Chapter 4
"Oooh, you evil little imp! I'm gonna kick ya so hard poop comes out of your mouth!" Inuyasha yelled chasing after Jaken with clear promise of his threat.
"You cannot touch your brother's loyal servant lest you face milord's wrath." Jaken responded believing the half breed would heed his word. At least he thought the threat would work.
Inuyasha stopped for a moment making Jacken thinking he won this battle. Wrong.
"Keh, I can handle that jerk. You on the other hand are dead meat when I get my claws on you."
Miroku stepped out of his hut after hearing all the yelling, he was interested on what has gotten his friend so riled up. When he saw Inuyasha running after the toad, he could only think that Kagome went to the other side of the well leaving a board Inuyasha behind.
"Inuyasha, what has the green one done to irk you so?" Miroku asked in his 'I'm more mature than you' tone.
Inuyasha stopped after finally catching Jaken and looked to Miroku. "This poor excuse for a demon ate my last ramen! You know NO one touches my ramen!"
Miroku hid his humored smile behind his sleeve till he regained his composure. "Must you maim the unfortunate looking creature over a cup of noodles? You know Kagome always brings back an abundant supply every time she goes to the future. I'm sure she'll bring more this time as well."
Jaken fumed, "Who are you calling unfortunate looking? I happen to be quite hansom."
Both Inuyasha and Miroku looked at Jaken and burst out in laughter. Inu dropped the imp in his bout of chuckling and Jaken hit his head on a rock.
Jaken rubbed his lump with a dejected look on his face. He never felt so little. Although he was trampled, drowned, hit in the head or kicked by his lord, never once did he feel so small.
"Leave Jaken-sama alone. You are being a bully." Rin came to the toad servant's aid.
Both Inu and Miroku stopped their cackling and blushed in shame at being told off by a twelve year old. Oh how immature she made them feel with her disapproving look.
"I'm gonna say something to Sango-chan and Kagome-chan about your cruel behavior. It's mean to make fun of others." Rin proclaimed with her chin held high. Both men paled. They knew their wives were against bullying even if it was Jaken they were getting fun of. They have been through it before when they were told it's a bad example for their children.
"Hide!" both Inuyasha and Miroku yelped in unison.
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"Mama? Mama,are you here? Sota? Grandpa?" Kagome called around getting a bit flustered. There was always someone home. Dread began to fill her. Something must have gone wrong with her grandpa. Last time she came to visit, he was zoning out too much. She didn't feel right leaving at the time, but her mother assured her that he would be fine.
Kagome walked to the kitchen. Nothing. She checked the living room and bed rooms. Still nothing. She walked into her old room and on the desk was a note.
Kagome dear,
If you have come home and we have yet to return, I fear my dear we will still be at the shelter at the hospital. There was a severe weather warning that families had to go to underground or bomb shelters. There have been severe hurricanes and tornadoes with large scale hale damage across Japan and other locations in the world. The scientists believe the storms will come to pass within days to around a few weeks. They say the global warming is the main factor of this dreadful weather. Stay safe Kagome. I will try to call once they get the cell service back up again and leave a message on how we are all doing. Try not to come without Inuyasha just in case one of the storms hit close to home.
Love you,
Mom, Sota & Grandpa
Kagome skimmed the note a few times. She realized the weather looked cruddy when she left the well house, but it seem to be at a standstill. It was windy and barely drizzling, so she wondered why they would call for people to go to the local shelters. The weather didn't look anywhere near severe.
Kagome walked to her closet to grab some warm clothes. It was still cold even nearing the end of winter. The snow was depleting slowly, letting patches of grass to peak through.
She came home for supplies to be prepared for scouting the lands for the youkai and hanyou who wished to become part of their plan at saving the demon species. They felt the first stirrings of some kind of doom filled feeling. They knew their time was running short. They had to act fast. Shippo, Kaede and Rin were making many types of charms, some similar to Inuyasha's necklace, among other types and were enchanting them to hold a glamour for the demon or hanyou that wear them to appear human.
Kagome packed the last of the warm clothing for her and her daughter. She headed to the kitchen to gather the ramen that her mother bought in bulk for her son-in-law and granddaughter. She stuffed them all in her newly acquired magic shoulder bag. It was much like Marry Poppin's bad that could hold many things large or small. It was seemingly unlimited space. The bag had a limit though. Everything that went in, just say what you need from the bag and it would appear at the top. Inuyasha gave it to Kagome as a gift since he got tired of carrying around her old gargantuan yellow sack.
'bang...smash'
"What the heck was that?" Kagome wondered heading toward the window to see where the noise was coming from. What greeted her eyes was softball sized hail smashing to the ground roughly. The wind was starting to pick up faster. It was practically roaring at this point. It wasn't that bad when she got into the house, so why all the sudden it had just gotten worse?
'boom' the front door slammed open with force.
"Kagome!" came Inuyasha's hurried voice.
Kagome rushed from the kitchen with her bag and saw the look of worry in his eyes."What's wrong Inuyasha?"
"Come quickly! Something dangerous is heading this way." he yelled over the rapid winds. Kagome took her old position on his back and they left the house. What they saw outside was the beginning of mass destruction. In the distance, buildings were crumbling to the triple tornado threat. A fourth looked to be starting to descend from the sky close to the shrine. She was frantic now and Inuyasha picked up his pace to the well. It was enchanted so it would survive the devastation outside. Her childhood home though may not be so lucky. She could only pray that it would remain standing. At least her family was in a safe place where the storms could not reach them.
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"Kagome? What is the matter?" Sango asked when she noticed the look of shock on her sisterly friend.
Inuyasha answer for her. "Something is wrong in her time. Strange storms unlike anything we've ever encountered. The clouds twisted down to the ground and taken out anything in its path."
"They are called tornadoes. Mom said the scientists believe global warming is the ultimate cause of the unusual storms, but I think the gods are finally going through with population reduction. Humans in my time are destroying the planet by using up the resources of nature and polluting the air. I don't blame them, but I never thought I'd get to witness it first hand. I can only pray my family stays safe through it. I can't get to them right now." Kagome was somewhat sullen.
Sango gave her friend a comforting hug. It's not easy the unknown. Not knowing if your family is safe. Not knowing if your home would be there still when you return. Not knowing how to handle it all if it all turns out to be gone. Sango glanced at her husband and Miroku sent a silent prayer to Kami to protect his best friend's family.
'grrrr...hiss'
"Kirara, what wrong girl?" Sango readied her bone boomerang.
"I don't smell or sense out of the ordinary." Inuyasha bluntly stated.
Kagome though stood stark still facing the forest line. She felt something unusual. She couldn't quite put her finger on it but whatever it was, it didn't seem evil.
Inuyasha jumped in front of Kagome and growled himself when there was a maneuvering of the brush and out stepped a cloaked figure. Everyone stood on edge preparing if they must fight. Good thing the children were with Kaede in the village.
"Who are you and why can't I scent anything from you?" Inuyasha demanded.
The person removed her hood to reveal brilliant jade colored eyes. She removed her cape completely and stretched her wings. The humans of the group stood in awe and the demonic beings were confused. This person could very well be a demon, but unlike any they knew of.
"Hello. My name is Jade and I've been sent here to help you."
A/N: Sorry this is a bit late but I've been caught up in the show Once Upon A Time. Just finished the last season available on hulu so I got new inspiration for my story. I will update again wed or thurs so be patient with me please.
