Chapter 11
Glancing up at the sapphire sky, Inuyasha noticed night's darkness creeping across the clear blue sky.
"It's getting late, we should head back. Kaede is probably making dinner," the hanyou told the young girl sitting beside him.
"Okay."
"Tomorrow, we will go to your time and look for Souta. The pooleece are probably looking for us too, they said they'd have more questions." Inuyasha stood up, and held out his hand to help Kagome from her sitting position.
Accepting his hand, Kagome lifted herself off the ground, wincing slightly when the wounds on her torso began to ache opposing to the movement.
"Are you okay? Do you want me to carry you? Are you in pain?" Inuyasha questioned her, leaving only a few seconds in between each question, not allowing her to answer.
"No, no, I'll be fine," Kagome stopped him. After a few more questions and convincing Inuyasha that she was fine, they began to make their back to the old village.
Walking through the village they noticed most people were rushing around, bringing their possessions indoors, hoping to do so before the dark clouds brought rain. Most villagers recognized Inuyasha and Kagome and waved or said 'Hello' when they spotted the young couple; all the villagers knew they had feelings for each other, and would one day act on those feelings.
Once they reached Kaede's hut, they stepped inside and found the old woman sitting beside the fire, stirring a pot, which hung over crackling flames. Shippo sat on the other side of the fire, colouring with the crayons Kagome had brought him; he looked up as they entered, then flew at Kagome, but before he could reach her, he was knocked down by Inuyasha's fist. After a little complaining and whining from Shippo, he carefully jumped into Kagome's arms and gave her a hug.
Little was said between Kaede, Inuyasha, and Kagome while the group ate, Shippo, on the other hand, was asking Kagome questions, nonstop, about her memory and all the recent events that took place. After dinner and answering all Shippo's questions the group decided it was time to get some sleep, since it had been a long day for all of them.
"Good night Inuyasha, Shippo, and Kaede," Kagome said to the group as she settled into her sleeping bag.
"Good night Kagome," Inuyasha responded taking his place beside her, against the wall.
"Night Kagome," the still energized Shippo answered, jumping into her sleeping bag and curling into a ball.
"Good night child," Kaede said, making her way to the other room.
Both Kagome and Shippo fell asleep instantly, but Inuyasha stayed awake for a while thinking about everything from Kagome's memory loss and injuries to Kikyo and defeating Naraku.
Finally, around midnight the half demon drifted off to sleep, but was suddenly awaken a few hours later by a shrill scream. Jumping from his seated position, the hanyou searched the dark room for the cause of the scream, but couldn't determine it. The only thing he could see was the young girl now sitting beside him, her body racked with uncontrolled sobs.
"Kagome, Kagome, what's wrong?" he asked gently, kneeling beside the girl he placing a comforting hand on her shoulder, getting her attention.
"H-He killed her," she said partially to herself and partially to him.
"Who killed who?" the half demon asked, trying to get the complete story from the upset girl.
"H-He killed my mom…" she told him, not answering the full question, but enough to give him an idea of what she was talking about.
"Who killed your mom?" Inuyasha asked clueing into what she was talking about.
"M-My f-father…" as the words escaped her lips the young girl broke down, unable to answer any more questions she buried her face in Inuyasha's shoulder and cried.
"Kagome, what's wrong child?" Kaede walked into the room, trying to shake the sleep that was still clinging to her away.
"She had a dream about what happened," the shocked Inuyasha answered for the sobbing girl.
The entire hut had been awakened, all except Shippo, who could sleep through anything. Both Inuyasha and Kaede were trying to comfort Kagome; Kaede made tea and Inuyasha was a shoulder to cry on, as well as protection from the outside world.
Soon, the rising sun began to peek over the neighbouring mountains and filter through the hut windows, lighting the entire hut. Inuyasha, who had been awake almost the whole night, felt like finding a dark cave and getting sleep, but he would stay awake to comfort and protect Kagome; he also knew that he had promised her they would go to the 'pooleece' today.
From across the hut Inuyasha could see the young fox demon begin to stir as the morning light awoke him. When Shippo realized Kagome was crying he jumped on to her lap and gave her a loving hug.
Feeling the young demon on her lap, Kagome lifted her head off Inuyasha's shoulder; picking the child up, she returned his hug, squeezing him gently like a teddy bear.
Across the old hut, Kaede had begun preparing the group's breakfast; after handing Kagome and Inuyasha tea, she started to dish out the rice she had cooked over the recently lit fire.
The small group ate in silence, which was especially difficult for Shippo, who usually talked nonstop. Kagome sat in Inuyasha's lap, recovering from the return of her memories and quietly ate her rice and sipped her tea.
As the small group finished their breakfast, Inuyasha began preparing for the trip to the future.
Carrying Kagome to the old Bone Eaters Well, the half demon gently set her down beside the well, wrapping a protective arm around her he asked, "Are you ready Kagome?"
The girl nodded in response seconds before they leaped over the side into the soft blue light. Floating to the bottom of the well the glowing light faded to a dim light, the well house walls blocked out most of the sunlight.
Inuyasha effortlessly leaped out of the well, carrying Kagome with him. Not wanting to raise suspicion, Inuyasha used his sensitive nose to determine if the police were still gathering evidence around the Higurashi Shrine. He easily determined that nobody had been to the crime scene since their last visit; obviously they had gathered everything that had any importance to solving the case.
Inuyasha opened the well house door and immediately was blinded by the brilliant morning light, which seemed brighter than it had when they left the feudal era. They allowed their eyes to adjust before taking another step, when, finally, their eyes had become accustomed to the sun's brightness the half demon knelt down and wait while Kagome climbed onto his back. Once she was securely on his back the he easily leaped onto the closest building and began to bound his way across the city to the 'pooleece' station.
Once on the 'pooleece' station roof Inuyasha leaped down behind the building, as not to raise suspicion, gently set Kagome down, and then placed a baseball cap on his head to hide his ears. The couple walked around the large brick building; Inuyasha always alert for any new and mysterious contraptions of the modern world. After only a few minutes they were standing in front of the gigantic station, watching 'pooleece' officers and civilians alike, amble in and out of the brick building.