You saw Kikyo, didn't you!? It's written all over your face! Inuyasha, you can't even look me in the eye. Just like always.
Look, it wasn't some kind of tryst or anything.
Kagome (thinking): So he did see her. come on! I figured that much out for myself, Stupid!
Miroku (thinking): Here we go again. Mind you, I don't understand why he doesn't want to go into the details. So did you find out the truth?
Did you discover whether Naraku lied when he said that Kikyo gave him the Sacred Jewel?
So it's true then. She made a pact with Naraku!
Never!! I don't know what Kikyo intends to do, but I think that...Kagome's leaving. Now what's her problem?
Kagome (thinking): Inuyasha was almost fatally injured. All because Kikyo gave Naraku the Sacred Jewel, and he still defends her! Inuyasha, you're such a fool!
Oh, you fool, we weren't in a race!
Look at that, Master Jaken! It's a slain demon, just as Lord Sesshomaru explained to us!
Who on earth could have done this?
Inuyasha. [emerges from the mist behind them]
Inuyasha did this, although I doubt he was able to escape unscathed.
[thinking] I can smell it, from the demon's fangs: the scent of Tetsusaiga. Hm. So I was right: these fangs broke the sword in half. [aloud]
We're taking the head with us?!
Enough of that, Rin. Stop it.
[abruptly stops screaming, bows] Yes, my Lord!
Sesshomaru (thinking) The scent in the wind has told me what transpired here. But one thing baffles me: the scent of Inuyasha's blood has changed. It is not the smell of a half-demon. Inuyasha's blood has the same scent as my blood... and, of our father's.
(In his home, Totosai is bawling his head off over the broken haves of Tetsusaiga)
Only a simpleton would have allowed this to happen!! What has this fool done to you, my precious Tetsusaiga!?
Yeah, yeah!! Now can you stop bawling and start fixing my sword!!?
Listen, youngster, it's not that simple!
You mean you can't fix it!?
I am a master sword-smith. I can repair it over the course of three days.
[to Sesshomaru] That fool Kaijinbo! Where in the world could he have gotten to with your sword?!
Lord Sesshomaru! [laughs, runs toward him]
[sniffs] I know that scent! She smells much like the strange beast that offered to lend you the severed human arm- the demon that disguised himself with the baboon pelt! His wretched plan took us to Hell and back! Curse him! Your arm was almost burned off, and I was beaten to a pulp by that monk! Ugh- simply recalling that incident makes me ill.
I recall the scent. It is the same as the beast that attempted to trap me, the one who is known as Naraku.
[smiles] So, you must be Inuyasha's brother Sesshomaru. You're very clever. I am Kagura, the Wind Sorceress... an incarnation of Naraku.
Correct. Sesshomaru, the fangs you delivered to Kaijinbo to make your sword were those of a demon called Goshinki. Like me, he was also created from Naraku.
All very interesting, but did you search me out just to tell me this?
[smiles, opens her fan] Hmm...Can you not detect its' scent? Tokijin reeks of Goshinki's aura. It is closer than you think. [A windstorm encircles them, and she flies away] You are the sword's rightful owner.
I am not sorry to see her leave so soon! I don't believe I've ever seen such an arrogant woman!
[notices Rin is still standing still] Rin, you're free to move now.
Speaking of strange women...
I've seen all that I needed. [advances] DIE!
Look out, Inuyasha! He's coming for you!
[thinking] This scent again!
Inuyasha! [Thinking] Oh, no! He's transformed again!
You people need to take Inuyasha and flee from here!
But my Lord, why did you not go after him? He was in the palm of your hands! Master Sesshomaru?
Sesshomaru (thinking)To think that he made me, Sesshomaru, tremble with fear for even a moment. Inuyasha, in that instant...
[thinking] He's strong. He might even be able to kill Naraku. Hmm [Smiling, she flies away] Naraku holds my life in his hands, but I have no intention of remaining a servant forever to the likes of him. I am the wind. One day, I shall be free!
(thinking) I could finish off a woman like that any time I wanted to. But maybe the reason I can't, is because the heart of Onigumo still beats within me, and he coveted Kikyo's love above all things in this world. [clenches his fist] Onigumi's heart... such a shallow, evil, criminal man. He was unable to move, and yet yearned for Kikyo to such a degree, that he offered his body up to a host of demons..to be reborn as myself. It's that fool of a mortal's heart that still aches for Kikyo... and it has begun to affect me. Heh...Nonsense! You greatly underestimate me, Kikyo. For I, Naraku, am nothing like Onigumo. [glances at the Shikon Jewel] Now that the Sacred Jewel is nearly restored to its glory, I find Onigumo's heart useless and rather unnecessary.
[staring at the Sacred Tree] Over fifty years...
What's that? What are you thinking, Inuyasha?
I was thinking, we really haven't changed much considering fifty years have passed.
Don't talk nonsense! I've changed a lot... since that time, long ago, when I sealed you to this tree we're under.
It was because of Naraku's deceptions that we hated each other. So much that you trapped me here, for fifty years. And then you died. Kikyo, be honest: have I changed? [pause] Before I knew of Naraku's existence, there was no doubt that I burned with resentment over what you'd done to me. But then you told me, that my life was yours. And... yours is mine.
[starts, then covers it with a chuckle] It seems you're not so different from Naraku, after all.
You're saying... I'm the same as Naraku?!
Deep within Naraku, Onigumo's heart beats, and still yearns for my touch.
He desired me. And having me kill you, with my own two hands... was something that he dreamed about. It was something that the jealous heart of Onigumo schemed for.
He was jealous? Over something so ridiculous?
Yes. Ridiculous. But, that's... what mortals are.
[thinking] Onigumo's heart remains inside Naraku! [aloud] Wait, Kikyo: does Naraku have feelings for you too, now?
He is reluctant to admit it... but I am certain that he has a lingering desire for me. And in an effort to ease that feeling, he's trying to get rid of me.
Inuyasha, are ye really sure ye want to go through with this?
Oh, come on, Kaede. Do I have to hear it from you, too?
Remember that the Kikyo ye speak of now, is conjured up from earth and bones. Ye wish to be with someone, who's not of this world!
[thinking] Her body may be different, but her spirit still remains.
Do ye fully appreciate the implications?! The two of ye can never be together, in this world. Deep down, what this resurrected Kikyo wants is for both of ye to die together.
That's fine. I am prepared to leap into Hell with Kikyo, if that is her wish. [thinking] If that's to be our destiny, I'd embrace it without a second thought.
[staring into the Bone-Eater's Well] I have to return the Sacred Jewel Shards. But I can't; I don't want to. I'm afraid. Once I give these back... I won't be able to see Inuyasha again.
[in Kagome's imagination] I'm sorry, Kagome. I've decided to go with Kikyo.
Don't tell me that! It's just too... How could you?! [clenches her fist] I wish Kikyo would disappear from our lives forever! [gasps] No... have I really turned into such a horrible person? It's true; right now, I probably have a horrible look on my face! I can't let Inuyasha see me like this [she leaves the shrine, not looking where she is walking, then pulls out the Shikon shards] These shards?
The Sacred Tree. Yes, this tree... of course. This is where Inuyasha was sealed, five hundred years ago. This is the very spot where I first met Inuyasha!
Inuyasha... Inuyasha! [crouches and begins crying, quietly] Why'd I ever meet him? If I knew it was gonna hurt this much, I wish I'd never laid eyes on him. But I want to see him; I can't deny it. I want to see Inuyasha, once more! [stands up] It's clear, now... I must be in love with him. Before I knew it, I'd grown to love him so much.
[thinking] No... there's no way I can ask her to come back. Kagome understands that perfectly. I've gotta see her, and say goodbye forever... or I can't move on. Huh?
...Kagome? [she glances at him]
I went back to the present, and thought it over. Wondering about you and Kikyo... and about me.
[flinches] Kagome, I'm so...
It's okay. I understand how you feel, and because of that, I convinced myself that I couldn't stay here with you.
Kagome... until I met you, I never trusted a living soul, but... I watched you shed tears for my sake. You've always stayed by my side. Whenever I'm with you, I feel so peaceful and happy. But, I- I'm not supposed to be all at ease, and cheerful. Kikyo... Kikyo came after me, and lost her life. It's only right that I repay her with my own life.
[nods] I can't compete with Kikyo. Because, after all, I'm still alive. I've given a lot of thought about Kikyo. She and I are completely different. There's been all this talk, that I'm a reincarnation of her. Even if that's true, I'm still not Kikyo. You see, my heart belongs to me. Here's the thing: I do understand one feeling that Kikyo has. Something that we share. We're alike, in our desire to be with you again.
[smiles] Strange, you know? The moment it hit me that Kikyo and I were connected by this desire to be with you, I felt a little bit better. The desire to be with you, gives us a common bond. That's how I was able to summon up the courage to come and see you.
[thinking] Kagome... all this time, I've been wanting to see you, too, but...
I want to be here with you, Inuyasha. I tried to forget you but I can't.
[thinking] Kagome... what kind of answer can I give you?
Inuyasha, may I ask you a simple question? [stands, approaches him] Inuyasha, will you let me stay?
...So... you'll stay with me? [Kagome smiles and nods]
[thinking] I can never break the bond, between Inuyasha and Kikyo. I understand that. But there's another thing I've come to realize, Inuyasha. My meeting you was no coincidence. It's more than that. Deep down, you must know that I want you to live.
[takes his hand] Well then. Let's go. [thinking] I want you to be happy. I want you to laugh a lot. I don't know what exactly, I'll be able to do for you. [Inuyasha squeezes her hand] But I'll always be by your side.
