Hihi! Yay! I'm sure you guys are absolutely estatic that i uploaded so fast. This is a new record for me! MUAHAHAHAHAAA!

Oh and another thing. Last time i said that this chap would be about Koga right? But sorry, that chap will have to wait. I wanted to introduce the OC asap. i sincerely apologise to all those Koga fans.

Disclaimer: Inuyasha was not, is not and will never be mine. Unfortunately T.T

Anyways, Enjoy!

Chapter 9

"MIROUKU!!! What the hell did you do?" Inuyasha yelled as his eyes fell on the fire that was spreading rapidly. The fire had started on the ground, caught on the grass and was now creeping up the tree and onto more grass.

"I'm sorry. I guess I got a little too carried away," Mirouku said, scratching his head and laughing in embarrassment.

"Well, quit dawdling and put this fire out!" Inuyasha said, already unsheathing his Tetsaiga.

"Wait! Inuyasha don't-" Mirouku said, but it was already too late. Inuyasha had already unleashed a wind scar. Mirouku's eye twitched when he saw how much damage it had caused. There was a clear path through the trees now. It had only been a small fire too.

"You do know that you could have hit the well right, Inuyasha?" Mirouku said.

"Tch," He replied.

It was probably because the fire was near the well. He must have panicked that the well would catch fire and acted on instinct. But still… Mirouku thought to himself.

"What were you doing anyway?" Inuyasha asked.

"Don't ask," Mirouku sighed, sweat drops appearing on his head.

Inuyasha turned and looked at the direction of the well. He sniffed the air. He gasped. It was there, but it was faint, very faint.

Kagome's scent… Inuyasha took off without another word, arriving at the side of the well in record time. He looked down into the well. There was something there, something white.

Inuyasha jumped down and picked up the object. It was paper and there was writing on it.

Dear Inuyasha…

Inuyasha's eyes grew wide. It was Kagome's handwriting! This was a letter addressed to him!

Unfortunately, some parts of it were burnt due to flying embers from Mirouku's fire, making them unreadable. Inuyasha squinted and held it up to the light. (A.N.: The sentences that have the long line of dots are the parts that were burnt off) It read:

Dear Inuyasha

How are you? I've been……..but I miss all of you really badly…………I know I've said I miss all of you countless times but this shows……………Especially you, Inuyasha.

Inuyasha felt his heart skip a beat. A tear had almost leaked out of his eye. Kagome actually missed him. Kagome…

Today we did a lesson on the history of feudal Japan…….lesson was pretty vague. I felt like going up and teaching the class instead of Mr. Yakashite. During the lesson, I kept thinking of the four of us………..we fought demons……….defeated Naraku. We had to do an assignment on what we learnt and a little extra research. I find doing it agonizing……….so inaccurate. But if I write out all our adventures, it'll definitely be too long…………………..…will suspect something. I was taunted by Shirai again. I wish she would just leave me alone…………………………………………………..………………………….everyone stared at me like I was some freak.

Inuyasha felt surprised and angry. Kagome was no freak. He was the freak. He had lived his whole life as a freak. There was no way that Kagome could be seen as a freak. This Shirai girl was obviously the root of the problem. Inuyasha clenched his fist. He wished he could go to Kagome's side and comfort her and eliminate anything that hurt her.

The Summer Dance is coming up. Shiren has already invited me……………………so sweet. He stood by me when all the others laughed at me……………………….Shirai is trying to take him from me………………………….. not like I like him or anything. He's just really nice. You might think I'm stupid…………………..you and I could go to the dance together………………………………that would be perfect………………………………

Obviously this 'dance' was very important to Kagome. And here she was saying that she wanted to go with him. His eyes softened. Kagome…

Oh Inuyasha, ………………………………I don't know what to feel…………………..i miss you……...it's just so hard to go on…………………….

I love you, Inuyasha

Kagome

Inuyasha was on his knees now. He wasn't crying. His emotions were beyond that now. He was just…there, trying to sort out his thoughts. Nobody had ever said that they loved him before, besides his mother. If he had been in any other state, he would have considered this foolish, something that he would never be caught doing. He could not be beside Kagome, his Kagome. He vowed to protect her but now, when she now when she was in pain, he could do nothing to help her.

He pounded his fist into the ground again and again. He felt so useless. He could not help her. He could do nothing. Nothing. He pounded his fist again and again, harder each time, till his hand was bleeding. Inuyasha sat back with his back against the wall of the well.

He cried.

The endless flow of tears that refused to stop. Through his mind's eye, he saw himself as a young boy again, lost and alone. He had not changed much after all.

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Myoga had searched high and low for Inuyasha all day long. It wasn't easy looking for a half-demon when you the size of a pea. By the time he finally found him, the sun was already setting. He was sitting under a tree, looking dazed.

"Lord Inuyasha!" Myoga cried, jumping off the bird he had been riding on and onto Inuyasha's knee. Myoga could sense that something was wrong with Inuyasha. He was very still and his fringe totally veiled his eyes and he looked like he had been deep in thought.

"What is it Myoga?" Inuyasha asked, his voice soft.

Myoga cleared his throat and gathered up his courage. This piece of information was really important. He absolutely had to say it, no matter what mood Inuyasha was in.

"Lord Inuyasha, I think I may have found a way to re-connect the well, but-" But before he could finish his sentence, Inuyasha had leaped up, causing Myoga to fly.

"What about the well? Hurry up and spit it out!" Inuyasha practically yelled at the flea.

Myoga was still dizzy, but forced himself to reply. "At first it was just a rumor, but I didn't think it was true. But I searched high and low for information-"

"I don't want the details dammit! Just tell me how to make the well open up!" Inuyasha yelled, making the birds who were perching on the tree fly away.

"Lord Inuyasha, please calm down. I do not know how exactly to open it up. But I do know someone that may know, however, I am not sure if he will be willing to tell you how or even open it up for you," Myoga said, slightly glad that he had managed to finish his sentence for once.

"Tch, where is this person?" Inuyasha demanded impatiently, trying his best to not to flare up.

"Well, 'this person' is actually the original constructer of the well. He lives somewhere in the mountains in the north. On foot, it will take approximately two days, running of course," Myoga said. "Now if you will excuse me…"

Inuyasha did not even wait for Myoga to disappear, he was already on his way to the village to tell Mirouku that he would be gone for a few days.

I'll definitely make it there in one day…. Kagome, hold on, I'm coming for you.

Hope you guys enjoyed it! I wrote it really fast so I'm not sure if it's really good. I find that Inu is a bit OOC. Pls tell me your opinions in a review!

I owe all inspiration and the basic plot of this chapter and the next to my good friend Elliac who is currently rehearsing her speech for a school assignment beside me while i am writing this. XP

THANK YOU ELLIAC!!!!!!!

Please review. I am currently working on Chapter 10. I hope i wont take too long. So till then...Bye~!