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Chapter 2 The Fragile Flower and the Heartbroken
Hanyou

As the morning sun rises, Kagome slowly opens her
eyes, squinting lightly to block out some of the
bright rays of the morning light. With a smile on his
lips, Inuyasha rolls onto his back, the arm he'd had
draped around the beautiful slave girl slipping off of
her and landing on his stomach. As she's released,
Kagome slowly sits up, taking the haori of her master
and folding it around her form, the large fire rat fur
coat fitting her as though it were a one piece dress.
As she was dressed, she smiled down at the sleeping
hanyou before running off into the field. Slowly
awakening, Inuyasha opens his eyes, staring up at the
sky with a smile. "I slept so..." he speaks in a soft
voice, rolling slowly only to find her gone, "goo...
Kagome-chan?" Realizing the girl was gone, he quickly
stands, looking around frantically for the girl whom
he'd spent the night holding in his arms, wondering
where she'd slipped off to. Sitting in the field,
Kagome picks flowers, a smile spread over her soft
lips as she toys with the fragile petals of the
brightly colored plants. Walking up the small hill
and into the field, the frantic hanyou finally spots
the gaudy red coat amongst the grass and flowers.
Approaching the girl from behind, he places a hand on
her shoulder, "There you are, oh, those are pretty,"
he says in a soft, gentle tone as he kneals down
beside her. Nodding lightly, Kagome looks to the man
whom she would do anything for, not because she wanted
to but because she felt it was her duty as his slave.
Smiling lightly, she lifts her hands, offering the
soft flowers to him, "I picked them for you Inu-kun."
A soft blush appears on the love struck hanyou, his
smile only brightening as he gently takes them from
her, "They're beautiful Kagome-chan, thank you."

After a moment of looking into the girls eyes,
Inuyasha slowly takes her hand in his own, helping her
to stand facing him. Smiling, she complies with his
urging her to stand, the feel of his arms folding
around her bringing a light blush to her cheeks, her
head leaning into his chest as she's embraced. After
what seemed like only a brief moment, Inuyasha feels
the girl in his arms flinch, afraid he'd done
something to scare her, he quickly looks down at her,
feeling moisture gathering on his chest.
"Kagome-chan, are you ok?" he asks as he looks to her,
thinking her to be crying. As she looks up at him,
Kagome slowly shakes her head, her eyes a dull brown,
her body seeming to tremble. As he looks upon her,
the half demon man spots the arrow lodged in the girls
back. "K... Kagome..." he manages in a trembling,
weak voice as the girl begins to slowly slip down his
chest from his arms. "Kagome!" he yells out, quickly
dropping to his knees so as to not allow her to fall
to the ground. Looking up at him for a brief moment,
Kagome feigns a smile as her eyes close, her breathing
becoming shallow and slow. Becoming frantic, Inuyasha
quickly gathers the girls weakened, bleeding body in
his arms, head turning side to side as he scoops her
up, making a dash for the village while at the same
time looking for the one who fired the arrow that
pierced her fragile body. As he runs towards the
village, a shadowy figure steps out from the trees,
bow in hand. As his eyes fall on the figure, the
hanyou growls becoming enraged by the attack on the
girl in his arms, the girl he found himself growing
fond of, possibly, in love with. Charging at the
attacker, he lets slip from his throat a growl full of
fury and rage, the response of the shadowy figure, a
seemingly kind smile. "...Inuyasha my love..." comes
a soft, familiar voice as the figure begins to slowly
emerge from the shadows. Stricken with shock,
Inuyasha slows to a stop, his eyes wide with disbelief
at the sight before him, a vision of the past...?