I do not owe either the InuYasha characters or those of YuYu Hakusho.

Warning!!! Graphic gory scenes to ensue, please avoid reading this fic if you are not of a suitable age, or do not have parent consent! You have been warned!

Bitter Memories

Chapter five : Arriving Home

Inside Koenma's office the air was thick, and warm. The amount of people in the office seemed to suffocate the air supply. Everyone was waiting, but no one knew how long it would take. Botan having Hiei lay the youkai girl on a couch in a joining room ushered all the males from the room and shut the door promising to tell them the minute she awoke. Now in utter impatience the boys waited for nearly eternity it seemed to hear form Botan. The hours passed slowly, no one talked except the occasional insult from Kuwabara and Yusuke. As time passed Yusuke began to entertain himself by flicking paper footballs at Kuwabara's head. The two stared to fight as the door to the other room opened. Yusuke, holding Kuwabara's head under his hand, while Kuwabara fist connected with Yusuke's face, froze and looked to Botan. Botan stood with her hands on her hips looking Yusuke and Kuwabara in a blank expression.

"Well?!? Is she awake?" Koenma asked; his voice slightly annoyed since there were so many people in his office and because of the little 'scene' that Botan's entrance stopped. Botan looked to Koenma and beamed.

"Well, gentlemen, we have good news and bad news!" She said cheerfully. She had clasped her hands in front of her and was now staring at them critically, like she was a nurse or something. Kurama, feeling his friends reluctance toward asking the strangely bi-polar Botan anything, he cleared his throat.

"Umm…Botan? What's the…good news?" He asked her slowly and carefully. She smiled at him and clapped her hands together excitedly.

"The good news is she woke up!" Botan cheered, everyone began to rush forward toward the open door, but Botan's hand stopped them in their paths. Looking at her questionably, Botan grew serious, and inclined her head toward the door behind her.

"The bad news is…she's not in there anymore." Botan said in the quietest voice she had used in awhile. Their eyes bugged out of their heads, and their mouths dropped open. Hiei even let his mouth hang open a little, before catching himself and closing it. Yusuke looked exactly like Koenma, they both had veins popping out of their heads and were about to blow.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN SHE'S NOT IN THERE ANYMORE!" Yusuke and Koenma yelled at the now nervous Botan. She fidgeted and twitched, her two index fingers poking together and her head tilted down. Drawing a circle on the floor with her foot she mumbled something. When Yusuke yelled at her again, she looked up and screamed at him.

"She woke up, realized she wasn't in that room anymore, thanked me and glowed pink before disappearing! I didn't know what to do so I tried to follow her, all I could get was some block that sent me back here!" She was pouting, her lip thrust out and quivering. Her large, pink eyes filled with tears comically. Instantly, Yusuke felt bad that he had yelled at her. Seeing Yusuke and Koenma's face go to a look of fear that she may cry, Botan beamed at them quickly drying her tears. They nearly face faulted, she had been pretending to cry!

"Now, she may have been able to keep me here, but I had a tracking device put on her dress! All we have to do is follow her signal!" Kurama smiled at Botan, whom's beam increased in volume. Hiei snorted calling attention to himself.

"What the hell are we waiting around here for? If the girl is getting away, we need to go after her. She had that damn jewel." Even though his voice had never increased in volume, nor his tone changed, his eyes had flared up in anger. He wanted to go, and now. Nodding, the group opened the portal, and following the beeping dot on the communicator, Koenma using his power to get by the block.

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When she woke, she felt woozy, but didn't hurt anymore. Briefly, she questioned whether or not she was alive. Her memories invaded her brain and she reasoned that no god, no matter how cruel would force her to remember such things after death. Sitting up she was greeted with the squeak of a high-pitched female voice. Turning she took in the room she was in. She was amazed to not be seeing the dull wooden room that she had been keep prisoner in for so long. This room was painted in cheery yellow and soft violets. Normally, these two colors together would be terrible, but the way they were swished around the walls made them mesmerizing and beautiful. A girl, with an odd aura, popped into her line of vision. The strange girl was peppy, and hyper active. She liked her immediately. It seemed that this girl was very happy to she her awake. Deciding to listen to her ramblings, she tuned her in.

"Botan! I'm so glad you're a wake! We have been waiting for you to wake up for a while now! What's your name, and what were you doing in a place like that?" So the girl's name was Botan, and her and some other people saved her from her prison. Where these other people were, she had no clue, but she wasn't waiting to find out. The boss had told his people to kill her family, and there was no way she was dallying around here when they were in danger. She smiled at the bouncing happy girl, and then she stood quickly.

"I thank you and those involved for rescuing me form that place. Now, I have to go." She began to tap into her miko abilities using a transfer spell and a return spell she existed the room, leaving a very baffled Botan behind her.

Her trip was quick, and to her relief, Botan wasn't able to follow her. At her shrine she felt tears fill her eyes. It was just so good to be home. In front of her the God Tree stood, the memorial she had put up still in place and to her surprise, a picture of her self and several letters and notes were taped to the tree with her name on them. Curiosity got the best of her and she leaned in to read one of the cards.

Kagome,

I don't know what to say! I will miss you terribly! When I found out I had to come and say goodbye. I guess those illnesses were too much for you. You will always be in our hearts and prayers.

Your truly,

Yami

'What in the seven hells was going on?!? They think I'm DEAD?!?' Kagome gazed at the tree littered in letters and sympathy cards. 'Her family thought she was dead? They didn't think she was coming back? What would make them think that?' A scent on the passing breeze tickled her nose. She knew that smell well enough by now. Blood, lots of blood, and…fear. Something was wrong, and she felt every muscle in her body tense up in dread. Breaking into a run she raced into the family's house. The door was shattered; glass and splinters of wood littered the ground. Walking inside cautiously, with her entrance, the smell of blood increased. Her every nerve was on edge, she doubted she wanted to continue into the house. She didn't want to see what was waiting for her; the need to know and morbid curiosity forced her on. The further inside she went the more the damage. Her kitchen was torn apart. Food littered the floor and the fridge was wide open. The ceiling fan over the table was hanging from the ceiling only one electrical wire. The light flickered ominously.

The hall wall was no better. The walls were ripped; long gashes ran the length of the small hallway. The carpet with pieces of the ceiling. The scent was nauseatingly strong. She felt the cold hand of fear tighten around her heart. The living room was directly around the corner. The darkest in the room went beyond the mere lack of light. This part of the house was cold, colder than any other she had ever felt. Her miko abilities were going nuts, telling her not to go into that room. Swallowing the large lump in her throat she entered the room.

AHHHHH!!!! The suspense! What happened to her family? What are the Yu Yu gang going to do when they meet up with Kagome? What to know? REVIEW!!! I need five reviews if I'm going to let you know! *Giggle* Do ya hate me?