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Chapter 16-

Disclaimer: -twitch- I'm not Rumiko Takahashi. No. She is the almighty owner of Inuyasha. Let us now worship her. –Sits down and kisses the ground-

Ahem… On to chapter 16!

-Flashback to when Inuyasha was young-

The dewy grass felt so nice against his face. He didn't want to go back home. Mother would only be crying again.

He hated to see her sad. Why did his older brother have to be so mean to her?
Why did he have to be so mean to him? What had he ever done to Sesshomaru?
He wouldn't even say that he was his brother.

"You are just my HALF-brother Inuyasha! No one could love a hanyou like you!"

Sesshomaru's voice felt like knifes going deeper and deeper into his heart.

Father was also angry with mother. When he asked, she said it was adult conversation and that he was too young to understand. All he understood was that it was something about how his mother's belly had swollen up really big…

-End flashback-

Inuyasha was startled from his dream by the shrill scream of a girl who sounded like Kagome. She was sitting right next to him though, eyes wide with fear.

"Inuyasha… What was that?" She asked shakily, moving herself closer to him.

"I don't know, but I'm going to investigate. Watch over that Kei woman."
Kagome gulped, clearly not liking the idea, but nodded anyways.

"Be careful Inuyasha." She said as he walked stealthily into the forest, disappearing amongst the brush.

By now Miroku and Sango were beginning to stir.

"What was that Kagome?" Asked Sango sleepily, rubbing her eyes.

"I… I don't know…" Kagome replied nervously.

Sango saw the worry in her eyes and looked to were Inuyasha had been sleeping. A look of understanding came to her face.

"Did he go off?" She asked, already knowing the answer.

Kagome nodded, and then gave Sango a weak smile. Sango moved closer to her and embraced her friend. Miroku looked off into the forest, and sighed.

"What is it Miroku?" Asked Sango, recognizing his look that meant he knew something.

He shook his head.

"Not now. I will explain later. Right now I think I have to be off now."

With that he also got up and left, not before giving Sango a non-perverted pat on the head. Sango looked after him, surprised that he was leaving and that he hadn't tried anything.

"Something defiantly isn't right here."

-With Inuyasha-

Inuyasha was running through the deep forest to where he had heard the scream. All the sounds of night had left; leaving only an eerie silence that rang through his head and squeezed at his heart.

The scream had been familiar, only too familiar. Kikyou…

What could have happened to her? His heart raced as he sped up, wanting to find her even faster now. When he finally got to a clearing he was out of breath. This had to be the place. He ducked behind a bush and watched quietly.

As his eyes grew accustomed to the dark he saw two figures standing on the far edge of the clearing. They both looked like females from this distance, and one had long hair that blew in the breeze. One of them stopped, and turned completely around. She had blood red eyes that gleamed, and he felt as if she was staring right at him. That was impossible though, wasn't it? His heart skipped a beat as he remembered he was standing where his scent was blown towards them, not away, and mentally slapped himself over the forehead.

Any other movement now could be suicidal…

A/N: Well, that chapter is done! Sorry it's short; it just felt like a good place to end it. Yay! More will be revealed in the next chapter, so until then, review to entertain yourself. If you have already completed that stage, check out my other stories!

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