Chapter 7

It was the next day.

Inuyasha and Ayumi were summoned in the main court. Ayumi stayed close to Inuyasha the entire time. Almost clinging in right onto Inuyasha, she was clearly nervous about her new surroundings, and about the meeting with the elf that she and Inuyasha were heading to. While Inuyasha was being himself and confidently walked to main court. Inuyasha noticed that there were only a few elves for the in the fortress. Inuyasha figured that there must of been a bloody battle that killed most of them, though there was no signs of damage.

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"Where the hells is this place," Inuyasha demanded.

"In Mirkwood," The king answered.

"Where the hell is that?" Inuyasha demanded yet again.

"That is in middle earth," the king answered yet again, "I assume you are not of this world".

"Neither of us are," Inuyasha answered.

"You can not stay here," the king ordered.

"That's not a problem," Inuyasha replied, "We want to return to our worlds".

"Worlds?" the king replied, "That will make your lives harder".

"It could," Inuyasha replied, "But I've traveled through it each other world numerous times so lit will not be a problem".

"I see," thing stated, "We do not know of a method to bring you back to you world. Though if you go to Minas Tirith, and speak to Lord Aragorn, the king of Gondor. It's library might have something. Though the odds are low".

"Alright, it'll be a start," Inuyasha said, "There is also the matter of the sword I have".

"We'll give it back when you leave tomorrow," King answered, "You can stay in your quarters until then.

Ayumi and Inuyasha were escorted to their quarters.

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The next day.

A small escort showed to the path, gave Inuyasha the Tetseiga back. They had also given Ayumi a bow and some arrows. Their escort then proceeded to leave. Leaving Inuyasha and Ayumi alone.

"So... how well do you know Kagome," Ayumi asked, after a silence that she found unbearable.

"I don't want to talk about it," Inuyasha snarled.

"Why not?" Ayumi said, "From what I was told Kagome and you were real close".

"I said that don't want to talk about it," Inuyasha yelled, making Ayumi take a step back in fear, "I kind of did something to hurt her".

Ayumi stopped talking altogether. To scarred to talk anymore, she knew Inuyasha could get scary, though she didn't expect this easily. It would be about two hours of walking of complete silence.

"I'm sorry about the out break earlier," Inuyasha apologized, "I just can't stand myself".

"It's alright," Ayumi replied.

"No it's not alright!" Inuyasha stated, "Kagome had gotten hurt, twice! And it's because of me!"

"I'm sure everything will be alright," Ayumi stated trying to calm Inuyasha down, "Tell me what happened".

"I couldn't stop Naraku from killing Kagome," Inuyasha stated, "I don't know how, but she returned to life, and..."

"Go on," Ayumi urged.

"I'm a half demon and that means I go short periods of time when I'll be totally human or demon," Inuyasha said, "When I'm full human you have nothing to worry about, that's when you should worry"

"And why is that?" Ayumi questioned.

"When I turn full demon, I lose all control," Inuyasha answered, "I turn extremely violent, hell I'll be lucky to even remember anything".

"What does that have to do with what happened to Kagome?" Ayumi asked.

"After we buried Kagome's body," Inuyasha stated, "I returned to her mother an informed her that Kagome is dead. I returned to my world and sulked for hours on end. I had eventually thrown my sword which was designed to stop myself from turning full demon. That's when I it happened. I lost control, my demonic blood took control when I smelled Kagome's scent.

And then... And then I..."

"Please continue," Ayumi urged.

"I remember that Kagome, when I came across her, she was naked and tied up behind her back. Though I don't know how, or why," Inuyasha blurted out, "My demon side went and did something to her".

Ayumi immediately realised what Inuyasha meant. And she had no clue on what to do next. She had just stared at him. Inuyasha didn't show her his face the entire time, his shoulders and ears dropped. He looked like a sad puppy, especially when Inuyasha showed his face to Ayumi. There was a tear on his face, and he then continued his journey, finding Kagome was all that mattered to him.

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"You need a rest don't you?" Inuyasha stated out of no where. Neither Inuyasha or Ayumi had made a sound since Inuyasha's confession.

"Yeah," Ayumi answered, "I need the rest".

"This looks like as good of a spot as any to set up camp," Inuyasha stated, "I'll start a fire". Inuyasha started a fire, and went for a walk as Ayumi cooked the food. Once Inuyasha returned both him and Ayumi ate.

"So," Ayumi mumbled, "What did were you doing while you left?"

"What does it matter to you?" Inuyasha asked.

"You left for quite a while," Ayumi stated.

"I was just looking any other tracks than this trail," Inuyasha answered, "I don't smell anything, and I don't know what's in this world. Just being cautious".

"Alright then," Ayumi replied. That ended the conversation as both Inuyasha and Ayumi fell asleep.

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"Good morning," Ayumi said, after arousing from her sleep, "You're up early".

"I'm always up at this time, my body doesn't need as much sleep as yours," Inuyasha replied, his ears perked, and Inuyasha looked into the forest. "There is a large group heading towards us, moving quietly". Inuyasha then faced them, and rested his hand on the Tetseiga.

"Why would they do that?" Ayumi innocently asked.

"To attack," Inuyasha answered, "Why else. A would suggest for to try and defend yourself".

Ayumi grabbed her bow, notched the arrow pulled it back and the arrow slipped out her fingers. Inuyasha had a small laugh at that, until he seen what it hit. It randomly flew into the shrubs. And what she hit, fell to the ground. It was a spider that was impossibly big by Ayumi's imagination. Once it fell Inuyasha swung his sword and what she seen next surprised her yet again. Diamonds came out and at high velocity fired right around where she killed the spider. Massive damage to the area occurred, numerous spiders died. Many more spiders came out of hiding, ambushing Inuyasha's location.

Ayumi fired a second arrow going way off course, but managed to hit it's target killing the spider. The spiders closed in and Inuyasha swung his sword again, this time the area immediately in front of him was completely destroyed. The spiders caught by it, died by it instantly, while many others replaced them. They were about to close into a point where Inuyasha would have to fight tooth and nail, at close range. It would be to difficult to stop from them from killing Ayumi. Especially considering it's a pointless battle. Inuyasha chose a different option instead of fighting.

"We're getting out of here," Inuyasha stated to Ayumi, "Get on my back". Ayumi quickly did as told. Inuyasha leaped to the nearest tree capable of holding the weight, and leaped to the next tree, running away from the fight. It wasn't something Inuyasha had done in years, not since his childhood had he ran from a battle. He kept to the path. Without it he would become lost in the forest, and would make running useless. He stayed close to the trail moving at a high speed.

The spiders did not relent, they came from everywhere. They even had managed to block the way. Inuyasha killed the ones that had gotten to close, and ignored the rest using his speed to get past the rest. Inuyasha's foot speed was faster. All he had to do was, pick the weak spot while staying on the trail. He managed to travel like that for a couple hours. And after picking a high tree branch, he seen that he was close to the edge of the forest. Inuyasha was getting tired, and had not expected that it be this hard to run from. He decided that it was all or nothing, sparing just enough energy for the landing, Inuyasha leaped as high and as far as he could.

He landed, and fell over. Not hard enough to hurt him or Ayumi, who was scared beyond her wits, and was hysterical. Inuyasha stumbled to his feet, looked back to the forest seeing no followers at the moment. He then sniffed the air, and listened to the best of his current abilities. Inuyasha didn't sense any spiders, he sensed a dog demon and a human

approaching from the opposite direction.

Inuyasha recognized the human scent.

It was Kagome.

She arrived with a demon he didn't recognize. But he recognized the dog demons sword.

And noticed that Kagome was rather calm.

Kagome... Are you... Are you betraying me?

(A/N): May the Schwartz be with you