InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ To Choose The Wrong Path ❯ Chapter 1

A/N: Sorry!! I know that I haven't written in a very long time, but I didn't know what to write to start going in the direction I want to go. I completely changed directions with this story. So, yeah…

It's funny; you knew that there was always a chance that someone could die during your quest for the shards. You just never thought that you wouldn't be there to fight beside that person and try your damnedest to protect that person. Especially if it a person you swore to protect.

You also never thought about the guilt you would feel if a person died. Sure, you knew you would feel guilty for not being able to protect them, but you would have known you tried your best to save them.

Knowing that you deliberately snuck away from the group to go see a woman that has sworn many times to drag you to hell, and knowing that if you have stayed with your companion the most important part of the group wouldn't be missing. The guilt from that knowledge is too much for anyone to bear. Knowing that if you gave the group one idea of where to find you if you were needed, knowing that if you had just stayed with them when they said repeatedly that something didn't feel right, and knowing that if you had just stayed when you yourself felt an ominous presence-knowing that if you did any of those things your best friend wouldn't be dead right now and your other companions wouldn't be in pain. The guilt and shame from that knowledge was tremendous.

He wished that he could rid himself of the image of Kagome's mangled body. Wished that when he closed his eyes the image of her lying on the bloody ground with a huge chunk of her midsection ripped out and strew across the bloody battlefield. It was an image that would haunt him for the rest of his life.

He was prepared for the usual ritual when he returned to camp from sneaking of to see Kikyou. He was prepared for all of the heavy sighs and disapproving looks. He, however, was not prepared for what he saw.

The camp was a disaster area. Blood covered every inch of camp. The signs of a great battle could be seen everywhere. Claw marks were in trees from stray attacks. Some trees were even knocked down. Scorched areas were on the ground because of Shippou's attempts at attacking the demon. It seemed hard to believe that not too long ago the camp was a beautiful area.

He couldn't help but wonder if he didn't choose to go in search of Kikyou when he saw her soul stealers.

Would the battle have been less difficult?

Would the three jewel shards they collected from this fight been obtained easier?

Would people have been wounded?

Would Kagome be alive?

A/N: So I am trying to go from the point of view after the battle. At first I planned on having the story as one long flashback to before the prologue, but I didn't like how my story sounded that way. Now my plan is to have a look at life after the battle. This story is probably going to be completely in InuYasha's point of view. Thanks for reading. I'm working on the next chapter right now. I'll try my best to update sooner, but life and school might get in the way like it does with many things.