A/N: well, as far as I know, no one has reviewed this so far...v_v
anyway, I refuse to rewrite any Japanese Terms in this crappie. I've decided that each chapter I'll just add to what has been put in previous chapters...

Japanese Terms

minna ~people
owari ~sit
youkai ~demon
hanyou ~half demon
hentai ~pervert, name no hentai means name you pervert/name is a pervert/etc.
kuso ~I have just edited this, and after reading reviews I replaced matte with kuso, which I know is a Japanese swear word...gomen ne folks! -_-;;

well....guess that's it! R&R!!

Chapter 2

Kind or Killer?

If one was to be traveling several kilometers away from the drama

that just unfolded on that particular day, one might have noticed a peaceful,

yet unusual, scene. In a meadow, a young girl hyperly gathered flowers

while a tall, noble, frightening youkai looked on. If one was to come closer,

one would observe a rather small toad-like creature who seemed torn

between wanting to cling to the youkai for protection or running away in

fright. This creature was not afraid of anything in specific; it simply had a

general fear of all around it. This creature's name was Jaken, and he was

servant to the great youkai Sesshoumaru-sama.

"Rin," Sesshoumaru called to the child, "we must be leaving now."

"Coming! Look at the flowers I picked! I've been picking for a

while....aren't they pretty?" the girl continued to babbled on, not bothered by

her unresponsive comrades.

Sesshoumaru allowed himself a slight mental smile at the sight of

Rin's enthusiasm. It was astonishing, really, how she managed to be so care

free and content. He had never before though that someone could be that

way around him...

Frowning slightly, Sesshoumaru sniffed the wind...

[this smell...it's vaguely familiar...I seem to recall it now, quite

clearly. It is the smell of great sorrow and pain, along with something

else...]

Realizing what that something else was, Sesshoumaru, unshakable

youkai-sama, unmovable pillar of power, feared by so many across the

land, ran faster.

Rinn and Jaken wordlessly adjusted to the pace. They could sense

from their continual, close contact with Sesshoumaru that, surprising as it

seemed, something was bothering him...

[The scent-it's becoming stronger. Such suffering...]

Suddenly, and to the utter astonishment of his comrades,

Sesshoumaru halted and stared.

At first, Rinn and Jaken were baffled-what was he staring at? But

then, they started to make out a blurry shape under a tree with long,

sweeping branches that almost hid it from view. Sesshoumaru stepped

forward. He then went to the hunched figure, and moved its' face, allowing

Sesshoumaru to look into its' eyes.

"Who did this to you InuYasha? I don't believe you have suffered so

since before you spent so many years stuck to that tree," stated Sesshoumaru

impassively.

However, InuYasha remained gazing listlessly in front of him. To

be honest, it was doubtful if he realized that he had company. Tears silently

streamed down his face as he shuddered violently.

"Rinn, Jaken. Set up camp. We will be staying here tonight."

Quietly they set up camp, while remaining watchful of their leader

and his peculiar behavior.
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[Kuso. Kuso, kuso, kuso!]

A/N: okay, so this is Kagome is a tad bit OOC in this...so sue me...wait-scratch that. Please don't. Besides, she has just realized that she has made a complete and total mess of things-let the woman swear. Anyway, back to the ficcie...

[I have just officially screwed up. Man, today sure is your day

Kagome! What am I going to do?!?!?]

Just then, Miroku, Sango, and Shippou decided to return.

"Miroku no hentai! I told you to stay away from me!"

"Sango, did I mention how stunning you look when you are angry?"

Sango then pulled out her boomerang to attack the offensive man connected

with the offensive, groping hand.

"Oi, Kagome! Where's InuYasha? I would think he would want to

get going, he's usually always so grumpy about that-Kagome? What's the

matter?"

"Sango, Miroku, Shippou, I just messed up big time."

Kagome then related the disastrous events, all the while watching

her friends fury grow. Once she was done, Sango calmly walked towards her

and slapped her on the cheek.

"Kagome no baka. You utter baka. How could you do such a

thing? What you said would hurt any one, but to say it to InuYasha? First

off, what do owe InuYasha? How about your life for starters. Even if you

hadn't gone questing for the Shikon no Tama, you still owe from when he

saved your life from the caterpillar youkai you told us about. Secondly, what

has InuYasha been through before? Since I am a youkai exterminator, I

learned a lot about youkai-but I was always fascinated by hanyous. They

weren't feared at all, thus rendering their unhuman features something for a

good laugh at best. Most towns use them as a scapegoat-after all, they are

considered to be freaks, and why would a freak care? And believe me, from

what I've heard things are a lot better for a hanyou now then they were when

InuYasha was one. On top of this, there's the whole Kikyo incident. Now, he

is trying to get revenge with her spirit so that he can go on with his life.

Kagome-he doesn't want to go to hell, Kikyo or no Kikyo. And now, the first

people who he has ever trusted in his life...well, you certainly screwed up

Kagome. Excuse me, I need to vent some steam, I'm going to go on a

walk."

And, with out any further ado, Sango left.

"Kagome, all I have to say is that I too need to go on a walk,"

declared Miroku.

"Wait for me!"

Kagome watched as Shippou hurried after Miroku and Sango.

*~*~*~*~*time passes

"We need a plan. First, we got to find InuYasha and come up with

a plan." said Miroku, who had remained uncharacteristically serious during

this conversation, to the great relief of Sango and Kagome. For once they

didn't have to watch his hands.

Night had fallen, and the gang was sitting by the fire trying to

come up with a plan. Kagome was relieved that Sango and Miroku weren't

as angry as before. Sango had apologized for her bluntness earlier-she said

that Kagome didn't come from this time so how could she know had bad

what she said was? Though this was true, Kagome still didn't feel that what

she said was inexcusable in the least. So, she simply sighed and listen to

Miroku and Sango brain storm ideas while cuddling to the forever

slightly-oblivious Shippou who had really didn't comprehend what had

happened. After trying for an hour, the group still didn't have any good

ideas. So, resolving to wake up early in the morning, they fell asleep.

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Meanwhile, a certain youkai wasn't getting any sleep. This didn't

bother him. He often would stay awake during the night, preferring his

thoughts to sleep. He was a youkai, after all, and required very little sleep.

Rinn and Jaken, however, where each dreaming in their respective pallets.

InuYasha had eventually fallen asleep, though he still had not acknowledged

their presence.

[I do not understand-why am I doing this? But, I really don't want

our father's sword unless I can win it in a fight. However, I still am quite

startled. This is an unusual display of affection for me. I had assumed that I

had no brotherly affection for InuYasha-could I have been wrong?]

Sesshoumaru's thoughts halted abruptly as InuYasha stirred from his

sleep. Gradually, InuYasha opened his eyes. After seeing Sesshoumaru

watching him from across the fire, he frowned. He tired and confused, what

had happened?


Owari of Second Chapter

A/N: well, I hoped you liked the second chapter! I'm gonna go post it...
^_^
I like posting chapters.....well, here's a preview for the next chapter!

Chapter 3

I Can't Remember

"Sesshoumaru? Wha-what happened?" mumbled InuYasha.

Sesshoumaru quickly took stock of him. He sounded exhausted and

confused. He was quieter than usual, and had a defeated tone in his voice.

But what troubled Sesshoumaru the most, though, was InuYasha's eyes.

They had taken on the glazed, listless look InuYasha had when Sesshoumaru

found him.