Back Into The Well
By. Seelin
Disclaimer: I don't own any half Inu-youkai, only two kitty cats.
Inuyasha: How come in all of the past chapters I've been sat? What's up with that?
You deserved every single one.
Shippo: Ha ha!
Inuyasha: Why you little brat. Get back here!
Shippo: Kagome!
Kagome: Inuyasha!
Inuyasha: K...Kagome...
Assume the position. You know what's coming.
Chapter Four:
Surprises
Inuyasha stood with his arms crossed over his chest; an angry expression was plastered on his face. Shippo sat with Kirara on his lap against the wall of the house, off to the side and out of Inuyasha's way. Inuyasha began tapping his clawed foot on the floor impatiently.
Irritated by Miroku's dumbfounded expression, Inuyasha asked again, "Where is she?"
Miroku's senses came back to him, "When did you return Inuyasha?"
Inuyasha sighed, instantly annoyed by Miroku's attempt to get around his question, "Not long ago. So, are you gonna tell me or do I have to beat it out of you?"
Sango and Aiko had walked into the house after Miroku and were just as surprised to find Inuyasha there as Miroku was. Aiko interrupted the conversation by running up to Inuyasha.
"Uncle Inuyasha!" she squealed with glee. "Shippo, Kirara, you all have returned." She jumped and began squeezing Inuyasha before releasing him and running over to Shippo. She ran back over to Inuyasha, "Did you bring me back anything this time?" Inuyasha could not help but to smile.
Inuyasha shared a bond with the young girl. It was strange enough though. Miroku had been off exorcising some demon when Sango was going through labor. The midwife was already busy with a younger woman who was having troubles giving birth to a large baby boy. Inuyasha had no choice but to help Sango through the birthing process. Miroku had still not returned for several more weeks so Inuyasha helped Sango out as much as he could. Finally when Miroku returned Inuyasha left soon afterwards but whenever he returned he brought a small gift to Aiko.
Inuyasha produced the small vial that contained the jewel shards. He opened the vial and grabbed her hand, dropping its contents into her opened palm. He then closed her palm around the jewel shards and stepped back. "It's your job to purify that. Keep it with you at all times."
Aiko opened her hand to reveal an almost complete jewel. She looked at it for a second before recognizing what it really was. "This...this is the Jewel of Four Souls. Why are you giving it to me?"
Inuyasha looked at her parents as they eyed him strangely. "I'm lending it to you. You protect it now, along with your parent's help. I'll be back for it."
He grabbed her by the shoulders and squeezed before gently pushing her aside and stepping up to Miroku and Sango.
Sango wasn't exactly sure what Inuyasha was up to but she had a pretty good idea, "Why are you leaving it with her? What if some demon comes and tries to gain possession of it?"
Inuyasha resumed his cool outward look, "She'll be fine. Besides, I'll have it finished soon so you won't have to worry about it much longer." He then resumed his questioning of Miroku, "Now tell me what I want to know."
Miroku sighed before answering Inuyasha's demands, "She's gone. She doesn't want to see you."
Inuyasha's only retort was a deep, throaty growl. He glared daggers at Miroku before asking one last time, "Where? I need to see her."
Miroku knew that he was going to tell Inuyasha of Kagome's whereabouts but he thought it right to properly warn him, "You know where she is. But don't expect her to be the same girl you left behind, her life has changed beyond recognition."
"Feh, whatever," Inuyasha said with a roll of his eyes.
He walked out of the house leaving everyone to discuss what had just happened. Kirara jumped from Shippo's lap to Sango's shoulder as Shippo stood up. Sango cooed to her little friend as Kirara purred and happily rubbed her head on Sango's neck. Shippo walked over to them, hugging both of them before getting serious.
"Well, I don't think things will have such a great outcome," Shippo stated.
Miroku nodded, "I agree. I suppose we'll have to intervene at some point to fix things. You know those two always needed a little push in the right direction."
Sango and Shippo laughed a little. "There's not much to do now except wait for him to come back," Sango said.
Present Time
Inuyasha landed in Kagome's time on one knee. He jumped out of the well and checked out his surroundings, quickly adjusting his senses to avoid being knocked out by the overwhelming smells and sounds. He looked at the house and made sure that no one saw him as he dashed up and jumped onto the windowsill of Kagome's room.
The furniture was different and had been moved around. He opened the window silently and stepped in. He inhaled the scent and found that it was different. It had Kagome's smell mingled with it but it wasn't Kagome's actual scent. He began to look through the room. He stopped at a desk and saw a picture frame. He picked it up and looked at it. He saw Kagome hugging a younger girl that looked a lot like Kagome. He immediately presumed it to be a younger sister of Kagome's and continued to look through the room.
Amaya walked up the steps to her room, weary from her travel home. She walked into her room without noticing Inuyasha and fell back onto her bed. Inuyasha stayed silent and didn't make a move. He was confused that this young girl was in Kagome's room but then figured that she had given this room up for the young girl. Amaya let out a sigh and looked over at Inuyasha calmly. She looked back at the ceiling and then quickly at Inuyasha before bellowing a scream for all to hear. She picked up a journal from her bed and hurled it at Inuyasha. It hit home and knocked him unconscious.
Thumping could be heard as Kagome charged up the stairs. "MOOOM!!!" "MOM!" Amaya screamed. Kagome stopped at the doorway, in shock. She didn't want to believe what she saw but he was there and he was starting to get up. Amaya jumped from the bed and ran over to her mother.
"Do something Mom. I'll go get a bat," Amaya said before running out of the room.
Inuyasha rubbed his head and picked up the object that had rendered him unconscious. He looked at it then dropped it on the floor. He looked at Kagome who stood petrified to the spot. He started to walk over to her before Amaya charged into the room with a baseball bat yelling. She swung the bat but it didn't hit its target. Instead, the target grabbed the bat and squeezed it, which broke the wooden bat into a million splintered pieces. Amaya stepped back, amazed by the brute force.
Kagome did the only thing that came to her mind, and that was to sit him. "Sit! Sit! Sit!"
Inuyasha dropped to the floor with triple impact. He lay there for a few brief seconds before recovering and standing up. He took a step closer to Kagome, saying her name softly. Amaya stood protectively in front of her mother, her arms outstretched.
"Stay away you freak!" Amaya yelled defensively.
Inuyasha took another step forward and moved the girl aside. Amaya did not want to confront the freakishly strong foe so she stood to the side to watch in fear as to what would happen to her mother.
Inuyasha grabbed Kagome by the arms, "Why? Why did you leave me?" he pleaded.
Rage overcame Kagome as she wrenched her arm from his grasp. She slapped him mightily on the face, "You know exactly why I left!"
Inuyasha grabbed at his swelling cheek, "Dammit wench, I don't know what your talking about!"
Kagome's voice was dripping with sarcasm, "Yes, I'm sure you don't. Something happened didn't it? Is that why you're back? So I could help you finish the damn thing?"
His eyes searched hers in confusion. He searched his mind and found nothing. "What the hell do you mean something happened?"
"Like you don't know," Kagome growled, "She died and now you need me."
"Who died?" Inuyasha asked calmly. "What do you think happened?"
A tear had fallen down Kagome's cheek. Inuyasha tried to wipe it away but was repaid by having his hand smacked away. "Like you don't remember. Maybe it's been so long that you've been through to many people to remember. The dead bitch you left me for."
Inuyasha was as confused as ever, there was nothing with Kikyo. She had died soon after Kagome left and he hadn't even seen her since he was with Kagome last.
"Kagome," he started, "I don't know anything about that? As for Kikyo, she died right after you left for the well."
Kagome did not, for an instance, believe anything that he had to say. Instead she cocked her head to the side, "Oh really. I'm sure that's it."
"Why don't you believe me?" Inuyasha pleaded.
"Give me one reason to Inuyasha. I saw you and Kikyo in the woods, she planned it and you were right there scheming with her. You looked me dead in the eye. So tell me, why should I believe you?" Kagome asked.
"What?!" Inuyasha yelled.
"Yes, you think I'd forget? Leave Inuyasha. Leave me and my daughter in peace," Kagome caught herself to late.
"Daughter?" Inuyasha asked before he turned to face Amaya who was watching the whole scene with her mouth open. "Who's?"
"Mine," answered Kagome, "and Hojo's."
"That boy? You replaced me with him?!" Inuyasha yelled, not believing what he was hearing.
"Why not?" Kagome asked coolly.
Inuyasha was seething with anger. Miroku was right about Kagome's life changing beyond his recognition. He turned around and headed to the window, but he didn't leave without leaving his mark on her heart. "I still don't understand how you could believe that I would do such a thing to you after our last day together. I meant everything, but I guess it's to late for you to understand anyway."
He jumped out of the window and returned to the Feudal Era, leaving Kagome with a new broken heart.
Feudal Era
Inuyasha stomped into the house and plopped down onto the floor. Miroku and Sango continued with what they were doing calmly, knowing what had happened already.
Sango sighed, knowing that it would be best to ask, even though she knew the answer. "What happened?" she asked.
Inuyasha stared hard at the floor. "Feh," was his only answer.
Miroku looked over at the poor fool. "You were warned."
"Nobody asked for your input, monk," Inuyasha shot.
Sango became defensive of her husband, "Don't be angry with him. He DID warn you. You were the one who went regardless of what we told you. So don't expect us to pity you."
"Dammit woman! I don't need your pity and I don't need her!" he yelled before standing up and leaving the house.
Aiko walked in with Shippo as Inuyasha left. Aiko had a questioning look on her face, "What was the yelling about?"
"He just needs to blow off some steam. Give him a few hours and then he'll be better," Miroku said.
Sango, who was sweeping during the whole ordeal, leaned her broom against the wall. "I suppose this is the part where we intervene?"
"First, we need to straighten out the situation about Inuyasha and Kikyo," Miroku started. "Inuyasha had gone off somewhere when Kagome left for the well. We'll need his alibi to try and put things together."
"That's true. But why would Kikyo have been found dead only minutes after Kagome left?" Sango asked.
"Kagome said that Inuyasha was with her but I highly doubt that he would kill her," Miroku stated.
Shippo thought he might have figured it out and voiced his opinion. "What if this "Inuyasha" was in fact Naraku?"
Miroku glanced at his hand where the wind scar had been. "That might be. I don't understand why he would go through so much trouble to get rid of Kagome."
"He must have had a reason. If it was him, he was probably the one who killed Kikyo after he had no more use for her." Sango said.
Aiko felt left out so tried her best to come up with a possible answer. "You've always told me that Naraku was after the jewel. I bet he set up the whole thing to get the jewel, and get rid of Kagome and Kikyo at the same time."
Sango's eyes brightened, "Yes, kill two birds with one stone. That's like him to take an easy way out. He must have killed Kikyo when she let her guard down."
"But we still can't be sure if it wasn't really Inuyasha. There might have been some alternate scene in which Inuyasha really did kiss Kikyo. He could have been under some type of spell of hers and made Kagome think he was intentionally hurting her," Shippo added.
"That's true too," Miroku said.
"The only thing we can do is to ask Inuyasha and see what he has to say," Sango declared.
Present Time
It had been a day since Kagome and Amaya had returned home. They both laughed and joked about their time there. Amaya felt badly for her mother because she knew that deep down she was crying. Kagome refused to speak about Inuyasha any further after the night he had returned. Amaya just dropped the whole topic all together, figuring it would help her mother to heal faster by not hearing it.
Hojo was supposed to return that day. Kagome just figured that there was a flight delay but was a little worried that he had not called her yet to tell her when he'd be in. She put it off that his cell phone had died or that there was no reception where he was and tried not to upset her any more.
Amaya had started changing the channels looking for a good station to watch. Finally, she stopped at the news since her mother always made her stop there anyways to see what was going on in the world. There was something about a huge power outage all over the area and how it started to cause huge chaos. They were grateful that they were well away from the danger. Amaya set the remote control down and adjusted herself on the couch to get more comfortable. Kagome rested her head on her hand on the arm of the couch.
A scene of a plane crash played on the TV screen. It had crashed into the water. Large yellow rafts could be seen coming from the sides of the plane. Helicopters flew over the crash scene and reporters shouted into their microphones. The whole sight was blurred by the blinding rain, which was accompanied by huge crashed of thunder and a wonderful display of lighting. Rescue boats could be seen entering the area. The plane had started to sink into the watery depths. Reporters shouted louder of how the plane could no longer keep its buoyancy and that all of the passengers were trapped in a metal prison that would soon become their graves.
Kagome felt sorrowed by the depressing scene. She thought about how all of the families of the passengers would feel when they found out about the crash. Instantly, fear overwhelmed her. The phone rang and Amaya ran over to answer it. She brought it over to Kagome, telling her that it was some policeman. Kagome swallowed her heart as she slowly took the phone away from her daughter's grasp.
She had a huge lump in her throat when she answered, "Hello."
"Mrs. Kamata?" a strange voice asked.
"This is she," answered Kagome.
The voice struggled at saying what he had to say, "Mrs. Kamata, I'm very regretful to inform you of this...your husband, Mr. Hojo Kamata, was one of the unfortunates who was unable to escape from a plane crash that happened last night due to all of the power outages. I'm so sorry to have to tell you this. You have my condolences."
Kagome could not speak. The only thing that escaped from her was, "How?"
"Mr. Kamata was located in the first class area of the plane. The door at the front of the plane had been jarred shut by the impact. He could not escape in time."
"Are you sure?" Kagome asked frantically.
"Again, I'm sorry. I must go now Mrs. Kamata."
The phone went dead in Kagome's hand. She turned it off and let it slip from her hand. Amaya had noticed her mother's uneasiness and watched as she carried on a conversation over the phone. She glanced at the TV once more and saw that a list of names of the victims was being displayed on the screen. Amaya stared at the screen as she saw her father's name displayed along with a little picture to the side. She stared at it in disbelief and look to her mother for conformation. Her mother was holding her head in her hands and could be heard whimpering. Kagome looked up and grabbed Amaya, clinging to her for dear life. They both cried together for the rest of the night.
Feudal Era
Miroku and his family were all eating dinner when it happened. It had been raining that night, a downpour. Amaya had burst in through the door. She was soaking wet and shivering from the cold. Sango ran to fetch a towel for her as Miroku led her to the fireplace. The towel was draped around her shoulders and fresh warm clothes were handed to her to change into. After she finished changing she returned to the fireplace and sat back down. Immediately, she began to cry.
"Amaya, what has happened? Where's Kagome?" Sango asked worriedly.
Aiko brought her hysterical friend a warm bowl of soup to warm up her chilled body. Amaya's arms shivered as she took the bowl and sipped the soup. "She's ok."
"Then what's wrong? Tell us," Miroku said.
"My...my dad," was all that Amaya could get out.
"What about him?" Miroku questioned.
Amaya took a deep breath and calmed herself down. "He's dead. He died in a plane crash."
Sango frowned, feeling deep sorrow for the young girl, "He died? I'm so sorry Amaya."
"But what's a plane?" Miroku asked.
"It's a huge metal death trap that flies in the air," Amaya said with an angry tone.
Shippo quirked an eyebrow, "A deathtrap?"
Amaya looked at him, knowing he didn't understand her sarcasm. "It's like a huge metal bird that transports people from place to place. There was a huge storm and the power went out so they couldn't see where they were going so they crashed in the ocean."
They all nodded their heads in unison. Miroku grabbed her shoulder, comforting her as best her could. "Where's Kagome? How is she faring with the news?"
Amaya pulled her knees to her chest and looked into the fire. "She was up all night crying. She's asleep right now. I needed someone to talk to, so I came here."
The door, once again, flew open revealing Inuyasha. "I smell her scent. Has she returned?"
Everyone looked up at him. Inuyasha noticed that instead of Kagome, there was her daughter. She must have come alone this time. "What's going on?" he asked.
Sango left the group that was huddled around Amaya. "Inuyasha, it's not the best time for this. The girl is having a very traumatic time at the moment."
"Why? What happened?" he asked.
"Maybe tonight's the best night for you to go to Kagome. She needs comforting and reassurance right now," Sango said.
"I still don't understand what's going on?"
"Her father died," she said gesturing to Amaya. "I'm sure that Kagome's in the same state, or worse. It's time for you two to make amends. I'm sure that she'll be in more of a listening mood."
Sango had to say no more. Inuyasha left after that, heading to the well.
---Ah, I'm finished. This sucks because school's started again. Now I won't have as much time to write. Tear. Oh well, I'll try to keep em coming as fast as I can. Happy reading.
Inuyasha: Finally, Hobo died.
Kagome: He was always so nice to me.
Inuyasha: So you DID like him.
Kagome: No!
Inuyasha: Admit it Kagome. You had feelings for that Hobo guy.
Kagome: No! He just always cared. Plus, can't I feel bad if someone dies?
Inuyasha: Feh, suck it up.
Kagome: (Walks off)
That was rude.
Inuyasha: I didn't want him around her anyways.
Why is this? Maybe you have feelings for her?
Inuyasha: Hell no! I don't like that stupid wench!
Shippo: Kagome! Inuyasha called you stupid!
Inuyasha: What the hell, where did you come from?
Kagome: Sit! Sit! Sit!
Shippo: (Points in Inu size hole and laughs)
Next Chapter: More secrets are revealed to the characters. Will Kagome accept Inuyasha back into her heart after she hears the "truth" or will she give him the cold shoulder? How will Amaya react to her troubling situation? And what's up with Aiko and Shippo? Stay tuned!
P.S. I accidentally deleted Chapter Five!!!!!!!! Tear! Now I have to redo the whole friggin thing from scratch!!! Please don't kill me!!!!!!! It's not my fault honest! My computer's system crashed and killed EVERYTHING!! E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G!!! So give me a lil while.....Tear......I want it back!!!!