What Now?

Disclaimer: Wahhh!!! I don't own Inu-Yasha. I don't even own this chapter T--T

Chapter 3: Shikon Dust and a Broken Will

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The next morning Kagome awoke with a jolt.

"Oh crap!" she thought, "I have a huge final tomorrow and I haven't studied!"

Kagome then yelled, "Inu-Yashaaa!!!!!"

Inu-Yasha in the meantime was dreaming of ramen. "Mmm, chicken flavored…" he drooled.

Suddenly Inu-Yasha heard Kagome's voice. "Huh? What's going on?"

Kagome wailed again. "I'm coming Kagome!" Inu-Yasha thought as he started running.

"Inu-Yasha!!!" Kagome yelled.

"Shut up already!" Inu-Yasha yelled. He then proceeded to sniff her to ensure Kagome's safety.

"S-stop that!" Kagome giggled. "It tickles!"

Inu-Yasha finished his assessment with a grunt. "You're fine…what's wrong?"

"I have to go home today for a test tomorrow at school." Kagome began praying that Inu-Yasha wouldn't go over the top, in vain.

"Nani?!? You're going home again?!? What's so great about your stupid home?!?" Inu-Yasha yelled.

Kagome started counting off her fingers. "Let's see…TV, warm baths, perfume, natural makeup, shampoo, toothpaste, food, phones, internet…"

"Enough already!" Inu-Yasha interrupted. "Just don't go back!"

Kagome stuck her tongue out at Inu-Yasha. "Good-bye"

And with that Kagome hopped on her bike and rode. Kagome then turned around and yelled "Osuwari!"

Moosh! "Kagome! Come back here!" Inu-Yasha yelled.

As Kagome rode through town Sango and Miroku looked on.

"They're at it again…" Miroku commented finishing off his morning prayer.

"Should we do anything?" Sango asked leaning towards her boomerang bone.

"Do we ever?" Miroku replied with a grin.

"No, but for once, it would be fun to hit Inu-Yasha with this thing" Sango joked as Inu-Yasha ran through the town after Kagome. "Look, there he goes, so predictable"

"Kagome you wench you are the most insensitive person I know!" Inu-Yasha yelled.

"That's unusual." Shippo said popping onto Sango's lap. "Doesn't Kagome usually say that?"

"He's right, something's wrong." Sango said with a nod towards Miroku as they stood up and started chasing Inu-Yasha.

"ME?!? I'm insensitive? How dare you say that?!?" Kagome said with a growl.

Normally, Inu-Yasha would have cowered and begged for forgiveness, but as Sango said, something's wrong and Inu-Yasha refused to back down for once.

"You don't care about the people here at all! Look at you worrying about your stupid hair or smelling nice! What about the poor people being hurt out there by demons, don't you want to help them?" Inu-Yasha said with tons of hand motions.

"Wow, I never knew Inu-Yasha felt that way…" Miroku said with a dumbfounded expression.

"What a load of bull Inu-Yasha! You only care about your stupid jewel!" Kagome retorted.

"Hey! I'm the one who gave it to you!" Inu-Yasha said indignantly.

"Only to chain me here! You're so self-centered Inu-Yasha. The world doesn't revolve around you!" Kagome scolded

Inu-Yasha snorted. "Fine then, leave for all I care, but…"

Kagome started feeling guilty, he did look all pathetic and cute after all. "Yes?"

"Leave me the jewel then." Inu-Yasha stated holding out his hand for emphasis.

All guilt evaporated leaving a very angry Kagome. "Alright." Kagome said very quietly. Everyone could see that she was seething with fury.

Kagome then jumped onto the edge of the well and yelled "If you want your stupid jewel so badly…THEN HERE IT IS!!!"

Kagome then threw the jewel at the well causing the jewel to explode in a great light, only instead of shattering it turned into dust that settled into the well.

"Kagome!" Shippo yelled.

Kagome looked at him helplessly as a tear fell down her face. "Minna, good-bye, I'M NEVER COMING BACK!!!"

Kagome leaped into the well as a very shocked Miroku and Shippo looked on. Inu-Yasha scratched his ear. "Feh! Good riddance!"

Sango then walked up to Inu-Yasha and slapped him. "You better think about what you did." She said very coldly. "I really don't think she's ever coming back."

Sango then picked up Shippo and walked away as Inu-Yasha and Miroku stared.

"O-oi! Sango wait up!" Miroku yelled chasing after her.

Later on Inu-Yasha walked away kicking dirt at the well with a "Who needs her…" and left for somewhere, anywhere.

That evening, the well started glowing as if something new were afoot.

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Thank you Fumi (Yokai no Miko) for writing the chapter and LinkandZelda12 for the review. Gomenasai for the year gone by without update!!!