Kagome pulled herself over the edge of the well and found it unusually quiet. The peace was quickly broken as blur of orange fur flew at Kagome. "Hi Shippo." the inu hanyou said to the little kitsune. The little kit laughed, then jumped to the ground. He now stood as high as Kagome's waist. The kit was still smiling. "Where is Inuyasha?" Kagome asked. Shippo's smile faded immediately. His eyes quickly found the ground. "Shippo-chan," Kagome said sternly, "Where is Inuyasha?"
The young kitsune's eyes filled with tears. "H-He left!" he said between sobs. Kagome got on her knees so her eyes were level with Shippo. "What?" she asked, feeling her own tears welling up. Shippo let out another loud sob, then said, "He was at the Sacred Tree last night, then this morning he was gone with out a word!" Kagome bit her lower lip. No. Did I really make Inuyasha leave? Kagome let out a growl. "DAMN IT!" she yelled and pounded her fist into the ground. Kagome let the tears fall freely. I'm such a fool. Kagome thought, then slammed her fist into the ground again. "DAMN IT!" she screamed at the top of her lungs. Shippo covered his ears.
From nearby, Inuyasha watched this scene. It hurt him to see Kagome like that, but he decided to let her be. Even though his instincts were telling him to go comfort his mate, he resisted. She had broken his heart, and he was getting back at her, even though it hurt him. Inuyasha sighed. It was near impossible for him to stay still. It was as if her pain was his too. Inuyasha's amber eyes filled with tears. He wiped them away quickly. He had to be stronger than that. Kagome had gone too far, and Inuyasha wasn't going to let it happen again. Even though a part of him wanted to at least talk to Kagome, he wouldn't let himself do it. She'd broken his heart and he wasn't going to just let it go, mate or not. Inuyasha sighed again, then slipped out of sight into the forest.
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Kagome, Sango, Miroku, Shippo, Hana and Keade all sat on the floor around a pot of stew, none of them speaking. The old miko ladled out the food, first to the older female hanyou, who nodded her thanks. The old woman turned her gentle eyes to the girl. "Kagome are ye ok?" Shippo flinched, expecting Kagome to lose her temper. Unfortunately, he was right. Kagome stood up, her bowl clattered to the floor, spilling its contents. "No I am not ok!" She yelled. Everyone in the hut winced at the harsh tone of her voice. Kagome let out a long sigh and sat back down. No one said anything else the rest of the evening.
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Hana's amber eyes opened slowly. A familiar scent drifted to her sensitve nose. She sat up and looked over to her mother, who was still sleeping.The young hanyou stood up, and quietly left the hut. She followed the scent to a large tree. It looked exactly like a tree from her mother's time. The sacred tree, she'd called it. Sitting at the base of the tree was a male hanyou with long silver hair that glowed in the full moon's light. "Daddy?" the young inu hanyou whispered. The older hanyou looked up. Hana walked over to him and sat down on his knees. Inuyasha put his arms around his daughter and they just sat there for a while, neither of them spoke.
Gomenasai for the long wait, but I've been overloaded with school work.I'll try to not take so long after this. Only problem is I'm moving, again! But I'll do what I can. Thanks go out to theruthlesscrow for giving me the idea that kept this story going.
-Inu Hanyou Babe