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Inu-yasha finally awoke from his slumber from the top of the tree. When he first came into consciousness, he thought that everything was fine. Then he remembered what happened that afternoon.
Kagome was dead, and he had cried himself to sleep on top of the tree. He rubbed his eyes where the tears had dribbled down, which was now itchy. How odd crying is, he thought. How odd it is for me to cry. I haven't cried in years. Not since his parents died, the last death that fell the heaviest on his soul.
But Inu-yasha was known for his strength (well, physical at least. Mental ability was not his stronger suit). After a good couple hours of sleep, he had managed to pull himself together pretty well. On the outside, he looked more or less like his tough demon self.
His inside state was a bit of a wreck. He had convinced himself he didn't need Kagome. "Damn that girl, for leaving me by myself," he murmured to himself. "It's all her fault. I wouldn't be having these human feelings if it weren't for her." He spat human out like a curse. He had gone more or less, back into his hatred of his human side, which he had grown slightly fond of during the time Kagome was around.
Inu-yasha was felt nothing but complete hated toward Kagome. The shock had ruined what little mental health he had been able to hold onto in his horrifying years of being a hanyou. He had begun to think like a demon again.
He tipped his ears to the wind slightly, listening for any interesting sounds, or signs of danger. That was what he wanted most now. To rip something apart; anything he could possibly get his hands on. The tougher fight it gave, the better. Where was that idiot brother of his when you needed him, he wondered to himself angrily.
Hopping down from his tree, Inu-yasha ran through the forest. Well, to be technical, it wasn't much of a run. It was more of a mixture between running on the ground and hopping from tree to tree. Inu-yasha needed to burn some energy, and he had lots to spare before he would feel tired.
When he got to the encampment the rest of his living friends had set up, Inu-yasha perched on a tree limb that overhung them, to watch them sleep.
Sango lay by the tree he stood on, with Kilala curled up in her arms. The firecat demon purred slightly and snuggled up closer to Sango. Shippo, too, was curled up at Sango's feet, snuggling deep into her deep, green blanket. They were either huddled up for warmth or comfort, but Inu-yasha wasn't exactly sure of which. Miroku was close by, and Inu-yasha saw that, by the flushed redness of his cheeks, he had tried to get a little to close to Sango and had learned his lesson the hard way. Inu-yasha didn't pity him a cent for it. Stupid pervert, he thought, always trying to get close to the girls. One day, he's going to get busted for it, and it'll be his own fault. If he even lays a hand on my Kagome-
Then he remembered.
He jumped down by them, next to the fading fire, that's embers were now only slightly glowing. He glanced around slightly, shifting his head back and forth, which made his hair flow back and forth like a fan. Then, he spotted what he was looking for.
About twenty feet away was a small mound. The dark dirt was rich and fresh like it had been taken up from the ground recently. And it had. Kagome had only died this afternoon, after all. And this, Inu-yasha thought, was Kagome's grave.
He sat down next to it. He wasn't going to sit down and pray for her soul to go in peace or anything. He didn't think Kagome would have liked that. Instead he sat down, and pushed his nose into the dirt of her grave.
It was soft and moist from the wetness of the ground. It was even slightly sticky on his wet nose. The smell of the flowers on top, drifted down to him like to strong perfume. But the thing that was the most disturbing, was he could smell Kagome. Her smell was in the dirt. This is when it finally, truly hit him that Kagome was actually dead.
He then completely lost it. He stopped trying to convince himself that he didn't like her, maybe even love her. He never felt so much pain at that moment. He had to have her back, and had to have her back NOW.
He tore into the dirt. He ripped away the flowers that lay on the top, getting his face covered in brown streaks of mud, and dirt under his long fingernails. He no longer even tried to be civilized. He dug like a dog, throwing dirt out from under him and scattering it in all directions.
When he reached her body, just three or so feet down, he pulled it up from the ground. It was slightly stiff and covered in mud. The girl's hair had become a chocolaty brown and dirt filled every crevice of her body. Her uniform was stained with blood, which now was so dark, it looked almost purple. And her eyes; her eyes were closed. They're closed, thought Inu-yasha. They're closed forever.
He held her body close and cried. He rocked back and forth as he cried, holding her in his arms like a mother would hold a child. His tears fell onto her darkish, mud stained skin, and where it ran down her cheek, it left a long, pale mark, the real color her skin had been.
Then, he heard something. He wasn't the only one crying. Someone else was crying with him. He stopped his crying for a moment, if only to listen to it. The crying was soft and wispy, like someone who is crying with little breath left in their body.
Assuming it was Sango or Shippo, he wheeled around to yell at them, to tell them to go away and leave him in peace. Truth be told, he was a little embarrassed to be caught showing such strong emotion.
But what he saw was not what he expected. Instead, there sat a girl on the root under the tree. Her arms were rapped around her face and her forehead rested on her knees. She was, in fact, a very familiar looking girl, with an odd, white uniform and long, raven black hair.
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Hey again, my pals and gals!
I just put out my first chapter yesterday, and because I got at least one review from Kitsune hanyou (thank you very much!!!) I decided to do at least one more chapter. My goal this time is two reviews, people! If I get just two more reviews, I'll happily write more! I really need to know what you people think of my masterpiece!