Chapter 3
"Inuyasha!" Kagome yelled for the missing hanyou for the umpteenth time again.
He had run off after Sesshomaru hours ago. He was usually back after a couple of hours but now the sun had set and there was still no sign of him. She started to worry that he might have been seriously injured this time like these fights with his brother sometimes ended up. It was dark now, and in an injured state he would vulnerable. What if he's…?
Her train of thought was cut short when a red haori appeared through the trees.
"Inuyasha," the miko called in relief, her eyes brimming over with tears as she blindly ran towards him. "Inuyasha, are you alright?" Kagome asked as she prepared to clobber the hanyou as soon as she was within jumping range. However the hanyou's response stopped her in her tracks.
"Kagome, please. Not now."
The miko stilled bent over trying to catch her breath then quickly wiped her eyes. When her vision cleared she realized he was carrying something. Soon the orange and yellow checkered kimono and the chocolate brown hair came into view and she realized he was carrying Sesshomaru's charge, Rin.
"Inuyasha… why do you have Rin?" Kagome asked hesitantly, afraid the answer would be that he kidnapped the girl to get back at his brother. The hanyou didn't answer though. He just readjusted his hold on the sleeping girl as she shifted in her sleep, revealing her face and the dried tears tracks running down it.
"Where's Sesshomaru?" The future teenager asked again, glancing around the forest expecting the daiyoukai to come charging through the trees in rage over having his charge taken from him. She didn't really understand the youkai and the girl's relationship but he protected her and cared her almost like a daughter. And the girl seemed to want to be around the daiyoukai and wasn't scared of him at all. She knew the demon would furious if any dared to touch the girl.
"Papa, please don't leave me." Rin's soft voice mumbled in her sleep, harsh from crying earlier today. Inuyasha's face darkened as he stared down at the girl in his arms, his eyes hidden behind his bangs concealing the tears that started to form. Alarmed by the child's statement, she asked again.
"Inuyasha, where is Sesshomaru?" Kagome's voice rose in volume but not enough to wake the child and trembled slightly in fear and anticipation. The hanyou's hold tightened slightly around the child, his eyes still covered by long bangs as he continued to slowly trudge past the reincarnate.
"He's dead." He replied softly, his voice tight in his throat as the first tears began to fall down his cheeks.
The hanyou walked undisturbed from there on after passing the shocked miko. Kagome continued to stare at the spot where Inuyasha stood when he said those words. A part of her didn't want to believe it. Inuyasha would never kill Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru always ended almost killing him or to the point where he couldn't fight anymore and further damaging his ego. Inuyasha always talked about how he would kill his brother and now it seems to have finally come true, but instead of being happy Inuyasha is crying. Is it because of the child he orphaned or is there something deeper, hidden behind Inuyasha's intentions. Resolved to get to the bottom of this, the teenager spun around and marched after the miserable hanyou headed towards Keade's village. There is no way that all of this could be really happening.
Sorry this is so short. Next chapter we'll be back where Sesshomaru landed. Tell me if you're confused I'll try to clear things later on as I go along, but everything will make sense very soon. Please review if you like the story so far. More chapters and shocking discoveries are in your future.