Behind These Hazel Eyes
Chapter 4
Inuyasha led Kagome through the Ghetto by the arm, and Kagome clung tightly to him. The Ghetto was quiet and dark at night, but she didn't know if there were more S.S. Officers lurking around. Suddenly Inuyasha stopped and looked around. Kagome could've sworn she saw Inuyasha's nose twitch, as if he was sniffing, but he turned his head before she could make a conclusion. After a moment of silence, Inuyasha spoke up. "Act dead." Kagome blanched and almost shouted, "What?" Inuyasha's tone became more urgent. "Just do it!" Kagome nodded. She held her breath, closed her eyes, and hung herself limply over Inuyasha's arm. She still didn't understand the purpose of playing dead until she heard an unfamiliar voice. "Officer Inuyasha. What is the meaning of this?"
Inuyasha answered with a more official tone than he was using earlier. "Just another dead body I found on the streets. I'm taking it to the ditch with the others." Kagome imagined the Nazi nodding in approval of Inuyasha's answer. Or, at least, she hoped he bought Inuyasha's bluff. Kagome tried to hold back a sigh of relief when the officer answered, "Yes, officer. Carry on." Inuyasha said nothing and walked hurriedly to his jeep at the end of the Ghetto. Kagome wasn't sure if it was safe to move until Inuyasha practically tossed her into the back of the jeep. She sat up and peered cautiously out the windows. Her eyes grew wide when she saw what was beyond the Ghetto. Fields of green, a little park, and beautiful houses lay just past the gates of the Ghetto. Kagome fell back in her seat as Inuyasha floored the car. She looked up at Inuyasha and the determined look on his face. She still didn't know why he needed her help, but she knew it was probably going to be a dangerous rescue mission.
Back at the Ghetto apartment Sango's mind was reeling. What did Miroku mean by, did she think he wanted to be this? She didn't know. So many things had happened in the past few nights and Sango couldn't think straight. Sensing her uncertainty, Miroku decided to explain what he meant. He didn't know Sango very well, but he felt somehow he could trust her with his secret. He leaned against the wall and began. "I know what you must think of us Nazis, but I'm not like the others. I didn't choose to become this kind of monster." Sango stared thoughtfully at him. "What are you saying?" Miroku looked at his hand and replied slowly, "I was forced into this by Adolph Hitler. He goes by that name to keep his real identity secret. His real name is Naraku, and he is actually a half demon." Sango began to feel dizzy at all this unexpected information. "D-demon?" Was all she managed to say. Miroku nodded. "My father was a highly respected man in my town, so Naraku wanted him to join his army. My father knew what Naraku's plans were, and the horrible things he did to the Jews, so my father refused.
"Naraku doesn't take no for an answer, so he put a curse on my father, and that curse would pass down to all the men in his family. The curse of the Kazanna." Sango was beginning to get used to these things and was able to ask, "Kazanna? What's that?"
"It's a hell hole in my right hand that sucks up everything in its path. I was only fifteen when it happened, and I had to witness my father being sucked into his own hand." Sango suddenly felt a pang of sympathy for Miroku. "Sucked… into his own hand?" Miroku nodded. "As I grow older and use the Kazanna more, it widens. Eventually, I will also be sucked into it. Since my father was dead, Naraku decide to enlist me as a Nazi. And the moment I betray him, the Kazanna will consume me." Sango was silent. She was thinking of how Miroku had lost his family just like her, but she couldn't help saying, "Don't think me rude for saying this, but wouldn't it be better to die for your country?"
Miroku was silent for a moment. Then he replied, "That's what I fully intend to do. But it would be a waste to die now, when I can find out information about Naraku. Once I learn his weakness, I will kill Naraku."
Kagome slept peacefully in the cushioned and carpeted jeep. She enjoyed the feeling of the clean air blowing against her face, and the beautiful scenery of what was outside the prison Ghetto. She stretched and sat up. She stifled a gasp as she looked at Inuyasha. The wind had blown Inuyasha's cap to one side of his head, and exposed clearly on the top of his head was a white dog ear! Despite the situation she was in, Kagome couldn't resist reaching out and touching it. Inuyasha slammed on the brakes as soon as her fingers reached his ear. Kagome's head banged against the back of his seat. "Ow!" Inuyasha stepped out and walked around to the back of the jeep. "What are you doing, Jew!" Kagome blinked and answered sheepishly. "Nothing… I was just…" Kagome couldn't finish because Inuyasha pushed her back down and slammed the door. Kagome heard footsteps approaching the car. She peered over the rim of the trunk and saw a man with long silver hair approaching Inuyasha. The two looked very much alike. The stranger spoke in a soft, serious, but slightly taunting voice. "Well, little brother, what are you doing out here. Shouldn't you be back at your low ranking job in the Ghetto?"
Inuyasha practically growled. "Sesshoumaru." Kagome stifled a gasp. Sesshoumaru? She had heard about him at the sewing factory. He was said to be very serious about his job, and was a cold blooded killer. Looking at him now, she could see where the girls were coming from when they had said those things. His eyes had an icy look to them, and there wasn't even a hint of joy on his face. Kagome was afraid she would be caught. But then she heard Sesshoumaru say, "I'll be keeping an eye on you." Then he walked away. Inuyasha jumped back into the car and sped off. Kagome lifted her head. "Inuyasha?" Inuyasha kept his eyes on the road and stated firmly, "This is a warning, Jew. Ever do that again, and I'll be handing you over to Sesshoumaru in a second." Kagome gulped.