InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Brother's Keeper Vol. 2 ❯ Back to the Past, Part II ( Chapter 1 )

Brother's Keeper Vol. 2

 

Chapter 1

“Back to the Past, Part II”

 

A/N: The chapter title is an intentional play on `Back to the Future.'

 

It had been three months since Sota Higurashi last visited the Feudal era. After leading quite a busy summer, he was finally ready to make his return to the past. (A/N: Read prologue if you haven't already) There was one problem, though. He had to keep his plan away from Kagome, but he felt like he had to tell someone what he wanted to do. So, he confided in his mother.

“Mom, I really need to talk to you. It's something important,” he said.

“Sure, Sota. I'm always here to provide you an ear,” she intentionally rhymed.

“Can we do this in private?”

“Uh… sure, honey.”

 

The two went to Mom's room to have this important discussion. Sota quietly shut the door behind him so that it wouldn't create unwanted attention.

“Mom, I have to tell you something, but you have to promise not to tell a single soul about this,” he requested.

“My lips are sealed, honey,” she replied.

“Mom, there's I reason why I've been doing baseball, and karate, and whatnot all summer. (A/N: Yes, `whatnot' is one word. Look it up in a dictionary) I…I…I've been preparing to go to back to Feudal Japan.” Ms. Higurashi gasped, but at the same time, this didn't come as a big shock to her. Somewhere, deep inside her mind, she knew this was coming. She looked down at her son's eyes. They showed nothing but worry, worry that she might not permit him to make let his dream become a reality.

“Are you sure you should be doing this so soon before school starts?” she asked.

“Mom, I don't start until late September, and its only early August,” he quickly replied.

“Oh. Well, I guess you can go. I trust Inuyasha and Kagome to protect you. Just don't get yourself in any trouble that you can't handle.”

Sota's face was filled with happiness when her words hit his ears. He stated jumping for joy, not realizing everyone else could hear the big “THUD”s he was making when he hit the floor.

 

The next day, the family sat down for breakfast, which featured Kagome's delicious omelets. (A/N: I'm referring to the first movie, for those who don't know) Sota kept staring at Kagome, which questions running through his mind. What if she knows already? What if…? His train of thought crashed when Kagome snapped him out of his hypnotized state.

“What in the world are you staring at?” she asked.

“I'm sorry,” he replied.

“You've been like this all morning.”

“All thirty minutes?”

“Yes!”

 

After about an hour, Kagome said her goodbyes and jumped in the well. What she dodn't know was that Sota not far behind. As soon as she jumped, Sota ran as fast as he could toward his room, changed his outfit, and grabbed the bag he prepared for this special day. He then went zooming through the house again, blowing right by his mother.

“Where do you think you're going?” she demanded. Sota came to a halt, turned his head around, and winked her. Suddenly, she understood everything. “Have fun,” she said in response.

 

Sota ran up to the well-house doors, opened them, closed them, took out his Shikon shard, and jumped over the side of the well like it was a hurdle at a track meet. The experience of traveling through time came back to him, and left him in a state of bliss.

 

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