InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Road to Remembrance ❯ A wedding and the Dark Skinned People ( Chapter 9 )

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Kagome is making no progress in returning to the fuedal era, Sango and Miroku are getting Married, and Inuyasha getting rich off of poker.

Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Adventure / Action | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 06.20.2005 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.9K | Visits: 460 | Status: Completed

Chapter 9

Kagome sighed as she climbed out of the well. Everyday after school she would jump down, hoping to break through the jewel's spell and return to Inuyasha. And everyday she would be disappointed with sore ankles—nothing was happening. But being the stubborn girl she was she refused to give up hope.

She trudged into the kitchen and down the hall, slinging her book bag off her shoulder and onto the floor as she passed her brother.

“No luck, huh?” he asked. He was well aware of what she had been doing everyday, even though she kept it a secret from her mother and grandfather.

She did not reply. She made it to her bedroom where she collapsed in her desk chair. She regretted her actions more and more with every attempt she made at passing through the barrier. How could she have been so foolish? Not only did she loose the man she loved, but she also cut off all connections to her friends. Shippo must be a wreck without her. And who will Sango talk to when Miroku flirts with other women?

The phone rang, startling her out of her thoughts. She could hear a muffled version of her brother answering it from down stairs and then yelling her name. Sighing, she pulled herself out of her comfy chair and self-pitying thoughts and left her room to answer the phone.

“Hello?” she said into the receiver after taking it from her brother.

“Hey Kagome! It's Hojo!” came the ever-cheerful response. From her left she could hear her brother making gagging noises.

“Oh, hey Hojo, what's up?” She said as cheerfully as she could while swatting her brother away with her free hand.

“I was wondering if you would like to see a movie with me tonight? I'll pay for it and everything.”

“Well, um...” she started. She would have loved to go, but it still felt a little weird going out with him while she knew Inuyasha was stuck in the feudal era and couldn't come and get her. Then again, she had been making an effort to get through the well. And it wasn't like Inuyasha was her boyfriend or anything, he had made that clear the last time she saw him. Plus she hadn't seen the guy for over three months! She was single and in her era so why couldn't she enjoy herself? “Alright, you're on.”

“Really?”

“Yup.”

“That's great! I'll pick you up at seven.”

“Okay. See you then. Bye.”

“Bye.”

Kagome put the phone back in its cradle and happily turned to grab a snack from the kitchen. She ended up bumping right into her brother.

“Sota!” she cried, clutching a hand to her chest, “Don't do that! You scared the crap out of me.”

Sota scowled at her, “Did you just agree to go on a date with that loser?”

“He's not a loser; he's a really nice guy. And it's none of your business what I do.”

“Yeah, whatever,” he grumbled and pushed past her, making his way up the stairs.

“Humph.”

Kagome strode into the kitchen intent on not letting her brother ruin her good mood and date.

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Sango twirled around in Kaede's hut, allowing her new kimono to fan out a little from her body. Her hair was done up in an elegant twist, allowing some tendrils to escape and rest delicately on her shoulders. Today, she could not keep the grin off her face.

“Ye look lovely child,” Kaede said kindly with a warm smile. Shippo hopped up on Kaede's shoulder.

“Yea, you look really beautiful Sango.”

Sango blushed prettily at their compliments.

“Thank you. I only wish Inuyasha and Kagome were here to celebrate with us,” she said frowning.

“Now is not the time to think of such things child. Ye are getting married today, ye should be happy.”

“Your right,” Sango said, smiling again. A knock on the side of the hut disrupted their conversation.

“You can come in,” Sango called. Kaede rose from the floor as Kouga stuck his head in through the doorway.

“Well you look nice Sango. I just came to tell you everyone's waiting for you now. Miroku's nervous as hell.”

For the last couple of months, Kouga had spent a lot of time around the village, not quite feeling ready to face the elders of the wolf clan and at the same time taking over Inuyasha's unofficial position as the protector of the village, although he was a bit more courteous and social than the half demon.

“Thanks Kouga,” Sango said happily, “ready you guys?”

“Are you ready?” Kaede asked. Sango nervously released a breath she didn't know she was holding.

“I think so.”

“Then let's go.”

They exited the hut one by one into the warm sunlight, Sango being the last out. As her vision cleared she looked at all the villagers who gathered for the celebration, each seeming to be sharing same euphoric spirits that she was in. She looked down the path to the shrine and saw the Shinto priest from the next village. Standing next to him was Miroku, looking more handsome than ever. Sango let out a rare, dreamy sigh before slowly making her way up to him; a feeling of exhilaration and love filled her chest. She was soon to be a married woman.

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“Sorry gents, Four-of-a-kind!”

The table was filled will groans and irate mutterings as the other players begrudgingly pushing their bettings towards Inuyasha, who smugly accepted them with no qualms.

“Are you sure you're not cheating?” Santos, the Spaniard on the ship, asked accusingly.

“Would it matter if I was?” Inuyasha answered sweetly. The sailors around the table laughed at that, taking their loss in good humor.

“Come on boys—to your bunks. We got a big day ahead of us tomorrow,” the captain yelled down to them from the spar deck. It had been over six weeks since they left Indonesia and they were due to arrive in Benguela, Africa first thing the next morning.

The men began to pack up; some sour from loosing, others, like Inuyasha, perfectly content with what they won.

“Next time, Inuyasha, I'm getting all my money back and then some!” Sam yelled playfully.

“Dare to dream,” Inuyasha replied grinning as he slid his freshly won money off the table and into a money sack. He went to bed that night a whole fifteen quid richer.

The early morning sun of the next day beat down on Inuyasha's sweating face as he hauled their trading cargo off the ship along with the other sailors. The heat reached temperatures he'd never been in before and he was tempted to take off his bandana to fan out his damp ears, but refrained. The other sailors seemed to be in a similar condition as he, and many had shed layers of clothing to relive some of the heat. He himself had lost his shirt hours ago and was highly amused to catch the captain sneaking looks at him. Earlier on the ship he asked John why it was so hot and learned it was because they were closer to the equator. Needless to say, John soon dug out the maps and explained to Inuyasha what the equator was.

“Woah...” he said as he dropped a crate of fabrics much more heavily than necessary, “who are they?” he asked, pointing to the first group of humans he saw.

John looked up from his work at who Inuyasha was pointing to.

“Oh them? They're the natives.”

Inuyasha stared. He had never before seen humans with such dark skin. The group he was observing varied in different shades of brown and black and was dressed in brightly colored garbs. As of late, he noticed an unexpected raise in his curiosity; a new found thirst for knowledge that he never knew he possessed. Now happened to be one of those times when he couldn't leave his questions unanswered. He approached them slowly, hearing snippets of their conversation in a language he couldn't understand...yet. As he got a better view he noticed a few more differences in their looks between them and the Europeans. For one thing their lips were bigger and mouths generally wider than what he was used to seeing. Though like him, the bridge of their nose was less defined than the men he sailed with. However his nostrils were much smaller than the natives.

“Inuyasha!”

Inuyasha jumped as he heard his name called. He whirled around to see John beckoning him over impatiently.

“Come on boy, we got a shit load of cargo left to unload before we can have any fun!”

“Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm coming,” he answered, jogging back to the ship. He thought back to the people he saw and realized for the first time how diverse the human race really was—and just how little he knew about his human heritage. Maybe, just maybe, it wasn't as big of a weakness as he thought.

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We're almost to Scotland, almost there! I'm not going to have Kagome make it back yet, but she may in the future. And what do you think of Kouga staying with Inuyasha's old group? Should I pair him up with someone or wait a little longer?

Thanks so much for the reviews!