Despair

DISCLAIMER! I DON'T OWN INUYASHA!

I grunted as I stood from the tree trunk, "Kagome...come with me," As I turned to walk away I hear her footsteps as she runs to my side. "You shouldn't be up!"

I grunt as she places a hand on my back and then on my chest to support me, "Look I know you're stronger than humans, but that's a serious injury. It's still too early for you to be moving around."

I try to step forward but her grip holds as I take some steps forward, a pained grunt escapes my lips, "See! What did I tell you!"

I hear the clinking of Miroku's staff behind us and I turn and glare at him, "Who invited you! Quit following!" Then I turn and sort of begin running into the forest, I hear Kagome's small footsteps as they follow me.

After a long while I hear her exclaim lightly, "Oh, this is the herb that Kaede told me was the best antidote for poison. I'll brew some up for you later, and this herb makes a good antiseptic. It really works but boy does it sting!"

I smile softly after a moment, "You've learned a lot." She smiled up at me, "I guess," "Kagome you've grown stronger." I almost burst out laughing the way she stands up straight and proud, "Well you've finally noticed, how could I not get stronger running from demons day after day, I've learned a lot more than you're average teenager if I do say so myself. And my archery is not too shabby either."

I watch as she walks ahead of me and notices the Bone Eater's Well. She seems to freeze in a moment of her own thoughts, I walk over in front of her and sit against the well.

"Kagome, I haven't asked how you're feeling, you were hurt too." She 'huhs' and then touches a spot on her head, "It's just a little lump on the head, I'm sorry Inuyasha, you told me to stay away from Sesshomaru and I didn't listen and only made things worse. If I had run away like you told me to, you wouldn't have been so seriously injured."

I felt my eyes widen a little, "No in the end it was you that saved me with your arrow, I'm grateful, Kagome." I see her cock her head to the side then kneel down in front of me, "You're acting totally weird now, do you have a fever?"

I narrow my eyes slightly as she places her hand on my forehead, "You heard the story, of how Naraku deceived me fifty years ago, he's the one pulling the strings behind Sesshomaru." I see Kagome blink a couple times then I continue, "I've made a decision, things are getting more dangerous by the day."

"Yeah you're probably right," I looked up at her momentarily confused, "What's that supposed to mean? Aren't you scared? We're in serious danger, this time we were lucky but who knows about next time!"

I see her lift her fist, "Well I'm not afraid, Naraku's a terrible demon and we have to do everything in our power to destroy him!" I grabbed her hand quickly and pulled her towards me, she collided with my chest and I hugged her close.

I felt the ache and pang in my chest grow as I got closer and closer to having to do what I had to do, "In-Inuyasha, what are you doing?" I opened my eyes, "I was afraid," I heard her gasp on my shoulder, as she was distracted I located the necklace chain and gripped it.

"I thought I was going to lose you, I was terrified." I felt like I was going to cry, I couldn't do this, I didn't want to do it, but for her sake I had to. I inhaled her scent and enjoyed it for the moments I had it. I felt myself shake as I prepared to do the horrid deed needed to be done.

I threw Kagome to the ground as gently as I could, I put on a cold and hard expression on to cover my breaking heart. I stood and kept my composure as she turned and looked at me with such confusion and hurt. I felt my inner self fighting to take her back in my arms again but I couldn't, I had to do this.

I lifted the jewel and showed her it, "I'll hang onto the jewel," Kagome stood, placing a hand on her chest and a look of complete betrayal covered her face, I felt like I was looking at Kikyo before I died.

"What do you think you're doing?!" I placed the jewel in one of my pant pockets and looked her in the eye, "Kagome, go back to your own era!" I reached a hand forward not so gently pushing her backwards into the well.

I heard her exclaim and then cry out, my heart was being crushed now, I was broken yet again.

I heard Miroku call out my name, demanding to know why I did what I did, "I sent her back home, to her own time on the other side of the well." I looked satisfied but no one could've known the sorrow and despair I felt that day.

OWARI