A Rescue by DeeDragonfly

Chapter 1: An Explanation

"Just drop it, will ya?" snapped Inuyasha, "I'm half-demon! Obviously I can handle myself! Haven't I proved that already?"

"I'm not saying that you're not, you big jerk!" yelled Kagome, "I just wanna know what happened to you! You had us all worried sick!"

"I was gone for a day and you call in a search party!"

"Well, it wasn't like it was any normal day, Inuyasha. That was the night you transformed into a human. You know what could of happened if a demon came along!"

"Of course I do! But I'm still here, aren't I? Am I missing any arms or legs? NO!"

"Well maybe you should cut off your foot and stick it up your--"

"I don't know why we're even having this conversation. I'm back so get over it!"

"You swore you would always protect me! So when you're not here, who's going to?"

Inuyasha glared at Kagome. She glared back. After awhile, he spoke again, "Sango and Miroku are capable, don't you agree?"

"Inuyasha! Sit!"

The necklace around Inuyasha's neck glowed as he soon tasted hard earth.

"You're-such-a-JERK!" she yelled.

As he lifted his head to curse Kagome to an early grave, she screamed again, "SIT! You can lie there until you want to tell me where you were!"

She walked back into the hut, almost walking straight into Miroku and Sango who were listening at the door. Since they heard the entire loud conversation, there was no need to ask questions.

Inuyasha lifted his head one more time to check if Kagome was there to say "sit" again. He sat up and rubbed his head. He sighed. I can't blame her for being worried, but if I tell her, I'm not sure how she'll take it. And I can't take anymore of those "sit" commands. What do I do?

He watched as Miroku exited the hut and stood in front of him, "So…?"

"So what?" snapped Inuyasha.

Miroku hit him on top of his head with his staff, "You know what I'm talking about. Where did you go?"

"It's a long story…" said Inuyasha. If there's anyone I can tell, it's Miroku, I guess...

"Does it have anything to do with Kikyo?"

"No! I has nothing to do with her!"

"Fine," Miroku sat down, "then tell me what happened."

Inuyasha nodded and looked up at the approaching darkness.

End of Chapter One