'WHAT!" She yelled into the phone. "How could they even think about suing me? I have my rights! …and my disclaimers!'
The hanyou by the door (who was still waiting for the key) sighed. "She's arguing with the lawyers again."
'How many times must we go through this? I don't own anything Takahashi Rumiko-san has come up with! Jeeze!' Slams phone down on the receiver.
"Well?"
'Idiot lawyers. Why hire so many?'
"Too many fanfics writers out there. Damn you all."
'InuYasha… must I pick up this phone and call Kagome so she can SIT you long distance?'
"Um…no I'm good."
'Good.'
----------------
Ghost Of You
Chapter 8
Something To Tell
----------------
Sango's head shot up as well as Kaede's and Kirara's when they heard a loud crack followed by a thud out in the forest. The taijiya ducked under the bamboo flap to see what had caused the noise.
Miroku and Shippo must have heard it also for they had stuck they're heads out of the doorway. Miroku threw a confused look to Sango and both of them with Shippo trailing behind made their way to the forest.
----------------
"Damn fucking bastards!" InuYasha ripped down another tree with his claws. He took a couple deep breaths and wiped the stinging tears from his eyes. "Damn it…now I'm crying again…damn it!" He proceeded to yell every foul thing he could think of as he ripped down branches and smaller trees.
Suddenly out of no where he stopped. He just froze. There he was in the middle of the forest yelling at no one at the top of his lungs ripping down the forest. He took a deep breath and his shoulders and ears sagged.
"What're you doing?" InuYasha hung his head in shame. "What would Kagome say if she saw you like this?" His eyes were half closed and there was a faint smile on his face, just picturing the miko there getting ready to ask him what was wrong, or SIT him or hug him. That there was the perfect combination. But he would never get SIT again, never be held by the miko, never be bugged to death about what was bother him.
Absent mindedly, InuYasha tugged at the rosary around his neck. It didn't have that pull anymore, like if he was to take it off, it didn't try and stop him.
Kagome was dead. He could take it off…but he wouldn't. His arm fell back to his side and he kicked a tree branch out of his way to leave the forest. "I'm sorry Kagome."
His ear twitched. A small white moth…no butterfly, floated past him in the direction of the well. He growled at it. "Annoying bugs."
-----------
Sango, Miroku, and Shippo all made it to the forest to find a pile of broken branches and tree trunks. Some had a clean cut tot hem and some had a jagged cut.
"What manner of creature did this?" Miroku questioned, looking disapprovingly at the fallen trees.
Sango studied a tree branch that had familiar claw marks to it. She sighed and tossed the tree branch to Miroku. "I'll give you one guess."
The monk didn't even have to look at the branch. "InuYasha, eh?" He sighed sadly, shaking his head. "There are better ways of dealing with this destroying the forest."
"Not to InuYasha." Shippo squeaked, teary eyed once more. "He takes his emotional pain and turns it into physical pain."
"Pain for other things of course." The kit quickly added getting an eyebrow raise from both the monk and the taijiya. "InuYasha wouldn't kill himself…" Shippo opened and closed his mouth. At least…I hope not…
Sango blinked a few times to rid of the tears. "I wonder where he went…"
"Hm. He said he had to talk to someone. Maybe he went to go talk to Kagome's parents?" Miroku implied, scratching his chin.
Sango shrugged. "I don't know…"
-----------------------
By the time InuYasha made it to the old Bone-Eaters well, he was having second and third thoughts about talking to Kagome's mother and the rest of her family.
"How would they take it?" He mentally kicked himself. "They would be upset, stupid. And they would be pissed at you for not protecting her."
But it was better to do it sooner than later. He couldn't go back in a year to answer why Kagome hadn't come back to visit in a while. "She died a year ago. I couldn't tell you because I thought you would be mad at me."
InuYasha dug his claws into the wood around the brim of the well. "They're going to kill me." But it was a chance he was going to have to take. Putting one foot on the well, he had one last thought…
"What if they hate me…"
He shook his head and plunged into the well.
-------------
Souta drummed his fingers on the table. "Kagome sure did take her time going back to the Feudal era, huh?"
Mrs. Higurashi sighed. "I'm sure she had her reasons."
"Yeah," Souta pushed his chair out a little and stretched out his legs. "But InuYasha didn't even come to get her once. And that's really weird!"
"Yes I have to agree with you there. But I'm sure everything is fine there now."
"But mom!" Souta argued. "What if—." His sentence went unfinished. The sound of a sliding door echoed from the hallway to the kitchen. Slow approaching footsteps and then that hanyou that was so famous in that household appeared in the doorway.
Souta jumped from his chair. "InuYasha! You're here! Where's Kagome?"
Usually after he asked that question, a very flustered Kagome appeared beside him, dragging her bag breathing heavily. But all was silent.
Mrs. Higurashi knew instantly something was wrong. Kagome wasn't there. InuYasha as looking very uncomfortable and a little red. "P-please come in InuYasha; you don't have to stand there in the doorway.
"Oh…right." InuYasha took a few steps into the kitchen and Grampa took his place in the doorway. "Who's here? I heard someone come in."
"Just me." InuYasha mumbled. Grampa nodded happily. "Good then! Where's my granddaughter?"
"Uh…umm…"
All eyes were on him now. It was killing him but he had to say something. "Kagome…she's…she's…"
"Where is she?" Souta pressed on. Where was his sister and why was this so hard for InuYasha?
The hanyou bowed his head. "Kagome…she is um…she found a demon…and she didn't………make it…and now she's…"
"Please don't tell me…" Mrs. Higurashi cut in; fists balled up near her chin. InuYasha hesitated. "Yeah…Kagome is dead."
--------------
Hey ya! Missed me? Sorry this chapter is so short but it will be better next time! G2g Ja Ne! Arigatou for the reviews!