Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.
"Are you sure about this Inuyasha?" Miroku took a glance back at the hanyou with uncertainty; then turned back at the Bone Eaters Well that Lady Kagome once used go through.
"She has the jewel shards, Miroku."
"Inuyasha," Sango began, "I don't think—"
"I didn't ask on what you thought," Inuyasha spat.
It had become difficult after the young miko had disappeared, or more like never returned; it had started off like every other argument the two ever had, but Sango had sensed something was off about her, she had been having those feelings for the past couple of months. She had passed it off thinking that it was just the nerves of constant surprise attacks that Naraku had been giving as of late. Inuyasha called her a few awful names here and there and Kagome had responded back with a few of her own ending it with the subjugation beads, marching off in a huff to her home while muttering something about stubborn dogs. Her tantrums usually lasted for about three to five days, then she'd return and apologize to the hanyou for something she didn't have to and everything would return back to normal. Except this time she didn't return in the due time. Sango just figured that she a lot angrier than she let on. After about a month had passed Inuyasha had finally got annoyed and jumped into the well, only to return fuming exclaiming, "The bitch sealed the well!"
"Miroku," Inuyasha looked at the well not Miroku, "do it."
A couple of days ago the undead miko came announcing that there was a way to remove the seal.
"There are only two ways that I know of that could remove such seal that my reincarnation used," she began. Surprisingly enough Inuyasha had not said anything besides looking intently at Kikyou. No one made comment about the reincarnation part either.
"One way is for the sealer to unseal it herself, but doubt she will be doing anything of the sort considering how long it has been sealed." Everyone silently agreed with her.
"The other is for a powerful monk such as Miroku can unseal it. It is a difficult process but it can be done. Only certain monks are taught how to do it, but I am certain that the monk here knows of how to go about it."
"You are correct," Miroku calmly stated.
Kikyou soon left after that, leaving only a glaring hanyou. The glare was directed to the silent monk.
"While the hell didn't you unseal the damn well," he snarled after two whole minutes had passed.
"Lady Kagome deserves her privacy Inuyasha, not someone barging in and dragging her back to place she obviously does not want to be in at the moment… She will return in due time." He whispered the last part so softly that if it weren't for there well trained ears they would not have heard it.
"FIVE FUCKING YEARS! Don't you think that she has had enough 'privacy'!"
The hanyou stood up abruptly, "you're unsealing that well as soon you have the requirements necessary to unseal that well."
He left no room for argument.
Miroku situated himself in front of that well arms spread wide.
"Sesshomaru," Inuyasha growled out breaking the concentration of the monk.
A Few Hours Earlier
Sesshomaru's small pack had come to a halt by rather large meadow; containing a river the split the meadow in half giving it a mystical appearance. Sesshomaru placed himself under an immense tree its shadow covering half his body. The two-headed dragon, AhUn, sunbathed close to Rin, with Jaken resting against the dragon's belly. Young Rin around collecting as many flowers that could possibly fit in her small hands.
"Rin," Sesshomaru looked off to the opposite direction that Rin was standing on, "hide yourself."
"Hai."
"Lord Sesshomaru you don't have to hide your ward from me, I am no danger," a beautiful swan youkai appeared behind Rin, putting clawed hands on each of her shoulders, the swan youkai hunched on her knees holding her in a small embrace. Rin held no look of fear in her eyes; in fact she looked in peace.
"Filthy bitch remov—"
"Jaken."
"Forgive me milord."
He stared at the swan youkai holding his ward.
"I am here as messenger from Lady Fate," she sent him mysterious smile.
Lady Fate was an ancient youkai that given for her exceptional powers for prediction had been dubbed Lady Fate at a young age; many demons believed that the Kamis themselves had sent the Lady to help them through their times of need. She only foretells to demons or humans when she deems it as importance.
"I have come here to inform that you must head over to the Bone Eaters Well, heading the there will be well worth your while and the answer to the question of what became of the missing miko will be revealed. It would do well if you brought Rin along with you."
The miko was missing?
Present Time
"What the hell do you want!"
"What I want is none of your concern hanyou," his stoic face showing just a calculating gaze.
"W—"
"Inuyasha," yelled Miroku, "The well is unsealing itself." Subconsciously he backed away from the well.
A strong spiritual aura came from the well for millisecond, Sesshomaru suspected that nobody had notice it. Except Rin who was looking at the warily.
"So the wench decided to finally return," he sneered as the well emitted the familiar blue glow.
The smell of morning dew and a slight hint of sakura blossoms drifted from the well. Whoever was inside the well was not the miko but a male who either is related to the miko or spent too much with the miko. For some odd reason the last somewhat irked Sesshomaru.
"I'd appreciate it if you didn't speak that way of my late best friend, Hanyou." Spoke a soft masculine voice.
A man dressed in strange garbs that looked related to what the miko would wear, except the out fit was not so bright in color but all black. He had a patch-like leather covered his right eye and a third of his face, thick wavy black hair touched his shoulders, the hair acting as a curtain split in the middle exposed his face. He was leaning against a tree not too close to the well.
Inuyasha spun around to face the man, "Who the hell are you?"
"Who I am is no of your concern, for now you may call me Kai." He held a face that cold rival Sesshomaru's.
"I bet you wondering why I came here instead of dear Kagome right." What was thought to be black eye was actually a dark midnight blue when he stepped into the sun, "I came here to finish what my dear friend has left behind. I'm assuming you want the Shikon shards?"
"Yeah."
"Well have news for you. I cannot allow you to have it. You don't deserve them and are weak for wanting them," he continued staring the sputtering hanyou, "you are what you are. No matter what you do, that is something Kagome would never tell you in the face because she lacked the confidence to tell you, for that is all she saw in you a pathetic hanyou that did not know his place." He walked past a shocked Inuyasha until he stood in the center facing Sesshomaru. He stared past him to the clouds in the sky.
"Why can't you give them to us instead then," Sango spoke for the first time since Kai had arrived.
"Simple," Kai continued staring onward, "One, I don't want to hand over to you and two it was Kagome's last wish."
"Last?" Miroku inquired.
"Kagome's dead." He stated, face void of emotion.
Silence filled the air; it was almost like time had stopped.
A/N: That was something, hate to leave it there but I've got nothing. That Kai character sure sounds somewhat like an asshole doesn't he. Please review and I'll try to put my brain to work and update ASAP. Just barely found out what that meant. As soon as possible.