Blood Stained

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Blood Stained

Chapter 29: She was she, and he was he

The sun was bright, and high in the sky as Kagome sat outside next to the door, waiting. She had everything she could think of carefully packed in one suitcase and the jewel carefully tucked into her purse.

The previous night someone had come by announcing that a car would come by to pick her up early the next morning. Kagome had chosen to wait outside, because she couldn't bear it inside. The moment she had shared with her mother what she was going to do, it had broken her heart, and she couldn't look into her eyes anymore, which was why she was by herself at the moment. Miyu had wanted to wait with her, but Kagome believed it was easier this way.

Although nothing about this situation was easy.

Her heart was pounding as her eyes lingered on every passing car, waiting to see which one was for her. Somehow, she was expecting the limousine like the other day, but she wasn't sure it was how Sesshomaru traveled every day. Then again, she didn't know anything about him, and she did not intend for that to change. Kagome was only doing this to complete the jewel and afterward she wanted nothing to do with him.

Hopefully, it would be that simple.

She began tapping her foot as her stress and impatience grew. Kagome felt the sweat dripping down her neck, she was uncomfortable. It wasn't until just now that it hit her how long she would be sitting in a plane beside him. Not only that, but she remembered that they had not yet put on his new watch… unless he planned to take care of it while they were in the car on the way to the airport? A sigh escaped her lips.

Finally a car stopped in front of the shrine, Kagome knew it was him. Slowly she stood up grabbing the handle of her suitcase, before casting one last glance towards the house. A fear had begun to grow inside of her as she wondered when she would be back home again. Although unlike her last trip, she prayed this one would not be as painful or destructive. Kagome took a deep breath before she made her way down all the steps as her body felt unusually heavy.

As soon as she was close to the car the driver got out, opening the door for her before taking her suitcase. Kagome nodded in a sign of thank you, before entering into the car. Her heart caught in her throat as she found herself face to face with Sesshomaru. Sure, she knew she was supposed to be traveling with him, but she thought perhaps he was still at his house. Apparently, they were going straight to the airport.

"Miko," he said, greeting her.

Kagome didn't say anything back to him, instead she sat down as far as she could from him and began to play with her hands. He decided not to push her and didn't speak another word. She would say something when she was ready. Although, he had a feeling when she would speak it would not be anything good. Nonetheless, he would take it.

"How long?" she finally asked, the silence killing her.

It was worse to be sitting near him in silence than it would be to ask him a few questions. Since he didn't answer yet, she assumed he didn't know what she was referring to, so she clarified it.

"How long have you had mics in my house?" she inquired, her tone bitter.

Sesshomaru looked somewhat surprised by her question. He had expected her to realize he was watching her somehow, but he hadn't thought she'd pick up on the mic's by herself. He had to give her credit for that.

"A little bit after your birth," he answered, his tone neutral.

She began chewing on her bottom lip, her nervousness was growing. After her birth?

"Why?"

There was a million ways to answer, but he chose the most obvious one.

"You are Rin's descendant. I made her a promise, I would watch over them."

Kagome couldn't help scoffing.

"You're doing a terrific job," she said, her voice laced with pain.

She had to say she enjoyed the irony of the situation. Sesshomaru had spent most of Rin's life protecting her, watching over her, before he even had made his promise, he had ruined it. Kagome could easily imagine that once he had found out, he had been filled with regrets, and she found it fair. No, it did not bring her happiness that he felt guilty, because she found no pleasure in other people's pain, no matter who they were.

His guilt meant nothing to her as he didn't feel it for the right reasons. Sesshomaru regretted what he had done because she was a part of Rin. But she also knew it would be as close as it would ever get for him to feel bad for what he had done. Never would he regret hurting her because she was Kagome.

And once again, it was the same situation all over again. Inuyasha saw her as Kikyo for the longest time. Now Sesshomaru saw her as Rin. Would she ever get the chance to only be Kagome? When would that be enough?

Kagome felt a whirlpool of emotions raging inside of her. Tears were threatening to fall if she didn't hold them back. At that moment, she felt like screaming, like destroying everything around her, and it wasn't a feeling she liked. She took a few deep breaths trying to calm herself , but it barely worked. She could feel his eyes on her, she ignored it as much as she could. Slowly, she let herself sink into the seat, closing her eyes, trying not to see him.

Perhaps remaining silent until the airport was the way to go, although she had one more matter on her mind that needed to be clarified. After all it was part of the deal.

"What about the watch?" she queried, before opening her eyes and staring at him.

Sesshomaru had not forgotten, so, he turned around slightly before opening his suitcase, and taking out a box. He then preceded to hand it to her. Kagome wrapped her fingers around the black box before gently opening it. Inside was a watch very similar to the one he was currently wearing.

"When I press the button on the side, my youki will be freed for fifteen minutes."

Fifteen minutes too much as far as she was concerned, but at least it was better than no time limit at all.

"I'm the only one who can take it off?" she whispered, looking down at the watch.

"Yes, as soon as you put it on my wrist I will be unable to remove it."

Frankly, it did not please him that much that it had to come down to this, since he already felt trap enough with the regular watch, but he knew this was necessary. Not only for her comfort and safety, but for his as well, if he was to remove the regular watch while she was around, he had a feeling his beast would never let him regain control again. It was for that reason that he deemed this as a necessity.

Kagome gently nodded, before taking the watch out of the box.

"Now," she said, nearly more as an order than a question.

Sesshomaru removed his black jacket before rolling up the left sleeve of his navy shirt. He had to put the watch on a different arm since he had to keep the other one on until she finished placing the new one on. Slightly shaking Kagome slid across the seat to him, before sliding it on his arm, making sure to make no contact at all with him. The simple thought of touching him sent shivers through her body.

When she was done placing it on his wrist, a green glow emanated from it before it settled down. Sesshomaru pulled down his sleeve before taking off the other one. Then, he reached out for the box, and put it in there before putting it away back into his suitcase. Once this would be over, he intended on putting the old one back on.

As Kagome sat back into the same spot as far away from him as she could get, she found herself wondering how he was acting so calm and collected. Even now with the new watch placed on him, it had to have affected him somewhat, but all you could see was his cold facade. She was so very different, every one of her emotions could easily be read on her face. She was like an open book. Sometimes it was good, but in this case, she didn't like it. Kagome didn't want him knowing how she felt.

"How long will we be gone?" she asked, a hint of sadness in her voice.

Sesshomaru seemed to think about it for a few seconds, but did not come up with an answer.

"It's hard to say." It all depended on how fast she could locate the shard and how quickly they could obtain it.

"Are we doing all the locations in one trip?"

"It depends on what you want."

Kagome breathed out heavily. Personally, she wished to get this over with as quickly as possible. There was no reason to drag it out longer than was needed.

"All at once," she answered, her bottom lip quivering.

Sesshomaru had already planned for it to be that way, knowing it would probably be what she desired. As she looked through the window, he observed her, she was edgy, some times tapping her foot, she could not stop playing with her hands and she avoided looking in his direction at all costs. She didn't know but, especially with the new watch, she had no reason at all to fear him.

He would not harm her, but he knew she might never accept that idea.

***

As they finally reached the airport, Kagome felt slightly relieved. She would rather be stuck with Sesshomaru in an environment where people surrounded her, than in a car, alone with him. She was the first one to get out, the bright rays of the sun nearly blinding her. As she was about to walk away the driver handed Kagome her suitcase, and she thanked him as she took it from him.

Sesshomaru followed closely behind her, as they made their way through the airport. As they walked through more and more crowds of people Kagome found herself hugging her purse tightly against her body, Sesshomaru assumed that was where she was keeping the jewel.

When they were about to join the line to have their personal belongings scanned, Kagome felt his hand on her shoulder. She froze. He was touching her clothes, but her heart still nearly stopped beating at the contact. Too many flashbacks ran through her mind and tears began to burn her eyes.

Since Sesshomaru did not have his youkai senses, and he couldn't see her face, he missed her reaction.

"This way," he said pointing to a door. Knowing she wouldn't understand, he explained. "They would scan your purse and find the jewel."

Kagome had totally forgotten about that detail, it still didn't explain how they would be able to get on the plane without going through security.

Sesshomaru quickly made that detail clear to her.

"I know the youkai who owns the airport."

With those words said, he led her through the crowd, before he stopped to talk to someone who worked at the desk. Kagome couldn't understand what he was saying because she was too far, but the man seemed scared of Sesshomaru. After a few seconds, he gestured for her to come closer which she did. Then, he handed her a ticket and someone took her suitcase while she held on to her purse.

Without one word being uttered, they made their way towards their gate. Kagome felt her nervousness growing as she wondered if it was because of Sesshomaru or because she had never been on a plane before. Whichever one it was neither were good for her health. She felt her body tremble as they walked closer, she did her best to keep up appearances, although she was pretty sure everyone around them could tell.

They made their way in silence as they walked onto the plane. Kagome felt her mouth become dry. Sesshomaru hadn't once turned around to look at her, not that she minded. Nonetheless, it was strange because ever since she had met him in her own time period, he always seemed obsessed with the idea of looking at her. She had disliked it from the start. It was as if he constantly needed to look in her eyes.

They took their seats, Kagome sitting next to the window making sure her arm wasn't touching the arm rest between them. She had no intention of making any type of contact with him, even accidentally. Her purse was on her lap, as she carefully touched it, re-assuring herself that the box was still in there. The idea that youkais could be surrounding her didn't make her feel safe carrying the jewel.

Kagome couldn't stop herself from looking through the window, observing her surroundings. She reminded herself not to look once they would take off, since it would only increase her fear. She had flown before, but she had trusted Kirara, and Inuyasha a lot more than she trusted this giant plane, which was man made. She took a tighter grip onto her purse, desperately holding onto something.

"It is a long way to Mumbai," commented Sesshomaru as he noticed her nervousness. "15 hours."

Kagome couldn't help the slight panic that took her over. 15 hours was a long time, a lot could happen during that large amount of time. For a brief second, she wished she could have taken those pills that knocked you out for the length of a flight. But as she ran her hands over her stomach, she knew it wouldn't have been a good idea. Her baby might be hanyou, but it did not mean it could not be harmed.

Sesshomaru was observing her hands as she softly caressed her growing bulge. For her it had barely been a few weeks since she had last seen him, yet, he could see already the change in her size. Her stomach was much bigger now. As time had pass, he had seen the amount of hanyou births increase and unlike last time, he had a general idea of how long her pregnancy would last.

"How far along are you?" he asked, breaking the silence.

Kagome looked down at her stomach.

"Almost three months," she barely whispered.

There was something about being around him that drained her. She could never look at him, sometimes she couldn't even find her own voice. The chaos he created in her mind was enough to make her not act like herself. Although, after everything he had done, she assumed it was a natural reaction, but she didn't like it. Kagome was tired of being so weak around him all the time. She wanted so badly to overcome her fear of his presence. Every time her mind would be flooded with flashbacks of what had happened. How could she ever forget what had taken place in the past?

"You're at the halfway point. Hanyou pregnancies usually take 6 months."

If everything went well, they would be able to complete the jewel before she was ready to give birth. If they were not done close to her due date, he would take her back to Tokyo so she could deliver the pup in a safe environment instead of in unknown territories. Although, once she would have the pup, it would make it much harder to travel and finish the task.

6 months. Kagome could hardly adjust to the idea that less than 3 months from now, she would be holding her child in her arms. With the current task at hand though, it wouldn't give her much time to prepare for the baby's arrival. But, Kagome knew her mother still had Souta's things from when he was a baby stored away in one of the rooms. At least she would have something for the immediate moment.

"The plane took off," he stated, before finally looking away from her.

Kagome frowned slightly before turning her head and looked through the window. How had she not felt the plane leave the ground? She had been so caught up in her own thoughts and fears, her little world of darkness sucking her in, that she had not paid much attention to what was happening around her. His words rang in her mind as she found herself wondering why he had stated that the plane had taken off. Had he noticed her nervousness? Had he made an attempt at distracting her from the take off?

The simplest thought that he might have done so was enough to stir the anger she harbored toward him. Any nice gesture he was trying to pull on her was sickening. He couldn't do that, not after what he had done to her.

"You're wasting your time," she said, before tilting her head to side slightly. Her words seemed to catch his attention, since his eyes were back on her. "I won't forgive you." For the first time, her tone was loud and clear. She wanted him to firmly understand that she could not forget.

A while ago, Kagome had made a distinction between Sesshomaru and his beast. They were different, but they shared a body. She despised both of them, but for different reasons. Kagome hated the beast for forcing her into this mating, for raping her, and although she loved the child growing inside of her, it should have still been her decision to be a mother or not.

She felt hatred towards Sesshomaru, because he didn't care. She could have been killed, beaten to death, and it wouldn't have made a difference to him. He never cared that she suffered, and he even made her go through worst with his indifference. The only reason he had helped her escape was because he didn't want to lose himself through the merging. It had nothing to do with her. It had always been about himself.

Sesshomaru didn't comment on her latest statement, because he had expected such a thing from her. He already knew he probably would never obtain her forgiveness, which was why he was helping her complete her task. It was partly a way to make up for what happened. The other part would perhaps be to grant her wish; never seeing him again.

***

She blinked a few times, feeling nauseous and confused. Kagome tried to open her eyes wider as she took a look at her surroundings. Then, she realized she was still in the plane, except she had no memory of falling asleep. It took her a few seconds to remember Sesshomaru was sitting beside her and she slightly jumped.

When he felt her move he had put his book down, before bringing his attention to her.

"Are you thirsty?" he asked, handing her a bottle of water.

Kagome's mouth was completely dry and she had a bitter taste in her mouth. She grabbed the bottle, not touching him, before drinking nearly half of the bottle all at once. Her feeling of confusion refused to leave, she was somewhat dizzy. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't seem to remember what had happened prior to her falling asleep.

The idea of her being comfortable enough to sleep beside him was insane. Kagome was certain that there was an explanation behind the whole thing. Something did not feel right.

"What happened?" she finally asked, after her own memory failed her.

Sesshomaru arched an eyebrow before his green eyes locked with her grey orbs. He was surprised that she did not remember.

"You were sick, then I assumed your body was exhausted and you passed out."

She threw up? Kagome felt a panic take over as she wondered if it was the same type of sickness she had back in the feudal era. It wouldn't be such a far-fetched thought, because ever since she had been back she had been fine. It was bound to happen again right? Although nothing of what she felt now could be compared to what she had felt then.

Kagome felt a little dizzy, but she knew it was because she had passed out, not because more sickness was coming.

Perhaps it was all this flying causing her stomach to do flip-flops?

"How long did I sleep," she inquired, her vice cracking as she spoke.

"12 hours."

Her eyes widened slightly at his words. Kagome hadn't slept that long in months, actually the only time she would manage to get that much sleep was when she would come home for a little while after she had been traveling with her friends in the feudal era, they were always rushing back then, nearly leaving as soon as the sun rose.

Although, there was one thing she was grateful for. Since she had been asleep for so long, she figured most of the trip was over. It had at least been 3 hours when she assumed was the time she fell asleep, meaning that they should be reaching their destination very shortly. Kagome would be relieved to be out of the plane and not stuck in such a small area with Sesshomaru. Also, she felt hungry even though apparently she had thrown up earlier, she wanted to wait until they landed to eat anything though.

Sesshomaru had easily noticed by now that Kagome seemed to often get lost in her own thoughts or world. Perhaps she did the same thing back in the feudal era, but he hadn't been around her enough to notice. Conversations could end as abruptly as they had started. Not that he minded, since he did not enjoy unnecessary talk himself.

Then a voice came through the intercom, announcing that they would be landing in five minutes.

He had already reserved a hotel for them, planning to start their search the next day. In her current state she was already under enough stress, he wanted her to relax. All her stress was not good for her pregnancy, and they would need to take it easy. He had made sure the room arrangement would be convenient, but somewhat comfortable for her at the same time. He had noticed her panic when she had realized she had fall asleep beside him, and he hoped she would sleep at night.

This was not easy for him either. Being around her brought back feelings he had thought he had buried after Rin's death. Many of the Miko's expressions reminded him of Rin, and it had been a while since such things had happened. Not only that, but he found himself haunted with memories, feelings, which were similar to what he felt before he had locked his beast away.

Sesshomaru knew it didn't make any sense since his beast was locked away, but he couldn't chase the feeling away. Not only that, but he was now getting a headache from all of this. It was moments like this that he missed his youkai senses. It was much easier to scent out feelings and push away his own.

He let his glaze travel to her, he watched her watery eyes as she observed the scenery in front of her. She had never been outside of Japan before and she couldn't help but take in the sight that was offer to her. For a few moments, she was distracted from her current situation, as if she was in another world and it was a nice feeling.

Of course, when the plane landed, he got up, the trance broken, and she was back to being stuck with him. He watched her as if he were waiting to know if she needed help getting up, but Kagome held on to the seat in front of her and got up on her own.

She would apparently need him for protection while hunting for the remaining shards, but she would do as much on her own as she could. No reason why she couldn't do the simplest things. She followed behind him as they exited the plane, her purse tightly pressed against her body. It was now a certainty that there were youkais around here, she wouldn't take any chances, although the sutras were supposed to prevent them from sensing its darkness.

Quickly enough they were outside, and a black car pulled out in front of them. Sesshomaru had apparently planned everything, in so little time. She could only begin to imagine what kind of money and power he had. Somehow, it created a small fear inside of her, it seemed that no matter what era he was in, Sesshomaru would always manage to gain some sort of superiority.

They only drove for 10 minutes before they stopped at their destination, which was a hotel. Kagome immediately assumed it would be where they would stay. It was as they made their way inside that she realized something. She would be sharing a bedroom with Sesshomaru? Her heart began to pound, her fear was engulfing her. Kagome's lips parted slightly as she began to breath out heavily.

Sesshomaru who was checking in didn't notice her reactions until he turned around with the key in his hand.

"There is more than one bed, miko," he said, as if it would ease her worries. "I cannot remove the watch." Did she fear the beast would take over? He thought he had made it very clear that it was not something that would happen, unless she was the one to remove the watch.

"Couldn't you get more than one room?" If he wanted to remain somewhat close to her, he could have just gotten two rooms beside each other.

He shook his head. "You carry something, " he lowered his voice, "important," his voice returned to normal, "with you. I do not have my youkai senses available to me at the moment. It is easier to make sure nothing happens if we are in the same room." His voice then softened.

"Nothing will happen, miko."

"Because I'm her," said Kagome, her voice laced with pain.

She wasn't bitter because she was related to Rin. She was bitter because he now refused to hurt her because she was related to Rin. Of course, she didn't expect him to understand.

"I will have my own bed?" she asked, just to confirm.

He nodded.

Though it hardly mattered if she had her own bed or not, because she knew she would not be able to sleep. With him so close to her, she would not be able to close her eyes. No matter what he said or what protection they had taken against the beast, she didn't trust it. After all, if it had been able to stop Sesshomaru from preventing her going through the well on that fateful day, it meant that it wasn't as docile and caged as Sesshomaru believed.

He might be willing to ignore the signs, but she wasn't.

The beast could not be trusted.

***

Kagome was slowly going insane.

She did not feel tired, partly because she had slept in the plane, and she was dying to get started on the quest. As soon as they had walked into the room, he had dropped her suitcase and left. Since he had insisted so much on her protection, she found herself wondering why he had left so quickly, but he never gave her the chance to ask, he had left too soon.

Although she didn't feel comfortable in his presence, she didn't like being alone in a new country, where she did not know anyone. Almost an hour after she had arrived, food had been delivered to her room, and she had assumed it was all Sesshomaru's doing.

Nonetheless she had been hungry, especially since she had thrown up early what little she had in her stomach.

But now, time was ticking away slowly, and she wished to do what they came there for. She was willing to admit that 10pm was quite late and that searching in the dark was perhaps not the best idea, but at the moment anything sounded better than spending the night in the same room with him.

The door opened just then and she slightly jumped. Sesshomaru walked in and as he did, she observed him, wondering if his human appearance also meant he had the same needs. Did he need to sleep or eat just like any other regular human? Of course, she would keep the question to herself. No reason to make small talk with him. The only time she would speak to him was if it were necessary.

Sesshomaru had spent the last few hours planning their day for tomorrow. The city in which the shard was supposed to be located was quite a while from Mumbai and he intended on leaving early in the morning. He glanced her way, hoping she would get some rest later because she would need it during the next few days.

He laid down on his own bed, his eyes traveling to the television. The TV volume was very low, he couldn't hear what was being said, but it hardly mattered.

"Kiyoshi," he said, not looking her way.

She looked down at her stomach.

"It was the name Rin picked," he added. Neither of them knew that Rin was picking the name of her own descendant back then.

Rin was not someone Sesshomaru discussed with a lot of people. Even with Jaken, it was very brief and not very often. Her death had reminded him of how fragile and mortal humans were, it was a thought he could not forget.

"For the first few years, she made bouquets of your favorite flowers."

Kagome didn't glance his way, but she was listening to him. She had immediately known whom he was referring too, but she could not remember sharing her favorite flower with Rin. Nonetheless, she listened.

"Yellow flowers."

That's when Kagome remembered the time she saw Kirara, and had distracted the little girl with a patch of flowers, before sending one to Sango. Kagome felt bad that Rin had been left alone, not even getting a proper goodbye. Just like she hadn't had the chance to say goodbye to anyone in the feudal era.

"Her first daughter was named Kagome."

Sesshomaru remembered his surprise when she had shown him her newest child, after telling him she named her after the miko. At the time, his beast had still been in control of his feelings, and Sesshomaru had experienced intense guilt. The miko had been the only thing filling his mind at that point, it had destroyed him from the inside. He had been so conflicted that even Rin had noticed, she had been worried.

But, it was behind him now, just like the miko he had no desire for his beast to take over. He would not hurt her again. Not only would it deepen her pain, but also it would increase his own suffering.

Kagome felt touched by Rin's choice of name for her daughter, for the first time in his company, a ghost of a smile appeared on her lips. And suddenly, Kagome found herself wondering what it was like to see Sesshomaru through Rin's eyes. The little girl had nearly worshiped the ground he walked on. He had been the father she never had, Sesshomaru had cared for her a lot and from the looks of things, he still did.

It was insane that they met, experienced a totally different Sesshomaru at the same time. Though at times with his new appearance Kagome could see what Rin saw. But, it was too late to be a different person. No matter what he did, he would always need that watch around his wrist, meaning he would always be the old Sesshomaru.

"What can he do in fifteen minutes?"

The question had been on her mind for quite a while. If a youkai was weak, heck, even if he was strong and tried to attack them, the beast would get rid of it very easily, meaning there would be something around 10 minutes left before the watch would start working again. She had experienced the beast, she knew he could do a lot of damage during that long of a time lapse.

Sesshomaru knew there was no point in lying to her. "A lot."

He would have wished for a better situation, but this was the best provided to him at the moment. The one thing he was counting on was the beast's reaction to seeing her again. Obviously its anger would still be present, but he had been longing for her for so long, that it might delay whatever he had in mind.

The next best thing was of course hoping that he wouldn't need to use his youki. But, he knew the last shards had to have fallen into the hands of someone.

Kagome's eyes were burning with tears, as she scoffed. The truth was so painful, it hurt, and it brought an ache in her heart. Although she never found comfort in other's pain, she wanted him to know what it was like for her. Even now, after everything, she still had to be in his presence.

Slowly, she got up, making her way toward his bed, surprising him. From the start, she had kept as much distance as possible between him and her. Not this time. She was doing a horrible job at holding back her tears, but this time she didn't care. Kagome had felt so much anger building up inside of her, and until now, she had held it back.

"I hate you," she said, pointing her finger at him.

"How dare you act as if this is a casual travel trip!" His neutrality and the way he pretended to care frustrated her. "You think I don't know what this is about? This isn't about you making up for hurting me." She had not believed it from the start.

"This about you making yourself feel better."

Her bottom lip quivered as the tears began to roll down her cheeks. "Everything you've done, you've done it for yourself. You helped me escape because you didn't want the beast to be in control. You're helping me now because you CAN'T TAKE THE GUILT!" She was breathless only from screaming those words.

"500 years ago, I tried to explain to you what you did to me. You wouldn't listen. NOW you understand, and it's tearing you apart. But not because you put me through hell, NO," Kagome put her arm down.

"No, it's because I'm a part of Rin, and that's killing you."

Her tone was becoming bitter. "You and Inuyasha are more alike than you think. You both lack the ability to see people for who they really are. I am not Kikyo, I'm Kagome. I'm not Rin, I'm Kagome." She wiped away some of her tears. "And I couldn't care less about making you feel better. THE ONLY reason I'm doing this is because it's my job. I broke the jewel and it's my responsibility to put it back together."

She had kept so much bottled inside, only shedding tears all the time. Something inside of her had snapped.

"As soon as this is done, I'm not helping you take care of your guilt. It's your burden to live with." She pointed at herself. "It's only fair since I have to live with what it did to me every day." She chewed on her bottom lip, as she slowly began to shake. "I can't forget it. So neither should you."

Her poor body was barely supporting her as she let herself fall on the bed. Kagome tightly closed her eyes, as she tried to stop the tears. But, she was unable to. Everything she had kept locked inside was trying to come out at once, it was overwhelming her. She didn't know how to deal with her emotions when it came to him.

After a few seconds, she heard him move around, she opened her eyes and sat on the edge of the bed, holding her breath. He came close to her and stopped when he was right in front of her. Then, he bent down, so they were eye level and he stared at her. He didn't look angry, actually, no emotions could be seen on his face at all.

It took him a few seconds before he looked away, but he remained in the same position.

"You are neither Rin nor Kikyo," he stated.

Kagome waited for more, never looking away from his face, as she felt her tears drip on her hands.

"I am not it."

After he spoke these words, he stood up, and walked out of the room, leaving her in tears on the bed.

***