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Kagome had left. It had now been a whole month and hadn't returned. Inuyasha cursed himself at how they had parted. He winced remembering her shouting her 'sit' command. The half demon punched the ground when he pictured her face, how hurt, angry, sad, lonely, depressed and worst of all broken hearted she looked when he shouted in anger:

"Fine! Leave! See if I care! Don't expect me to go get you! I'm fed up with it!! If you don't wanna help us find the jewel shards then do us all a favor and don't come back!!" That is what he had shouted... just before she left.. and now a month later it was still eating away at him. He wanted to apologize but his pride would not let him jump down the well. Not until now at least. He stood there at the edge of the bone eater's well, looking down into it but never seeing the bottom. He only pictured Kagome's face and the sparkle her tears made as she turned and jumped down this very same well. The golden eyed male growled and kicked the well.

"Just do it. Go to her and apologize!" He tried to reason with himself. To say anything that would make his legs move and jump down into the darkness of the well. "Please..." The broken hanyou whispered and knelt down next to the well, laying his arms on it's rim, and his head on his arms. "Please, come back Kagome..." A sparkle. A shimmer from the bottom of the well caught his eye. Inuyasha's ears twitched and perked up. Was it her?? Was Kagome finally returning to him?? His heart skipped a few beats as he waited. Waited and wondered why nothing else was happening. Again there was a small shimmer at the bottom of the well.

"What the...." The dog demon trailed off and cocked his head to the side. He squinted his eyes and leaned in to get a better look. Of course this lead to him falling in the well. With out the grace of a cat, Inuyasha landed on his back. He groaned and looked up, expecting to see the ceiling of the shrine that enclosed the well in Kagome's time. His heart sank to his stomach, for as he looked up, all he saw was a blue sky, trees, and clouds. He could hear the same birds singing the same song they were belting out while he was wallowing in self pity. Inuyasha sat up and looked around, searching for the thing that caught his attention in the first place. The silver haired hanyou did not like one bit what he found.

There, in the dirt of the bone eater's well, were the jewel fragments Kagome was carrying with her.

If Inuyasha's heart sink any lower it would be in bowels of Hell itself. His brow furrowed and eyes stung with the tears what were welling on the rims of his eyes. 'Shes not coming back.' Was his first thought. 'She hates me.' Was the second. 'I'm terrible...' Was the third and final thought on the matter. The fire that once fueled the enchanting gleam in his eyes died. The passion he once had inside him evaporated. Inuyasha stood, jumped out of the well and ran. He ran as far as legs would carry him before he simply collapsed and cried. He sobbed until no more tears would fall.

Little did the puppy know, he was being watched, by a pair of icy blue eyes. These blue eyes normally glared daggers into the hanyou, but now they shown nothing but pity for his supposed rival. Actually, Koga had been there when Inuyasha and Kagome fought. He did not, however, know why they were fighting. Inuyasha always complained about her leaving. It was like she was his security blanket, or a teddy bear he couldn't sleep without. So whenever she went back to her time he had difficulty coping. Koga knew that feeling. He had a teddy bear named Mr. Booboo and he couldn't get along with the bear. Koga's old man took the bear away from him when the elder thought Koga was too old for it. Koga cried for a while and was moody, but soon realized he did not need it after all. The dark haired wolf believed Inuyasha was going through the same thing.

As much as Koga flirted with Kagome it was never because he loved her. No, it was something a bit more complicated than that. Koga liked Inuyasha. He only went after Kagome because he thought Inuyasha liked Kagome. Boy was he wrong. The more followed the group the more he noticed subtle looks and gestures the monk and Inuyasha gave each other. It soon became apparent that they were a secret item. Though how serious this relationship was, was anyone's guess. Miroku still flirted with women, not to mention Sango, and Inuyasha never really seemed to care. It was the same with Miroku, no matter how much it seemed that Inuyasha liked Kagome, or even Kikyou, Miroku did not give it a second glance. Koga, however, felt an arrow pierce his heart every time Inuyasha said either woman's name.

"Hey," Koga said gently and stepped out from behind a tree. Inuyasha ignored him, panting and pounding his fist in the ground. Koga sat down next to the heap of red cloth and silvery-white hair. He placed a hand on Inuyasha's shoulder. It twitched as he flinched away from the touch. "Its not your fault..." Koga stated quietly. "It'll be ok.. I promise.." He whispered and put his arm around Inuyasha's shoulders.

"Leave me alone you damn scrawny wolf!" He choked out and shoved his counselor away. "What the fuck do you know about my problems!! You're probably just here to laugh at me!!" His voice was higher than normal. He was scared. Kouga could sense it. Inuyasha was frightened because he was vulnerable. He thought Koga would take advantage of this and stomp on what little spirit he had left. Kouga, however, stayed only as far as Inuyasha had pushed him. The wolf's eyes were sad, hurt, much like Kagome's were before she left.

Inuyasha could not take it anymore and balled his fist, lunging at the wolf. Kouga just stood there, he let Inuyasha hit him, again and again until punches became soft. Kouga then wrapped his arms around Inuyasha, and the dog once more collapsed, only this time in loving embrace. Kouga held him close as the lost dog sank down to the ground again. The wolf demon ran his fingers through the other's hair and shushed him quietly, whispering comforting words to him until he calmed down.

"There now.." Kouga said gently. "Whats the matter?" He could not very well let Inuyasha know he had been spying on them the whole time. Besides talking about what happened might help the depressed hanyou he was cradling in his lap. Believe it or not Kouga had a few kids in his tribe. They might not have been 'his' per-say but because he was the tribe leader he was the one teach them, discipline them, and console them. So, Koga was used to having a crying child in his arms from time to time. Even the sisters of his clan cried to him about things.

Inuyasha told Koga that Kagome had left and was not coming back. When Koga asked him how he knew she would not return, the sniffling puppy showed him the small glass bottle Kagome carried with her that contained the jewel shards. Kouga sighed and looked down at Inuyasha. The wolf was trying to so very hard not to jump up in joy or to even give a small smile.

"Life goes on right?" He knew it was stupid line but he was unable to think of anything else.

"The hell it does..." The male in his arms sat up. Inuyasha stood and stretched. "If you tell anyone about this you're dead you got that wolf??" He growled at the other demon baring his fangs. Kouga only nodded trying not to smile.

His heart dropped to the pits of his stomach though, when Inuyasha turned and ran off. With out so much as a thank you. Albeit, that was not the reason the ebony head was upset. No, it was something much, much worse. Kouga's brow now furrowed in frustration, pain and sadness all because he knew.. Koga knew exactly where Inuyasha was headed.

Straight to the monk.

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