Chapter 5

Inuyasha charged blindly forward, not knowing where he was going. He was so stricken with greif, he couldnt think clearly. His head was swimming, teeming with thoughts that would soon drive him to insanity. He didnt even notice when he charged into a young maiden, knocking her to the ground.

Maiden: "Inuyasha, you fool! How dare you attack me again! Have you no respect for the dead?"

Inuyasha: "hm? oh, its kikyou...great the last person I wanted to see. Just go away, I dont want to talk to anybody!"

Kikyou: "your not going to do anything? You've grown soft. Why the sudden change?" Kikyou smiled and chuckled to herself.

Inuyasha gritted his teeth to stop himself from crying. He didn't want to look as weak as she thought.

Inuyasha: "You dont know anything! You shouldn't even be here!"

Kikyou: "So, the mighty Inuyasha has done something he regrets. Do I get the pleasure of knowing your fault?"

Inuyasha stared at her with a look that would cause a normal to wet himself. He let a low growl escape his throught. "Your pushing yourself wench!"

Kikyou laughed, "What did the almighty Inuyasha do now? Did he destroy the shikon jewel? Did he get in a fight with my reincarnation? Did he kill someone dear to him?"

Whit that last remark, Inuyahsa clenched his fists as everything came back to him. Kikyou saw this and proceded to tease him.

kikyou: "So, the powerfull Inuyasha killed someone close to him. Was it the miko? Did you cut her down in cold blood, like you did to me?" She 'tut tut tut-ed' to herself and put on a concerned mother face. "Poor Inuyahsa, killed the woman he loved, in the prime of her life. You'll never again feel her soft embrace. You'll never again hear her voice, calling your name..." She stopped when she took a look at the hanyou. He had his head down and was crying silently, but profusly. She felt just a twinge of guilt, but it was soon replaced with glee. Kikyou had a big smile on her face and took a mocking tone in her voice.

"So, he sliced a young and pure maiden. Your a monster. You dont deserve to live."

Inuyasha looked up at her with his amber, tear filled eyes. "W-w-why d-don't you just go t-t-t-to hell." He ran off in another direction, blind with tears and a lust to destroy himself.

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Kagome: "I can't beleive Inuyasha would attack us. I refuse to beleive it!"

Miroku looked like he was thinking deeply. "I don't either, but thats what everything points to. Tetsuiga lying at the attack site, the fact that we haven't seen him for 2 days, it all points to him. I don't like it anymore than you do. Mabey if we investigate further, we can gather enough evidance disprove my theory."

Sango: "I agree, but we should purify the shiko no tama while were here."

Kagome nodded and walked into Kaede's hut. Together, her and Kaede purified the jewel. Kagome held it close to her heart and there was a brilliant flash of white light that slowly turned pink.

Kagome: "ok, lets head back to the attack site."