A Split Heart
Chapter 12
Kaede and Sango came out of the hut. They didn't have any sorrow to their faces.
"Kagome will be ok, the wounds were about all the same size and shape so it should heal quick." Kaede said, and Inuyasha's face was less worried.
"Hey Inuyasha what kind of demon did this anyway?" Sango asked out of curiosity.
Inuyasha didn't answer Sango.
"Never mind then." Sango said.
"Can I see Kagome?" Inuyasha asked, Kaede was surpised he even asked.
"Of course, but after she rests." Kaede answered.
"Okay, I'll be back later." Inuyasha said running into the forest that once bared his name.
"Wonder what he is thinking." Shippo said.
"Do we ever?" said Miroku.
Inuyasha entered the forest, and started to think. Think about Kagome. What if she remembered what he did? What if she asks what happened to her? Kagome will know it was him that inflicted those scars upon her. He wondered what he would say. The deeper he went in thought, the deeper he was in the forest. He stopped as he saw the Goshinboku (Sacred Tree).
He had so many memories connected to this tree. Some with Kikyo, some with Kagome. He pictured Kikyo leaning on this tree, getting the souls that keep her moving. He remembered the kiss they shared next to this tree, but he remembered the pain it brought Kagome more. He thought of how much pain he must give Kagome. She still is by his side, even if he has Kikyo on his mind. Why do I give her so much pain and she has never given me anything but happiness? I gave her the opposite of affection, I almost killed her. What kept Kagome alive? She is strong, but is still a human.
He then saw Kikyo walking with her soul eaters. He stayed where he was, and waited for her to come closer. They were in just talking distance.
"You wonder why Kagome lived, yes." Kikyo said in her cold voice.
"Kikyo did you used your powers to save her?" Inuyasha asked.
"No, I did not. Kagome used her own powers, inside." Kikyo said, "She is beginning to use them well. Soon she will replace me completely. I am no longer needed anyway. I just continue to linger on, whether I like it or not." Kikyo said.
"Kikyo, why do I end up causing everyone I love pain?" Inuyasha said in a quiet voice.
"What happens is fate's decision, and that is what fate decided for you." Kikyo said still in talking distance of Inuyasha.
"Yes…But can I change fate?" Inuyasha said.
"No your fate is already written." Kikyo answered.
When she answered, he left her in peace and returned to camp at sunset.
