InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Ninja ❯ Back To The Well ( Chapter 23 )

CHAPTER 23: Back To The Well

 

Sesshoumaru was frantic, he demanded the others find the Tenseiga so he could go and revive Kai. Miroku, lying on the ground, noticed something half buried in the ground he pulled out one half of the sword Sesshoumaru wanted. Moving the dirt and debris he soon found the other half.

 

During Sesshoumaru's time in the dungeon, Naraku had asked him about his two swords. Sesshoumaru in pain and high had told him about the Toukijin and the Tenseiga and what they did. He would have told him anything to stop the burning hot irons being applied to his body. Naraku could not control the Toukijin's demonic abilities so had discarded it. He had kept the Tenseiga with him thinking a sword that could revive the dead would be most useful if he could figure out how to get it to work.

 

Miroku approached Sesshoumaru shakily, saying nothing he held the two halves of the sword out to him.

 

Sesshoumaru just looked in shock and, taking the two halves, sank to the ground, his eyes going dark and dull. Sesshoumaru felt like something had been ripped out of his soul, he began to keen quietly, the noise growing in strength until a howl ripped from his throat.

 

Kouga, his wolf instincts reacting to the sorrowful noise, threw his head back and joined Sesshoumaru in his grief.

 

“Kagura!” yelled out Inuyasha as she appeared from the air holding an unmoving Kai. Everyone looked to her as she landed in front of them, Sesshoumaru rising from the ground and stepping forward.

 

“You kept your promise, now, give me what is mine and I shall give her to you. She is still alive.”

 

Sesshoumaru reached into his pants and felt the wooden box, withdrawing it he held it out to Kagura as the rest looked on. He felt hope rising in his chest and he did not take his eyes off Kai wondering how badly she was hurt.

 

Kagura passed the unconscious and barely breathing Kai to Sesshoumaru as she accepted the box. She opened it and put the heart that was within it against her chest. It absorbed into her body and she smiled a most beautiful smile as she felt it begin to beat within her chest. She bowed low to Sesshoumaru and sitting on her feather, rose into the air; she never looked back.

 

The others gathered around Sesshoumaru who began to growl loudly, gripping Kai to him tighter.

 

“We have to see her Sesshoumaru” stated Sango. “We need to access her injuries.”

 

“Miroku can look at her” said Sesshoumaru still growling and beginning to show his fangs.

 

Inuyasha knew that Sesshoumaru would kill anyone else that tried to touch her and pulled Sango and Kouga away. I think he loves her he thought amazed and hoped that she would pull through, after everything that had happed he felt his brother deserved some happiness.

 

Miroku looked Kai over and although she had some bruises, he could see nothing else physically wrong with her. He realized Kagura must have caught her before she hit the sharp rocks at the bottom of the cliff. Her aura however was a different matter. He could feel it was extremely weak, almost non-existent and that her life force was almost gone. She was taking small shallow breaths and they were getting weaker, the time between breaths increasing.

 

“Do something” demanded Sesshoumaru.

 

“I can't, I can't even connect to her aura, there's not enough of it for me to reach” he told Sesshoumaru sadly.

 

“We need to get her to the well, it should be open now that Naraku is dead”, said Sango. “Kagome can help, their time has more advanced medicine maybe they can do something for her.”

 

“Are we sure he's dead” asked Inuyasha

 

“Yes” replied Miroku holding up his right hand for all to see which was now smooth and normal. He gave a small shaky smile feeling a great weight lift from him.

 

They all raced for the well as fast as they could go, Sango and Miroku on Kirara, Sesshoumaru holding Kai using his cloud to travel, Kouga now a whirling tornado of wind, Inuyasha leaping hugely across the ground. They ran without rest all the way, it took days. They had had to stop once for Sango to perform CPR on Kai when she had stopped breathing. Kagome had taught her this skill when Sango had wanted to know more about first aid so she could help Kagome tend to their group when necessary.

 

They finally reached the well, exhausted but determined to save their friend. There was a tense moment when Inuyasha had to convince Sesshoumaru to give Kai to him so he could take her through the well. Because of his connection through the rosary beads around his neck to Kagome, he was the only one able to go through the time portal.

 

Sesshoumaru finally relented but he still let out a soft growl when Inuyasha lifted her in his arms. Miroku patted his demon friend on the shoulder quickly to let him know everything would be ok.

 

Kouga approached Inuyasha and raking his claw deep into his leg, removed one of the shards. “Give this to Kagome” he said slumping to the ground his face twisted in pain.

 

“Kouga” Inuyasha breathed. He nodded and taking the shard he held his breath and jumped landing on the other side in Kagome's time. He quickly leapt out of the well to find Souta who jumped in surprise at seeing him appear so quickly. “Where's Kagome?” questioned Inuyasha

 

“She's at the house, she'll be so happy to see you.” replied an excited Souta who then noticed the girl in Inuyasha's arms. “Who's that?”

 

“She's a friend of ours, and she's in trouble” answered Inuyasha as he ran; barging though the door into the small home of the Higurashi's calling for Kagome.

 

Kagome appeared, coming out of the living room, shocked and happy to see Inuyasha but then her eyes filled with worry when she saw Kai. “What's happened?” she asked Inuyasha as they walked into the living room, helping to put Kai on the sofa; Souta right behind them. Inuyasha quickly told her, giving her the general idea deciding to fill in the details later. Now, they had to get help for Kai.

 

Kagome ran to the phone to call an ambulance when an older woman whom Kagome had never seen before walked into the still open door of her home. The grey haired woman was wearing a long dark blue robe, her long hair pulled back in a loose pony tail, a triangular shaped straw hat on her head which covered her eyes until she lifted her head to the three youths.

 

“I am Hokage Ukiah of the ninja's of the earth. I will take the girl” she said kindly.

 

“She needs medical help” countered Kagome.

 

“There is nothing the doctors can do for her that we can't. We have our own medical staff and we can do more than traditional medicine can. She belongs with us, her people.”

 

She pointed her finger at the unconscious ninja girl and Kai lifted into the air and sailed towards the Hokage who put her arms out as Kai floated into them.

 

“We're going with you” said Inuyasha firmly.

 

“No” said the woman just as firmly. “You have other things to do” she said cryptically “The girl will be fine, we will take good care of her and she will survive.” With that she disappeared, blinking out of the house and in to the compound of the ninja's.

 

Inuyasha gave Kagome the shard that Kouga had given him and, after Kagome told her brother to let her mother know where she had gone, they ran back to the well together and jumped through.