Disclaimer: I don't own Inu Yasha, so be nice and don't sue.
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"Something is wrong.", Inu Yasha thought to himself for the millionth time. The five of them were on their way out of the village in search of new leads as to the shards' whereabouts. There was none of the cheerful banter that usually occurred when they traveled together. Everyone seemed to be too lost in their own thoughts to engage in a conversation.
The thing that bothered him the most was the fact that Kagome seemed to be avoiding him. It'd been hours since she'd last said something to him. Inu Yasha turned his head so that he could see her clearly. Her head was down, so he couldn't see her face. He got the strange feeling that she was sad.
"What reason does Kagome have to be sad?", he wondered. Sure, he had essentially kidnapped her, but that kind of thing usually made her angry. At first, he'd thought that perhaps she was afraid. That was understandable, because she was suddenly far from home surrounded by people that she really didn't know. However, Kagome wasn't any of those, for some reason she was undeniably sad about something.
The day wore into evening without a single word from anyone. At the beginning of the trip, it'd been nice, but now it was down right annoying. Kagome had tried to return to her normal self, but her expressions of false cheerfulness were even harder for him to take. Inu Yasha decided he'd had enough and yelled out, "We're stopping here for the night."
Kagome jumped at the sound of his voice, and flashed him a guilty sort of look. Miroku and Sango went about setting up a makeshift camp. He watched as Kagome sat down on a nearby rock with her back facing him and the rest of the group. Now that things were relatively quiet he was going to find out what was causing her to act so weird.
Right as he was about to walk over to her, Shippo hopped on his shoulder. "Did you say something to Kagome? Something that made her sad?", he asked softly. Inu Yasha growled and replied, " I haven't done anything. He was about to bop the little kitsune on the head, when he noticed something that Kagome was moving towards them.
She had a distracted, nervous look on her face that worried him. Miroku and Sango stopped what they were doing and looked up at her. She stopped walking and stood only a few feet away from them. Kagome opened her mouth as if she was going to say something, but quickly shut it again. Inu Yasha watched as she took a deep breath before saying, "I'm sorry but I can't keep doing this."
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Kagome turned her head so that she couldn't see his face when she told them that she wasn't going to help them find the shards. "I'm going to help Yuki find the rest of the shards.", she finished lamely. If her statement had affected Miroku in any way, he wasn't letting it show. Sango and Shippo, on the other hand were looking at her with expressions of shock and disbelief on their faces. She forced herself not to look at Inu Yasha. "You've betrayed him", screamed a voice in her head. "How can I betray someone I hardly even know?", she thought angrily. These kinds of thoughts had been plaguing her all day. That was why she'd finally told everyone her decision. It was best to get things out into the open. Even though she was almost completely sure that she was doing the right thing, nothing in the world could have made her turn to look at Inu Yasha right then.
"You see, Yuki wants the Shikon jewel so.", but Kagome was cutoff before she could finish explaining. "Leave.", was Inu Yasha's only response. She winced at the coldness in his voice. It made her want to cry. "Let me at least explain.", she tried once again but to no avail. He wasn't going to listen.
"The well is that way.", he said firmly. Slowly, Kagome turned her head to see him pointing in an easterly direction. Then she got a good look at his face. His eyes clearly showed his pain and other emotions she couldn't name. It was also evident that he was very angry.
There was nothing more she could do. She took one last look at her oddly familiar companions, before turning towards the direction Inu Yasha was pointing in. "I'm sorry.", she whispered softly as she walked away.
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(A/N: Well here's the next chapter. I'm sorry it was so terribly short. The next chapter will definitely be longer. I promise. I know it's been a while since my last update, but with Christmas and all I didn't have to time write anything. I'll try to get another chapter out real soon. Thanks to anyone who reads and reviews.)
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"Something is wrong.", Inu Yasha thought to himself for the millionth time. The five of them were on their way out of the village in search of new leads as to the shards' whereabouts. There was none of the cheerful banter that usually occurred when they traveled together. Everyone seemed to be too lost in their own thoughts to engage in a conversation.
The thing that bothered him the most was the fact that Kagome seemed to be avoiding him. It'd been hours since she'd last said something to him. Inu Yasha turned his head so that he could see her clearly. Her head was down, so he couldn't see her face. He got the strange feeling that she was sad.
"What reason does Kagome have to be sad?", he wondered. Sure, he had essentially kidnapped her, but that kind of thing usually made her angry. At first, he'd thought that perhaps she was afraid. That was understandable, because she was suddenly far from home surrounded by people that she really didn't know. However, Kagome wasn't any of those, for some reason she was undeniably sad about something.
The day wore into evening without a single word from anyone. At the beginning of the trip, it'd been nice, but now it was down right annoying. Kagome had tried to return to her normal self, but her expressions of false cheerfulness were even harder for him to take. Inu Yasha decided he'd had enough and yelled out, "We're stopping here for the night."
Kagome jumped at the sound of his voice, and flashed him a guilty sort of look. Miroku and Sango went about setting up a makeshift camp. He watched as Kagome sat down on a nearby rock with her back facing him and the rest of the group. Now that things were relatively quiet he was going to find out what was causing her to act so weird.
Right as he was about to walk over to her, Shippo hopped on his shoulder. "Did you say something to Kagome? Something that made her sad?", he asked softly. Inu Yasha growled and replied, " I haven't done anything. He was about to bop the little kitsune on the head, when he noticed something that Kagome was moving towards them.
She had a distracted, nervous look on her face that worried him. Miroku and Sango stopped what they were doing and looked up at her. She stopped walking and stood only a few feet away from them. Kagome opened her mouth as if she was going to say something, but quickly shut it again. Inu Yasha watched as she took a deep breath before saying, "I'm sorry but I can't keep doing this."
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Kagome turned her head so that she couldn't see his face when she told them that she wasn't going to help them find the shards. "I'm going to help Yuki find the rest of the shards.", she finished lamely. If her statement had affected Miroku in any way, he wasn't letting it show. Sango and Shippo, on the other hand were looking at her with expressions of shock and disbelief on their faces. She forced herself not to look at Inu Yasha. "You've betrayed him", screamed a voice in her head. "How can I betray someone I hardly even know?", she thought angrily. These kinds of thoughts had been plaguing her all day. That was why she'd finally told everyone her decision. It was best to get things out into the open. Even though she was almost completely sure that she was doing the right thing, nothing in the world could have made her turn to look at Inu Yasha right then.
"You see, Yuki wants the Shikon jewel so.", but Kagome was cutoff before she could finish explaining. "Leave.", was Inu Yasha's only response. She winced at the coldness in his voice. It made her want to cry. "Let me at least explain.", she tried once again but to no avail. He wasn't going to listen.
"The well is that way.", he said firmly. Slowly, Kagome turned her head to see him pointing in an easterly direction. Then she got a good look at his face. His eyes clearly showed his pain and other emotions she couldn't name. It was also evident that he was very angry.
There was nothing more she could do. She took one last look at her oddly familiar companions, before turning towards the direction Inu Yasha was pointing in. "I'm sorry.", she whispered softly as she walked away.
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(A/N: Well here's the next chapter. I'm sorry it was so terribly short. The next chapter will definitely be longer. I promise. I know it's been a while since my last update, but with Christmas and all I didn't have to time write anything. I'll try to get another chapter out real soon. Thanks to anyone who reads and reviews.)