15. Inuyasha's Return

Inuyasha jumped into the well to get to Kagome's time.

"Is he going to apologize to Kagome?" Shippo looked down the well, longing to be able to visit Kagome's time.

"Knowing Inuyasha he would never let anyone know that." Miroku said, polishing his staff.

"Mmm." Sango nodded, stroking Kilala who was resting on her lap.

Inuyasha smelled blood. Koga's blood. What's going on here? He jumped up to Kagome's window. It was early morning now and the birds were singing joyfully. Opening the window, he looked inside. Koga was lying on the ground trembling. The trail of blood that Inuyasha sensed started from a small pool of red liquid on the bad streaming onto the floor to Koga's legs. The wolf-demon was breathing hard now. The pool of blood at his legs was larger than the one on the bed. A lot larger. Kagome was till asleep. Inuyasha assumed that Koga tried fixing his legs and went onto the ground so he wouldn't wake Kagome, only to fall asleep again after repairing his injured legs.

Inuyasha went to Koga's side. "Man, you've lost a lot of blood." He took Koga in is arms and carried him into the bathroom.

Koga opened his eyes slowly. "I-Inu...yasha."

Inuyasha, from his knowledge of Kagome's house, turned on the water to the tub. "Hmph. How did this happen?"

Koga didn't answer. Inuyasha wet a wash cloth after unwrapping Koga's legs from the bandeges and began to clean Koga's legs. "Don't even think about thanking me flea-bag. I'm only doing this because you took care of Kagome for me."

"Don't...g-go with K-k-kikyo." Koga managed. "D-don't make K-kagome sad."

"Huh? Heh, so she told you. No, I'm not going. I want to be with Kagome. It's time for Kikyo to pass on." Inuyasha went to the other leg.

"Yeah." Koga just sat there staring.

When Inuyasha finished washing and rebandaging Koga's legs with fresh bandages he asked him a simple question. "Will you give Kagome and I some time alone? I need to talk to her."

Koga just nodded. He was glad that Inuyasha came back for Kagome. As much as he loved and wanted Kagome he knew that Kagome was in love with Inuyasha, not him.

Inuyasha walked into Kagome's bedroom, scrunching his nose at the stench of Koga's blood.

Kagome was awake now. "Where's Koga? Is he all right?" She had a worried expression on her face, growing with every word she had spoken.

"He's fine. Kagome...we need to talk." Inuyasha dogded the blood on the ground and sat down next to Kagome. "I'm not...I'm not going to Hell with Kikyo."

"You mean...you're staying?" Tears formed in her eyes. "Oh, Inuyash!" She threw her arms around Inuyasha's abdomen. "Koga was right. He said you wouldn't leave me. He said you would never leave me. He was right. He knew you would come back."

Inuyasha pulled Kagome closer to him. "Yeah, I guess he was right."

Koga said that Inuyasha would come back. He was right. Does Ginta and Hakakku know that he will come back?

Inuyasha came back.

Inuyasha...

returned.