20. I Won't Let You Go
"This stinks!" Souta announced as he packed his backpack for school again. "Why do I have to go to school? Aern't we out yet?"
"One more day, sweetie." Mrs. Higurashi kissed her son on the head. "Hang in there."
"You ready kid?" Koga asked.
"Yeah." Souta mumbled in an angry manner.
After dropping Souta off at school and made sure that those boys don't mess with his little 'brother', Koga headed straight back to the house.
Koga flopped down on Kagome's bed and layed his head on her lap. Kagome, who was sitting on her knees on her bed, looked down at him. "Hi Koga." She stroked his forehead lightly.
Koga closed his eyes to relax.
Koga opened his eyes quickly, sensing danger. Where was Kagome? Had he fallen asleep? Yup, and Souta should be home by now. Koga, a bit excited to see Souta, sniffed the air. No scent of a small black haired boy. What? Then where is he? He heard a shrilling noise. Like alarms or something. They came and left as fast as they had arrived. What on earth is...smoke. The smell of smoke was in the air. Koga leaped up from the comfort of the bed, Koga looked out the window. Smoke. Smoke coming from..."Souta's school!" Koga's heart and mind went cold with fear.
"Where's Kagome?" Koga hit the ground with a silent thud and raced for the school. "Don't tell me she's there to! If only I had my sacred jewel shards!" Koga ran as fast as he could. He was a wolf-demon so he had an advantage.
Finally, breathing hard and sweating, Koga reached the school. It was in flames that roared as it collided with the saphire blue sky. There were people in yellow suits with long yellow snake-like things that had water shooting out of them. People were standing around. Some parents were holding their children close. It looked as if everyone got out in time.
Koga spotted Kagome. She was trying to get pass to men holding her back, tears streamed down her cheeks by the second. "Kagome!"
"Koga!" Kagome cried. "Souta's still in there!"
Mrs. Higurashi was standing back a little ways crying to. Grandpa Higurashi was cursing at the men holding his granddaughter back.
"Hold still lady! We'll get people in there to help him!" The two men said, struggling to hold Kagome back.
Koga's world froze. Souta...was in danger....his wolf instincts kicked in. He ran for the school doors, pushing the men back if they tried to stop him. "Outta my way cowards!" He kicked open the door and went inside without hesitation. "Souta! Souta, where are you!? Answer me!"
Silence.
Fear.
"Souta! Please!" Still no answer. This school was huge. "If only I could catch his scent." Koga whispered to himself. He tried to smell Koga, only to find himself coffing hard, suffering from the smoke. "Damnit!" He moved on quickly.
Koga was on the third floor when he heard a voice. "Big...brother."
"Souta?" Koga turned around quickly. Souta was lying on the ground, peices of rock from the walls covering half his body. "Souta!" Koga raced to his side and tried to lift the rocks off of his brother. "Please! Hang in there!" Koga could feel the tears forming now. "Grrrrr.....aaaaarrg!!!" He lifted a huge rock, which moved all of the others. "G-go!"
Souta tried to crawl out, but his legs were damaged badly. He tried again.
"D-don't gi-give up!" Koga was aching now, his arms grew weak. His body grew weak.
Souta finally squirmed out and Koga, making sure Souta was safe, dropped the rock. Picking up Souta carefully, bridal style, he leaped out the nearest window.
"Look! There they are!" A lady called, and pointed at the shattering window. Everyone gasped.
Koga hit the ground hard and fell to his side. Souta lay motionless, still in a safe position in Koga's arms. Koga stood and limped over to the crowd.
When he reached them, he fell to his knees.
"Souta!" Mrs. Higurashi cried and went to her sons side. "Oh Souta!"
Kagome suddenly broke free from the men and went to her brothers side. "Souta!" Grandpa Higurashi was there to, finally finished cursing at the men.
"M-momy." Everything went black.
"He should be fine. He just has a broken leg. Your son has a strond body. He was lucky not to have any crushed insides." The doctor patted Mrs. Higurashi on the back.
"Thank you doctor." She said, still crying. Only softly now.
Souta lay there in his bed...in the hospital. Kagome and Koga sat next to him.
"Oh, Koga. God bless you." Kagome threw her arms around Koga. "God bless you."
"Eh? Well...It was nothing. I had no choice." Koga said, rubbing Kagome's back.
"Kagome." Grandpa Higurashi peeked into th room. "The doctor wants to speak to you."
Kagome looked up at her grandfather and nodded.
Koga was left with Souta. He reached out and began to stroke his little brothers head. "You'll be okay. I won't let you go now."
Souta layed there quietly.
It was said, and it was true, that terrorists bombed the school to prove that they were better. That pissed Koga off. But he was glad that Souta was okay...he was glad to have someone like him around.
Koga was glad to have Souta around....
Just as he was glad to have....
Ginta and Hakakku...
Not being alone.
Never being alone.
