InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Day The World Ended ❯ Chapter 3

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

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Kohaku splashed his face with warm water from the kitchen sink. The girls had disappeared into the bathroom about five minutes ago, leaving him alone to his thoughts and his curiousity of the apartment. He hadn't searched the apartment  when they first arrived. He just made sure that it was safe then collapsed  onto the bed upstairs. The sun had set about an hour ago, he hadn't intended to sleep the entire day away but escaping the school had taken alot of energy out of him. He finished washing his face and dried it with a hand towel, once he was done, he tossed the towel aside, then made his way upstairs to the balcony that was connected to the bedroom. The girls' voices could be heard from the bathroom but he couldn't quite make out what they were saying, and frankly, he didn't care at the moment. The buzz of the street lamps were all he could hear as he stepped out onto the balcony, gazing out at the city, then he heard the faint sound of carriers staggering down the empty street. It was only a few at first but the longer he watched, the more that showed up. Before, he knew it, dozens were outside the gates of the apartment, but they continued down the street before long. Kohaku turned off most of the lights in the apartment.

"Kohaku, are you okay?" Mitsuki's soft voice came from the door as he stared out at the city. He nodded without turning to look at her. She stepped out onto the balcony with him. "There's so many of them. Where did they even come from?" Her words were barely above a whisper. He only shrugged then finally turned turned to face her with a slight smile on her face. She returned his smile with her own as a blush crept onto her face. "Tell me about yourself, Kohaku."

"What would you like to know?"

"I don't know. Anything, really." She shrugged as she spoke. He let out a soft chuckle then began to tell her about himself. He told her about his life as a child, about his sister Sango but he left out his parents. He, also, mentioned Sango's friends and he had never really met them but knew everything about them. "What about your parents?" He lowered his head with a vague smile on his face.

"My parents died a few years back, it has been about four years. Sango and her boyfriend, Miroku, have been taking care of me. My parents were amazing people, you would have loved them. It didn't seem fair to me when they were ripped from my life but there wasn't much I could do or say. Eventually, I grew used to the fact that they were gone but I didn't make the last couple of years easy on Sango." He took a deep breath after he finished speaking then looked up at Mitsuki, whose eyes began to water.

"I'm so sorry Kohaku. I didn't mean to-" He shook his and cut her off.

"It's fine Mitsuki. No worries." He wore a wide smile, then looked back towards the city.

"Does your sister live in the city?" She stood next to him, looking out at the city lights, "It's amazing how a city in complete chaos can still look so beautiful." Kohaku nodded in agreement.

"She lives in a suburb near the edge of town with Miroku. I have a room there as well, but I've hardly ever used it."

"Are you worried about her?"

"Of course. She's my sister, but she's a strong and smart girl. I know she can handle herself, then she has Miroku and the rest of her friends. She's in good hands." He looked at her and noticed she was staring at him deeply, "Come on, let's go inside. It's starting to get a bit cold and I'm hungry."

"I'll make something for you while you bathe!" She smiled and giggled.

"What makes you think I was going to bathe?" He stared at her curiously and she kept giggling.

"No offense, but-" She turned away from him then looked back over here shoulder, "You kind of need one." She smiled and disappeared back into the apartment. He looked at her in astonishment then lifted his shirt to smell it. He made a disgusted face and took off his shirt and left on the bed as he entered the room.

"Maybe she's right." He entered the bathroom and began running the water. Mitsuki entered the kitchen, scavenging through the cupboards and pantries looking for something to cook. Soon, Kusano and Matsu joined her in the kitchen. They talked about their lives and girl things as they began concocting a stew for Kohaku and themselves.

"Kohaku's quite the eyeful." Matsu nudged Mitsuki with a grin, getting a blush from her. "You think he's cute, don't you?" Mitsuki blushed even harder.

"Well, yes, but I'm just grateful to him. He could have left all of us at the school but he didn't." She was stirring the stew with a small smile, "I'm just glad we're safe and we wouldn't be if it weren't for him." Kusano nodded in agreement. She was making coffee for everybody when Kohaku came downstairs in nothing but a towel. The girls could only stare at him as he wandered around still dripping with water.

"Oh, wow. Something smells good. Who's making coffee? I want two sugars." He finally stopped talking and noticed they were staring at him quietly. "What? Why are you guys staring at me like that? Is there something on me?" He was looking all over his body for something abnormal.

"There's nothing. You look fine, Kohaku." Kusano was smiling at him as she poured his coffee, "Here's your coffee." He took it from her and quickly took a sip, letting out a sigh of relief.

"Oh, that's good." He was smiling as he sat on the couch away from the girls. The apartment was rather quiet now that the girls were busy staring at Kohaku. A loud bang echoed from outside, Kohaku put his coffee down and ran upstairs back to the balcony to get a view of the streets. Another bang echoed and he quickly realized that they were gunshots. The carriers that had passed earlier were now going back the way they had come.

"Kohaku, what was it?" Kusano was behind him with a worried look on her face.

"It was a gunshot, and from the movements of those monsters, it's coming from down the street, or at least, I'm assuming that." He squinted trying to see farther down the street. "Holy shit, someone's out there." He walked back inside, looking for some kind of firearm. He checked beneath the mattress, inside the nightstand and inside the drawers, then when he opened the closet, he found a large metal container. As he looked over the case, he grabbed a pair of jeans and quickly slipped them on. "A bit tight, but they'll do." Kohaku turned his attention back to the metal case, "Let's see what's behind door number one." He unlocked the case and opened it, revealing several different firearms. "Bingo." He grabbed a bolt action hunting rifle from the container and ran back to the balcony. He sent up the bipod on the railing and set down the rifle, and looked through the scope. He still couldn't see anything, but then as he focused the scope, he saw two people running.

A man and a woman and a swarm of carriers behind them. Kohaku took a deep breath and fired a shot. As the pair drew closer, he began to make out some of their features. The man had long silver hair and the woman had black hair. He fired another shot as they drew closer. "Over here! Come on!" He yelled loudly, hoping they could hear him. He assumed they did because the silver haired man pointed up at him. Kohaku fired a third round then he froze as he recognized the woman. "Sango..." Nobody heard the whisper, but then he yelled it. "Sango!" He waved his arm wildly as they reached the gates to the apartment. "Someone go down there and let them in! Hurry!" He fired a fourth round as a carrier drew closer to his sister.

"Kohaku, is that you!?" Her voice cracked as she looked up at him. Even from the balcony, Kohaku could see the tears streaming down her face. He smiled to himself but his joy was short lived when dozens of carriers drew closer to Sango and the sliver haired man. He cocked the rifle and took aim, firing a shot at the nearest carrier, just as Kusano reached the gates and opened them. The silver haired man turned and fired multiple shots from his gun before shutting the gates. Kohaku released a sigh of relief then ran back into the apartment, excited to see his sister. He basically jumped down the stairs as Kusano, Sango, and the silver haired man stepped in the apartment. As they entered, Kohaku and Sango froze and stared at each other as if the other was just a figment of their own imagination. Sango's eye's filled with tears as she reached out for Kohaku.

"Kohaku." Her voice was a whisper, tears streamed down her face and her outstretched hand trembled wildly. Kohaku smiled at her then reached out and took her shaking hand.

"It's me, Sango. I'm okay. It's really me." He grasped her hand tightly then pulled her towards him, bringing her into a tight embrace.

"Oh, Kohaku!" She squeezed him intensely, but even as his breath left his body, he could only smile as he hugged his sister. "I've been going crazy looking for you!" She smothered Kohaku some more until the silver haired man cleared his throat. Sango looked at him with a glare but released her brother. "Kohaku, this is Inuyasha." Kohaku extended his hand to Inuyasha and shook it.

"Your sister has had us running through the city like lunatics looking for you." Inuyasha grinned at the young boy.

"I believe it. I'm sure I'm all she's been talking about, right?" Inuyasha chuckled as Sango turned a shade of red. "Well, this is Kusano, Mitsuki and Matsu." He pointed to each of them as he spoke their name. "We escaped the school together then Mitsuki brought us here."

"It's more like Kohaku saved us from the school. He kept us all safe." Mitsuki interjected as she took a seat on the couch.

"Seems like my little brother isn't helpless after all." Sango teased him and messed up his hair.

"Would you like some stew? We just made it." Inuyasha nodded wildly. His stomach had been rumbling for hours but the last adrenaline rush had made him forget. "Okay, I'll serve you a bowl." Kusano smiled at them and walked towards the kitchen.

"Where's Miroku?" Kohaku set aside the rifle and led Sango and Inuyasha into the kitchen. Sango and Inuyasha sat at the table, while Inuyasha hungrily attacked his meal. Sango began explaining the events they had gone through since the incident started. Kohaku listened intently as his sister told him about going to the school to find him.

"Sesshomaru basically had to drag me out of there. I think he got pissed at me." She was grinning slightly then reached over and punched Kohaku in the arm, "You see the things you put me through!"

Kohaku chuckled softly then said, "Well, I apologize my darling sister. I had no idea you would drag everyone to the school to find me." He teased her and nudged her softly. "You still haven't answered my question though. How'd you get separated from the others?"

"I really don't remember. It all happened so fast." Sango took a break from speaking to consume several mouthfuls of stew.

"Your sister was too preoccupied with being pissed at Miroku to comprehend what happened," Inuyasha had finally joined the conversation after finishing his stew. He wiped his mouth with a napkin before he continued to speak, "You know how your sister gets." Sango glared at him but he could only shrug.

Kohaku had turned his attention towards Sango, "Why were you mad at Miroku?"

"One question at a time, brother." Kohaku quickly apologized then Sango continued speak, "I was mad at Miroku because he felt it was more important to find somewhere safe to rest than to continue searching for you. He was right, of course, but I was so hysterical, I wouldn't listen to reason."

"Now, back to my original question. How'd you two get separated from everyone else?" Kohaku quickly looked from Sango to Matsu, whom was staring out the window.

"While your sister and Miroku were arguing, they managed to draw the attention of a large group  of those things while we were stopped at a gas station," Inuyasha stuck a cigarette in his mouth, lit it and took a drag before he resumed speaking, "They surrounded the gas station. The gas station was next to Akijima Tunnel, well, I tried to distract those beasts by running towards the tunnel, yeling my blasted lungs out."

"And for some reason, I followed him," Sango rolled her eyes, "Something exploded and the end of the tunnel was blocked" She turned her attention to Inuyasha, "We need to get across that bridge tomorrow morning to meet up with the others."

"Where are you supposed to meet them?" Kusano had sat down beside Kohaku with a cup of coffee, and joined the conversation.

"There's an abandoned temple of some sort a small distance from the bridge. That's where we'll be going." Inuyasha took a final drag from his cigarette then put it out. Kohaku stood from the table and motioned for Inuyasha and Sango to follow him to the upstairs bedroom.

"The bedroom is in there," He pointed at the doorway located on the far wall, "There should be clothes here somewhere that'll fit you both. I'll talk with the girls about our plans." Inuyasha nodded then Kohaku excused himself and returned downstairs.

"Kohaku, would you like some coffee?" Kusano was cleaning the table when he entered the kitchen.

"Please. Thank you, Ku." Kohaku took a seat on the counter, releasing a long sigh.

"Are you okay?" She placed a hand on top of his as a look of worry crept across her face.

"Yeah. Just glad my sister is okay. We'll be leaving in the morning, perhaps you should get some rest."

Kusano giggled and patted his leg, "Like you, we all slept through the morning. We won't be able to sleep anytime soon."

Kohaku sipped his coffee a few times before asking Kusano, "What of your family, Ku? Are they within the city?"

"No, they were on a trip to Europe for their anniversary. So, I have nobody to worry about except you and the others." A slight smile crept across her face as she sat on the counter across from him, "Besides, someone has to keep you out of trouble."

Kohaku chuckled and sipped his coffee once more. Inuyasha entered the kitchen wearing only a towel, with Matsu and Mitsuki following him like love sick puppies. Kohaku lowered his head and sighed. Inuyasha made his way passed Kohaku and Kusano, muttering 'excuse me' then poured himself a cup of coffee. Once, he finally looked up towards everyone and noticed them gawking at him, he growled.

"What? Why are you guys staring at me?" He was still growling as he turned his attention away from them. "Where are my fucking cigarettes!?"

"Inuyasha." Kohaku was holding his cigarettes between two of his fingers, "Please go put on some clothes." Inuyasha snatched his cigarettes from Kohaku and immediately stuck one in his mouth and lit it.

"I walk around like this in my house, so I'll be damned if I can't do it here. Besides," He took a drag from his cigarette then continued to speak, "I'm not hurting anyone, unless my towel falls then you might get jealous." Inuyasha nudged him gently as he teased him.

"I think we should try to cross that bridge tonight. There's no sense in us staying here while the others are still out there." Kohaku kept his eyes locked on Inuyasha, but he remained silent, barely moving, only to take another drag from his cigarette.

"I agree with you Kohaku, but as tough as your sister is, she's completely exhausted. Let her rest and we'll depart in the morning. Besides, not all of us are going to fit in that clown car you have sitting out front." Inuyasha put out his cigarette and strode passed Kohaku then turned back, "So, I'm going back out to look for another vehicle."

"Are you nuts!?" Kohaku looked at him wide eyed, hoping he was joking. Inuyasha shook his head. "Then, I will go with you."

Again, Inuyasha shook his head. "No, with your sister so tired, I need you to stay here with the girls. For now, in case something happens." Inuyasha left the kitchen and dashed up towards the bedroom. He searched for clothes he could wear in the closet. Once he found a pair of jeans, he let his towel drop to the floor then he heard a slight gasp. He turned around to see Mitsuki getting a full frontal view of his naked body. He quickly slipped on the jeans and zipped them up as Mitsuki turned seven shades of red.

"I'm sorry! I was just making my-" She was stammering from embarrassment but Inuyasha cut her off.

"Way downtown, walking fast, faces pass and I'm homebound." Inuyasha smiled at the blushing girl. She giggled and sat on the bed. "I usually don't have girls sing to me after seeing me naked." He grinned at her as she blushed again.

"I was going to the balcony. I need some fresh air. I, also, like the view of the city." Mitsuki stood from the bed and walked out towards the balcony, "Would you like to join me?" She asked as she looked back at him. He nodded then reached for his magnum and tucked it into his waistband before walking out onto the balcony with Mitsuki. The calm night breeze brushed against Inuyasha's bare chest, sending chills throughout his body. He turned towards Mitsuki, who was gazing out at the city, her hair was flowing behind her and her brown eyes were sparkling against the moonlight. "Inuyasha, was it?" Mitsuki asked without turning to look at him.

"Yes, it was." He stood beside her peering down the street. Most of the carriers had moved on, leaving about five or so in the nearby area.

"I'd like to accompany you out there." She looked deep into the golden amber pools that were Inuyasha's eyes. He hesitated but finally he spoke.

"I'm not sure that's a good idea, Mitsuki. I don't need someone to worry about while I'm out there." He paused, noticing the look of disappointment that filled her eyes. He averted his gaze from her eyes, looking down at the street then continued speaking, "Well, there's not that many down there, so I suppose you could tag along, but you must listen to everything I tell you," He reached behind his back and grabbed his magnum, "Here. Take this. Only shoot if you have to."

Mitsuki took the gun from him and stared at it in her trembling hands, "I've never shot a gun before."

"There's nothing to it. Here, let me show you," He pointed at the hammer, "You pull this back, aim and squeeze the trigger, and pow. Aim for the head, it's the only way to kill those things. But with this, just make sure to hit them. It'll blow a good size hole in anything it hits." He smiled at her, "Shall we get going?" Mitsuki nodded and followed Inuyasha downstairs to find Kohaku, Matsu and Kusano sitting on the couch in silence.

"Where's your sister?" Inuyasha patted Kohaku on the shoulder.

"She's sleeping in the guest room." Kohaku stood from the couch and turned towards him, "I'm assuming you'll be going out now?"

"Yeah, I will. Mitsuki's going with me." He dug into the black duffel bag he brought with him, pulling out two glocks and a double barrel shotgun, "I'll keep her safe, don't worry. If Sango should wake before I return, tell her what I went out to do. Got it?" Kohaku nodded then Inuyasha walked towards the front door with Mitsuki, then looked back as he opened it, "We'll be back in one hour." Then he and Mitsuki were gone.