Chapter 3
They had awoken at dawn and began traveling then. They were on a quest, a quest that had started on that fateful day three years ago. They all had their reasons for being on this journey but his was different. He didn't wish for revenge or to save his life but to redeem himself. He had done something that haunted him to no ends, he killed her.
"Inuyasha, when did you say she would be back?" asked the young man at his side. Inuyasha stared at him for a moment, then at the road ahead of them. "I don't know, she didn't say..." he answered, ending the silence.
"What do you mean ' she didn't say?! She always knows when she's coming back!" shouted the young woman walking behind him. "That's right!" added the child on her shoulder. Inuyasha, on the other hand, remained quiet for the remainder of the day.
Meanwhile... elsewhere...
He had been running since noon and needed a rest. He didn't understand, how could a soulless body weigh so much? He wasn't used to this kind of weight. He set her on the ground while he relaxed against a tree.
It was close to sunset when he began moving again. He could smell him, he was close. ' Inuyasha, you'll live with this on your back for the rest of your life, I'll make sure of it.'
Inuyasha smelt something, something familiar. And it was coming toward them fast, very fast. "Everyone get ready, a demon is coming!" he shouted to his traveling companions. They all prepared for battle while inuyasha battled his thoughts. ' Why is he coming and why do I smell her? No, no, no, no, you're not going to let this little problem take control of you. You have to kill him, now or never.' He was brought out of his thoughts by the on coming threat.
Everyone was in some form of shock to see him. Inuyasha, however, was just pissed. "What do you want, SesshoMaru?" he shouted to his half-brother. He didn't need to have a fight with SesshoMaru now but if eh brought it on, then he wouldn't have a choice.
"Hello, little brother" was all he said in response.
"If you've come to take my sword, then you might as well as leave cause you ain't getting it!" inuyasha didn't like the silence that followed that comment.
"Why brother, you seem troubled..." SesshoMaru broke the silence between them.
"Heh, and why would you care?" inuyasha didn't get it, what was SesshoMaru getting at?
"Is something of SOMEONE bothering you?"
' What! He couldn't have possibly... no, there's no way he could have...'
"Why such a stunned face, inuyasha? Did I hit a sour cord?"
"No, it's just... it's just..."
"If I didn't, then you wouldn't be stuttering. Now, would you?"
"Gulp" inuyasha was getting nervous. "Yes, you hit a sour cord!"
"And what would have made that cord sour? Could it be you stole something? Could it be you committed a crime or could it be you did something bad?"
"No... no, none of those things!"
"Then what? What did you do, inuyasha?"
"I... I... I killed someone!"
"Who, inuyasha? Who did you kill?"
"I killed... I killed..." inuyasha paused, collapsed and propped himself up on his hands and knees. "I killed... I killed..." he began to cry.
"Who?"
Save me
Call my name and save me from the dark
"I killed... I KILLED KAGOME!"
They had awoken at dawn and began traveling then. They were on a quest, a quest that had started on that fateful day three years ago. They all had their reasons for being on this journey but his was different. He didn't wish for revenge or to save his life but to redeem himself. He had done something that haunted him to no ends, he killed her.
"Inuyasha, when did you say she would be back?" asked the young man at his side. Inuyasha stared at him for a moment, then at the road ahead of them. "I don't know, she didn't say..." he answered, ending the silence.
"What do you mean ' she didn't say?! She always knows when she's coming back!" shouted the young woman walking behind him. "That's right!" added the child on her shoulder. Inuyasha, on the other hand, remained quiet for the remainder of the day.
Meanwhile... elsewhere...
He had been running since noon and needed a rest. He didn't understand, how could a soulless body weigh so much? He wasn't used to this kind of weight. He set her on the ground while he relaxed against a tree.
It was close to sunset when he began moving again. He could smell him, he was close. ' Inuyasha, you'll live with this on your back for the rest of your life, I'll make sure of it.'
Inuyasha smelt something, something familiar. And it was coming toward them fast, very fast. "Everyone get ready, a demon is coming!" he shouted to his traveling companions. They all prepared for battle while inuyasha battled his thoughts. ' Why is he coming and why do I smell her? No, no, no, no, you're not going to let this little problem take control of you. You have to kill him, now or never.' He was brought out of his thoughts by the on coming threat.
Everyone was in some form of shock to see him. Inuyasha, however, was just pissed. "What do you want, SesshoMaru?" he shouted to his half-brother. He didn't need to have a fight with SesshoMaru now but if eh brought it on, then he wouldn't have a choice.
"Hello, little brother" was all he said in response.
"If you've come to take my sword, then you might as well as leave cause you ain't getting it!" inuyasha didn't like the silence that followed that comment.
"Why brother, you seem troubled..." SesshoMaru broke the silence between them.
"Heh, and why would you care?" inuyasha didn't get it, what was SesshoMaru getting at?
"Is something of SOMEONE bothering you?"
' What! He couldn't have possibly... no, there's no way he could have...'
"Why such a stunned face, inuyasha? Did I hit a sour cord?"
"No, it's just... it's just..."
"If I didn't, then you wouldn't be stuttering. Now, would you?"
"Gulp" inuyasha was getting nervous. "Yes, you hit a sour cord!"
"And what would have made that cord sour? Could it be you stole something? Could it be you committed a crime or could it be you did something bad?"
"No... no, none of those things!"
"Then what? What did you do, inuyasha?"
"I... I... I killed someone!"
"Who, inuyasha? Who did you kill?"
"I killed... I killed..." inuyasha paused, collapsed and propped himself up on his hands and knees. "I killed... I killed..." he began to cry.
"Who?"
Save me
Call my name and save me from the dark
"I killed... I KILLED KAGOME!"