Disclaimer : The National Government is so cruel. I will sue. Sue I say, SUE ! - shakes fist -

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The heavy eyelids that have been closed for fifty years finally shot open that day.

White soft doggy ears pricked, rusty finger limbs cracking itself.

Its silver white head, turning slowly, as its youkai finally came back to life.

The mighty Lord Inuyasha is back.

" She's near, " he whispered, his husky voice cracking and raspy, for not speaking for fifty years.

He cracked his claws and blinked wearily, as if still getting accustomed to be awake from sleeping for so long.

" She's so near, I can almost smell her. " he whispered again, his voice now stronger and louder.

He tried to move. He tried to jump away from the tree he was leaning against.

But then he couldn't.

Glancing down at his chest, realization dawned upon him. He was pinned to a tree, by an arrow.

Inuyasha narrowed his eyes. Everything came crashing down onto him, he remembered the day if was pinned to this goddamn tree.

Kikyou had shot an arrow at him.

Again. For the second time.

He closed his heavy eyes. He could remember Kagome's fear-stricken face, as she screamed his name. He had told her what he wanted to tell her for so long, that he loved her. She had begun to speak, something about love .. not leaving .. please ..

But then her voice just faded away. And he couldn't hear, or see, or sense, or smell, anymore.

He clenched his fists. He sniffed the air. He tried to sniff if Miroku, Sango, Shippou, or Kirara was around. But their scent was so faint; he knew that they had left this place long ago.

He could almost sense the amount of sadness and grief lingering in the fresh air. But most importantly, he could smell her.

Kagome.

The one he claimed his love for. She was near.

She wasn't here, but she was so near, he could almost touch her. She was probably at the well, yes, and he could get to her.

Inuyasha growled.

But he was freaking pinned to the damned tree !

Kagome !

I want to see you !

" H-huh ? " Inuyasha blinked, his heart started to race.

A bright blue light had engulfed him, and it looked really familiar.

It was exact same light he had seen when he traveled through the well.

Does this mean .. ?

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" WHOA ! " A young girl, perhaps around fifteen, grabbed the edge of the old well and pushed herself back.

She placed a trembling hand on her beating chest and sighed in relief. " I almost fell in, good thing I was awake. "

Hmmm. Kumiko cocked an eyebrow and peered into the well again, carefully. What had brought her curiosity to such edge ? It was like something in the well pulling her in. And in. And ..

" Huh ? " Kumiko furrowed her eyebrows as she kept her eyes trained in the well. A strange cold mist had brushed over her raven head, and she shivered.

" What the .. "

Slowly, Kumiko lifted her head up, and practically jumped out of the shrine.

" AH ! " she shrieked as her dark eyes stared at the foggy mist just right in front of her.

A g-ghost .. ? She thought fearfully, as she began to back crawl away from the well. She was afraid of ghosts, dead people, evil spirits .. genetics. Yes, it was .. habits and fears passed down from her great grandparents and on and on.

She was about to sprang up and run out the shrine, screaming bloody murder, when a figure began to form in the middle of the vapor.

I've got to start therapy to tame my curiosity .. Kumiko thought, as she began crawling towards the forming cloud.

The young girl's eyes widened as the cloud began to take a shape of a .. a old man ? No, he had silver white hair, but his facial features were like a young boy. He seemed roughly around her age, maybe a little older. But wait .. he had .. WHITE DOGGY EARS ?!!

Kumiko rubbed her eyes fiercely. Forget therapy, they'll just put me in an insane asylum !

Leaning forward, curiosity, again, eating her away, Kumiko stared intently as the cloud began taking its full shape.

Kumiko gasped. He was cute, she must say, but she was never like those girls. But she couldn't help it ..

He has the most beautiful eyes. They're so .. golden. Kumiko thought in awe. She wasn't even scared, even though he was clearly not completely human.

" H-hello ? " Kumiko blurted out, as she half consciously waved at the shape.

She almost kicked herself when she realized how dumb that sounded. She was about to shake her head, and convince herself she was just dreaming, when the boy looked her way. She almost fainted.

You mean he can hear and see me !? She thought, panicked, when she noticed his razor sharp nails. He's gonna KILL me now !

Before Kumiko's legs could take her away, her dark orbs caught the sight of the arrow struck in his chest. Shock replaced her fear as she leaned over to take a closer look. Why was there an arrow struck in chest, and why was he still alive ?

Then something unexpected happened.

She automatically reached over to the boy, whose eyes were widening at the sight of her. She didn't pay any attention to him and placed her hand on the arrow, which felt real for an instant.

And before Kumiko could stop herself and think of what she was doing, she wrapped her slim fingers around the stick, and to her surprise, it burst into bits and pieces in her hands.

Surprised at the sudden blast from the impact, Kumiko's body flew across to the other side of the shrine, away from the well.

Slowly, she began to push herself up, groaning. " Uhh .. my head .. "

Before she had time to nurse her throbbing head, Kumiko shrieked and jumped back, surprised at another blast of blue light from inside of the well. ' Curiosity ' was going to be in BIG trouble later ..

" Grandma .. grandma I .. " Kumiko had started to yell, but her words just got caught in her throat, for no sound came out.

Kumiko couldn't believe her eyes. How did it happen ?

In front of her, was that silver haired boy, with those cute doggy ears. The boy with the piercing amber eyes, and the sharp claws.

The boy, Inuyasha.

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" Kagome .. " He whispered and raised a trembling hand to her.

His face clouded over, when he saw the fear written all over her face. Has she forgotten him ?

" Kagome, it's me. D-don't you remember me ? " Inuyasha began reluctantly, as he felt dread creep into the pit of his stomach.

The girl didn't move from her spot, but Inuyasha could see that she was trembling all over very evidently. Her brown eyes, darker than usual Inuyasha had noted, were wide and laced with fear and .. curiosity ?

Finally, she spoke, her words draining the last bit of hope in Inuyasha's shaking body, " Um. Who .. who are you ? "

Inuyasha dropped his hand. He couldn't believe it. She didn't remember him. Kagome didn't remember him.

Before she could speak, Inuyasha flung himself to her, wrapped his powerful arms around her small frame and dug his face into her ebony hair.

He winced when he felt her stiffen, and the fear on her increase.

This .. wasn't suppose to happen. Inuyasha thought desperately, feeling a strange liquid prick the corner of his eyes. This wasn't supposed to be like this.

" Kagome .. you don't remember me, do you ? " Inuyasha whispered into the girl's raven hair, the dread in his stomach completely filling it.

The girl didn't speak, and to Inuyasha's surprise, wrap her own arms around his waist. She buried her face in his chest, and to his relief, her fear had faded away.

" I-I .. missed you. " Inuyasha continued, relief washing over him like a tidal wave. " I thought I'd never see you again. I thought you had left for good, until I sensed you near here. I can't believe you're here with me again .. it's like a dream. I missed you a lot, Kagome. I lo .. "

He was cut off by a gasp at the shrine door, and somebody tripping. Inuyasha shot his head up and glanced fiercely at the door.

In his eyes, was an unfamiliar old woman, perhaps in her seventies? But when the hanyou looked closer, everything about the woman looked familiar. His eyes widened, his heart stopped.

Her weary brown eyes widened, as she took a trembling step into the shrine, her small frame shaking tremendously.

In a quiet voice, she spoke, making Inuyasha realize who this girl was ..

" Inuyasha. " she whispered.

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Red-Rain69 : AHH! That was grRrRrRreaaat! Hey man, stop it with the cliffhangers! =(