Moonlight Reflection (chapter 3)

A/N: MoshiMoshi Minna!! Ok, there are a few things on the agenda to state before we get started. Pu'ar, will you do the honors…

Pu'ar: Hai. First, Videl and I would like to apologize to Neko-Chan, who is a FanFiction.Net author, for our rudeness and blind comments in our reviews for her story. Gomen-Nasai. On a happier note, we have become allies with Neko-Chan and all is forgiven. *Phew* Second, as you all know, school is UNFORTUNATELY starting again. Because of this disturbance it may take a while for Videl to update her chapters. Once a week or twice every other week should be the average that they come out. Last but not least, third, Videl knows that you are all very anxious to see what the reason for the peculiar shape the moon's reflection became but this chapter is focused mainly on InuYasha, his feelings, and how he and the rest of the group are adapting without Kagome. Thus, the true reason may or may not become clear until the next chapter. Gomen-Nasai and Pu'ar is signing out. *Pu'ar somehow vanishes without a trace*

Videl: Okay then, arigotou Pu'ar for your notice and…elaborate exit. Now onwards with our chapter!! (It's a pretty long one too… O.o)

Disclaimer: *sings to the tune of the, oh-so-annoying Barney song, "I love you"* I don't own, InuYasha, so don't sue me, and even if you do, I have no money!

Announcer- Last time on Moonlight reflection: - ""Everything in Japan these days seems to bring me back to the Feudal times." Kagome whispered gently. She gazed at the silver glow of the full moon before casting her eyes back to the stream. But, when she sought the moon's reflection it wasn't there. Not so much that it was non-existent but the reflection wasn't of the moon. The silver reflection took the shape of…"InuYasha?"-

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Remembrance

*I reached behind her shirt to unclasp the chain that held the Shikon no Tama shards we collected. I could feel her heart pounding in confusion by my open-heartedness and my daring touch. She could feel my hands just barely touch upon the bare, soft skin of her neck and didn't seem to realize I stole her shards. The hardest thing in my life was pushing her through that well. By taking her shards and putting a tree into the well I assured her banishment from our time. It was too dangerous and though I hate to admit it…I was never going to see Kagome again. I would never be awoken out of my depressive state to hear her voice ring through the forest. Even if I didn't show it, I treasured every moment I spent with her and I hated seeing her go back down that well. On a few occasions I would find myself actually waiting for her to return. Then when I finally saw her face again, proving her loyalty once more, my heart would sing with joy.

Things weren't always like this though. At first, I was blinded with anger from my tragedy with Kikyou. I didn't even acknowledge Kagome's existence. Then when I did acknowledge her I was crude and rash. Soon, I discovered exactly what happened the day Kikyou sealed me to the tree and I was once again blinded, only this time, I was blind because of a need to seek revenge. My future with Kikyou was diminished the day Naraku dared to set his eyes on the Shikon no Tama and stole my form. But that's fate. There isn't anything anyone can do about that now. Even after Kikyou was resurrected she wasn't the same Miko I loved. This Kikyou was cold and filled with hatred towards me for something I didn't do. She is distant and cool towards me even after she realized the truth. A soulless doll who was created to be puppeteer by a power-hungry youkai. I can't spend forever with that. I can't spend forever with someone who is defying laws of life and death. Someone who although stands before me, is dead to me.*

It has been a week since Kagome was banished from the Feudal age and everyone had a unique reaction to her banishment and way of adjusting to life without the young Miko. InuYasha has spent a lot of the past week sitting on a tree branch or laying by the well.

"Feh…" InuYasha muttered, remembering the commotion that occurred moments after Kagome left…

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"AAAAAAAH!!!!!! InuYasha!! WHAT DID YOU DO YOU BAKA!" Shippo ran towards the well and began to lift the tree in an attempt to take it out and get Kagome. "KAGOME! No…come back…COME BACK!!!" Shippo cried out before falling back on her (A/N: Is Shippo a boy or a girl? I heard that she was a boy but she wears a bow in her hair and I seen an unedited Japanese episode where Shippo was getting ready to take a bath in the lake with Kagome and…let's just say I really think Shippo is a girl.) butt and started to roll on the ground left and right crying her eyes out. She turned onto her stomach and began to pound the ground with Myrou-jiji (A/N: He's the flea…sp?) soon joining her. "Kagome!" Sango ran over to the well and pushed through the roots, trying to figure out how she could pull the twisted tree out of the well in its current position. Sango, admitting defeat fell to her knees and cried with her head against the bark of the tree. Miroku just stood in front of InuYasha with his eyes transfixed on the hanyou's face. The expressions passing over it were not expressions of joy and happiness and Miroku knew that InuYasha thought this was best. He even admitted to himself that though he will miss Kagome with all his heart, he had to trust InuYasha's judgement since he was their only hope.

"InuYasha…are you going to be o-" Miroku began before InuYasha pushed pass him and jumped to the nearest branch. He then proceeded with the next branch on the next tree until he was out of sight and sound. Sango was the first to stand, moments after he left." Kirara, come to me. You need to take us to the village so we can speak with Kaede-." "No need for that Sango I have been here the entire time." Kaede appeared out of the bushes. "Shippo, I must tell you that none of you will be able to lift that tree out of the well." Shippo stopped his frantic attempts of removing the tree and returned to sulking with Myrou-jiji. "Kaede-Sama, isn't there anything we can do. We need Kagome. Can't you remove the tree by a spell or something?" Miroku asked urgently. Kaede looked at the tree, the wind blowing leaves around her and the shadows of her face making her look both old and wise. "Hai. I probably could remove that tree." Hearing this, the group broke out in large smiles. However before they could erupt into cheers Kaede stated a simple fact… "I won't do it."

A/N: *grins widely* This would be a HORRIBLE place to leave off at huh? Especially with school you probably wouldn't see another chapter until next week. Well, I am not THAT horrible of a person so, the chapter continues…

"Kaede-Sama! What do you mean you won't do it?" Myrou-jiji exclaimed. "I trust in InuYasha's good judgement, just like all of you should. Do you really think that a girl from fifty years in the future would be able to survive for long with Sesshoumaru and Jaken at large? Besides, you say that you need Kagome and that may be true but, InuYasha is the person who needs Kagome most…" "Teh! Please, Kaede-Sama! If InuYasha need her so badly then why did he banish her?" Shippo interrupted. "Simple. InuYasha has suffered Kikyou's death, he needs Kagome to live. InuYasha has deeper feelings then he lets on…"

"HELLO! You old hag I'm up here ya know!!" Everyone turned and looked up to see InuYasha looking down at them from a high branch in a tree. Gracefully he jumped down and landed on his feet. "Who do you think you are? Any of you! I have a reason for what I did and whether or not any of you realize it isn't my problem. How dare you ask Kaede-baba to reverse what I have done!" "We don't want to say good-bye!" Sango stood up, facing InuYasha. "We don't have to say good-bye. I want Kagome to come back through that way now! She was my best friend InuYasha! I don't want to say good-bye…" InuYasha looked down at the now kneeling Sango with an unreadable expression. Some would say disgust, or pity, or…understanding. "You Baka-Noi! You act like this is easy for me!" Realizing what he is saying InuYasha quickly changed his tone. "Feh! Stupid Baka human girl! If she wasn't so weak I wouldn't have done that in the first place…not that I regret it! Maybe now I can go a day without being told to 'sit' by a Baka human who comes nowhere near my strength!" InuYasha didn't mean a word of it though. He knew that he cared for her and he would miss her…hell, he was gonna be a mess! InuYasha also knew (A/N: Or thought…) that Kagome would never see him the way he saw her.

Hanyou. A disgusting word. Osuwari. The only phrase that separated him from being a wild beast to her. Did she really care? Would she flee from him if he was freed of this stupid bead necklace? Even if she didn't care and she would flee from him, InuYasha could no longer deny his love for her…

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*The thing is, she does care. She proved that to me every day when she proved her loyalty by emerging from the well. The Baka necklace didn't force her to do that! She proved that she cared when she was always by my side, whether or not I needed her. I always needed her though. She was always so warm and took people to heart. She put her heart and soul into everything and her friends meant the world to her. Even though I know I was never very kind, she stood by me.*

InuYasha jumped down from his spot perched on the tree and began to walk over to the well and he took a spot beside it. "Kagome Higurashi." His voice cracked when he spoke since this was the first time he uttered a word since that day. He almost forgot he had a voice. His throat was also soar from…crying? (A/N: So he cries? The poor baby has been through enough in his life, eh? This is one sick puppy who will prove to have severe physiological damage…). "Kagome…heheheh. You're home now. You always threatened to go home, whenever things got bad between us. I just wish that you could come back. This is for the best though, right? I don't want you to get hurt, I…I love you too much…" InuYasha was aware of his cheeks becoming, once again, stained with tears. "Heheheh…You know, it's funny. I never really, truly realized how different you and Kikyou are. Kikyou is distant, cool. Her soul is dead to me but you…you take people to heart. You don't care if I'm hanyou. Do you? You respected my need to become a full youkai and you cared for me anyway. Human…youkai…hanyou, whichever one I decided on you accepted my decision. Kikyou, Kikyou loved me for the human I could have been." InuYasha clutched the fabric of his hakama. A shadow darkening his features, tears streaming down his face. "Kagome! I love you and I wish I could have told you while you were here b-but…I was ashamed. Ashamed of my newfound emotions towards you. I was ashamed and scared that things would turn out like they did for Kikyou and I." InuYasha looked back at the well…such a loss for words. "I have to tell you." InuYasha leapt to his feet, happiness in his features and excitement gleaming in his eyes. "No more hiding my feelings! I am sick of whining my heart out to trees. If I can't protect you from my brother then why should you care back? Even if you don't care I need to know and I need you to know that I need you in my life!" InuYasha grabbed hold of the trunk of the tree and began to twist it out of the well when he felt a stabbing pain in his back.

InuYasha fell to the forest ground, bleeding freely from a wound is his lower abdomen. His eyes wide and slightly unfocused, his mouth full of dirt. A hot, searing pain creeping up his spine, slowly traveling throughout his body. "You're lucky I decided not to kill you…yet." A cold voice from above spoke. And though InuYasha's vision was blurring and he would soon be faint, he knew that voice anywhere…

"Sesshoumaru."

A/N: Well, this time I have to end it. The characters were a little…well, really OOC but all is fair in love and FanFiction!! ^_^ I promise to try and update ASAP but the only way I'll definitely give a speedy update is if I get REVIEWS!! Constructive flames are for s'mores!! And also, the next chapter will probably be a continuation from this chapter but I'll try to include a little bit more of what happened in chapter 2.

Ja Ne,

~* Videl

"Saiyan Heart: Can You Feel The Beat?"

Teaser: - "Shikon No Tama: Jewel Of Four Souls: Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire. Ashira tai mae no fuji naokqu." The arrow began to glow brightly for a moment before that glow was reduced to a purple aura. Kagome set the arrow, pulled back and fired. This time, the arrow had a purple light trailing behind it and shot straight through the well. -