Chapter One
Inuyasha stared at the water in the lake. It had been nearly a week since Kagome had left. {Flashback} I have to go home, Inuyasha, she had told him. I have a test in two days. Go then, he yelled at her. I don't need you here anyway. I can find the jewel shards all by myself. Kagome had just smiled at him and started walking towards the well. He had turned his back and walked in the opposite direction. {End Flashback} I can't wait any longer, Kagome, he thought bitterly. If you don't come back, what will I do? No one else can see the jewel shards. Tears started to form in the corners of his eyes. Damn tears. I refuse to let them fall. "Inuyasha, won't you please eat something?" Shippo asked him timidly. Inuyasha sighed. "Go away, Shippo. I'm not hungry." Shippo wailed in distress. "Kagome isn't coming back, is she?" "Do I look like a mind reader? The only person who knows that is Kagome." Inuyasha turned his head and began to stare at the vast countryside. "I hope she comes back. Dinner's ready if you want any," Shippo said sadly and left. Why does everyone care whether I eat or not? I just need to find Kagome. That's all. If I don't go look for her, who will? Inuyasha leapt off the tree he was perched on and headed for Kaede's hut. Sango was outside, sweeping the front of the hut. When she saw Inuyasha, she waved with a smile on her face. Inuyasha clenched his teeth and waved back. I wish she would stop that. Ever since Kagome...A tear threatened to fall and he closed his eyes. I refuse to cry. "Inuyasha," Sango said, "what is wrong?" "Sango, I can't wait here any longer. I have to go look for her." Sango nodded. "I understand. Please be careful..." "I can take care of myself. I'm just worried about Kagome." Miroku stepped outside at that moment and knew what Inuyasha was about to do. "You're going to go look for her, aren't you?" "I can't just sit here, knowing that she could be in danger." Miroku nodded. "Then go, Inuyasha." Inuyasha bid them both farewell and headed toward the well.
Inuyasha stared at the water in the lake. It had been nearly a week since Kagome had left. {Flashback} I have to go home, Inuyasha, she had told him. I have a test in two days. Go then, he yelled at her. I don't need you here anyway. I can find the jewel shards all by myself. Kagome had just smiled at him and started walking towards the well. He had turned his back and walked in the opposite direction. {End Flashback} I can't wait any longer, Kagome, he thought bitterly. If you don't come back, what will I do? No one else can see the jewel shards. Tears started to form in the corners of his eyes. Damn tears. I refuse to let them fall. "Inuyasha, won't you please eat something?" Shippo asked him timidly. Inuyasha sighed. "Go away, Shippo. I'm not hungry." Shippo wailed in distress. "Kagome isn't coming back, is she?" "Do I look like a mind reader? The only person who knows that is Kagome." Inuyasha turned his head and began to stare at the vast countryside. "I hope she comes back. Dinner's ready if you want any," Shippo said sadly and left. Why does everyone care whether I eat or not? I just need to find Kagome. That's all. If I don't go look for her, who will? Inuyasha leapt off the tree he was perched on and headed for Kaede's hut. Sango was outside, sweeping the front of the hut. When she saw Inuyasha, she waved with a smile on her face. Inuyasha clenched his teeth and waved back. I wish she would stop that. Ever since Kagome...A tear threatened to fall and he closed his eyes. I refuse to cry. "Inuyasha," Sango said, "what is wrong?" "Sango, I can't wait here any longer. I have to go look for her." Sango nodded. "I understand. Please be careful..." "I can take care of myself. I'm just worried about Kagome." Miroku stepped outside at that moment and knew what Inuyasha was about to do. "You're going to go look for her, aren't you?" "I can't just sit here, knowing that she could be in danger." Miroku nodded. "Then go, Inuyasha." Inuyasha bid them both farewell and headed toward the well.