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Inuyasha groaned impatiently as he waited near the well. Kameko had said two days. It had already been four. She was late! He pulled at the grass below him and threw it at the well.

"Inuyasha, how long are you going to sit there waiting? Kameko will be back you know."

"Shut up Miroku. She's late! We could be out looking for jewel shards right now," Inuyasha growled impatiently through his teeth. "That's it! I can't take this anymore, I going to go get her and drag her all the way to the next shard!" He jumped up and aimed for the well, but just before he fell in, a hand grabbed his collar, jerking him back and making him fall to the ground on his butt.

"Now, now Inuyasha. There's no reason to be acting so rash," cautioned Miroku. Inuyasha stood up, his back to the well.

"I'm not being rash! I just can't stand this waiting! Darnit Kameko, what's taking you so long?!"

As if in answer to his question a light shined behind Inuyasha, signifying the passing between time periods through the well. He spun around as Kameko climbed out. She had a somewhat somber look on her face, but Inuyasha didn't seem to notice.

"Where have you been?! You said two days! TWO! It's been four days now! You're lucky I didn't come looking for you. How could you be so la-"

SLAP!

Inuyasha was cut short in a stupor. He felt the sting of the red handmark that was probably on his face. Kameko's face was also stunned—she stared at her hand in immediate regret. Anger boiled over in Inuyasha.

"What was that for?!"

"SHUT UP! JUST SHUT UP!!" Kameko's eyes welled up with tears, but she dashed for the woods before Inuyasha could see.

Meanwhile, poor Inuyasha was dumbstruck. Kameko had never been this mad before, especially not at him. Not even on that last new moon, which was nothing compared to this. Had he done something? He'd only shouted as he always had.

"Oh Inuyasha, you will never understand the ways of a woman's heart," sighed Miroku.

"What?! What did I do?!"

Miroku paused, perplexed. "I don't know actually. I doubt she'd get that mad over your usual meaningless rantings," He looked back in the direction Kameko had run off to. "Why don't you follow her and ask for yourself? She's usually not too irrational, well not counting just now, but that might wear off by the time you catch up to her. I'm pretty sure she headed for the village."

Inuyasha groaned, he was never good at asking straightforward questions like that. And with her recent attitude he would probably only make things worse.

Inuyasha didn't see Kameko on the way back to the village. At first he didn't even think she was at the village, for she was nowhere to be seen. But just as he was leaving to go search the woods he passed by Kaede's place.

"Kameko, is everything alright? Ye don't seem to be yeself today."

Inuyasha froze in his tracks.

"Yeah, well. I have a question to ask you Kaede."

Inuyasha took a few steps back and hopped onto the roof, pressing his ear against the wood.

"What is it child? I shall try my best to answer if it be within my knowledge."

"Can the shikon jewel be used to bring people back to life?"

Inuyasha's eyes widened. Kameko had never even considered using the jewel before. He leaned forward to hear more, but there was a long pause, probably coming from Kaede.

"Oh no child. It would bring only misfortune to the one who dared to try. Once someone has passed on they can never truly come back. And even if they were to they would probably be an empty husk without a soul. It would be cruel." Another pause. "Why do ye ask?"

"Oh no reason! I was just curious is all. It's not like I would actually try and use the jewel for something like that!" Kameko gave a nervous laugh.

Inuyasha flattened himself completely on the roof; Kameko walked out slowly, then when out of Kaede's earshot she raced back towards the woods. Once he was sure she was gone he dropped off and headed inside to a concerned Kaede. The old priestess looked up solemnly at Inuyasha.

"I'm worried about her. Has anything happened recently?" she inquired.

"She just came here and started acting all weird. Kind of scary too."

"Did anything happen between ye two last time ye saw her?"

"Why do you people always assume it's my fault when Kameko's in a bad mood?!"

"Just think back Inuyasha."

Inuyasha remembered the festival...and holding Kameko's hand and the k-Inuyasha felt his cheeks grow hot at the thought. He pretended to look out the window until his face returned to a normal hue.

"No, nothing."

"Then go after her please, I'm worried what she might do. People are never rational when caught up in their emotions."

Inuyasha nodded and walked out the door.

My feet trudged slowly through the woods, feeling as heavy as bricks. A huge shadow loomed over me. Looking up I found the sacred tree, somehow my feet had led me here...to the only thing that I could find in both time periods. I let my fingers run along the cool rough bark, then allowed them to drift over to the jewel shards around my neck. It suddenly felt as if a huge weight had been dropped on my shoulders. I sat down and hugged my knees to my chest, my back leaning against the ancient tree, and let my head rest on my knees.

I knew I couldn't use the jewel shards. Not if it didn't really bring her back. I wished I didn't have to deal with the jewel shards. Why was I burdened with the responsibility? Why did I fall through that well? If none of this had happened I would have been there for mom. Better yet, I probably wold have earned more money and gotten the operation done sooner. Then...she'd still be here.

"Why don't you let me unburden you then?" offered a sharp voice.

The wind around me started stirring really hard and I glanced up. Was it another demon? My hand instinctively went for my sword.

"Now, no need for that. I'm not here to fight you. I only want to talk."

The voice came from above. Something white floated down before me, despite the wind. I realized it was a giant feather, with a woman in a kimono sitting upon it. She had black hair held up and blood red eyes. She was beautiful, but terrifying at the same time. Especially with that smile.

As I looked closer I noticed she was holding something in her arms. It looked like a bundle of cloth. No, wait. I could see a head. She was holding a baby!

The woman stood up, the white feather shrank and was stuck back on her head next to another one, and started walking towards me. She held the baby in front of her, which held out its arms towards me.

Suddenly feeling very uneasy I turned and ran.

"Not so fast," shouted the woman. A tree next to me was swiftly sliced in half, the top crashing to the ground. I froze.

"Unless you want that to be you in a couple of seconds I suggest you don't run away," she warned. "and don't even think of pulling out that sword. I'll have you cut into pieces before you can even wrap your hand around it."

Petrified, I turn around slowly. The woman started for me again, still holding the baby out before her. It was definitely not an ordinary baby. It was pale as death, with hair practically the same color. It's eyes stared at me. I really didn't like the way that they stared at me.

I backed up a step, then stopped, remembering the now decapitated tree. The baby was put into my arms. I held it, not wanting to drop it. It was still a baby. I wasn't heartless. But, now what?

"I found it. We're lucky, she's just been through a lot. Otherwise there'd probably be no darkness at all."

The baby. The baby talked!

B-bump.

I gasped. A sudden squeezing pressure started inside me, like a hand had taken hold of my soul and was using it for a stress ball. I fell to my knees. Everything went black.

Inuyasha sniffed the air tentatively. He smelled Kameko. She was in the direction of the sacred tree. As he got closer he noticed two other smells. Unfamiliar smells.

This can't be good, he thought as he approached the last of the trees before the sacred one. A fierce wind was coming from it's direction. Worried he darted through the last of them and came before the sacred tree. At first he saw no one, just felt the harsh wind whipping around him.

Wait. Something caught the corner of his eyes. Peering up he found a white object floating up into the sky. As the wind calmed down he was able to focus his vision and realize that there was something on it. First he saw some woman in a white and purple kimono. Then...he saw Kameko.

"Kameko!" Inuyasha shouted. If she had heard him she didn't show it. Kameko was just sitting there, her face blank. Growling Inuyasha bounded up the tree. "KAMEKO!" he cried desperately. He pulled out his sword, but quickly realized that he would only strike down Kameko as well. He called her name again, shouting at the top of his lungs.

But she remained expressionless. And as the white feather drifted off farther and farther away, he felt his calls become more futile.

I thought the part in then series of them trying to get Kagome to join them was interesting, but I didn't like how they made her too "pure" for it. So I gave Kameko a reason to go to the dark side(they have cookies). Will she free herself for the enchantment? What do you think?