Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha and ::sniff:: Kagome won the Doggie ears......but that doesn't mean that I don't own them at heart.

Kagome: unfortunately

InuYasha: ::blink blink:: and do I have a say in this??

Kagome and Author: NO!

InuYasha: alright alright....::backs away scared::

Sango: why did you kill him????

Author: ::pats Sango's shoulder sympathetically:: because if I didn't then....you'll see

Sango: ::sniffles::

Author: alright ON TO THE NEXT CHAPTER! And this is a BIG turning point so I hope you enjoy it ^-^

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InuYasha and Kagome walked back to the campsite, Kagome had to do a little persuading to move him from his tree ending with a couple of "sit" threats. Of course she didn't actually "sit" him but she just hinted on "sitting" him in the future.

When they entered the campsite they saw it deserted, the wood in the fire ring had smoke curling from the ashes. No actual flame, but the water bucket was laying on its side next to the ring, showing that it was put out in a hurry.

'Where is everyone?' ' Kagome thought straightening the fallen bucket and spritzing some of the left-over water that didn't spill out of the bucket onto the ashes assuring that the ashes were not able to spark into another fire.

"Do you want to wait for those guys to come back, or would you rather look for them?" InuYasha said again in a monotone, sitting Indian style and hiding his clawed hands in his sleeves.

"Maybe we should wait...we don't know if we would walk in on anything" Kagome replied pushing the ashes into the middle of the ring.

"Feh" InuYasha replied fruitlessly as if trying to gain some of his fire back. Kagome smiled to herself after hearing the weak "feh".

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Sango and Miroku were kneeling next to a mound in the ground with white, forest wild, flowers on top, the mound was slightly longer then Kohaku's height. Sango asked Miroku to perform a funeral service for her little brother, right then, and right there. She didn't want to risk something happening to Kohaku's body if she tried bringing it back to her village to bury with the rest of her family or friends and it was better for the soul to Miroku's belief.

Sango had tears running down her pale and impassive face, as she finished her prayer she stared at the mound that was the protection for her little brother's body. She reached next to her and picked up her brothers scythe and ran her fingertips over the blade of the scythe, not wincing when she accidentally cut her finger on the tip. She laid the scythe with care in her hands and impassive looks in her eyes, she picked another flower from the pile around the mound and placed it on top of the scythe. Miroku placed his clothed hand on her shoulder and gently squeezed it.

"I am truly sorry for your loss, he was a good brother" He said bowing his head in sympathy for his fiancé.

"I know" Sango replied in a raspy low voice.

Miroku squeezed her shoulder a little tighter a look of worriness in her eyes, he felt the ever-growing fear grow stronger in his heart for his loved one. He stared at her and saw her move into another prayer, it was shorter than the other ones, but this one was much different. Her body started shaking as if she was shivering with cold, but she had crystalline tears running down her pale skin. She opened her eyes, they were dull, the life and cheeriness gone, she let her tears fall off her face onto her wrist which was still in the praying position.

"Miroku.........please let me stay here tonight" she said in a voice not her own.

"I'll be staying with you" Miroku said definitely staring at his fiancé's face.

She didn't reply but closed her eyes once more.

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Kagome started another fire and was cooking left-over ramen over the flame, 'they should have been back by now'. She set the plastic cooking ware on a clean rock and sat back on her heels glancing at InuYasha every now and then through the corners of her eyes.

"You want to go find them?" InuYasha suddenly spoke, he seemed to be dozing to Kagome, guess not.

"I guess.....they are starting to worry me" Kagome replied pouring some ramen into bowls and handing one to InuYasha.

He just put it aside and stood up and crouched down motioning for Kagome to go on his back. She put her own bowl aside and poured some water onto the fire to put it out, it went out with a little "phut" and she climbed onto InuYasha's back.

She felt him jump into the air and run, the wind whipping in her face, feeling as usual she sighed reminding herself that something's would always be the same.

She felt him land and pause letting her down from his back, she looked over his shoulder and saw Miroku and Sango kneeling next to a mound of dirt, about the size of a grave mound.

"MIROKU, SAN...go" Kagome yelled then quieted herself when she noticed that the mound had Kohaku's scythe on it.

Miroku turned his head at the sound of Kagome's voice, his eyes were dull with pain and depression, he stood up as if he were a machine and walked over to Kagome and InuYasha.

"Kohaku....."Miroku started in a low raspy whisper his eyes staring at the earth.

"Died?" InuYasha asked looking at Miroku's bowed head, Miroku didn't answer so they took it for a yes.

Kagome looked at Sango she felt her heart wrench yet again, Sango was like the sister she never had. She was always there to talk to and better to talk to than Miroku or InuYasha.

"Would you like us to stay with you?" Kagome asked turning her gaze to the monk.

"No........ill be here for her......you guys go back, Shippo and Kirara went off somewhere" Miroku said turning his depressed gaze onto the priestess.

Kagome nodded her head numbly and tugged InuYasha's over kimono ((his top half of his robe)) to get his attention and nodded her head towards the woods, telling him that they should go back. He crouched down and let Kagome climb on his back, she stole a glance back to her friends, she wished to stay there with them but she knew it wasn't her place, she knew that she couldn't stay there.....she barely knew Kohaku that well....she would protect him if he was on the brink of death....but he was like a stranger to her and she knew that she would be out of place, she jumped a little when she suddenly felt the cold wind hit the side of her face.

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A/n: yea I know short....next chapter will be much more promising, and a treat for you guys a little glimpse of the next chapter!

"YOU'RE AN IDIOT!"

"HOW?!"

"YOU LOVE HER AND YOU KNOW IT! YOU KNEW YOU WERE IN NO DEBT!!!!!"

Author: hmm........any guesses on who's arguing?

Sango: ::wipes eyes dry:: easy guess

Kagome: wonder who ^_~

InuYasha:.......feh.......

Miroku: 0_0 woooooooooooow.........

((Just a couple of hints!))

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