Two years after the quest for the shards of the Shikon no Tama began, emotions are at an all time high and the tension btw Inu Yasha and Kagome has grown. As the end draws near, Inu Yasha deliberately pushes Kagome away, breaking her heart and his own.

Inuyasha would never physically hurt me,' she said with absolute honesty. Break my heart, yes. Render my soul incapable of ever loving again, yes. Brutalise me with curses and taunts, yes. But the idea of him physically hurting her was ludicrous. COMPLETE