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Chapter Description- Upon a new subject of discussion InuYasha seems uneasy. Kagome thinks it to be Kikyou but it is it something more?

Set in the Warring States Era of Japan.

---If anyone has read my story, 'Darkness' then they might recongize some of the things within this chapter. You can say I dug out my elder fanfic's grave to shed better light on this newborn. Call me lazy or whatever you want but you've got to admit..this version is better! xD

Disclaimer:
I do not own InuYasha! But I like to play with him! -Tackles him.-
InuYasha: Oi! Lissi get off me!!
Nuuu!!!

InuYasha and Co. ©Rumiko Takahashi
Storyline, Kokushibyou, Yuushishan ©Miiiiiiiiiiineeeeeee

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Broken
Chapter 1
Confusion

"If I wasn't a monk I would swear," Miroku sighed kneeling down to sit upon a log. Lightly, he fingered the rosary that sealed away his wind tunnel. Violet hues looked up once delicate fingers paused his fidgeting.

"InuYasha never seems to rest. Nether does Kagome and both just keep barking at each other," Sango twitched, sitting on the log just a little ways of the monk. She removed her hand with a slight blush and looked up to the sky thoughtfully.

Nodding, he looked up to the sky as well. "I think it's a sign of-"

"SIT!!!" A few birds scattered off the trees. With the yell, leaves fell from a fall bearing branch that hung above them.

Miroku shook his head to rid himself of a few leaves and continued, "A sign of love between the two. They act like a married couple bickering like that."

"I think a married couple would probably act better," Sango groaned, looking over her shoulder towards the campfire. It was a lone light in the dark forest, but just enough for anyone to tell there were beings there, two of normal size.

A small chuckle was heard before Miroku nodded in agreement. He brushed a bang away as his hand slid across his handsome face. Leaning lightly on that hand he looked over his shoulder.

Kagome's red-faced form stalked through the bushes and towards the other two. At sight of them she relaxed and smiled, "I think I felt something. There maybe a jewel shard in the next village if that rumor was right."

"Wonderful! Lets head for it in the morning." Miroku stood up, brushing his robes with his hands. The staff jingled a bit as he followed Kagome back to the campfire. "But you haven't felt any dark auras either? The rumor did include the maiden warrior..."

"Yeah but..." Kagome's voice faded away she walked out of hearing.

Silence, Sango closed her eyes, listening to the silence of the world around her. Though she could hear clearly the growling voice of InuYasha and the fierce voice of Kagome. "The stars are so beautiful tonight, I hope nothing disrupts this." Sango smiled weakly. She knew that this next village was the one nearest to her own. The deserted village of demon slayers of people like herself. Standing up, she lightly followed the path the monk and miko had taken.

As she thought, InuYasha was growling up in a tree that overlooked the campfire below. Sango sighed, retreating to the comfort of her demon companion, Kirara. "Fero!" was the kitten's call as she jumped upon the shoulder of the taijiya.

Kagome looked up to see Sango, smiled then went back to stirring ramen within a pot she had brought. It was almost like a ritual now. For Kagome and InuYasha to fight, Sango and Miroku leave, come back when the argument was done, then eat dinner or something like that.

The monk, inches away from Sango, sat happily munching on potato chips. After one of his chews he looked to Sango. "Is there something the matter? You didn't follow us when we left."

"No, I'm just fine. I was watching the stars for a bit." Was this really true or was she trying to hide the thoughts of passing her once thriving village? Ether way it wouldn't matter. They all knew of her past and its troubles. Unlike InuYasha, who's past still seemed distant to them.

The young miko seemed to take notice of Sango's attitude and changed the subject, "so Miroku how do you like them?" She set the ladle down and poked at the fire a bit.

"These chips potato are very splendid! But even if they weren't they would still be food of the heavens."

Kagome twitched then spoke flatly, "I didn't make them."

Sango let out a small giggle before covering it up with the fur of Kirara.

"It's still splendid!" the monk gave a fake smile and continued to crunch on the chips. He was too oblivious sometimes.

A timer went off, signaling the ramen to be done and a quick appearance of InuYasha upon the ground. "Here you go...InuYasha?" Kagome blinked. The hanyou was nowhere within sight.

Miroku looked up, blinking his violet hues. Lightly, he poked the empty air with his staff. He quirked his brow then furrowed it as he folded his staff and arms across his chest. "It would seem that InuYasha has deserted us."

"He would never do that!!" Kagome protested, eyes raged. She looked to the ground, ebony tresses cascading over her shoulders and in front of her face. Her aura easily counterfeited her normal cherry self with that solemn look, dark and uninviting.

A hand gently placed itself on Kagome's back, patting in a sense of comfort. The demon slayer's smile appeared in her face, soft and hopeful. "He'll come back, Kagome," Sango reassured though she still wasn't sure herself.

"Kagome, what exactly were you two talking about while we were gone?" the monk asked, itching the chin of the neko youkai. Kirara purred lightly and crawled up to sit on his shoulder.

She sniffed, looking up slightly. Did she have to remember? "We were talking about..." her voice softly spoke, sad and torn. She really didn't like that subject.

Miroku twitched, looking over to Sango. Kirara mewed and jumped over to her companion. He watched for a few for any reaction from the demon slayer until nodding his head for Kagome to continue her story.

"Well, for some reason he wanted to talk about her, I think. He said he was talking about someone else but..." Kagome sighed, clutching herself.

'I have to get away,' he thought, running and zooming across the canopy. The red and white blur headed away from the distant campfire seen in the dark. 'As far away as I can...I don't want to remember,' InuYasha sighed and paused within a great oak, overlooking the magenta sky before him. Looking behind him, bright twinkling stars upon a violet blanket, he could still see the firelight that danced in the distance. 'They'll think me a chicken or something if I come back...I'll just let them find me...'

"INUYASHA!!...INUYASHA!!...Shippou do you smell him anywhere?" Kagome asked, shouldering her backpack uncomfortably. Worried, Kagome looked off into the sunset for a lone tree but all the trees stood at the same height for miles.

The kitsune looked up from the ground and shook his head. With a sniff he sadly jumped into Kagome's arms and nuzzled against her. "Kagome? Did InuYasha leave us forever?"

"No, Shippou, he didn't. He'll come back...I know it," she smiled weakly, ruffling the hair upon the small fox's head.

"Are you sure? Cause." Shippou whined then cried into her arms, clutching the cloth of her school uniform.

"It's okay Shippou. If he doesn't come back on his own then we'll just have to make sure he does at any cost." Kagome patted his head and cradled him within her arms. Every day the little fox became more of a brother or even a child to her.

Sango shook her head from side to side, shouldering the large weapon upon her back. Kirara mewed softly and curled up on top of her hair. Her own muted face looked over to the monk who walked beside her.

"There must be some better explanation to why he left us," Miroku sighed and slung an arm around Sango's shoulders. SLAP! Right across the face. "One thing I will miss if I ever run away like that," he smiled happily, rubbing his aching cheek.

Kagome sighed, gazing across the darkened forest. Did the hanyou not even sense what she felt for him? "I just hope he's alright..." Still deep within the forest, the group walked on, dawn approaching them quickly. Sango, tired of the many failed attempts from the monk to place a hand on her in any from or matter, slowed down her pace to the trudging Kagome behind them. "Kagome," she smiled, placing a hand upon her friend's back. "Don't feel so down, think of this as an opportunity to-"

"Heal our ears," Miroku cut in. He glanced back just as a rock hit him squarely in the forehead. Rubbing the aching spot he turned back around to finish his chat on physics with the kitsune upon his shoulder.

Sango growled at the monk's back and shook her fist as she spoke, "Miroku, if you say anything-"

"Good ghastly woman!" he turned around and held up a sign for truth. "By all that is Buddha's word I am certainly not talking about that."

"Get your mind out of the gutter and keep walking," she growled, pushing him foreword once she and Kagome bumped into him.

"My mind?" he mumbled to himself.

Shippou curiously blinked at Miroku wondering what Sango and Miroku were talking about that seemed so important to shut him out of it. He poked Miroku in the head ushering him to continue with their conversation.

Kagome sighed but did not remove her sight from the ground. She still was thinking why could he of left. It was right after Miroku had mentioned siblings. The conversation was nice till we turned out heads to InuYasha.



"I wonder what it would be like to have a sibling..." Miroku spoke aloud.

"Not one that doesn't try to kill you all the time," InuYasha mumbled.

"My brother is a sometimes a pain but he can be very thoughtful and handy. Though he can be the biggest chicken in the world!" fumed the schoolgirl.

Sango chuckled before turning to InuYasha. "Do you have any pleasant memories of your brother, InuYasha?" She gave him a smile, petting the neko that purred in her lap.

"InuYasha...InuYasha! Be polite and answer Sango," Kagome glared at him, trying to snap him out of his stupid gaze. It creeped her out, that misty look in his eyes.

Miroku coughed, standing up. He waved to Sango and they easily left the two, claiming to gather some firewood.

Silence followed for what seemed like an eternity. Kagome glanced at the sleeping Kirara and Shippou. "InuYasha, what's the matter?" the girl looked over to the hanyou, poking at the fire.

The hanyou looked away from her with a saddened expression. Bringing his knees up to him he clutched the Tetsusaiga for what looked like comfort.

Kagome sighed and got up to sit next to him, "InuYasha..." Her chocolate hues seemed to water but she looked away before he could notice. "Why do you seem so sad? It's because of her isn't it?

"Its...I...uh..." he mumbled, staring at the fire. His amber hues softened at the thought, trying to think of some way to tell her th-.

"Spit it out, I want to know why. I mean I know you loved each other 50 years ago but still. She's dead. Can't you accept that? Come to think of it. Can't she accept it?" A blur of silver and red disappeared from the corner of her vision, causing her to look behind and up.

His golden orbs reflected the firelight, the moon's aura glittering on his silver mane of hair. Silently he looked down at her before he turned his body swiftly around.

"Sit," Kagome mumbled, feeling a slight tremor in the ground. He's not going anywhere, she thought.

A growl echoed behind her, growing louder as he stepped up behind her. "I wasn't thinking about her!" he snarled, amber hues now fiercely portraying underneath his silver bangs. "I was thinking about someone...else..." he sighed, plopping down into the dirt.

"What do you mean 'I was thinking about someone else'? Who else would you think of that would get that sad look on your face?!" she fumed.

"Plenty! Why did we have to talk about siblings anyways?"

"Because it's good to share your life with people!" she cried into the night, standing up before him. "If you don't you'll just sit and rot away in your own little world. And I don't want you to wither away, InuYasha," she sniffed and embraced him tightly.

"Kagome..." he whispered, leaning his head on hers.

"Don't you know how I worry about you? Always running off into the heat of battle. You don't care if you die do you? You'll just go to hell with Kikyou then, but what about me? Am I still just a jewel detector to you? Just a little human you picked up? InuYasha...SIT!!" her sadden voice was full of such loathing that the birds in the trees scattered at the fierceness of her voice. With a sniff and wipe of her tears she plopped back down next to the fire, listening as the hanyou silently fled into the tree above.

She thought to herself, 'Maybe...he wasn't thinking of Kikyou in the beginning...but still.'

The crimson sun, bathed in light, crawled over the lip of the earth to sprawl its light to the far reaches of the sky. The hanyou watched, golden hues reflecting each moment sadly. They had not found him yet and it was beginning to worry him. What if they didn't care? What if they'd just go on their way for jewel shards? Kagome. What about her? She probably didn't care for him. The hurt in her eyes still burned into the back of his head.

His canine nose stuck upwards in the air, sniffing to catch any scent of Kagome and the others. The only signal that came was another dog. He froze. "Sesshoumaru..." With a crack of his knuckles, claws jutted out to grasp the branch. Force was applied before the silhouette disappeared towards the sunset, seemingly dancing off the surface of the trees.

"Kagome-chan?" Sango called over her shoulder. The taijiya pointed towards a large looming mountain that itself was bathed in the blood of the sun. "Is this the mountain you felt the glow from?"

"Yeah," she said sadly. Her soft chocolate gaze lifted to watch the sunrise paint the mountain; it's forestry seeming to glow. Suddenly something caught her eye, a white object zooming down the mountainside along with a dark purple figure that glowed with a hint of silver. Kagome blinked at the new sight then it dawned on her. These things were what she felt the glow from.

"Kagome, try not to think of him at the moment. If he really did wished for us to follow him then he knows that we will not. His stubbornness will eventually force him to track our scents to where ever we are. Besides...his brain cannot allow you to be unprotected," Miroku grinned and patted her back.

Kagome snapped out of her gaze and looked at him with her wide hues. "Miroku...something's coming."

Miroku and Sango looked up to where she had been last staring into space then jumped at the sight of the figures closing in on them. "Be prepared for anything," the monk whispered as he held his staff at ready.

The white and dark purple object narrowed the distance instantly, a wave of cold light swarming them to create a clearing in which both the newcomers and the group stood within.

"Sess...Sesshoumaru!" Kagome breathed, clutching the small sleeping kitsune to her chest, where was InuYasha?

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AN: Rahr to you too..
InuYasha: I just wanted to be normal!
But you look so cute with it!
InuYasha: I don't want to have a tail! TT