InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Rebellion ❯ Chapter 1

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The Rebellion

Chapter 1

Tokyo, Japan/Year: 2120/Year 10 of The Great Youkai Rebellion.

Because of the brave efforts of the Higurashi family from the underground ghettos, well over three hundred youkai managed to escape the swarms of angry mobs that tore through Tokyo's streets in search of the race that the government had deemed `unfit' to survive. Well over two hundred thousand youkai and any human that was associated with them were brutally slaughtered in the streets and in their homes on the night of June 7th 2110; many of these being children of both the youkai and human race.

At that night, Tokyo had permanently split up into two sections; the West Side and the East Side. The East Side is looked upon as the natural `safe zone', meaning that all youkai in this area had been exterminated and/or have escaped to the West Side of Tokyo. The West Side has become more beaten down over the years, due to the fact that it got around about the youkai escaping to boarding houses and such during the cities `cleaning' on June 7th. Military officials march the streets every night in search of the youkai that have escaped them, which brought about the well-known lifestyle of `Nighttime Vampirism'.

Nighttime Vampirism is what most of the humans and youkai took to whom lived on the West Side; they feared of being ambushed during the night by the military so they took to sleeping during the day time and wandering about during the night. It proved to be an effective way to keep themselves safe.

In conclusion, now, ten years after the beginning, the rebellion is still holding strong, with no signs of ending.

Kagome looked around the ghetto, a small frown on her face. “Souta, just so we both don't show up really late…” she looked down at her younger brother. “I want you to go to the shrine now, so mom and grandpa will know that we are here. I'll drop back later.”

Souta looked at his sister with a frown. “But they're going to make me sleep!” he argued.

Kagome sighed. “It maybe better, Souta, besides, I may leave you here to live on this side of the city.” She nudged her brother in the direction of the shrine. “Its safer here.” With that last note, Kagome turned and left her brother standing there alone.

It had been a very long time since Kagome had been back on the East Side of Tokyo, and it actually felt nice to be able to walk the streets and know that no one is sneaking up behind you to gut you just because you are walking the way a certain youkai would walk.

Though, even the East Side was flawed, it was still dark and dank like the West Side, and all the places that had been destroyed during the rebellion were not fixed up still, and were just set as eyesores to everyone who viewed them.

Kagome stopped walking and glanced about, her hand to her chest as if she were trying to catch her breath. But really, she was just so saddened by the sickening state of the city. `Nothing any good came from his rebellion…' she thought sadly, her eyes directed to the old well house. `But, at least we were able to save some innocent souls that night…that I am truly thankful for.'

As Kagome headed for the well house, she thought back to the many faces she watched disappear into the old well ten years before. The face that really stood out was that of the little snot-nosed hanyou crybaby. She smiled at the thought and laughed a bit, pushing open the door that led into the well. That kid had been so scared.

Kagome traced her fingers along her neck, her head bowed and looking down into the darkness of the well. “I wonder if he made it okay,” she muttered. “The poor guy was scared out of his wits.” She sighed and turned away from the well. “But, he had a right to be…” she added before leaving the well house once again.

Inuyasha slipped his black peak hat on down over his head to hide his ears before he left the apartment building. The hanyou was wearing a plain red t-shirt and a pair of baggy black jeans. The only accessories he bared were the rosary he had accidentally snatched from that Kagome girl, and the hat she had given him…two things he never left the apartment without.

Once outside, Inuyasha's eyes fell upon the group that was awaiting him on the other side of the beaten up parking lot. One was a wolf youkai with long brown hair and piercing blue eyes named Koga, who was a descendent of the ancient wolf clan's royal family, a young kitsune youkai named Shippo, and a human man named Miroku. Miroku's family had been blacklisted as `partly youkai' due to the cursed wind tunnel that plagued the men in the family, so, they all fled to the East Side the night of the beginning of the rebellion.

“You're taking your sweet time, mutt.” Koga hissed; he was never one who liked to wait. “Come on, before the soldiers see on congregated around the building.” The wolf tugged his black beanie down over his head, covering up his pointed ears.

Inuyasha gritted his teeth at Koga. “I move at my own pace, wolf.” He snapped. “Come on.” He said gesturing to them as he headed for the empty streets.

Each of them had their own way of covering up their visible youkai traits, ways that didn't clash with their style in making them stand out between everyone else.

Koga wore his black beanie with the skull on the front to cover his ears, and a very baggy pair of blue jeans so that his tail couldn't be seen perking out from in under them, to go with this look he simple wore a white button up shirt that was never actually buttoned up.

Shippo also wore a beanie, though his was red in color, and the boy wore a pair of baggy blue jeans, also with the intention of hiding away his puffy foxtail, and an orange hoodie. He was a very cute little kid, though he tried to go for the `tough guy' kind of look, his beautiful, innocent eyes always gave away his cuteness.

Miroku wore a baggy pair of black jeans and a violet t-shirt, around his cursed hand was a long, fingerless purple glove that had a flap cut in the palm. But, holding the flap shut, and making sure the wind tunnel wouldn't go off in its own, was a string of blue prayer beads. Not many people seemed to notice this, for many of the monks in the city used to do the same thing, so, the assumption was that this young man was indeed, a monk.

“Where are we going anyway, Inuyasha?” Shippo asked as he jumped up on the hanyou's shoulder. “You said you had a plan to tell us last night…”

“Heh. I do.” Inuyasha said. “We're going back to the East Side…”

The three stared at Inuyasha with widened eyes. Miroku was the first to speak.

“Um, Inuyasha they check ID's at the subways…” he said. “We won't be able to make it through…”

“We aren't going through the subway, baka.” Inuyasha snapped. “We are going back through the way we came ten years ago.”

“The well…” Koga stated, his eyes narrowing. “Its too risky.”

“Father told me about the well.” Shippo said. “He told me that him and mother were led there by a young human girl and her sibling brother.”

“We were all led through there by that girl.” Miroku told the kitsune quietly. “I think, with all respect to her and what she did for us at the risk of being killed…we shouldn't go back through there…the chances of being found out are very high.”

“I agree with the false monk on this one.” Koga said. “Its to risky.” Miroku glared at Koga and made a fist, but never said anything.

“I think you should shut up.” Inuyasha snapped at Koga. “We won't get found out. It's impossible. None of the guards even bother with the ghetto on the East Side, hell, they rarely even bother with any part of the East Side at all.”

“Why do you want to go back there anyway?” Shippo asked, tilting his head.

Inuyasha sighed. “I want to see if my old man and mother made it through the rebellion.” He answered. “If they did…they aren't on this side of the city. I've searched all over it many times.” He then shrugged. “And besides, it's probably a lot more safer over there…”

“Until we get seen there…the soldiers will be over there before we have a chance to get back.” Miroku said. “Then, both sides of the city will be worse off than ever before. Just think about it, Inuyasha!”

Inuyasha groaned and took Shippo from his shoulder, putting him on the ground. “Fine, you don't have to come with me.”

“You're going alone?” Koga asked. “Damn, you really are stupid!”

Inuyasha ignored the wolf's comment and continued. “I'll be back by morning…so I'll be seeing you all tomorrow night.”

Miroku sighed and ran his hand back through his hair. “Alright. Take care of yourself, Inuyasha.”

Inuyasha made a small pluck at the rosary beads around his neck. “I have someone looking out for me.” He answered before turning and running off.

“He's going to get himself killed isn't he?” Shippo asked, watching as both Koga and Miroku nodded silently with sheer annoyance.

Kagome traced her fingers along the graffiti coated wall that lined the old school house in the ghetto. She and her best friend, Sango, put half of the stuff written there there.

Sango…

Kagome hadn't seen her in such a long time. The girl's entire family was recruited by the government to be youkai `exterminators', though Kagome hated the idea of having such a good friend on that side of the line, she knew the family had no choice but to do this. It was a `kill or be killed' situation.

“I wonder if I'll ever see you again, Sango-chan…” Kagome whispered, smiling slightly. She then took her hand from the wall and wiped it in her pants. Crazy thought. The two were totally different people now…and the chances of them ever meeting again would be in a situation where Sango would be there to KILL Kagome…not to sit around and catch up on all the past years apart.

Kagome froze then as she was about to head to another part of the ghetto, her eyes darting back to the well house. Something…just wasn't right. She couldn't explain the feeling in her gut…but it seemed to be telling her that something was moving…

She frowned and shook her head; no one would be using the well anymore. It had been ten years since anyone had went through there…

But still…

Kagome straightened her jacket and headed back towards the well house, her breath caught in her throat. Why was she so nervous about this? There was no way the well was still in use; it was just downright impossible.

Still, Kagome held her breath as she let the door slide open. She slowly peered inside; nothing put darkness greeting her.

“See, Kagome?” Kagome said to herself as she stepped inside. “Nothing here. Heh.” She started to make her way over to the well, feeling herself calming down a little. She leaded on the wall with her hands and closed her eyes, silently yelling at herself for being so stupid.

But, that calm feeling never lasted very long, because after a moment, Kagome straightened, and at the touch of a cold hand wrapping around her wrist, she screamed.

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