He could feel his jaw go slack in surprise; did she really expect him to kill Kagome? "There has to be another way."

"There is no other way. Your reaction is enough to tell me that you cannot do this for us? You do not love me? She's taken everything from me." She couldn't fake the tears that she should have, she was clay and soil there was room in her for bodily fluids.

"No, I do love you. I will do this for you." Inuyasha was determined not to hurt Kikyo anymore even if he had to hurt Kagome.