InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Back to Where I belong ❯ Home is where the heart is ( Chapter 4 )

A/N: I’m glad that people like my story so much I honestly didn’t like the last chapter all that much. Anyway here is the next6 chapter.

Disclaimer: If I had money I might pay the person who owns Inuyasha, and maybe then I would own him. But it’s been so long since I’ve seen money I wouldn’t be sure what it looked like even if I did have any of it. J

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Inuyasha found me before I even did anything. I had just be sitting in my small, smelly well wondering how I was going to get Miroku out here when he just showed up, and boy did he look mad…..and strangely relieved?

“Kagome, you are going to tell me that you haven’t been down there for three days?” he demanded.

He looked rather livid even from all the way down here. I had no idea how he had gotten through the barrier I had made since it was suppose to keep every living thing out of it. But why should I question that since I had no idea why he had felt the need to come here anyway? Before I knew it he was jumping down to me.

You could tell that he hadn’t been thinking because the second he landed he looked panicked. I was panicked. I knew that the well wouldn’t work and still I was waiting. When he noticed that we hadn’t gone anywhere he got this strange look on his face.

“Kagome…” he whispered.

“Don’t.” I said, trying to prevent the tears, I looked away so he couldn‘t see.

I knew the second I came back that there was no going back. I knew the second I landed that the last image I would have of my family, would be with them all sleeping, all of them thinking that they would see me in the morning. Now that Inuyasha was down here, and I had proof that I was not going to be traveling magically any longer I wanted to stay down here forever and never leave.

Inuyasha sat down on the well and came to me. I felt his arms around me and I fell apart. Inuyasha smelt the same and I still had the same feelings I had all those months ago. Why couldn’t things be different?! The thought only made me cry harder.

“I belong here. I just…., I hiccupped, “it’s my family Inuyasha, and I left them all. I’m never going to see them again. Even though I wasn’t happy there-”

I had to stop because I was crying to hard. Inuyasha just held me. He didn’t ask why I had come back. He didn’t yell at me for coming back, and then practically starving myself on the bottom of the well. He didn’t do any of those things. He just rocked me while I cried. Then when I had calmed down enough we just sat there.

“Kagome, I’m glad that you came home,” he whispered in my ear.

I snuggled father into his arms, “I am too,” I agreed.

Whether I imagined it or not I think Inuyasha kissed my head.

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Inuyasha had brought me up after awhile and I had lowered the barrier I made so it would allow Miroku would come to us. I didn’t know how Inuyasha had gotten through, but I didn’t think that it worked that way with everyone. I knew we didn’t have to wait long for the cavalry to come. Inuyasha and I were just hanging out by the well waiting for the welcoming committee.

“You know you smell,” Inuyasha informed.

“Thank you for the Inuyasha I am well aware that I haven’t taken bath for three days,” I said sarcastically.

I really didn’t want Inuyasha to bring that up, because I was well aware that I smelled a little… ripe.

“Well it’s bugging my nose.”

I growled, but said nothing. It looked as if the nice side of him had taken a hike and the man I knew and loved was back. Why did I love him? The selfish son of a…. Didn’t think of anyone but himself….

“As soon as we get to Keade’s your going to eat something. Three granola bars and two bottles of water isn’t enough for three days. Didn’t you bring Ramen or something?”

I was shocked, “I couldn’t cook Raman at the bottom of the well!”

“That stuff is good enough that it probably would have tasted good enough even if it wasn’t cooked,” I glared.

He said nothing more and I sat down. I was getting dizzy and I really didn’t want Inuyasha to see me pass out. Inuyasha may have been a self absorbed jerk, but he did worry a lot and I didn’t need him to worry about my weakness.

A thought came to mind, “Inuyasha why are we waiting for them to come to us. Why aren’t you just taking us back to the hut?”

“Because your to weak to walk and the monk will bring Kirara and Sango with him so your able to ride on her,” he stated.

“Why can’t I just ride on your back?”

Inuyasha looked uncomfortable, “Because he hurt his back yesterday when fighting a demon, and when you put something on his back he starts to make these really interesting noises. It‘s as if he‘s in pain or something,” Miroku answered coming into the clearing.

I was so happy to see Sango, Miroku, and Kirara. I really wanted to get up and greet them. I wanted to hug them and have to keep Miroku’s hands away from my butt. I wanted Sango to hug me until I couldn’t breath. I couldn’t though because I barley had the strength to stand. I felt pity for Miroku. He was really going to get it.

“How could you keep me from my best friend when she obviously needed me! She looks awful,” Sango screamed at her husband.

Miroku took a baby from Sango’s arms and I guesses it was there, “Darling…”

“Yeah, Miroku why did you not inform any of us that Kagome was dieing in the bottom of a well.”

“I WAS NOT DIEING AND YOU KNOW IT!” I got up and hit him in the back of the head.

“Your weak.”

“Yeah, like I haven’t went through this before. When I came home that last time I didn’t eat for a long while. This is nothing,” I blurted.

Shit. Everyone was looking at me now. I laughed and changed the subject before anyone could ask any questions about that time in my life. Me and my big mouth.

“Is this your daughter?” I asked looking at the baby and then Sango.

She blushed for what reason I don’t know, “Yeah, she’s ours,” Miroku stated proudly.

I stayed where I was because I needed to, but I really would have loved to hug that baby. She was so cute! She had to have been around three weeks old. She had her daddy’s hair color and she looked as if she had Sango’s nose. Miroku moved toward me with the baby, but I stopped him.

“Miroku not smart. I haven’t bathed in three days and I’m to weak to get excited about a baby,” I laughed.

I let Inuyasha lead me to Kirara, and we all went home.

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As soon as I had entered Keade’s hut I had passed out. I don’t remember laying down, but I woke up on a mat. Someone was shaking me awake and I wanted to sleep.

“Stop!” I whined, swatting the person away.

“Kagome, you can eat and then you can sleep.”

I smiled at the sound of Inuyasha’s voice, ‘Hi, Inuyasha,” I drowsed.

Inuyasha came behind me and pulled me into the sitting position. That was okay by me. I could sleep sitting up.

“Come on Kagome. Wake up.”

I groaned, but I opened my eyes. The food did smell good. Keade had cooked come stew and it looked really good and smelt just as enticing. I took the bowl that Inuyasha offered and I ate it. I ate to fast, and I took three helpings. As much as I didn’t want to admit it Inuyasha had been right. I had needed to eat. I just hadn’t realized how much until now.

A thought came to me, “I never asked what the baby’s name was.”

“Mio.”

“That’s cute,” I cooed.

Inuyasha smirked, “Yeah, and Miroku can’t wait to see when he can have the next one.

I snorted and laid back down on my mat, and looked up at Inuyasha through the fire light in the middle of the room. I must have been asleep for awhile because it was bark out now. I didn’t think that Inuyasha had that kind of patience.

“How old is she?”

“About thirty days old.” Inuyasha stated as he took my bowl and put it outside to be done later.

Inuyasha came back in and put out the fire. He didn’t say anything but spread down to just his pants, and I did not stare… Okay maybe a little. I watched as he put out the fire, I watched as he went to a corner. He put his sword on the floor and sat down against a wall. Neither him nor I said anything because there was really nothing to be said right now.

I had more questions, but decided they could wait. I thought back to the old days and wished that I hadn’t missed so much. In the darkness of the night I wasn’t bothered by honking horns or street life. All I saw was darkness, and all I could hear was the sounds of the wilderness. You don’t know what true dark is until you live in a time where there is not electricity. It’s nice to have honest to goodness peace and quite.

So many things were different and yet not much had changed. Sango and Miroku had gotten married shortly after we had defeated Naraku I was glad that I was there for that. But I had still missed the birth of their child. I had found out earlier that Shippo was off with Koga. That he was traveling to find more information about his family and where he came from. It was a good thing that he had not asked Miroku that question. The kid would have been scared for life.

This was like missing days after days of school. You knew what was happening as soon as you got back, but you were lost. You had felt like you had missed out on so much that you would never catch up. I was hoping to the gods that a caught up.

A/N: Tell me what you think. R&R! I so need to get to sleep now. I would have had this up sooner, but everyone kept interrupting me what I was writing.