InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Love, Interrupted ❯ Chapter 20 ( Chapter 20 )

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

Miroku paced around the temple grounds. Sango watched her tormented intended and slowly walked up to him,
"Miroku." was all she said.
"Sango. It's been two months with no sign of Inuyasha. I'm worried."
"I know. So is Kaede and Shippou. And myself."
"With Kagome gone, I'm afraid Inuyasha may have lost to that demon. You know he recognizes his true strength only when she's around."
Sango looked to the ground, worried, "Yes, I know. He cares nothing for his own safety, but, when Kagome or even Shippou is around, he fights from the heart."
"Sango. I must go out and look for him."
"Miroku ... NO! You can't! You know what happens when you leave the temple. The last two months have been hell on us. As long as you remain within the temple walls, your wind tunnel stays away. You leave these walls and it returns ... bigger than before."
Miroku grabbed his right wrist, "I know. Whatever or whoever has control of Naraku's remains has control of my kazaana. Apparantly, Buddha is protecting us within these walls."
"Buddha and the gods. Kaede has barriers up, remember." said Sango.
"Yes." replied Miroku, who turned and took his woman in his arms, "Sango, whatever is out there, it's after all of us."
"I know. I'm glad we made up a lot of that antidote. We've needed it. Whenever any of us leave the walls, we get attacked by poison arrows. At least we were able to make it back to the village and bury the dead that one time."
"It seems that our fate lies with Inuyasha, if he's alive."
"Or Sesshoumaru." agreed Sango.
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The little imp sat outside the temple walls,
"Damn! I'm so bored. They've learned I can't attack them within the temple. Now they won't leave. And I can't have my fun. And besides that, if Master Ryouya finds out I've been unable to put any of them out of commission ... oh, he'll have my head for sure!"
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Inu yasha hung limp from his chains. His body was ripped and bloody ... his skin hanging in threads and open wounds covered him. On the floor lay his tattered robe of the fire-rat,
"Half-demon ... I have had enough for the day. I will let you heal so that I can have some more fun." laughed his captor.
"You bastard." Inuyasha spat out, weakly.
Ryouya picked up the red cloth laying on the floor,
"Betcha wish you had this on. I'm glad I figured out early that this protected you. Hmmmm ... do you want it back?" he taunted.
Inuyasha struggled against the chains, desperately attempting to rip them apart,
"Ooooo .... I see we're going all-demon again!" Ryouya taunted, "Never mind ... you haven't even been able to break those chains when you're all demon. The only problem with a half-demon is when you lose your demon powers ... then I have to be careful not to harm you too much ... I'm not ready for you to die yet!"
Ryouya laughed with vicious delight as Inuyasha struggled to free himself, to no avail,
"I will kill you, Ryouya, you just wait." Inuyasha hissed, his eyes going red and his voice gravelly.
"Huh uh. Sure. You and whose army?" Ryouya laughed, mockingly.
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Sesshoumaru was frustrated. He knew Ryouya held Inuyasha captive but, why couldn't he pick up Inuyasha's scent? Or Ryouya's? He had searched for days now ... and still no sign of either of them. Ryouya must be using something to hide the scents.
'Hmmm ... maybe I'll have to go see the dog-demon tribe of the south ... they will know what Ryouya is using to mask the scents.'
Sesshoumaru turned and lifted into the sky, heading south.
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Kagome and her mother sat quietly in the doctor's office. The doctor walked in and closed the door,
"I'm sorry. But the test was positive. You're pregnant, my dear."
Kagome stared at the doctor in shock as her mother hugged her,
"It's alright, dear. All will work out." her mother said, quietly.
"There's always the option of abortion." the doctor quietly mentioned.
"Abortion? No. I could never kill my baby." said Kagome.
"Dear," said the doctor, "Think of the shame you would be bringing upon your family. You would be unable to attend school and an unwed mother in a proud shrine family ..."
"That's enough, Dr. Minimoto. My daughter could never bring shame to my family. This is a baby we're talking about here. And as soon as the father returns they will be married."
"Will the father take responsibility?" asked the doctor.
"YES!" chorused Kagome and her mother.
The doctor backed down, "Alright. Here is a prescription for prenatal vitamins. Make sure you take them as directed. And I want to see you back here in a month, ok?"
"Yes, doctor. She'll be here." Kagome's mother said.
"Fine. I'll see you then." the doctor said, as she left the room.
Kagome and her mother returned to the shrine. Before dinner, they broke the news to Souta and grandpa,
"Child, I cannot believe you allowed yourself to be had before marriage. Perhaps it was that demon who destroyed the well so he wouldn't have to take responsibility for his mistake." said her grandfather angrily.
"No Grandpa! I'll never believe that." cried Kagome.
"Wow, sis. So, Inuyasha finally confessed his feelings to you. It's about time." commented Souta.
Kagome smiled at her brother, weakly, "Yea. He did." then she turned to her mother, "I'm tired. I'm gonna take a nap."
"Go right ahead, dear. I'll make dinner. Do you want some ramen with dinner?"
"Sure, mom. Thanks." said Kagome, as she headed up the stairs.
Grandpa shook his head, "Foolish girl."
"Father. That's not nice. Remember, in feudal times, girls didn't always wait until marriage."
"HMPH! Maybe in feudal times, but they do in modern times."
Kagome's mother smiled, "But, Kagome is no longer a modern girl." and with that she went into the kitchen to make dinner.
Kagome heard a knock on her bedroom door,
"Come in."
Her mother walked in with a tray of food,
"Gee, thanks mom. You didn't need to do that."
"I thought you'd like to be alone for a bit."
"Hm. Thanks for being so thoughtful, mom."
Her mother placed the food on her desk and sat on the bed next to her daughter,
"I was thinking. How about you and I go baby shopping this weekend. I know they don't have alot of things for babies back in ancient Japan."
Kagome smiled, "Sure, mom. That sounds like a great idea. You seem really positive I'll get back to Inuyasha."
Her mother winked, "I know there is nothing in this world that can keep you two apart."
Kagome hugged her mom, "Thanks, mom. You're the best."
"Now eat your food before it gets cold!" her mother admonished.
"Right!" said Kagome.
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A few months later ...
Kagome sat on her bed, rubbing her growing belly,
'Hmm. I'm six months along now. Oh, Inuyasha. You don't even now that I carry your child. I started feeling fluttering in my belly yesterday. Mama says that its the baby moving. I wish you could be here.'
Kagome looked around her room at all the baby accessories she and her mother had bought,
'How will I ever get all this back to the feudal era ... how will I ever get back to the feudal era?'
"Kagome! Lunch is ready." she heard her mother call from downstairs.
Kagome got up and started to head downstairs. Reaching the door, something caught her eye. She turned around and looked. It was her bow. The bow from Mount Azusa. The bow that Kikyou had given her upon her death. Kagome had placed it in the corner of her room by her closet after the well had disappeared and had not bothered to move it. Now it sat there ...
"The bow is glowing." Kagome said to herself.
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Inuyash a struggled again to try to free himself. He had lost all track of time. Every day was the same ... beaten to pulp and then left to heal so that the ritual could be performed all over again. The only thing that kept him going was one solitary thought,
'I must somehow free myself from this and get back to Kagome. And our baby.'