A/N: Sorry but this chapter is very short. In most of my chapters I'm going to be shooting from anywhere between 3 to 4 thousand words although some chapters that are mostly just links in the chain are going to be very short, between 1,500 and 2,500. The story is going to be getting a bit interesting here in the next few chapters. I'm going to try and add a chapter every week. Reviews are appreciated since they let me know that at least people are reading my story and I'm not just writing to waste time. Thanks a bunch!

Chapter two:

Disturbing sight;

Kagome finally turns her head and her eyes immediately lock onto a sight that will haunt her and everyone else to no end. The village that they were on their way to had been attacked. The building had been ether burned down or simply tipped over and crushed, along with whoever may have been inside. All of the women and children in the village had been beheaded and the men were all impaled on stakes and lit on fire. Even with all of the horrific sights strung about, they all pale in comparison to the red coated half-demon. There in the center of the burnt flesh Inuyasha is on all fours over one of the burnt bodies that ether he or someone or something else savagely ripped off of the pike that it was on. The sound of overcooked flesh being torn and ripped off and bones cracking under massive jaw pressure fills the air. Inuyasha's eyes are glazed over and his claws and fangs seem to be longer and sharper. With another savage bite he bears his fangs into another piece of charred meat, when he rips this piece off his head snaps back from the resistance and little pieces of human flesh land only inches away from the rest of the group. Seeing that sight is enough for Sango and she breaks her frozen stare, turns around and pukes everything in her system up. Shippo finally getting his bearings looks up at everyone and asks.

"Hey, what's everybody staring at? What's wrong with you Sango?"

Shippo slowly begins to turn his head but just before he's able to see the horrific sight Miroku drops his dark robe down in front of and over the child demon.

"No Shippo don't look! Kagome, do something fast I can't take seeing anymore!"

Kagome can't even form a word right now as she can only stare at the man that she's come to know so well, happily devours the thy of what was once a young man. Tears begin to form in her beautiful green eyes and her bottom lip begins to tremble. She can't speak, she can barley breath. All she can do is repeat the same thing in her mind over and over again.

"Inuyasha… My God, what's happening to you?"

After a few seconds and a few tears someone finally breaks the silence.

"HERIKOTSOU!"

With a powerful and well aimed throw, Sango, unable to see or hear anymore throws her weapon with all the force her weak, sickened body can manage. Kagome's eyes if it were at all possible grow slightly wider at the sight of the spinning weapon headed straight for Inuyasha. She begins to draw in a deep breath to scream his name and warn him but it's to late, the weapon is only a moment away from slamming into him. Inuyasha's ears perk up a little and with blood covering his face he looks up just in time to see Sango's weapon close in on him and crack his skull open. Instead of running away or dodging the attack Inuyasha simply stands up and does something that nobody could have ever expected.

Inuyasha reaches his hand out and - catches - the herikotsou! Kagome gasps and everyone except Shippo who is still being covered eyes grow as wide as saucers.

"N… Not possible…" Sango stutters as she stares in disbelief. Her eyes twitching at the sight.

"He, caught it!" Miroku says with a tremble to his voice.

Kirara's hair is standing straight up and her back is arched up. Inuyasha is holding the weapon with suck strength that from the spot of where he's holding it, small cracks are beginning to appear spreading in a dozen different directions. With a massive amount of strength and a deep unsettling growl, Inuyasha slams the herikotsou into the ground sending a deep gash through the earth right at Sango. She quickly leaps out of the way. No sooner does she hit the ground and look up does she realize that her weapon is rapidly closing the distance between the two of them. "AHH" She shrieks and then closes her eyes tightly, but at the moment before impact she feels a violent tug on her back and the next thing she knows, she's staring down at a large trench where she once was. With a blank look of disbelief she glances up and sees that she's laying across Miroku's lap and riding on Kirara. No words are said as the large saber-toothed demon ascends high into the air. Kagome is frozen with every emotion she can think of flooding into her all at one time. She watches Inuyasha catch Sango's weapon and slam it into the ground. She watches Sango roll out of the way only to be almost crushed by her own weapon. But still she can't move, it's as if her every muscle in her body is paralyzed, though it's not fear that is forcing this reaction, it's a mix between courage and stupidity. Scared as she may be her primal instinct to tuck tail and run for cover are all being overridden by the desire to remain near Inuyasha. Kagome is relieved to see Sango get rescued by a quick thinking Miroku, but notices that everyone is a good fifty feet in the air, everyone except for herself and Inuyasha. With nerves of steel she finally manages to push herself up to her feet. She begins to hold her right hand out in front of her to reach for Inuyasha. Her eyes shimmering with the tears that are still slowly but surely flowing out of her eyes and down her face. Inuyasha on the other hand continues to glare at her, not as a friend or an enemy but rather as prey. He slowly takes a step to his right, stepping over the remains of the corpse he was eating. He lowers his posture into a mid level crouch and continues to take cautious steps to his right. Kagome doesn't follow his motions with her body however she does follow them with her eyes, never blinking or taking her eyes off of the crazed half-demon.

"What the hell is Inuyasha doing down there?" Sango asks.

"It looks like he's, circling Kagome" Miroku answers. "This is so strange, this is nothing like his previous transformations, he's not only faster and stronger he's also more… wild."

"Guys we have to do something! He's going to kill Kagome!" Shippo chimes.

"He's right Miroku, he's not in control of himself, he doesn't know what he's doing."

Before Miroku can say anything else Inuyasha leaps at Kagome with a loud and viscous snarl. Kagome sees Inuyasha speeding towards her, his fangs shimmering in the light. It only takes a few seconds for Inuyasha to close the gap between the two and when he's only a few feet away, Kagome closes her tear filled eyes tightly and a few of the salty drops shoot out a few inches. One of the tear drops hits Inuyasha right in his mouth and the moment it touches him his eyes grow wide with confusion and he launches past Kagome who is now crouching on the ground and he hit's the ground just behind her and rolls several times before he finally rights himself. Sango, Miroku, and, Shippo can only stare on in confusion and relief. Kagome slowly allows her eyes to open. Once they are half way open, she reaches up and wipes away her tears so she can see more clearly. As soon as her vision is mostly back to normal she sees Inuyasha, only a few yards away, he's once again on all fours but this time, his hands are wrapped tightly around his head. Kagome starts to stand up when she realizes that Inuyasha is gripping his head so hard that he's digging his claws into his head and crimson stains are noticeable in his long hair. His whole body is shaking as if he were freezing and low terrifying growls can be heard clearly coming from him. The rest of the group land a few feet behind Kagome and Shippo springs off and gets next to Kagome and reaches up and grabs her shirt sleeve and gives it a gentle tug.

"Kagome are you ok?"

"…"

Sango and Miroku slide off of Kirara but the giant cat doesn't return to normal, instead it gets between the group and Inuyasha. Kagome completely ignores Shippo's question and continues to stare blankly at Inuyasha. Never has she seen him act quite like this, even in his demon state he still had enough control not to attack her like that. She once again slowly and sluggishly pushes herself to her feet and begins to walk toward Inuyasha. She takes two uneasy steps toward the snarling half-demon when from out of nowhere Inuyasha flings his upper body back remaining on his knees. He throws his arms out to his sides and lets out possibly the loudest scream of his life though it's not a scream of pain, or a scream of anger, it's a scream of regret and despair. He continues to scream until he completely runs out of breath. Kagome stops in her tracks and gasps at the sight. Inuyasha then does what non of them expected, he takes his right hand and burry's it into his sternum. He rips his hand out of his own chest and then almost as quickly as everything began, it ends. Inuyasha collapses from the immense pain. Kagome has likewise had enough and the sight of her friend stabbing himself with his own hand proves to be to much. With a sigh she simply falls over to the ground. In an instant Sango is at Kagome's side along with Shippo and Miroku cautiously makes his way over to Inuyasha. Sango reaches down and picks up Kagome and gently puts her on Kirara's back. Miroku stands over Inuyasha staring down at his crazed friend who is laying in a puddle of his own blood. Miroku is quickly joined by Sango wile Shippo remains with Kagome.

"Is he?" Sango asks, but is quickly cut off.

"No, he's still very much alive, we need to get him medical attention though."

"If we hurry we can make it to Kaede village by sun down."

"We need to get moving then, maybe Kaede can tell us something about what just happened here."

"K"

Without another word Sango and Miroku each grab one of Inuyasha's arms and carefully drag him over to Kirara and set him on her back next to Kagome.

"Shippo were going to need you to give one of us a ride to Kaede's village." Miroku says calmly.

"Hey why do I always get stuck being the taxi around here!"

"We don't have any other way, Sango can barley fit on Kirara as it is now, we have to get Inuyasha back and get him some medical attention fast, hopefully we can also figure out what happened here today."

And then it hit's him, so obvious and plain to see and yet at the same time Miroku almost wished he never would have noticed it to begin with. He glances at Inuyasha's unconscious body and realizes that his sword has been attached the whole time. His face is pale and his expression is full of shock.

"Miroku what's wrong?" Sango asks.

"He… He's had his sword with him the whole time and it didn't keep him from transforming."

"Huh?"

"His transformations are becoming… stronger somehow."

"How?"

"I don't know but now we really need to hurry to Kaede's."

"Right, lets move."

And with that they all raise into the air, Sango on Kirara with an unconscious Inuyasha and Kagome and Miroku riding on the pink blob.

Only a few hours between them and some answers, but are they ready for the answers?