Authors note: hiya minna-san! This is my first multiple chapter inuyasha fanfic, I hope all of you like it!
Read and reveiw!
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"Inuyasha! no!" Kagome shouted as she was being lugged toward the well, by a very hectic hanyou.
She looked over her shoulder, to see that they were fast approaching the well, and what was worse, was that she couldn't see Inuyasha's face.
Up until now, they had been fighting 3 extremely powerful witches. They HAD been doing well, but sango, as well as miroku had been hurt, and were carted off to the village... But the fight wasn't over, and as soon as he had been sure Sango and Miroku were away from the battle, he had picked up kagome and leapt away from the witches.
And somehow, kagome knew what he wanted to do...
"Inuyasha!" She tried to mask her fear, as he didn't answer her pleas.
Before she knew it, Inuyasha stopped abruptly, almost making her fly off his shoulder, if it weren't for his tight grip on her waist.
"Kagome..." His rough voice began.
"I won't see you hurt, never again..." He reached up and grabbed the jewel shards that naraku hadn't taken, closing his clawed hand around them.
What are you- Inuyasha!!" She felt her breath leave her as he picked her up once again, she could hear the cackling of the witches who were drawing nearer with each second.
"Goodbye, kagome.." His golden eyes looked into hers, studied hers for just a moment, and in that moment, she saw something she couldn't discern. It was an emotion, she could see that much, but she couldn't tell which one. She glanced down and realized that he was holding her over the opening of the well.
"But.." The tears began to flow from her eyes, she knew what this meant.
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"ah!" Kagome bolted upright, the sweat dripping from her brow. It was the same nightmare, that had haunted her for the past 3 weeks. The same words echoed through her head...
His voice still haunted her, like his eyes stayed in her mind, branding her with visions of what he might have been feeling.
But then he had cut her off from his emotions, and dropped her into the well.
And he was gone... Just like that.
She wished, that she could have told him that she loved him, even if he didn't love her back.
"Hey sis..." Kagome looked up to see a disgruntled souta at the door, pushing it open while yawning at the same time.
He padded in quietly, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes. He crawled onto her bed, with only a half-asleep look on his face.
"You were moanin' and stuff, I could hear hear you all the way in my room. Whats wrong?"
Kagome almost smiled, her little brother WAS a pain in the neck, but he could be a pretty good shrink when he wanted to be.
Not that she ever told him anything, but it was nice to know that even her little brother had some sensativity.
"It's nothing, souta, go back to bed, just a bad dream..." That wasn't really a lie, was it? It HAD been a dream, a dream that was very real...
Then again, what did souta know about her life anyway?
She nodded to herself as she watched him shrug, and stumble back to bed.
Kagome tried to go back to sleep, she honestly did... Contrary to before 3 weeks ago, when she'd lie awake, thinking about inuyasha, until even he tired her out, and she softly cried herself to sleep.
But she could no longer do that, at least she couldn't think about inuyasha, it was too painful, But she would still cry, no matter how she tried to cope.
The young miko got up, tugging her robe to her small frame, she wanted to clear her mind, and just go to sleep, a walk might do that..
She was careful not to make too much noise, she didn't want to disturb her family, who seemed to have no problems sleeping..
Wincing at the loud snores coming from grandpa's room, she padded quickly down the hall, taking light steps.
She opened the door, quietly closing it, and taking in the fresh night air.
Since then, she had assumed that he had died, seeing as he had never come back for her. So it was not only the fact that she couldn't ever see him again, but the thought of actually mourning that made it so hard to deal with.
Calling herself a miko was stupid now, because no matter how hard she called, they would never come.
She looked up, surprised, that her own feet had led her to the goshinboku tree, the god tree.
Though she probably shouldn't have been surprised, she had always come here... It reminded her of Inuyasha, when he had most acted like he had loved her...
"kago-me..." She turned at the sound of her name... looking around, and finding no one.
It was as if the wind was whispering her name... But then again, she knew better.
"Who's there?! I warn you, I am a miko!" She really had to stop telling these little half lies... they could become addictive.
But then again, what did any demon know about her, losing her miko powers, anyway...
"Kago-me..." It whispered once again, and she stumbled back from the tree, and right into the bushes that lay to the side.
God... she was such a clutz...
There might be a demon, despite her being in modern day japan, and she had fallen into a few bushes...
But as she opened her eyes, she couldn't seem to see the god tree, for there were several other trees, blocking it from plain veiw.
She got up again, holding her hand to her chest, wondering if, possibly... maybe...
No.. it couldn't be... She could hear the horns of cars, and the sounds of a dog barking, far away, but still surely there.
Her eyes continued to take in her surroundings, and that, was when she saw it...
At first glance, it looked just like a completely mis-shapen rock, contorted beyond true site. Normally, such a thing would never draw her attention, but... Something, something drew her to it, almost like a familiar friend, beckoning to her coyly.
She stepped toward it cautiously, reaching out an unsure hand to make sure that all it was, was actually just a stone.
It was cold to the core, she could sense no life in it, so she was sure that it was safe.
And in the morning light, the rock, began to take shape, or at least, show her it's true shape...
It was faded, pitted from the obvious acid rain that polution caused... But yet, it had simple little details that she had missed when she had first seen it.
Like two little triangle shaped things that sat atop what seemed to be the humaniod's head. And she realized, that they were ears...
Dog ears...