InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Kagome's Realization ❯ Chapter 18 ( Chapter 23 )

Inuyasha looked from Miroku to Sesshomaru then back to Miroku. "So you both know, huh? Why do I have a feeling that your stories shall differ?" Inuyasha rolled his eyes and brought his hand up to rub the bridge of his nose, he was starting to get a major headache. "Miroku, you first."

Miroku cleared his throat and tried to think real hard of the story that his great-grandfather told him when he was a small boy. "Masimato Yunigie is a wizard. It's said that he has been alive for nearly three hundred years. He is best known for his compassion. He would help anyone he saw that he felt was worthy of his help, which was quite often considering all the disease and starvation during the warring era.

I do not know how often he has done it, why he swore an oath to never do it again or even where he is and if he would help us but he has the power."

"Do you know if he is still alive?" Shippo asked.

"No but perhaps Sesshomaru knows." Miroku said looking at Sesshomaru.

"Hopefully he knows something because so far you have been of little help." Inuyasha said glaring at Miroku.

"I knew it wouldn't be an easy task when I mentioned it, Inuyasha." Miroku shot back. He was trying his best to not let the emotional tension amongst them start a fight.

"Would you tell us what you know?" Sango asked Sesshomaru. Her only concern was Kagome. If by some miracle they could bring her back she would do anything in her power to do so.

Sesshomaru observed the group. He was amazed that the death of one of their group could cause so much turmoil. And yet, Sesshomaru eyes came to rest on Rin. "I can only tell you that he has taken his refuge on my lands in the West." Sesshomaru remembered seeing the old wizard only once, at what is now his castle; he came to ask his father for his permission to find a home within his lands.

"Do you know where?" Sango probed further, getting information from Inuyasha's brother was like asking Inuyasha to think before he went charging in with his Testuiga drawn.

"High in the mountains. It would take you at least three days to reach him. The monk is right I do not think he will help you."

FLASHBACK:

"Why is it that you wish to take refuge?" Asked Inu-Yoshimitsu, Lord of the Western Lands. Sesshomaru stood quite and tall next to his father.

"I no longer wish to of service to anyone." Masimato Yunigie replied.

There was a long silence as the Lord waited for the wizard to continue, but he didn't. "I see." He said finally. "Since you have no wish to associate yourself with no one I think you might find the mountains to your liking. You can find them at the border of my lands. No one should bother you there."

"I shall not forget your understanding, my lord." The wizard bowed deeply and took his leave.

When Sesshomaru heard the closing of the hall doors he turned to his father. "Do you not wish to know why he is seeking refuge on our lands? He could be wanted."

"He isn't. I did not think he would tell me what I already knew." Replied the great lord Inu-Yoshimitsu before he too took his leave. Leaving Sesshomaru to his own thoughts and questions left unanswered.

END FLASHBACK.

"The mountains are on the border of the Western Lands correct?" Inuyasha asked.

Sesshomaru nodded.

"I plan on making it there faster than three days. Sango, Miroku, and Shippo you are to head west until you come to the mountains. I do not plan on waiting for you so if you can't keep up I will see you there." Inuyasha looked at each of them with such a serious and do not question me look that all each could do was nod their understanding.

Inuyasha walked past them all and knelt to scoop Kagome up again when it dawned on him that he should try to keep her as warm as possible. He pulled off his robe and ever so gently lifted her and put it on her ting it in the front. Brushing a kiss across her forehead Inuyasha lifted her easily and stood turning to face Sesshomaru.

"I shall not forget what you tried to do." And without even looking towards his companions Inuyasha took off towards the West.

"Left behind already." Miroku observed while turning to gather the horses.

"We'll get there." Sango said with confidence. She had her eye on the three to be left behind. She had always considered an exterminator, a miko, a kitsune, a perverted monk, and a half demon an interesting set of companions but without even really knowing them she knew they beat them hands down. From what she knew Sesshomaru hated humans yet he traveled with a human child. A young one at that, Rin looked to be no more than six. Gathering her wits about her Sango snapped out of her thoughts and looked over her shoulder to see Miroku waiting for her. "Till we meet again." She said.

MEANWHILE:

Inuyasha ran as fast as he possible could. If he didn't know better he would have thought Kagome was asleep, snuggled up in his arms. Her head resting comfortably in the crook of his neck. The pain at the thought of maybe never truly experiencing such a thing nearly made Inuyasha stumble and fall. He was not going to think negative. If he wanted Kagome back he had to believe in it with everything in him. Everything.

"You have too much that you need and want to do. I shall see to it that you accomplish them." He said to her, shifting his head to rest on hers for a moment. The last of the setting sun shining brightly before him.