A/N: Here it is! Chapter 6. After like… a crapload of time. Whoopsies. Hope it's enjoyable.

Disclaimer: I do not own YYH or Inuyasha.

Nearly the Same

Chapter 6:

"You want us to go there… now?!" Yusuke whispered loudly. Koenma's image was an unhappy and irritated looking one, but he nodded.

"Really, Yusuke. This is a pretty serious matter, and I would really appreciate it if you stopped being such a useless BUM.

Yusuke slammed the communicator shut, and cursed under his breath. Kuwabara's eyes were still fixated on the television, and Kagome was still in the bathroom, apparently.

"Kuwabara, we gotta go," he said in an annoyed tone. Kuwabara frowned.

"I don't wanna."

"Too fucking bad. We'll check on Kagome later, we better not keep the toddler waiting," The Spirit Detective explained. Kuwabara sighed, but nodded, and the two exited the apartment, in a bit of a hurry.

"I don't get it. What kind of retarded demon just runs around killing humans?" Hiei asked casually.

For some reason he wasn't yet aware of, Yusuke felt the need to defend this creature they called Inuyasha, and what he did. "You say that like this was just a random killing. It sure as hell wasn't random, and the one that was on the receiving end of it, definitely deserved it."

Koenma looked up. "Be that as it may, Yusuke, a demon killing a human in the human world is punishable by death, end of story. Doesn't matter if the human is innocent or not, it is what it is."

"So, you're sending us hunting for this HALF-breed? This is hardly a worthy challenge," the shortest of the group complained, crossing his arms over his chest.

"Oh, but on the contrary, my midget friend. You will be traveling through time to completely such a task!" Koenma declared dramatically, his pacifier-filled mouth curved into a disturbing smile.

"Um, what?"

"This 'half-breed'," the ruler began, using hand quotes as he mocked Hiei, "Resides in a completely different era. Isn't that neat?"

Yusuke rolled his eyes, and leaned against the back wall, pondering exactly what they were going to be doing. And also wondering if this would destroy what friendship he and Kagome had, if she somehow managed to find out about this.

"With all due respect, Koenma, couldn't you just… not order us to kill him? He's in a different time, and clearly, if he has access to this era from his own, why hasn't he done this before? I just… don't forsee this demon as being much of a threat," Kurama reasoned. Yusuke looked at him inquiringly. 'It's like he knows…'

"Dammit, what is wrong with you folks? I'm giving you the opportunity to do what many people think is impossible! Time travel! AND you'll get to kill a demon! Maybe two! Whoo! Be happy!" he was practically dancing.

"So… do we have to?" Kuwabara asked sheepishly, scratching his head.

"Yup. Stop complaining before I sick some mutated bunnies on you."

Kuwabara looked rather horrified, the rest of the group was just puzzled at not only this insane sounding mission, which was oh-so-different from the rest, but at the mutated bunnies. Did he really possess such a thing?

Kagome finished washing her face, and dabbed it try with a towel hanging on the east wall. 'Is this… my fault?' She thought, keeping the tears gathering in her eyes. Indirectly, or directly, depending on what way you look at it, she was responsible for the death of a human.

'What if that Lance guy somehow connects this to me because of last night? Or… Yusuke?'

Kagome shivered at the thought. She had to speak to Inuyasha. Or sit Inuyasha until he reached the opposite side of the Earth. Either or.

Completely forgetting that Yusuke and Kuwabara were supposed to be sitting in her living room, probably awaiting cookies, she hurried to her room and packed another bag, after losing her previous one the night before. She packed only the necessities, clothes, shampoo, and of course, pocky. Seeming satisfied with her chosen belongings, she zipped up the bag, slung it over her shoulder, and climbed out the fire escape. She would have to explain to Kuwabara and Yusuke later. This was a bit of an emergency.

She wasn't sure exactly what good talking to Inuyasha would do, and what she would say, but she just knew that she had to.

As she jogged to the shrine, she thought inwardly about why she did it. 'In a way… I suppose it was done out of love,' she decided inwardly. 'But, either way. It was wrong. It was so, so wrong.' Killing demons that were trying to kill you first, or kill others was one thing. Killing a teenage human in this era, one who was innocent or not, was a completely different thing.

The walk to the shrine seemed insanely long, so she was incredibly relieved when she finally saw the mountain of steps that led to her old residence, and she ran up them faster than she ever had. Kagome was happy to see that it didn't seem as though the new owners were home, or at the very least, were, and couldn't see her. Either way, she was very lucky, and very pleased.

She darted into the well house, and without even hesitating, or using the ladder, jumped into the black pit.

Kagome threw her bag over the lip of the well in the feudal era, and wasn't surprised to see Shippou darting toward her, as though he had fully intended to knock her back down the well. Luckily for her, his measly five pounds could do nothing of the sort.

The ball of fur pounding into her stomach knocked the wind out of her, but she was still standing, and despite the current situation, happy to see her little fox demon.

"Kagome! I missed you so much!" he squealed. He had climbed up her chest, and was now nuzzling his face into her neck, and she couldn't help but grin just a little. But, suddenly, he pulled back, and gazed up at her. "Kagome…? What happened?"

Kagome smiled and patted his head. "Nothing, Shippou. Don't suppose you know where Inuyasha is, do you?"

Shippou nodded. "He's at the stream just north of Kaede's. Something about needing to wash up."

Kagome shivered. 'Of course.'. "Thanks, Shippou. I'll catch up with you, soon, ok?" she said, ruffling his hair. He nodded happily, and bounced off to only God knows where.

The stream wasn't far from the well, only about ten minutes walk if you were walking normally, and five in Kagome's case, where she was practically running. It was a stream that Kagome and Sango used frequently to bathe in, so she knew exactly where it was located. And just as Shippou had stated, Inuyasha was there, standing only in his bright red pants, wringing out his top. His back was turned to her, but she was positive he knew of her presence. But he didn't say a word.

"Inuyasha."

He stopped his movement, but still, kept his back facing her. It was like he was ashamed to look at her. Kagome couldn't stand it. She dropped her bag, clenched her fists, and went stalking toward him. She was practically right behind him, and still. Nothing.

"Dammit, LOOK at me, Inuyasha!" Kagome shouted, her words sounding full of tears. And so he did.

His expression was a pained one, his eyes were… sad looking. It was the only way Kagome could describe it. His lips were drawn into a soft frown, and she almost regretted yelling at him in such a way. Almost.

"Are you… at all aware of what you have done? Do you realize that you may have completely ruined my life in my time?" she sniffled. Her eyes drifted downward, completely fixated on a single pebble under the water. She couldn't bear to look at the expression that her words just caused.

"I wasn't thinking clearly. I just couldn't bear to think that the sick fuck that did this to you was still walking out there. Don't you understand?"

"No. What I understand is that I don't NEED you to take care of me anymore."

He looked as though she had just struck him.

"Kagome, I was just trying to protect you! You could've gotten killed by that bastard, he could've come back later and finished you off, or worse! You're weak, wench, don't you get that?!" he yelled.

And in an act that may be pointless in some points of view, Kagome lifted her hand and slapped Inuyasha hard across the face. It didn't hurt him, but the action was enough. More than enough.