Chapter 9: Milo's Gravestone.

Inuyasha had been blinded by rage that not even the Tessaiga could calm, a full blooded demon of raging boiling blood was now mercilessly hacking away at Naraku's deformed body. He had just killed his very first friend, the only other hanyou he knew, the hot headed, understanding, protective, cleaver, witty, ill-tempered, stubborn, caring, motherly and most of all beautiful Neko Hanyou to ever grace the earth had her life physically ripped out of her own body. Inuyasha was in no mood to calm himself down, he couldn't even hear Kagome yelling his name and the beads around his neck refused to subjugate him.

Kagome after knowing yelling Inuyasha's name and an obscene amount of 'sits' would not stop him she decided to help Sango who's wound had gotten worse. Miroku was being of no help as his wind tunnel was currently off line, with all the poisonous insects around he just couldn't risk it opening, and surly that amount of poison would kill him.

Soon like always Naraku escaped, barely in pieces, everyone watched demon Inuyasha slowly returned back to his normal self, he ignored Sango's pleas to forgive her, he ignored Miroku's questions of what's wrong but most of all he avoided Kagome's gaze knowing it would only be filled with sadness and pity. He walked over to where he smelt the overwhelming sweet scent of Milo's blood surly to be lay coating her body, his bangs covering his eyes only looking at the ground.

As his feet stepped in something wet only then did Inuyasha raise his head, his eyes went wide and he crumbled to his knees. She wasn't there. Crouching over in a hunched position Inuyasha clenched the dirt in his claws letting his salty tears mix with Milo's blood.

Slowly walking over to Inuyasha, Kagome called out his name hoping to comfort the hanyou. "Inuyasha." She softly called letting her hand place itself over her heart to stop it from breaking.

"Where is she?" Miroku asked seeing all that was left from where she lay was a pool of her blood.

"Maybe she escaped." Sango the demon slayer offered for an answer, if she had known that Naraku was that evil Milo might have never been killed and she felt for the first time in her life regret for causing the death of a demon.

"No." Inuyasha growled clenching the dirt harder not caring if the dirt got in his claws. "If she survived that she would have killed Naraku for even daring to touch her."

"But Inuyasha." Kagome started placing a small hand gently on his shoulder.

"Stay away from me!" Inuyasha yelled jerking out of her touch. That didn't stop Kagome though as most often enough not much does, she knelt down next to him and was shocked to find him crying, never had the hard hanyou ever shed tears before, realizing that Milo was never coming back she too let her tears fall. They embraced each other needing one another's touch, silently grieving for their lost friend.

"Hey everyone!" Shippo happily bounded up to them all, after he heard no more fighting. He stopped dead when she caught the scent of Milo's blood, everyone was waiting silently for the kitsune to realize the inevitable. Soon his eyes welled up and he sobbed shortly followed my Miroku, even Sango who barely knew Milo shed tears for her seeing the touching moment was enough, the purest heart sculpted of ice would surly weep at the heart wrenching moment.

After everyone had cried themselves dry Inuyasha and Miroku went about making a proper gravestone in memory of Milo while Kagome and Sango collected flowers for the grave, Sango felt she owed something to this pack for causing them so much pain and quickly decided to stay with them to help them avenge the poor hanyou's death. Shippo didn't do anything except occasionally sniff to try and will his tears away, to which it didn't work.

When the gravestone was erected and the flowers placed, the pool of blood glowed and changed itself into a blood red rose bush. Red roses meaning I love you. In total on the bush there were six, one for Inuyasha, one for Kagome, one for Shippo, one for Miroku even one of Sango and one for her little demon cat Kirara.

They all smiled sad smiles at the sight and continued on their way, all previous ambitions of gaining the jewel to become a full demon, gone, no hell bent on family revenge. This was pure, it cleared their minds, all they wanted to do now was find and kill Naraku for breaking their hearts for breaking Milo's. This was a new day, and Naraku better watch out as no mercy was to be given.