InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ True Love ❯ Back To The Past ( Chapter 14 )

Chapter 14: Back To The Past

Inuyasha rounded on the teacher who had had the jewel. "Where did you get the jewel?" He snarled.

The teacher paled. "I bought it from an elderly woman who said her great- great-great-great-great- grandmother had found it in a cave."

"Where is that cave?"

"I don't know. She wouldn't tell me." The teacher flinched when Inuyasha glared at him.

"Inuyasha, stop it. I'll say it again." Inuyasha turned to Kagome with a ready retort but it disappeared when he saw her swaying where she stood. Suddenly, she collapsed. Inuyasha caught her before she fell to the floor.

"I… I can't move." She whispered. All the energy in her body had drained out of her. After saying this her eyes rolled into the back of her head and she passed out.

"What the hell…" Inuyasha growled.

"Ahh," Miroku started, "Her power has intensified and her body is exhausted from using it. Most miko's powers do not come out in that degree unless a loved one is in trouble."

Inuyasha looked down at the girl currently sleeping in his arms. Not knowing what to say, he said the first thing that came to mind. "Feh!"

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Kagome woke up in a car. She groaned from the pounding in her head that surprisingly was fading each second she was awake. Her groaned alerted everyone that she was awake. Except for the driver everyone turned to look at her.

"Are you okay, Mama?" Shippo asked from his seat next to her.

"I'm fine. What… what happened?"

"Your powers intensified dramatically. All of your energy was drained when you purified Naraku and then helped heal Inuyasha." Miroku looked at her from the front seat.

"Is Inuyasha okay?" Kagome asked.

"Feh! You are only sitting on me, wench!"

Kagome's head whipped around and slammed into Inuyasha's. They both groaned in pain. "Watch it!" Inuyasha half yelled at her.

The pain faded from Kagome's head. "Umm… does anyone know why that doesn't hurt anymore? It's weird I should ache from some of the stuff that happened but I don't."

"Oh, a miko that is powerful enough can heal herself very quickly. You are the most powerful miko I have ever heard about so I'm not surprised that you feel no pain right now." Sango said from next to Shippo.

"Oh. Where are we going?"

"The jewel disappeared and we are going to the woman that your teacher bought it from so she can tell us where her grandmother or something found it." Inuyasha answered her.

Just as he said that the car slowed to a stop. "We're here." Keiko said from the driver's seat.

Kagome climbed out and caught Shippo when he jumped out at her. The group walked to the house and Kagome knocked on the door. A few minutes later an elderly lady opened up the door.

"Yes? Can I help you?"

"Yes, ma'am. I am a student of the man you sold a half of the Shikon no Tama to. We were wondering where it was found." Kagome asked politely.

The woman stared at Inuyasha. "Are those real, son?"

Inuyasha growled at her and Kagome said, "Inuyasha we are not here to intimidate this woman. If your not polite I will say it again. Am I making myself clear to you?"

The woman laughed. "You certainly know how to control your man, dear." Kagome and Inuyasha just blushed. "Come in and I will tell you where it was found if you tell me why you want to know."

Once inside Kagome started their tale of why they needed the information. The woman stared at all of them in shock.

"My goodness! So you're the miko from legend? I must say you and your mate have quite the story."

Inuyasha cut her off. "Wait! What are you talking about? Her mate?"

The old woman looked at him. "Yes, you!" At Inuyasha's shocked look she continued. "The miko and the hanyou became mates soon after defeating Naraku. Are you telling me you aren't mates at the moment?"

Kagome blushed. "No ma'am." She looked at Inuyasha. "But don't have it said I was the one pushing the other away. Or that I am against it!"

Inuyasha's mouth dropped as he stared at Kagome. He looked at her mother who was just smiling at him. "Aren't you going to say anything?"

Keiko waved her hand. "I always knew that eventually you would get together. I know she cares for you and I couldn't be prouder of her choice."

Inuyasha just shook his head. "You're both crazy!"

"Why?" Kagome looked at him with her head slightly tilted.

"Because I'm a hanyou! You deserve better than that."

"But I want…"

Miroku cleared his throat. "Can't this wait for another time? We are still trying to find out where the jewel is you know."

Inuyasha and Kagome turned to look at the old woman. "Sorry." They muttered, embarrassed.

"No problem, my dears. Now I can tell people I helped the miko and hanyou from the legend."

"The jewel?" Inuyasha tried to subtly change the subject. He failed.

"Oh, it was in a cave, in that same box. It was near a clearing that the trees stayed green all year long. It was weird but no one could get into the clearing they surrounded."

"I know where you're talking about. It's where my family's home is." Inuyasha said simply.

"Family's home? I didn't know you had a house, Inuyasha." Kagome looked at him.

"I didn't like going there because it was near there that my parents' were killed."

Kagome's mouth dropped into an O shape.

Miroku again cleared his throat. "We are off subject again. So you know where this place is Inuyasha?"

"Yes."

"Then let's go. The jewel half has to be there now."

The group stood and said their good-byes to the lady. She only smiled and waved them off. As soon as they were gone the image of an old woman dropped off. From a back room her husband walked in. "Did they buy it, my love?"

"Yes, Sess dear!" Rin smiled up into her mate's face. "Your brother and his soon to be mate are going to get it now."

"Excellent! If I remember correctly, didn't we bury the hatchet so to speak when he was looking around there for it?"

Rin laughed. "Yes, but only after I told you I liked your brother's ears. You couldn't deny me even then."

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Inuyasha and company walked towards where the jewel was said to be. They found they cave and walked in. Sure enough, there was the box. Kagome hesitantly opened the box. Inside glowing softly was the other half of the Shikon no Tama. Kagome looked up at the others and smiled. She reached into the box and removed the jewel. Immediately it went from glowing purple to glowing pink. Faintly, they could hear a scream come from the jewel.

"I think I just purified Naraku for the third time." Kagome giggled. "It's over now."

Kagome put the two halves in her hands and focused her energy there. When the light faded and she opened her hands, the jewel sat complete in her hands.

The group of six walked out of the cave.

"Do you want to see my home?" Inuyasha asked quietly. Everyone nodded and they followed him to the clearing.

On their way there, they entered another clearing only to see Sesshomaru playing with a little girl. They stopped at stood in shock until the little girl saw them.

"Oh, hello!" She called out. She looked vaguely familiar to the group but they couldn't place her.

Sesshomaru turned and stared at them. "Have you come to die, half-breed?"

"Why is it that every enemy I have insists on calling me halfling or half-breed?" Inuyasha asked.

Sesshomaru looked at him in shock. "You are not blindly attacking me, why?"

Inuyasha folded his arms across his chest. "Maybe because I finally remembered what you did on the day mother and father died." Inuyasha looked at his older brother. It was during the dream about his parents' deaths that Inuyasha remembered Sesshomaru had drawn the mob away from where Inuyasha was hiding, and then he had come back to tell him to just move on. Inuyasha had run from his older brother's harsh words, which began their feud.

Sesshomaru stood. "That was my greatest mistake ever, allowing a half-breed to live." He drew Tokijin. He didn't notice that Rin had walked up to Inuyasha. He yelped when she climbed up his side and then sat on his shoulder. One head reached out and touched one ear. It twitched away from her hand and she giggled.

"I like his ears, Sess." She called out as she jumped from Inuyasha's shoulder. "You should not kill him."

With a sigh, Sesshomaru put away his sword. "Very well, Rin. Let us go then." He pulled Rin onto his shoulders and walked regally out of the clearing.

"Did… Was that… Did Sesshomaru just leave without fighting?" Kagome asked bewildered.

Her only answer was blank faced nods from the others.

"Come on, let's get out of here." Inuyasha walked on. Soon they came to his home.