Chapter 19: How Did You Find Us?
Miroku makes his way to the office. He comes in a casual way, "Excue me ladies." He asks politely to get their attention. "Yes Houshi. What can I help you with?" One of them asks as she comes up to him. "I need to have Sango's help with something. It's urgent as we speak." Miroku leans onto the counter. The woman showed a sad look, "I'm afraid that Sango isn't here at all." Miroku widens his eyes. Sango was with him in the morning. "There has to be a mistake. Did she called in or something?" He asks desperately. "No we haven't got a word from her or her father. Maybe you could help out." She said to him with a hopeful expression. Miroku nods and leaves, "Trust me, I know where her spots are. I just hope she's at any of them." He said before he left the office.
In the janitor closet, Kagome struggests to get out of the ropes' clutches, but they're too much for her. Even from time to time some of the rough edges of the ropes cut her skin and blood seeps through the openings. 'It's hopeless. Looks like I'm stuck down here, forever.' She sadly thought to herself. Even the smells are too much for her to handle as well. Soon a door opens up and the figures shadows over her. "I see you're still hanging in. But I think you might need something to keep in touch." It said as it throws another body into the room. Kagome looks to the person. 'Sango!' She widens her eyes, and turns back to the figure with a glare look, even though she can't speak because of the clothe in her mouth. "Even if she can try to break free out of them, you're too weak to even notice about what's going on with your friends as I speak." The figures laughs and slams the door. Kagome manages to get to Sango who is the same way, tied and gagged. Kagome nudges her. "Sango." She shouts through her gagged mouth. Sango moans as she flutters her eyes. She finds herself in the dark. "Sango." Kagome screams again getting her attention. "Kagome? Where happened to you?" Sango managed to asks through her gagged mouth. Kagome looks down with confusion, which forms tears. 'If only I knew, Sango. If only I knew.' Kagome thought to her.
Inuyasha is walking down the hallway and looking for the basement door. He made sure that no other students would get suspicous about him. As a matter of fact, if any of them told the faculty about his actions, they never win the argument. So it was better safe than sorry no to get into someone's personal business, even if it's in their own school. What seemed like for hours, Inuyasha spots a figure he hasn't seen before. He hides on the corner of the hall but is able to see what the figure is up to. What happens next shocked him. The figure has been wearing nothing but leather all over, legs, even the head and face. It's be as if this figure is a mystery. The figure turns and locks the door when it closed it. "More bait to get." It snear as it walks towards Inuyasha. Inuyasha spots the boys restroom. He hides in there until the figure passes him and gone to the other side of the hall and turn a corner.
Once the figure is gone, Inuyasha slips out of the restroom and heads to the door that the figure came out of. He comes to the door and try to open it. Surprising the door opens up. Inside the door leads downstairs and the senses are unbearable. But now is not the time to complain about the smell. He goes down the stairs and turns on the light. "Inuyasha?" Miroku calls down to him. Inuyasha turns to him, "Miroku. Have you found Sango?" He asks him. Miroku shakes his head. "No she's missing as well. Maybe she could be with Kagome." Miroku replies as he meets Inuyasha at the bottom of the stairs.
While walking around the room, Inuyasha twitches his ears, hoping to hear something unusual. Miroku looks closely at the items stocked on shelves. He moves some them aside one by one. He makes it to one side of the wall. Soon something thumbs close to him. He moves some of the items aside to see what it is. As he clear the way. "Inuyasha. Over here." Miroku gestures his hand to make Inuyasha come to him. Inuyasha kneels down to him. "What's with this wall? It doesn't look right with the rest." Inuyasha said as he touches the wall. But the texture of the wall isn't made by rock or brink. "It's wood." He narrows as he smoothly slide his claws across the surface. "Something's not right about this Inuyasha." Miroku said to him. Inuyasha nods, "You're right, something's off about this." Inuyasha cracks his claws, and slashes the wood. As he slashed it, it was nothing more than merely paper, but think wise. "Who'se idea was it to use such a piece of crap?" Miroku comments the paper's weakness. Inuyasha shakes his head. "Let's just find the girls." He said as they walk into the tunnel.
Sango and Kagome wait for awhile now. When is someone going to save them from the figure that abducted them? When hope seems to be lost, they heard something different from the other side of the locked door. Kagome goes to one side of the wall. Sango does the same but on the other side of the room. They begin kicking like crazy trying to get someone's attention. 'Please save us.' Kagome and Sango thought simultaneously.
Inuyasha and Miroku come out of the tunnel and come into a big room of the basement. Luckily the light was on to show them what's around. Seems to average for a damped for them. Suddenly a hollow banging gets Inuyasha's ears sensitive hearing. "Hold it. Someone's down here." He said as they look around. Inuyasha closes his eyes flexing his ears to find the accurate spot where the thumping is coming from. "It's at the left corner." He said to him. Miroku nods and they run up to the spot. Inuyasha and Miroku places their hands on the wall. Even the thumping were vibrating onto their touch. Inuyasha rub the wall and found a hook as a doorknob. He grasp it and pulls it towards to reveal a regular door behind. "For my dad to buid a school, he must've had his way to build secret passages." He said to Miroku with a impressive tone. Miroku nods for agreement. Inuyasha opens the door and spots two figures in there. "Who's in here?" Inuyasha shouts in.
Kagome and Sango keep on banging on the walls. Soon the door opens up. Kagome assumes it's the figure that kidnapped them. "Who's in here?" A different voice calls in. Kagome opens her eyes and look to see it's Inuyasha and Miroku. "Inuyasha!" Kagome calls through her gagged mouth. Inuyasha heard her loud and clear. "Kagome." Inuyasha sees her roped down. "Sango." Miroku comes to Sango's side and managed to get her free from the ropes, and Inuyasha does the same with Kagome. "Kagome are you alright?" Inuyasha as he craddles her in his arms. Kagome nods and passed out. Miroku helps Sango up on her feet. "Sango what happened? How did you and Kagome get down here?" Miroku asks her with worry. Sango shrugs her shoulders. "Your guess is as good as mine." She replies to him. Miroku doesn't feel like pushing her to anymore questions. Inuyasha carries Kagome bridal style and they made it out of the basement and back onto the main school floor.
Inuyasha looks around the hallway. He spots a clock. Seeing it's 5:30 pm. Scool must've end about 2 hours ago. He turns back to Miroku, "Let's go." He said and they make their way to their cars in the students' parking lot. Luckily their cars are the only ones. Miroku helps Sango into his passenger seat. Inuyasha manages to open the doors, thanks to his keys. He puts Kagome into the passenger side, and gets in his side. He turns on his walkie talkie on his car that can contact his family's vehicles, and Miroku. "Let's head to my place." He tells him. "I was thinking the same thing." Miroku replies as they drive to the Takahashi Mansion.