Disclaimer: I do not own "Inuyasha", for if I did, it would've never finished. & I would've been making a sh*tloada $$. Instead of my present state... Let's just not go there.
01: Dream Chaser
While her friends tried to alleviate her sadness with compliments and assurances, she knew the truth. They may or may not truly believe that Inuyasha's strength was derived from the will to protect her and that he was stronger for it, but she understood that Inuyasha's strength was from the will to protect her, and not herself. Did it sound confusing? She supposed she should use her name rather than just the indicative noun.
Kikyo.
Things to do with Inuyasha always did come down to that single name didn't it? Of course.
Fact was, Inuyasha's inability to truly differentiate between herself and Kikyo sorely annoyed her sometimes. She knew he was pining for her and trying to make up for their depressing, betrayed end. She also saw that he did see Kagome as a different person than Kikyo. Sometimes. Not enough. And, never when he's desperately protecting her from danger.
Because frankly, she wasn't sure he actually remembered that that physical body and half soul of hers was still Kagome. She could tell he understood the concept of Kagome versus Kikyo since their personalities were so different, but once he looked at her, however differently she dressed, it all seemed to turn into the image of Kikyo. Maybe if she dyed her hair red, he would relate her physical body to the concept of Kagome.