----The Fear of Truth----

"InuYasha! Are you sure it's not Kagome?" Miroku said attempting to run at InuYasha's speed.

"Maybe he's just imagining things… like usual of course!" The furry creature said dangling off Kirara.

"Shut up Shippo! Why would I be lying! I sensed a demon with Kagome is what I sensed!" InuYasha shouted whipping out his Tetsusaiga, prepared to strike any moment.

There he could see a clear view of the small valley and in the center stood the well. He stopped running, and slowed down till the scent became fainter. Miroku, Sango and Shippo also followed. There perplexed minds were left clueless to what just happened.

"Hey InuYasha! Uh…hh why are you sniffing the well?" A voice asked coming from the forest.

"Kagome…?" InuYasha questioned walking towards the long tree.

"Hey… what's going on?" Kagome wondered crossing her arms.

"Kagome! I'm so glad your back, InuYasha is going nuts!" Shippo said scurrying in the direction of Kagome.

"Oh that's it Shippo come here!- -" InuYasha shouted, while folding one of his hands.

"SIT BOY!" Kagome cried out to InuYasha. In that split moment, InuYasha's face landed in a pile of mud as soon as those words were chanted.

"InuYasha you really gave us a scare. I'm so glad Kagome is alright." Sango spoke trying to settle Kirara.

"Sango, Kirara isn't acting herself what's the matter?" Miroku said helping InuYasha up.

"I'm not really sure. Kirara what's the matter?" Sango questioned.

Suddenly, Kirara began to purr more rationally and charged herself towards the forest. InuYasha and the gang weren't far behind.

Raine… InuYasha mumbled as his face tilted in front of him.

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"Lord Sesshomaru! Please slow down! Who's Raine? Why are we heading to that pesky well?" The little rodent scurried, as his fellow girl companion turned the run into a race.

"I bet you can't run faster than me!" The little girl chuckled.

"Why… you!"

She's been alive all this time. If I'm correct, the old witch's curse was real… Then I wonder… could she be a… Just then he arrived to a forest pathway that led to the oldest tree, where a young woman stood facing her back.

She looked around with her eyes shut gently, glancing through the meadow as if she can see. Sesshomaru awakened himself to find that he was standing right behind her. My dream…was here.

Suddenly, a loud husky voice came from behind striking Sesshomaru. Rai opened her eyes to see the two brothers in rivalry.

"… Inu…Inu… Yasha…. Sessho..maru.." The young woman stuttered. She gasped hard realizing that all this just happened.

A recognizable voice called out at her. It was Kagome, and some other people she wasn't so familiar of.

"STOP! PLEASE!" She yearned and shouted.

"What are you gonna do this time to her.. HUH! YOU BASTARD!" InuYasha yelled preparing to strike his older demon brother.

"What do you know… you half demon." He answered stopping InuYasha.

Sessomaru let go of him as soon as the dim smell of his enemy came to reveal itself.

"Stay away InuYasha, this is what I'm here for!" InuYasha's older brother alleged walking away.

"InuYasha! Look up! It's Naraku's insects!" Miroku bawled as he tried to ward off the poisonous wasps.

"That must mean Naraku is here! Why didn't I sense his aura then!" InuYasha stuttered trying to wield his Tetsusaiga.

"InuYasha, I think it's a new moon…" Kagome whispered.

Rai stood there puzzled… I remember them… but what happened… and what's going on!

The ground shook tremendously, leaving everyone to be unstable.

"What's going on here?" Sango questioned irritably, looking towards Kirara. She stood there staring at Rai, not moving a bit.

A huge crash came from the rich soil beneath, and with a quick silence a blast erupted from the ground, grabbing Rai. His aura was too strong for her to obtain, and she immediately fell into his grasp leaving her cold as a rock.

"RAI!" Kagome shouted… looking at InuYasha.

"Naraku… what do you want with her!" InuYasha mumbled, feeling helpless due to his abrupt weakening of power.

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"LORD SESSSSSHOMARU!" Rin and Jaken shouted.

"Hmph. No, this is definitely a distorted fate for her. Rin, Jaken let's go!" He began, running out of the forest.

"Oh not again…" Jaken huffed and puffed.

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Sango ran to Kirara, but as soon as she did Kirara ascended from the ground without Sango's consent. However, Naruku's pesky insects grew in number stopping Kirara from entering the sky furthermore.

If only I had my arrows… Kagome anxiously thought.

"Damn him! We can't…--"

"Do anything…" Kagome said finishing off InuYasha's sentence.

Note: There's gonna be a twist of triangles hahah! So please don't be upset with the pairings. It's just a fic after all! My updates are so fast. This chappie is soo fruity, the next one should answer questions, and don't be so mad at me if it takes long on-thin-ice I'll try updating as soooon as possible.