Inuyasha and Sesshomaru were walking to school. As always it was silent. It was either arguing or silence, and it seemed like they both chose silence for today. Inuyasha had other things on his mind anyway.

Kikyo... Inuyasha called out in his mind. He knew she was gone. There was no bringing her back. It had been so sudden. He never saw it coming.

Why.. why Kikyo? What could have been so... Inuyasha asked no one. Kikyo and Inuyasha had been together for a little over a year and a half when it happened.

"Inuyasha... I'm not getting anywhere with anything..." Kikyo muttered, agony drenching every word. Inuyasha stiffened where he stood.

"What do you mean by that? You've got perfect grades, lots of friends, and you get pretty much anything you want. And what about me? You have me.." Inuyasha asked, his voice lowering to a mutter toward the end.

"You're right." Kikyo smiled. Inuyasha smiled back at her.

"I love you, Inuyasha." Kikyo said.

"I love you too, Kikyo." Inuyasha said as he pulled her close to him. They walked home from school hand in hand. When they got to her house, her step father was walking over to them. He looked angry.

"Kikyo! Get inside! You!" He shouted, pointing at Inuyasha. Kikyo ran in the house, looking back at Inuyasha. She looked worried.

"Get off my property you useless piece of trash! Go on, get out of here! If you don't, I'll make you!" He threatened. Inuyasha was worried for Kikyo, but he left, planning to call her as soon as possible to find out what that was all about. Her mother knew about the two of them, but he guessed her new stepfather didn't.

He and her mother had gotten married over the summer and since then, Kikyo had been acting strange. He thought that maybe it was just because she was having a hard time adjusting to having a father and didn't think too much of it.

Some hours later, he was calling Kikyo, but there was no answer. He wanted to believe she had just gotten grounded, but something was eating at him telling him there was something wrong. He decided he would go see her.

After all the commotion, he thought it'd be best to just sneak over to her window. When he got there, he knocked quietly.

"Kikyo." He called. She wasn't there. He waited to see if she was just out of the room, but time went by and she still wasn't there. His heart was racing That's when he heard it.

Screaming.

"What's going on?" He shouted. He busted through the window and into her room.

"Kikyo!" Her mother sobbed. Inuyasha's heart was about to blow out of his chest it was pounding so hard. Her mother's ear piercing sobs were echoing through the house. When he got to where her mother was, he couldn't breathe. Kikyo was laying in the floor.

In a pool of blood.

The world went quiet. He could hear his heartbeat in his ears and he felt sick. The feeling brought him to his knees. He knew there were hot tears falling from his eyes, but he couldn't feel the burning sensation. All he felt was cold.

"Inuyasha.. read this. You need to read this." He saw that her mother was holding a note painted in various spots with blood. Inuyasha took it from her and just stared at it.

I am not wanted here. I will give you what you want. I'm sorry for everything. Have a happy life without me, mom. I know you chose him over me. Please tell Inuyasha I love him and I'm sorry. I just couldn't bear it any longer.

Kikyo

Inuyasha thought of her everyday. What if I hadn't left? Could I have saved her? Inuyasha asked himself. He knew these thoughts wouldn't get him anywhere, but he couldn't help but wonder about it. He hadn't noticed it, but his hands had been balled into fists and his nails were digging into his skin. His hand had begun to bleed.

"Inuyasha, lingering on her is a waste of time. She is gone. She isn't coming back. Move on." Sesshomaru stated. Rage flared in Inuyasha's heart.

"What would you know? You've never even loved anyone!" Inuyasha barked. Sesshomaru just kept walking.

"It is you that is ignorant." Sesshomaru replied blankly. Inuyasha ran off and Sesshomaru sighed. I don't know anything huh? Try me. Sesshomaru thought.

Sesshomaru had a rough exterior, but deep down he truly did care for those that made an effort to get to know him. He tried to help people once in a while, but they all said he didn't know what he was talking about. He would say he didn't care and sometimes he didn't, but other times he did. Other times he wanted someone to understand that he was not trying to hurt them when he said the things he did. Of course, he would never let anyone know that. It was best to not show weakness to anyone. He would end up getting hurt.

Sesshomaru didn't really have any true friends. The only people who seemed to take an interest in him where whores looking for a sex buddy. He wasn't about to drag himself into that kind of drama. He was smarter than that.

When he got to school, all the girl were fawning over him. Whether it was them hiking up their skirts or pulling down their shirts to expose more cleavage, they tried anything and everything to get his attention, but to no avail. One girl caught his eye though. She was sitting in the corner, reading a book. She looked up, probably to see what all the girls were freaking out about, but when she saw what it was, she just rolled her eyes and kept reading.

Who is that? He wondered. He had seen her around school before over the years, but she had never fawned over him or threw herself at him like the other girls. He had been intrigued by her after he saw her push away Kohaku, one of the popular guys, because was hitting on her. Most girls would have practically been groping him at just that little bit of attention. She seemed to actually have a little class, unlike a lot of other girls he had met.

What took his attention away from the girl was the breaking out of a fight. Inuyasha and some random guy were at each other's throats. Sesshomaru sighed. What a bother. He thought. He was about to break up the fight when a young girl stepped in.

"Hey cut it out! There's no sense in fighting!" She shouted over them. It wasn't working very well, but she had at least caught Inuyasha's attention long enough for two bigger guys to pull them away from each other.

"Takahashi Inuyasha, Akitoki Houjo, we'll be escorting you to the disiplinary office. Now." They stated, each holding one of the boys by the collar. Did I really make such an impact on you with my words, Inuyasha? When will you learn to get a grip on yourself? Sesshomaru thought.

The bell began to ring and people piled into the school to go to their homeroom classes. Sesshomaru followed suit. For once he decided not to skip school altogether. He wanted to see if he could spot her again. He was intrigued by her. She was unlike any girl he had ever seen.

He had to find out more about her, and he planned to do just that.