Unasareru Chapter 4

What's this? I got no reviews for my last chapter! *growls* Well, I'm going to keep writing anyway. I finally figured out for sure where I'm going with the plot, it should work out. That was probably my shortest authoress' note ever!

Disclaimer- I own a lapop and a radio and a nice TV. I own seventy stuffed animals and a dog and a few horseback-riding ribbons. I own eight Breyer horses and Inuyasha. Wait- I don't own Inuyasha? Curses! Foiled again!

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His sensitive nose sniffed the ground for the direction she had gone in. Souta stepped out of the house. "Inuyasha!" Kagome's little brother called welcomingly. The hanyou grunted a greeting. He had to find her quickly. He decided to ask her brother where Kagome had gone. "To the mall with her 'boyfriend'." Inuyasha gulped a bit. "B-Boyfriend?" Souta laughed and continued on to wherever he had been headed.

The remaining figure sat down directly where stood moments ago. -She has a boyfriend? - Another little voice in his head yelled at him. 'I knew you should have told her sooner! What did I tell you? I told you that you'd better tell her how you feel soon or she's going to find a boyfriend. Did you listen to me? Of course not!' -Shut up! - 'Oh, that's it. Yelling's going to help!' Inuyasha growled audibly. "I should still go get her." He said finally. He headed off, following her scent.

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At the mall, Kagome and Ijin had sat down on a bench. Ijin seemed to be staring at her almost hungrily. Kagome looked away nervously. Ijin was acting so strangely lately.

"Ijin?"

"Yeah?"

"Can we go? I have to get packing. For Kyoto."

"Okay."

Their conversations had never been so akward. She pondered this as they walked into a more deserted area.

He dropped Kagome off at home, but parked and followed her up the steps to the shrine. She was growing more afraid of him by the minute. He scowled openly and looked around nervously, as if something was going to jump out of the bushes and attack him.

Once she thought Ijin was gone, she slipped into the well shed. She felt a hand on her wrist as she jumped through. Ijin was clutching her tightly as they both fell down into the well.

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Meanwhile, on the other side of the well, Sango, Miroku, Shippou and Kirara were miles away from the portal between the times. They were, in fact, fighting a familiar youkai.

"Hiraikotsu!" The boomerang sliced through several clouds as it tried to reach the bird, which was flying above them at the moment. "Kitsune Fire!" Shippou cried as he desperately tried to reach the bird. Kirara was asleep, and Miroku's eyes were threatening to close.

The youkai known as Tsuru had put Kirara to sleep at the beginning of the fight, for fear that she may be able to reach the crane. Miroku had tried using his Air rip, but only managed to suck up some sleeping powder.

-I must keep them away from the well, for Shishou's sake! -

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A very bored hanyou stepped back towards the Higurashi shrine. He had finally picked up her scent amongst the hundreds of others. They led in a huge circle. He was just walking up the shrine steps.

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"Ijin, what's going on? Why did you follow me? It's not safe here." Kagome demanded of the boy next to her in the well. "Let's go up." He said, pointing to the mouth of the well. She nodded.

They climbed out and Ijin turned to face her. Without warning, a pair of long, black wings ripped out of his back and a horn out of his forehead. His clothes changed to a long black robe. She noticed a sword at his side.

Kagome screamed. The wings enveloped her, not in a hug, but in a hold. He easily pulled the Shikon no Tama off the string around her neck. "I really did grow to like you Kagome," he whispered ", I just liked your jewel more." He hissed the last part venomously. Ijin tossed Kagome back into the well and approached menacingly.

She sat there completely helpless as he drew his sword.

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Uh-oh! Looks like trouble. Will Kagome get away in time? Why did I make this chapter so short? Will people review this chapter? So many unanswered questions! You, readers, have the power to answer one of those questions! Make me happy, REVIEW! I got a lot of really nice ones! I've posted them near my laptop to encourage me.

This story won't be too many chapters more. Don't miss your chance to review! I want to take this opportunity to thank Whiteail. I'm on a favorite authors list! I'm soooo honored! As always, thanks to everyone who reviewed. Those who didn't- you'll be getting your salami soon!

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