Disclaimer: I do not have any rights to or make any money from the characters in this story.
Author's Note: This chapter takes place between chapters 2 and 3, during the time Inuyasha was back in the Feudal era and Kagome was at home. They have not met Shippo, Miroku, or Sango yet because I don't feel like writing them. I'm sorry the chapters are so short, but writing doesn't come naturally to me so it is a struggle to tell the stories filling my head.
Chapter 6: Flashback
Inuyasha sat beside the well, staring into its depths, as he had for the past week. He kept imagining Kagome was before him. He could still remember the way the sunlight hit her hair, how her scent would waft to him on the breeze. Kami, how he missed her! How was he going to dull the pain he felt at their separation? Without his realizing it, she had become his life, and now he was sentenced to be apart from her.
He left the well sometimes to hunt, but he couldn't bear to be long from the place where her presence still lingered. He was almost hoping that she would appear in the well and return to him, but that could never be.
Kaede didn't help much, she had come around a few times, arguing with him about bringing Kagome back. She insisted that they must work together to find the jewel shards, but Inuyasha didn't care about the Shikon jewel anymore. All he cared about was Kagome, and keeping her safe. Even if that meant he could never see her again.
Never see her again! There was a catch there. Inuyasha wouldn't hurt anything by going to see how Kagome was doing, if she didn't know about it.
After reaching that conclusion, Inuyasha didn't hesitate to jump into the well. On the other side, he could tell from Kagome's scent that she had recently left her house. It was early morning, perhaps he could catch Kagome on her way to that 'school' place.
He raced down the street, following the route he remembered. He caught her scent as he reached the oversized buildings of her city, and he jumped onto and raced along the tops of them.
There she was! Inuyasha marveled at how beautiful she looked, even more than he remembered. He couldn't help but feel bad when he caught her glum, preoccupied expression, knowing that he was to blame for it.
Suddenly, Inuyasha saw Kagome's head turn sharply towards him. He ducked quickly on the rooftop, hoping she hadn't seen him. Then he heard a loud "Sit!" and was pulled to the floor, and he knew that she had.