InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ True Love ❯ A Surprise ( Chapter 12 )

Chapter 12: A Surprise

Kagome and Sango walked into the Mythology classroom still talking about the costume ball. It had happened a week ago and they still couldn't tell if Inuyasha and Miroku had really been there. Their conversation halted when Yuki, Eri, and Aryumi surrounded them. This was Kagome's favorite class because she knew about so many of the legends. They talked non-stop never noticing that Kagome and Sango weren't listening. They pushed their way through the other students and sat down. The teacher walked in.

"Hello, class."

"Hello, sensei!"

"Does anyone here know anything about the legend of the Shikon no Tama?"

Kagome and Sango straightened in their seats and slowly raised their hands. They looked around and saw they were the only ones. Kagome's hand closed around the large chunk of the jewel around her neck.

"Oh, what do you girls know about it?"

"It was protected by a priestess named Kikyou. When she was killed by a demon it was burned along with her. She pinned a half-dog demon named Inuyasha to a tree believing he had betrayed her." Kagome started. She didn't notice the surprised looks on Yuki, Eri, and Aryumi's faces at the name.

"About fifty years after her death, her reincarnation, a girl from the future, was dragged to the past. She found and freed Inuyasha. Kikyou's younger sister Kaede put a rosary on him that prevented him from attacking Ka- the young miko from the future. She soon discovered the jewel when it burst from her side. Through some unfortunate events the jewel was shattered." Sango continued. Yuki, Eri, and Aryumi shared a look when Sango almost said a name.

"The young miko and Inuyasha went out on a quest to retrieve all the shards. Eventually they met a young kitsune named Shippo, a lecherous monk named Miroku, and a demon exterminator. They fought many demons for shards. At some point a witch brought Kikyou back to life in a body of dirt and bones from her grave. The main demon they were going after though was Naraku. He was the one who tricked Kikyou and Inuyasha. He cursed Miroku's family. He also killed the demon exterminator's village." Kagome finished. Sango opened her mouth to continue when the teacher spoke.

"You certainly do know a lot about this legend. It's almost as if you lived it!" he joked.

Kagome and Sango flashed each other amused smiles.

"Anyway, that's not the end of the story. Inuyasha and company finally battled with Naraku. It was a long, hard battle and all of them were badly injured. None so badly as Inuyasha who almost died protecting the young miko when Naraku sent a tentacle out to kill her before he died. Unfortunately, Naraku had not brought his half of the jewel."

Kagome and Sango paled as the teacher went on. They looked at each other in sorrow as they remembered that awful time when they didn't know whether or not Inuyasha would live.

"What happened to the jewel?" Kagome and Sango asked quietly.

"Well, after a lot of research I found someone who swore they had the jewel." He took out a box, opened the top, and pulled out a broken jewel. Kagome gasped as the jewel started to glow intensely followed by her necklace. A force started pulling the two together. Kagome screamed in fright as she was dragged toward the teacher. A crash near the window went unnoticed by her and the teacher as they tried to stop themselves. Sango pulled on Kagome's arm desperately trying to help her. Suddenly, a strong arm went around Kagome's waist and started pulling her back inch-by-inch. Someone else pulled Sango away from the force created by the two jewels.

"Put the damn thing back in the box!" was shouted at the teacher.

"Inuyasha!"

"Miroku!"

Kagome and Sango pulled away from the two young men and spun around.

"What are you doing here?" the girls asked at one time.

"We… uh…" Miroku looked at Inuyasha.

"We've been here for a long time now. Watching over you." Inuyasha nonchalantly looked at his claws.

Kagome and Sango's mouths opened in shock. "You… You've been watching over us! What gives you the right to interfere with our lives anymore?"

Before either of them could answer, the top blew off the box containing the jewel. A whirlwind flew out and landed on the classroom floor. In the middle of the whirlwind the shape of a male emerged. The winds dissipated leaving the male in full view of all the students. He smiled an evil smile.

"Naraku!" Inuyasha growled.

"No! It can't be him. We killed him!" Kagome shouted.

"Looks like we were wrong." Miroku stated dryly.

Sango started shaking her head. "You bastard! Why couldn't you just stay dead!"