InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ JOURNEY ❯ Chapter 27 ( Chapter 27 )

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Chapter 27

 

Kikyo woke them up with a knock on the front door. It had snowed during the night and everything was covered in a curtain of white. They trudged over to the main house where everyone was gathered at the kitchen table. Breakfast was already ready, compliments of Sesshomaru's mother. The radio broadcasted a weather bulletin in the background.

 

“It looks like we are all going to be here a while,” Sesshomaru's father said as he entered the kitchen from the living room. “It's a big one coming and most of the roads are shut down north and west of us. They say it won't hit hard here for five or six more hours though. With this many people stuck here, I suggest that someone better head to Heart Butte for some backup supplies.”

 

“I'll go,” Sesshomaru said before anyone else had a chance to volunteer. “Souta, you and Nathan need to get out and round up any strays before it's too late.”

 

“No Sesshomaru,” Kagome interrupted. “I'll go. You are not used to the roads up here. I am. Besides, they will need you here.”

 

“You are not going out in this!” Sesshomaru protested.

 

“Excuse me,” Kagome said raising an eyebrow at him and crossing her arms.

 

“You've done it now,” Souta said as he turned to retrieve his coat. “She's made up her mind. Here's a bit of advice....don't ever tell her what she can and can't do. She's as stubborn as a mule.”

 

“No. I don't want you to go out in this weather, especially in your condition,” Sesshomaru continued.

 

“I'm pregnant...not paralyzed, Sesshomaru. Out of everyone here, besides Souta and Nathan, I have the most experience with driving in the snow. Now, like it or not, I am going.” She looked crossly at Sesshomaru who was at a loss. She went over to him and wrapped her arms around his neck. She could see the worry etched clearly on his face, and it softened her resolve some. “I'll be fine, Sesshomaru. If it will make you feel any better, I'll take Hana with me.”

 

“Thank you.”

 

“I'll go too,” Kikyo said, surprising everyone.

 

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Half an hour later, Kagome, Kikyo, and Hana were in Souta's crew cab work truck heading for Heart Butte. It was a slow and arduous trip on the slippery roads. Hana sat quietly in the back seat while Kikyo sat up front with Kagome, who was not exactly thrilled about her presence in the first place. Kagome stayed focused on the roads and said nothing. Kikyo was trying to think of a way to talk to Kagome, whom she knew did not like her in the least.

 

 

After about an hour and a half of creeping through the snow, they made it to Heart Butte. There weren't many people on the roads, so they made it to the grocer's without any hassle. It didn't take them long to load up the truck with enough canned food to last them all for about a week. After they were done there, Kagome went to check the post office. It had been several days since it had been checked, so she figured that it needed to be done. Hana had fallen asleep in the back seat.

 

Kikyo was waiting patiently for Kagome to come outside when she noticed another truck pull up. She closed her eyes and waited. She didn't have to wait long.

 

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Kagome was bent over getting the mail from their box when the door opened and she heard someone approach. “It's going to get nasty out there,” she said to the stranger. Upon receiving no answer, she stood to turn around. But before she could, the stranger put a hand on the back of her head and shoved her, face first, as hard as possible into the wall. Lights exploded behind her eyes and then everything went black.

 

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Kikyo heard the door to the post office open, so she opened her eyes, thinking it was Kagome. What she saw, was her estranged half-brother carrying Kagome out of the building towards the waiting truck. She could see that Kagome was unconscious and that her head was bleeding. She reached over the seat and hit Hana, jolting her awake.

 

“I don't know what's he's doing, but I'm gonna try to stop him. I want you to stay hidden as long as you can.” After she was finished, she opened the door to the truck and stepped out into the snow.

 

“What are you doing?” she shouted.

 

“Getting revenge for what she did to me,” he shouted back.

 

“Stop it. You can't do this,” she pleaded as he approached her.

 

“Yes,” he said as he took a gun from the waist of his pants and hit her in the head with it, “I can.” He leaned over and picked her up and tucked her into the truck next to Kagome and then peeled out of the parking lot.

 

 

TBC...

 

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