The sky still held its darkness, no moon to light the way tonight, just dark empty air. Inuyasha was lying still on the granite by the small lake; it wasn't that far after twilight time. His body shuddered as he woke, pain flowing throughout his now human body. 'What happened? Suddenly there were youkai everywhere, we were going home... Oh... Oh no... I... transformed again? Is that it?' He picked up his hand to run though his hair, but stopped as it reached his vision... blood, lots of blood... He looked down. There was blood on his clothes too. He shook all over, who did he kill this time? His primal mind gave no clues to what he slaughtered that day. Inuyasha actually shook harder with fear, was it friends or foes? Evil or innocents? Kagome's smiling face flashed in his mind...everything seemed to stop and darken... was it her blood that covered him? The thought brought him back to his knees as tears fell. He cried a deep guttural call, expressing what he could of his torment and fear. Kagome's name flashed in big green letters. His must find Kagome. If he had actually... "Kagome!" He ran and yelled with everything in him. "Ka-go-me!"
Miroku heard noise rising near Inuyasha's forest; he walked out of Kaede's hut and stood guard even though it was the night of the no moon. After what happened today he didn't know if he could stand anything more tonight, it was terrible, they must have hit rock bottom... There was the sound of running. "Kagome!" A chisel would be needed.
"Kagome!" He could see the village now, why didn't anyone answer him? Did...he slaughter them all? Inuyasha didn't see or feel himself claw at his hands; subconsciously pulling the reminder of his actions away from his skin. His voice dropped from his throat, and his heart still didn't respond more than the bare minimum to keep him alive. Wait. A light. Miroku? It is! "Miroku!" There's hope! Miroku looks ok, alive! "Miroku!" Inuyasha could see him clear now. But Miroku's face was like a mask and he wasn't calling to Inuyasha.