InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Bits From The Big Yellow Bag ❯ Elusive ( Chapter 4 )

Elusive

 

“Hey, do something about the twins!” InuYasha tilted his head back, hopefully placing his ears out of the reach of the girls. A breeze tickled his nose as he stared into the sky.

 

`Wait-'

 

He rose; nose working overtime as he carefully removed the children. “Go slay the kitsune.” Shippou hadn't smelled it yet. `Could I be imagining it?' Kitsune noses were weaker…

 

One moment he was there; the next, he was a blur. He vaguely heard Miroku and Sango call out in worry; Shippou cried out in irritation.

 

His ears were ignored in favor of that scent… that beautiful, elusive fragrance that hadn't been on the wind in three years.

 

`Kagome's scent?!'

 

Memories assailed him as he ran; it seemed like it took a lifetime to reach the well, though it was a path he could easily walk blindfolded on the night of the new moon without a single misstep.

 

Had he finally lost it?

 

Had his years of dreaming finally broken his brain?

 

It couldn't be true… but it couldn't be a dream. He'd die if it were a dream.

 

Maybe he was already dead. Though, that would kind of suck. It could mean Kagome was dead…

 

His heart nearly stopped beating at the thought.

 

Okay, so he couldn't be dead.

 

Skidding to a halt, he took three timid steps.

 

He couldn't hear - the blood was rushing in his ears.

 

He forced himself to look…

 

He reached his hand into the well…

 

And pulled out his salvation.

 

 

A/N:

First posted to LiveJournal on March 12, 2009

Word Count: 249

Prompt: “Run”