disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha

Three days later; InuYasha was in a tree staring at the well, leaning against the trunk, with one knee bent on the branch, his other leg hanging limply. He had an elbow on his knee and was resting his face against his hand, his other arm hung by his leg. He was depressed. His ears hung limply like all other limbs on his body. He didn't take his eyes from the well, incase Kagome popped out. He had been thinking about what happened, playing it over and over in his mind, every time feeling lower and sadder. every time. He had been like this since he got up after Kagome's sit. He hadn't eaten or slept since Kagome left. Shippo walked under the tree hi was in and looked up at him. InuYasha didn't even notice the little fox. Shippo was right up in InuYasha's face before he even looked at him.

"What?" he asked in a sad voice, unlike himself.

"Dinner" he said again.

"I'm not hungry." He said, looking at the well again. Shippo sighed.

"If you're going to apologize, go now, or you're going to die from not eating."

"I'm not hungry" he repeated.

"Fine." Said Shippo, and he hopped down to the ground, walking to the village, leaving the ½ demon to mope. When he got back to the village Miroku came out of Keade's hut.

"Still there?" he asked. Shippo nodded, and the monk sighed. "I'm getting worried, even he needs to eat."

"And Kagome isn't coming back" said Shippo sadly, "Something tells me she isn't coming back soon."

"The best we can do is weight for her to come back." Said Miroku, and they both went into Keade's hut.

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InuYasha came out of his trance and decided to apologize. 'It might be easier if I say it now rather then later.' He got up and walked over to the well. He looked down and gulped. He didn't want to apologize, but he did want Kagome back. He jumped in, and was soon in the future. He climbed out of the well and looked around the small shrine. It was night and dark, but InuYasha could see as clearly as if it was day. He walked to the door and opened it. He walked to the door when Kagome's mother came out. She spotted him and walked over to him. She looked angry.

"How dare you!" She almost yelled. He pinned his ears to his head. Both from how high her voice was and that she knew what she was talking about. "How could you hurt Kagome?!"

"I didn't mean to." he began, but she cut him off.

"You should be ashamed." She kept hammering at his conscience. "She was just trying to help. I don't know what she saw in you, but it was better then that. How dare you even show yourself?" She almost slapped him, but controlled herself. "Why don't you just leave her alone? She just got done crying over you." And she marched back into the house, leaving InuYasha down in the dumps. His guilt cane hack full throttle. He almost did go back to the well, but his conscience wouldn't let him. He walked toward the shrine, just in case Kagome's mother was watching from a window, and he circled around to the back.