Ch. 3

me: lala. Ppl seem to like this one... Oo

Kikyo: dude, you're lucky you can still update.

me: yeah, I kno, I kno. Blah. Anyways, is anyone out there a YuGiOh fan? Well, if ya are, you should read Sad Eyed Tenshi's stories. They rock! but im a bit biased cause im one of her friends.

Kikyo: heh, make that a lot biased. Hey...ur my friend, but you still don't like my stories.

me: that's cause they're all about Miroku and Kurama.

Kikyo: oh, thats the reason why...I get it. I see how it is. Its because im DEAD, isnt it??

me: kikyo...this is just a story.. Relax please... Oo ((btw, "kikyo's" real name is Nikki))

Kikyo: -- don't tell them that. -glare- anyways, please R&R!

Kagome sat by the side of the well shrine, her eyes filled with anger and hurt. How could this happen? Things were going so well with InuYasha, and then Kikyo had to come in and...

Kikyo. Kagome shuddered just thinking of her. What on earth was I thinking when I picked up that bow? Why did I shoot her?

Many eras away, a white-haired hanyou was wondering almost exactly the same thing. How did this happen? This is Kagome we're talking about! The girl who's still afraid of bugs and can't shoot an arrow if her life depended on it! He shook his head and blocked all thoughts of Kagome out of his head. I don't want to think of that wench unless I absolutely have to...

"InuYasha!" A tall, slender girl with an oversized boomerang came racing out of the forest, followed by a monk, a cat youkai, and a small kitsune. "InuYasha, what happened? We heard you yelling...where's Kagome-chan?"

InuYasha flinched at the name. "Sango..." As he spoke the demon exterminator's name, Miroku peered at the pile of clothes behind InuYasha.

"Are those...Kikyo's clothes?" Miroku's eyes widened. "Oh mygod InuYasha....what exactly were you two doing?" He raised an eyebrow, his face taking on an amused expression.

"What the hell are you thinking of? Dirty pervert!" InuYasha hit Miroku over the head. "That's not funny!"

"I just wanted the facts, InuYasha!" said Miroku, rubbing his head. InuYasha turned away, a pained expression crossing over his tanned face. Sango looked at him with concern.

"InuYasha...what happened?" she asked softly. He glanced at her, then looked away again. Miroku seemed to realize how serious this situation was.

"Shippo..." he said, addressing the small fox. "Take Kirara and go to Kaede's. We'll be there in a minute. For once, the little youkai did not complain; he merely nodded and motioned for Kirara to follow him into the forest. Miroku then turned back to InuYasha.

"InuYasha... all jokes aside, what really happened tonight? I heard you yelling at Kagome. And if Kikyo's clothes are here, then where is she?" He knelt down, lifting the dead miko's clothes. When he saw the bones, his eyes widened. Sango peeked over the houshi's shoulder. After a long moment of uncomfortable silence, the demon exterminator and the monk turned to face InuYasha, who was still looking at the ground.

"Y-you killed her?" Sango asked shakily. InuYasha shook his head, clearing his throat.

"No..." he said slowly. "K-Kagome did."

"Wha- excuse me?! Are you meaning to tell me that Kagome killed Kikyo?" Sango said angrily. "That's unbelievable. I can't believe you'd lie like that, InuYasha!" Miroku wore the same angry look on his face.

"Its one thing to do it; its another to lie about it," Miroku said seriously. InuYasha growled low in his throat. How could they not believe him?! He moved Kikyo's clothes aside, searching in the heap of dust and bones until he found the dusty arrow. Picking it up, he turned and showed it to the others.

"Who's arrow does this look like?! I sure as hell can't shoot an arrow, but hm, I wonder who can!" he yelled, unable to control himself. Sango stared at the arrow, unbelief still in her eyes.

"No," she said simply, as if that would make it all go away. "No. Kagome wouldn't do something like that. She's not...that kind of person." Sango stared at InuYasha once more, dropped the arrow and walked away, shaking her head as she went.

"Does that mean I am that kind of person?!" InuYasha yelled at her retreating back. She flinched, but chose not to answer. He turned on Miroku, his eyes narrowed to gold slits. "Am I?!"

"Sometimes, InuYasha...sometimes I really don't know..." the monk wore a pitying expression as he followed Sango away from the distraught hanyou.

"Kagome...what's wrong with you these days?" Mrs. Higurashi watched her daughter sadly. "Does it have something to do with the well?" Kagome looked out her window, her eyes cold and dark.

"No. Mom, its ok. Stop worrying. I think I have a little cold or something. Its ok, nothing to worry about. Can I go to school tomorrow?"

"If you want to... I'm not too sure, are you positive you don't have the flu?"

"Yeah, I'm sure. I just need some peace and quiet. Can I go to sleep now? I want to be rested for tomorrow."

"Of course. But if you need anything, just come downstairs, ok?"

"Okay." Kagome watched her mom leave. As soon as she was gone, she lifted the covers over her head and sank down into her pillow. Tomorrow she would go to school and forget about InuYasha. For at least a while, anyway.

me: mwahaha. Took me long enough to write this, ne?

Kikyo: -is asleep-

me: oy...please Read and Review!