Miroku saw more into the darkness, Inuyasha was recognizing people and his voice was a bit different. Did he come to his senses? The true answer would be his appearance. Either way, he would have to stand his guard until Sango came back.

Inuyasha stopped a good distance from Miroku, so not to intimidate him in the slightest. "Miroku. What…happened?" Miroku's eyes relaxed a bit as he saw the black hair, human ears and hands. "You transformed. I see you're in control again."

"Miroku, what…" he didn't want to ask afraid of the answer. "We didn't expect it, neither did all the youkai." Miroku answered, eyes glazing over.

"But What Happened! Where is Kagome?" Miroku was being vague, why wouldn't he tell him, or… does he think he's protecting me from the truth? "Inuyasha. Don't go looking for her." "Miroku, Why? Where is she!" "Inuyasha…"

'No' Inuyasha wouldn't hear any more excuses… Or was it that he didn't want to hear what happened to Kagome? He needed to find her himself. He ran off screaming her name in a lost, scared voice, "Kagome!"

He stopped near a pond near the village. He was going to give up there. No sign of life or more importantly, Kagome. He stopped running and slowly dragged his feet… Why must fate be so evil? First Kikyo, his old love that died and followed him so. Old? Yes. Not in age but, he knew, after awoken to life again, that Kikyo would never be what he had once wanted her to be, this fate would not allow.

Now Kagome, she filled the arrow sized hole Kikyo left in his heart, she made him live again, and he… he thought he actually, really, loved Kagome. It was a different love that what he shared with Kikyo. It was… stronger. Oh, his heart was dying… Kagome! He loved her! He started to hyperventilate, when he realized what he was saying, he loved Kagome and he was… using past tense, was his mind so convinced she was gone? He fell and curled in a ball crying. Why was his human form so weak? In strength and emotion. Why must everything be as it is? He looked up searching the sky for stars and sign of hope. The sky was pitch black and utterly overwhelming, no light in sight. All there was, was a rustling of trees.

Inuyasha weakly turned to look towards the sound. A humanistic figure approached the pond a quietly sat down. His mind was playing tricks, he though it was Kagome, he secretly hoped it was not just an illusion. Yet, he blinked and… it…didn't go away. No. Was she alive? Was his...love alive? He got up and silently moved to the figure, he neared his heart beating in an effort of making the figure her. He called a few feet away, "Kagome?" Inuyasha never once thought it could be Kikyo.