Why had she met Inuyasha? If it hurt this much, it would have been better never to meet him at all.
Kagome covered her face, her palms slowly growing wet, but...
She had come from home to the Warring States again and again for one reason alone: she wanted to see Inuyasha once more.
Kagome's eyes widened behind her hands. Had I fallen in love with Inuyasha? For the first time, the girl from the modern world recognized her feelings with absolute clarity. When did I start loving him so much...?
"Kagome." A lovely female voice came from behind her, yet it sent an instant chill through her.
"!" Before Kagome could cry out, the woman covered her mouth and nose, her sharp fox claws resting across Kagome's throat.
"It hurts, doesn't it, finding out that the one Inuyasha truly loves is Kikyo?" Yan Luo whispered coaxingly into Kagome's ear.
Inuyasha... Crystal-clear tears slipped from the corners of Kagome's eyes as she sorrowfully whispered his name in her heart.
In the courtyard beyond the door, Inuyasha suddenly felt a jolt, snapping out of his joy at Kikyo's rebirth.
It's been so long. Why haven't Kagome and Miroku arrived yet?
Inuyasha's nostrils twitched, and he detected Kagome's familiar scent almost at once.
The wooden door slowly opened, gradually revealing Kagome, held hostage as a shield in front of a white-haired woman. There was her familiar sailor uniform and green skirt, her slightly tousled long black hair, but her usually bright eyes were now utterly dull. Inuyasha looked anxiously at her, but Kagome turned her head, avoiding his gaze. Only then did Inuyasha realize that he was still holding Kikyo's hand tightly and had never let go. Once again, he felt as though he had done something wrong. The difference was that