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'I loved you but you wouldn't catch me so I fell

Pieces broken, fix the puzzle, but two pieces don't fit well

There's a hole inside me; please fill it to the top

I'm not broken but I'm changing. Don't look back and the pain might stop.'

"Inuyasha!"

The silver haired hanyou was collapsed on the ground. His head was spinning and he felt battered and bruised. He didn't want to respond but the irritating voice kept calling out to him.

"Inuyasha! Inuyasha! Don't die you idiot. Answer!" a young voice whimpered. The half- demon opened his eyes after a moment of struggle.

"Eh?" Shippo looked up through his tears. It was all the poor Kitsune could do not to tremble in terror at the thought of one of his cherished companions leaving him for the afterlife like his father."Inuyasha?" he asked almost scared to hope.

When he saw that Inuyasha was indeed alive a relived smile was plastered on his face as he started babbling. "Inuyasha I was so worried! After the explosion from the jewel you and Kagome wouldn't wake up. Me, Sango and Miroku weren't sure if a worthless dog like you would make it. We were so wo- - Owww..!" He cried out as an injury, that no doubt his easily tempered friend caused, began to swell.

"Who's worthless?" Inyasha asked dryly.

"I shouldn't have wasted my tears on you," Shippo retorted just as blandly.

Inuyasha grumbled a response as he sat up. A flash of pain radiated throughout his body. "Damnit!" he growled, "What the hell happened?" His body ached and his memory was a blur. He had to struggle not to cry out from the injuries.

Shippo blinked up at him through his copper hair" Don't you remember? Kagome got hit by Meidou Zangetsuha and ended up in the jewel so you went after her. We all waited for you two to come back. Yesterday there was some kind of explosion," the fox explained while waving his arms up and down for emphasis.

Suddenly it all came crashing back to Inuyasha: Kagome sucked into the jewel, using Tessaiga to follow, looking for Kagome, fighting demons, not finding Kagome, and the explosion. Then he realized something.

"Kagome. Where's Kagome?" he said through gritted teeth. Before Shippo could respond Inuyasha moved his head in a direction so quickly that whiplash would be added to his injuries had he been human. His amber eyes carefully searched his surroundings. He found that nearby trees have broke as twigs and branches lay upon the ground where even the once freshly green grass was blown away leaving the darkened dirt and fresh soil surrounding the area that would have normally been very familiar to him. That very thought confused him until he looked to his far right. The well! The magical well that could transport himself and Kagome was practically broken with pieces of wood fallen to the ground. Although that's not what caught his attention but it was who was near it. Near the well was a young woman dressed in a green and white sailor fuku. The one who lay limply, collapsed on the ground.

"Kagome!" Inuyasha hollered, almost having gone mad with worry for the unconscious woman. Forgetting his physical state and ignoring the sharp pain that pierced at him, he ran over to her. "Kagome! Kagome wake up. Damnit. Kagome…!" Being very careful he held her.

And that's when he knew something was wrong.

Kagome was human and Inuyasha knew from all those annoyingly countless times he rescued her that human woman tend to get injured easily. Her odd clothing, which always seemed irrational to him for her to wear in Fuedal Japan, now seemed to so understanding seeing as it was torn and worn out.

Even so, she never looked more beautiful or out of place. Kagome's lovely yet delicate skin which should have been bruised was smooth with a peachy color that would have made her look full of life if it wasn't for the fact that she was unconscious. The hanyou furrowed his brow in confusion and kept searching. Though this was in vain as the maiden's cheeks were pink and rosy and she rested with a peaceful expression on her face. The only fault in her appearance other than her tattered clothing would be her black charcoal hair that messily fell around her heart-shaped face.

This made no sense. How could Kagome come out of a battle and explosion completely unscratched while Inuyasha, a powerful half-demon, could barely stand on his own at the moment? There was only one simple solution. But no. He refused to believe that. There was no way what so ever.

"Kagome?" he called out once again, voice rough with suspicion as he tried to shove the previous thought into the very back of his mind. When the girl in his arms stirred he felt himself tense and for a moment forgot how to breathe.

After what seemed like a century but in reality was a little over a minute his amber eyes were met with a pair of ocean blue, blinking dark long lashes. Inuyasha searched them for any signs of pain from an injury or even a slimmer of happiness at awakening to see him. Unfortunately all he saw were two blue eyes staring back at him curiously. As soon as Kagome looked him in the eye another blast of energy shot through and a cold feeling went down his spine as Inuyasha realized he was right.

Kagome was now a demon.