Konnichiwa! Hey, here's my first Inuyasha one shot! I hope you enjoy it!*.~

Disclaimer: Inuyasha does not belong to me, but Sesshoumaru does (I wish!).

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"She's crying, again!?" Inuyasha clenched his teeth at the monk in front of him.

"Inuyasha...aren't you going to do anything about it?"

The half youkai ignored him and sprinted off toward Kaede's hut. Sure enough, the salt in the air filled his nose and her scent did as well.

"I saw them again. He was holding her." Kagome sniffled from Sango's lap, where she had been for the past hour.

The older girl stroked her head reassuringly, trying to keep from crying herself. She had grown to care for this small miko as a sister. Whatever hurt Kagome hurt her, too. If only Inuyasha wasn't such an idiot!

Kagome's pain-filled voice brought the demon slayer back to the present. "I think I'm going to go back home...it's obvious that he doesn't need me anymore..."

Inuyasha caught the last words, and they stabbed him right in the heart.

"Kagome, don't..." Inuyasha murmured to himself, watching as she gave Sango a hug.

Sango held on to her dearly, trying to sort through the shock. She had to let Kagome do what was best for her. She couldn't be selfish.

"I am sorry, Kagome," she said finally. "Unfortunately, I don't think I can argue with you. It might be what's best for you." Her voice cracked, but she smiled. "Believe it or not, Kagome...it was nice to have another woman around that I could talk to. I will miss you a lot."

The taijiya began to cry as well, but she didn't allow Kagome to comfort her. The miko gave her a broken smile.

"Goodbye, Sango. Promise to tell Shippo and Miroku goodbye for me, okay?"

"Goodbye, Kagome. I will."

Inuyasha felt the pain in his heart growing. *Why didn't she mention me?*

He couldn't take it anymore. He headed toward the forest, eager to get away and think. He needed to clear his mind, to get away from this girl who was making his heart feel like it was going to explode.

*Did she see me with Kikyo again?* Branches scratched at him as he went, and her scent was no longer with him. He had left it well behind, through the trees.

The wind shifted then, bringing her scent back to him. He suddenly knew where she was going. The tree where they had met; that was her destination.

But there was that same scent intermingled with hers. It was what always drove him to her, that stupid salty scent. He hated it, but he was powerless to ignore it.

Sure enough, there she was, in front of the tree, bawling.

"Kagome, are you really leaving me?" His voice sounded unexpectedly vulnerable, and it only brought more silence to the whole scene.

She turned to him. Before he could say anything else, she threw herself into his arms.

"Don't cry anymore, Kagome. Just stay here with me, please." His voice was barely a whisper, but he was sure she had heard.

Still, she did not respond. Instead, she let him go and sprinted off toward the Bone Eater's Well.

"Stop, Kagome!"

It didn't take him long to pass her and reach the well.

"Hear me out!" He took her in his arms and embraced her tightly.

"Kagome, you can't just leave like that, please!"

"I just can't anymore, Inuyasha," she cried. "It hurts. My heart is just tired of all the pain that you cause. Every time that I see you and Kikyo together...I just can't!" She pulled away from him and reached up towards his rosary.

"This-this thing! It's the only reason you can pass through the well, Inuyasha!" Before he could react, she yanked. The rosary snapped, and the beads scattered on the ground. The spell was broken.

"No, Kagome. I need you. I love you!" He picked up a few pieces and put them in her hands. "Please, put it back on me, Kagome. I need to go through with you. I will live wherever you want me to."

Her gaze locked on to his and she gave him a warm kiss that could have lasted a century.

"There is no promise that will heal my heart, Inuyasha. But, here I leave my love. It is going to stay with you forever."

She threw herself into the well.

For the first time since his childhood, Inuyasha broke down in tears.

He couldn't remember ever having felt so much pain, except when his mother had died. He had been a pup then, and had been forced to fend for himself. He had learned to toughen his spirit, and not to trust in anyone. No one was on a hanyou's side.

Kikyo? He had trusted her, hadn't he? And he had been tricked into believing that she had betrayed him.

He shook his head. There hadn't really been trust there, then. Not like Kagome. He would never believe that she would betray him. She was the one who had taught him to trust again. To love.

And now she was gone.

"Kagome!" His voice was raw as he screamed her name, knowing she couldn't hear him anymore. Suddenly, he noticed it. There was something around his neck.

Had she put the spell back without noticing?

His heart sped up. Was he going to be able to follow her through the well to convince her? To bring her back?

He reached up, hoping against hope to feel the familiar beads that he had hated for so long. His fingers brushed against something smooth, and his heart skipped a beat.

The hanyou shut his eyes as his hand closed around the fused fragments of the Shikon no Tama.

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Arigato! Well, don't forget to review, please. It would help a lot! Constructive criticism is accepted, but in my opinion, flames don't help anyone. ^.^