The Search Begins

Inuyasha walked slowly down the wooded path towards a village that was next to Kagome's grave site. He needed to get some food, and a place to rest for the night. Kagome and all of his friends gotten him so used to staying in a village that he doesn't sleep outside as much anymore. Inuyasha walked slowly, he was still deep in thought, as he wallowed in his self pity. And of course, he still was deeply into the past. He wanted her back at all costs; no matter who he hurt in the process he wanted her back. An hour past and he finally came to the village that he wanted to stay in; the villagers knew of him and invited him to stay eagerly. They really liked him and they really liked Kagome when she was still alive.

"Come Inuyasha, please come and stay at my house for as long as you want."

The head villager said as he ushered him towards the mansion. Inuyasha followed without saying a word not till he arrived. That's when he would speak and gives his thanks. Many villagers looked at Inuyasha sadly, they seen the emptiness in his heart, and his eyes. They could feel it too; he grew darker in the past three years. Not yet has he slang any innocent person, but they sometimes wonder when he would finally snapped and go off on a killing spree. Inuyasha didn't look at the villagers he just continued on his business. He would slay a couple of demons here and there for the villagers if he was in the area, but otherwise he was always alone.

"Do you know where I can find a priestess?" Inuyasha asked the head villager.

"Please call me, Hatake lord Inuyasha" The lord replied softly to Inuyasha.

"Whatever Hatake so do you or do you not?"

Inuyasha was getting very impatient with the lord of the village. Hatake and Inuyasha finally arrived at the mansion and he went in. He showed Inuyasha to his room and before he left, he turned and faced Inuyasha to answer him.

"No I do not, I am sorry; your good will be brought to you shortly." Hatake replied.

"Thanks." Inuyasha nodded his head in approval.

He sat on the floor with his back against the wall. He was very lonely and being in a village all alone was not something he wanted to do. He never thought that he will feel so lonely, but he did. He lifted his head up when the servant girl came to his door.

"Lord Inuyasha I have your food here." She was nervous when she spoke.

"Come in." Inuyasha instructed.

She came through the door and sat his food down on the floor, and bowed as she walked out of the room. She brought his drink in not even a couple minutes later.

"Thanks, tell the lord thank you." The servant girl bowed to Inuyasha and nodded to his request.

She quickly left shutting the door behind her. Inuyasha waited till the village was sound to sleep before he took out the Shikon jewel. He looked at it, it was completely whole now and it was still purified. He felt Kagome's presence in the jewel.

"One day I will figure out a way to get you back my love." He sighed.

Inuyasha was on the verge of going to sleep when he smelt someone coming to the room he was in. But they stopped and decided to not disturb him. Inuyasha laughed.

"Petty humans," he groaned in disappointment.

Morning soon came and he left with some food given to him by the villagers. He finally got a lead from the lord about a priestess who was able to bring back souls from the other world.

"Go east, towards the Dragon's Mouth Mountain and there you will find the priestess in a shrine deep inside of the mountain. Be careful it is extremely dangerous there, demons of massive powers live there." The lord's farewell words to Inuyasha.

"Don't worry old man, I can handle myself. I have dealt with a lot worse demons that what you are telling me about. I am off, and thank you for the food." Inuyasha left the village.

Inuyasha made his way east towards the mountain. He still was lonely and every passing moment he felt his demonic side creep out more and more. He didn't want to loose the human side that Kagome fell in love with. He knew it was because of that. But he knew she loved him for who he was anyways. His thoughts still went to his first love even long after her sacrifice to save Kagome. He would never forget her words.

"I forgive you Inuyasha for falling in love with someone else, and I still love you."

Inuyasha remembers those last words and how it made Kagome cry. He still loved Kikyo but he loved Kagome too. He was at peace when he heard those words he knew she wanted him to move on, and fall in love with Kagome. She was dead and can no longer provide the warm touch he needed, or the love that he craved from her. So she died at peace as well with her decision. He walked slowly through the country side thinking to his self, of everything that has happened to him. After a few moments of being in thought about Kagome and Kikyo he began to cry. It had been three years since he last cried, but this time he needed to let it out. He had it bottled up for to long.

Inuyasha grabbed his chest in pain, for it was his heart. Every time he tried to show emotions the demon side of him would begin to pulsate and hurt, it hurt to show emotions for anything other than hatred, revenge and anger. That was the only things he could show. Inuyasha quickly stopped crying and dried his face. The pain gradually began to go away, the more and more he would lock his feelings away deep in his heart, where it would fester until his death.

"Only Kagome can heal his heart." A voice rang in his head.

Inuyasha looked around the field. There was no one there, he just shrugged it off and kept walking towards the mountain area. Off in the distance to the left of Inuyasha was a demon who had been stalking him for some time now. He was after the Shikon no Tama. And he would stop at nothing to get it. He was only a small time demon who didn't have squat for a demonic aura. He knew that with the jewel he would be able to increase his power ten fold. He laughed mechanically as he stalked Inuyasha watching him carefully planning his attack accordingly. Inuyasha sniffed the air and he could smell a demon nearby. He growled knowing what this demon wanted. He wanted to Shikon no Tama and he would try to get it.

Inuyasha turned and faced the direction of demon. He grabbed his Tetsusaiga and quickly moved towards the spot where the demon sat. The demon was off in his own world when he didn't notice Inuyasha attacking him. He turned around and before he could do anything, he was attacked by Inuyasha.

"Wind Scar," Inuyasha yelled as he let the Tetsusaiga come down quickly.

The demon was disintegrated and he sheathed his sword.

"Petty demon," Inuyasha proclaimed. He turned around and walked towards the East. He drew closer to his destination.

To be continued…

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