Title: All He Wanted.

Chapter 21: One Last Word

Summary: All InuYasha wanted was her trust; he would only be gone for a few nights, someone needed his help. But when someone can't trust you, it sets you back. So now instead of a few nights it turns into weeks and weeks turn into months. He found a long lost friend in a rival, and can't see himself leaving him anytime soon. Will InuYasha go back to Kagome and the others? Or will he stay with the people who cared and befriended him when he was a pup and now? Who will concur Past or Present?

Disclaimer: I own no rights to InuYasha; I only own this plot and Ana, Ara and Azar.

Authors note: Question: Do they have badgers in Japan? Also; Are characters with silver hair always hotter than characters with normal hair colors? What about a dark blue, or dark purple?

Short! (dives over cliff to avoid thrown objects)

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The group has been walking for one whole day. They where traveling fast, covering more ground than expected. Kagome and Miroku where on Kirara, while Sango was with InuYasha.

Kagome had complained that she was feeling nauseous and suggested that they waited before heading out. InuYasha didn't want to and neither did Sango, so Sango suggested that she ride with InuYasha and Kagome on Kirara since it would be smother.

Kagome nearly killed Sango, but in the end that's what they did.

"You really love Koga don't you?" Sango whispered in InuYasha's ear as they ran.

InuYasha smiled softly at the mention of his name, "Yeah." He mumbled.

"It kills you to be here doesn't it." she continued feeling guilty.

InuYasha nodded, "Don't blame your self Sango… its not your fault. I said I'd kill Naraku so I will."

Sango smiled a bit.

Kagome glared down at them, "What are they talking about?" she mused.

"How far now?" InuYasha asked.

"If we keep in this direction, a village should appear." Sango answered. "Let me off, we can slow down."

InuYasha let Sango slid from his back, the others joined them and they began to walk.

Sighing InuYasha's thoughts wandered to his arrogant wolf.

Ara and the wolf where a few feet behind the travelers, thankfully they where downwind so InuYasha and the other small demons couldn't smell them. He was thankful but worried that InuYasha couldn't sense them. He should have, they where close enough.

Since they where almost at a village he as thinking of sending his wolf back to give Ana an update; but that idea blew out the window when he heard one of InuYasha's female companions scream his name.

Kagome suggested a break, so they where going to stop and settle in the clearing up ahead.

InuYasha was the first to enter the clearing that belonged to a badger demon, a very angry badger demon. He didn't see anything wrong with it, but he also didn't see the demon lurking in the shadows.

The beast came charging out towards the half demon, without the scream, InuYasha never would have dodged it.

Getting to his feet, InuYasha just looked at it. It was as big or bigger than Sesshomaru in his true form.

As it came for him InuYasha didn't move, he stood there in its path, completely calm.

"InuYasha move!" Kagome cried.

From his hiding spot, Ara had to contain himself and the wolf from running out there to take the badger down. They weren't allowed to interfere unless absolutely necessary.

'InuYasha, what are you doing?'

The demon was right in front of him, it lifted up its paw with sharp and gleaming claws; and swiped at InuYasha. Its paw connected, catching his chest ripping his chest open, and sending him into a tree.

InuYasha landed with a soft thud, but slowly walked out, right back to the demon.

Ara looked at, his sword wasn't even out-wait. He looked again; he didn't even have it!

'He's becoming suicidal.' "Get Koga! Now!" he said to the wolf.

Sadly, it would take the wolf a few days to reach Koga, even if he ran the whole way.

Ara looked on painfully, 'Hurry my friend…'

The humans ran up to InuYasha to help him out, but he ordered them to stay back. He wanted the pain, he felt so numb. He didn't even know if he was alive still.

Why did this always happen to him? When he finally found someone he wanted to spend the rest of his life with, they where ripped from his arms. His life. Why?

He didn't notice when the demon attacked him again, he didn't notice when he became fused with a tree.

If you die, you'll never see Koga again. An old voice in his head said.

'They wont let me return. She'll sit me until I forget him.' He replied.

What about Koga? Do you want him to find you dead? Do you want to break his heart?

'There's nothing I can do. They wont let me return.' He was beginning to give up.

You wimp. Since when did you let humans control you? Get a grip, screw the humans, and kill Naraku with Koga by your side!

Ara lost sight of InuYasha when he was once again thrown into the trees. He looked to the sky and prayed for a way his wolf could reach Koga.

The wolf dodged past trees, avoided any demon, and jumped across streams, until it was a day's run from the dens. He stopped, stood tall and straight, then lifted his head to the heavens and howled.

His howl reached the ears of the sentries who raced to the dens to alert Ana.

His howl also reached the ears of Ara who sighed in relief, but missed the half demon as he slipped away uttering one last word.

"Koga…"