Kagome climbed up the well as usual, on this spring day… except Sota was with her. They were both crying.
Kagome had come home to a crying Sota… and lying on the kitchen floor... in a pool's of blood… were there mother and grandfather. Sota had come home to this sight and was in utter SHOCK! Kagome had grabbed him and ran to the well with tears in her eyes. Somehow (fearing for her and Sota) Kagome had managed to bring him through the well too!
She didn't know how and didn't care how he had gotten through… but as they sat at the bottom of the well crying the now 18 (let's just say her birthday's today) Kagome, and 12 year old Sota sat crying even as they heard a very concerned voice at the top of the well ask. "What's wrong? Why are you back so early?"-The little kitsune named Shippo hopped onto her shoulder and looked at Sota with interest.-"Who's that?..."
Before he could continue Inuyasha jumped into the well and hit the kitsune yelling. "Shut up! Now's not the fcking time!" "KAGOME! HELP ME!" wined Shippo. When all Kagome did was keep crying with Sota, both Inuyasha and Shippo stopped stunned. Usually she would have come to Shippo's rescue.
Suddenly (realizing that Sota was there and wasn't supposed to be) Inuyasha gasped. He also smelled fear, loss, sadness, confusion, anger, guilt, but most of all grief. He tried to snap Kagome and Sota out of there crying, but it was like they were in a trance…
Suddenly (after trying to snap them out of it for an hour) he realized that this wasn't going to work, and put the two siblings over his shoulders as Shippo said. "Hey! What are you doing!" "We need to get them to Kaede and the others before dark." Growled Inuyasha annoyed. "Oh" said Shippo. Inuyasha simply said. "Fae." (We all know he said it!) And jumped out of the well.
Later
Everything was quiet as Kaede examined Sota and Kagome to make sure they were unharmed. Finally she called them in and stated. "Ye have nothing to worry abou as far as injuries go… tis only shock." She finished with a worried gaze. Everyone except Inuyasha began to discuss what may have caused it.
HE was only concerned with Kagome. After all (let's just say that Naraku has just recently been defeated) now that Naraku was gone… he had been planning to tell Kagome how he felt.
As soon as everyone was asleep in Kaede's hut (Kagome and Sota had been moved) Inuyasha (who dare not leave Kagome) looked upon her with sorrow. He loved and cared about Kagome. He'd even rejected his old feelings for Kikyo… just for Kagome. Then he did something completely out of character… he leaned to her ear and whispered. "I may have never had the never to tell you this wrench… but… I love you." Then… he lightly kissed her.
Kagome immediately snapped out of it and began to cry into his hairo.
Kagome had been in the darkness of her emotions for lord knows how long. She'd been reliving the whole thing until she finally heard Inuyasha say those word's and felt him kiss her. She was immediately engulfed in light and brought into conciseness as she cried into him.
When she was done she explained everything to Inuyasha and they both went to her brother. By morning he was awake… but there was a slight complication. Sota's scent had changed…