Delusional madness

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha

A/N: This part of the story's almost finished but at the rate I'm going It may not finish till at least February! (this part)

"Kagome……..I-I have always….and will always love you…….."

Kagome gasped, she had already heard him say that but for some reason this opened another wound in her heart.

The last of the incense had faded……….

Kagome cleaned up the area and began to pack up her things. She quietly crept over to where Hitori was sleeping and gently woke him up.

"Come on sweetie it's time to go."

Kagome looked out the window and saw the pinkish tint that symbolized the sun was getting close to rising, she knew she had to hurry. As soon as she had all of her stuff together she took Hitori's hand and began heading towards the door.

Kagome paused for a moment, those words her name:

"Kagome……."

"You are the one I love!"

These words repeatedly rang in her head, she wished that she could stop thinking about last night, it would not help to keep recalling those events like that.

Kagome slowly turned to face the peacefully sleeping Inuyasha. She gazed at how soft his face looked in his sleep and how beautifully his hair surrounded him like a miniature sea. Kagome knew she was making this harder for her then she had too but she couldn't help but look at his face one last time before he changed back.

"Goodbye……Inuyasha…."

Kagome said her voice already having a note that she was going to cry. She wanted to be with him forever like this but she knew that that was not possible, she was trying her hardest to except that.

She cried long after she had hidden herself, Hitori quietly watching, he knew he couldn't comfort her this time. The two sat quietly after Kagome had calmed down a little and watched as the sun rised. The rays of the sun hit Kagome's face.

'He'll probably be waking up soon, then we'll continue on with our journey and everything will be just the way it was……..as before.'

As the sun rose, Inuyasha had begun to stir, he sat up but his body still felt real sore, but he knew he felt better then he had yesterday as he recalled last night's events. But one thing he was still pondering, where was he? And why did it feel like he had wet himself?

He looked in the far corner there lay his hakama, his haori was hanging with it as well, he could smell Kagome's scent all over that, all over the room not to mention on him. He put two and two together…….the wrong way.

'That bitch! SHE DIDN'T-!'

Inuyasha threw his clothes back on and rushed outside furiously trying to detect Kagome's scent. Kagome sat quietly still thinking about Inuyasha herself at the moment when she heard the bushes rustling and then there he was.

Kagome's showed the slightest expression of surprise, Hitori had already hid behind Kagome frightful of how he appeared.

But before Kagome realized what was going on, she soon felt a tight grip around her neck, she was dangling in the air by Inuyasha's arm. Kagome's whole body froze over in fear, but then she looked into Inuyasha's face and into his eyes then for some odd reason relaxed in his uncomfortable hold.

"Thought you could try an' take advantage of me huh? Well now I'm going to take advantage OF YOUR BLOOD!"

Kagome squealed quietly from what felt like her vocals were being crushed. Inuyasha got tired of her head hanging down and grabbed her chin and made her look at him.

The look on her face was blank, even though she was looking at him it was like she was looking 'through him', her face showed not a trace of either fear or pain.

The beautiful sparkle that once adorned her eyes had gone out and dulled, her eyes looked colder then ever.

Unnoticeable to Inuyasha, Kagome began to raise her arm weakly, and placed it on the very had that was attempting to strangle her. And yet Kagome wondered why Inuyasha hadn't tried to crush her throat by now, what was holding him back? She wondered.

Kagome saw no problem once she realized that her arm was on top of his, she was about to be slaughtered by Inuyasha so it really didn't matter what she did now. Inuyasha stared at her hand for a moment, the hand that had so many bruises and cuts on it, almost all his doing, then to the mark he had inflicted on her cheek.

What was she trying to say or do? Was it a desperate attempt for him to spare her life? Or was it that she had just completely lost it? She didn't look like she was quite with him anymore as he observed the dreamy look on her face.

Kagome woke up to hearing:

"WAAAAAAH AAAH!"

Kagome gave a deep and heavy sigh and slowly pushed herself off of the couch for the umpteenth time that night, she kept drifting off to sleep every time she went back down but he had made sure many times that she didn't forget him.

'Doesn't he ever get tired?'

The crying continued, it seemed he was on a role this time.

"Alright! I'm coming"

'What is it this time I wonder?'

Kagome approached his crib quietly, Inuyasha was now sobbing, Kagome peered into his face and all moodiness immediately diminished.

"Ohhh! What's the matter baby? Come here!"

Kagome began to gently rock him back and forth taking note of the frightened expression on his face.

"What? Did you have a bad dream?"

Inuyasha responded with a small hiccup and began squirming.

"Awwww, it's ok! Mama won't let that bad dream bother you anymore!"

Kagome bent her head down and kissed his cheek and lips, feeling bad at how moody she had been over his crying episodes.

"It's ok, mama's going to be right here when you sleep!"

Kagome settled herself in her bed and sat up while she bundled him up in his blankets then drew him and the covers closers and began to sing, while he gripped her body tightly, shacking.

He had fallen asleep soon after, Kagome smiled warmly and held him near her neck so even in his dreams he'd feel her warmth and know she would always be there even if he was scared or felt alone.

'……I shall always be there for you Inuyasha……always'

That had been her promise to him, and even now as she faced what felt like death, she would still not brake that promise, she would not run away.

"Inuyasha……do what you want with me……"

Kagome looked up and gazed at his eyes once more, hoping to see them before what ever he intended on doing to her. Such a sad gaze it was, Kagome loved him more then anything, even enough to let him end her own life.

She hadn't really noticed by him staring at her own gaze was causing him to loosen his grip, Kagome had blocked out the pain so she didn't really notice the change, now he was merely holding near her shoulders. She was snapped out of her daze however.

"MAMA!"

Hitori screamed as he began crying. Hitori toddled to Kagome and jumped at her foot and held on tightly.

'Poor Hitori…..'

Kagome removed her hand from Inuyasha's grasp, and reached down as far as she could and smoothed her fingertips against Hitori's ears. She realized it would be selfish to go without at least trying to escape but that could make things worse.

Feeling all the hate and madness from Inuyasha was real bad but actually seeing it like this was worse.

"Mama 'sob'….no……"

Hitori held tighter to her hand, then buried his face into it, Inuyasha saw all this but didn't know how to react. Hitori turned his head for a moment and saw Inuyasha staring at them, frightened he quickly turned away.

'Kill her……that thing took advantage of you now is your chance to get back at her……only taking a bit more then what she took from you…'

Inuyasha began to squeeze her throat again, but something was stopping him from actually doing it, those sad eyes of hers watched his expression as he tried to strangle her.

'Kill her! She's beyond feeling any pain……you'd be putting her out of her misery……'

Did that mean he had already killed her? Killed her inside?

Hitori was now sobbing uncontrollably because there was nothing he could do, he was completely defenseless.

The more he looked at her face the stronger the feeling got, it was beginning to be too much so he looked away but he could still feel her staring at him.

'Damn it…..!'

Kagome was beginning to look tired, Hitori looked up finally to see Kagome being thrown on the ground.

"Mama!"

Hitori shouted as he quickly ran into her arms.

"Hitori…..y-you're alright……"

Kagome fell unconscious, she had blocked out all that pain somehow but the exhaustion from it had set in and taken a toll on her body so now her body was forcing her to rest.

This time Hitori didn't care if Inuyasha left without them, he just wanted to stay by Kagome's side.

Just watching that for some reason really ticked him off, Inuyasha began walking towards the two. Hitori tried his best not to look scared, whether he succeeded in that or not didn't matter, Inuyasha didn't spare him a second glance, he bent down and held Kagome in his arms staring at her face.

"Damn wench……sometime's I'd wish you'd just die! Then I wouldn't have to waste my time with you and that stupid kid!"

Inuyasha turned on his heel and walked forward without acknowledging or asking Hitori to follow, but he did anyway.

'Is that what you really want…….?'

Kagome became completely unconscious after that, but that sadness was still evident in her expression.

Then in the clearing came Kikyo, she gasped when she noticed Kagome in Inuyasha's arms, unconscious no less. But she decided not to comment.

'She has fallen ill again…..her body is resting…..'

Kikyo looked from Inuyasha and Kagome to the scared looking toddler Hitori.

"Come on we're going."

Kikyo nodded in response and followed following from behind instead of in her usual place at his side.

A few hours later while they were walking, they saw several humans pass them running away in fear.

'Jeez I've seen humans flee for their lives but not as if there about to be tossed into Hell!'

Inuyasha inhaled the air and stopped.

'Wait I know this scent…….ryokotsusei!'

"Kikyo you stay here!"u

Inuyasha jumped off into the sky and bounced off of the roof tops of houses. Inuyasha had placed Kagome against a tree, Hitori had run to her side and let his head rest against her chest. He began to hear moaning from her.

"Uh…? H-Hitori?"

BBBUUUUUOOOMMMMM

"AAAAAAAH!"

Hitori screamed when he saw a large serpent looking creature with what looked like a 'head on it's forehead' staring at him. He buried his head further into Kagome's chest, as if that would somehow make them invisible to the monster's eye.

"HHUUUUH AWWWW!"

Inuyasha shouted as he lunged his sword at the demon, to Kagome this demon looked strangely familiar, she was trying hard to remember who but couldn't quite place her finger on it.

"IS THAT YOU RYUKOTSUSEI? I THOUGHT I KILLED YOUR ASS A LONG TIME AGO!!!"

In an ere voice the demon spoke.

"You misunderstand half-demon, twas' my brother you killed, not I."

Inuyasha bent his head and looked down with a big smirk on his face.

"I am Genkotsusei brother to Ryukotsusei."

Inuyasha quickly drew his sword,

"HAH! Like I care who the hell you are!"

Inuyasha jumped in the air more to Genkotsusei's level.

"Cause'…….I'MA BOUT TO HACK YA TO PIECES!!! WIND SCAR!!"

Inuyasha readied himself for more he began literally cutting through the demonic wind he had created and prepared for his ultimate strike.

"BAKURYU-"

"Heh heh! Don't even think about it boy!"

Before Inuyasha had time to finish his task, Genkotsusei swung his long tale at Inuyasha and slammed him towards the ground, though Kagome wasn't moving at all, creases in her face showed she was concerned.

"DAMN YOU!"

Inuyasha cursed, but a tear went unnoticed to him in his obi. He charged into attack once more, one thing he wasn't noticing at first was his sword was beginning to slow him down.

"HAAAAAAA AAAH!"

Inuyasha charged then gasped in pain, his body and his sword were making him feel pain.

'Damn! Must be that crap that's in my system! I've got to finish him off quick before I run out of energy!'

Inuyasha tried once more to charge.

"YOUR EFFORTS ARE USELESS HALF-DEMON!"

Genkotsusei noticed that Inuyasha looked like he was struggling to keep up because of his sword.

'Hmm…..let's see how he fights without it!'

"MAYBE YOU'LL FIGHT BETTER WITHOUT……THAT SWORD OF YOURS!"

Inuyasha gasped when he felt the Tetsusaiga being literally thrown out of his grasp, next thing he knew he was face down on the hard ground.

'Damn him to hell…….'

Inuyasha's whole body began to feel a familiar yet not so welcoming sensation, Inuyasha couldn't get up to stop himself, he had no choice but to just lay there he only hoped that no one would get in his way.

"What's this?"

'His aura……i-it can't be….."

"Grrrr……"

Inuyasha growled at a dangerous sounding tone, Kagome's mouth hung open slightly, there he stood crimson red glowing eyes, stripes on the sides of his face and him flexing his claws dangerously.

Genkotsusei stared at the sight before him a bit surprised but it satisfied him now that he'd have a worthy opponent.

"Are you just going to stare at me or are you going to fight me you useless piece of shit!"

Genkotsusei seemed to take that comment to the extreme.

"WHY YOU LITTLE-!"

"IRON REAVER SOUL STEALER!"

Inuyasha shouted as he began to literally tear at Genkotsusei's flesh. Blood began to flow down his long snake like body. He angrily began to attack Inuyasha trying to follow his moves but found himself falling behind his opponent.

Then he began to summon up his energy and opened his mouth and literally blasted it at Inuyasha.

'Got him…..the weakling-'

Genkotsusei sensed it again.

'How the-?'

Inuyasha was flying right towards his face, he ducked out of the way but got slashed by Inuyasha's claws, now there was a long cut across his face.

"YOU HAALF-DEMOOOOOON!"

"Got a problem with it?"

Inuyasha's voice dripped with so much venom that in even in that moment Genkotsusei felt a tinge of fear.

Next Thing he knew he felt the worst pain he had ever felt in his life. Inuyasha had literally cut through a part of his flesh and jumped out the otherside.

Genkotsusei fell over sideways.

"CURSE YOU HALF-DEMOOOOON!"

Inuyasha overlooked the cliff where he was falling.

"Heh! Weakling……"

Several villagers peaked to see the commotion but after what they had just witnessed they didn't dare come out from their hiding places.

"Inuyasha? Inuyasha where are you?"

Inuyasha's eyes averted immediately towards the source of the voice.

"Inuyasha? Inuyasha?"

The voice repeatedly bounced around in his head trying to make logic of who this was exactly.

Kagome looked on in horror, Inuyasha had still not changed back, and Kikyo didn't know about his transformations.

She tried shouting 'Kikyo get away' but found that she couldn't talk. She tried her hardest but not a single sound came out.

There was only one thing she could do. She got up and began running towards Kikyo. Kikyo turned to see Kagome running towards her.

'What is that girl doing-?'

Kagome motioned with her hands to get away, Kikyo was still trying to decipher the meaning of her unexpected 'outburst'.

"GRRRRRR RAAAAAAAARRR!!!"

Inuyasha was heading in Kikyo's direction, Kikyo stood still not knowing how to react.

'Inuyasha? Why is do you seem so different then before?'

Kikyo wondered if he was going to stop anytime soon but before she could react, Inuyasha jumped high into the air, flexing his claws as he rocketed back towards the ground.

"Inuyasha what are you……?"

"RAAAAAAAAAA!!!"

Blood splattered on Kikyo's clothing, but wait she couldn't bleed, since that time with Urasui, that was the only time she bled since coming back from the dead.

'Kagome…….?...!'

Kagome stood hunched over, blood dripping from her finger tips, along her back front and her hips.

Kagome's breathing began to sound labored, she leveled herself to her knees more and more blood began to drip from her body.

Inuyasha stood above looking ready to strike again, but then it was like his body had been put on pause for a brief moment as he watched the girl before him tremble and bleed.

Both heard a loud 'clank' sound, Kagome had unnoticeably taken the abandoned sword with her. Inuyasha looked down curiously at the sword, Kikyo however began to take a few steps back.

But the next moment Inuyasha began to wobble and couldn't stand up straight, he continued doing so until he fell on his back to the ground hand resting on the sword.

"Uhhhhggggggh……Huh?"

Inuyasha slowly began to reawaken, he moved his head to look at his surroundings, he smelt a very strong, very unpleasant scent.

'What the hell happened? The last thing I remember is seeing that demon.'

Inuyasha sat up and looked at his hands and gasped.

'Oh no! I didn't! DAMN IT! Kikyo…..'

But when he looked up he saw Kikyo a good distance away merely staring at him with a hint of a frightened expression present on her face.

But Kikyo had not a scratch or indication on her that she had been harmed in anyway.

"Kikyo I-"

Inuyasha began as he stood up but stood very still, the sight he saw next made his eyes widen.

Kagome's eyes were blankly fixed towards the sky, Inuyasha only stood gaping at the scene. There Kagome lay on her back clothes horribly stained with blood.

"I-Inuyasha……."

Inuyasha gasped when he heard her speak, Kagome's stare was still fixed towards the sky.

"Inuyasha…..You're alright…..I'm glad….."

Kagome's tone was barely above a whisper but Inuyasha heard her clearly, the next moment she closed her eyes, but her labored breathing continued.

"MAA…..MAAMAAA!"

Hitori nearly tripped at how fast he was trying to run towards Kagome. When he finally got near her, seeing her only made it worse, he at first wondered if she was dead, but realized she still had life when he heard her breathing.

Once again out of the corner of his eye, he saw a figure clad in red approaching, Inuyasha stood to take a closer look at her, if he didn't get her help soon she really would die.

Slowly he picked her up, and held her kind of close. He said not a word the entire time, Hitori for some unknown reason even to him felt a bit safer walking next to Kikyo now, occasionally Kikyo would glance down at him to make sure he was alright. Hitori was very worried whether his mama would make it or not. Inu-Yokai pups instinctively knew what death was.

They had to journey to another village since once everyone took a look at Inuyasha they all fled into their houses and hid once more. That was an obvious sign that they weren't welcomed there anymore, even with Kikyo traveling among them.

A few 10 miles or so down the road another came into view, this time the moment the headmen heard of the injured girl traveling with them he immediately prepared commendations for the group.

Kagome was soon off once again in her dream world only asleep on a nice soft futon. Inuyasha stepped out for a moment with Kikyo.

"Kikyo…."

"There's no need to explain Inuyasha, I understand now, that is why you must always have your sword with you to stop you from-"

Kikyo glanced towards the room which held the unconscious Kagome.

"Yeah……"

A moment of silence occurred.

"Kikyo I'm so sorry you had to witness all of that."

"Stop. Don't say anything else."

"Kikyo?"

At the same time inside the room something Kagome was still having troubles of her own:

Kagome was in a dark room, apparently this is where she had slept, the floor was so hard and cold.

'Where am I? Where's Hitori? How did I get here?'

She asked herself numerous questions before she got an answer, the sound of a creaky door that let light in was heard.

"Who's there?"

Kagome asked sternly.

"Who do ya think wench?"

Kagome gasped, she unfortunately knew that voice.

"Who do you think you are sleeping when there's work to be done!"

"B-But you said today I could rest, Hitori-"

"……And if you don't get up,' this' won't be your problem anymore!"

What or rather who he referred to as 'this' was actually Hitori, and knowing full well what the threat meant she quickly got up and began scrubbing the floor, cooking whatever he wanted.

"That's right wench……Faster faster FASTER!"

"Your only purpose is to work………work and then die!"

Kagome literally worked herself until she keeled over from running out of energy.

Kagome felt like she had just fallen, and jerked awake so suddenly, she felt like she was having a panic attack.

'Oh no…I fell asleep again….Must start working.'

Despite the pain she was in, Kagome began to scrub the floor with the wet cloth that had rested on her forehead and was using the water from the basin to scrub the floor.

'Must keep working..….must keep working…..must keep working…..'

She continually chanted this mantra in her head, she knew that if she stopped something worse could happen to either her or Hitori.

"Stop. Don't say anything else."

"Kikyo?"

Inuyasha was about to retort when he heard noises coming from Kagome's room.

'What the hell's going on now?'

Inuyasha walked at a fast past towards the sliding door, he peered inside then hit the door all the way opened and ran inside.

"Wha….? What the hell do you think your doing? STOP IT!"

Inuyasha shouted, but he spoke more gently then he usually did.

Kagome didn't answer, for fear that it was a trick to get her to stop her from doing what she was supposed to.

"M-must k-keep working……"

Kagome whispered.

'Grrr! Has this stupid girl gone mad? Can't she see that she's reopening her wounds by doing that? How stupid is she?'

"HEY! YOU STUPID WENCH! I TOLD YOU TO STOP!"

She continued scrubbing, Inuyasha growled.

"GRRR! GET OVER HERE!"

Inuyasha yanked Kagome by her arm, she dropped the cloth and stood still.

"Would you cut the crap already? What the hell's the matter with you?"

Kagome didn't respond, she was still as a statue. Inuyasha growled in frustration. He used his finger to show blood that had dripped from her while she was 'scrubbing' the floor.

"See this? You ain't making this floor any cleaner stupid!"

Inuyasha got a glimpse of her face, absolutely no emotion at all, no pain, anger, sadness nothing…..she truly was dead inside.

Inuyasha felt Kagome move, but sighed when he saw Kagome trying to reach for the cloth she had been 'cleaning' with.

"Damn it! Would you just hold still wench?"

Inuyasha had pulled Kagome face first into his chest, what felt something like an embrace, but Kagome hardly noticed, all she knew was that she was in Inuyasha's arms and that she should remain very still and not make any sudden movements that might anger him.

She knew that he was only doing this so she'd stop acting up, he wasn't doing it out of affection at all. Kagome knew that she was still unwanted by him.

But his warmth had still remained, Kagome briefly was satisfied by his warmth and softness of his body, knowing she'd have to enjoy it while it lasted.

Eventually she fell asleep.

"Inuyasha….."

"Kikyo you don't need to worry…..she still means nothing to me….I only love you."

Before Kikyo could state what she had really intended, Inuyasha had wrapped his arms around her and held her close to his body and pulled her into a kiss.

Unknown to them Kagome stirred awake, but kept her eyes closed only listening but now tears came out from her closed lids, as she silently cried. Briefly she had opened them, but only to the scene of Inuyasha passionately kissing Kikyo.

She knew now that in Inuyasha's eyes, she was lower then the dirt, she was a nobody, insignificant……unwanted.

Hitori wandered over to her spot, and crawled under the covers with her, so glad she was alive. The one person that was happy she was alive laid there next to her with his big amber eyes filled with worry.

Kagome slowly smoothed her hand along his head and ears, Hitori sighed, appreciating the attention and snuggled closer.

"My baby….."

Kagome whispered while leaning her head near his, before falling asleep.

The next morning, Kagome felt herself being carried once again, she didn't realize what was going on and she didn't really care, she snuggled into the warmth that she had been blessed with and to not question it she merely closed her eyes and fell back asleep.

Inuyasha turned around when he heard Kagome stir but discovered she was still asleep. Kagome hung onto his back while the group traveled. Early this morning the ground had caught up with Sango, Miroku, Shippo, Kirara and Sesshomaru.

'That girl's aura seems awfully corrupted by many atrocities.'

Sesshomaru thought.

'Kagome…….what's happened to you while we were gone?'

Sango wondered while the others all felt the same way.

"Where are we going through exactly Sesshomaru?"

Inuyasha demanded, Sesshomaru turned to face Inuyasha.

"Through the mist of illusions, little brother."

Sesshomaru looked upward towards a mountain, where they would have to pass, the fog was already visible even from there.

"Shall we continue?"

Inuyasha's face fell into a frown and looked straight ahead.

"Just keep going!"

Sesshomaru continued walking. Pretty soon they could hear no sounds of any kind of nature, even the sky had now appeared gray.

"Be on your guard, there is a reason why this place is named as it is, only the illusions here can be a bit more realistic if you will, especially for a human."

Sango held her Hirakotsu closer to her shoulder, Miroku readied his staff, Shippo and Hitori both rode on Kirara who kept close to Sango. Inuyasha prepared himself for anything that would try to attack keeping his senses keen and alert.

Thing's went according to plan the first few minutes they were there, but then a cloud of the thickest fog any of them had ever seen began to circle the group.

"MIROKU!"

"SANGO! HANG ON DON'T MOVE!"

"MIROKU! MIROKU!"

"SANGO MIROKU HELP!"

Shippo shouted.

"WHERE ARE ALL YOU IDIOTS?"

"Inuyasha….."

Inuyasha quickly turned to see Kikyo standing there as if she had not a care in the world.

"K-Kikyo, thank goodness you didn't disappear I thought you might be-"

"Dead perhaps……"

Kikyo said with a dark look on her face.

"W-well no not dead because……."

"…..Because you have already done so!"

Kikyo began to ready her bow, she aimed directly at Inuyasha.

"K-Kikyo what are-?"

"DIE INUYASHA!"

"DAMN IT!"

Inuyasha quickly leaped out of the way as soon as he saw the pink light emit from the arrow.

"UHHHGGG!"

Inuyasha grunted as he barely dodged each arrow.

'What the hell's going on? Why has she done this……wait….'

Sango was blindly running in circles, she was desperate to hear Miroku's voice or see Kirara flying above her. But there was only silence.

"Hahahaha!"

Sango could faintly hear a boy's laughter. She held her weapon infront as a shield.

"Grrr! Who's there? Show yourself!"

Some of the mist began to disperse, she could see a gray silhouette approaching her from the distance.

"ANSWER!"

"SAAAANGO! Wait up!"

Sango, gulped and stood so still, people would've wondered if she was having an attack of some sort.

"K-K-Kohaku?"

The mist had completely unveiled him, standing there waving excitedly, while having a huge grin on his face.

"Sango! It's me, your brother Kohaku!"

Sango was still unable to move let alone answer.

"Sango…..have you forgotten me…your only brother…..the one who you let die…"

The last part was said in a tone that was unlike Kohaku, but Sango was too shocked too really take that in.

"N-no! I would could never forget you! I NEVER WOULD'VE LET YOU DIE KOHAKU!"

"Yes you did, otherwise….I'd still be standing here and so would father and the others."

Kohaku's body was dripping with blood as he neared Sango.

"Kohaku stop! You were put under a spell remember you Father and I were all deceived it was no one's fault but NARAKU'S!"

Kohaku's face formed into a smirk. Where there was once a happy boyish grin stood an evil stare. Then he reached behind his back and pulled out his chain sickle, stained with blood, she suspected she knew who's.

"This weapon killed our father……and now I'm going to use it to slay you….."

"K-Kohaku……"

"Goodbye Sango….."

Kohaku said blankly while he charged into attack and swung at Sango's chest. Sango had narrowly escaped, with the few encounters she had had with him she knew not to under estimate his movements and attacks.

Miroku had lost track of Sango's voice and the others a long time ago, he had a feeling that if he stayed where he was he would've been just as vulnerable for an attack.

But as he moved he felt a more unsettling presence follow him.

"Miroku….."

Miroku froze when he felt a hand on his shoulder he knew that voice. Miroku turned breathing hard and eyes widened.

"F-Father?"

The face he looked upon, showed a few worn lines of age not to mention experience and a lifetime of bad events, but it was the face of his father none the less, with that very familiar look of nervousness and fear in his eyes. The look he always showed a hint of around his son.

"My son…..run far away from this place…."

Miroku gasped, the two had just reunited and now he was dismissing him so soon?

"Father no! I won't! I want to stay with you!"

Father sighed, "You must go now….do not come near me please!"

"NO! I WON'T LEAVE YOU!"

Miroku's voice had brought him back to the days of his childhood, he didn't sound like the monk he was now, he sounded more like a little boy now.

"FATHER, YOU CAN'T GO! YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME AGAIN!"

"Miroku-"

A light began to emit from his father's hand.

"Miroku please….it's too late for me…..save yourself….avenge I and your grandfather's deaths!"

"NO FATHER! IT'S NOT TOO LATE JUST HANG ON!"

Miroku jumped forward as the wind tried pushing him back, he hung on to the waist of his Father. Grunting in concentration, trying to achieve what deep inside of him knew was impossible.

The wind only began to grow stronger, he dared look up once but quickly turned his head downward, tears forming in his eyes while he grasped tighter. His hand seemed to be missing.

But before he had time to really think, he felt a great force drawing him closer and closer.

"MIROKU RUUUUUUUN!"

Miroku couldn't move, he knew he was no longer standing on solid ground, it was dark, he could see stars above him but no ground, he felt as if he were floating.

"Miroku! Miroku!"

"What? What is it? Where am I?"

Miroku felt as if he were in a daze, and didn't really care what was going on around him. All he knew was that his father was near him.

"Father….where are we?"

Miroku repeated, his father appeared to have a very grim expression on his face.

"We are in a dimension with which we cannot return…..unless…."

Miroku sat up listening now.

"…..Unless you…..kill me…"

Miroku stood back from his father, his mouth hung wide open and eyes widened from shock.

"H-how can you ask such a thing from me? Seeing you die twice! And now you ask me to kill you a 3rd time?"

"It is the only way Miroku."

Miroku stood speechless, what kind lesson were those above trying to teach him this time?

"Don't worry Hitori I'm sure we'll find the others soon."

"Uh."

Hitori grunted in reply. Shippo was really terrified but he felt a little safer that Kirara at least was still with them. She was trying to detect her mistresses scent or movement but everything seemed to be so still and quiet.

"Heh heh, look at him! That small fry's back again!"

'What is this? Who are you?'

Shippo could hear voices in his head, but it sounded as if the person who it was coming from was standing right next to him.

"AWW!"

Shippo shouted, when the figure actually was in front of him, Hitori didn't seem to notice anything.

"So back for another beating are you?"

"Sano! Wait…..'I thought you were dead'

"Yep, sure to hell am, and all because of how weak, the leader's so called 'boy' was."

"No! It wasn't my fault the thunder brothers had us outwitted! We could've never guessed that they would be that strong!"

"Papa! I'm scared! Help me!"

Sano mocked while flapping hands around making it look like he was about to faint.

"STOP IT! IT WASN'T MY FAULT! PAPA DIED PROTECTING MAMA AND I! YOU TOO EVEN! YOU UNGRATEFUL BASTARD!"

"Ohhh! So now I'm the bastard? Well look who's talking now!"

(Just a note, bastard means a person who doesn't have a father)

Shippo was trying his hardest to hold back his tears. Sano was only benefiting from this.

"Awww! What'sa matta? Baby can't handle the truth, the truth of why me and all the other are DEAD?"

Sano raised his hands in anger, in a flash Shippo's whole tribe appeared in the back. Shippo gasped, among them were his own parents.

Above him was his literally memory, playing back.

Shippo was surrounded by a group of adolescent kitsunes, Shippo was the smallest, Sano was among them acting as a leader as he repeatedly pushed and poked Shippo.

"Look at him! He's so small it's pathetic!"

"Yeah! How can you even call yourself a fox demon!"

Another cried out. Shippo had his top in his hand and began to nervously fidget with it.

"There's that dumb top of his again! When are you going to stop playing with toys huh? When are you going to grow up?"

Shippo continued to stare at his feet, those 'toys' were special to him because his papa had given them to him.

They began to come closer, seemingly closing in on him. Shippo readied his defenses with his top.

"Hahaha! Let's see how well you fight without your stupid toys!"

Sano had smacked his novelties out of his hand, the impact hurt his hand but he didn't dare show that any pain was caused by it.

Shippo's legs began to shack, his whole body showed that he was cringing in fear.

"What's the matter? Can't put up an 'actual' fight without with out your stupid magic tricks?"

Shippo clenched his fists together angered at how right Sano actually was. But then something inside him made his just snap.

"AAAAAAAAAHHH!"

Shippo roared as he made an attempt to pounce on his opponent, but got a blow to the head before getting close enough.

Shippo looked up to see Sano and his gang over him, about to deliver more pain on the poor fox.

"What is all this? Shippo?"

'Papa?'

"Son, are you alright?"

Everyone including Sano backed away. But they didn't go unnoticed.

"How dare you! How dare you treat my son your future leader like this?"

None answered, they were all fearful of his anger.

"The whole lot of you ought to be banished out in the mountains so you can think about what you've done! But because it isn't my actual place to deal with you, I'll let your parents decide what punishment best fits!"

A few gasped, they knew what was lurking out there in those mountains, the thunder brothers, if encountered alone you were sure to die a horrible death.

The scene flashed to when they had actually attacked, people running and screaming in confusion and finally, the fatal blast that killed his father and several others.

"Shippo…..why weren't you strong enough? Why didn't you help defend our tribe?"

"Papa! I-I tried I really did! But y-you told me to go and hide!"

"And you took my word for it! Such shame…..it was a test to see if you were brave enough to refuse but I guess I was wrong!"

"No wait!"

"It is too late now….you have made your choice now you must live with it!"

Sano stood above him smirking with his arms crossed.

Shippo covered his ears and shock his head trying to block the sounds out.

'No! It's not true!'

"Huh?"

Hitori turned to see Shippo looking a little disturbed.

"Neee….abeee…."

Hitori babbled as he shock Shippo, finally he jumped in front of him.

"AAAAHHH!"

Hitori raised his eyebrows.

'An illusion?'

Hitori had jumped in front of the picture. Wondering what had just happened.

Shippo looked into Hitori's confused not to mention frightened eyes.

"It's ok……I'm ok now….thanks."

Hitori wondered what he was being thanked for but none the less shock his head then turned back around.

'I wonder how all the others are doing….'

A/N: Sorry that took so long, I've been very VERY busy, I guess I don't have as much time to write as I used too, but with the time I do have I spend writing this so don't worry I haven't been 'slacking off' I decided not to be too mean to Shippo in that part.

Oh and hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! I didn't get one thing anime related like I hoped.