Chapter 13: Going into hiding
The day Kagome and Inuyasha came home from the honeymoon was a happy one, their closest family and friends were there to greet them but of course the thought of telling them about their plan weighed on the couples' minds.
They found out about Miroku winning the bet and Kagome didn't seem amused when she found out about the bet. Now the gang sat around in the living room of the house on the shrine; Mr. and Mrs. Higurashi, Inuyasha's mother and father, Trinity, Miroku, Sango, and Souta sat around on random couches and chairs while Kagome and Inuyasha sat on a love seat with Sachi in Kagome's lap.
The grandparents were babbling happily about Sachi's first time walking, which happened during the honeymoon when the two parents felt it was time to tell the family about their decision.
Inuyasha cleared his throat. "We need to talk about Sachi's protection everyone. Kagome and I have come to a decision and you all need to here it." Inuyasha said seriously and the family quieted down until there was silence. "We are going into hiding." Silence…and then an uproar in the family ensued.
"Hiding! You cant! We can protect Sachi together!"
"Naraku will find you!"
"You cant hide from Naraku! He's a demon!"
While the grandparents babbled Trinity remained silent and didn't seem too fazed by the information, she stood off to the side with her arms crossed leaning against the wall. Kagome was getting frustrated with the objections to the idea and noticed Trinity's silence, she turned to Trinity hopefully.
"Aunt Trin? What do you think?" asked Kagome tentatively, the family quieted in anticipation and Trinity shifted uncomfortably.
"I think…that it is their decision to make, they are adults now and we cant tell them what to do." Trinity said to the outraged parents. Souta, Miroku, and Sango looked upset about the plan but didn't voice it.
"Adults! Kagome is 17! Inuyasha is barely and adult himself and sure doesn't act like one!" Kaoru Higurashi protested. Inuyasha scowled at his mother-in-law but didn't say anything.
Trinity turned a sharp glare on Kaoru. "Oh? Sounds like a lot better plan then putting a 6 year old through flooding in my opinion." Trinity snapped, even though Trinity was there during the flooding it wouldn't have mattered if she had protested to the idea of flooding the young Kagome. Kaoru's mouth snapped shut and Toru glared at Trinity.
Inuyasha shot a nervous glance at his parents then looked at Trinity. "Trinity, is there anyway we can go into hiding with no chance of Naraku finding us?" asked Inuyasha hopeful that the elderly woman could assist them in their plan.
Trinity got a thoughtful look on her face and she seemed to be glaring off into space. Suddenly a smile spread on her face. "I have an idea…but it will be complicated but in the end you will be able to live normally without any fear of Naraku." Said Trinity.
"Tell us!" Kagome said happily by now the rest of the family was pouting.
"Well…there is no where on earth you can hide from Naraku…" Trinity said immediately disappointing the couple. "But…you can hide across time…there is a way to send people into the past, the lo techs developed it…its tricky and we'll have to do some rituals but it can be done…I'll…just have to call in a few favors…So are you serious about this?" asked Trinity. When Kagome and Inuyasha nodded Trinity smiled and disappeared suddenly.
Trinity appeared in the dark universe where the lo techs resided and she looked up at them with an air of authority around her.
"What is it now Trinity?" asked Lyson from under his hood. Trinity eyed the black hooded people for a minute and smirked.
"Okay everyone! I'm cashing in the promises you all owe me right here right now!" Trinity said up to them. They council, to say the least, was shocked and a stunned silence ensued. There was a crackle of lavender energy around her, like lightning and she raised her hand pointing to two of the hooded figures. "You two don't owe me anything so you are nothing but ease droppers!" With a snap of her fingers Natsuro and Kagura disappeared, the rest of the council gasped and turned on Trinity.
"What are you doing! Where did you send them!" demanded Lyson.
Trinity shrugged nonchalantly as she said. "Don't worry their fine…but we need to move to what I want you all to do for me!"
Lyson chuckled slightly and Kagome looked at him confused.
"I don't owe you anything Trinity, give me a reason to not pardon all the debts my fellow lo techs have…" Lyson said with a smirk.
"You do too owe me something! I let you look at the jewel!" Trinity said angrily.
Lyson leaned back and lowered the hood to look down at her with his golden eyes. "Actually, I did pay you back, the whole wedding thing remember?" Trinity looked up at him dumbfounded, he was right.
Trinity eyed him hesitantly. "What is it you want?" she asked.
Lyson grinned and leaned forward. "Nothing much, just a date with you." Trinity looked at him like he had lost his little mind.
"WHAT! I'm like 10 years older than you!" she said desperately.
Lyson rolled his eyes. "Don't give me that Trinity, we all know you can manipulate your age and I'm older than you by almost a century." Lyson said indicating the wings on his back that showed his demon hood. Trinity looked at the other members who stared at her critically and she sighed in defeat.
"Fine, if you do me a favor I'll go out with you, but on just ONE date!" Trinity said sternly. Lyson nodded in agreement. "Alright…I would like a permit to provide Inuyasha and Kagome Takahashi and their children with the Sight. I want to send them back in time." Said Trinity.
The council murmured among each other quietly then looked back at her. "So you want us to give you a permit to send them back in time and to put them in the Invisible World?" One of the members on Lyson's right asked.
"Yes." Trinity said. You see, time travel is limited to even lo techs, it interferes with the natural order of things, and the only way to send someone back in time is to put them in the Invisible World. The Invisible World is where all of the magical creatures of tales and lore live, most of the time they are invisible to the average human but some people have the Sight. Those with the Sight are rare and can see them under certain conditions. Someone is born with the Sight when they are the 7th child of the 7th child of a family. An average human can artificially get the sight by looking through a rock that has a whole through it caused by nature, but the lo techs have developed an even more full proof way to give people the Sight. When sending someone back in time they automatically turn invisible people, this explains the phenomenon of ghosts who are beings sent back in time and are in the Invisible World.
Trinity wants to send Kagome and Inuyasha and their family into the past, making them part of the Invisible World but since they don't have the Sight she needs lo tech approval and help with the ritual.
The lo techs talked amongst themselves again and soon Lyson spoke down at Trinity sternly. "Time travel is difficult and complicated why do they want to do this?"
Trinity ducked her head a little. "They want to protect their daughter and give her a semi-normal life."
"As you know the ritual for time travel requires a medium, are you willing to be this medium?" asked Lyson. Trinity nodded slowly. Lyson got a weary look on his handsome face. "You will be wiping all of our memories of the details of the ritual wont you? To protect the family." Trinity nodded and the council grew outraged.
"You are far too arrogant Trinity! You honestly think we will allow you to wipe our memories?" A female member mocked.
Trinity shot her an emotionless look. "You aren't going to have a choice in the matter, you will remember approving the ritual but not where I will be sending them or who the ritual medium will be, it is for your own safety." The member was stunned silence. "If you allow me to do this, protect my family, then not only will all debts to me be relinquished but I will leave the council." This news seemed to please some of the members but Lyson looked down sad. "Please Lyson, call for the vote…"
Lyson looked almost like he didn't want to but with a sigh he nodded. "Who of ye agrees with Ms. Trinity Higurashi's plan to send the Takahashi family; Inuyasha, Kagome, Sachi, and any future children, back in time to protect them from an evil and give them the Sight so that they can defend themselves from other creatures in the Invisible World?"
There was a murmur of "Hai"s among the lo tech council and when asked for who disagrees there were none. Lyson nodded and suddenly a piece of paper drifted down from the black abyss and Trinity caught it in her fist easily. Then about a dozen necklaces exactly like the one that Toru used to heal Trinity drifted down and Trinity grabbed them by their silver chains. "There is your permit and the family's Scrying Crystals, they will have the Sight when wearing them. Now go Trinity your visits tend to tire us out and I need to reflect on where I should take you on our date." Said Lyson with a grin. Trinity's eye twitched in irritation and she waved her hand slowly in front of her doing a mumbling chant and out of the mouths of all of the lo techs a silvery mist floated out and into Trinity's hand.
When she closed her fist the mist was gone and she looked up at them, they all looked a little perplexed but that tends to happen when your memories are taken against your will. Trinity disappeared leaving the perturbed lo techs.
The next night was the night of the ritual; Trinity gathered Inuyasha, Kagome, and Sachi into one of the rooms of the shrine. Trinity told the families to say their good byes to the three before they entered the shrine, they were not to hear what was discussed before the ritual.
When the three arrived to the room they found a huge circle drawn with chalk on the hardwood floor and there were candles at each point where the lines inside the circle touched the edge of the circle. There were weird symbols and unreadable writing. Also in the center were piles and piles of books and strange objects. Trinity was putting the last book on the pile as they walked in. She was wearing her usual black robes and looked a little sickly.
"Are you okay, Trinity?" asked Kagome as she approached the elderly woman. Trinity forced a smiled and nodded. Inuyasha eyed the woman skeptically but didn't say anything, Sachi was sleeping in his arm peacefully and the other arm held one of the three suitcases they had brought. Kagome held the other suit cases. Trinity noticed the suitcases.
"Is that what you will be taking with you? Put it in the circle." She instructed. Kagome and Inuyasha nodded and did what she said. "Okay! Here's the skinny, magical creatures exist and they exist in a place call the Invisible World, it isn't like another planet or something it is on earth just in a alternate dimension, some can see and touch those in the Invisible World and those have the Sight, usually you have to be born with the Sight but the lo techs have found a way around that.
To protect you from Naraku we have to send you back in time but to do that you have to be put into the Invisible World so that you wont interfere with the course of time and to do THAT we just have to do a simple ritual and give you the Scrying Crystals which will give you the Sight, don't ever take of the jewels and learn how to take advantage of their magical powers. You'll notice that the crystals are the same as the one Toru used to heal me, the crystals can do stuff like that when given some magic.
I wasn't sure if the shrine five hundred years ago had any books or anything so I put most of my spell books and such in the transmutation circle with you. You see, you are going to end up in this very room of this very shrine five hundred years ago, during that time it was a haunted place so it will be perfect seeing as those in the past will see you as ghosts, if they can see you at all that is. You must be careful though, some of the magical creatures in the Invisible World can be dangerous which is why I had to make sure you all got the Sight. Are you all understanding this?" asked Trinity. When Kagome and Inuyasha nodded she continued. "Okay, besides putting you into the Invisible World there is another thing you require to go back in time and that is a medium, I will feed my magic into my own Scrying Crystal and if I die or the crystal is destroyed you will return back to this time. When do you plan on coming back?" asked Trinity.
"Well…fifteen years from now?" Kagome suggested hesitantly. Trinity nodded and pointed to the circle.
"Step in the circle and I will begin the ritual." Said Trinity. Inuyasha and Kagome got in the circle the sleeping Sachi not having a clue as to what was going on. Trinity pulled out the crystals the council gave her. "One for each of you, keep the extras safe in case you have more children." Said Trinity. Inuyasha reached for the crystals but Trinity waved his hand away.
Trinity pulled out the crystal around her neck and squeezed all of the crystals together in her fist, she squeezed her eyes shut and soon the crystals began to glow brightly. "There…I've synchronized the crystals establishing my role as the medium." Trinity explained and gave them the crystals to put on. When the had put them on Trinity began the ritual.
Trinity reached into her robes and pulled out the infamous dagger that always seemed to show up. She rolled up her left arm sleeves and held the dagger in her right hand. While poising the dagger over her arm she closed her eyes and began to whisper the ancient spell that initiated the ritual. "Bom ichiga sooka Bom ichiga sooka. Niim Hari Ge Sooka Niim Hari Ge Sooka! Bont itsugi huwe sooka Bont itsugi huwe sooka!" Trinity brought the blade down and sliced her skin making the others in the room wince. As the blood oozed out of the wound and soaked the dagger. Trinity removed the dagger not missing a beat in her chanting.
She slowly began to circle the transmutation circle with the dagger poised over the out lines of the circle so that the blood dripped down on it, every where the blood touched the chalk the circle began to glow more and more, soon all the lines glowed as she completed the trek around the circle.
Inuyasha and Kagome gasped as there was a blinding light and an explosive sound, they were suddenly jerked and the ground seemed to disappear below them. After a minute of flashing lights and the rush of speed hitting them they found themselves in a dark room exactly like the one they were just in except it was older and dirtier.
Back in the present Trinity sighed in relief. "It worked…they are safe…for now."
TO BE CONTINUED…Maybe
A/N: That's it folks! Im still deciding if I want to do the sequal so tell me what you think of this turn of events! OH! I also don't own any of the Arthur Spiderwick books! Ja ne everyone!