“Inu Yasha loves me!” Kagome's hands trembled with anger, while she shouted this sentence full of conviction in the face of a demon who was smiling down at her from a hilltop: Sesshomaru, Inu Yasha's dangerous brother. His hated voice echoed in her ears and threw her head over and over again, "He loves you ?! Girl, you have a vivid imagination! He loves Kikyo, and he did that before you were born! But my dear Brother prefers not to tell you because it could hurt you ... "She hated every inch of him, down to his shoes, for that condescending, mildly amused expression. And now a smile curled his lips. Kagome would have hit him, angry as she was - but with a quick glance at his claws she limited herself to turning around, trembling with anger, and running back into the valley.
Kagome lifted her head, her long hair flying in the wind and a single tear rolled down her cheek to disappear silently into the grass. She wiped her eyes with one violent movement. "You are stupid!" she scolded herself loudly. "It's no use crying for something lost!" "No!", She interrupted her own thoughts, "You should be happy because he will be happy!" Resolutely she stretched her chin and closed her fingers tightly around a small vial containing a colorless liquid. She grabbed her hair tightly and tied it in a ponytail. She ripped out a single one and added it to the liquid in the vial while, still running, she reached the first houses of the village.All of a sudden she stopped. She turned her head, searching, and pushed the bottle into the pocket of her jeans. And indeed: Kikyo stepped out from behind a tree at the edge of the forest. Stepping quickly and with a fluttering robe, she approached Kagome, who suddenly felt uncomfortable. The piercing gaze of the Miko sought Kagome's eyes, and she spoke in a firm voice that betrayed not the slightest emotion: "The jewel is complete." Kagome nodded cautiously. Should she have denied it? After all, just like herself, Kikyo had the gift of seeing and purifying the splinters of the jewel. Not without a certain pride in her voice, Kagome told her what she could certainly see: "It shines as brightly as it has not been for a long time. I have purified it." Kikyo lifted his chin slightly: "I already noticed." Then, all of a sudden, she held out her hand in a demanding gesture. “Give it to me.” Startled, the other pressed her hand on the jewel, which warmed up under her fingers and began to shine brighter.There was no way she would give it away! "It's not mine alone! All my friends have found it with me, I'm just keeping it. I CANNOT give it to you, not to mention that I don't want it!" Then she dropped her head and spoke suddenly so quietly that you could hardly hear them. "Come to Kaede's hut tomorrow, but don't say a word about me or the jewel. I'm not here tomorrow, so leave me in peace and go. Try to forget that you have ever seen me, please. I ask no more . "
Her promise to be gone the next morning worked wonders. Kikyo turned away without another word and was gone with a puff of her robe.