Disclaimer: I own nothing. I really wish I owned Inuyasha. But, sadly…I do not. I am defeated.

Warning: If you have a weak stomach then don't read. It's not too bad just kind of gross.

Kagome walked into her room and threw her backpack on her bed. She looked around at the unfamiliar bedroom. She had been away from home for far too long. Looking down at her knee she paused. A drop of deep red blood made its way down her leg. Thinking back to the well Kagome remembered the pain she felt in her knee.

The young miko made her way to the bathroom across the hall and began to run water in the sink. Cleaning out the small cut on her leg, she watched as the water turned red and ran down the drain.

'Unwanted…I guess that's how I feel right now. Inuyasha you can always be so blind. I love you. I really…loved you. All you do is push me aside. I can't just sit here and be your little jewel shard hunter. I won't. I'm not going back!'

Kagome made her way to the front door after cleaning her cut. She opened up the door and breathed in sweet oxygen that a sudden breeze swept through the house. The sun was sinking over the hills. And the purple of the sunset was now turning into night.

The sky…

…darkened. And Inuyasha became tenser than before. This was no usual darkness. No, tonight it was completely black. Something didn't sit right with Inuyasha. The scent of the air had turned almost sickening. He could smell death and rotting bodies. The casualties had to be in the thousands. And the smell was only becoming worse.

He felt his stomach lurch when the wind swept the smell toward him. He didn't know how much more he could take. Something was out there killing and eating everything in sight. But even though the stench was powerful they were still far from the beast and the destruction that it was causing. Whatever that beast was.

The wind picked up again and Inuyasha barely made it away from camp before he vomited.

'This is too much for me. Whatever this thing is, it has killed more than Naraku ever has. …At least Kagome is safe. And Shippo is protected in Kaede's village. '

Inuyasha felt a hand on his shoulder and he whipped around to come face to face with Miroku. The monk had his hand up to his nose to block out the smell.

"Inuyasha, is everything all right? The stench seems to have gotten worse. I know your nose is sensitive and…"

"Everything's fine, monk. I…"

Inuyasha ducked behind a tree just in time to retch again.

Kagome collapsed onto her bed in exhaustion. Pulling the covers up over her head she drifted reluctantly to sleep. The nightmares came rushing back once again. More betrayal and more broken promises.

Kagome jolted awake. Sitting up, she brought her hand up to her eyes and rubbed them sleepily.

'Not again…' she thought as she fell back into her bed.