Note: I am finally updating. Been taking a break to both relax and to work on chapters for Lethal Love. I've recently watched 9 episodes of Tokyo Ghoul and my gosh, I love that anime. It's amazing. Fucking awesome!

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Chapter Thirty-Seven: Heartbroken

The group was back at Kaede's village. Kaori, Kagome, Inuyasha, Kaede, Shippo, and Miroku were inside Kaede's home.

"I'm going home now, Inuyasha," Kagome said.

"I don't care. Go ahead and go," Inuyasha said.

"I'm gonna go with you," Kaori said, standing up.

"What?! Why are you leaving?!" Inuyasha yelled.

"I miss Sota and I am sure he misses me too," Kaori replied, heading out of Kaede's home.

"Ye two have tension between ye," Kaede commented.

"Shut up, old hag," Inuyasha said. Kaede was tending to Inuyasha's wounds that Kaori didn't heal.

Kagome sighed and walked out of the building too.

Kaori and Kagome went to the well.

"I never figured out how I can go through the portal between our eras," Kaori commented. "My dad was a full demon and he could go through it but...no other demon can go through it, I don't think. I've only see Inuyasha go through but I don't know how he can..."

"Hm... I don't know how your dad had gotten through but I do know that you must be able to because he could and because you have a connection to my era. You love Sota very much; he is like a little brother to you. Maybe that is why you are allowed to go back and forth. With Inuyasha, maybe he can go through only when you are in my era, which makes him have a connection to my era," Kagome stated.

"I didn't understand half of what you said other than 'my era'," Kaori said, sighing. "But you could be right, I suppose, with...whatever you just said that I mainly ignored."

Kagome pouted. "I was just telling you my thoughts."

"What made you think I actually wanted to hear them?" Kaori questioned.

Kagome glared at her playfully. "Shut up." She jumped into the well. Kaori was going to do so as well but Shippo ran up.

"You two will come back, right?" he asked.

"Yup," Kaori replied.

"Kaori, you need to keep in mind that Inuyasha's a low grade type so he really took Koga's nonsense seriously. He's a miserable guy who has no self-confidence. If he's in love with you, it'd be even worse, unless he has been in love with you completely all this time and that has been the worst," Shippo said.

Kaori laughed. "Okay. I will try to keep that in mind. See ya later." She jumped into the well.

Quite some time has went by since Kaori and Kagome left. Sango, Shippo, Miroku, and Inuyasha were in Kaede's home. Kirara was outside somewhere.

"Inuyasha, don't you intend to go pick up Kaori and Kagome?" Miroku asked.

"It's more relaxing without someone like them around," Inuyasha said. "Who am I kidding? I've been extremely anxious since Kaori went with Kagome. I hope she comes back soon. Kagome can stay there for all I care."

"Couldn't you stop acting so irritated with everyone?" Sango questioned. "It's rather tiring."

"Besides, however you look at it, that was just Koga's unrequited love, wasn't it," Miroku said.

"Nothing to be afraid about," Shippo said.

"AHH! SHUT UP ALREADY!" Inuyasha ran out of the building. He headed to the well. He stared into the well and sighed. "I wonder what Kaori is doing right now." Suddenly, he heard saw a large soul collector in the sky. "What the-?"

Kikyo stumbled out of the forest and towards Inuyasha.

"Ki... Kikyo," Inuyasha mumbled. He ran towards Kikyo and caught her in his arms. He placed her against a tree and got rid of the large soul collector, releasing the souls that keep Kikyo alive and allowing a few to enter Kikyo.

"Inu...yasha?" Kikyo questioned, looking his way. "What are you doing here?"

Inuyasha went over to her. "I was going to ask you why you came here."

"A demon was chasing me," Kikyo said.

"So you lead him here so I could save you," Inuyasha stated.

"Don't be a fool, Inuyasha," Kikyo said. "I was running blindly for my life when I happened to come upon you."

"Kikyo..." Inuyasha mumbled.

Kikyo looked at the tree and looked at her surroundings. "50 years ago... At this place, I shot an arrow through your chest and my life ended as well."

"Yeah..." Inuyasha said.

"Inuyasha, why do you think Naraku caught you and I in a trap and made us hate each other...?" Kikyo asked.

"To corrupt the Shikon No Tama by tainting your heart which keeps the jewel cleansed with hatred from me," Inuyasha said.

"Hmph. That's just an excuse. Even without corrupting my heart...if Naraku just touched the Shikon No Tama, that should have been enough to corrupt the jewel. The remains of Onigumo's heart inside Naraku wanted us broken up. The wild-thief wanted me for himself," Kikyo said. "Not only that, I could tell from my last counter with him that the heart inside Naraku is beginning to yearn for another woman; the woman that I have seen you with. The one with the neko ears."

Inuyasha clenched his fists. "That bastard... So, he loves Kikyo...and Kaori?" Inuyasha unclenched his fist. " What a meaningless reason to-"

"Yes, it was meaningless but also very human. Naraku probably doesn't want to admit it but at any rate, it seems those feelings for me remain. To try to remove those feelings, he tried to kill me." Kikyo pushed Inuyasha away from her. "Enough Inuyasha. My body has filled up with dead souls."

"You're intending to destroy Naraku by yourself, aren't you!" Inuyasha yelled.

"Inuyasha, I am a priestess. By fighting with my spiritual powers, I can completely remove him from this world," Kikyo said.

"I'm not talking about that!" Inuyasha yelled. "That someone like Naraku is in love with you makes me sick! Kikyo, you said that my life is yours! In that case, your life is mine!"

"Inuyasha..." Kikyo mumbled.

Inuyasha held Kikyo. "There's no way I'll hand you over...to the likes of Naraku!"

"Inuyasha..." Kikyo repeated. Seemed like Inuyasha was letting out his emotions towards Kikyo...but holding in the ones for Kaori...

Kaori and Kagome climbed out of the well.

"It's gotten really late," Kagome stated.

"Well, we did sleep for a little while at your home," Kaori said.

"Our home," Kagome commented.

Kaori shook her head. "This is my new home; my real home."

"Hm? Is that a light over there?" Kagome wondered.

They walked closer to where Kagome had saw lights. The lights were souls. They saw Inuyasha and Kikyo under the tree Inuyasha had once been pinned to.

"Inuyasha and Kikyo?" Kagome wondered.

Kaori frowned. "He has feelings for her still, you know."

"Yeah, I know..." Kagome pulled Kaori behind some tree. "Let's watch."

"Then be quiet," Kaori said in a hushed tone.

"Kikyo, where is Naraku's castle? You know where it is, don't you?" Inuyasha asked.

"If you knew, then what?" Kikyo questioned.

"I'd go in there and rip Naraku apart. Then Kikyo, you won't have to fight anymore," Inuyasha said.

Kaori watched silently from behind the tree near them. Kagome frowned.

"I've already told you, Inuyasha. I am the only one who can purify Naraku and completely remove him from this world," Kikyo said.

"But if your attacked again like just now...who will protect you?! I'm the only one who can, aren't I?" Inuyasha questioned.

Kaori was close to tears. "Inuyasha," she whispered.

"I should be going," Kikyo said. "It's about time you returned back to your friends." Kikyo left. Kaori leaned against the tree, tears now falling down her cheeks.

"Kaori..." Kagome mumbled. Kaori started to leave. "Kaori?"

"Don't follow me. I need to be on my own for a few days. Why don't you go back home for a few more days once morning comes? When you come back, I'll be here again, okay?" Kaori glanced at Kagome.

"Um... Okay, yeah," Kagome said. Kaori gave her a quick hug before running away. Kagome stared after her. "Kaori..." she said to herself. "You're heartbroken, aren't you?"

"Kagome?" Inuyasha questioned, having walked by and spotted her. "When did you get here?"

"Oh, hey Inuyasha!" Kagome exclaimed, smiling nervously. "Not too long ago."

"Kaori isn't with you?" Inuyasha questioned.

"Kaori went...to see the others once we got here," Kagome lied.

"Oh, um. Okay. I'll talk to her when we get to Kaede's then," Inuyasha said.

"Uh... Yep!" Kagome exclaimed. "He is going to yell at me a lot when he finds out she left..."