Chapter 2: The Wish

When InuYasha finally woke up from the hit on the head he opened his eyes. The air was filled with smoke, but not enough to kill InuYasha. He looked at his arms which were bound up by thorny vines. He sighed and looked around again. Then he heard foot steps coming from behind him. InuYasha closed his eyes and hung his head down. The foot steps came closer and soon InuYasha could feel breathing on him.

"I know you are awake. I know." A deep voice said. InuYasha smiled and looked up to see the demon he ran after. InuYasha snickered and rolled his eyes.

"Are you to afraid to let me out and fight, so you are going to kill me hanging here?" The demon smiled and put his finger to InuYasha's neck. The rotten fingernail dug into his skin just enough to make it painful but not bleed.

"I don't plan on killing you. In fact I would like to strike a deal with you." The demon pulled a chair up to InuYasha and sat down.

"I don't make deals." InuYasha looked away.

"How bout' a wish. Eh?" The demon sat back and grabbed a bone from a table then began to pick his teeth. InuYasha raised an eyebrow. He smiled.

"What are the precautions?" InuYasha asked. The demon laughed and crossed his legs.

"Precautions. Well, you don't kill me for one. Because if you kill me then your wish doesn't work. But f someone else kills me, yours will go on." He smiled.

"Why are you telling me this. I could make a wish and then kill you, and without me knowing my wish, wouldn't come true." InuYasha laughed and laid his head back.

"I tell you this so I can get points. And I like you. You are funny. I admire your confidence too." The demon nodded at the man who sat with vines hung around him. "When someone comes along who I don't fancy... I'll kill him or have him kill me. Of course, that'll be when the time comes." InuYasha shut his eyes. And after a while of sitting in the room with the demon, the demon stood up and walked behind InuYasha.

"I tell you what, you go ahead and find your self a wish and I'll let you out." Then the demon left and InuYasha sat in complete silence. InuYasha sat in the room for hours and then he felt a hand touch him.

"Sir?" A voice said. InuYasha looked down and saw a girl holding a tray. "I have brought you some food and water. Father says I should feed you. I know your type, you'll make a wish." InuYasha licked his lips.

"How will you reach me. Then the girl pulled the chair closer to InuYasha and stood up on it. She began to feed him and gave him sips of the water she held. Then InuYasha looked at her eyes. He noticed a red glow to them.

"What is your name?" He asked. The girl smiled but quickly lost it and looked at InuYasha.

"Mihome. ( Me, ho, may.) And yours?" She smiled again and gave him another drink.

"InuYasha." He smiled. "Are you a half-demon?" He asked. The girl smiled and looked up at InuYasha who seemed to be sadder now than ever.

"My father says I am. But he respects me, and my mom." Mihome stood on her tip toes and gave InuYasha a kiss.

"Good by, InuYasha." She got down from the chair and left the room.

More hours went on and InuYasha soon fell asleep. He dreamt of Kagome again but this time it was her dying. He woke up when he heard the heavy foot steps again. The demon came into InuYasha's sight then sat on his chair after pushing it back. He sighed and pursed his lips what will we do with you? He seemed to think.

"Are you ready to make that wish yet?" The demon smiled, but InuYasha didn't respond. "You have until tomorrow." The demon then left the room. A couple of hours went by and the girl came back.

"Mihome? You're back." She smiled and got up on the chair.

"Here. I made it myself." She gave him a spoonful of the food she had cooked earlier. He chewed it up and smiled.

"It's good." He laughed. "You made this?" He asked even though he knew the answer.

"Yes, I did." She laughed. She gave him a sip of the fresh water she brought down then finished feeding him.

"Mihome? Do you ever wish you could leave." InuYasha asked as he finished the food.

"I do. I don't like it here. It's to lonely and dark." The girl laughed and took a deep breath. "Don't tell my father." She quickly lost her smile.

"I wont." InuYasha promised. She nodded and put the tray down. Then once again stood on her tip toes and kissed InuYasha. This time she put her arms around his neck and he kissed back. After a few seconds she got off the chair and left. And again InuYasha fell asleep.

The next morning the demon came in. InuYasha smiled and sighed. The demon sat down and picked his teeth with bones.

"What's your wish boy?" The demon smiled.

"I wish you could bring back the woman I love from the dead. As everything as she was physically." InuYasha smiled and thought about Kagome. The demon nodded and laughed.

"She will be rising from her coffin soon. The vines will come loose and you will be free in a second or two." The demon began to leave but said. "Oh and feel free to take my daughter with you." He said then the vines went loose. InuYasha jumped down from the wall and went to the table which his sword laid on. He grabbed it and walked to a door that had light coming through.

"InuYasha? Take me with you." The girl stepped out of the shadows and grabbed his hand. "Please." She sighed.

"Come on." He opened the door and stepped outside. The sun shined on InuYasha and Mihome and they both walked until he put her on his back and began to run. She held onto his Kimono as they ran. InuYasha ran to the place he buried Kagome and found the soil busted out of the hole. He put Mihome down and began to sniff the ground. He found her scent and began to follow it. Mihome followed looking at her new surroundings and laughed. They both thought, I'm free!"