A/N: Thanks to everyone who was nice enough to review my story, I never thought it would get this popular. Either way, I'm going to start two new things to make it a little easier to understand. First, when I use these that means a person is dreaming, like how this one starts off with Inuyasha's dream. Also, when I italicize something that means they are talking to themselves, think of it like being in deep thought. Anyway, updates will come once or twice a week with the exception of holidays, like when Christmas comes you can expect a new chapter every couple of days. Chapter two is a bit dull, as it just reveals some more of the plot, and how they all split up. It may not go along with how the series ended, but it doesn't matter because this is fan fiction anyway. So I hope you enjoy it, and please review and tell me how I'm doing afterwards, as I never get tired of reading what you guys have to say.
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Chapter 2
"Inuyasha, I need to know now." Kagome stared into his eyes perhaps searching for an answer that would never come. "I don't want to spend my whole life wondering whether you will ever return my feelings."
He didn't know what to say or do; he loved her, yet part of him didn't want to admit it. Maybe I just don't want her to get hurt? But with Naraku gone what is there left to protect her from? There must be a different reason...
"Lecher!" Cut through the cold silence between them as Sango ripped into Miroku with continuous slaps almost knocking him unconscious.
Inuyasha's concentration was now broken and he again came under the scornful glare of a girl who wanted an answer now. Yet one never came. "That's it, I'm going back to my own time, and I don't want to see you again until you can finally open up to me!" The young Miko slowly walked away with tears flowing down her cheeks, she hoped that one day he would come for her. Little did Kagome know at the time she would never see him again, at least not for another five years when a new evil had awoken from the shadows.
Inuyasha was left there by himself just thinking, he couldn't believe what had just happened. Why couldn't he tell her, why wasn't he chasing after her right now? What was holding him back? His head slowly hung in defeat, as he knew that he would never be able to fully love her.
The extremely dazed Miroku inched his way over to Inuyasha questioning him as to why he was so upset, though he just refused to answer.
Miroku knew that the good times were over, Kagome had left, and after that last groping he had attempted on Sango, she also stormed out. Maybe it was time for him to leave also? There were plenty of other women to grope in other areas of the world. And it was his duty to request that they bare his children. He always did have an interest in traveling all over the land, maybe he would just visit some old friends and stay with them for a while. So he left Inuyasha to mourn by himself after taking one last glance at him, perhaps in an attempt to see if he needed him to stay, yet he got no signal. A small tear dropped from Inuyasha's eye as he collapsed onto the ground and waited for sleep to overcome him.
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Kagome awoke to find that she was now chained to a wall. Her head was still spinning from when Techbu had knocked her out. Slowly, she regained her vision and surveyed her surroundings. She was in a very dark place, lit only by a few candles laid out at strategic points so that the room had an eerie glow to it. Old bones hanged from shackles that gave the place a dungeon feel. There were large tables spread all over with papers and maps strewn about on them as if there was a violent struggle.
The doors to the "dungeon" creaked open and Techbu stepped in. He seemed to act as if she wasn't even there. Quickly he thumbed through stacks of papers as if looking for something. "Here it is." He murmured to himself as he exited with the map he came for. Soon he would get the final piece of the puzzle…
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Inuyasha awoke from his slumber to find that he was still in Kagome's room, he attempted to get up but the pain in his gut forced him back down. He vaguely remembered the battle with Techbu, how the lightning bolt had struck him unconscious. He knew that this was a battle he could not win by himself, he would need help, and Inuyasha knew exactly where to find it. He planned it all out in his head as he lay there waiting for his wounds to heal. It was only a matter of time…
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A/N: I wrote this while I was half asleep last night, so I hope that the quality of it didn't take too much of a hit, either way, new chapter coming late Thursday or early Friday. If you have any questions about what happened then please post them in a review and I will be happy to answer them all in the beginning of my next chapter. Have a great day, and I hope you will stick around to read the dramatic finish I have planned out for this story. I promise it will be a real dandy.
