Disclaimer: The characters in relation to this story are not my property, I do not make a profit off of this story, but the plot itself is mine. In that respect, read on! ^.~

Inu-Yasha stood at the edge of a lush forest, his eyes sweeping in the scenery that stood before him. Birds took to the air as he advanced, his youkai aura spreading throughout the wood instantly. He had come confront the eldest of the thunder lords, Hiten. All had been well up until a couple weeks before, on that night.that horrible night.

Kagome pulled herself over the edge of a steep well, trying her best not to fall back within its confines. Throwing her pack onto the ground, she rolled onto her back, wiping a few beads of sweat from her brow. Closing her eyes, she sighed and tried to regain her breath. "Geez, that well seems to get taller every time I come back here." Sitting up, she grabbed at the bundle of supplies she had packed before she had left home, and stood. Making sure that it was securely in place on her back, she started for the tiny village that she knew resided just outside the forest's entrance. Stepping through the moist leaves that littered her path, she hummed one of her favorite rock bands songs. "Maybe Inu-Yasha will be in somewhat of an enjoyable mood this time." A rustle in the overhead treetops distracted her, and within a short amount of time, an extremely mad Inu-Yasha stood before her. "Never mind." She muttered beneath her breath, already preparing for an hour-long lecture on how much of a coward she was for 'running away' again. The silver-haired youkai stood there, his breaths coming in ragged jerks, and his body was visibly trembling. Kagome arched a brow, she had never done anything to make him this mad. "Inu-Yasha? What's wro." Her sentence was cut short as an arrow flew by her head,, slicing through a few strands of stray hair. Inu-Yasha caught the projectile within his clawed hands, and snapped it in half. "You bastard, I said not to involve her in this fight." He spoke in a soft tone, making him seem more deadly than usual. Kagome whipped around, and gasped. "Shipp?-chan! What the hell?!" She shrieked as another arrow flew amazingly close to her skull, "What the hell are you doin Shipp?-chan?!" Inu-Yasha knocked that arrow away, his glare intensifying. "The little fur ball is not as much as a friend as you would like to believe Kagome." He growled after his words, bringing his hand upwards to his face and than flinging the around his body as he screamed, "CLAWS OF BLOOD!" Kagome threw herself to the forest floor, barely missing one of the deadly daggers of Inu-Yasha's. Shipp? growled, and dodged most of Inu-Yasha's attack, but two or three caught the tiny demon, sending him flying-horizontally-through the air, and into the nearest tree. Kagome winced at the noise of the fox-demon making contact with the giant tree, "Oh my god, I think you killed him Inu-Yasha!" She sprung to her feet, and raced towards the tiny youkai, kneeling at his side as she reached him. Leaning over him, she studied his face, and reached towards his tiny, furry little neck. As her fingertips grazed that precious area of life, Shipp?'s eyes flew open and he bared his tiny fangs at her, "You gonna kill me Kagome? I thought you were my friend, now I see how much of a mistake I have made in assuming that." Kagome looked at him in confusion, "What are you talking about Shipp?-chan? I would never harm a hair on your little body, I was just coming to see if Inu-Yasha had killed you." Shipp? nodded, and smiled innocently. "Thank you Kagome."He chuckled, "For sacrificing yourself!" He sprung at her, his mouth closing around her wrist, and the rest of him clawing at her face and chest. Kagome shrieked and fell onto her back, fighting the relentless youkai, "AAAHHHHH!" Blood was now flowing into several rather large pools of blood, surrounding her wriggling body in a tiny pond of red liquid. Inu-Yasha leapt at the midget demon before him, drawing the Tetsuaiga as he flew through the air. The gleaming of the large of sword caught the eyes of the tiny fox-youkai, and he jumped back, a grin flashing across his face as he watched the Tetsuaiga slice through the air, and into Kagome's mid section. Inu-Yasha vaulted backwards, thinking he had struck Shipp?. As he landed however, his face contorted into that of pure horror. Kagome lay on the ground, the Tetsuaiga stood straight, its tip was unseen, as now it was embedded deep within her body. "HAHAHAHA! Look what you have done Inu-Yasha!" Shipp? shrieked, as he danced merrily around Kagome's dying body. Inu-Yasha's face paled to the point where his face was lighter than his hair, and he was now trembling violently. His eyes converted between the dancing midget demon, and the dying Kagome. His bloody claws retracted and than shot out again, his mind was blank. Kagome whimpered, "Ah." her breaths were slowing, and more shallow by the moment. Shipp? grinned as a thought formed in his mind, "Heh heh, I found lunch!" He leapt onto Kagome's bleeding body, and smiled at her distraught face. He leaned forward, and kissed her cheek gently, and than chuckled evilly. Kagome tried to move so that she could throw him off of her, but the weight of the Tetsuaiga held her firmly in place. Shipp? motioned towards Inu-Yasha, "Now watch carefully!" He sprung at her throat, and let his tiny fangs seep deep within the fragile walls of her neck. A purr erupted deep within his own throat as blood flowed from the puncture wounds of Kagome's. He grinned and pulled back, his eyes taking in the pain that shot through Kagome's eyes. A crazed glint shone through his eyes, as he lunged at her throat again. He ripped a large piece of flesh from her neck, and flung it aside, the light in his eyes dimming. Inu-Yasha was frozen in time, his eyes taking in every detail, but his mind pushing it away. There's no way this is happening! His mind screamed, denying everything he was seeing with vengeance. Kagome arched her back at Shipp?'s last move, and her eyes opened as a strangles scream shot through her now exposed windpipes. Shipp?'s eyes had lost their wild glint, as he lunged at her throat yet again. Kagome fell limp to the forest floor, her eyes remained open as the last of her life force exited her body. As Kagome did this, Shipp? screamed in sorrow, clawing at himself when he discovered she was dead. Inu-Yasha was still glued to his spot, and watched in numbed confusion as the tiny youkai looked as he was trying to commit suicide. Inu- Yasha didn't blame him, if he ever figured out how to move his limbs; Shipp? would enjoy suicide compared to what he would do to him. What he saw next however, confused him even more. A dark figure stepped out from behind a cluster of trees, and held out a hand to the seemingly insane fox-demon. Shipp? halted immediately, and came to somewhat of a rigid salute. The figure lowered its hand and studied the corpse of Kagome. Shipp? leapt at the figure, "You said she wouldn't be harmed! You said if I killed Inu- Yasha, Kagome would be mine! You never, EVER. mentioned that you were gonna take over my mind! You never.never." Shipp? collapsed to the forest floor, his tiny body quivering as a result at his intense sobs. Inu-Yasha was dumbfounded He was under mind control? The black figure turned towards Inu- Yasha and smiled. "Inu-Yasha, you really are a pain in the ass." * ^.^ Anyone guessed who the 'cloaked figure is?* The man reached upwards to remove the hood of his cloak, and let it slide down the back of his head, revealing his face, Hiten. His braid swung loosely as he turned from the shocked youkai, and proceeded towards the still sobbing Shipp?. He chuckled evilly, and grabbed the tiny demon by his tail, and drug him until he lay beside Kagome's corpse. "This is your love?" Shipp? lifted his tiny face to peer into Hiten's face, and nodded slowly. Hiten laughed, and pushed the youkai onto his back, "this is your love, this is your love's resting place, and so it shall be yours." Shipp? hiccupped, and looked at Hiten in confusion, "What?" The thunder youkai smiled evilly, and placed a foot to the tiny demon's chest. He applied enough force to Shipp?'s rib cage, which he heard each rib break in order. "one.two.three.four.five.five.six!" He grinned as he pressed again, and crushed the tiny frame of Shipp?'s little body completely. Shipp? groaned, and squeaked, trying to pry his way out from the bigger youkai's foot, but did not succeed. Hiten laughed, and stomped the tiny demon, and continued until he was dead. He than turned towards Inu-Yasha, "Unlike the others, you will take effort to kill, so I will wait until I gain a certain item, and than you will meet your fate, as your friends have." As he said this, he turned from Inu-Yasha, and walked out of sight. Inu-Yasha stood there for a moment, taking in everything that had happened in the last half hour. Walking slowly towards Kagome's lifeless body, he fell to bended knee, and burst out in a fit of sobs. Laying his head next to hers, he wrapped both arms around her body, letting her blood wash over him in sorrow. "Kagome.Kagome come back to me." He sobbed into her saturated shirt, holding her against his body with an inhuman force. Unexpectedly, he grabbed the tiny demon that lay by her side, and cradled his demolished body as well. In a day, he had lost all that was dear to him, in a day.