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Chapter Two: Separation
Kagome jumped out of the well and sealed it with her grandpa's scrolls. 'This will end this, I'll never have to face them again' Kagome thought.
She ran to her house and was greeted by her mother. "Kagome, dear, I didn't know you would come back so soon."
"Well," Kagome began; her voice was threatening to crack at any moment. "I just needed a break and a test is coming up really soon and I have to study for it. So I won't go back to the Feudal Era for awhile. I have so much homework to catch up on."
"That's great Kagome, you've finally realized that school is important," Mrs. Higurashi replied. "When will your cute little friend with the doggy ears come visit? I bought some Ramen because he likes it so much."
Kagome froze upon hearing her mother refer to Inuyasha with such fondness. Tears were about to spill again, when she simply replied that Inuyasha would be too busy fighting demons in order to collect more shards.
Mrs. Higurashi knew that something was bothering Kagome, but she thought it would be better to let Kagome come to her when she felt ready.
Kagome ran up the stairs and locked herself in her bedroom. She needed a bath to calm herself down.
She sat in the tub and began to think, but her thoughts would quickly return to Inuyasha.
'Why can't he see me as someone more than just a reincarnation?' Kagome thought. 'Has he always seen Kikyo when he looks at me? I thought I could make him return some feelings for me. I love him so much, but I guess it's not enough for him. He'll always love Kikyo and I'll never be anything but a runner-up for his heart. His heart has no room for me.'
Kagome closed her eyes as tears spilled from her eyes. She had kept so much bottled up that it hurt her. Her heart squeezed in pain.
'I thought that I could just remain by his side, as his friend. But it hurts so much every time he looks at me. Because he only sees Kikyo. I'm just his shard detector and I guess I'm just useless to everybody. I have to move on. Inuyasha will be just a dream, a dream that I can never keep.'
Back in the Feudal Era
Inuyasha sat underneath the Sacred Tree. The others had already gone to sleep. Sango had been so angry with him that she refused to talk to him. Shippo had given him the silent treatment too. Only Miroku talked to him, but the words that came from him were less than comforting.
"Kagome-sama has really left this time, huh?" Miroku asked, trying to talk to the hanyou.
Inuyasha hung his head, he was too ashamed of his actions and how it had hurt the others. He knew how important Kagome was to the group. She was anything but useless. She had become like a mother to Shippo, comforted Sango as a sister, helped Miroku win Sango's feelings, protected the village as a priestess, and shielded him from loneliness.
"I know it hurts Inuyasha," Miroku began. "Kagome's departure has been a pain to all of us. We all feel her loss, but do you think that it would be better for her to leave? She really loves you Inuyasha. We've all seen that, but you were blinded by Kikyo and you failed to realize this. Now you have to choose, or you'll lose them both."
Inuyasha looked stunned at what Miroku had just said. Kagome loves him? But he was just a tainted hanyou. It couldn't be...but she had always been there for him. No matter what had happened, she always stood by him, until now.
"She sealed the well..." Inuyasha whispered. The harsh fact slammed into him and he couldn't accept that he had been separated from Kagome forever.
"Inuyasha! Stop being so stupid!" Miroku scolded him. "How can you be so lame? Why don't you ask Kaede-sama and see if there is a way for the barrier to be broken."
Inuyasha gave Miroku a half smile, which was such a rare action. He thanked Miroku and ran to the village.
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