Behind These Hazel Eyes
Chapter 5
The next day was Sunday, their day off, so Sango spent it asking people if they knew anything about Kohaku. No one did. Sango had seen Miroku several times that day, but she didn't want to bother him. She still felt bad about what she had said to him the night before. As the day grew close to an end, Sango got fed up and decided to ask Miroku for help. She found him outside one of the workers' buildings. She went up to him warily. "Houshi-sama?" Miroku looked up at her. "Yes, Sango?" Sango cleared her throat. "Houshi-sama… I hate to be a bother, but… could you do me a little favor?" Miroku stepped away from the building. The other officers standing there looked at him, puzzled. He waved them off, and they left. He smiled brightly at Sango. "What can I help you with?" Sango started hesitantly, "Um… Houshi-sama…is there any possible way you could find someone for me?" Miroku nodded. "Sure. Who would you like me to find?"
"A boy… his name is Kohaku… he was… deported… but I don't
know where." Miroku rubbed the back of his neck. "I'll do my best to see what I can find. I have contacts at each camp, so…" Miroku stopped when he saw the worried look on Sango's face. "Who is Kohaku?" Sango bit her lip to keep herself from crying. "He's my… my little brother." Miroku nodded. Sango had lost family like he had. Sango nodded lightly and walked back to her apartment. She stood by the windowsill looking out her window. But all she could see was more apartment buildings. She sighed and closed her eyes, thinking of Kohaku. Then she realized if she
was going to save Kohaku, she would have to get deported as well.
Later that night, Miroku came back to the apartment room. Sango greeted him hopefully. "Houshi-sama? Did you find him?" Miroku nodded. "Yes… I did, but…" Sango's heart began to beat faster. "But what?" Miroku sighed. He really didn't want to tell Sango what he had learned. "I did find Kohaku, but… I found him in Buchenwald." Sango's face flushed and she stopped breathing. Buchenwald was the worst death camp in Germany, and Kohaku had been taken there. Sango felt like an awful sister. She wasn't able to protect him. She collapsed from shock, but Miroku caught her before she could hit the ground. He sat down with Sango in his arms, and he heard her whisper a name. "Kohaku." A tear slid down her cheek, and Miroku hugged her tighter.
In the light of early dawn, just ahead Kagome could see a large wall surrounded by electric wire. She gasped. There was a horrible smell coming from the camp. It smelt like dirt and burning bodies. "Is that…" Inuyasha nodded. "Auschwitz." Inuyasha stopped right outside the wall. He picked Kagome up from the back of his jeep and slung her over his shoulder. Kagome squeaked. "What- what are you doing Inuyasha?" Inuyasha shushed her. "Quiet! Do you wanna get caught!" Kagome clasped her hand over her mouth and shook her head. "Thought so." Inuyasha crept into the camp. Once inside, he concealed himself in the shadow of a wall. He pulled out walkie-talkie and spoke into it. "Barrack number?" Kagome could hear a fuzzy voice reply, "46."
"Got it." Inuyasha slid the walkie-talkie back into his pocket. Kagome whispered, "Who was that?" Inuyasha growled quietly. "Kouga." Kagome cocked her head. "Kouga?" Inuyasha rushed silently to barrack 46, sliding into the shadows every now and then. "We were friends when we were kids. That's not the case now, but he's part of the resistance." Kagome craned her head to see Inuyasha's face. "Resistance?" Inuyasha nodded. "Yeah. Me, Miroku, Kouga, and some other guy. We are slowly gathering information so we can kill Naraku. It was Miroku's idea." Kagome smiled. "So, you aren't so bad after all. I'm glad." Through the darkness, Kagome could still see Inuyasha's cheeks grow red. "Don't read too much into it, Jew." Kagome was suddenly mad at Inuyasha. "I have a name! And it's not Jew, it's Kagome! So-" Inuyasha cut her off. "We're here." Inuyasha snuck into the barrack, and shut the door. Before Inuyasha pointed her out, even though she was much thinner and paler, Kagome recognized Kikyo in an instant. She rushed over to her and lifted her head. "Kikyo?" Kikyo's eyes fluttered open. "Kagome?" Kagome hugged Kikyo tightly and Kikyo whispered, "I was so scared Kagome! I thought you were… Inuyasha?" Kikyo looked over to Inuyasha and he walked up to her. "C'mon Kikyo. I'm getting you out of here." Kikyo smiled. "Oh Inuyasha." Kagome quirked an eyebrow. "But I don't understand. Why did you need my help?" Inuyasha frowned. He pushed Kagome, and she tripped over her own feet, falling into Kikyo's previous bed. "That's how. If the officers here notice there's a Jew missing, they'll get suspicious. So you'll be taking Kikyo's place."
"What?" Inuyasha ignored her. "Let's go Kikyo." Kikyo gripped Inuyasha's arm tightly. "Wait, Inuyasha. I'm not leaving without Kagome." Inuyasha sighed, frustrated. "Kikyo-" Kikyo looked at him sternly. "Inuyasha, if this is the monster you've become, I'd rather stay here with my family who loves me." Inuyasha sighed again. "Kikyo. I can't be lugging around two Jews at once. This is the only way." Kikyo squeezed his arm harder. "No. There has to be-" Suddenly the lights in the barracks came on and a half dozen S.S. Officers rushed in. Somehow they had been caught. "Stop them!" Inuyasha began to rush away with Kikyo, but she yanked back on his arm. "Not without Kagome!" "Fine!" Inuyasha ripped Kagome from the bed and put her on his back, making Kagome blush lightly. Inuyasha and Kikyo ran swiftly alongside each other back to the jeep. They made it past the outer wall, but Inuyasha had to shoot a few Nazis on the way there. Once they were in the jeep, Inuyasha shot the two large searchlights on top of the wall, shutting them off so the Nazis wouldn't be able to see them. Kagome peered over the back of the car worriedly. "What about the others?" Inuyasha replied quietly. "The Americans will be coming for them soon. If they've survived this long, they can survive until the Americans get here." Kagome nodded, then looked to Kikyo who was lying on the floor, her eyes half shut. Inuyasha tossed back a canteen of water. "Here. Help her drink this." Kagome scooted over to Kikyo and lifted her head for her to drink. "And if you look on the passenger seat, there should be some food there. But feed it to her in small doses. Her body won't be able to take a lot of food all at once after being starved for so long." Kagome crept up to the front of the jeep and grabbed the bag of food from the passenger seat, then proceeded in feeding it to Kikyo.
As the sunlight swam warmly in through the open window, Sango opened here eyes. She was suddenly confused when she realized how warm she was. But it was always freezing in the apartment, so why- She looked up to see Miroku sleeping peacefully. Then she remembered she had collapsed in Miroku's arms. Sango blushed at the memory. Sango spoke quietly, "Houshi-sama?" He muttered something under his breath, and she could see his arm shift. She didn't know how until she felt Officer Miroku's hand on her backside. She screamed sharply and brought her hand down on his face. Miroku woke up quickly from the impact. He rubbed his cheek and looked up at Sango. "Ow… what was that all about? I was just sleeping." Sango fumed. "Just sleeping! Pervert!" Miroku looked at the ceiling as if in thought, and then laughed to himself. Sango was becoming more and more furious with him. "Stop laughing at me!" Miroku stood up. "I wasn't laughing at you. I was laughing at myself. I groped you in my sleep, didn't I?" Sango stomped out the door. "I'm going to work!" Miroku smiled and sat down so he could go back to sleep.