Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, how many times are you people going to make me say this? *cries softly to self* go read, I'll get over it eventually *sits down with psychiatrist*

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Tears and Blood Chapter Three: Returning Home By: Sailor Destiny2

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The bright morning light was what awakened Kagome and she mentally cursed it for ruining her sleep. To her surprise, everyone else was already up and Sango was making breakfast for them all. As Kagome stood up, she felt her shirt sticking to her back as though she had been sweating all night.
"Kagome!" Miroku called out in surprise, "What happened to your back?"
"What do you mean?" Kagome asked as she stared at Miroku as if he had grown another head.
"You're bleeding."
Damn Kagome thought to herself. She let out a long sigh.
"Oh, that!" She replied in an 'it's no big deal' voice, "I fell down the stairs back in my time," she invented quickly.
"Is that what happened to your leg too?" Inuyasha interrupted from his spot in a nearby tree.
"What are you talking about?" Kagome asked, fear evident in her voice.
"Show us your leg, Kagome," Inuyasha half-demanded, "If you don't know what I'm talking about." Kagome reluctantly pulled up her pant leg to reveal the gashes and bruises that convered her leg.
"What's that from?" Sango asked as she stared in horror at her injured friend.
"a... stray dog," Kagome said, not looking her in the eye. Suddenly a thought struck her.
"Souta's coming home today," Kagome said to herself.
"What?" Miroku asked in a state of confusion.
"My brother's coming home from my grandmothers' today and my mom and grandpa are visiting relatives. I was supposed to watch him," Kagome suddenly panicked, "Inuyasha, I have got to go home, I can't leave my brother by himself."
"Feh! He's been alone before," was Inuyasha's response, "Why should it matter this time?"
"It's... different this time..." Kagome replied, not looking anyone in the eye but instead staring at the ground near her feet.
"Why?" Inuyasha asked quietly but firmly, a small note of concern evident in his voice.
"It just is..." She paused before continuing, "Please, Inuyasha, just let me go home for tonight," he seemed to sense the desperation in her voice.
"Alright, wench," he replied only half angry, "get your stuff and then you can go home, but only for tonight!" he demanded.
"Thank you, Inuyasha," Kagome said as she threw her arms around the hanyou's neck.
"Feh!" was the only response from Inuyasha. In a very short amount of time, Kagome had all of her things back in her bag and was climbing onto Inuyasha's back.
"Good-bye," Sango called out to her. Kagome hated when people said goodbye, it was like they never expected to see you again.
"Later..." Kagome replied before Inuyasha sped off toward the well.

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When they made it to the well, Kagome jumped off of Inuyasha's back
"Thanks Inuyasha," she said with a smile, some of the panic she was feeling showing through, "I'll see you tomorrow okay?"
"If you stay too long, I'm coming after you, ya got that?" Inuyasha asked in an attempted threatening tone.
"I wont..." she quietly assured him as she slipped into the well.

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