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Let Your Heart Speak

Her mouth gaped as she stared at the miko standing at the opposite door of Kaede's house. And Kikyo was smiling?! Where was Inuyasha at a time like this? Kagome question was answered when Inuyasha walked from behind Kikyo and put his arm around her. Kikyo blushed lightly and dropped her eyes to the ground.

Kagome fainted mentally but she stayed passive as she stared at the couple. Miroku, Sango, and Kaede awaited Kagome's tears because they all knew that Kagome loved Inuyasha dearly but... they never came. Kagome simply took her bowl and Shippo's from the table and went back to her room, the slamming of the paper-thin door the only clue of her anger.

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Ch. 2 - Escape and Betrayal

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Miroku winced as Kagome slammed the door and turned back to Inuyasha and the slightly dead miko.

"Why are you here Kikyo?" he demanded.

Inuyasha protectively hugged Kikyo to him and replied,

"I told her to come. Kikyo decided to help us get more shards and there's nothing wrong with that."

Kikyo smiled gently but only received emotionless looks in reply. Even Sango who hadn't met Kikyo a lot didn't really feel the reason to be polite to the person who tried to kill her friends. Her smile dropped a little as Sango and Miroku left the room, pushing past her without care.

"Kaede, are you going to leave too?" she said in a painful whisper.

Kaede looked at her sister with surprise.

"No sister, I'll stay because you are family."

Kikyo silently sat down at the table and the three ate in silence.

*With Sesshoumaru*

The towns were empty to the last crying child. Where were all the people? Did they actually all come to kill him and destroy his home? Sesshoumaru silently surveyed the lands and saw the blood that covered it. Rin wobbled over to him and hugged his leg. He glanced down at the child and looked back up.

"Rin, we'll go far away from this place for a while..." he said calmly.

Rin nodded as she stared at the blood splattered on the doors and replied,

"But who will guard the land?"

Sesshoumaru picked her up and the padded footsteps were her only reply. There is nothing to guard...

*Back at Kaede's home*

There's nothing to keep me living. Kikyo's the new shard detector and she'll probably do a better job at it too because she can actually defend herself... Kagome couldn't stay in the house any longer, knowing that Kikyo was going to travel with them. Maybe she would come back, one day, but not anytime soon.

She kissed Shippo on the forehead and slipped out of the window silently which was pretty hard for a girl who was carrying a backpack two times her size. She continued into the forest towards the well and stopped at the mouth of it. A black hole, that's all it was, yet every time, it felt strange to go down it.

She turned to the land for a final time and a little devil told her to do something evil. She took a deep breath and yelled,

"OSUWARI!!!"

The sound echoed all over the land and Kagome was glad to hear a faint thump from far away.

Inuyasha grumbled as Kikyo tried to help him up and bounded to Kagome's room in anger. He slammed the door opened and shouted,

"WENCH! WHAT THE HE-"

He was briefly cut off when he saw the emptiness of the room, Shippo, the only being in it. A wave of confusion hit him and he couldn't smell her scent anymore. He looked out the window and saw tracks, heading towards the well...

Before Kikyo could say anything, Inuyasha ran out the window, following the faint scent.

*Back at the Well*

Kagome turned to jump in but something grabbed her leg. She almost screamed but turned around quickly. And she saw Rin hanging on her leg.

"Kagome-nee-san! How are you?"

This was Rin, the girl who was Always with Sesshoumaru. Therefore, Sesshoumaru would be nearby. Kagome glanced around quickly and panicked as she saw the aforementioned demon step closer to her and Rin.

Yet, something was different. Maybe it was the condition of his clothes that were always clean. Maybe it was the slight change in his stance. He didn't seem like the same demon that tried to kill her and Inuyasha so many times.

There was no more time to ponder when she heard the crashing of Inuyasha through the forest. She leaped into the well but completely forgot that Rin was still on her leg. Sesshoumaru stared for a bit but jumped also into the well. Rin had to be kept safe. The well seemed a lot deeper than he expected it to be and he landed with a thud.

"Hurry and get out!" that girl's voice said urgently.

Sesshoumaru gracefully leaped out and Kagome pointed an arrow at the well. A powerful aura, her aura, radiated from it as Kagome poured all her love, her hate, her anger, her sadness into it. And... she fired.

*Back in Sengoku Jidai*

He smelled an intruding scent, his brother's, and ran faster to the well. He saw it in his sharp view and didn't see anyone. The dog demon finally reached the well and panted hard. The scent of Kagome and Sesshoumaru was strong and it was even stronger in the well. He jumped in, expecting to feel that weird rush of air but the thump of his feet hitting the earth made his heart jump.

The well was sealed and he couldn't get through...

*Back in Japan*

Heart-wrenching tears broke the silence as Kagome collapsed to the ground. Rin quickly went to her and tried to cheer her up while Sesshoumaru stood back to look around.

This wasn't the same place. They had somehow traveled in time, he realized through that rickety old well. There were huge castles everywhere and solid rock and metal things that carried humans in them. And, he didn't see any youkai... how strange.

He slipped away from the two and walked to a large tree. The God tree... it still exists... he thought. Sesshoumaru slowly lifted his chin to stare at the sky. It wasn't the same... the clouds were not as clear nor was the sky blue enough. His ears perked when the crying stopped and he turned around briefly.

Kagome stood up and wiped away the dry residue of her tears. There were no more tears to cry with...

*Somewhere Else*

A soft laugh bounded off the walls and echoed in the cold, dark castle. It wasn't pleasant at all, being that it was the kind of laugh that make a cold chill go up your spine.

"So that idiot dog thinks that baboon-wannabe is the culprit?" the messenger nodded and she laughed again, making the messenger want to run far away.

"That is unbelievably idiotic! Naraku couldn't possess more than a town even if he had the magic. That damn baboon would probably die if he tried something like that, he's too powerless. And the so-called feared dog youkai of the Western Lands doesn't realize that! He leaves his lands open for invasion and just disappears! He doesn't even realize the worth of that land!" she chuckled and laid back in her throne.

"You are dismissed," she said to the messenger who consented to her wish willingly.

I've lived long enough to know about the home of Sesshoumaru and I know what resides in it. One of the most powerful swords is hidden in it and right under the dog youkai's nose... Nothing is going to stop me from getting that sword, the infamous, Tensaiga...

Konnichiwa! Hope you liked that chapter! Please review and I want to thank the people who did! ARIGATOU!!! ^^ Ja Ne!