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Chapter Four: To Cope With Loss…
InuYasha sat quietly on the edge of the well. He had been like this all day. Miroku stared at his hanyou friend, worried. Even as he watched, InuYasha once more leaped down into the well. A thump was heard, and a whimper, as InuYasha leaped back up to sit on the edge again. He had been doing this for the past three days, just jump, thump, repeat. Miroku was saddened by this. Even now, Sango was back at Kaede's hut, trying to soothe poor Shippou, who was still wailing for Kagome. Miroku turned, unwilling to watch the sad spectacle that was InuYasha any longer.
He returned to the village, and held back the woven door to Kaede's hut long enough to enter. Glancing at Sango, who had fallen asleep, with Shippou in her lap, curled up asleep. Faint sniffles emanated from both, and both had tear streaked down their faces. Night was silently stealing across the land, as he sat in a corner, staff in his cursed hand as he leaned his head against his chest to sleep.
Night fell, and the lonely hanyou failed to realize it before his senses dulled, eyes fading to a deep violet, hair to black. "Damn it!" he swore. "Why tonight?" He sighed, and used the last dregs of his youkai strength to leap out of the well. Settling against the side, he settled for a long night.
A voice hissed through the night. "Excellent. He issss assssleep. Now issss the time to sssstrike." A large snake youkai reared its head above InuYasha. He hissed out a laugh, waking InuYasha, who widened his eyes. Drawing Tessaiga, he held it in front of him. 'Damn…I'm not gonna make it outta this one alive.' He closed his eyes as the snake moved to strike…
A cry rang out. "Hiraikotsu!" A roar, a slicing sound, a crack, of bone breaking, and a hissed death cry.
He opened his eyes. Sango, on Kirara, stood in front of him. She held her hiraikotsu by her side, Kirara floating in the air above her. "InuYasha…" She whispered to him. "You shouldn't be out tonight. Come to Kaede's hut to sleep."
With a last long glance at the well, the three of them headed back to Kaede's hut for the night.