Me: OHHH. That's right, peoples, I wrote another story! ALL KNEEL TO ME! steps on Inuyasha's back

Inuyasha: What the hell was that for?

Me: shrugs I felt like it. Plus, you were the only one I was sure wouldn't play along. And it was fun. You know you enjoyed it. I KNOW IT.

Kagome: Um... so, what's it about?

Me: You'll have to read it, now won't you?

Inuyasha: mumbles something that irritates the crap outta me because I can't understand it

Me: What was that?

Inuyasha: icantreadwellinenglish.

Me: What was that?

Inuyasha: I CAN'T READ WELL IN ENGLISH, ALRIGHT?!

Me: hurt expression I'm deeply hurt.

Kagome: Why are you hurt?

Me: Because he shouted at me. Again. stabs Inuyasha with my pencil

Inuyasha: HEY! How'd you get a pencil, anyway?! You're TYPING this all out!

Me: Well, it's a funny story actually- see, I was brushing my hair, and there was this one part that the brush wouldn't go through-

Inuyasha: I don't care anymore. Just put the damn story already.

Me: UGH! If you want Kagome to read the English to you SOOOO badly, then say the disclaimer!

Inuyasha: What the fu-

Kagome: Just say the disclaimer, Inuyasha!

Inuyasha: FIIIIIIINE. Akumaokami does not own Inuyasha or any of the characters or any part of the plot. There. Happy?

Me: No, but I'll settle.

Inuyasha: Why-

Me: JUST LISTEN TO THE STORY THAT IS BEING READ TO YOU.

Kagome skipped down the road, the basket she held swinging from her arm. Someone from the village came up to her and smiled- the two started giggling. Inuyasha leaned against the tree he had been hiding behind. How long had he been watching her like this? Days? Weeks? Months? He had lost track of time. All he knew was that she was way better off now that he had... 'left', as she though. Less danger, less pain. For everyone but him, he mused, turning back to watch from afar. He nearly jumped into the branches- Kagome had been looking his way. Did she sense I was here? He thought. Then he shook his head. How would she know that?

Turning and walking into the forest, he couldn't see why she still came around. After all, he had thought that she would never even think to come back once he persuaded Miroku to tell her and Sango that he had left one night on his own. The thought that she was coming back to his era now that he wasn't around bothered him- why was she coming back? Shaking his head, he started walking fast. There was no need for him to be suspicious. He had left the choice open to her, after all- why shouldn't she come back to see her friends? But still, the thought irritated him.

"Still running, I see, Little Brother," a voice sneered behind him. Inuyasha recoiled and turned around to see Shessomaru staring at him.

"What, exactly, do you think I'm running from?" He said sulkily, trying to keep his cool. He was too close to a village that Kagome was in right now to explode and start fighting his brother.

"From that miserable wench of yours," Shessomaru almost smiled. "Shall I go back and reunite the two of you in death?"

Inuyasha snapped and jumped at his brother, snarling. Shessomaru laughed and slid to the right, chopping him the back. "Damn you," Inuyasha groaned. When he turned over to glare at his brother, he was gone.

In an instant, Inuyasha was back on his feet. Where was he? Would he actually kill Kagome? Did he DARE? At the back of his mind, a small voice whispered, Yes. Yes, he would. He was running back to the village by now, hoping that Shessomaru wouldn't be fool enough to attack anyone in a village before it was totally dark. Glancing at the sky, he saw that it was just barely twilight- he sped up, trying to convince himself- unsuccessfully- that he wouldn't be THAT stupid.

Skidding to a stop, he almost collapsed in relief- Kagome was waving goodbye to a group of people, one of which being the girl she had been talking to earlier. She was fine. But he was going to make sure it stayed that way. He followed her from the village back to the well, making sure that she got in safely.

--

Inuyasha slumped against the tree he was sleeping in and sighed. Another night he couldn't sleep. Why couldn't he sleep? Ripping off a branch, he started to carve Kagome's name into the bark.

"Mm... that was a nice nap."

Jumping and nearly falling out of the tree, Inuyasha stared up at the place in the tree the voice had come from, cataloguing it as a girls voice, not too old, but not a kid. "Who the hell us up there?!" He shouted.

A girl, no older than Kagome, loped out of the higher branches. It looked like she had just woken up. She looked at him, irritated. "Ruin my good mood, why dontcha?"

Me: So... TUNE IN NEXT TIME! Who is this mysterious girl? What is the OTHER reason why Inuyasha had to leave Kagome? What's going to HAPPEN NEXT?! Keep on reading... and MAYBE I'll tell you...