Chapter 7

The three remerged in the modern era and climbed out of the well. Sora looked around when he first got out.

"This world looks so much like the one I came from." Sora said to himself and became lost in thought.

"Come with me, Sora," Kagome said after a moment. "I'll introduce you to my family and have my Mom make something for you. I'm sure she'll be happy to."
"Thanks, Kagome." Sora said and started off with her.

"Inuyasha, what's wrong?" Kagome asked Inuyasha when she suddenly noticed he had not followed them.

"Something doesn't feel right," he said. "Listen."

"Kagome and Sora both stopped and listened.

"I don't hear anything." Kagome said.

"Exactly," Inuyasha said. "Nothing's making a sound. No birds, no people, it's all too quiet."

"I feel something's wrong too," Sora said, and then asked Kagome. "Kagome, where's your family? I think we should find them."
"Right, this way." Kagome said and took them to her house. They knocked on the door but no one answered, so they just opened it. Fortunately it was unlocked. "Mom? Grandpa? Sota?" Kagome called, but no one answered. "I don't like this, it creepy."

Out of the corner of Sora's eye, he saw something move in the shadows. Instantly he brought his Keyblade out and slashed were he had saw the movement. Black particles dissipated into the air.

"Sora, what did you do?" Kagome asked.

Sora tried to answer but at that moment was interrupted by a scream in the house, sounding as if it came from a woman.

"I think that's Mom!" Kagome said and ran toward where she heard the scream.

"Kagome, wait!" Sora tried to warn her but she ran up the stairs. "Inuyasha, we have to hurry." They both ran up and followed Kagome up the stairs and into her brother's bedroom. There they saw her mother, grandfather, little brother, and cat huddled in a corner, surrounded by a group of hunched black creatures.

"Mom, Grandpa, Sota!" Kagome called to her family, and drawing the attention of the black creatures to her. From behind her he heard Sora yell "Get out of the way!", which she did. Sora then ran up to each of the creatures and slashed at each one with the Keyblade, destroying each of them. Kagome then hugged her family. "Mom, what happened here?"

"A couple of hours ago, these creatures suddenly appeared everywhere," Kagome's mother said. "They began attacking people, at random, and whoever they attacked just disappeared."

""I know what these creatures are," Sora said. They're called Heartless."

"Heartless?" Kagome's grandfather repeated. "Are they some kind of demons?"

"No, but there's no time to explain," Sora said. "We have to hurry and get out of here."

"Why Sora?" Kagome asked.

Sora looked around anxiously. "The only goal of the Heartless are hearts, and their biggest goal is to get the heart of every world. They've already been here for several ours, and I'm sure they've nearly located the heart of this world."

"What does this mean exactly?" Kagome's mother asked.

"It means that this world doesn't have long." Inuyasha said, understanding what Sora was saying.

"But what can we do?" Kagome asked and looked at her family. "We can go to the feudal era and wait there."

"No, Kagome it would be too dangerous for your family," Inuyasha said. "But there must be something else."

"There is," Sora said. "I can take Kagome's family to another world and bring them back when the Heartless are gone."

"How Sora?" Kagome asked.

"I'll show you outside," Sora said. "I just hope this works."

They all ran outside and were stunned by the spectacle in the sky. A giant black hole had appeared in the sky and was sucking everything in.

"The Heartless have already found the world's heart," Sora said. "We must hurry. Inuyasha, I want you and Kagome to go back to the feudal era."

"What about you?" Kagome asked.

"I'm going to be here with your family and keep them safe."

"Then I'm staying too." Kagome said.

"And if Kagome's staying so am I." Inuyasha said.

"No, Inuyasha you go," Kagome said. "I'll be safe with Sora."

"But Kagome." Inuyahsa and looked at Kagome.

Kagome looked knowingly back. "I'll be fine."

"Okay," Inuyasha said at last. "But Sora, I anything happens to Kagome or her family I'll have your head."

"Fine.' Sora said and Inuyasha went back into the well.

"What now Sora?" Kagome asked. "How are we getting to another world?"

"Hold on." Sora said and raised his Keyblade up. "I hope this works." He said to himself. The Keyblade soon began to emit a soft glow and down from the sky came a bizarre and colorful looking ship. It landed right in front of Sora and the others.

"What is this?" Sota, Kagome's brother, asked.

"It's called a Gummi ship," Sora said. "And it will let me take you to another world. I'm just glad it came, I wasn't sure since I didn't use it to get to your world."

"Then how did you bring it here?" Kagome asked.

"I just wished with my heart," Sora said and the ground shook. "Get in, hurry." Everyone got in the Gummi ship and then they blasted off.