Chapter 12 : The One Who Can Pass Through the Well
"Kagome came in our world because of the shikon no tama. Now that the shikon no tama is gone she must have returned back to her own world" Miroku sighed as Inuyasha grunted and turned around.
"Inuyasha, where are you going?" Shippo asked with teary eyes, obviously crying about Kagome's departure.
"I'm going to go to her world" Inuyasha replied in a stern voice.
"Dont be stupid Inuyasha! The Shikon no tama was the only thing connecting our world from hers! With it gone, most likely that well will be nothing now. It'll all be just a normal well where the town disposes the youkai bones" Miroku informed him as Inuyasha scoffed at his statement.
"It won't hurt if I try!" Inuyasha shouted out as he then jumped up, obviously heading towards the well.
"Hmph, Inuyasha is so stubborn" Sesshomaru grunted, standing up as Sango, Shippo and Miroku turned to him.
"Sesshomaru is it true?" Miroku asked as Sesshomaru turned to him.
"What is?" he asked in a stern voice.
"That you fell for Kagome" Sango butts in as Sesshomaru smirked and looked down.
"Yes. It is. But she's gone now. So let's just put all this behind shall we?" Sesshomaru said in a low tone as he then began to fly away.
"Sesshomaru-sama mate!" Jaken called out as he and Rin hops on Ah-un. Then, Ah-un flew up, following Sesshomaru.
"It may not be obvious but he's sad as well as Inuyasha" Shippo said as the two nodded, agreeing with him.
"This youkai has fallen for you" a voice said, repeating all over again in Kagome's head.
"Urusai!" Kagome shouted out as she stands up in rage. Then, as she looked around, she found herself on her time, outside of their home, at the grounds of the shrine.
It was already dark and as Kagome remembered everything that happened, she gave out a deep sigh and looked down. Then, she turned around to see Goshinboku right there as a cool breeze blew.
"Goshinboku" Kagome stated as she held the spot of the tree's trunk, where the bark never grew back.
"Inuyasha" she remembered as she then held her chest, looking down.
"Will I ever get to see you again?" she asked herself as tears streamed down her face.
"This youkai has fallen for you" a voice played in Kagome's head as Kagome's eyes widened in shock remembering what the girl had stated.
"She..she told me that..Seshomaru fell for me" Kagome said, holding her chest tightly as her heart began to pound fast.
"No it can't be" Kagome told herself shaking her head.
"Can it?" Kagome asked as she looked up the sky, filled with stars.
"Who's there!" a voice shouted out as the light in Kagome's abode turned on and a man with a bat came out of the door.
"Ojiisan!" Kagome exclaimed cheerfully as she runs to him and hugs him tightly.
"Kagome! You're back!" Kagome's grandpa said with a smile on his face obviously shocked to see her.
"Kagome is that you?" Kagome's mom asked as she steps out of the house.
"Mama!" Kagome exclaimed running to her and hugging her tightly.
"Onee-chan!" Souta exclaimed as he runs to her.
"Hey there Souta" Kagome said with a smile as she then gave Souta a noojie.
"Your back safe. Youkata" Kagome's mom said giving out a deep sigh of relief.
"You made us worried sick when you told us that you'd finally nail Naraku down" Kagome's grandpa stated.
"Gomen ne" Kagome apologized scratching her head with a smiling brightly.
"So? Onee-chan, how did it go? Is Naraku finally dead?" Souta asked curiously as Kagome turned to him and looked down.
"Hai. It's all over now" she said her voice obviously breaking as she remembers that she might not be able to see them all again.
"Gomen nasai. I'm just gonna go to sleep now. I had a rough day and I'm really really tired" Kagome stated, excusing herself as she then steps in the house and up to her room.
"Did I say something wrong?" Souta asked as Kagome's Grandpa raised his elbows, not having any clue what changed Kagome's being cheerful to a girl who acted like she her energy was drained out.
As Kagome changed in her PJs, she then threw herself on her bed, staring at the ceiling.
"Will I ever get to see them again?" Kagome asked herself as she then covered herself with her blanket, not knowing that her grandfater and Souta were peeping, wondering what was bothering her.
"Inu-ya-sha" Kagome said, yawning as she then closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Meanwhile, in the feudal era, Inuyasha finally arrived at the well.
"Kagome!" he shouted out as he waited patiently fora response. But there was no response. Impatient, Inuyasha then jumped down the well, hoping that he could still go to her world. But to his dismay, his feet reached the well's cold ground.
"No. Don't do this to me now. Don't" Inuyasha said with a breaking voice as he clenched a fist. Aggitated, Inuyasha then punched the ground.
"Kagome! Come back!" Inuyasha shouted out, punching the ground repeatedly with his fists.
"Yameru Inuyasha" a voice demanded as Inuyasha looked up, wondering who it was.
"Sesshomaru? What are you doing here?" Inuyasha asked, his face filled with confusion seeing the stoic Sesshomaru right there.
"I was wondering how you were holding up with Kagome gone" Sesshomaru replied as Inuyasha then jumped out of the well.
"Don't believe him Inuyasha! He was also wondering if Kagome can come back!" Jaken shouted out as Sesshomaru instantly punched him on his head.
"So it's true then" Inuyasha said as Sesshomaru smirked.
"I'm not trying to steal her away from you Inuyasha. I just happened to fall for her" Sesshomaru explained as Inuyasha sighed and sat down.
"I don't really care anymore. It's all done now. Kagome's never coming back. The well won't work anymore" Inuyasha grunted crossing his arms across his chest, holding up the tears that were about to stream down his face.
"I see" Sesshomaru sighed as he looks away.
"I'm gonna go now" Inuyasha sighed, losing hope as he then stood up and attempts to walk away.
"Mate" Sesshomaru called out, holding his arm as Inuyasha turned to him.
"Don't lose hope" Sesshomaru said as he then jumps in the well, bringing Inuyasha with him.
"Baka! It won't work!" Inuyasha shouted out. Suddenly, the well was then filled with a glowing light, the exact same light that the shikon no tama emitted. Seeing this, Inuyasha was shocked and pleased at the same time. Then, as he turned to Sesshomaru, his eyes widened in shock to see his chest, where the heart was located, glowing brightly.
"That's right. The Shikon no tama is within Sesshomaru. Demo, there's no shikon no tama with Kagome. So how can it connect to Kagome's world?" Inuyasha thought as they then began to float, obviously passing through a time tunnel, heading towards Kagome's time.
In Kagome's world, it was a Saturday so Kagome had no classes. She quietly passed by goshinboku, looking down as she walked towards the well. Then, as Kagome was nearing the well, her eyes widened in shock as the well began to glow brightly. Without hesitation, Kagome ran towards the well, hoping that it was Inuyasha. Then, Kagome stopped on her tracks, shocked to see Sesshomaru and Inuyasha come out of the well.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha shouted out as he run towards her and hugs her tightly.
"Inuyasha" Kagome said as she looks up to him.
"Demo, how? How did you guys come here? Nothing is connecting our world from yours" Kagome said as Sesshomaru then walked up to them.
"That's where you're wrong" Sesshomaru stated as Kagome and Inuyasha turned to him.
"But Sesshomaru, the shikon no tama only exists in you" Inuyasha said as Sesshomaru shook his head and walked up to Inuyasha. Then, he reached in Inuyasha's clothing as Inuyasha and Kagome's eyes widened in shock, wondering what he was doing.
"What the heck are you doing to me!" Inuyasha shouted out as Sesshomaru then took out his hand, along with a heart shaped golden locket.
"Kagome, you have one exactly like this too, right?" Sesshomaru asked as Kagome nodded.
"This is what connected our world from hers" Sesshomaru explained.
"But how come it didn't work when I tried the first time?" Inuyasha asked curiously, looking at the locket.
"Because you didn't know. And also because you didn't believe in yourself that much" Sesshomaru said as Inuyasha turned to him.
"Sesshomaru, why are you doing this?" Inuyasha asked.
"Even though you love Kagome as well as I do, you still try to bring us back. Why?" Inuyasha asked curiously, obviously puzzled.
"Because that's what a brother should do" Sesshomaru replied as Inuyasha's eyes widened in shock. But before they could continue to talk, a voice, coming from the shrine's gates,called out Kagome's name. With this, they all turned to see who it was. Kagome's eyes was filled with shock to see her friends run towards her.
"Hide!" Kagome demanded as she hurriedly pulled Sesshomaru and Inuyasha inside the house.
"Inuyasha onii-chan!" Souta exclaimed as he instanly hugs Inuyasha, happy to see his hero's visit.
"Hey there Souta" Inuyasha said with a smile, shaking Souta's hair.
"Souta, could you please Inuyasha and Sesshomaru to your room? Hide them in there" Kagome said as Souta smiled and nodded.
"Come on you two" Souta commanded as he leads the two to his room.
"Hey Kagome! Open the door!" a voice demanded along with a pounding on their door.
"Gomen ne" Kagome said as she then opens the door with a fake smile on her face.
"Kagome, who are your guests?"Ayumi asked as Kagome shrug.
"Huh? What do you mean?" she asked, trying to act like she doesn't know.
"Come on Kagome. We saw you with two guys a moment ago. It must be your boyfriend"Eri said as Kagome blushed out of embarrasment.
"Let us meet him Kagome! We're your friends after all!"Ayumi pleaded as she shakes Kagome.
"Kagome! Help!" Inuyasha shouted out as he runs down the stairs, catching everyone's attention. In that instant, Kagome's eyes widened in shock knowing that her friends had just spotted him. Not knowing what else to do, Kagome simply looked at the girl's, wondering what their reaction is. Then, the girls then pulled Kagome out of the door.
"Kagome, is that the guy you were talking about?" Eri asked as Kagome blushed and nodded.
"You mean the jealous and bad-tempered boyfriend of yours?" Eri asked, making sure as Kagome nodded.
"But he looks so gentle" Ayumi complimented as Kagome gave out a sigh of relief.
"At least they didn't notice his dog-like ears" Kagome thought.
"Hey, why don't you properly introduce us to him?" Eri suggested as Ayumi clasped her hands and nodded, agreeing with Eri.
"Uh sure" Kagome said with a smile as the two jumped for joy. With that, they then went back inside the house. Inuyasha was already gone and Kagome knew where he was.
"Where is he?" Eri asked curiously.
"He was here a minute ago" Ayumi said, looking around.
"Just follow me" Kagome said, leading the way as the two nodded and followed her to Souta's door.
"Souta, can we come in?" Kagome asked, knocking on Souta's door.
"Sure!" Souta exclaimed. With that, Kagome then turned the knob and opened the door, revealing Inuyasha and Sesshomaru to her friends.
"Eri, Ayumi, I want you to meet Inuyasha. Inuyasha, this is Eri and Ayumi, my friends in school" Kagome said with a smile as she signs on Inuyasha to come closer. Seeing this, Inuyasha stood up and walked up to them.
"Hello" Inuyasha greeted as the two looked at each other.
"He's cute Kagome" Eri whispered to Kagome's ears as Kagome nodded cheerfully.
"Demo, who's he?" Ayumi asked in a soft voice, pointing at Sesshomaru.
"Oh this is Sesshomaru. Inuyasha's brother" Kagome said with a smile as the two waved at him. But Sesshomaru just gave them a glared look and stood up.
"I'm gonna go out for awhile" Sesshomaru said as Kagome nodded. With that, he then passed by the girls and went down the stairs, stepping out of the house.
"How cold" Eri commented as Ayumi nodded.
"He's exactly how you described him Kagome" Ayumi stated.
"Iie. I was wrong. I said that Sesshomaru was a cold hearted jerk when I didn't even know him. But for the past few days I spent with him, I finally understood his nature" Kagome said with a smile as the two shrug.
"The past few days you've spent with him!" Ayumi and Eri asked in shock as Kagome was filled with confusion.
"Why? What's wrong with that?" Kagome asked, not having any clue what the two were thinking.
"Kagome you should be ashamed of yourself!" Eri stated.
"Yeah! To think you're already going out with his brother Inuyasha!" Ayumi butts in.
"Hey! Don't shout at Kagome like that!" Inuyasha demanded as the two shrug.
"Uh, I guess he really is overprotective" Eri said as Ayumi nodded.
"Mate, you guys got it all wrong. Inuyasha was out on a trip and I didn't know he was on a trip when I got to his house. So, that's why I ended up with Sesshomaru" Kagome said, trying to make up an excuse from letting them know what really happened.
"Demo, you went there several times" Eri grunted as Kagome sighed.
"I only went there because I promised Rin that I'd play with her" Kagome explained.
"Who's Rin?" Ayumi asked curiously.
"Oh, she's a girl that Sesshomaru...uh...adopted" Kagome replied.
"You see, she lost her family and Sesshomaru felt sorry for her and adopted her. He treats her like his own sister. It's really sweet really" Kagome continued as the two agreed with Kagome.
"Well, we better go now. Sayunara Inuyasha! Kagome! Souta!" the two exclaimed as they waved goodbye and rushed out of the house.
"Youkata" Kagome sighed, falling down on her knees giving out a sigh of relief.
"It must be hard making up all those stories to hide the truth from them, right?" Inuyasha asked as he sits next to her.
"Isn't it obvious?" Kagome sighed as she then rested her head on Inuyasha's shoulder. Sesshomaru who came back in and was on his way upstairs, spotted their little scene and stopped on his tracks as he tried to hide himself from the two.
"Inuyasha, I'm really glad we can still see each other" Kagome said as Sesshomaru felt like his heart broke.
"I am too" Inuyasha said, as he wraps Kagome in his arms and hugs her tightly. Not standing the pain his heart has endured, just watching at the two, he then stormed out of the house, heading towards the well.
"It was a mistake for me to come here. A very huge mistake" Sesshomaru thought as he enters the well house. Sesshomaru hesitated as he then looked back at the house.
"Sayunara, Kagome" Sesshomaru said as he then jumps in the well and goes back to the feudal era.
next up...the second to the last chapter...chapter 13 : Jaken's Plan to Help Sesshomaru ...