Everything seemed back, Inu-yasha and Serenity were back at home. "Come on Serenity, walk towards me" said Inu-yasha. Serenity slowly stood up and moved her right foot forward. "You're doing it ! Keep at it !" called Inu-yasha. Serenity moved her left foot forward, but she buckled at the knees and fell down.
Inu-yasha went over to her and picked her up. "Aww, it's alright. You tried" said Inu-yasha. Serenity sighed and looked up at Inu-yasha. "Will I ever be able walk again ?" asked serenity. "You will, you just have to keep trying" said Inu-yasha, reassuringly.
(Later)
Inu-yasha was in the kitchen chopping up carrots with a knife. Surprising he was able to do this while talking to Kagome on the phone. "Yes, shes trying to walk right now in the other room" said Inu-yasha.
"Don't you think it's a little strange that she hasn't recovered yet ?" asked Kagome. "She lost the ability to walk, you can't just snap back in only a month ! I don't know what that nurse was talking about !" shouted Inu-yasha. Inu-yasha then heard a loud thump sound. "Serenity jest fell down, I'll call you back" said Inu-yasha as he hung up.
Inu-yasha went into the living room, forgetting to set down the knife he was using. He saw serenity on the floor, trying to get up. "Are you alright, that fall sounded pretty bad" said Inu-yasha. Serenity was about to respond, but then she saw that Inu-yasha was holding a knife.
Her eyes widened at the sight, her mind tried to grasp the situation, but all she could focus on was the horror of being cut open again. "Serenity ? Is something wrong ?" asked Inu-yasha. He came closer to serenity to try to pick her up, but Serenity scooted away from him. "Whats the matter ? Tell me !" said Inu-yasha in a stern voice.
Serenity slowly got up and ran upstairs to her room, all while screaming. "What the hell ? Whats the matter with her ?" thought Inu-yasha. Then, a thought struck him, did Serenity just run upstairs ? "She can walk, no, run ! Shes healed !" thought Inu-yasha. He set the knife down on the counter and ran upstairs to Serenity's room and knocked on the door.
"Go away ! Please don't cut me open !" cried serenity from inside. Inu-yasha's eyes widened in shock. "Cut you open ? Why would I do that ?" asked Inu-yasha calmly. He then heard serenity's muffled cries from inside her room. He quickly opened the door and saw her on her bed crying into the pillow.
Inu-yasha sat next to her and patted her back. "Tell me whats the matter little one" said Inu-yasha softly. Serenity sat up and wiped away her tears with her sleeve. "You scared me when you had that knife..." said serenity. "Its not like I was going to cut you open or anything" said Inu-yasha.
Serenity immediately clung to Inu-yasha and whimpered. "Please don't cut me open, it hurts more than I can stand !" cried serenity. "Do you still hurt from being cut open a month ago ?" asked Inu-yasha. "No, but seeing a knife brings back terrible memories" said serenity. "Tell me about them" said Inu-yasha.
Serenity clung to Inu-yasha tighter and began to tell him everything. How Naraku killed her mom and dad, how she was cut open and had something shoved inside of her. She told him every single thing that had happened before he had adopted her.
Inu-yasha was cut deeply emotionally, he couldn't believe Serenity had gone though so much hardship. "I wont let anyone harm you ever again, I swear it" said Inu-yasha. "Promise ?" asked serenity. "I promise" said Inu-yasha. He kissed serenity forehead and patted her back. Serenity lowered her head and sighed. "I can feel it, he's coming...what ever that fire was that burned him didn't kill him. Please don't let him try to take me again..." thought serenity.
To be continued...