Kaya's Story (An InuYasha Fanfic)

Chapter 43: Leaving Home?

I left the village of half-demons roughly a day ago with the goal of reaching the modern era. I don't know why I decided to go back because I had been gone for at least three months. Plus, how was I going to explain where I had been and what I had been doing. I was just going to have to face whatever was ahead, even if it was possibly deadly; in a figurative sense. All of this was rushing through my head as I ran as quickly as possible towards the Bone-Eater's Well. I didn't want InuYasha or anyone else stopping me from going back. I had a story that needed to end one way or another. With that thought, I jumped into the Well and watched as time swirled around me.

Hearing the sounds of car horns was a very comforting and terrifying sound. It meant I was back in the Modern Era: Kagome's home. I jumped out of the well, walked up the steps to the door and slid it open. Looking around, I realized that it was dark and sneaking back home unnoticed was going to be a lot easier. After turning myself human, I went outside, closed the door behind me and took off in a full sprint; not stopping until I reached my home. It was the same as when I had left. "Well, here goes," I muttered to myself before walking inside. I walked to the kitchen to find mom sitting and looking at a picture of some kind. She glanced up for a second before looking down again. A moment later, her eyes went wide, and she looked up at me with amazement. "Hey, I'm home. Sorry, I'm late."

Amaya put down the picture and got up from her place at the table. "Where have you been?! Almost three months of nothing and that's what you have to say!" She yelled, angrily. My jaw dropped because she had never yelled at me before. Even when I had gotten in trouble as a child, the most she had ever done was use a stern tone of voice. I was so shocked I blurted out the first thing that popped to mind. "I was looking for my family." "Your family? I thought you still didn't have any memories." She inquired. "I regained some of my memories, especially about my family," I stated in a pained tone. I had hoped I would never have to have this conversation with her or anyone, but it felt like I was about to. "So, you remembered who your parents are?" Amaya asked with a sad tone. "Yeah, they died when I was a child. I also remembered I had a living brother," I replied in a soft tone. Mom nodded. "So, did you find him?" "Yes, and he invited me to come to live with him." That part was a lie. The truth was, I was pretty sure InuYasha hated me and with Naraku still breathing I couldn't move into the Village of Half-Demons. "You're leaving, again?" Ayumi asked from behind. I turned around to face her. She looked like she was about to cry, and it hurt more than I expected. "Maybe. It depends on what happens tomorrow at school." I stated. "You've already made up your mind, haven't you?" Ayumi questioned. I shook my head, "If I decide to leave this time, I'm leaving for good." I could literally hear their hearts break as Mom's and Ayumi's faces dropped. I couldn't tell them the truth about why I was really leaving and that there was a possibility my leaving for good might not be my choice. At that moment I knew, this was where my life in Modern Japan was starting to end.

Shortly after our conversation had ended, we all went to bed. I knew I wouldn't sleep because I was so worried about my decision to stay in the Feudal Era and how it would affect my friends and family here. Plus, in order to do that, I had to talk to Kagome when I got back to the Feudal Era. No more hiding and avoiding InuYasha, Kagome, and their friends. It was time to set things right.