Inuyasha's Loss

Hi...here's the chapter seventeen. This is the chapter where KiLaLa says her final goodbyes to everyone and runs away. Inuyasha finds her gone and goes after her. I've decided to change Blue's name back to Phoenix. It's too confusing to change it. Enjoy...

17. Running Away

"It's getting dark. I'm going look for KiLaLa," Inuyasha said and walked into the forest. "KiLaLa!" he yelled and looked around.

'That's my daddy,' KiLaLa thought and quickly dried her eyes. "I'm over here!" she yelled. He found her and picked her up. "It's getting dark and you don't want me to eat all the ramen." Inuyasha laughed. "No thanks. I'm not really hungry," she said. Inuyasha was surprised.

"But I thought ramen was your favorite. Are you feeling well?" he asked. "Yeah, but I'm just not hungry." Inuyasha sighed. "Okay, but I'll save some for you incase you get hungry later." They reached the hut and went in. Inuyasha put KiLaLa down and Sango offered them two bowls of ramen. KiLaLa shook her head. Sango was shocked.

"But I thought it was your favorite," she said and set the bowl down. "I said the same thing, but she says she's not hungry," Inuyasha said. "Go lay down and take a nap. I'll wake you up later and see if you want some," she said and laid out some blankets in the corner.

KiLaLa laid down and fell asleep right away. "Inuyasha, I think something's wrong with her. She was so happy before she went on that walk. You think something happened?" Sango asked. "I don't know. When I found her, I didn't smell anyone else around. The only thing I smelt was tears, but I didn't think she was the one crying."

"But what was making her cry?" she asked. "She could have fell or something and hurt herself. That's the only thing I can think of," he said and ate.

Everyone finished eating and went to bed. Sango and Inuyasha stayed up. "We should ask her about it when we wake up," Sango said. Inuyasha nodded. "KiLaLa, are you hungry now? Do you want some ramen?" he asked.

KiLaLa woke up, but pretended to be asleep. "I don't think she'll wake up for anything. We'll talk about it in the morning," Inuyasha said. He sat down and leaned against the wall. "Sleep good," Sango said and laid down. 'I wonder what was making her cry in the forest,' Inuyasha thought, 'Oh well, we'll talk about it in the morning.' He closed his eyes and fell asleep.

KiLaLa listened until she heard Inuyasha's steady breath. 'He's asleep,' she thought and sat up. She got up and looked around at everyone. She went to Sango and Miroku in the corner. "Thanks for everything. You have really been family to me," she whispered.

She walked to the opposite corner and watched Phoenix and Kanaye sleep. "I'll miss you guys. I hope you don't take it too badly," she whispered. She went to the last corner and watched Inuyasha. "I hope you don't suffer too much when I'm gone. I'll miss you the most. Take care of everyone and visit mama every month. I might see you there."

She bent down and gave him one last kiss on the cheek. He smiled in his sleep. 'I'll give him something to remember me by,' she thought and pulled the shikon jewel from around her neck. She gently opened his hand and placed the jewel in it. KiLaLa sighed and looked around for what she needed. KiLaLa grabbed her bow, arrows, and ball. 'That's all I'll need,' she thought and gave one last look around.

"Goodbye," she whispered and her tears fell. She walked into the forest and wiped her face. 'Might as well get as far away as I can,' she thought and ran towards the mountains.

...With Inuyasha...

The sun shined through out the hut. Inuyasha woke up first. He yawned and looked around. 'Everyone is still asleep,' he thought and felt something in his hand. 'What's this?' he thought and opened his hand. 'The sacred jewel!' He looked towards KiLaLa's bed and saw it empty. ' She best be outside,' he thought and ran outside.

He looked around and saw no one. He smelt the air and could only get a faint scent of her. "She left!" He ran inside to see Sango just waking up. "Sango, KiLaLa's gone! She ran away!" Sango shook Miroku. "What?" he asked. "Watch the kids today," Sango said.

"Okay," he said and fell asleep again. Sango grabbed her boomerang and went outside. "Why do you need your weapon?" Inuyasha asked. "She might be in trouble," Sango said and put on her armor. He smelled the air and caught her scent. "It was a long time ago, but she went this way," he said and ran into the forest with Sango following.

...With KiLaLa...

'It's freezing,' she thought as she climbed the mountain side. The pain had started coming back since she had barely slept to heal. 'At least my arm and leg healed enough for me to climb,' she thought and made it to the top. She had no idea where she was or even going.

She thought about finding her uncle's house and living with him, but she didn't know where he lived. "I'll just find a cave for tonight when it gets dark. They are probably following my scent right now. I need something to drown it," she said to herself and looked around. 'Drowned! That's it! Water!' she thought and ran to a nearby river.

"Do I really want to do this?" she asked herself and thought about the water getting in her ears. "Remember, you made a commitment," she said and jumped in.

The water was cold so she swam quickly. After a while, her legs got numb and it was getting dark. 'Now to find that cave.' She walked until she found a moist cave. 'It'll do for tonight.' She looked at the sky and saw no moon and noticed her hair was black. "Great. I'm human," she said to herself and went in. She set her things down. "I wish I had something to eat."

Just then, a kitsune ran in front of her. KiLaLa screamed and backed away from it until she hit the cave wall. The kitsune tilted its head and gave her a confused look. "Who are you and why are you here?" it asked. "Barali, get back over here!" Shippo yelled and ran to him. "What do you think you're doing out here?" he asked. The little kitsune pointed at KiLaLa. Shippo looked at her.

"Inuyasha and Kagome's scent. Why do you smell of them?" Shippo asked and growled at her. KiLaLa just gave him a blank look. 'Tell him or not tell and be killed. Or not tell him and run away!' she thought and turned around.

"You're not leaving until you answer my question!" Shippo yelled and jumped in front of her. 'There goes my escape plan,' she thought, 'Maybe I can jump over him and out run him.' She jumped over Shippo, but he was fast. He grabbed her ankle and threw her on the ground. Pain went threw her body. 'My wounds hadn't healed all the way,' she thought and held her injuries.

There was blood dripping from her kimono. 'It must have reopened.' Shippo noticed her wounds and showed a bit of concern. 'She is just a human child,' he thought and walked towards her.

"Stay away! Get away from me!" KiLaLa cried and slowly got up. "You're hurt. Let me help you," Shippo said and tool another step towards her. "No! Just stay away!" KiLaLa yelled and walked out of the cave as fast as she could.

"Wait! You can't go out there! Demons are hunting at night and they will kill you!" Shippo yelled and chased after her. "I don't care. My daddy is probably right behind me and I can't stop now," she said and ignored the pain. "But please, let me help you. You can stay in my cave tonight," he said. "I said no!" she yelled and walked to the river.

KiLaLa sat down and cupped her hands into the water. Shippo watched her clean her wounds, but she wouldn't stop bleeding. "Is there another cave around here?" she asked and got up. "It's just up the river on this side," he said and watched her sway with dizziness.

"Could you get my things in the cave?" she asked. He nodded and ran into the cave. He quickly found her things and ran back out. "Thanks," KiLaLa said as he gave them to her. "Be careful on your way," Shippo said and watched her walk away.

...With Inuyasha...

Night had come and Inuyasha was human. "Great! Now how am I suppose to follow her!" He sighed and Sango sat on the grass. "If only we had a demon nose," she said and the bushes shook. "What was that?" she asked Inuyasha. "I don't know," he said and walked towards the bushes. They shook again.

Phoenix jumped on top of Inuyasha and licked his face. "Phoenix! What are you doing here?" he asked. She was still a wolf so she couldn't answer. "Inuyasha, she can sniff out KiLaLa for us!" Sango realized and stood up. "Can you smell her?" he asked.

Phoenix barked, meaning yes. She smelt the air and followed the scent. They quickly came to the river and Phoenix stopped. "She must have went in the river," Inuyasha said and thought for a minute. "Do you think she followed the way to Shippo's cave?" he asked. "We could ask him and if she hasn't then we come back here," Sango said. Inuyasha nodded and ran towards Shippo's cave with the others following.

...With KiLaLa...

KiLaLa struggled to walk. Her kimono was soaked with blood from her wounds. She had trouble seeing what was in front of her since she was so dizzy. She tripped on a tree root that was above the ground and fell. She didn't even try to get up.

After a while, she heard some sort of hoofs and saw a shape of a horse in front of her. She saw someone jump down from it and check for a pulse. The person came closer to KiLaLa's face. "Mama?" KiLaLa asked and passed out. The mysterious person picked her up and put her on the horse's back. They rode towards a village not too far away.

...With Inuyasha...

They ran until they reached Shippo's cave. "Shippo?" Inuyasha yelled and waited for a response. About a hundred kitsune appeared in front of them. "Inuyasha!" they yelled and tackled him.

"Now ya'll get off of him," Shippo yelled and pulled them off. "But daddy!" some kitsune said and got off. "Go on! Now what do you need, Inuyasha?" he asked. "Have you seen a little girl? She's a human tonight," Inuyasha asked.

"Yes, she passed by her not too long ago. Why? Do you know her?" he asked. "Which way did she go?" Inuyasha asked. "She headed towards another cave up the river. I don't think she got very far. She had serious wounds that were bleeding," Shippo said. "Thanks. I'll explain everything later," Inuyasha said and ran up the river with Sango and Phoenix following.

They didn't go far when they saw a drops of blood on the ground. 'That must be her blood,' Inuyasha thought and ran as fast as he could as a human. He followed it until he came to a large puddle of blood and the trail ended. "Now where is she?" he asked.

Phoenix ran past him, following her scent. Inuyasha ran behind her until they caught up with the person with KiLaLa. He saw KiLaLa, but another familiar person as well...

Sorry to leave you off on a cliff-hanger. Can anyone guess who rescued KiLaLa? Here are some clues: 1. KiLaLa thought the person was her mom. 2. The person is someone Inuyasha knows. Can anyone guess? I still didn't get any reviews saying if ya'll want the chapters longer or shorter! I'm going to ask ya'll again to review and tell me. Also, does anyone know any good web sites that I can find Inuyasha movie screenshots? Also, I'm going to start giving previews to my next chapter starting on this one. So here's the preview on the next chapter called,

18. A Familiar Face

KiLaLa woke up in a hut next to a fire. It was still night. She tried to sit up, but the pain stopped her. "You should be moving around that much. You're wounds aren't healed enough." KiLaLa turned around and looked at the woman. "Mama?" she asked. The woman looked at her in a confused way. "I do not have any children. Why do you call me that?" she asked.

There's your little preview. So who do you think it is now? Is it KiLaLa's mother, having a bit of amnesia or is it someone else? Now that was a big hint. I want to thank all my reviewers! Thanks the wizard (Her birthday is coming up soon and I changed Blue's name back to Phoenix) Thanks kaginu4ever (He does die in this fanfic) Thanks lilhellsing (That's where I got her name from. I love that show. I watch it and record it every Saturday) Thanks tokai (I hope you keep reading my story) That's all for now. Sayonara minna-san!