Disclamer: I do not own any part of InuYasha
Warning: Contains OOC.
I give you Chapter Five: Of Returning and Promise's
Miroku pushed his food around in his bowl, watching as InuYasha practiced with the Tetsusaiga. "You know, Kagome must be pretty upset with InuYasha, she's been gone for four days." Sango whispered to Miroku. "You're right, but don't you think that it's about time InuYasha went and brought her back," he whispered back. "I agree, but he'll never go and get her while we're with him, his pride is too large," Sango said. "Very true, maybe if we simply 'push' him down the well, he'll be forced to talk to Kagome," the monk told her.
"Hey, I can hear you ya know! And I'm not goin to get that stupid Kagome, and if you try and push me down the well, I'll come back and 'push' you in a lake!" InuYasha yelled suddenly towering over the pair.
Sango and Miroku both gulped and laughed nervously, "We were only joking, InuYasha," Miroku said. InuYasha snorted, "Yeah right," and he turned and walked off into the trees. "Well Sango, it's getting late, let us turn it," the monk said standing and holding out a hand to help Sango to her feet. "I guess you're right," she replied.
"If she's not back by tomorrow, I'll go get her, if I have to drag her back here myself," InuYasha muttered, gazing at the sliver that was the moon.
"Mom, I'm home!" Kagome called, removing her shoes. "Hi sweetheart, how was school?" Ms. Higurashi asked. "It was school," Kagome replied, pulling a face. Ms. Higurashi laughed and Kagome climbed the stairs to her room.
That math test was so hard, but at least I got to study this time, she thought closing the door to her room. I'm so tired; I think I'll take a little nap. And with that last thought, she yawned and fell onto her bed.
Kagome was walking through the woods, a bow held loosely in her hand. She could smell fire, and wood smoke, and could see thick columns of black smoke rising lazily to the sky. Kagome quickened her steps as she heard screams emanating from the burning village. Kaede, Shippo, Sango, Miroku, InuYasha! She thought fearfully, now running.
The scene before her made her gasp and cover her mouth with her hands, dropping the bow. The village was on fire! All of the animals were dead, their bodies carpeting the ground. Kagome saw a child's foot sticking out of a doorway, and ran to it. Turning the young girl over, tears sprang to her eyes. The child was dead, her belly cut, fresh flowers clutched in her tiny hand. A glint of light caught her eye, and she looked up to see Kaede slumping forward, a head wound bleeding badly.
"Kaede!" Kagome ran to the old priestess, and pushed her into a sitting position. Kaede's eyes flickered open as she said, "Demons, and bandits, and Naraku…they were to powerful for us child, and too great in number. Sango and Miroku…went to fight…take Shippo, I'm not going to make it child…" Kaede held out the limp form of Shippo as her voice faded, and her eyes closed. Kagome took the little fox demon's cold, lifeless body, and hugged it to her. "Oh, Kaede, Shippo, I'm so sorry I couldn't protect you," she sobbed. Hearing a scream outside, Kagome placed Shippo's body next to Kaede, and grabbing the woman's bow, ran outside.
Sango was bracing herself against a bleeding Kirara, one arm hanging useless at her side. Her hair had fallen free of its tie, and surrounded the Slayer like a black cloud. Sango fended off a demons attack weakly, and a bandit quickly darted in behind her. Kagome reached for an arrow to find that they were all gone. She watched horror-struck as the bandit slew the Slayer, with a sword thrust to her side.
"Nooooo!" Kagome screamed and ran to her friend's side. "Kirara, where's Miroku?" Kagome asked the demon cat who had lain down next to her partner. The cat thrust its head and laid it down on Sango's chest, following her master one last time.
Sobbing, Kagome went off in search of the Monk. It did not take her long to find him. Miroku lay across a doorway, inside lay the bodies of three children. Sacred sutras were scratched off of the hut, and their remains littered the ground around the monk.
Kagome couldn't take it anymore; she sank to her knees, holding Miroku's staff, its rings clinking softly as she shook with sobs. "InuYasha!" She cried, "InuYasha, where are you!"
"InuYasha! InuYasha, where are you!" Kagome awoke, sitting up in bed so quickly that her tears flew out behind her. She was sobbing, her eyes closed, the flames and her friends bodies fresh in her mind. Suddenly she felt a hand reach out and wipe away the tears on one of her cheeks. Startled she opened her eyes and saw InuYasha looking worried.
"Kagome, why did you call my name? Why did you ask where I was?" He asked concernedly. Kagome didn't say anything for awhile, and then suddenly she hugged him fiercely and began sobbing again, which startled InuYasha. "Kagome…" He said pulling her up and putting her at arms length.
"Shippo, Kaede, Sango, and Miroku," Kagome choked, "they were all dead, and the village…was on fire."
"Silly Kagome, do you think that I would let something like that happen? InuYasha asked loosening the hold he had on her. "N-no, but you…you weren't there!" Kagome cried.
Pulling Kagome to him, InuYasha hugged her tightly, "Kagome, I'm always here, don't you worry, I'll always be there to protect you, and everyone else." Surprised at the strength and closeness with which he held her, Kagome stopped crying.
"Is everything better now?" InuYasha asked her. Smiling weakly and wiping her eyes she replied, "Yeah." "Good, get some more sleep, we go back in the morning," InuYasha told her leaning against the wall at the foot of the bed. Kagome lay down and pulled her legs closer to her body, to give InuYasha more room. Within minutes she was asleep, and InuYasha was lightly snoozing.
hey its me blackrose, just saying that this is the last chapter that I can write before I go away on vacation, sorry everyone. Anyway please tell me what you think of this chapter.