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The Break Up

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Going to see Kikyo was hard enough without everyone acting like it was some form of ultimate betrayal. Everyone acting like I'm the fucking stupidest, heartless bastard that ever walked the earth because I haven't made, in their minds, the clear, easy choice to love Kagome instead of some foul smelling, corpse.

Are they fucking blind or just plain stupid? Of course I fucking love that pain in the ass. Anyone that has fucking eyes knows I love her. I don't fucking fight with just anyone. You don't see me trying to get Sango to stay when she needs to fix her weapon or when Miroku has to repair his wind tunnel. The only one I don't want going anywhere without me is her. Yeah, that sounds fucking possessive and it's not the best way to go about things but I don't know any other way to be. That bitch is a fucking magnet for anything that might want to kill her within a fifty mile radius and it's not just because of the jewel shards. I don't know what she does to attract that kind of attention but just the thought of her being unprotected makes my hair stand on end. The others don't see that I go through the well every night when she's over there and protect her while she sleeps, not that I want them to know. I am self-aware enough to know that's creepy as shit. Also, how the hell do they think we keep making camp near hot springs? Because I know how much that stupid girl loves bathing so I make sure we're near one to make her happy. When I catch something to eat, I prepare it before bringing it to her because she doesn't like seeing me gut the "cute" bunny or what have you in front of her. I fucking almost die or get maimed in some way for her three or four times a week. I do all that and more.

Yet wouldn't you know it? All they focus on is me going to see Kikyo. They don't care that I always come back. It never occurs to them that if I really loved her and didn't give a shit about Kagome I would've left to join Kikyo a long ass time ago to search for the jewel shards but have I? No and no plans to do so in the future either. I go see Kikyo because one, that bitch is insane. How many fucking times has she tried to kill me, my friends or Kagome? How many times has she joined forces with Naraku? We need to know if she's planning some crazy shit or what she's up to so I've been throwing myself on that sword.

Now, two, that's not to say that I don't care about her. She was the first person to ever really talk to me since my mother died, the only one to care whether I lived or die. Shit, she was the only person to even ask my name. She deserves better than what she got in life. It isn't fair. I go to her because she doesn't deserve to be all alone in the world. I know that feeling all too well and it sucks. All I want is for her to find peace and so, yeah, sometimes I'm affectionate and yeah, I care whether she lives or dies. Yet I'm heartless because I still care and I haven't professed my undying love for Kagome. That ain't me. That isn't how I do shit. I've shown it, not my fucking fault you assholes are blind.

Sometimes I think the others, Kagome especially, misread what I'm doing. For example, when we were fighting that crazy ass moth demon overlord. My heart nearly fucking stopped when I smelled Kagome's blood and Kikyo's scent wrapped up together near the Sacred Tree. What do I get when I come flying to the rescue? Accused of only giving a shit about Kikyo. Bitch, I came for you but whatever.

In the beginning, sure I picked Kikyo over Kagome. Why you may ask? Because I'd known Kagome for like a month and I liked her, a lot, which was very problematic and confusing. They look the fucking same! Did I like Kagome or did I like Kikyo? Did I only like Kagome because she looked like Kikyo? Hell if I knew and that wouldn't be fair to her so I picked the one where I knew where I stood. They kept saying it was fifty years ago but bitch, it was like what two or three weeks for me and the end was quite traumatic. All you assholes keep acting like you're able to rebound that quickly but I'm the heartless one. Fuck you. That was almost a year ago now. I've gotten over it. I've moved on and I'm not a bastard because I still want to make sure Kikyo is doing alright.

Speak of which, where is she? I've been following this stupid soul collector forever.

"Inuyasha. I've been waiting. What kept you?"

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"Kagome-chan, he'll be back soon," Sango soothed as she waved a small fish in front of her nose before she lowered it and sighed, "You should eat something. There's no need to…"

-BOOM-

"What on earth was that!?" Miroku exclaimed as he shot to his feet and stared at the strange purple light emanating from the forest, "Isn't that the direction Inuyasha went? We should go."

"Right," Kagome sighed as she got to her feet and grabbed her bow, "Even if Kikyo is there, this looks pretty serious."

As the inutaichi mounted Kirara and took off towards the ominous purple light, their eyes widened in disbelief and horror.

In the center of the clearing, from which the purple light shone, lay two Inuyashas in between a rather pleased looking Kikyo.

One clearly human, the other clearly not.