DISCLAIMER!: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THESE CHARACTERS.

I DO, HOWEVER, OWN THE STORYLINE. Copyright © 2014 Zan B


Kagome let the fresh, salty tears run down her cheeks. She'd been holding them back for so long now that she couldn't stop them even if she tried. A heartbroken sob came from her throat as she slowly fell to the ground, her bow and quiver of arrows falling with her. In front of her, Inuyasha lay with an arrow wedged between his ribcage. Shaking uncontrollably, she crawled over to where he lay.

"Inuyasha?" She called softly "Inuyasha?" She called again, shaking his shoulder. When he didn't answer she began shaking more fiercely. "Did... Did Kikyo do this?" She asked him. Still he didn't answer. Wearily she brought her hand to his neck to feel his pulse. Feeling non she jumped back and began to shake and cry even more.

Hearing the snap of a branch breaking under someone's feet she turned around so fast she made herself dizzy. Her eyes scanned the woods behind her. The clearing she was in was small but there was no where to hide herself if a demon suddenly attacked.

"Kagome? Is that you?" Kagome let out a sigh of relief hearing Sango's voice. She opened her mouth to speak but nothing came out. Her throat was too clogged up with her own tears to make any noise other than a sob. Entering the clearing Sango's eyes went wide. She kept looking between Inuyasha, Kagome, and Kagome's bow. Kagome's eyes also widened as she realised what Sango must be thinking.

"It... It wasn't me!" She cried desperately. "I'd couldn't do something like... something like..." She couldn't say the words and so her hand gestured to Inuyasha's lifeless body instead.

"He... He was our friend! How could you!" Sango yelled, horrified and enraged.

"I didn't-" Kagome began to say but she was interrupted.

"Sango, have you found them yet? They weren't by the..." Miroku stopped talking as he came into view. "What happened here?" He demanded.

"Kagome... She... She killed him." Sango croaked out.

"I didn't I swear!" Kagome tried to defend herself. Neither Sango nor Miroku were listening to her. She stood up, putting her bow and quiver back on her back, and began walking towards them. "Please..." She begged. In a flash Miroku was standing in front of Sango, holding up his cursed hand at Kagome.

"Don't come near us!" He spat. "You murdered your own friend. I thought you loved him!" Again Kagome opened her mouth to defend herself but she was tackled to the ground. Turning to see who is was Kagome burst into tears.

"You believe I did this too, Kirara? I didn't..." The demon cat stopped, sensing that Kagome was telling the truth. She looked desperately at Sango trying to get her friend to understand too.

"Kirara, get away from her! She's evil!" Kagome's heart broke once again at her friends words. Kirara, not knowing what to do shifted into her smaller version and went to sit beside Sango. She wouldn't fight Kagome but she wouldn't betray Sango either.

Seeing that no one would help her, Kagome stood again. Determined to make her friends see the truth. That she was innocent. But before she could plead her case she saw Sango grab her boomerang, Hiraikotsu, and ready herself for battle. Kagome felt more tears fall down her cheeks and fall to the ground near her feet. They really didn't believe her. They didn't trust her.

Sango pulled back her arm the let Hiraikotsu loose. Letting out a yelp of surprise, Kagome dived to the side. Narrowly escaping being hit. Horror struck her as she realised that they were completely serious. They intended to kill her.

Now fearing for her life, Kagome turned and ran. She ran and ran until she could no longer hear Sango and Miroku pursuing her. Without Kirara's help they couldn't chase her very far.

Finally feeling semi-safe, Kagome rested against a tree and sighed. She knew that Sango and Miroku would chase her until they avenged Inuyasha's murder. She knew because she was going to do the same thing. She was going after Kikyo, and no one could stop her until she found her and proved that it was Kikyo that murdered Inuyasha.