Chapter 1: Trouble Brought by the Dreadful Dead Priestess and Going Home

The day was warm, sunny, and a cool breeze brought joy to the sweaty travelers. The Inu gang had been traveling for some quit distance and it was time for a short break. Kagome got out small water bottles she had brought from the present the last time she was there. She handed one to each companion but Inuyasha refused to take one. Kagome didn't make a fuss and just simply ignored it. No sense making a deal over something so ridiculous. After all it was his loss and he would have nothing to drink for the time being. Sango poured a small portion of the cold water into her hand and let Kilala drink from there. The sun shone over head and was beating on them. They didn't have any shade besides the trees separated from the open plain. The gang have been traveling open in the plains instead of the woods. This made them even sweater. Another cold breeze past by and a familiar scent caught the hanyou's attention. He didn't say a single word and left with out warning. Kagome clutched her fists for him just taking off like that. Sango reassured her that it was nothing and wasn't a reason to put her self under stress for. The young priestess pulled out a picnic blanket from her big yellow bag, unfolded it, and then laid it flat on the ground. She then pulled out some lunch boxes of sushi and other good stuff.

The hanyou ran through the woods searching for the core of the scent he had picked up a few minutes ago. He had picked up Kikyo's scent and she was near by. Soul collectors appeared beside him, heading in the same direction he was going and they had souls with them. He was certain to close on her real soon since the company of her soul collectors. The numbers of trees shortened and Inuyasha came upon a small circle of treeless land. There, Kikyo sat in a tree in front of him. She stared at him and he stared back at her. A crooked smile appeared on her face and she jumped down to the solid ground below her. Inuyasha stepped forward and then he continued to walk towards her. Soul collectors circled around in the air above them. They dropped the souls they had collected and the souls went directly in Kikyo's clay body. Inuyasha watched this like it was normal for someone to feed on dead women souls. She began weak in the knees after consuming all those souls and Inuyasha rushed over to catch her. She smiled and Inuyasha hugged her tight. He could tell she had another encounter with Naraku from her actions, and the reason she led him to her. She dug her face into his kimono and began to cry. The soul collectors flew off to get more souls.

Back at the picnic, Kagome was getting agitated for the hanyou's absence in her home made cooking. She figured it was because he needed some time alone or he had already knew she was getting out the lunch. He really didn't like the sushi she brought but he loved the ramen. Everyone ate in silence and it was too quiet for her. Kagome had to go get Inuyasha because he does need a full stomach before they take off again. She stood herself up and began to storm into the woods to find Inuyasha. Sango, Miroku, Shippou, and Kilala were left behind with the delicious food and they didn't bother to question the priestess. From their experiences, they knew what was going to happen between Kagome and Inuyasha. A fight will happen and Kagome will go home again and then Inuyasha will have to get her back and they would continue on their travel. She looked around and then a bright light shone in the distance, moving deeper in the woods where Inuyasha had ran off in. She picked up the paste and soon got a better view of this mysterious light. It was one of Kikyo's soul collectors and she knew what that meant. Inuyasha was with Kikyo while Kagome and the others sat waiting for him. Sadness took over her and she continued on just to make sure it was true.

She got to the part where the trees lessened and she spotted the two instantly. She threw herself to the side, behind a tree, so that she wouldn't be spotted. Inuyasha's ear twitched then the scent of another was picked up by his nose. This scent was also similar to him and it was Kagome's. The hanyou pulled away from Kikyo and he looked around with only his eyes. Kikyo was puzzled but then she sensed another presence near and understood the reason he pulled away. Kagome peaked and found out she was discovered already. Usually she wouldn't be discovered until Kikyo had left Inuyasha. Kagome came out of hiding and her face was the same when she saw them together in a position she didn't like or want. Kikyo smirked and she was lifted into the air by her collectors and then she was gone. Inuyasha stared into the sky where Kikyo had disappeared and then he looked back at Kagome. Her face was expressionless and this time she was really hurt. Her heart ached and she couldn't take the tension in her chest so she ran off back to the picnic. Tears began to fall and her mind began to drive her crazy. Inuyasha had lied to her. He promised he would never hurt her in the way he just did. This was the last chance he was going to get and this time she meant it for real.

Kagome ran out of the woods into the plains. She arrived at the picnic sight and quickly grabbed her bag. Sango got up to stop her but Miroku stopped her from doing so. Shippou easily became angry and Kilala just stared at the running girl. Soon Kagome was gone from sight and Inuyasha was just coming out of the woods with a saddened expression. He knew he did wrong and he was blaming himself for doing it. He had broken his promise and he knew how much it meant to Kagome. Shippou got up and kicked Inuyasha in the leg, then took cover behind Sango. Miroku stood up and assumed what had happened and he was right. Kagome had seen Inuyasha and Kikyo together and it drove her off the edge, making her run to the well. They were close to Kaede's so she didn't have to travel far to get to the Bone Eaters Well. Kagome could barely breathe between the running and the heart break. Why does Inuyasha do this to her? Why must he hurt her over and over? And why does she always have to forgive him so easily? Well that's obvious, she loves him too much to stay mad at him. She arrived at the well and stopped the running. The sight of the well made her cry even more. Should she go or should she turn back and ignore the situation? She didn't know what to do.

Inuyasha sat himself on the picnic blanket and looked down, hiding his face. Miroku sat back down next to Inuyasha and put a hand on the hanyou's shoulder. Sango was furious and couldn't take the silence. She began to scream but the monk glared at her, making her leave without anything further. Shippou followed the demon slayer and then Kilala tagged along. Miroku picked up his chop sticks he was using before and began to eat, waiting Inuyasha to explain himself. Inuyasha looked up at the set up picnic and realized another reason Kagome was so upset with his actions. Him being with Kikyo, while Kagome set up a nice lunch for the group was part of the reason she was upset with him. Miroku looked over to Inuyasha and gave a disappointed expression. Another one of the day's cool breeze flew in and then gone. The scent of Kikyo was gone from the air but Kagome's was still here even though she had gone for a quit some time. Miroku was getting tired of the silence between them and the fact Inuyasha wasn't going after Kagome before she returned to her own time beyond the well. Inuyasha was just staring at the food, thinking to himself, and staying quiet. The monk stopped eating and turned to the hanyou. Inuyasha's head sank lower and his fingers dug into the ground, pulling up both the grass and dirt from its place.

Kagome snapped out of her daydream and continued forward. This was Inuyasha's last chance to prove himself worthy and he had broken it. She sat on the rim of the well, legs hanging in the well, ready to drop right in, and she stared into the darkness. Tears began to fall again and they dropped into the well's darkness and disappeared. You could hear a faint sound of the drop hitting the ground. It wasn't loud enough for her to hear but she knew it had gone all the way down. She looked straight up to the sky and then around her, memorizing, recognizing, and making sure she would never forget this place. She put a small smile on and then it went back to a frown when she got ready to fall right into the well. She pushed herself a little into the well and then a bright light appeared, blinding her for a second or two, and then she appeared at the bottom of the well in the future. She got on her knees and began to wonder how her life will be without Inuyasha in it. She couldn't get out of the well just yet and face the world. She didn't know why but she really didn't want her mother to worry about her again.

"Inuyasha what happened already?" Miroku finally spoke.

"Is there any thing left that I can eat?" Inuyasha was avoiding the question.

"Inuyasha I know Kagome saw you and Kikyo together. She was really upset when she came and left. Why did you break your promise to her? You know how important that promise was to her. If I must remind you what promise it was I will" Miroku said and then he was cut off by Inuyasha.

"I know what promise damn it! You don't have to remind me. I didn't mean to break it. I didn't mean to hurt Kagome, so just shut up about it already" Inuyasha became angry then his temper softened.

"You can be such an idiot and you don't realize what you have until it gets destroyed. You were lucky to get that back but now I don't even think you will this time" Miroku implied.

"I said shut up about it" Inuyasha snapped back.

"What ever you say. You can deal with this on your own since you were the one who created this mess" Miroku said and then left Inuyasha alone.

Back with Kagome:

Kagome got up, dust the dirt from her skirt, and climbed out of the well. Once she reached the top, she was out of breathe already. She used all her energy on running and cry because of Inuyasha. She opened the shrine's doors that led to the outside world, the light was blinding at first and then everything became visible. The sky was bright, the sun shone above the house, not a cloud was in sight, and everything was still but the birds flying. She walked over to the house and opened the back door, which led to the kitchen. Everything was quiet and still inside the house. She looked around the kitchen for a sign that there was some life in the house. The oven was on, which meant her mother or gramps were home. She put down her bag against the wall, next to the sliding door.

"Hello, I'm home!" Kagome exclaimed.

"Oh thank God!" Mrs. Higurashi came running into the room and hugged her daughter.

"Um mom?" Kagome was surprised.

"I'm so glad that you came home when you did" Her mother went on without explaining herself.

"Mom! What's going on? Is Sota or Gramps in the hospital!" Kagome was now frightened.

"No honey. It's your grandmother but she's not in the hospital" Mrs. Higurashi finally came out and said it.

"What's the matter with her?" Kagome asked.

"She's coming over today and she has a surprise for your sixteenth birthday next month" Kagome's mother said.

"Sounds interesting but why not give it to me on my sixteenth birthday?" the young priestess asked.

"I don't know" her mother replied.

"I guess we'll have to wait and see!" Kagome was a little happy then before but her heart was still hurting.

"Is everything all right? Sorry for not asking sooner. Oh my poor child your eyes are all puffy from crying I see" Mrs. Higurashi whipped the tears away with a napkin.

"Inuyasha broke my heart mom" Kagome began to cry and she was held by her mother.

With Sango and Miroku:

"Inuyasha is such a fool!" Sango could only say those words.

"Yeah, this time he really hurt Kagome" Shippou added.

"They have to work this out or we'll never be able to move on" Miroku implied.

"Meow" -Kilala

"Why does he have to hurt her all the time? Doesn't he ever learn from his mistakes? NO! He just keeps making the same mistakes over and over and over again" Sango was really pissed off.

"Yelling about it won't fix the problem Sango" Miroku explained.

"Yeah but..." The demon slayer stopped the yelling.

"It's not your problem to go loco about so just let Kagome and Inuyasha work this out. They are the only ones to fix it" the monk was done talking about the issue.

"Inuyasha is an idiot" Shippou mumbled and then began to collect acorns.

To be continued...