AN: Just a heads up, this is a sad story!

Story Two: Without You
Featuring: Inuyasha and Kagome
Song: Rammstein: Ohne Dich

I will go into the fir trees
There where I last saw her
But the afternoon throws a cloth on the land
And on the paths behind the forest's edge
And the forest stands so black and empty
Woe is me, oh woe
And the birds sing no more

The sound of feet, running at an accelerated pace was all that filled the forest. Inuyasha ran to the well, that damn well, that fateful well. He was scenting for Kagome but he had no luck in catching that scent of jasmine and vanilla laced with the artificial peachy perfume. He jumped to a tree and caught a faint trace of a scent that now grew cold. The twilight cast shadows, creating people that did not exist, and as he raced to find her. His hope began to fade.

Without you, I cannot be
Without you
With you I am alone too
Without you
Without you, I count the hours without you
With you, the seconds stand still
They aren't worth it

"Kagome please, don't be dead, wherever you are." He cried to a silent world. As much as he hated to admit it openly, he cared for the strange girl from the future. She was so warm, so kind. Even when he was cruel to her, he was well aware of how his actions affected her, she still cared. She was almost irritatingly emotional and optimistic but after missing her for most of the day, he finally went to find her. She wasn't at her home, she wasn't in this forest. Where was she? He didn't want to loose his chance a t happiness again.

On the branches in the ditches
It's now still and without life
And breathing becomes oh so hard for me
Woe is me, oh woe
And the birds sing no more

The entire forest seemed to have died along with his hope and Kagome's scent. His chest tightened, he caught that smell that he hated above all else. He ran faster, trying to locate it but it seemed to be a part of the woods, it came form all directions and he didn't know where to turn. "Kagome!" He called!

Without you, I cannot be
Without you
With you I am alone too
Without you
Without you, I count the hours without you
With you, the seconds stand still
They aren't worth it without you

He came upon her, his worst fears confirmed. She laid so perfectly there, her skin like those porcelain vases he had seen as a child. Her soft raven hair lay elegantly on her shoulders in soft waves. She had a serene smile on her face, her hands held flowers to her chest. She looked so beautiful, a tear landed on her face. Inuyasha wiped his tears off her face. He looked to her abdomen, the only spot on her body that marred her perfect image. He pulled the dagger out of her blood soaked shirt. "Koga, that mangy wolf fixed you up, didn't he?" He asked the air. The dagger smelt of her life force and some unknown hand.

Inuyasha looked at the sky as tears fell silently; he was so tired of fighting everything, of losing everything he loved. Was life worth it anymore? He looked at the silver blade.

That night, the dagger feasted on two souls. In the sky, two stars shone more brightly than before. The killer smiled, knowing their work was finished. "You finally realized her worth, even if you died for it." They retrieved their dagger and left the clearing, leaving the dead behind.

Thanks to the reviewers:

TearsOfHurt13: Thanks and thanks very much for spreading word of the collection.

Angels-do-exist: Yes, it is. I at least think that they met in the beyond and were united.