Chapter 24

"The Sacred Jewel? As in the Jewel of Four Souls?" One of the members asks out loud. Kagome begins to feel completely nervous. AS such she holds her head "Kagome?" Inuyasha shakes her a little. "Inuyasha. Please, I need to get out of here." She pleas him weakly. Inuyasha looks up to his father. "Dad, Kagome is being scared here." He said to him. Toga can clearly see that Kagome is going to have a panic attack. He nods. "From here on out, I have decided to place Onigumo under arrest for possession of a deceased victim, kidnapping, trespassing on private property, attempted murder and abduction. His punishment will be in a containment that no one is allowed to make any appearances. As such he'll spend the rest of his life there." Toga decides to close the case after hitting the little mallet on the table. The two rows of the council stand up and leave. But a few of Toga's guards handcuff Onigumo and escort him to the assigned location for his punishment.

"Kagome?" Ai runs to her daughter. Kagome is somehow breathing rather rapidly instead of taking deep breaths. "Relax. He's gone." Inuyasha tries to calm her down. Kagome does so but collapses onto the ground. Luckily Inuyasha catches her before she hits the ground. "What could've happened to her?" Inuyasha asks her calmly as he carries her to the wheelchair. Inuyasha safely takes the girl to their car. "Will she be ok?" Ai asks him worryingly. Inuyasha nods. "I think so. I guess being in there must've trigger something inside of her." He said as his own concern is being shown in his golden eyes.

"Let's head back to my house. I believe there's some things that we need to discuss." Toga prefers to them. The two nod to him and hopped into the car. It doesn't take long for the ride back to the manor. As soon as Toga turns off the car in the garage, Inuyasha quickly gets Kagome out of the backseat and carries her bridal style and goes into his room so that Kagome could rest. Ai watches sadly to see her daughter going through this ordeal. "Ai. Maybe a cup of tea will calm your nerves." Toga said to her as they go into the kitchen to find Izayoi putting the dishes away. "Oh Dearest. I'm so relieved that you're home." She hugs him. Toga returns the hug. "Ai, are you ok?" Izayoi asks the woman gently. Ai shakes her head. "Unfortunately, I'm not." She honestly replies as she takes a seat at the breakfast nook.

Izayoi can tell that something horrible happened while they were gone. She knows what to do. "I'll make you some tea. Would you like anything to go with it?" She goes to the pantry to get the tea bags. "Honey please." Ai asks politely. Izayoi nods and begins preparing the tea. It doesn't take long for her to make the drinks. Toga grabs himself a bottle of water from the fridge. They sit across from Ai and served her the tea. "The moment that Onigumo claimed that the Sacred Jewel was in our presence, I wasn't aware that Kagome would have it. Then again…" Ai starts off her story.

Flashback

Ai is in the hospital holding her newborn daughter. "There, there. You're fine." She sooths the baby. "Your name will be Kagome." She tells her with a smile on her face. Kagome smiles back. As such a small speck of light shined from inside of the baby. 'When I saw that, I had a hunch that it was the Sacred Jewel."

End of Flashback

Ai smiles sadly at this point. "According to my father. When I told him about it, there was legend that who had the Sacred Jewel would be a target to many enemies. When that protector dies, the jewel chooses a new person to carry on the purpose." She explains to the couple. Toga can see it now. "I might know who it was that Sacred Jewel. It was Midoriko." He said to her. Ai holds her chin. "I think that there was a scroll about her. I thought it was a legend. I wasn't aware that the Sacred Jewel would exist. If I were to theorize this legend correctly, whoever has the jewel would have the right to make the right wish for it. It has to be the right one, otherwise when the carrier dies like before, the cycle would continue." Ai states them calmly.

Toga hmms at that part. "Since Onigumo claims that Kagome has the jewel, he might come after her. It's true that the poison he used on her wasn't completely able to do its purpose. But there's one more fact that he might know as well." Ai nods. "Yes, I was told that a priestess is the only person who is able to possess the jewel. As such it would mean that Kagome is a priestess herself."

Izayoi remembers the time that Kagome zapped Inuyasha with spiritual powers. "Dearest, was Midoriko a priestess as well?" She asks her husband. Toga nods to her. "Yes. She was a very powerful priestess. I was with her at the time of war, and you know the rest." He turns to Ai. "I was fighting along the way and we made a group that demons and humans can co-exist." That made Ai think about when they were at the council. "But you were the only leader of the demons. Who or where was the leader of the humans?" She asks him.

Toga frowns. "Unfortunately, that chair was absent for a long time. We've done many interviews for the position, but no one was fit for the job. Not to mention it's extremely difficult to do the job." He explains to her. "The last person was Midoriko who had the life span like mine. But somehow, she was getting sick and sadly passed away. We didn't want the press to know about it. We had to let them stay quiet. The humans weren't happy about it. Those who were in the group. That's why no human was as great as Midoriko."

Ai paused before saying something. "Do you think my daughter would be the next candidate?" Izayoi and Toga look at each other before turning their sight back to her. "Well, there's a possibility. But Kagome is just a teenager. As such the position is to remain vacant until someone else will be able to take over." Toga explains to her. That made Ai sigh in relief.

Inuyasha watches Kagome rest silently. After hearing about the Sacred Jewel shocked everyone. Toga wasn't fazed by it because it was around. He told Inuyasha about it as well when he was old enough to know. What luck. Not only is she our mate, but she also has the Sacred Jewel. The demon voice spoke happily. With it we can make sure that no one comes near her. Inuyasha knows for sure that the demonic instinct is right about it. The Sacred Jewel was the one item anyone whoever heard of it wanted to get their hands on it. According to his father, Midoriko was able to prevent anyone greedy enough to get it. And when she died, Midoriko took it with her.

Kagome moans as she is able to hold her as she tries to sit up. "Kagome. Hang on." Inuyasha repositions the pillows so she could sit up. "What happened to me?" She asks him. Inuyasha places his hand on her shoulder. "You had a panic attack at the council. We had to bring you here." He answers her gently. Kagome blinks her eyes a few times. "I had a panic attack? From what?" She asks him. "Hey calm down. Tell me. Do you know anything about the Sacred Jewel?" Inuyasha sooths her with a comforting rub. Kagome thought back to the information that Toga gave her a few days ago.

"Only my mom and grandpa have. But not me." Kagome said to him as calmly as she could. Inuyasha nods. "Well, your mom is here. She's with my parents. I bet that she's telling them about something that you do know." Inuyasha tries to make this topic as less awkward as possible. "Then I guess my mom and I are going have a little talk." Kagome groans in frustration.