Broken Heart Healed

AN; I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters

Chapter 2: Decision

It had been three days that Kagome had been in her time. She had one more day of testing before she could return to Feudal Japan. Kagome sat at her desk finishing her final test. Luckily it was the easiest one. As she finished the exam she stared out the window. ‘I wonder what Miroku’s doing. Wait did my thoughts just wander to Miroku?’ Kagome had been thinking more and more about him lately. She knew her heart still belonged to Inuyasha, but some how Miroku was becoming a great friend.


“Hunny, I packed a lot of ramen for you and your friends, candy for the kit, and medical supplies. I hope that’s it,” said Kagome’s mother as she finished taking a bath. “Thanks mom, I’ll just go get dressed and leave before Inuyasha comes for me.” When she finished getting dressed she went to say good bye to her family. “Now be careful hunny. Make sure to come back soon,” said Mrs. Higurashi. Kagome rolled her eyes and said, “Yes mother.” Soon Kagome was going through time. As she arrived on the other side of the well she found Miroku waiting for her. “Hey Miroku. Where’s Inuyasha,” she asked. Usually it was Inuyasha who’d be waiting for her. She waited for Miroku’s response and found none. She slowly realized what his silence meant. “Inuyasha will be back later. He just went off somewhere.” Kagome knew he was just saying that so she wouldn’t be hurt. “Miroku you don’t need to lie to me. I can tell he’s off with Kikyo again.” Miroku looked at her with understanding eyes. “Don’t worry, I’m fine,” she said. The truth was she wasn’t fine. She could feel her heart shatter once again. She didn’t understand why she kept letting herself be affected by Inuyasha so easily. ‘I need to forget about him’ she thought. “Shall we head back,” asked Miroku interrupting her thoughts.
She nodded and they started towards Kaede’s village. “How was your visit back,” asked Miroku. Kagome was taken aback by his question. Usually no one cared to know about her visits back home. “It was stressful. I had to study for my exams day and night.” Miroku chuckled. “And your family?” “They’re fine. Souta just got a girlfriend,” said Kagome a bit saddened. This didn’t go unnoticed by Miroku. “I see,” he said wondering why she would be saddened by that. They walked in silence for a while, each caught up in their own thoughts. “Kagome your back,” yelled a very hyper kitsune. “I missed you so much. What did you bring me,” Shippo asked while jumping up and down. Kagome giggled and said, “I brought you some pocky, chocolate, and mother wanted me to give you this from her,” she replied while handing him a huge sucker. Shippo was ecstatic and started eating it right away. Miroku just stood back watching their interaction. ‘Kagome will make a great mother someday’ thought Miroku. He couldn’t help but feel a small pang of jealousy in his chest with the thought of Kagome having children with another man.


Inuyasha returned hours later to find everyone asleep. Or he thought. “Your back. I saved you some dinner. Are you hungry,” asked Kagome while handing him a bowl of ramen. “You finally came back, it was about time,” commented Inuyasha. Kagome stood still. “Where were you all day,” she asked. She knew it would hurt her, but she wanted to know if Inuyasha could be honest with her. “I was just out looking for shards,” answered Inuyasha between bites of his leftover ramen. Kagome walked towards him. Inuyasha stiffened when he saw her so close. “Why can’t you be honest with me Inuyasha. I know you’ll never love me the way I love you, but I thought we were friends.” “We are.” “Then why do you lie to me,” said Kagome a bit louder. Her anger was slowly rising. “Does it feel good to know you have a backup in case your beloved Kikyo decides she doesn’t love you,” she said. Inuyasha was angry at the mention of Kikyo’s name. “Don’t you dare bring Kikyo into this,” threatened Inuyasha getting up.
By now the rest of the group was awake. “Why Inuyasha? She doesn’t love you. Love is accepting that person no matter how they are. Kikyo wanted you to change into a human for her. I’ve never once told you to change. So why her and not me,” said Kagome while fighting back tears. “Because I love her,” was Inuyasha’s simple answer. “I made my choice. My love belongs only to Kikyo.” With that said Kagome looked down at the floor. No one could see her eyes because her bangs hid them. “Love means being able to let go of the person you love so they can be happy. So Inuyasha, I’ll leave you alone to be with Kikyo. After the shikon jewel is complete I’ll return to my time, and you’ll never have to see me again,” she said. “I’m going for a walk,” announced Kagome as she headed towards the well. Slowly her steps turned into a running pace. Tears now fell freely. ‘He made his choice, and it wasn’t me. Now who do I have’ thought Kagome sadly.