Summary: Just when Inuyasha clears his mind and chooses Kagome over Kikyou, Kagome pushes him away after a terrible misunderstanding. This action starts a chain of events that eventually leads to the death of our half-demon hero. After returning life, Inuyasha wanders the world of the living again. When he comes in contact with his old friends and rivals, the only thing waiting for him with open arms is the changes that his friends had under gone. How will Inuyasha once again change the lives of his past friends? Are some wounds too much even for him to heal? Interesting situations will defiantly ensue.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha in any way or form that is believable perhaps other than CDs and DVDs. This fan fiction is not written for personal gain or profit (duh!) and is only for my own bizarre pleasure.

Arthur's Note: After checking out some of the other Inuyasha favourites of mine, and others which seem to be liked by a lot of people, I'm going to make a stand and try something that's been in my mind for quite a while now. Important! I have decided to make this a Sango/Inuyasha/Ayame story as in a multiship pairing. I'm just going to try this out and see how much I can stretch the reality of the Inuyasha world. I'd like to thank to those who reviewed and apologize for another boring chapter (as in, no action) because I need to set up the atmosphere right for Kagome breaking our favourite half demon's heart. So on with the story!

Completion Through Death

Chapter Two: My Pain

From last chapter:

Sango awoke from her reverie when Kagome took her by the shoulders and shook her. "Sango snap out of it!" She said, "Inuyasha's awake, let's go and see how he's doing." With a nod, Sango got up and went with Kagome to see the man, or rather, half demon of a thousand mysteries.

To everyone's surprise, which seemed to be almost a daily occurrence these days, Inuyasha's severe wounds from his private training were almost completely healed by the time of one full day. However, he was not completely healed despite his improved healing, as that night was a night of the new moon.

Wincing slightly as he moved closer to the fire, in turn closer to the cooking ramen, Inuyasha looked on as Kagome and Sango moved about preparing everyone's dinner. The two were so in sync that Inuyasha almost thought that the two girls were part of one piece of clockwork (he found out what clockwork was after two headaches, a bunch of swear words, and three sits). Both of the girls seemed to be glowing in different ways.

Kagome shined with the gentleness of her movements. It reminded him about what little time that he had spent with his mother before she was removed form his live. The warmth and gentleness in her gaze would have made anyone falter at the innocence shown in her chocolate brown orbs. Inuyasha narrowed his eyes a little trying to take in her very image. Her velvety white skin absorbed the firelight, ironically reminding him of the moon on tonight of all nights. However, there was a feeling that brought unease into his heart as he watched her.

She was so pure and he… he wasn't even pure blooded (be it demon or human blood). Kagome seemed so… untouchable, like an impossible goal, a priceless relic, and yet… she treated him like an equal. However, despite whatever Kagome had said or implied, Inuyasha still felt that she was just not meant to be with him. In a way, she wasn't with him, but any day now, he would shout to the four winds and profess his love for her to the Earth.

Feeling like someone was watching her, Kagome looked up from chopping vegetables into soft auburn eyes. From her kneeling position over the fire, Kagome finally realized just how close she was with Inuyasha at the moment. Catching on to her train of thought, both Inuyasha and Kagome immediately turned away from each other with identical blushes on their faces.

Sango, having noticed the small (almost miniature) display of love, laughed bitterly on the inside. 'Why couldn't I find someone that… knows how to treat a woman when it counts, knows the boundaries around people and personal space, and isn't an open pervert? Why isn't there someone for me like … Inuyasha?' Sango quickly snapped herself out of her trance-like state. If it had been any number of years ago and someone told her that she would one day want someone like Inuyasha as her "significant other", she would have laughed so hard that one would have thought she turned insane after the destruction of her village.

Now however… Sango shook her head slightly and unconsciously let out a small sigh. She looked over to Miroku, sitting cross-legged and in a meditative state. Knowingly letting out a sigh this time, Sango decided to loose herself in her work and try to dull the numb pain in her heart. Kagome already started to go back to preparations for their meal and had handed Inuyasha his ramen already.

Unknown to Sango, the object of her thoughts was now closely examining her with a curious gaze in his eyes. Inuyasha took in the form of the demon hunter as she resumed working after being seemingly deep in thought. Trying to analyze the second girl… ahem… woman in the group (Inuyasha reminded himself with heat returning to his face), he decided to compare her to Kagome. After all, it was just harmless thoughts… right? He was just a little bit bored…

'Where to begin?' Inuyasha thought, taking in all the differences between Sango and his secret love. For one thing, Sango's skin seemed to be a bit more tanned in the firelight, giving Inuyasha definition to the "down to Earth" phrase that he'd heard about before.

Unlike Kagome, who still seemed fresh as a daisy, sort to speak, Sango had already worked up a light sheen of sweat on her face and her arms (Inuyasha was pretty sure that Sango wasn't just sweating on her face and arms, but that was all that was exposed of her skin and he really didn't want to think about the more concealed parts of her body). By all means it was not a repulsive or disgusting sight. On the contrary, the moisture only reflected the soft glow from the fire and despite Inuyasha being in his human form, he could smell an earthy smell form her that reminded him of his forest.

Giving off a small sigh, Inuyasha devoured his ramen before it got cold and finished in only three minutes (a new personal record). It was also around the time that he finished his meal when the rest of his traveling group settled down and began their more… traditional meal.

Feeling bored again, Inuyasha looked outside to see that it had finally stopped raining, though the sky was still rather dark. Getting up without anyone really noticing him, Inuyasha picked up some of the cookware that Kagome and Sango were using and started to leave the hut, still feeling a bit sore from his wounds. "Where are you going Inuyasha?" A voiced stopped Inuyasha in his tracks. He sighed mentally, feeling like he was being treated like a kid. For heaven's sake, he was the one that normally saved everyone else here.

Turning towards to voice, he was surprised that he didn't notice that it was Sango that had questioned him and not Kagome, though she did seem confused. You had to give her a little credit though; not sleeping for days could change a person's attention to his or her surroundings. "Just going out for some fresh air," he replied casually as his friends raised one of their respective eyebrows while looking at what he was holding. Sighing, he continued, "I thought that since you guys handled the cooking, maybe I should lend a hand with the cleaning. Besides, I'm bored and I finished my meal already."

At Kagome's tired and thankful face, Inuyasha smiled softly. Sango, however, was looking at the person next to her. Or rather, she was looking at the hand of said person. "Don't you dare Miroku," Sango said with narrowed eyes. The lecherous monk's hand instinctively withdrew and scratched the back of his head as he tried to put on an innocent face. "Why, whatever do you mean lady Sango?" He asked, pretending to be confused.

Looking skeptically at the monk, Sango shook her head before voicing out the reason why she was looking at him in the first place. "Why don't you help around a bit too?" Just as soon as she finished her question, Miroku broke out in a fit of coughs. "I'm sorry, what did you say? I say, I am not feeling very well; I think I should turn in early today." With that, he quickly returned to his futon and feigned sleep.

Sango gave a sigh before turning towards Kagome, who gave her a small smile to indicate what she thought about the antics of the monk. The two continued to eat in companionable silence as each were lost in their own thoughts. Ok, maybe one of them was trying to think while the other tried to fight off the inevitable sleep that was trying to take over her. With nothing else noticeable about their evening, both girls turned in for the day unknowingly starting to dream about the same silver-haired, golden-eyed half-demon.

Inuyasha walked quietly through the forest, heading towards a small clearing with a stream that only he knew about. Ok, perhaps one other person knew about it, one person that caused much confusion and pain in his life. However, he didn't think that Kikyou would be anywhere near hear right now. This place was his sanctuary, a place that he held for only for the closest to his heart.

As if the thought of the place brought him there, Inuyasha soon found himself at the edge of the clearing. Looking around, Inuyasha felt the most piece since… well… the last time he was here which was about a year or so ago. The clearing was a perfect half circle in shape as it bordered on the edge of a mountain. To be more precise, it was bordering a major waterfall.

Inuyasha watched as the crystal clear water cascaded down to the pond below, where the stars were reflected. This helped to illuminate the spot and the tranquility of this scene was what drew him to the place the first time he had come here.

It was then that he realized that it wasn't such a good idea to wash cooking utensils in this place, as he did not want to disturb the purity of the stream here. Taking one last sad look, Inuyasha left the clearing without taking another look back. However, before he moved one step out of this pure scene, he took his left hand and scratched his right with his nails. He wished that it wasn't the new moon then. If he had his claws it would have been much easier.

Holding his bleeding hand over his head, he whispered a promise, restraining himself from looking at the scenery behind him. "I on my blood that I will stop hiding from the truth and be honest to my heart. I will not return until I feel that I am worthy enough for it or until I found someone to share this beauty with." With that, he left his personal clearing, not noticing a pair of emerald green eyes watching from behind the waterfall…

As soon as Inuyasha finished what he originally had intended to do while outside, he returned to the hut to drop off his burden so that he could roam the night freely. Looking around once out of habit to look for any threat to his companions, he dashed towards the forest again in a slower pace due to his human form.

As soon at Inuyasha departed, a rustling could be heard within the hut and a sleepy Kagome come out wondering what the commotion was about. Looking down, she saw a clue as to indicate who caused the noise outside. Looking around her, she saw that there wasn't any trance of Inuyasha around, but she decided to try and follow him anyways.

Getting her bicycle, Kagome set off on her way towards where she felt Inuyasha was going. Sometimes on darker nights, Kagome would see Inuyasha run off somewhere into his forest. She had no idea where he was going, until she followed him once to see that he stopped near a familiar clump of trees.

(My memory isn't clear but I think the setting should be right, if not, bear with me folks.) This was a place that still brought Kagome sadness upon seeing it. It was here one of the first times that she saw Kikyou occurred. It was the time that she was bound to a tree as she watched Kikyou try to bring Inuyasha to hell with her. It was also this tree that Inuyasha would spend his time alone looking at.

After an uneventful ride of around ten minutes, Kagome arrived to her destination. Seeing a bluish light through the trees, Kagome's heart began to race as she approached closer with dread in her heart. She had a reason to feel this way though, because the next few minutes would forever change her life and those around her. Fate as we know it, is about to pull a rather… unpleasant… prank on those under its jurisdiction.

End second chapter.
I hope this was somewhat enjoyable at least. There's one more chapter before the violence can begin. Hurray! I would like to thank those who reviewed but I think you would all rather get this chapter more than replies. Sorry for the long update… I haven't been feeling like writing this story lately. IMPORTANT (AGAIN)

Remember, this is going to be a three way with Inuyasha/Ayame/Sango because I want to challenge myself. If you don't like it then don't read it.

That's all for now everyone, bye!

U-T signing off…