Chapter Ten: Truth

Inuyasha and Kagome run to through the forest toward the well. Shippo and Kirara see them and chase after them. "Inuyasha! Kagome!"

Inuyasha turns his head, "Not now! Kagome and I will return later! Tell the others!" Inuyasha grabs Kagome and disappears into the trees. Shippo and Kirara stop running and gasp for air. "I guess we have to find the others Kirara." they run to the sacred tree.

Inuyasha jumps into the well with Kagome on his back. When they arrive on the other side, they quickly climb out and run to the house. "Mom!" everyone hears Kagome and runs outside.

"What is it dear?" Kagome's mother asks calmly.

"Mom we need to talk." Kagome pulls on her mother's hand and walks into the house.

Kagome sits down next to Inuyasha at the table. Her mother pours them some tea, then seats herself. "Kagome, now what is it you needed to talk about?" she sips her tea and smiles.

"Mom... what happened to Dad?" her mother almost spat out her tea when she heard this. She coughed then set her cup down.

"Why do you ask dear?"

"Because... I had a dream not too long ago... Dad was in it. I can't remember anything that happened to me when I was six years old. But in this dream... everything seemed to be so clear. But there was something strange, I was talking to a tree, the sacred tree. Later.. something happened, it was after Sota was born, Dad was worried about something. I don't remember anything else from the dream after that."

"Kagome..." her mother wipes her tears away and smiles at Kagome. "Kagome... I guess you should know." her mother walks over to Gramps and whispers something in his ear. He walks outside with Sota. Her mother turns back to Kagome and sees the crystal around her neck then gasps.

"What is it Mom?"

"Where did you get that necklace?"

"I don't know... it just appeared..." she smiles, "I am glad I have it.. it saved Inuyasha's life."

"Kagome... did you meet a man named Makai?"

"Yes, why!" her mother drops to her knees and shakes her head.

"Is.. is he dead?"

"Yes, Sumiko killed him."

"Sumiko?"

"She is dead now... I rather not talk about her."

"Oh okay Kagome, but... he is finally dead?" Kagome nods then Inuyaha looks at Kagome's mother.

"What do you mean by finally dead?"

"Makai... he is, I mean was, a demon. He was created from pure darkness. His father, Dominic Himoto, was the one that created him. Dominic was a very powerful ruler, and very strong. Your father opposed him, and well as I. Your father and I knew Dominic must not live, so your father killed him. Makai was actually happy he killed him. Because he then became ruler over his father's demonic kingdom. Your father fought Makai, and I tried to help. We thought we had finished him and we could live in peace, but that was the case. After you and Sota were born, Makai showed up again. We don't know how he was still alive, but he was. The strange the was, he didn't look as if he had aged at all. He was also taking orders from someone. We never did learn from who..." Kagome tries to think back to her dream but can't remember anything. Inuyasha looks to Kagome then to her mother. Her mother sighs and looks down to her cup. "Kagome, Makai had attacked us that day when you were crying by the Sacred Tree. Nobuo, a your friend, he took you to the well house and you two hid in there. Thats when it happened, you somehow fell into the well and disappeared. After you fell in, one of Makai's henchmen ran into the well and saw Nobuo. He was captured and was going to be killed. Your reckless, impulsive father went to save him, he thought they had captured you as well. When your father left, I ran into the well house with Sota in my arms and hid in there. Later that night I thought I heard a groan come from the well, and there you were. When everything seemed to be calm we returned to the house. Inside you kept telling me these stories that you had fallen into the well and landed in a strange world. You told me you found the Sacred Tree, and there was a man with an arrow in him. You told me it was your friend and you were going to set him free, but you were attacked by Samurai. Then you told me you were captured and they were going to take somewhere. You said you got away and ran all the way back to the tree. But there was something there that tried to kill you, so you said you ran back to the well and jumped inside. I didn't know what to say, I just that you had hit your head or something. Well, after we found out your father died... we all just slowly forgot about Makai and the well. I guess you were so young that when you forgot, it completely erased from your memory." she sighs, "Who would have guessed you would fall down that well again nine years later."

Kagome looks to Inuyasha and then to the crystal around her neck. "Mom, but what about this crystal...?"

"Your father gave you and Sota a crystal before he died. I don't know what the crystal does..."

"But I have never seen it until now."

"I know... they seemed to disappear when he died." she looks to a picture of him hanging on the wall. "Sota's hasn't appeared yet, so I can't tell you why yours did." Inuyasha stands up and walks outside. Kagome stands to follow but is stopped by her mother. "Kagome, why don't Inuyasha and you leave tonight. I am sure Inuyasha and you have a lot to do in his time." Kagome smiles then nods and runs out the door.

Miroku and the others are already sleeping when they return. Inuyasha looks around for a spot for Kagome to sleep, nothing. He looks to her then to his favorite tree. He picks her up and jumps into the tree and lays her in his lap. "Sorry Kagome, you are going to have to sleep up here with me."

Kagome smiles, "Thats fine Inuyasha... goodnight." she buries her face into his chest and falls asleep. Inuyasha sighs and smiles slightly then closes his eyes.