A/N: Okay here's the next chapter to the story. To be honest, it took me a while to decide on how to word this chapter. I don't think it sounds right, but you're the reader so you decide.
Inuyasha slowly bats his eyes open, wincing at the explosion of light entering his pupils. Without warning, his entire body begins to shiver. As he enfolds his arm over his person, he realizes that his haori is drenched. He looks around the cabin, and momentarily calms as the relief of being in a familiar setting washes over him. He quickly looses all traces of happiness as his memories flood back into his head. They all go back to one place. One time. One person. One girl.
"Kagome…" He struggles to breathe out. He is tugged out of his thoughts when picks up a familiar scent in the air. He watches as Sango walks into the room with a small towel. She glances his way, and dips it into a kettle of rapidly boiling hot water. Sango carefully rings it out, and goes forth the shaking hanyou's way. Sango gently wipes at Inuyasha's forehead, before dipping it back into the water. Inuyasha feels as though he's done this before, seen it before. However, the crushing weight of reality dawns on him.
"No," He says under his breath. He knows where this is from. Kagome. It plays over and over in his head. Different scenes, and reasons, but it was the same thing.
"No!" He knocks the towel from Sango's hand, warm drops of water trickles down his and her face. Were they tears? He couldn't tell. He quickly stands up and stumbles. He staggers to the door, grasping hold to the sides. He looks at the serene scene outside the door, and his mind flashes back to her death.
The field before him slid sideways, and then rights it self. He breaks out into a sprint, like a bat out of hell. He runs into Inuyasha forest, dodging tree after tree. After what seems like millions of restless minutes, he finally makes it to his destination, the Bone Eater's Well. He stops frozen, when his sensitive ears pick up the familiar sound of soft whimpering. He peers behind the well, to see Shippo crying endlessly to himself.
"Inuyasha?" The small fox kit tries to wipe away the tears. "I'm sorry."
Inuyasha swallows nothing. "For what?" His voice sounds dry and raspy.
"I'm sorry for…for…crying. I know you said men don't cry but…" Shippo gulps for air as he sobs irrepressibly.
Inuyasha is taken aback, and is suddenly at a lost for words.
______________________________________________________
Sango wipes up the spilled water from Inuyasha's outburst. While she rings the water out into the kettle, Miroku walks in. Sango's deep chocolate and Miroku's bright violet eyes lock. They stare at each other for moments, before Miroku's voice ceases the silence.
"Where's Inuyasha?"
She looks toward the door. "He left…and I don't know where he went." Her gaze floats down to the wooden floor.
Miroku looks out the door for a moment before halfheartedly smiling. "Same old Inuyasha." He says to himself; He addresses Sango. "Isn't it obvious? He went to the well."
"Poor Inuyasha…" Sango sighs in pity.
"Let's go before he does something stupid. The duo bounds out the door to the Bone Eater's well.
________________________________________________________
Inuyasha scoops the small fox kit up, and his face softens as he wipes tears out of Shippo's face.
"Shippo," Inuyasha whispers, leaving the kit alert to his words. "Men…being a man…it isn't at all like that. Being a man isn't just about being strong, or fast or…even brave."
Shippo looks up from Inuyasha's tear stained haori and sniffles.
"No really. It's more about being able to take care…or protect someone you care about…someone you…love…" Inuyasha lets a few tears escape their watery prison.
"Inuyasha…" The short life lesson dawns light on another side of Inuyasha. The small kit at Inuyasha with more admiration and compassion than ever before.
"Hmm?" He sets Shippo down on the edge of the well.
"Does taking care of someone you care about include taking care of their family?"
"Yeah…it does." He stares intently at the young kitsune, using his eyes to query him on his question.
"Well, doesn't that mean you should inform Kagome's family?" Shippo continues when Inuyasha views out into the open field surrounding the two. "I know my opinion doesn't matter but-"
"No…I should go. Your right." Inuyasha forces a small smile onto his countenance. "Thanks, Shippo."
______________________________________________________
Sango and Miroku try not to show their pleased faces when they decide to enter the scene. They fail.
Inuyasha's calmed visage, suddenly grows sour when he sees the two giggling. "How much did you hear?!?"
"Sango and I heard just enough." Miroku steps closer to Inuyasha and pats him on the back. "You did good with, you know, Shippo."
"Enough of this, I have to break the bad news to…her family." Inuyasha struggles to push the word out. Shippo notices his forceful effort, and gives him a tight embrace around his leg. Inuyasha thanks him with a smile.
As Inuyasha sets up to jump, he unknowingly hooks one of Shippo's talons to the leg of his pants. Shippo wiggles and tugs but can't break free.
"Inuyasha-" He starts.
"I know, I'll be nice." Inuyasha cuts him off and prepares to jump. Sango rushes over to help Shippo retrieve his claw from Inuyasha's pants. Miroku runs to help her as well.
Inuyasha dives into the well, pulling Shippo, Sango, and Miroku with him. Miroku instinctively grabs holt of Sango in a tight embrace, bracing for the impact of the ground. Instead of crashing, they are absorbed into an explosion a purple light.
Inuyasha snaps his head back as he realizes he has followers. "What the hell are you guys doing?!"
Miroku responds, "Shippo had a hang claw stuck to your pants."
Inuyasha sighs. "Well, misery enjoys company, so get ready for load of it!" He shouts as the light pushes them up through the ground under the well.
"Are we really in Lady Kagome's time era?" Miroku says lifting Sango up and over the edge of the well.
Inuyasha snorts at their disbelief. He pulls Shippo and Miroku up. Sango looks around the dark and empty well house.
"What's so great about being here?" Sango takes cautious steps.
"This isn't it genius." Inuyasha walks to the door and kicks it open. "Welcome to the twenty first century."
A/N: Okay so another update. Do you think you have any ideas on what is going to happen next? I want your opinion!! Thanks for reading my story so far!! Review please!!