Kagome's POV

It had been five years since the jewel shard was recovered and the feudal era was back to normal. The half-demon Naraku was also defeated and all the miseries he had caused became normal. Miroku had gotten his hand out of his ancient legacy of the black hole. Shippo and Sango had taken their revenge from Naraku for killing their friends and families even though in the process of killing Naraku Sango had to kill Kohaku (her brother). Inu Yasha of course was more than happy now as he had Kikyo by his side and was also planning to mate her soon.

Come to think of it in these five years I have come to be known as many names: woman, wench, momma are some as there are too many more to list. Now sitting under the god tree I, Kagome Hirugashi wonder is their anything left for me to do in the past. I can very well go back to the future and live my regular life, go on dates with Hojo, sit and gossip with my friends but then I think what would happen to Shippo he like me was all alone in the group. Inu Yasha had Kikyo, Sango had Miroku and Kilala but I and Shippo are the only ones left to be noticed by the others. Sometimes when I used to return from my era I used to find Shippo in a pitiful state crying for me

saying that Inu Yasha was asked by Sango and Miroku to care of him while they went to Sango's village but Kikyo wanted to go for a stroll so they left.

This happened many times afterwards also and so today is the day I plan to break the news of leaving the group. I had discussed this with Shippo and he agreed with it saying he just wanted to stay with me. So gaining all the courage left in me I got up with Shippo on my side and went straight to Inu Yasha who was sitting in the tree with Kikyo and called out. 'Hey Inu Yasha! Come down here I want to talk to you.' A low growl erupted from him indicating that I was definitely annoying his peaceful moment.

'What do you want bitch don't you see I'm busy right now' 'Well yea but all your cuddling can be done after we have talked' 'feh fine make it fast'

'Well guys actually I and Shippo want to leave the group and go our separate ways'

'WHAT" and who do you expect to make the food and do the other chores'

'Let me make this straight Inu Yasha I'm not your servant or wasn't previously your shard hunter I am me. So now that you have your clay pot beside you and who you are going to mate why don't you ask her to make food for you.

Feh! Don't expect my Kikyo to do all these useless chores these are meant for you.

"Yea right why do you expect me to do all this I am leaving the group right now away from you and your whore of a clay pot."

That was the last string of his patience. No one expected him to do this. He hit me and with his claws scratched me on my stomach. That was all I could bear with tears welling down my eyes I ran away from them just knowing that Shippo was next to me.

Traveling through all the bushes and brambles I did get a lot of scratches but none could be compared to the one that my first love gave me. My eyesight was getting blurred due to the loss of blood and I knew I would fall and be the prey of some demon pretty soon. Suddenly I bump into something white not knowing what to do I said the last thing to say before I knew I would die 'Please save Shippo from him' and then I fainted.