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Chapter 5

Kouga nodded and sat down across the fire from her. He took a deep breath and sighed. This was going to be the hardest part yet. She was his mate and as such their bond was far deeper then her bond with any of the others.

"Like I said after he left Shippou in my care I never saw him again. Though after the destruction of my pack I did make some attempt to find him, though not through any connection like I had before. I didn't want to give away his whereabouts if I didn't have to. I have to hand it to him; Inuyasha was a survivor. Of course he had a lot of practice from his younger years. It was only a hundred and fifty years ago that they finally got to him. Mind you, I only know this through here say, so it may not be completely accurate."

Flashback: 350 years after Kagome left the feudal era

Inuyasha cursed himself to hell as he rushed through the woods. What had inspired him to go to the well? What was he hoping to accomplish? He should have known those damned monsters would have had it staked out. Now he was running literally for his life. He hadn't eaten in days and his stomach was screaming for relief. He could feel his pursuers on his heels and knew he couldn't run anymore. His legs ached with fatigue and lack of food.

Gritting his teeth he drew his sword spun around and charge the horde. With all his strength and rage he cut into anything he could reach; sword, claws, teeth, it didn't matter. There were more then he thought and for all his effort it was a loosing battle. Something caught him in the back and shoved him into the dirt. In an instant every monster was upon him

Inuyasha found himself stripped naked and hanging by his wrists from his favorite branch of the god tree, the one that would take him to Kagome's room. He smirked at the irony. He had died here once already and now he would die here again. His smirk turned into a growl as a large bear-like demon approached him.

"So tell me you worthless half-breed, when will the girl and jewel emerge from the well?"

"Fuck you!" Inuyasha spat.

"Not in this life time." The creature sneered, "And I don't think you are in much of a position to be making offers. All you have to do is give up one stupid human and you get to walk away, other wise you will face the consequences."

"Kagome is worth anything you can dish out, you bastard!"

"So be it." The bear snorted. With that something with sharp claws racked his back. Inuyasha only growled. They could do whatever they wanted to him; he wasn't going to give them his screams or his mate. The bear-thing asked him the question again, again he only cursed him to hell, and again something attacked his unprotected body. The cycle went on all day. By the time dusk tented the sky his body didn't have an uninjured patch on it. Blood was dripping into an ever-growing puddle below him. He shuddered as a cold wind moved around him.

It wouldn't be long now. His demon body could take this abuse for days, but tonight was the new moon. The bear-thing yelled the question again and he didn't even bother to answer. He felt the claws slash across his ribs but didn't respond. He raised his eyes to the first stars as they winked into existence.

'Forgive me Kagome. I wouldn't be there to meet you like I promised. But at least I can protect you one last time. Kouga, my brother, I don't know where you are or what has happen to you, but keep Kagome and Shippou safe for me.' Inuyasha thought. He closed his eyes as he felt his demon blood slipping away. For the first time in his life he felt at peace. He felt the blood taking away the last of his life force. As he slipped from this world he only had one thought left. 'Kagome, please forgive me.' And the hanyou known as Inuyasha breathed his last.

End Flashback

"It was said that Sesshoumaru knocked the tree down a year later and used the hole left to mark his brother's grave." Kouga finished.

Kagome's tears had returned full force. She hugged her self as the tears rolled down her cheeks and splashed on to the floor at her feet. She felt Kouga's reassuring hand on her back. Without thinking she threw herself into his arms and sobbed into his scared chest, her fingers clinching his vest.

Kouga was a bit taken aback by the sudden movement but wrapped his arms around her. He stroked her hair and whispered comforting words to her. It took several minutes for her to stop crying.

"Thank you." Kagome muttered as she pulled away from him and wiped her eyes.

"No problem." He replied.

"Can I ask what happened to you?" She gestured towards his many scars.

"These? I got them in a tussle about twenty years back. Inuyasha was right about no one suspecting me. I get these because I was trying to steal food from a poisonous demon. I won, but the poison made the wounds heal badly." Kagome nodded dumbly.

"And why did this all happen? What changed to destroy the world I knew?" She asked softly.

"Well" Kouga sighed, "I'm not sure. But I have a guess." Kagome looked at him expectantly so he continued, "In the world you knew, the Shikon no Tama had disappeared with Kikyo 550 years ago. Demons every where knew this and stopped searching for it. By the time you were born it was little more then a half-forgotten legend. Even if a demon sensed the jewel in your body they probably just shrugged it off as a quirk or an over active imagination. But when you crossed time, shattered the jewel, and went on a search for it, it stirred up a big commotion among the demons. It didn't take long before most every demon knew about the jewel and it's almost invincible guard. When you took the jewel forward in time, the demons knew it would come back just not when."

"Do you mean, that this" Kagome gestured around herself, "is all my fault? If I hadn't taken the jewel, then all of you would have been safe?" Kagome's voice was shaking with shock.

"No Kagome, it is not your fault. If we had kept the jewel things would have turned out just as badly. We would have been under constant attack." Kouga replied. A long silence fell, broken only by the occasional sniffle or sob from Kagome.

"Kouga?" She asked softly.

"What is it?"

"It is said that if one where to make a pure wish on the jewel then it will disappear forever."

"Yes…"

"What if…what if I went back and let one of you make a wish? Do you think that would make things right?" Kagome asked, trying to keep her voice steady. Kouga took his chin in his hand to think.

"I don't know." He said after a minute, "But it is not going to be easy to get you back through the well, and if we do and the jewel disappears, things could still go wrong and we would have no way to fix them."

"We have to try." Kagome said with all the determination she could muster.

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A/N: *Runs and hides* Please don't kill me! If you do I can't finish the story!