Though Kagome was on the other side – in modern time – she didn't climb over the well. She just sat back against one of the walls and cried. Her emotions were so messed up and she didn't know what to do anymore. She loved InuYasha - InuYasha loved her and Kikyo.

He loves her more, Kagome thought, laying her head on her knees. He could say he loved Kagome more when they were alone, or with Sango, Miroku and Shippo. But he couldn't say it in front of Kikyo. If InuYasha could say he loved Kagome more when Kikyo was around, then she'd believe him. But he wouldn't ever do that.

Kagome continued crying until it was too dark to see. She had been trying to calm down for a while now, but it was just impossible.

Though Kagome was really depressed, she still got up her strength and climbed to the top of the well. She dragged her feet all the way into the house.

Kagome's family was all eating dinner and when they saw her, they stopped eating and offered her some.

"No thanks. I'm not hungry," Kagome said.

"Come on, try it! It's good!" Her grandpa said.

"I'm not in the mood to eat," Kagome said.

"What?" Her mom said.

"I'm just not hungry," Kagome said. She went to her room and looked at her bed. Tomorrow was Saturday, so Kagome didn't have to worry about school. She dropped on her bed and fell asleep.

For the next few weeks, Kagome had nothing but misery. She was too depressed to study in the afternoons, so her grades weren't being helped at all. Hojo offered to take Kagome on dates, but she refused them. Now that she was free from InuYasha, she could finally go with Hojo. But she was still too hurt to try it at all.

"One week of school left!" Kagome heard her friend exclaim.

"Yeah . . ." Kagome said. She would've been happy about the end of school if she still crossed over to the feudal era.

"Kagome, what's wrong? You've been looking so down lately."

"Huh? Oh, it's nothing," Kagome said.

"Did something happen with you and that InuYasha guy?"

"No," Kagome said.

"You said he was a two-timer, didn't you?"

"Yeah, but -,"

"Kagome, don't feel bad about it. Why don't you go out with Hojo?"

"I just . . . I'm too hurt," Kagome said.

"Just give it a chance."

"But – InuYasha . . ."

"Come on, Kagome! He's really nice and he really likes you. Why don't you give him a shot?"

"Well, I guess . . ." Kagome said.

"Hey, Hojo!" One of Kagome's friends called.

Hojo came over and saw Kagome. "You feeling all right, Kagome?" He asked.

"Yeah," Kagome said, trying to get rid of all the misery in her voice.

"Well, would you like to go to the movies? We can go the day after school ends."

"I guess," Kagome said. "It's up to you."

"Great," Hojo said. He looked so happy that Kagome hadn't rejected him this time.

Kagome's friends looked at her.

"What?" Kagome said.

"That went by pretty smooth, Kagome."

"Oh," Kagome said.

While Kagome was having a miserable time, so was InuYasha . . .

"InuYasha, go after Kagome," Sango said.

"Yeah, go after her!" Shippo said. "InuYasha, you're the only one who can pass through the well!"

"I don't want to make her mad," InuYasha said. "She obviously doesn't want to see me anymore."

"InuYasha, it's not that she doesn't want to see you," Sango said. "It's that she's hurt inside. Don't go after her now, but do go after her when Kikyo isn't here anymore."

"But Kikyo's going to be here forever," InuYasha said.

"No, she won't, InuYasha," Miroku said. "Someone has to get rid of her."

"I can't do it," InuYasha said. "I love her. But I love Kagome."

"Someone will kill her eventually. You just wait," Sango said.

"No. She's too strong. And no one has a reason. The Shikon No Tama is in Kagome's hands now. And there are no demons where Kagome is. She must be happy. Kikyo always wanted to stop fighting."

"Kagome isn't Kikyo!" Shippo yelled. "Kagome is Kagome!"

"Shippo, Kagome never really liked fighting, either," Sango said. "She only fought to be with InuYasha."

"Yeah, but he's still comparing Kikyo and Kagome!"

InuYasha got up and walked away. Shippo tried following him, to tell him to get Kagome, when Miroku said, "Shippo, just let him be. He has some sorting to do."