~Disclaimer...I own nothing. Actually I own a lot, just not the series, the song, the characters...etc...
Thank you to my one and only reviewer, bluefuzzyelf. To the others I say "Go die a horrible death...after you read and review this. I'd like to know what you think." (Quick note, remember Alice is writing this. Nika would never say something like that! Well, to your face.^^)
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Chapter Two:
InuYasha raced through the town towards the home he shared with Kikyou. 'She won't be there.' he thought to himself. His last thought before he lost himself completely in his demon rage. His last thought before the desire to kill, the lust for blood, filled his head.
Upon entering his home the scent of Kikyou filled his nostrals, further enraging him. That's when he saw the instrument of his revenge. Hanging on the wall was the only thing his father had left him. The Tetsusaiga. Never before did he had a use for it. His own strength more than sufficed. But now, he found a use for it. For the sword that couldn't kill a human. For revenge against the only one besides his brother ever to beat him in battle. Revenge for the ultimate betrayal.
"Kouga." he growled.
He snatched the sword off the wall and quickly tied it to his red haori. But the second he did a strange feeling overcame him. A feeling of peace and serenity that pushed back his demon blood and brought him out of his haze of rage.
Dropping to the floor he asked himself, "What have I done? I've lost my wife and now...I almost killed my best friend. I can't blame him for what he did. After all, if Kikyou hadn't went into heat we might never have been married."
After taking a few moments to compose himself he raised himself to his feet and said decidedly, "I may have lost my wife, but I've still got people to care for. Including that stupid wolf. I have to appoligise."
With that decided he left and quickly made his way through the woods towards the house Kouga had built. The house InuYasha had proudly declared his imouto would oneday share with that baka wolf.
However, on his way he discovered something strange. A set of small footprints in the soft ground and a familiar scent mixed with that of a certain wolf. A smile graced his face and he thought to himself, 'Good girl.'
However, upon reaching the hut his joy turned to fear.
"Blood." he whispered and sniffed at the air. "Demon blood..... Kouga!"
Leaping onto the small porch he pushed aside the flap and stared in horror at the sight before him. Kouga lay on the floor in a puddle of his own blood, a large hole through his head.
InuYasha's body began to shake with a combination of fear, grief and anger.
"What...what could have done this?" he gasped out. "It couldn't be. She wouldn't. No! It's not possible!"
Overcome by his emotions InuYasha leaped back. Tears poured down his face as he rammed his fist into a nearby tree, knocking it down.
"NO!!" he screamed in anguish.
It was at that moment that the group of men who patroled the village at night came by, led by a young woman in miko robes. Seeing InuYasha, their sometimes humourous town mascot as they liked to call him, in such a state all they could do was stare.
"What's happened to him?" one asked in wonder.
"It's like he's lost his mind." another stated.
"We can't let him continue. He'll uproot the entire forest."
The woman who had previously been silent sternly, "I've got him." She took a rope from one of the men and quickly said a few words of enchantment over it. The rope glowed blue and lifted itself into the air, heading for InuYasha. It wrapped itself quickly about the struggling hanyou's body, efficently subduing him.
Upon questioning him all they got were repeated cries of, "He's dead!" and "How could she!?"
Soon after they checked the hut and found the wolf demon's body. Upon discovery of the body strange black clouds began to accumulate in the star filled sky.
"I know what happened." one of the men said. "I heard it in the tavern this evening. His wife cheated on him with that wolf and he threatened to kill him."
A silent wind blew and the dark clouds covered the moon and stars completely. Here darkness fell, yet no one noticed.
"Looks like he went through with it. Only a demon could cause a wound like that." the miko stated. "And his wife? Where is she?"
The man shook his head. "No one's seen her. Some are saying she's run off with that hanyou Naraku who's been trying to woe her."
The miko nodded and ordered the men to drag him back to town. Once there they gathered the town and, for fairness sake, held a trial. In it Sango, Miroku and Kaede testified that InuYasha could never do it. But all the evidence pointed to him. Even they had to agree with Kagura that no demons had come near the village at the time of his death and that everyone from the village could be accounted for, except for two. The hanyou InuYasha and his untrained miko sister Kagome. It was common knowledge that Kagome returned to her time and there was obviously no way such a sweet girl could do a thing like brutally killing her intended. That left InuYasha himself. And that left only one course of action.
Thank you to my one and only reviewer, bluefuzzyelf. To the others I say "Go die a horrible death...after you read and review this. I'd like to know what you think." (Quick note, remember Alice is writing this. Nika would never say something like that! Well, to your face.^^)
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Chapter Two:
InuYasha raced through the town towards the home he shared with Kikyou. 'She won't be there.' he thought to himself. His last thought before he lost himself completely in his demon rage. His last thought before the desire to kill, the lust for blood, filled his head.
Upon entering his home the scent of Kikyou filled his nostrals, further enraging him. That's when he saw the instrument of his revenge. Hanging on the wall was the only thing his father had left him. The Tetsusaiga. Never before did he had a use for it. His own strength more than sufficed. But now, he found a use for it. For the sword that couldn't kill a human. For revenge against the only one besides his brother ever to beat him in battle. Revenge for the ultimate betrayal.
"Kouga." he growled.
He snatched the sword off the wall and quickly tied it to his red haori. But the second he did a strange feeling overcame him. A feeling of peace and serenity that pushed back his demon blood and brought him out of his haze of rage.
Dropping to the floor he asked himself, "What have I done? I've lost my wife and now...I almost killed my best friend. I can't blame him for what he did. After all, if Kikyou hadn't went into heat we might never have been married."
After taking a few moments to compose himself he raised himself to his feet and said decidedly, "I may have lost my wife, but I've still got people to care for. Including that stupid wolf. I have to appoligise."
With that decided he left and quickly made his way through the woods towards the house Kouga had built. The house InuYasha had proudly declared his imouto would oneday share with that baka wolf.
However, on his way he discovered something strange. A set of small footprints in the soft ground and a familiar scent mixed with that of a certain wolf. A smile graced his face and he thought to himself, 'Good girl.'
However, upon reaching the hut his joy turned to fear.
"Blood." he whispered and sniffed at the air. "Demon blood..... Kouga!"
Leaping onto the small porch he pushed aside the flap and stared in horror at the sight before him. Kouga lay on the floor in a puddle of his own blood, a large hole through his head.
InuYasha's body began to shake with a combination of fear, grief and anger.
"What...what could have done this?" he gasped out. "It couldn't be. She wouldn't. No! It's not possible!"
Overcome by his emotions InuYasha leaped back. Tears poured down his face as he rammed his fist into a nearby tree, knocking it down.
"NO!!" he screamed in anguish.
It was at that moment that the group of men who patroled the village at night came by, led by a young woman in miko robes. Seeing InuYasha, their sometimes humourous town mascot as they liked to call him, in such a state all they could do was stare.
"What's happened to him?" one asked in wonder.
"It's like he's lost his mind." another stated.
"We can't let him continue. He'll uproot the entire forest."
The woman who had previously been silent sternly, "I've got him." She took a rope from one of the men and quickly said a few words of enchantment over it. The rope glowed blue and lifted itself into the air, heading for InuYasha. It wrapped itself quickly about the struggling hanyou's body, efficently subduing him.
Upon questioning him all they got were repeated cries of, "He's dead!" and "How could she!?"
Soon after they checked the hut and found the wolf demon's body. Upon discovery of the body strange black clouds began to accumulate in the star filled sky.
"I know what happened." one of the men said. "I heard it in the tavern this evening. His wife cheated on him with that wolf and he threatened to kill him."
A silent wind blew and the dark clouds covered the moon and stars completely. Here darkness fell, yet no one noticed.
"Looks like he went through with it. Only a demon could cause a wound like that." the miko stated. "And his wife? Where is she?"
The man shook his head. "No one's seen her. Some are saying she's run off with that hanyou Naraku who's been trying to woe her."
The miko nodded and ordered the men to drag him back to town. Once there they gathered the town and, for fairness sake, held a trial. In it Sango, Miroku and Kaede testified that InuYasha could never do it. But all the evidence pointed to him. Even they had to agree with Kagura that no demons had come near the village at the time of his death and that everyone from the village could be accounted for, except for two. The hanyou InuYasha and his untrained miko sister Kagome. It was common knowledge that Kagome returned to her time and there was obviously no way such a sweet girl could do a thing like brutally killing her intended. That left InuYasha himself. And that left only one course of action.