InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Day The World Ended ❯ Chapter 5
[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]
By: xSkyLiNeZx 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Sci-fi / Horror / Hentai / Thriller | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 06.04.2014 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.3K | Visits: 206 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Sci-fi / Horror / Hentai / Thriller | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 06.04.2014 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.3K | Visits: 206 | Status: Work In Progress
I do not own Inuyasha or anything related to it.
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Inuyasha and the others drove in silence across the bridge, seeing countless wrecked and abandoned cars, several bodies sprawled out across the ground and ahead of them were dozens of police cruisers blocking the end of the bridge.
"Fucking hell. Is every bridge blocked off? No wonder nobody has been able to cross the to the other side!" He growled as he slowed the SUV to a stop and stepped out of the vehicle to look back at Kohaku. Kohaku stepped out of his car and walked over to Inuyasha.
"What's up, Yash? Why'd you stop?" He looked at Inuyasha questioningly.
"The bridge is blocked ahead. We'll have to ditch the cars." Inuyasha pointed towards the blockade of black police cruisers as he spoke.
"Are you sure that's a good idea?"
"We may not have a choice. Get the girls. I'll tell Sango and we'll get going." Kohaku nodded and retreated back to the car. Inuyasha opened the car door and looked at Sango seriously, "We're going on foot from here." Inuyasha said gathering the duffel from the backseat.
"Is that our only option right now?" She asked exiting the SUV, holding Inuyasha's shotgun.
"For now, yes. It's almost dawn, so we should be okay. If anything we can search for another car once we cross the bridge." Inuyasha flung the bag over his shoulder. Kohaku and the girls approached Inuyasha and Sango.
"We're ready. Do you know where this temple is exactly?" Kohaku held his gun loosely, twirling it around his finger.
"I have a relative idea, and if you shoot me because you're twirling that damn thing around, I'm going to crack your jaw." He stared at Kohaku, who immediately held the gun still.
"I know where the temple is." Mitsuki piped up from behind Kohaku.
"You do?" Sango asked, turning to look at the other side of the bridge.
"Yeah, my family used to tell me all about it all the time. Now, they visit just to make sure it remains intact."
Inuyasha smiled at the girl, "Lead the way, Mitsuki." He said pulling his magnum from his jeans. Mitsuki merely smiled, nodded, and stepped forward to lead them to their destination. "Check your corners, stay quiet and keep away from shadows. It's still a couple of hours until sunrise, so until then stick together."
"What if they're not there when we arrive?" Sango asked Inuyasha as they followed Mitsuki across the bridge.
"We wait for a few hours then keep moving. We can't afford to stay for too long. Who knows if the city will get sealed off? We can't afford that risk." Inuyasha took his shotgun from Sango and handed Mitsuki his magnum.
"I hope they're there. I miss them already." Sango lowered her eyes to the ground and kept walking beside Inuyasha.
"Yeah, me too." They drew closer to the blockade and instantly, Mitsuki noticed there were no people. No police, no civilians, no carriers. Inuyasha motioned for the group to wait there while he checked the cars. He made his way over the top of the cruisers, stepping on the hoods to get a height advantage. There were several dead bodies, they hadn't been bitten or mutilated, they did, however, have multiple bullet wounds. Inuyasha assumed they were still human when they were killed. "It's all clear." He held out his hand as the girls began to cross the cruisers.
"About six miles, give or take." Mitsuki answered, taking out the magnum and cocking back the hammer.
"Let's get moving. I don't want to miss finding the others." Inuyasha took Mitsuki's hand and began walking quickly away, followed by the others. Mitsuki led them down several dark streets, down a few alleys and through a suburb before they decided to take a break.
"We're almost there. Maybe another ten minutes or so." Mitsuki leaned against a wall and stretched her arms.
"We haven't spotted a single carrier since we left the apartment." Sango was smiling at Kohaku as she spoke.
"You're right! Maybe, it's over!" Kohaku's excitement was getting the best of him and he began to raise his voice.
"Quiet!" Inuyasha whispered harshly, "Even if we haven't seen any of those things, that doesn't mean this whole ordeal is over, and until we know for sure, keep quiet."
"Sorry, Yash." Kohaku lowered his voice and his eyes.
"It's fine. Just remember, we're not out of danger yet. So, we need to-" Inuyasha paused when he heard shuffling footsteps coming from nearby. He immediately shouldered the shotgun and aimed it towards a line of bushes. "Ku, hand me the flashlight." Kusano pulled the flashlight from the duffel bag and handed it to Inuyasha. He snapped on the light and pointed it where he heard the noise. He inched forward slowly, gripping the shotgun tightly, then a shot rang out from behind him. Inuyasha whirled around and saw it was Mitsuki, who had fired the shot and not too far from them was a large group of carriers.
"Run!" Mitsuki yelled as she fired another shot then turned and ran. Inuyasha fired his shotgun once then joined the other in their retreat. Inuyasha stayed in the rear as they continued to run, turning to fire slugs every so often.
"Inuyasha! Look!" Sango was pointing at a white car parked at the base of the temple steps. There was no mistaking it was his car, which meant the others were here.
A brief moment of relief washed over Inuyasha but quickly vanished as he spotted several carriers staggering up the steps. "Hurry up!" Inuyasha yelled, shouldering the shotgun and blasting another round at the carriers behind them. Sango shot down two of the carriers on the steps and rushed up the hard stone steps. Mitsuki fired the magnum, knocking a few more carriers down. Inuyasha's legs began to burn as they reached the halfway mark of the steps. Inuyasha pulled a nine millimeter Beretta from the duffel bag and called out to Kohaku, "Hey! Take this!" He threw the bag up to Kohaku and paused on the steps. "Go find the others! I'll keep these maggotsacks busy!" Then, he turned and began to fire upon the ascending carriers.
Mitsuki stopped dead in her tracks when she saw Inuyasha fall behind, "Inuyasha! Come on!" She ran back and grabbed his arm.
"Go with the others! I'll catch up! Go!" Inuyasha fired several more times as Mitsuki relunctingly ran back to the others. Shots continued to ring out as Sango and the others reached the temple courtyard.
"Fuck." Sango muttered stopping dead in her tracks. The courtyard was filled with infected, but she noticed a small group banging on the doors on a cottage. Instinct swelled up inside of her and she began to open fire on that particular group of infected while the others focused on the other carriers in the courtyard.
"Inuyasha! Get your ass up here!" Mitsuki yelled, reloading the cynlinder to the magnum and firing once again. All the carriers in the courtyard, turned their attention towards them.
"Damnit!" Kohaku cursed as the clip fell from his gun, and he fumbled to slip in another one. A loud bang rang next to Kohaku's ear, disorienting him and caused his ears to ring for many seconds. He shook his head repeatedly, then turned to see Inuyasha.
"You guys would be hopeless without me." He was grinning at them. He reloaded the shotgun and blasted more carriers to the ground. Shots echoed for several more minutes, as the first rays of sunlight splashed onto them, then all fell silent. Cadavers were scattered across the courtyard, Inuyasha swapped clips in the Beretta and inched through the courtyard slowly. As they were passing the cottage, the doors creaked open and Inuyasha took aim towards it. All he could see was darkness. No signs of movement, no signs of any life. "Hello?" Inuyasha called out, still aiming his gun. A woman emerged from the shadows and Inuyasha smiled.
"Inuyasha?" It was Kagome. Behind her were Rin, Sesshomaru, and Miroku. Tears poured from Kagome's eyes as she ran into Inuyasha's open arms. "I missed you so much."
Inuyasha planted multiple kisses on her lips and wiped her tears, "Yes, I'm fine. It takes more than a cannibal pandemic to kill me."
Sango ran to Miroku and basically tackled him to the ground, "I missed you." She brought her lips down on his with bruising force.
Miroku only smiled as she kissed him, and eventually pulled away from her, "I missed you too. Now, can you let me up?" Sango let him up to his but she held onto him tightly, "Inuyasha, it's good to see you're not dead."
"Same to you." Inuyasha grinned, Thanks for keeping Kags safe. You too, Sesh."
"Anytime. We should get moving. I think this gun fight attracted quite a bit of attention. Sesshomaru stated looking at all the bodies in the courtyard.
"We've gained some more members to our group. I'm not sure my little ass car will fit our new additions." Inuyasha said pointing to Kohaku and the girls.
Kohaku stepped forward and introduced the girls to Sango's friends, "This Kusano, Matsu, and Mitsuki. I escaped the school with them."
"You came here on foot?" Kagome stared at Inuyasha wide-eyed.
"Well, we had found two vehicles but we had to abandon them crossing the bridge." Inuyasha went into further detail and explained the events that he and Sango had gone through since they had been separated from the others.
"Sounds like you two had a hell of an adventure." Rin giggled as Inuyasha told his tale.
"We need to go. Now." Sesshomaru said hearing the imfamous shuffling footsteps and moans those creatures let out.
"Mitsuki and Matsu, come with me. Kagome, go with Sesshomaru and Rin. Kohaku and Ku will go with Sango and Miroku." Inuyasha handed Matsu his Beretta, "Kagome, my keys."
Kagome dug into her jeans and handed Inuyasha his keys, "Be careful, please."
"Always babe." He kissed her then led Matsu and Mitsuki back down the temple steps to his car.
"Don't worry Kags. He can handle himself." Sango gave her a reassuring smile.
"I know. It's the girls I'm worried about. I saw the way they were looking at him." She looked back towards Sesshomaru, "Let's go."
Sesshomaru nodded and led her and the others towards the back entrance of the temple. Rin looked up and Sesshomaru, "Where are we going after this, Seshy?"
"I'm not sure Rin. We'll have to discuss it with Inuyasha." Sesshomaru stated leading the others through the temple, reaching the back gate.
"He just left. Where are we supposed to meet him?"
Sesshomaru growled, "You couldn't have said something about this sooner?" He quickened his pace down the steps, hearing Inuyasha's car round the corner. They reached the bottom and Inuyasha stopped the car beside them.
"Where the hell are we going anyway?" Inuyasha said from his car window.
Sesshomaru shook his head, "I have no clue."
"Let's head to the next town. Maybe the pandemic hasn't gotten that far."
"How far is the nearest town?" Miroku asked realizing he had never set foot outside the city before.
"About 30 miles. It's not that far." Inuyasha replied, turning off his car.
"I think we should stop and get supplies first. Who's to say this isn't happening all over the world? We may not be able to stop in the next town." Kagome was watching the girls in Inuyasha's car as she spoke.
"What do you suggest we do then, Kags?"
Kagome ran the options through her mind while the others sat in silence waiting for her to speak. She remained quiet for what seemed like eternity then she finally spoke, "We need to hit a super market. It's the only place we can find absolutely everything we need."
"A super market could be crawling with those meat sacks." Inuyasha growled at her.
"Time is not on our side, Inuyasha. We need to get everything we need at one place. I hate to say it, but Kagome is right. We don't have a choice." Sesshomaru ejected the magazine from his glock, "And, I'm running low on ammo."
"Fine, let's go then." Inuyasha growled again and started his car. Kagome jumped into Sesshomaru's truck as Miroku began to pull away with Inuyasha.
Sango turned towards Miroku as he was driving, "Is the supermarket a good idea?"
"I'm not sure we have much choice. Kagome is right after all. Although, our last attempt at raiding a grocery store ended in utter failure. So, let's hope this ends differently." He smiled without looking at her, "Besides, Sesshomaru seems to trust her judgement, and he hasn't gotten us in deep shit yet, AND he's low on ammo." He grinned at her.
"Yeah, let's hope. I've had enough excitement for one night." Sango let out a sigh. Miroku reached over and squeezed her hand and continued driving.
Inuyasha had been silent for nearly 20 minutes, and it was starting to bother Mitsuki, "Are you okay, Inuyasha?"
He nodded slightly, "Yeah, I'm fine. I guess I'm just starting to get tired." He chuckled softly, "Fucking lack of sleep."
Mitsuki smiled, "Just one more thing to do and we'll be free from this disaster." She reached over and put her hand on his leg and Inuyasha instantly stiffened. Mitsuki noticed his reaction to her touch, which made her smile, "Is something wrong?" She asked him in a seductive voice. Just hearing her voice in that tone sent shivers down Inuyasha's spine.
"No, everything's fine." He said it too quickly, which made it obvious to Mitsuki that he was uncomfortable. He quickly made an attempt to change the subject, "What are you going to do when this is all over?"
"Go back to my normal life, I suppose. Finish school, if there's any teachers left to teach. If that doesn't work, I'll be a dancer." She was smiling widely.
"Like an exotic dancer?"
"A stripper, yes." She grinned at him causing him to blush furiously, "Do you think I'd be a good dancer?"
"You definitely have the body for it, but I don't know if you can dance.." He managed to stammer.
"How about I practice dancing on you?" She grinned wickedly at him and he turned a deep shade of crimson. He couldn't tell if she was serious but something told him, she was. Inuyasha looked over his shoulder, hoping to find salvation with Matsu, but she was fast asleep in the backseat.
"Uh... I don't know... Um..." Inuyasha could only stutter in response to her question. He searched his mind for an answer to the awkward question shot at him by Mitsuki. In that brief moment of attention lapse, Inuyasha didn't notice the speeding trailer hurling towards them.
Kagome was mid-conversation with Rin and Sesshomaru when she got a strange, gnawing feeling her stomach, making her suddenly go quiet.
"You okay, Gome?" Sesshomaru looked at her through his rearview mirror. He noticed that she looked deathly pale, and there was a sense of terror in her eyes.
"I-I don't know. I got this weird feeling in my stomach." As she attempted to explain the weird sensation plauging her body, the feeling grew stronger, making Kagome feel sick.
"Kags, you don't look well." Rin looked at Kagome with evident worry plastered across her face.
Kagome shook her head, "I'm not sure. I mean I feel fine, but I still feel like something isn't right," She looked passed Rin to Inuyasha's car and then the sensation spiked. "It's Inuyasha! Get his attention, Sesshomaru!" She was basically screaming at him.
"What do you mean it's Inuyasha? He's fine, Kags." Rin reached out and took her hand, trying to soothe her.
"I can't explain it. I just have this feeling something is going to happen. Please, Sesshomaru. Just do it." She pleaded with him and finally he gave in.
Sesshomaru flashed his lights at Inuyasha but it didn't seem to get his attention. He tried multiple times but still nothing. "He isn't paying attention, Kags." Before Kagome could respond, it happened. Everything happened so fast, the trio could barely comprehend what had happened. They saw Inuyasha's car swerve sharply to the left, before it got side-swiped by a speeding trailer. The trailer hit Inuyasha's car in the back on Inuyasha's side causing it to spin out into a tunnel then it flipped several times before slamming into the wall. The trailer jack-knifed blocking off the tunnel.
Kagome screamed once everything registered in her mind. Sesshomaru slammed the brakes, bringing the truck to an abrupt stop. They all jumped out of the truck and ran to the now flaming trailer. "INUYASHA!" Kagome screamed as she burst into tears. Moments later Miroku, Sango, Kohaku and Kusano had joined them. They were all calling out to Inuyasha and the girls, but they received no answer. Suddenly, the world seemed so empty to Kagome. Tears flowed down her cheeks in heavy streams. Rin had wrapped her arms around Kagome but Kagome had gone numb. She heard nothing Rin was saying. The man Kagome had fallen in love with had just been ripped from her life in an unfortunate instant. Everything seemed less important to her now. What was the point of going on with Inuyasha gone? As she continued to think about it, more tears flowed freely from her eyes.
"Kagome! Look at me!" It was Sesshomaru who finally broke her from her trance.
"What?" It was all Kagome managed to get out before getting choked up again.
"We have to go, dear. There's nothing we can do." He hugged her tightly, but she refused the idea of leaving without Inuyasha. "There's nothing we can do Kags. Even if he is alive in there, we can't reach him." Kagome stared into his eyes as he spoke and all she could see was pain, emptiness and sorrow. He had just lost his little brother, yet he stood there, strong as ever for her. Realizing, she wasn't the only one in immense pain, she nodded her head.
"I'm sorry, Sesshomaru." It was barely a whisper but he heard it clear as crystal. He shook his head, then hugged her once more.
"So am I." He released Kagome from his arms and turned toward the others. "Let's go. We're losing daylight." His voice was shaky. Everyone could tell he was on the verge of breaking down. Rin walked to his side and took his hand in hers and gave it a hard squeeze. He looked down at his wife with a vague smile, thankful for the small gesture. They all retreated back to their vehicles and regretfully and painfully, pulled away from the incident, knowing they would never see Inuyasha again.
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Inuyasha and the others drove in silence across the bridge, seeing countless wrecked and abandoned cars, several bodies sprawled out across the ground and ahead of them were dozens of police cruisers blocking the end of the bridge.
"Fucking hell. Is every bridge blocked off? No wonder nobody has been able to cross the to the other side!" He growled as he slowed the SUV to a stop and stepped out of the vehicle to look back at Kohaku. Kohaku stepped out of his car and walked over to Inuyasha.
"What's up, Yash? Why'd you stop?" He looked at Inuyasha questioningly.
"The bridge is blocked ahead. We'll have to ditch the cars." Inuyasha pointed towards the blockade of black police cruisers as he spoke.
"Are you sure that's a good idea?"
"We may not have a choice. Get the girls. I'll tell Sango and we'll get going." Kohaku nodded and retreated back to the car. Inuyasha opened the car door and looked at Sango seriously, "We're going on foot from here." Inuyasha said gathering the duffel from the backseat.
"Is that our only option right now?" She asked exiting the SUV, holding Inuyasha's shotgun.
"For now, yes. It's almost dawn, so we should be okay. If anything we can search for another car once we cross the bridge." Inuyasha flung the bag over his shoulder. Kohaku and the girls approached Inuyasha and Sango.
"We're ready. Do you know where this temple is exactly?" Kohaku held his gun loosely, twirling it around his finger.
"I have a relative idea, and if you shoot me because you're twirling that damn thing around, I'm going to crack your jaw." He stared at Kohaku, who immediately held the gun still.
"I know where the temple is." Mitsuki piped up from behind Kohaku.
"You do?" Sango asked, turning to look at the other side of the bridge.
"Yeah, my family used to tell me all about it all the time. Now, they visit just to make sure it remains intact."
Inuyasha smiled at the girl, "Lead the way, Mitsuki." He said pulling his magnum from his jeans. Mitsuki merely smiled, nodded, and stepped forward to lead them to their destination. "Check your corners, stay quiet and keep away from shadows. It's still a couple of hours until sunrise, so until then stick together."
"What if they're not there when we arrive?" Sango asked Inuyasha as they followed Mitsuki across the bridge.
"We wait for a few hours then keep moving. We can't afford to stay for too long. Who knows if the city will get sealed off? We can't afford that risk." Inuyasha took his shotgun from Sango and handed Mitsuki his magnum.
"I hope they're there. I miss them already." Sango lowered her eyes to the ground and kept walking beside Inuyasha.
"Yeah, me too." They drew closer to the blockade and instantly, Mitsuki noticed there were no people. No police, no civilians, no carriers. Inuyasha motioned for the group to wait there while he checked the cars. He made his way over the top of the cruisers, stepping on the hoods to get a height advantage. There were several dead bodies, they hadn't been bitten or mutilated, they did, however, have multiple bullet wounds. Inuyasha assumed they were still human when they were killed. "It's all clear." He held out his hand as the girls began to cross the cruisers.
"About six miles, give or take." Mitsuki answered, taking out the magnum and cocking back the hammer.
"Let's get moving. I don't want to miss finding the others." Inuyasha took Mitsuki's hand and began walking quickly away, followed by the others. Mitsuki led them down several dark streets, down a few alleys and through a suburb before they decided to take a break.
"We're almost there. Maybe another ten minutes or so." Mitsuki leaned against a wall and stretched her arms.
"We haven't spotted a single carrier since we left the apartment." Sango was smiling at Kohaku as she spoke.
"You're right! Maybe, it's over!" Kohaku's excitement was getting the best of him and he began to raise his voice.
"Quiet!" Inuyasha whispered harshly, "Even if we haven't seen any of those things, that doesn't mean this whole ordeal is over, and until we know for sure, keep quiet."
"Sorry, Yash." Kohaku lowered his voice and his eyes.
"It's fine. Just remember, we're not out of danger yet. So, we need to-" Inuyasha paused when he heard shuffling footsteps coming from nearby. He immediately shouldered the shotgun and aimed it towards a line of bushes. "Ku, hand me the flashlight." Kusano pulled the flashlight from the duffel bag and handed it to Inuyasha. He snapped on the light and pointed it where he heard the noise. He inched forward slowly, gripping the shotgun tightly, then a shot rang out from behind him. Inuyasha whirled around and saw it was Mitsuki, who had fired the shot and not too far from them was a large group of carriers.
"Run!" Mitsuki yelled as she fired another shot then turned and ran. Inuyasha fired his shotgun once then joined the other in their retreat. Inuyasha stayed in the rear as they continued to run, turning to fire slugs every so often.
"Inuyasha! Look!" Sango was pointing at a white car parked at the base of the temple steps. There was no mistaking it was his car, which meant the others were here.
A brief moment of relief washed over Inuyasha but quickly vanished as he spotted several carriers staggering up the steps. "Hurry up!" Inuyasha yelled, shouldering the shotgun and blasting another round at the carriers behind them. Sango shot down two of the carriers on the steps and rushed up the hard stone steps. Mitsuki fired the magnum, knocking a few more carriers down. Inuyasha's legs began to burn as they reached the halfway mark of the steps. Inuyasha pulled a nine millimeter Beretta from the duffel bag and called out to Kohaku, "Hey! Take this!" He threw the bag up to Kohaku and paused on the steps. "Go find the others! I'll keep these maggotsacks busy!" Then, he turned and began to fire upon the ascending carriers.
Mitsuki stopped dead in her tracks when she saw Inuyasha fall behind, "Inuyasha! Come on!" She ran back and grabbed his arm.
"Go with the others! I'll catch up! Go!" Inuyasha fired several more times as Mitsuki relunctingly ran back to the others. Shots continued to ring out as Sango and the others reached the temple courtyard.
"Fuck." Sango muttered stopping dead in her tracks. The courtyard was filled with infected, but she noticed a small group banging on the doors on a cottage. Instinct swelled up inside of her and she began to open fire on that particular group of infected while the others focused on the other carriers in the courtyard.
"Inuyasha! Get your ass up here!" Mitsuki yelled, reloading the cynlinder to the magnum and firing once again. All the carriers in the courtyard, turned their attention towards them.
"Damnit!" Kohaku cursed as the clip fell from his gun, and he fumbled to slip in another one. A loud bang rang next to Kohaku's ear, disorienting him and caused his ears to ring for many seconds. He shook his head repeatedly, then turned to see Inuyasha.
"You guys would be hopeless without me." He was grinning at them. He reloaded the shotgun and blasted more carriers to the ground. Shots echoed for several more minutes, as the first rays of sunlight splashed onto them, then all fell silent. Cadavers were scattered across the courtyard, Inuyasha swapped clips in the Beretta and inched through the courtyard slowly. As they were passing the cottage, the doors creaked open and Inuyasha took aim towards it. All he could see was darkness. No signs of movement, no signs of any life. "Hello?" Inuyasha called out, still aiming his gun. A woman emerged from the shadows and Inuyasha smiled.
"Inuyasha?" It was Kagome. Behind her were Rin, Sesshomaru, and Miroku. Tears poured from Kagome's eyes as she ran into Inuyasha's open arms. "I missed you so much."
Inuyasha planted multiple kisses on her lips and wiped her tears, "Yes, I'm fine. It takes more than a cannibal pandemic to kill me."
Sango ran to Miroku and basically tackled him to the ground, "I missed you." She brought her lips down on his with bruising force.
Miroku only smiled as she kissed him, and eventually pulled away from her, "I missed you too. Now, can you let me up?" Sango let him up to his but she held onto him tightly, "Inuyasha, it's good to see you're not dead."
"Same to you." Inuyasha grinned, Thanks for keeping Kags safe. You too, Sesh."
"Anytime. We should get moving. I think this gun fight attracted quite a bit of attention. Sesshomaru stated looking at all the bodies in the courtyard.
"We've gained some more members to our group. I'm not sure my little ass car will fit our new additions." Inuyasha said pointing to Kohaku and the girls.
Kohaku stepped forward and introduced the girls to Sango's friends, "This Kusano, Matsu, and Mitsuki. I escaped the school with them."
"You came here on foot?" Kagome stared at Inuyasha wide-eyed.
"Well, we had found two vehicles but we had to abandon them crossing the bridge." Inuyasha went into further detail and explained the events that he and Sango had gone through since they had been separated from the others.
"Sounds like you two had a hell of an adventure." Rin giggled as Inuyasha told his tale.
"We need to go. Now." Sesshomaru said hearing the imfamous shuffling footsteps and moans those creatures let out.
"Mitsuki and Matsu, come with me. Kagome, go with Sesshomaru and Rin. Kohaku and Ku will go with Sango and Miroku." Inuyasha handed Matsu his Beretta, "Kagome, my keys."
Kagome dug into her jeans and handed Inuyasha his keys, "Be careful, please."
"Always babe." He kissed her then led Matsu and Mitsuki back down the temple steps to his car.
"Don't worry Kags. He can handle himself." Sango gave her a reassuring smile.
"I know. It's the girls I'm worried about. I saw the way they were looking at him." She looked back towards Sesshomaru, "Let's go."
Sesshomaru nodded and led her and the others towards the back entrance of the temple. Rin looked up and Sesshomaru, "Where are we going after this, Seshy?"
"I'm not sure Rin. We'll have to discuss it with Inuyasha." Sesshomaru stated leading the others through the temple, reaching the back gate.
"He just left. Where are we supposed to meet him?"
Sesshomaru growled, "You couldn't have said something about this sooner?" He quickened his pace down the steps, hearing Inuyasha's car round the corner. They reached the bottom and Inuyasha stopped the car beside them.
"Where the hell are we going anyway?" Inuyasha said from his car window.
Sesshomaru shook his head, "I have no clue."
"Let's head to the next town. Maybe the pandemic hasn't gotten that far."
"How far is the nearest town?" Miroku asked realizing he had never set foot outside the city before.
"About 30 miles. It's not that far." Inuyasha replied, turning off his car.
"I think we should stop and get supplies first. Who's to say this isn't happening all over the world? We may not be able to stop in the next town." Kagome was watching the girls in Inuyasha's car as she spoke.
"What do you suggest we do then, Kags?"
Kagome ran the options through her mind while the others sat in silence waiting for her to speak. She remained quiet for what seemed like eternity then she finally spoke, "We need to hit a super market. It's the only place we can find absolutely everything we need."
"A super market could be crawling with those meat sacks." Inuyasha growled at her.
"Time is not on our side, Inuyasha. We need to get everything we need at one place. I hate to say it, but Kagome is right. We don't have a choice." Sesshomaru ejected the magazine from his glock, "And, I'm running low on ammo."
"Fine, let's go then." Inuyasha growled again and started his car. Kagome jumped into Sesshomaru's truck as Miroku began to pull away with Inuyasha.
Sango turned towards Miroku as he was driving, "Is the supermarket a good idea?"
"I'm not sure we have much choice. Kagome is right after all. Although, our last attempt at raiding a grocery store ended in utter failure. So, let's hope this ends differently." He smiled without looking at her, "Besides, Sesshomaru seems to trust her judgement, and he hasn't gotten us in deep shit yet, AND he's low on ammo." He grinned at her.
"Yeah, let's hope. I've had enough excitement for one night." Sango let out a sigh. Miroku reached over and squeezed her hand and continued driving.
Inuyasha had been silent for nearly 20 minutes, and it was starting to bother Mitsuki, "Are you okay, Inuyasha?"
He nodded slightly, "Yeah, I'm fine. I guess I'm just starting to get tired." He chuckled softly, "Fucking lack of sleep."
Mitsuki smiled, "Just one more thing to do and we'll be free from this disaster." She reached over and put her hand on his leg and Inuyasha instantly stiffened. Mitsuki noticed his reaction to her touch, which made her smile, "Is something wrong?" She asked him in a seductive voice. Just hearing her voice in that tone sent shivers down Inuyasha's spine.
"No, everything's fine." He said it too quickly, which made it obvious to Mitsuki that he was uncomfortable. He quickly made an attempt to change the subject, "What are you going to do when this is all over?"
"Go back to my normal life, I suppose. Finish school, if there's any teachers left to teach. If that doesn't work, I'll be a dancer." She was smiling widely.
"Like an exotic dancer?"
"A stripper, yes." She grinned at him causing him to blush furiously, "Do you think I'd be a good dancer?"
"You definitely have the body for it, but I don't know if you can dance.." He managed to stammer.
"How about I practice dancing on you?" She grinned wickedly at him and he turned a deep shade of crimson. He couldn't tell if she was serious but something told him, she was. Inuyasha looked over his shoulder, hoping to find salvation with Matsu, but she was fast asleep in the backseat.
"Uh... I don't know... Um..." Inuyasha could only stutter in response to her question. He searched his mind for an answer to the awkward question shot at him by Mitsuki. In that brief moment of attention lapse, Inuyasha didn't notice the speeding trailer hurling towards them.
Kagome was mid-conversation with Rin and Sesshomaru when she got a strange, gnawing feeling her stomach, making her suddenly go quiet.
"You okay, Gome?" Sesshomaru looked at her through his rearview mirror. He noticed that she looked deathly pale, and there was a sense of terror in her eyes.
"I-I don't know. I got this weird feeling in my stomach." As she attempted to explain the weird sensation plauging her body, the feeling grew stronger, making Kagome feel sick.
"Kags, you don't look well." Rin looked at Kagome with evident worry plastered across her face.
Kagome shook her head, "I'm not sure. I mean I feel fine, but I still feel like something isn't right," She looked passed Rin to Inuyasha's car and then the sensation spiked. "It's Inuyasha! Get his attention, Sesshomaru!" She was basically screaming at him.
"What do you mean it's Inuyasha? He's fine, Kags." Rin reached out and took her hand, trying to soothe her.
"I can't explain it. I just have this feeling something is going to happen. Please, Sesshomaru. Just do it." She pleaded with him and finally he gave in.
Sesshomaru flashed his lights at Inuyasha but it didn't seem to get his attention. He tried multiple times but still nothing. "He isn't paying attention, Kags." Before Kagome could respond, it happened. Everything happened so fast, the trio could barely comprehend what had happened. They saw Inuyasha's car swerve sharply to the left, before it got side-swiped by a speeding trailer. The trailer hit Inuyasha's car in the back on Inuyasha's side causing it to spin out into a tunnel then it flipped several times before slamming into the wall. The trailer jack-knifed blocking off the tunnel.
Kagome screamed once everything registered in her mind. Sesshomaru slammed the brakes, bringing the truck to an abrupt stop. They all jumped out of the truck and ran to the now flaming trailer. "INUYASHA!" Kagome screamed as she burst into tears. Moments later Miroku, Sango, Kohaku and Kusano had joined them. They were all calling out to Inuyasha and the girls, but they received no answer. Suddenly, the world seemed so empty to Kagome. Tears flowed down her cheeks in heavy streams. Rin had wrapped her arms around Kagome but Kagome had gone numb. She heard nothing Rin was saying. The man Kagome had fallen in love with had just been ripped from her life in an unfortunate instant. Everything seemed less important to her now. What was the point of going on with Inuyasha gone? As she continued to think about it, more tears flowed freely from her eyes.
"Kagome! Look at me!" It was Sesshomaru who finally broke her from her trance.
"What?" It was all Kagome managed to get out before getting choked up again.
"We have to go, dear. There's nothing we can do." He hugged her tightly, but she refused the idea of leaving without Inuyasha. "There's nothing we can do Kags. Even if he is alive in there, we can't reach him." Kagome stared into his eyes as he spoke and all she could see was pain, emptiness and sorrow. He had just lost his little brother, yet he stood there, strong as ever for her. Realizing, she wasn't the only one in immense pain, she nodded her head.
"I'm sorry, Sesshomaru." It was barely a whisper but he heard it clear as crystal. He shook his head, then hugged her once more.
"So am I." He released Kagome from his arms and turned toward the others. "Let's go. We're losing daylight." His voice was shaky. Everyone could tell he was on the verge of breaking down. Rin walked to his side and took his hand in hers and gave it a hard squeeze. He looked down at his wife with a vague smile, thankful for the small gesture. They all retreated back to their vehicles and regretfully and painfully, pulled away from the incident, knowing they would never see Inuyasha again.