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Broken Heart, Broken Mind Chapter 1: Betrayal of the Heart



The Shikon no Tama was completed at last. The last of the demons had been defeated and the world was beginning to experience a semblance of peace again. However, there was one who wished the quest had never ended.

******* Inu-Yasha stood on a cliff overlooking the village below. The cliff was just in the confines of *his* forest. The sun was just beginning to set and the fading light reflected upon the water in the irrigation systems in the field as Inu-Yasha reflected upon the quest and what its completion would mean.

'How I have changed.' Inu-Yasha thought 'Never had I thought I would love again. After Kikyou betrayed me..I felt I couldn't trust another ever again.'

Inu-Yasha sighed and cast his gaze upon the sky.

'But, then Kagome showed me love and, though I resisted, got me to give her my most precious possession: my trust.'

Inu-Yasha brought his gaze back down to Earth and a smile crept across his features and sparkled in his golden eyes. The girl in his thoughts, Kagome, the one he loved, was coming up the path toward *his* forest on that ridiculous bike of hers.

'She never does go anywhere without that.' He thought with a renewed smile 'I'd hate to be anyone who happened to damage it..anyone who did so would not live to tell about it!'

He watched her progress up the path and as he watched a thought came unbidden into his mind.

'Will she leave now that the quest is over? I could not stand never seeing her again!'

Kagome came up behind him and startled him out of his tortured thoughts.

"Kagome..the quest is over. Are you going home then?"

He mentally braced himself for a "Yes I'm going home for awhile! Don't try and stop me!" but he never expected what came next. "You heartless hanyou!" she screamed

Inu-Yasha spun around in amazement and faced her shocked and angry eyes with own. Gold clashed with brown as their gazes met. Kagome continued her tirade oblivious to the hurt beginning to burst forth in his golden eyes.

"Now that you don't need a "Tama detector" you can't wait to get rid of me! Right!? Well fine! I'm leaving and I will never come back! I've obviously outlived my use here!"

Kagome spun around as her hair flew about her in a raven colored cloud. Inu- Yasha grabbed her wrist.

"Kago-" he began but at that moment she whirled in a fit of rage and slapped him clear across the face with all her might. Inu-Yasha let go from shock as her slap forced his head to the side.

"How dare you try to stop me, you pitiful excuse for a demon!"

The words tore through Inu-Yasha like knives as the feel of betrayal came back stronger than ever.

'This is a nightmare please! Let me wake up!' Inu-Yasha desperately thought willing this to be anything but what it seemed. 'I can't take this again.'

More angry words brought Inu-Yasha back to reality.

"It's just as well you want me to leave, because I can't stand to be in your presence for one second longer! You pathetic, worthless half-breed!"

Kagome spun back toward her bike. As she walked she hurled the last bit of cruelty over her shoulder.

"Be a good dog! SIT BOY!"

Inu-Yasha's face connected with the ground as the rosary's magic did its work.. Kagome grabbed her yellow pack and slinging it over her shoulder hopped on her bike and sped off in the manner of one chased by death.

"May I never look upon your hateful face again!" With that she continued peddling in the direction of the bone-eaters well.

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Inu-Yasha lay where the "sit" had left him. His tortured thoughts running wild.

'Kagome.. Kagome.why?' He slowly drew himself back up to his feet and walked over to observe the view that had brought him such joy only moments before. He fell to his knees at the edge of the cliff, turned his face to the sky and let out a mournful howl and froze the blood of all who heard it...

*Poor Inu-Yasha! I promise the next chapter will be up soon!* Coming up next: Broken Mind

I don't know how long this will be yet. If I have enough reviews..I will make it nice and long!