Sorry for the delay everyone! Ok, here's the next chapter. Sorry if it's short, but I don't have long to type.
Inuyahsa sat quietly in the branches of an old tree, watching the sun rise. Normally it would be hard to keep the grin off his face on the morning after the new moon. It was such a relief not to have to bear the overwhelming feeling of helplessness that came from being temporarily human. Today, however, he barely registered the change. He had been in shock most of the night. Kagome, who he had figured would always be there with him, was gone.
She was with Kouga. After he had kidnapped her no less! Apparently the world really had gone insane.
He was so wrapped up in his thoughts that, even with his sense of smell having returned, he didn't realize Kikyou was approaching until she was just beneath his tree.
"Inuyasha!" she called up to him. "I have news for you."
Iuyasha snapped out of his brooding and looked down. He saw her and climbed down, trying to banish the still lingering feelings of grief.
"Kikyo," he came closer, surprised that she had sought him out. Usually it was the other way around, if at all. "What...? Why are you here?"
"I am sorry I must tell you this Inuyasha, but I have some news that I believe you will find...distressing."
Inuyasha figured he was already pretty distressed. "Is this about Kagome? Because I already know about-"
"No," Kikyo cut him off. "This concerns your other traveling companions."
"Wha..?" Then he remembered. They'd run off to rescue Shippou. He mentally kicked himself. How the heck had he forgotten? Was he really that upset over Kagome? He shook hi head, trying to clear it, then turned back to Kikyo. "Are they alright? What happened? There's no way a stupid bat demon could take them out. They're too stubborn for that."
"The demon was no match for them, it is true, but that was not the danger I was referring to. I was not there in time to see the beginning, but as I arrived, the hole in the monks hand had become uncontrollable. It devoured the woman and small demon with him until he too was sucked in." (A/N: Liar! Whacks Kikyo. Whack Whack!)
Inuyasha sat down very fast. It was exactly as Miroku had feared, and sooner than he'd expected it. But it couldn't be true, could it? How could his whole universe have been destroyed so quickly?
He shut his eyes tight and prayed he'd wake up. If only someone would turn back the clock! If he'd remembered earlier and been there for him, he could've done something.
Rationally, he knew if he'd been there, he'd be dead right now, but part of his brain was still screaming that he'd have thought of something to save them, if only he'd been there.
After five minutes of these kinds of thoughts, he finally looked back at Kikyo. To his utter surprise there were tears in her eyes. She saw him looking. "I'm sorry Inuyasha, but I feel guilty."
"Why? You didn't have anything to do with this." (A/N: yeah right!)
"I feel guilty because you miss them and yet I am glad because now you can come with me."
"Uh, you're not still planning on going back to hell, are you?" Inuyasha asked nervously.
"No Inuyasha. Instead, when the jewel of four souls is complete, I will use is to fashion a living body fro myself. Then I will no longer have to steal the souls of others in order to stay near you."
'Should I go with her?' Inuyasha wondered. 'I guess I should. She's the only one left who cares for
me.'
"Alright Kikyo. It's just up now. Let's go."
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Inuyahsa sat quietly in the branches of an old tree, watching the sun rise. Normally it would be hard to keep the grin off his face on the morning after the new moon. It was such a relief not to have to bear the overwhelming feeling of helplessness that came from being temporarily human. Today, however, he barely registered the change. He had been in shock most of the night. Kagome, who he had figured would always be there with him, was gone.
She was with Kouga. After he had kidnapped her no less! Apparently the world really had gone insane.
He was so wrapped up in his thoughts that, even with his sense of smell having returned, he didn't realize Kikyou was approaching until she was just beneath his tree.
"Inuyasha!" she called up to him. "I have news for you."
Iuyasha snapped out of his brooding and looked down. He saw her and climbed down, trying to banish the still lingering feelings of grief.
"Kikyo," he came closer, surprised that she had sought him out. Usually it was the other way around, if at all. "What...? Why are you here?"
"I am sorry I must tell you this Inuyasha, but I have some news that I believe you will find...distressing."
Inuyasha figured he was already pretty distressed. "Is this about Kagome? Because I already know about-"
"No," Kikyo cut him off. "This concerns your other traveling companions."
"Wha..?" Then he remembered. They'd run off to rescue Shippou. He mentally kicked himself. How the heck had he forgotten? Was he really that upset over Kagome? He shook hi head, trying to clear it, then turned back to Kikyo. "Are they alright? What happened? There's no way a stupid bat demon could take them out. They're too stubborn for that."
"The demon was no match for them, it is true, but that was not the danger I was referring to. I was not there in time to see the beginning, but as I arrived, the hole in the monks hand had become uncontrollable. It devoured the woman and small demon with him until he too was sucked in." (A/N: Liar! Whacks Kikyo. Whack Whack!)
Inuyasha sat down very fast. It was exactly as Miroku had feared, and sooner than he'd expected it. But it couldn't be true, could it? How could his whole universe have been destroyed so quickly?
He shut his eyes tight and prayed he'd wake up. If only someone would turn back the clock! If he'd remembered earlier and been there for him, he could've done something.
Rationally, he knew if he'd been there, he'd be dead right now, but part of his brain was still screaming that he'd have thought of something to save them, if only he'd been there.
After five minutes of these kinds of thoughts, he finally looked back at Kikyo. To his utter surprise there were tears in her eyes. She saw him looking. "I'm sorry Inuyasha, but I feel guilty."
"Why? You didn't have anything to do with this." (A/N: yeah right!)
"I feel guilty because you miss them and yet I am glad because now you can come with me."
"Uh, you're not still planning on going back to hell, are you?" Inuyasha asked nervously.
"No Inuyasha. Instead, when the jewel of four souls is complete, I will use is to fashion a living body fro myself. Then I will no longer have to steal the souls of others in order to stay near you."
'Should I go with her?' Inuyasha wondered. 'I guess I should. She's the only one left who cares for
me.'
"Alright Kikyo. It's just up now. Let's go."
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