InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Foreign Exchange Orphan ❯ So There IS Some Truth Behind Those Dusty Old Legends! ( Chapter 15 )

Foreign Exchange Orphan

Chapter Fifteen:

So There IS Some Truth Behind Those Dusty Old Legends!

"Look!" Kagome cried all of the sudden, eagerly jabbing a finger towards something on the scroll.

"What?" Inuyasha yawned, blinking his eyes with fatigue.

"Finally, something good about the Shikon no Tama!" she squealed. True, they had been poring over scrolls for more than five hours now, and it had been getting boring from the start.

"What's it say!" He scrambled up from his spot on the floor to sit beside Kagome.

"It says that the Shikon no Tama burst out of someone named Mirdoriko during a fierce battle that lasted seven days. It gives immense power to demons and humans. Many centuries ago, someone broke it, shattering it into a hundred pieces all over!"

"What an idiot," Inuyasha muttered. Kagome gave him a sharp sideways glance, but cleared her throat, and continued.

"It says here, priestesses of the Higurashi shrine collected most of the pieces and hid them away in their shrine, just before they were gruesomely killed by demons who wanted the jewel for their own questionable purposes." Before Kagome could continue, a warm, tingly feeling swept through her body, but it was over just as quickly as it came.

"You OK?"

"Yeah, I'm fine," she stuttered. "But do you know that means? It means my ancestors were the ones who put most of the Shikon no Tama back together!"

"How do you know that?"

"Duh, my last name is Higurashi AND we used to live in a shrine when I was little. I remember!"

"But how will that help you GET the jewel?" Kagome shrugged, but paused when that fuzzy feeling swept through her again. She dismissed it.

"I dunno, but don't worry Inuyasha. We'll save Kikyo." He nodded.

"Hey, thanks."

"For what?"

"Helping me with Kikyo after. . ." Inuyasha gulped and forced himself to look at his feet instead of her eyes. He felt Kagome's soft hand lift up his chin to look at her face. She smiled.

"Don't worry Inuyasha. I told you I would I always be there for you, and that was a promise. Well, I'm tired, I'm going to bed!" She removed her hand, waved, and walked to her room, leaving Inuyasha staring out blankly at her.

`What was that all about?' he thought, touching the place her hand had been a moment before.

^_~

Inuyasha and Kagome went through another boring Tuesday school day, and as soon as they got home, made preparations for meeting up with Totusai.

"OK, we'll ask him about the Tetsusaiga and go."

"Yeah, if he's as weird as your grandpa. . ." Kagome giggled.

They followed Gramps' directions. Two blocks down to the right. Soon, they arrived in front of a little, cute stone cottage, the front yard blocked off by a thick, wooden picket fence, an ugly, odd looking bull sun bathing in front. Kagome stared at the beast in horror as Inuyasha knocked on the door.

An old man appeared, looking irritable. He had a receding hairline, wispy gray hair pulled up into a small ponytail, and bulgy eyes with tiny dot pupils.

"Uh. . .are you Totusai?" Inuyasha ask. The man's eyes bulged(if that is even more possible) as he took in the dog hanyou before him.

"I. . .Inu. . .yasha?" he murmured.

"That's me old man. How is it that you know my name?"

"Son of the Great Lord Inutaisho!" he cried. "Come in, come in!"

A few minutes later, they were siting cross legged on wood floor.

"You still haven't answer my question old man!" Inuyasha snapped, while Kagome shoved him in the ribs.

"That's Totusai to you, Inuyasha."

"Whatever."

"I never thought that I would ever see you again! Inutaisho's strict orders were to tell you, if I was to ever cross paths with you."

"You're not making ANY sense!"

"Allow me to explain. You have probably come to believe that no one ever loved you, right?"

"Yeah, so?"

"Well, that is not true. Your mother, Saoko, was married to the great dog demon of the Western Lands, quite a while back. Anyway, to make a long story short, your father was coming home one day with jewel shards, when a demon, named Naraku raided your home while your mother was conveniently giving birth," Totusai sighed. "To protect you and your mother, he gave up his life!"

"That fricken BASTARD!" Inuyasha raged, growling furiously, fangs bared. His now intense amber eyes were narrowed in anger. "NARAKU IS GOING TO DIE!" Kagome's eyes, which were always a soft where tapered into slits.

"How could he do something like that! Taking Kikyo hostage, killing your dad!" (You know when Kagome's mad, stay out of her way!) "So, what happened to his mom?!!"

"Emotionally scarred by Inutaisho's death, she didn't want to get to close to Inuyasha, knowing, regretfully one day, she would have to give him up."

"But WHY?"

"Because, Naraku was sure to come back, and kill you, before you got to your treasure."

"What treasure?"

"The Tetsusaiga."

"So, what IS the Tetsusaiga actually?"

"The most glorious, and powerful of swords, that I forged from your father's fangs!" Totusai cried triumphantly, puffing out his chest. "Able to kill a hundred demons with a single swipe of the sword!"

"Amazing!"

"Yes. So, you. . .still have that box, right?"

"What box?"

"A long thin one, rimmed with gold. Please tell me you have it!"

"Oh, yeah THAT box, I have it old man. Now, you're sayin that inside that box, is the Tetsusaiga?"

"And it's sheath," he corrected.

"Whatever."

"So, what do you need the sword for anyway?"

"Totusai, you're sworn to secrecy. If Kagome's parents knew what we were about to do, then we'd never be able to do it! A close friend of mines has been taken hostage by Naraku!" He blanched.

"Inuyasha, you fool! You think that only two of you can go against Naraku's army! You are going to need some help, like the police!"

"But if we involve them, Kikyo will die!" The old man stroked his chin thoughtfully.

"Well, you'd better have some pretty good alliances, and you NEED to starting unlocking Tetsusaiga. Now leave! I have to prepare for tonight's bingo game with Taro(Kagome's Grandpa)"

Inuyasha rolled his eyes, and Kagome followed his suit, then they walked out of the house.

"How are you going to get out the Tetsusaiga?"

"How am I supposed to know!" Inuyasha growled, throwing his hands up in the air. "Stupid old man!"

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