A Bond Across Time

By: ChocolateEclar

Disclaimer: Obviously I don't own Inuyasha or any other character from the anime/manga "Inuyasha." So don't try to sue me. ^_^

Full Summary: After Kagome sees Inuyasha and Kikyo together she locks herself on the other side of the well. She's sure that if Inuyasha comes after her, he probably has feeling for her too. Unfortunately, Inuyasha ends up feeling so guilty he never comes through the well for her, instead he, Shippou, and Kirara go through hundreds of years the manual youkai way, by just living. IY/Kag

A/N: This is my first Inuyasha fanfic so go easy on me. This is just an idea I had one day…

A/N 2: By the way, this chapter is under Kagome's POV.

Part 1: Kagome's Tears

I don't think I'll ever forget what happened that day. I think Inuyasha still feels guilty about it, come to think of it.

It all began on a warm night in May. I didn't know it then, but it would be years before I would see Inuyasha, Kirara, and Shippou again. And the last time I would see Miroku and Sango ever again.

Sango, Miroku, Shippou, Kirara, and I were all sitting around a little campfire. It was a common scene at night for us when we couldn't reach a village to sleep in. Kirara was curled up next to Sango, her tails covering her large, red eyes while Shippou sat on my lap, snoring loudly.

A well-known slap could be heard ringing through the quiet darkness. Miroku cupped his red cheek grinning mournfully causing me to laugh. Sango was scowling somewhat, her dark hair framing her face.

Shippou grunted in his sleep as I peered off into the forest, searching for the absent member of our group. My senses couldn't pick up Inuyasha at all so I slowly removed Shippou from my knee and turned to the others.

"I'm just going to go see what Inuyasha's doing, guys," I told Sango and Miroku.

Sango nodded and Miroku said, "Just be careful, Lady Kagome."

I smiled at them and walked deeper into the dense forest in the direction Inuyasha had gone. Soon after we had set up camp, he had disappeared, his pointed ears alert and constantly turning as if looking for a particular sound.

After several minutes I reached a clearing that was alive with moths and tiny, delicate flowers. I wasn't really paying attention to them though as I kneeled in the grass. I was studying the figures of Inuyasha and Kikyo, their hair swirling in a light wind. I realized Inuyasha seemed to be pleading with Kikyo, though I caught free of his words. His golden orbs were glittering with emotion in the moonlight while Kikyo's eyes remained impassive.

"Kikyo," I heard Inuyasha say. "I never wanted things to turn out like this!"

Kikyo, who was facing towards me, turned slightly and her eyes locked with mine. I froze. A small smile played across her lips as she remarked to Inuyasha, "No, I suppose you didn't. After all, you did pledge to me that with the Shikon Jewel you would become human, remember?"

And with that she kissed Inuyasha square on the mouth. Inuyasha's eyes widened but he still leaned into it.

It was then that I made a noise; a small pained gasp escaped my mouth. 'Not again,' I had thought. 'There kissing again and here I am, the miserable spectater!'

Inuyasha's canine-like ears flicked at the sound and he pulled abruptly away from Kikyo who glowered at me. He turned to me then. When he realized what I had undoubtedly seen, he gulped and went to me.

But by then, I didn't want to see him. My eyes brimming with tears I stood up and ran out of the meadow. He easily caught up with me though, grabbing my wrist and calling out my name.

"Let go!" I yelled.

But he didn't and he swung me around to face him. "Kagome," he panted. "I-I-"

He couldn't seem to get the words out, either way I didn't let him. "Inuyasha, I'm going home!" I screamed. "You can just…Oh! Go find the shards yourself!" Here I scrunched up my face to keep my tears from falling to no avail. They cascaded down my cheeks and onto the damp Earth beneath our feet.

When he still didn't let go I shrieked, "Sit! Sit! SIT!SIT!SIT! SIT! SIT!!!"

Inuyasha made a sort of  'Ouff!' sound as he hit the dirt hard, his clawed hand instantly releasing my wrist.

Then I ran, my tears luminous in the moonlight. I ran back to camp ignoring Sango and Miroku's protests as I hopping clumsily onto my bike, grabbing my backpack. I was sure it wouldn't take Inuyasha long to recover and I wanted to be near the well when he did. We were about a mile away from Kaede's village, I soon discovered as I rode my bike as rapidly as possible down the dirt road.

I could hear Miroku and Sango shouting in the distance and eventually hear a ringing yell from Inuyasha. 'He's already reached the camp!' I thought, pedaling faster.

I jumped off my bicycle, dragging it through some shrubs until I could just make out the recognizable square outline in the dark. The Bone-Eater's Well.

I threw my backpack into its depths and pulled my bike over to its edge. Before I could begin to drag it down the well, Inuyasha appeared in a whirl of thick white hair and red attire.

"Kagome!" he cried out. "Whatareyoudoing?!" he asked in a jumble.

I brushed some tears off my face and replied, "I-It seems you'd be better off without me, Inuyasha… Why don't you go back to Kikyo before she says something like, 'Does that girl mean more to you than I do?' again?" I sniffed a bit and continued, "Besides, she does mean more to you than I do. She's a powerful miko after all and I-I'm just a shard d-detector." I turned away from him then, and began to pull my bike down into the well again.

"Fuck! Stop it, Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled, but I just looked up at him one more time, tears still twinkling out of my eyes, before reaching the bottom of the well with my bike. "Kagome, I-" I heard him yell. I grabbed my backpack and watched as the familiar swirl of bluish purple colors surrounded me. Soon, I was back home, an empty feeling in my chest.

I dragged my bike and backpack out of the well. After that, I pulled out the little vial filled with some of the Shikon Jewel shards from around my neck and clasped it tightly in my hand before throwing it into the well. In a flash of light, they vanished back to the Feudal Era.

I stood there for a few moments, tears still falling. Without the shards, I was locked on this side now. 'If he doesn't come after me, I'll never see him again,' I thought and I collapsed onto my knees, sobbing.

He never did came through the well after me…

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A/N: So there's my first chapter. Yea, I know Inuyasha should've gone after Kagome but that probably would've ended my story, no? Besides, Inuyasha does stupid things like that sometimes.

Inuyasha: Hey…

Miroku: It's true though.

Inuyasha: *pounds Miroku on the head*

Miroku: @_@

Sango: *shakes head and sighs*

A/N 2: Don't forget to review!

Shippou: *munching on candy* Yum…Bye, etherdody!

A/N 3: Bye, everyone! ^_-