out" I yelled. But no one heard my shouts for help. I decided to help myself. I slowly climbed up the deep ditch. I got a lot of cuts and bruises but by the end I was able to make it out myself. I looked around. Yup, this was my world. The sun was about to set and there were a few people walking by. They gave me a weird expression. They probably were wondering why some girl just came out of a ditch or something like that. I was thinking about my family they were probably worried sick about me. I ran to my house. I went in.
"Vanessa where have you been. We thought you were playing with your band or were with friends! But we called your band members and called all your friends but they said they hadn't seen you! Where have you been!" My mother nervously told me while looking at my scars and blood from the ditch climbing.
"I'm sorry mom. I was just taking a walk to relax myself and to get things cleared out in my head. And I got these cuts and bruises from climbing a fence but I'm ok now mom. And sorry again!"
"It's alright just don't do that again. get yourself cleaned up!"
I went upstairs and took a shower. I put on some clean clothes and rested on my bed. It sure does feel more comfortable than the beds in feudal japan, I thought. But … my thoughts were interrupted by the phone ringing. I got up and answered it.
"Hello?" I said.
"Hi VANESSA! OMG where were you? We've been trying to contact you last night and this morning but your mom said she didn't know where u were and she thought you were with us?" A voice I recognized asked. It was Angela, my band's drummer.
"Oh it was nothing Angie. I was just wandering around to clear my head… you know how that goes"
"yeah I guess but are u sure your alright, Vanessa?"
"yeah I'm sure"
"So you up for some practicing tonight. We could practice in your garage?"
"Um I'm not sure I'm feeling kinda …. Naw you know what… sure"
The band came over for a while and we practiced some songs. But my head wasn't in the music tonight and everyone could tell because I kept making mistakes on my guitar. Usually this would be what I would look forward to… music was a big part of my life… but I couldn't help but not focus on that tonight. Tonight was different
After everyone left, I got ready for bed. Tonight was a full moon it looked beautiful outside my window. But all I could end up thinking was… how much more beautiful it would look on the other side… in the new world I had found. As I lay on the bed to try and fall asleep, I wondered how everyone was doing. I wondered if they were thinking about how I was doing. I felt so restless. What would tomorrow bring me … Same thing every day has brought me in this world. But…. I thought… but what would tomorrow bring me in the new world I have found…. Newness…. Adventure… curiosity ….friendship… hardship… Its something I would not surely know unless I tried it out, I thought. I got up from the bed with a smile on my face… Yes I didn't want to make this possibility another Whatif moment. I am going to take action. I am going back!
I got a bookbag and packed some things. Clothes, some food, some paper, pencils, and other things like that. After I had packed my bookbag and swung it on my back. I got a piece of paper and wrote a note to my mom.
Dear mom,
There are many things I haven't told you. There have been many things boggling my mind and I really need to clear them out. I'm going on a vacation with a couple of my friends. You don't know them but maybe one day you will meet them. Please don't worry about me… I know that just by saying that won't stop you from worrying. But mom you know me.. I'm going to be just fine.. I've always been able to take care of myself. And don't worry I will be back to tell you all about it. Please just know that this is something I have to do for myself.
With love,
Vanessa
P.S. DON:T WORRY!
I was about to leave but I felt like I was leaving behind something important. I looked around my room to see what it was. OF course, I said focusing on my guitar. I can't leave you behind, I thought while putting my guitar in a guitar case. I used the guitar case strap and also put that on my back. I went downstairs and before I left… I took a good look around my house… "Goodbye home… I'll be back .. You'll see" I said with a smile on my face as I closed and locked the door behind me. "Vanessa, this is your new path" I told myself as I walked once again towards the ditch. "my new adventure"
-Chapter4 drawing picture scene link is on my profile page. If you go to my profile you will see text saying Chapter 4:Welcome back homeand after that you will see a link...copy pasteit in your url to see a drawing i did for that chapter. The drawing explaination is below.
In thisdrawingyou can see Vanessa walking back to the ditch with her guitar and backpack on.