Chapter 6: Standing in the way.

Kagome walked back to the camp in silence. She had brushed away the tears already so she did not look like she had been crying.

Emotions burned inside her, and thoughts raced in her head. What was she to do? She had visited Sesshomaru's palace to find the inside trashed, as if there had been a struggle. She had picked up a doll on the floor of Rin's room and now held it in one hand as she sat by the fire.

Sango looked up.

"Kagome!" she ran to her. "Where have you been? We thought you had gone back through the well."

"I was walking through the forest, and I got lost."

Inuyasha stood up from his seat.

"For three days?"

"I was gone three days?"

"Ya. You should know that"

"Well yes I uh do, I was just checking if YOU knew that"

She put on a fake smart-ass smile.

"Hmm. Something isn't right here." Inuyasha sat next to her and sniffed.

"Why are you sniffing me?"

"Sesshomaru. His sent is all over you!"

Shippo, Miroku, and Sango gasped.

"Did he hurt you?"

"Well at first…I um"

"I'll get him!"

"No! Inuyasha I uh…I uh"

"WHAT?"

"I'm in love with him!"

The words escaped her mouth before she could piece together what she would say.

There was a shocked silence. It was only seconds, but to Kagome, it lasted for hours.

"That's weird" Miroku said quietly. "SANGO WHY CANT YOU LOVE ME LIKE THAT!"

Sango slapped him.

"In…Love?" Inuyasha whispered.

"Um this conversation seems private so were gonna go" Sango grabbed Miroku and Shippo and dragged them off.

"Inuyasha I don't know what happened"

"How can it…how can you"

"I know Inuyasha It might not make sense to you, but it does to be"

"But we were…we had…"

Kagome sat next to him. His face was in shadows.

"You're not ready
For the world outside
You keep pretending,
but you just can't hide
I know I said that I'd
Be standing by your side
But I

Your path's unbeaten,
And it's all uphill
And you can meet it,
But you never will
And I'm the reason that you're standing still
But I

I wish I could say
The right words
To lead you through this land
Wish I could play the lover
And take you by the hand
Wish I could stay here
But now I understand
I'm standing in the way"

Inuyasha tried to interrupt her, but she put a finger to his lips.

"The cries around you,
You don't hear at all
'Cause you know I'm here
To take that call
So you just lie there when
You should be standing tall
But I

I wish I could
Lay your arms down
And let you rest at last
Wish I could
Slay your demons
But now that time has passed
Wish I could stay here
Your stalwart, standing fast
But I'm
Standing in the way
I'm just standing
In the way"

Kagome let a tear slip down her cheek.

"The demon who caused all this has Rin, and I'm going to give him hell for what he did to me, and for kidnapping Rin"

Inuyasha glared.

"FINE GO AHEAD! SIDE WITH MY BROTHER! YOU STUID…You stupid…"

"Stupid what?" Kagome couldn't help but cry.

"HUMAN!"

Kagome turned and walked back into the forest, leaving her friends behind her.

"Goodbye" she whispered silently.