InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Love, Interrupted ❯ Chapter 19 ( Chapter 19 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Kagome stared in disbelief at the sight before her. On the floor of the well house, where the well once sat, was nothing but empty ground,
"What's going on?" she cried in distress, "Inuyasha!"
Running back into the house, she dropped her bow, quiver and bag and screamed,
"MAMA! GRANDPA! COME QUICK!"
"What is it, dear?" her mother asked.
"What is it, girl?"" asked her grandfather.
"The well ...it's disappeared!" Kagome exclaimed.
"WHAT?" the two adults chorused together.
"Sis! What did you say?" asked Souta.
"Come here ... quick!"
The four ran to the well house and peered inside. Sure enough, as Kagome had said, the well was gone. Her grandfather began to cry,
"OHHH NOOO! What happened?"
"WOW!" said Souta.
"Oh Mom, How will I ever get back to Ancient Japan ... and Inuyasha?" cried Kagome.
Her mother pulled her into an embrace as her daughter wept bitterly. She was at a loss for words.
The four stood there in disbelief ... wondering what had happened to cause the well to disappear,
'Inuyasha.' thought Kagome, 'I hope you're safe.'
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Mushin directed the refugees to his temple where he knew they would be safe. The group waited impatiently for two days for Miroku to show up. When he didn't appear, Sango made her own decision,
"I'm taking Kirara back and searching for Miroku." she said.
"Child, are you alright? Can you go on such a journey?" asked Kaede.
"I'm fine, Kaede. I must go ... I can't stand not knowing." she said, her face lowered.
"Ok, child. But, be safe." said Kaede.
"I will." agreed Sango, as she took off on Kirara.
"Hurry back, Sango." said a worried Shippou.
"Hmmm ... I wonder what happened to Inuyasha?" asked Kaede, to no one in particular.
"I hope he's alright." said Shippou, in an even more worried tone.
Kaede smiled to ease the young kit, "Inuyasha is very strong and resourceful. I'm sure he's fine."
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Inuya sha awoke and found himself encased in chains,
"What the hell?" he wondered.
"So, you're awake, are you Inuyasha?" laughed Ryouya, "I didn't realize the scent would knock you out for ao long."
"You bastard! You think these chains will hold me ..." Inuyasha said, trying to free himself.
"Try all you want, Inuyasha. Those chains were designed by demon slayers ... you know ... people like the fair Sango ... they know how to build traps for demons."
"DAMN YOU!" Inuyasha growled, struggling valiantly against the chains, "If you're gonna kill me then kill me now, dammit!"
Ryouya laughed again, "Oh, I will kill you." he said, coming right into Inuyasha's face, "But, it will be deliciously slow and painful." he said, lowering his voice, "You will beg for your release ... beg for me to kill you and end your suffering!"
"Like hell I will!" Inuyasha said, then spit in his captor's face.
Ryouya backed away in anger at Inuyasha's reaction,
"Inuyasha, is that the best you can do? You're nothing without that strange priestess around, are you? That Kagome ..."
Inuyasha perked up at the sound of her name,
"You bastard ... have you done something to Kagome?"
"I was the one responsible for destroying the well ... that strange portal. She will never return to you, Inuyasha."
"DAMN YOU TO HELL, YOU BASTARD!"
"Ohhh .. and apparantly your sense of smell isn't as strong as you would like to think, half-breed."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Inuyasha asked angrily.
"You couldn't tell, could you? Apparantly, even though you are a half-breed, you impregnated that strange priestess."
"WHAT?"
"You really are pathetic, half-breed." Ryouya said, "Oh, and I guess you won't be needing this. Amazing barrier it has on it, I must say."
"My Tessaiga! How did you ...?" Inuyasha commented in shock as he sae his sword laying on a table.
"HMPH! My hand will hurt for a while, but I wanted to make sure you didn't have it."
Inuyasha shook with anger which caused Ryouya to crack up laughing even more. As Inuyasha cursed, Ryouya wrapped cloth around the sword and carried it away, leaving Inuyasha to his anger and thoughts,
'Kagome is ... pregnant?' he thought.
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Sesshoumaru approached the decimated village with Ah-Un and his followers. Taking in the carnage, he looked at the cause of all the destruction,
"HMPH! You're in my way!" he said to the dragon that had now turned its attention towards him.
Lying in a crumpled heap, broken and bloody, Miroku managed to look up,
'Sesshoumaru. Why are you here?' he thought, weakly.
The dragon prepared to attack when Sesshoumaru released his Vine Whip attack, splitting the dragon in two. The ground shook as the large creature fell to the ground. Sesshoumaru turned his attention to the human heap that was Miroku,
"Monk. Where is Inuyasha and his miko?"
Miroku managed to sit up with great difficulty,
"I know not where Inuyasha is. He ended up fighting another demon. I haven't seen him since. The miko ... she has returned to her home."
Sesshoumaru turned to Ah-Un and stared. Miroku followed his gaze ...
"KOHAKU! Sesshoumaru, what has happened to them?"
"I do not know. I arrived back to see them lying on the ground shot with arrows."
'Arrows?!' Miroku thought, "Are they alive?"
"Yes."
"They've been poisoned. The same thing happened to Sango. We know the antidote. It's poppies."
"Poppies?" questioned Sesshoumaru.
From the sky, a voice called,
"MIROKU!"
"Sango!" he responded.
Kirara landed and Sango got off and approached Miroku,
"It's been two days, Miroku ... are you alright?"
"I will be. Luckily, all the dragon did was attack me with its claws. I didn't move for fear he would finish me off. I fear the village is done for."
"Where is Inuyasha?" asked Sango.
"I ... don't know." replied Miroku.
Sango turned her attention to Sesshoumaru,
"Why are you here?"
Miroku interjected, "Kohaku, Rin and Jaken have been poisoned like you were, Sango."
Sango stood up and saw her brother's body, "Kohaku!" she said, softly.
"We need to get poppies, Sango. Do you remember how Kagome made the antidote?"
"Yes. But, we will need to return to Master Mushin's temple. You wait here, Kirara and I will go and find the poppies and then we'll return to the temple."
Kirara and Sango left and Sesshoumaru looked at Miroku,
"You said Inuyasha was battling a demon. Tell me, what did this demon look like?"
Miroku described Ryouya's appearance while Sesshoumaru just stared into space,
"Did this demon give you a name?" Sesshoumaru asked.
"Not while I was there, no."
Sesshoumaru continued to stare into space, 'Ryouya ... what is it you want with Inuyasha?'
Sesshoumaru looked at Miroku and said,
"I leave them to you and the taijiya. Ah-Un, stay here."
With that, Sesshoumaru began to levitate and then flew away.
'Thanks alot.' thought Miroku.
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Kag ome wiled away the days getting ready for the start of the new semester at her new high school. Three weeks had passed and her mind never left Inuyasha or her friends. She tried to be happy around her family, but they knew of her heartache. She really wasn't sure how she was going to move on with her life. On top of that, she had started to feel queasy in the mornings ... sometimes vomiting up her whole breakfast. And she found herself desiring loads of ramen,
'HMPH! Must be because I miss Inuyasha so much!' she thought, as she down her fifth bowl of the day.
School started and Kagome tried to return to her normal life, all the while missing Inuyasha and Feudal Japan. Her friends' noticed her depression and began asking what was wrong,
"Did your boyfriend dump you, Kagome?" asked Yuka.
"No. He's ... he's away and can't return right now." she said, gloomily.
The days turned into weeks and Kagome found herself counting on the calender,
'It's been 2 months since the well disappeared.' she thought.
The queasiness and vomiting continued and her desire for ramen became stronger. She finally spoke to her mother about it. Her mother sat down at the table beside her and asked gently,
"Dear ... did anything occur between you and Inuyasha?"
"Huh? Whaddya mean, mom?"
Her mother smiled, "I know what it's like to be a teenager in love. You know what I mean, dear."
Kagome's eyes fell to the table,
"That's all I need to know, dear." her mother said gently, "I'll make you an appointment with my doctor."
"Your doctor, mama?" asked Kagome, "Why?"
Her mother put her arm around Kagome's shoulders, "Because I think you may be pregnant, dear."
Kagome stared at her mother, shock and disbelief showing on her young face,
"Pr ...pr ...pregnant?" she stammered.
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