Broken
With the coming of night came the taunting of his friends. They were trying to persuade him to forget about Kagome's absence long enough to eat something. Inu-Yasha finally gave up and stormed out. Miroku and Sango stalked him from a distance. They knew where he was going…the well. Shippo bolted out the door and to Miroku and Sango's side.
"Any news?" Miroku asked Shippo. He meant from Kaede but Shippo had more disturbing news.
"Yeah. Kaede asked Inu-Yasha to remove his robe."
"And?" Sango inquired.
"You could see his ribs. Kaede tried talking to him, but he said he was fine and went back to moping."
"We knew Kagome's loss would be hard on him, but I guess we underestimated his attachment to her." Miroku spoke.
Inu-Yasha arrived at the well. Falling to all fours, Inu-Yasha let his black hair drape over his shoulders and shade his face. Clutching at the ground, Inu-Yasha started to cry. "Kagome…" He cried weakly.
Miroku wrapped his arms around Sango. She held her hands over her mouth in shock. Shippo couldn't take his eyes off Inu-Yasha. The strong demon he knew was broken and falling apart at the seams.
Inu-Yasha picked himself up long enough to drop the jewel in the well. "There's no point left." He whispered to the well. He slid down the side of the well to a sitting position. He couldn't help the tears streaming down his face. A light burst forth from the well. Almost unnoticed to Inu-Yasha, helaid his body down in the soft grass.
Kagome froze. She sensed it.
It stopped her in her tracks. She had been washing the dishes from her party, but when she sensed it she dropped the plate she was holding. A loud crash was heard as the plate crashed to the floor in a million pieces. In that instant Kagome had stopped breathing.
Her mother ran into the room. "Kagome, are you alright?"
"Inu-Yasha…" Kagome uttered breathlessly.