Chapter Two:

ThE pAtH

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Kagome went the opposite way out of the forest that led to the well. Kagome didn't think she would have the courage to tell everyone good-bye. Not even Shippo who had stayed at Kaede's hut. Kagome ran with her lungs screaming at her to slow down. The sobs were so heart broken anyone one would fall to their knees and feel every ounce of happiness leave. Kagome reached the well and fell down beside it.



'Please just tell me I'm deaming!' Kagome's mind yelled for help.

The rain that had been crashing down on her for half and hour seemed never ending. Her clothes were soaked, mudded with dirt, and torn in various places.



'Shall I go back home? What would I tell everyone? If I go back, that means I will have to accept my best friend's death. Their deaths that I wouldn't ever see. I will leave. And let them think what they wish of me. Best of them to think of me as dead. I have nothing else to live for.'

With that Kagome reached inside her pocket for a small glass rose. It was a good luck charm given to her by her father. Something that had always been precious. Roses where her favorite flower ever since. Kagome gripped the fragile object and cut her hands on the thorns of the lovely flower. She watched the blood flow from her hand down the stem of the flower and land on the cold wooden edge of the well. Tears blurred her eyes as she set the rose down on the splintered surface of the magical well.

'This is all I leave behind. I hope regret will fill your life and your nightmares I will haunt, Inuyasha.' Kagome turned and headed towards the god tree.



Kagome stared up into the cloudy sky between the branches of the tree. Rain trickled off the leaves like glimering tears. Like it could feel her pain. She reached out to the bark and felt her fears leave her. This was her destiny she thought as she swung a vine over a high branch. Only to hang the sorrows she held deep inside. The ones that couldn't escape. The ones that she couldn't live with. With that Kagome climbed up onto the branch and wrapped the other end of the vine around her neck.

"Good-bye." Kagome heaved her body off the branch and watched the world slip away from her fingertips.

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Sango and Miroku was pushed back by the barrier that was set while Kagome ran right through it promising to bring Inuyasha back.



"I hope she'll be able too."

"Inuyasha will come back."

"It's not Inuyasha I'm worried about Sango."

"What do you mean, Houshi?"

"Just a feeling."

So they were forced to stay behind not knowing that their precious friend would not return.

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Inuyasha searched for Kagome everywhere but the rain had washed away every sent of her. He had to find her. He had to explain.



'Please Kagome, just wait for me.'

Inuyasha thought about what was going on. Why did he say all that stuff. Inuyasha knew it wasn't him. I couldn't be him. For Kagome was the one who had melted his heart. Showed him love. And Inuyasha just couldn't lose her here. Not now.

Lightning struck a near by tree and crashed down on the unsuspecting victim. Inuyasha only had enough time to block his face before the huge tree knocked him out and covered him head to toe.

Yep, FLAME ME! Its sooooooo short. I know its really short but my friend wanted me to cut it off. I told her it would make you guys a lil psed off.

In other words really really mad. So flame me. But if you guys truely love me (yea right) please just review like nice peeps so i wont have to go thru the trouble of hanging myself. OH speaking of that i hope you guys know what Kagome's intentions are! ja- luv ya