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"I am worried Inuyasha has not shown any sign of life for three days" Kagome said as she fiddled with the now complete purified sacred jewel.
"Don't worry Kagome I am sure he will come to, after all if he used the power you say he did then I am sure he is just completely drained him and he just needs a while to completely recover." Miroku said trying to reassure his friend that her crush was ok. Kagome had not yet told them about Inuyasha's confession of love just before he killed Naraku.
"Kagome I think Miroku is right and Inuyasha just needs a good long rest." Sango added with a smile. Then Shippo jumped into her lap and gave her a hug.
"Thank you guys." Kagome said her eyes still filled with worry as she glanced back at towards Inuyasha, but she seemed to be happy that she had the support of her friends.
Inuyasha's dream
"Where am I now? I have been seeing all these stupid memories of Naraku and I swear to god if I have to see one more then I am going to gouge my own eyes out." Inuyasha said as he was now standing in a random village that he thought was vaguely familiar.
"STOP thief!" a villager shouted as a man ran out of a shop with a sword dropping with blood on it and hopped on a horse that started right towards Inuyasha.
"You think you're gonna just run me over you stupid bandit." Inuyasha said as he got ready to take him on only to be stunned by the fact that the bandit simply dissipated right through him.
"Fuck another stupid one of Naraku's memories. Wait a minute a bandit could this be one of Onigumo's memories." Inuyasha began to give chase to who he believed to be Onigumo and followed him an abandoned village, but this one he seemed to be more familiar with.
'I used to live here huh.' He thought to himself
"Wait a minute this is also where I fought that fire demon and he started that fire that I……" his eyes became wide with shock. Sure enough just as he thought he saw a fire start to come towards the village and he remembered that he decided not put the fire out since the village he was living in was abandoned and he wanted to move on.
Inuyasha watched in horror as the village burst into flames and the hut where had entered became completely engulfed. He then saw a man on fire come running out and began to run towards the river and jump in to douse the flames, but then was washed down the river.
Inuyasha followed the river and saw the man climb out of it and roll into the cave where Onigumo had been before turning into Naraku.
"It's all my fault…. If I had put out those damn flames that night then Naraku would never have come into existence. DAMNIT!!
END DREAM
Inuyasha sat up quickly completely soaked in his own sweat. He looked around to see Kagome hunched over with her head on the bed that Inuyasha was sleeping on with the purified jewel shard in one hand. Miroku, Sango, Shippo, Kirara, and even Myoga was there.
Inuyasha looked at each one cursing himself for the fact it was his fault that about what happened to Miroku's hand and his father's death, that Sango's brother, father, and other fellow demon slayers were killed, and all the pain Naraku put on others was in fact his own fault.
"Sorry you guys I don't deserve you friendship or love. It is all my fault." The tears began to fall from his eyes as he placed the Tetsusaiga on the floor right next to Kagome and kissed her forehead. "Goodbye." Whispered as he exited the hut and disappeared into the night.
Inuyasha leapt through the forest focused on the one person we wanted to find, finally he came to a sort jagged cliff that went gradually up like a hill and right in the middle of it stood Sesshomaru.
"Inuyasha what do you want?" the demon lord asked.
"To kill you, now DIE!" Inuyasha said flatly as he charged Sesshomaru and attempted to strike him with his claws.
"Where is the Tetsusaiga Inuyasha, and why do you truly come after?" By this point Sesshomaru did not use any type of attack, he only kept dodging Inuyasha's attacks.
"Are you ever.. going to …attack me …or are ya just going to keep ….being a coward." Inuyasha said through his desperate gasps for breath.
"Inuyasha what is the meaning of this fight, why are you so eager for me to kill you that you did not bring the Tetsusaiga or any of you other companions to assist you? Or is that you want me to turn you into that murderous demon form of yours?"
"It's none of your business, but if you refuse to fight me then I will force you to." Inuyasha said as he looked at the top of the hill with his eyes set on the two little figures that stood looking down at the fight. Inuyasha jumped into the air aiming straight for Rin, but he stopped his claw an inch away from her face unable to land the blow he wanted.
"Is that all you came here to do Inuyasha?"
"Shut up!" and with that Inuyasha was gone disappearing into the woods again.
"What was that all about my lord?" Jaken asked as Sesshomaru approached him.
"I am not sure, but something must have happened to him in order to want to die so badly. Maybe that girl who he confessed his love to fight before he killed Naraku rejected him or something." Sesshomaru replied as he turned around and began to leave the two of them behind.
"Wait for us my lord!" Jaken shouted as Rin and he raced after their lord.
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Kagome slowly opened her eyes to see that Inuyasha was no longer lying in the bead in front of her. Frantically she looked around to find him. She got up to look out the window but tripped over something.
"The Tetsusaiga!" she gasped in a state of panic she rushed outside to see if he could find her. It was pitch black and could see nothing.
"INUYAHSA!" she called out into the darkness as Miroku and Sango walked out of the hut still a little groggy. Unaware that Inuyasha was missing.
"Kagome what is with all the commotion, do you know how late it is." Sango said while yawning and stretching her hands over her head.
"Yeah I know but Inuyasha is gone and I found the Tetsusaiga lying on the ground beside me."
"What do you mean Inuyasha is gone?" Miroku asked peeking back inside the hut to see an empty bed.
"I don't know I woke up and he was gone." Kagome replied as tears started to form in her eyes until a she saw a figure in the moon light with shiny hair walking towards them.
"Inuyasha" they all yelled in unison and ran towards the figure. As the approached they realized that it was not Inuyasha, but it was indeed Sesshomaru.
"Sesshomaru, what are you doing here and what have you done to Inuyasha?" Miroku said stepping in front of Kagome and Sango.
"I should be asking you that question." He said as he stared at Kagome.
"What do you mean?" Kagome said as she looked at him with a confused look on her face.
"What do you mean what do I mean? Is not your fault that Inuyasha searched me out to fight without the Tetsusaiga so I could kill him?" Sesshomaru replied with disgust in his voice.
"You mean to tell us that after all Inuyasha has been through that he wants to die and you expect us to believe you." Sango said readying her weapon.
"Okay then why don't you explain to me why he came after me for no reason." He said
"Ok then Sesshomaru, lets pretend for a minute that what you say is true, did you in fact kill Inuyasha?" Miroku said trying hard to remain civil.
"No I refused to kill him without a reason. After he realized this he just left without saying another word." Sesshomaru replied
"Which way did he go?" Kagome said her voice plastered with worry.
"East….I will go with you only because I want to know exactly is going through my idiot brother's head." Sesshomaru said turning around and walking away and Kagome began to follow him.
"Kagome are you really going to trust him?" Sango said following her friend.
"I have to, he is the only one who knows where Inuyasha is and as long as I have the Tetsusaiga it will protect me." Kagome replied with a reassuring smile.
"But what about Shippo, Kaede, and Myoga?" Miroku asked
Kagome could see how much Sango and Miroku did not want to go and eager to find the man she loved, though she had never admitted it to anyone, replied. "Then you two stay behind and tell them where I have gone, but I hope we should be back by morning.
Not wanting to leave their friend alone both Sango and Miroku followed her without saying another word.
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