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Chapter Twenty: When, why, and how did this all happen?

InuYasha's POV

I ran into the woods. It had been sunny when we first got to Sango's home, but it grew darker with each passing second. "Kagome!" I yelled into the forest several times.

"You know you ruined people's lives when you left, you BAKA!" was the only answer. I figured it was Kagome yelling about her father and tried to find where the voice had came from. I walked deeper and deeper into the forest.

"Kagome! Where are you!" I yelled, trying to see if Kagome would answer. I stumbled to a mud puddle. Someone was lying in it, staring at me with the most glazed eyes I had ever seen. The eyes seemed to not recognize anything that existed. Only the dark. The eyes slowly disappeared and I walked over to the person. I peered close to find Kagome. Her scent was covered with mud and she had passed out. She looked like she had used up to much energy on running and yelling. I picked her up and carried her out of the forest. I walked over to Sango's hut and peered in. Yuki was crying and Sango was trying to calm her down.

"Your mommy is just under some stress," Sango said. Yuki just cried more.

"It is my fault. Isn't it?" she asked. Sango hugged her and whispered a no of some sort. I hope she can take care of Yuki while I take Kagome to her mother. I ran to the well and jumped inside.

Once in Kagome's time, I jumped out and looked at the clear night. I walked over to the house and walked inside. Eliza jumped up from the kitchen table and looked at Kagome. She rushed up the stairs to the bathroom and I heard water running. I carefully walked up the stairs. It wasn't hard since Kagome isn't heavy or anything. She wouldn't want to find herself covered in mud and know that everyone was wondering what happened. Eliza instructed me to put her in the warm water and then leave.

Eliza came out about ten minutes later. She was frowning. "She is cleaned of mud as much as I could help. She just woke up and decided to take a shower. What was she doing? There are cuts all over her arms and legs," Eliza whispered.

"Running," I replied. "Running, yelling and crying." Eliza looked pissed.

"I'll kill that man. She does this every time he sees her. She was hurt since he told her that he didn't love this family anymore. She ran away couple times," Eliza hissed. I knew she wasn't mad at me.

"Why did she run away when she has you, Sota, and the old man?" I asked.

"She felt that perhaps if she left that her daddy would come back and stay. She felt that she was the problem," Eliza answered. "She has been able to get over it since it was when she was very little. I think it scarred her mentally." The door opened and she walked out, pissed.