Disclaimer: wow, it's been a long time since I wrote. I am truly sorry. The Unexplainable would tell you why she didn't write for such a long time...but I won't brag. So, anyway...the plot so far is extremely dull right? Well guess what? The first 3 chapters are all one big flashback! So on with the show (fanfic)! Oh and by the way...Inu Yasha is sadly not mine so please don't sue me! One more thing, for those of you who have not noticed, chapter 3 was edited slightly.

Inu Yasha basked in the sunlight. In the background, he could hear the men of the village hammering, struggling to rebuild the roofs of their houses after the attack by a snake demon the night before. They hurried unusually fast for the air was humid and smelt strongly of oncoming rain. Inu Yasha laid his silver head against the tree and closed his golden eyes. He could still picture Kagome in his mind. One small tear strayed from his eyes, rolling swiftly down his cheek. "There, now you have your jewel and your woman!" Her final words echoed in his ears, "You don't need me any longer!" Another tear flowed down his cheek and rolled to the crest between his lips. He licked it off and flinched at the salty taste. He missed her so much, but that was roughly 2 years ago. She had to be at least seventeen by now. How he missed her. Miroku was gone. He had fled the night Naraku died. He didn't want to be around when Inu Yasha used the jewel to transform himself into a full blood demon. Inu Yasha never did. He never had the chance to lay a hand on it. Sango had snatched it while Inu Yasha recovered from the battle. He had to have slept for at least 4 days. He still didn't remember the battle. Shippo, saddened by Kagome's sudden disappearance, sulked for two weeks before he spoke another word. His first words had been directed to Inu Yasha.
"Why, Inu Yasha? Why did you let her go?"
He gave up caring. He never wanted to see Kagome again. He had made her so upset that his sudden appearance would disrupt her perfect life. She had probably found someone new anyway. It was not like she ever loved him. He shook his head at the thought.
"Inu...Inu Yasha?" A young woman with back hair tied back in a ponytail, stepped out of the forest. An orange-eyed cat with three tails followed her and stood patiently by her feet when she stopped to look up at the handsome dog demon. Over her shoulder, she slung a large boomerang shaped weapon that could easily take the head off of any demon, the young demon slayer encountered.
Inu Yasha glanced at her from the corner of his eye. She looked very familiar, and that's when it occurred to him. "Sango!" The half-demon stood up on his human legs and jumped from the tree limb, landing in front of Sango's feet. "What are you doing here? Where's the jewel?"
"Well, it's good to know you haven't changed much, Inu Yasha. The jewel is a safe place where demons like you cant get at it!" With these words, Inu Yasha stuck his nose in the air, "As for me, I'm here to investigate the demon attack that took place here last night. Seems like there have been an unusual amount of demon attacks lately, all by snake demons."
Sango picked her weapon up and set it farther up on her shoulder, and began to walk toward the village. A bored Inu Yasha, followed. Kaede greeted Sango with a hug, "It's good to see you Sango." Sango didn't waste time with reunions. "What happened with the demon last night?" she asked. "Well," Kaede hesitated. "Inu Yasha took it down, but it just appeared out of nowhere." "Strange," Sango exclaimed. "That is what's been happening in all the other villages, except not all of them were as fortunate to have a half demon rescue them, huh Inu Yasha." Inu Yasha had been very quiet up to this point. He turned to face them and whispered, "The Shikon Jewel." "What does that have to do with this?" Kaede asked. "They're all seeking the hiding place of the Shikon Jewel." Sango stared at him for a moment, "I think he's right." Keade nodded in agreement. "You need an intelligent monk to help you," Miroku appeared in the doorway, a huge grin stretched across his face. "I knew I heard a familiar voice. I never forget the pretty ones," he said, starring at Sango. She blushed slightly. "Miroku, where in Hell did you come from?" Inu Yasha snorted. "Just passing through." "Yeah...sure." "Now the only person we need is Kagome..." Inu Yasha growled, and Sango immediately closed her mouth. "Sango?" Miroku asked, "Where is the Shikon Jewel?" Sango grinned and whispered in his ear. "YOU HAVE THE SHIKON JEWEL?" Inu Yasha exclaimed. Sango and Miroku let out a sigh. "So what do you propose we do about this?" Miroku asked. "Bring it to its rightful owned." "Kikyo?" "Kagome..." Inu Yasha whispered, and with that he walked out of the house, and back to his tree. By this time, the sun was setting in the west, a cool wind blew from the east, and small raindrops fell onto his nose. "Would I see Kagome again?" Inu Yasha whispered under his breath, "I really do hope so." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------

Well, that was chapter 4. I will hopefully get a few more chapters up for July 2nd. July 2nd I am going down to Pennsylvania, and then on July 5th I am flying out of JFK airport for Switzerland and I will be going to 5 countries in Europe! YAY! But unfortunately, I won't be back until July 21st. Luckily, I will be taking my writing notebook and I will have plenty to put up when I get back! Keep those reviews coming! Thank-you to those of you who have reviewed...please criticize my work....so I can make it as good as I can! Ja ne!