Here is Chapter 16! Enjoy, and also this chapter might be a little bit boring but I felt this chapter was really important to be written. Next chapter Kagome will still be in the own time but I will be jumping back to write a little about Inu Yasha and other characters aswell such as Kagura for instans. Also IF you see something like a word not being spelled right or something don't be afraid to tell me, I want my story to be good.
Chapter 16.
Kagome climbed out of the well in her own time and blowed an errant hair out of her face and put down her backpack. She now had all the shards from the Band of Seven and they would be waking up in the hospital by now too. Kagome then glared down at the bottom of the well where Bankotsu's banryuu was stabbed into the ground. Bankotsu had told her to try bringing the damn thing with her and he had then placed it at the bottom of the well and once Kagome had collected his shards, that where the last of the ones, she had jumped down the well and had been able to grab the handle of the halberd right before the blue light took her through time. Though there was no way she was gonna try to get it out of the well, she would let it stay there for the time being. At that decision Kagome nodded to herself and then took her bag and walked out of the well house and over to her house. She really wanted to take a long hot bath. When Kagome came to the door she noticed that it was locked so she took out her key from her jeans pocket and unlocked the door and walked inside and closed and locked the door after her. After not getting an answer when she called out for her mom, brother and grandpa, Kagome walked to the kitchen and put her bag by the stairs and walked in to the kitchen and saw a note from her mother and read it. It seemed that her family was helping her uncle to move into a new house in Tokyo and that they would be gone for a few days since her uncle had told them to stay for two nights since it would be easier for all parties.
Kagome smiled a little, her uncle, wasen't really her uncle. He had been a very close friend to her father and he had been living in Paris for the last six years as she could remember and she was happy that he now would be living in Tokyo instead. Kagome made the decision to call her mother's cell phone to let her know that she was going to be home for a while now that every member of the Band of Seven was in the future. But first, she was going to get that bath. And with that thought Kagome skipped out of the kitchen and took her bag upstairs and into her room and left it there as she took some clean clothes and underwear and then headed straight for her bathroom.
Kagome walked into her room after a long relaxing bubble bath and she had changed into her pajamas, a loose t-shirt and short cotton shorts and she was drying her hair with a towel. Once her hair had been dried she made sure to drape the towel on her chair in front of her desk and then sat down at the bed and sighed. She was going to go to the Hospital the next morning to see if Bankotsu and the others were okay, but first she was gonna get a good night's rest. With that decision made she crawled under her blankets and was soon asleep.
Kagome woke up the next morning by someone banging on the door to the house and she grumbled slightly and looked at her clock and saw that it was only seven in the morning and she scowled and slowly sat up and hoped that whoever was at the door would give up but by the sound it wasen't very likely. Kagome sighed and got up from her bed and looked out her window and let out a soft string of curses as she saw it was Hojo and her so called friends and she then turned away and changed from her sleeping clothes to a red and black sun dress and then brushed her hair hastily and then hurried downstairs and when she stood by the door she took a deep breath and unlocked the door and opened it quickly, making Hojo and the girls jump back slightly and she gave them an angry glare.
"Is there a reason for you all to bang on the door, this early? I have to get ready to go to work. I don't have time for whatever you want." Kagome said, anger clear in her voice and the four outside was slightly taken aback by it, they all knew they had made her mad last time the spoke but they didn't think she would still be mad.
"Why the sour mood, Kagome? We just wanted to come with you to your work. What you said last time really hurt us and we thought we could talk it out." Ayumi was the one that spoke and Kagome snorted in annoyance and looked at them.
"I will not have you come with me. I work as a volunteer at a hospital. I will not have you all come there. If you want to hang out then I will call you after work and see if I can. Now please leave. I need to eat and then get going." Kagome said, her anger still very much there and then she closed the door and locked it, making it very clear that she didn't want to talk with them. The four young humans stood in shock at how rude Kagome had behaved, it wasen't like her at all and they then left and walked down the stairs.
"I think she is hiding something. We should follow her." Eri said when she reached the bottom of the stairs and the others nodded and then hurried to Hojo's car and got in to wait.
After an hour Kagome came out and started to walk down the stairs but she noticed that Hojo's car was parked by the road and she frowned and also noticed that Hojo and her old friends was in the car and she let out a frustrated sigh and walked down the stairs and before she walked to the bus stop she turned and glared at them, showing them clearly that she knew that they were there and then she turned on the heel and hurried to wait for the buss. Her friends and Hojo all flinched at her glare and looked at each other but soon they decided to follow her anyway. Once the bus came Kagome climbed on and payed for her and sat down by an elderly woman. Once Kagome's stop came she stepped out of the bus and noticed that Hojo and the girls was still following her and she hurried inside the hospital and walked to the reception and saw Maya sit there and smiled at her and the young woman smiled back but noticed that Kagome seemed tense.
"Kagome, are you alright?" Maya asked with concern and Kagome let out a sigh.
"Yeah, I am fine but I want you to call the security while I go and change clothes. Some former friends of mine and a guy, who don't know how to take a no followed me this morning and I don't want them upsetting the patients." Kagome said softly and Maya immediately nodded and reached the desk phone and caller their security and then looked at Kagome and smiled.
"Well, I have some good news for you though. Your patients have all woken up and for some reason they all are asking about you it is a miracle. Now go, I will take care of your unwanted visitors." Maya said and Kagome nodded and hurried of to the changing room and changed her clothes as fast as she could and then hurried to the elevator in the lobby and noticed that the security already was there and she waved at Maya and walked in the elevator and pressed her personal code and when the doors was closing Hojo and the girls came in and saw her and hurried to her, calling for her to hold the elevator but Kagome made no move to do so and instead the security walked infront of the four teenagers and told them to leave. Kagome let out a relieved puff of air and relaxed. She just couldn't understand why her old friends wouldn't leave her alone. And why they were so hung up on her having to date Hojo. Right now though she didn't want to date anyone.
When Kagome stepped out of the elevator she was greeted by Dr. Onikuro who was on his way down and he smiled at her.
"Welcome back, Kagome. They have all woken up, it is truly amazing. We were all starting to think that they wouldn't since the longer someone is in a coma the lesser the chance it is for them to ever wake up. Now go on and introduce yourself. I think Kyoshi have been talking about you for they are all asking for you. And before I forget. Their families will be coming to see them later today. I will have the head nurse come with your lunch later. I will see you when their families arrive. Good luck Kagome." Dr. Onikuro said as he entered the elevator and Kagome walked out of it and she gave the man at small smile and then hurried towards Kyoshi's room where she could hear loud voices. Once she opened the door and walk in to the room the voices stopped and she saw them all sitting by the small table and she couldn't help but smile at them. It had worked, they were all okay. Though it was obvious that it would take some time for them all to get their strength back, they were all except for Kyoshi sitting in wheelchairs, not surprising since they had after all been in a coma for three years.
"You are all right, welcome home, I guess." Kagome said and then she walked to them and sat down in the only armchair that was vacant around the table and Jakotsu grinned at her.
"You bet we are, thanks Kags." Jakotsu said and everyone else nodded their head in agreement and Kagome blushed a little and smiled. For some reason she was really happy that they were indeed okay. After that they all started to tell Kagome about themselves and their lives in the future and Kagome did the same. Jakotsu and Renkotsu looking closely at Kagome and Jakotsu smiled a little and Renkotsu nodded in approval. Kagome didn't seem to notice neither did the rest in the room but the two of them did. Kagome was slowly becoming herself again. She didn't seem afraid of the others being too close to her.
"Let's hope she talks to you soon Jakotsu. That will probably be the biggest step for her recovering. It might actually be exactly what she needs to heal completely. And then, we will make sure she will never be hurt like that again." Renkotsu whispered to Jakotsu and Jakotsu nodded his head in agreement.
When their lunch arrived the head nurse greeted Kagome with a warm smile and Kagome smiled back but then frowned when she heard that her friends and Hojo had become near hysterics when the security had tried to escort them out of the hospital to the extent that Yuka and Hojo had attacked two of the guards. Eri and Ayumi had been too shocked after that and after that the police had been called and all four of them had been arrested for harassment and Yuka and Hojo had also gotten assault into their arrest papers aswell and Kagome sighed in annoyance she was also very much disturbed by how the four had acted. Once the nurse had left and they all started eating Jakotsu was the one who couldn't help but ask what they all was wondering.
"Hey, Kags. What was that lady talking about?" He asked softly and Kagome let out a heavy sigh and looked at them all and saw that they all wanted to know.
"Some of my… well I don't think I see them as friends anymore after this but I went to school with them, Yuka, Eri, Ayumi and I was really close. At least until I fell through the well. After that I kinda grew up. I mean, who wouldn't after seeing all the death that is in the feudal era. They were still my friends at that point in time. But they always tried to hook me up with the guy they were with today, his name is Hojo and well he his kind, caring, smart and boring to the point I actually was yawning whenever I did go out with him. If I never had fallen down the well and met Inu Yasha and everyone else then maybe I wouldn't feel that he is boring but he is. Anyway, back then I was in love with Inu Yasha and they knew that but since Inu Yasha couldn't let go of his feelings for Kikyo he ran back and forth between her and me. I think that, that might have been why they always set me up on dates with Hojo. To get me to fall out of love for Inu Yasha. But I haven't been in love with Inu Yasha for nearly two years now. I mean seriously, how can I possibly stay in love with someone, who is always comparing me with a walking corpse? So I told the girls that I didn't love Inu Yasha like that anymore and asked them to stop setting up dates for me. But they haven't listened and after that I just ignored them and Hojo. After I graduated high school I decided to study college at home through internet. I talked to my college of choice, took the entrance exam and got in and then made an arrangement with my teachers so that I could study at home. It has worked really well, I could do my work while still continue my quest back in feudal era with my friends there. Well I accidently ran into Yuka and the others after my first day here and told them straight to stay out of my life and well. You heard how that went." Kagome said and let out and annoyed huff and crossed her arms over her chest and the guys in the room looked at her and then Bankotsu let out an annoyed curse and everyone looked at him.
"That is not how friends should act. And that guy, Hojo, from what I get is that even after three years he still don't seem to get you are not interested. It makes me worry if perhaps the idiot might just escalate and start stalking you. I know you probably can kick his ass now. We trained you after all but I don't like the thought of you risking getting jumped by this guy." Bankotsu said and then looked at Kyoshi.
"Kyoshi, if the doctor deems you fit to leave today, since your parents probably wants you to come back home now that we all are awake, do you think you can stay close to Kagome? Trust me, the girl can fight but I want her to be able to relax while she is at home. Not have to worry about this loser." Bankotsu said and after a few minutes Kyoshi nodded in agreement. They had told him what had happened to Kagome back in the past though they also told him to keep quiet about him knowing since they only told him so that he wouldn't do something stupid to make her panic.
"Sure thing, I can do that. If Kagome is okay with this." Kyoshi said and then looked at Kagome, the others doing the same and Kagome thought about what Bankotsu said and bit her lower lip in worry and then nodded.
"Thanks, I think that is a good idea. I don't think Hojo would do something stupid but I am better on the safe side then just assume he won't do anything." Kagome said but then looked at little bit uncertain as she watched Kyoshi and then looked at Jakotsu. Jakotsu saw her stare and smiled reassuringly at her.
"Don't worry, Kags. Kyoshi will make sure you are safe." He said and Kagome smiled and when she saw the others nod at that she relaxed. She hadn't known Kyoshi for long after all, she still didn't feel completely safe around them, she didn't freak out if they were close to her. Jakotsu was still the only exception for that she could be near him without being afraid. Sure she wasen't afraid of the others anymore but she did still feel uncomfortable if the others came to close to her without making it known to her first. After this issue had been settled they all started to talk more about what they all did like to do before all of things back in the past made them fight each other.
It was late in the afternoon when the door to Kyoshi's room opened and they all saw Dr. Onikuro walk in with two middle aged couples in tow and Kagome stood up from her chair and bowed in greeting and Onikuro smiled at her.
"Kagome, I trust that everything has been fine while you have been working." Onikuro said and once Kagome nodded and said everything had gone fine he continued.
"Well, this is their parents." Onikuro said and looked at the two couples and then spoke again.
"This is the volunteer nurse that I put in charge of keeping her eyes on your sons. Her name is Higurashi Kagome. Her father was a very close friend to me." Onikuro said and the two women smiled at Kagome and Kagome smiled back and bowed.
"It is nice to meet you." Kagome said politely and when one of the men cleared his throat she looked at them. The man had short black hair with grey strands in it and he had a gentle smile.
After that the man introduced himself and the woman beside him as the parents of Bankotsu, Jakotsu and Suikotsu and the other pair introduced themselves aswell. After that Kagome and Onikuro excused themselves so that the Kotsu family could have some time alone but they were stopped at the door by Bankotsu's voice.
"Father, if Kyoshi gets discharged today he will stay until Kagome's shift ends. We have agreed that he will escort her here and then back to her home. I am sure the good doctor might agree to that, right, Dr. Onikuro?" Bankotsu said and Kagome blushed slightly and looked at their parents in slight worry but then Onikuro spoke.
"Yeah, after what happened today and since Kagome seems to feel at ease with you all I would be very grateful to you if you would do that." Onikuro spoke and the parents looked at each other slightly confused but nodded, after all they didn't see any problem with that, but they would however ask their children for the reason as to why the nurse helping their children would need to be escorted. Once Onikuro saw the nod he smiled and left the room with Kagome in tow, who closed the door after her.
In the early evening Kagome said good night to Bankotsu and the others and then walked with Kyoshi to the elevator and stepped inside it. It seemed that Bankotsu and the others had told their parents of what had happened earlier when she came into work and they had left telling Kagome to be careful. Kagome pressed the code and the elevator closed and started to move down and she looked at Kyoshi from the corner of her eye and sighed when she noticed that Kyoshi looked at her from time to time.
"I guess they told you about what happened? With Naraku, I mean." Kagome said quietly but also with sadness entering her voice. Kyoshi flinched at the sadness in her voice and sighed.
"I kinda figured it could be something like that but, yeah, they told me but don't worry, I won't tell anyone else." He said and Kagome gave him a small smile and nodded.
"Thank you." She said and when the doors opened and she stepped out with Kyoshi she told him to wait so she could change to her private clothes and once he nodded in agreement she left to the locker room. It only took her a few minutes to change and when she returned to the lobby she noticed that Kyoshi was standing by the reception desk, flirting with Maya and she couldn't help but giggle at that and when they noticed her they both blushed slightly and Kyoshi then took a paper and wrote down his home number and gave it to Maya with a wink and telling her to call him when she got off from work and then walked with Kagome out of the hospital and Kagome gave Maya and small wave and then they were outside and Kagome walked to the bus stop, but Kyoshi stopped her by calling her name and she looked at him in confusion.
Kyoshi smiled and pointed towards the parking lot.
"I asked my dad to get my car out here so I could drive you. I already gotten the okay from Dr. Onikuro." Kyoshi said and started to walk towards his car and Kagome followed.
When they got to the car Kagome stared at it in slight shock and then looked at Kyoshi and then to the car again.
"This is your car?" Kagome asked in slight disbelief as she stared at the dark green Lamborghini Aventador and Kyoshi chuckled.
"You bet it is. Come hop in and I will drive you home." Kyoshi said as he unlocked the car and climbed in to the driver seat, Kagome nodded slowly and then walked to the passenger door and opened it and climbed inside and sat down and put her seat belt on, Kyoshi doing the same. Soon Kyoshi drove out of the parking lot and out on the road and Kagome gave him her address and then they sat in silence not really knowing what they could talk about. After nearly five minutes of silence Kyoshi cleared his throat.
"So your mother is okay with you staying out this late? I mean I know you aren't a kid but you know. Is she still awake when I have dropped you off?" Kyoshi said and Kagome shook her head slowly.
"No, it is only me at home for a few days, at least I think it will be so. My family is helping my uncle move into his new home here in Tokyo." Kagome said and Kyoshi frowned at that.
"Maybe you should call her and ask? I don't know but I don't like the idea of you alone in your house after what you told us of that guy Hojo." Kyoshi said calmly and Kagome looked at him and then nodded and took out her phone and dialed her mother's number.
After just a few tones her mother answers.
"Kagome? Are you on your way home? Is something wrong?" Her mother asked with worry in her voice and Kagome took a deep breath.
"No, nothing is wrong. It's just, something happened today and well, Hojo and my old friends from school followed me to the hospital and well, something happened and the police had to come and arrest them. Kyoshi got discharged from the hospital today and he is driving me home but he don't think I should be at home alone and I actually agree, Hojo and the girls are acting a little bit strange. Will you be coming home for the night? I… I can ask Kyoshi to drive me to my uncle's place otherwise." Kagome said and she then glanced at Kyoshi, who nodded in agreement.
"I think you should come to your uncle's home, Kagome. I will be returning home tomorrow so tomorrow evening you don't have to worry. Your uncle's address Crescent Drive 12. Does Kyoshi knows how to get there?" Sakura asked her daughter and Kagome looked at Kyoshi and asked him if he knew the address and Kyoshi looked at her a little bit surprised and nodded.
"Yeah, I know where it is. We will be there in about thirty minutes." He spoke calmly and Kagome relayed that to her mother and then told her good bye and hung up and looked at Kyuushi.
"Do you know that address?" Kagome asked quietly and Kyoshi nodded slowly.
"Yeah, my family lives there, Bankotsu and his side of the family lives on Crescent Drive 7 and me and my family lives across the street on number 8. Is your uncle rich?" Kyoshi asked and then blushed slightly.
"Sorry, that was very rude of me to ask." He mumbled and Kagome let out a soft giggle.
"It's okay, yeah I guess my uncle is rich. Though, he isn't really my uncle by blood. He was a very good friend to my dad and well he has always been seen as part of my family. I think he owns a chain of bakeries that does everything from normal sweets to sweets that are for special occasions. He even has a shop in Paris. He has lived in Paris for the last six years but now he is moving back home. I happy for that. Thought I am worried on how I will react if he hugs me or something…" Kagome said and her voice got a little bit worried and sad at the end and Kyoshi looked at her and smiled a little and then turned his attention to the road.
"I'm sure it will be fine. Just relax and let your instincts guide you." Kyoshi said softly and after that, the rest of the ride was in a comfortable silence.
When Kagome had been dropped off by her uncle's house and Kyoshi had promised to come get her to drive her to the hospital the next morning, Kagome walked to the door and opened it, her mother had said it was alright for her to walk right in. Kagome closed the door behind her and made sure to lock it and then she looked around in the entrance hall and saw a maid and called out to her. Once the maid noticed her Kagome walked up to the woman.
"Hey, eh I'm Kagome. Mama said that I could just go right in but I don't know where to go." Kagome said and when the maid smiled at her she relaxed.
"Yes, I should've known that you were my master's niece. Please, follow me, they are in the living room." The elderly maid said and then walked away, Kagome following close behind and Kagome felt that she really just wanted to see her family and greet her uncle and then head straight to bed, all of the day's events seemed too have caught up to her. After a few minutes the maid stopped at a door and smiled at Kagome.
"They are in here, I will wait outside to show you to your room as soon as you are ready to retire for the evening." The maid spoke and Kagome smiled at her and then opened the door and walked in to see her family sitting at the table in the middle of the room talking and drinking tea. When her mother saw her the older woman immediately put down her cup of tea and hurried to Kagome's side and hugged her.
"Sweetie, are you okay? Would you like to have some tea?" Sakura asked as she watched her daughter slowly shake her head.
"No thanks mom, I am really tired so I just wanted to let you all know that I am here and then go straight to bed." Kagome said and her mother smiled and nodded in understanding and then movement to their right caught there attention and Kagome looked to see her uncle smiling at her with a bright smile as he walked to them. Her uncle was 6,1 foot and had long redish brown hair that reached down to the middle of his back. Kagome had once asked him why he didn't have any gray hair and he had laughed and said he didn't like to look old. His hair was pulled into a low pony tail at the base of his neck and he was very well built, he went to the gym regularly if Kagome remembered correctly and his eyes was gray with some green in them.
"Kagome! I am so glad to see you. Please at least give me a hug before you go to bed, I haven't seen you in so long." The man said and Kagome became a little bit worried but then let her uncle hug her and she hugged him back slowly and then couldn't help but relax in relief that she didn't feel scared of him. Kagome let go of him and he did the same and she gave him a small smile.
"It is good to see you back home again, uncle Toya." Kagome said and her uncle, Toya, laughed and nodded. They all talked for a few minutes and Kagome told everyone in the room about what exactly had happened at the hospital with Hojo and the girls and then excused herself and left the room and let the maid show her to her room for the night.
Sakura watched her daughter leave the living room and then walked to the phone that sat at a small table near the couch. She wanted to call the parents of Kagome's old class mates and she looked at Souta, who looked very upset and angry.
"Souta, would you please help your grandfather to his room. I know you both probably want to talk to the parents aswell but it is for the best if we don't let our emotions get the best of us. Kagome seemed very tierd. We shouldn't risk disturbing her." Sakura spoke and Souta nodded slowly and then helped his silent but very angry grandfather to his feet and they also left the room, leaving Sakura and Toya alone and she looked at him and he only nodded and sat down at the couch, Sakura doing the same and she called up Hojo's mother first. Sakura would make it perfectly clear that the Hojo boy was going to leave her daughter alone from this point on.
Kagome was lead to a bedroom and she thanked the maid and then walked inside and closed the door and turned the lights on and even though she saw how big the room was, the only thing on Kagome's mind was the very comfortable looking king sized bed that stood with the headboard against one of the walls and she started to take of all her clothes until only her panties were left since she didn't have her pajama she would just have to sleep like that and as soon as she crawled in under the blankets and as soon as she had laid her head down on the pillow she was asleep. She never even heard when the door to her bedroom opened and a much younger looking maid walked in with a large shirt. The maid stopped in her tracks when she saw that the girl was already asleep and couldn't help but smile and then laid the shirt at the end of the bed and left, only to look back at the sleeping young woman and then the maid turned the lights of and closed the door quietly behind her. Letting Kagome continue to get the rest she very much needed.