A/N: Hello everybody! So, I wrote this poem on an airplane ride a few years ago, came home, and posted it. A few weeks ago, I got the inspiration to write other Inuyasha themed poems, so I decided to go back, and make this story into a collection of poems. Then I took another look at the first one, and decided it needed some editing. So, this is "That Day" take two. It's pretty much the same exact poem, just edited stylistically, with some word changes here and there. A HUGE thank you to my good friend Ace, aka KarieLuisaSaja, who BETA-ed these poems for me, and helped me make some very difficult decisions. So, please enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. And I probably never will...definitely never will. I don't even own copies of the manga or anime...although I did find out while reading "The Feed" ticker while watching AOTS 1000 that Viz Media is creating a North American edition of "Shounen Sunday" which will have Inuyasha chapters in it! So I might subscribe to that!


That Day

That day I first met him,
I was dragged through a well
And into a time I did not know.
That day I first met him,
My life was forever changed,
And I had no idea where it would go.

We were born 500 years apart,
And I knew that I loved him with all of my heart

Together we hunted
For shards of a sacred jewel,
Which were scattered far and wide.
Over time our search party grew
Each person had their own connections with the jewel,
And great friendships formed on the side.

We were born 500 years apart,
And I knew that I loved him with all of my heart.

The jewel shards were also hunted
By a plethora of demons-it's true.
But none were as dangerous, deadly, or vile
As he who was once Onigumo- now Naraku.

We were born 500 years apart,
And I knew that I loved him with all of my heart.

One day there came another girl,
A girl we all knew had died.
She was his former love, come back to life,
Each time he looked at her I could have cried.

I am her reincarnation,
To live she took part of my soul.
When I saw the loving looks he gave her,
I felt I was losing control.

We were born 500 years apart,
And I knew that I loved him with all of my heart.

Each day we searched,
We fought,
We bled.
Each day we lived,
We laughed and cried,
And tried not to end up dead.

We were born 500 years apart,
And I knew that I loved him with all of my heart.

The day of the final battle
Was the bloodiest of all.
The moment was at hand,
There was no more time to stall.

Enemy versus Enemy,
It all came down to this.
I had one final arrow,
And I couldn't afford to miss.

Arrow charged with miko energy,
I knew it would hit from the start;
It sliced swiftly through the air,
And straight through Naraku's heart.

Naraku knew he was dying,
That he was taking his final breath.
I could see in his eyes as he decided,
He would not be alone in death

With a movement too swift
For a human eye to see,
He ripped out Inuyasha's still beating heart
Right in front of me.

Inuyasha fell to the floor,
In agony he cried,
And with a smirk on his face
Naraku finally died.

I fell to my knees besides Inuyasha,
My vision blurred by tears.
I never thought it would end like this
Never in a million years.

We were born 500 years apart,
And I knew that I loved him with all of my heart.

I never told him I loved him.
No, I never even tried,
And though my body lives on,
A part of me has died.

I lost my heart on that day,
That day,
That day that Inuyasha passed away.

So: good? horrible? If you read the first one: better? exactly the same? Please review and tell me what you think!