Two Hearts: The Last of the Seven
Episode 8
For nearly thirty seconds, there is silence at the table. Then Eri breaks it, �He killed her?� Kagome says, �No! He didn�t; it was�� Kagome is at a loss. But her brother�s words from the previous day ring clear in her mind, �I told him about Inuyasha, but I left out the weird parts�When he asked about something I couldn�t talk about, I made stuff up which fit.� Kagome says, �She�s been dead since before I met him.� Yuka says, �But you said�� Finally speaking up, Ayumi says, �As I recall, her exact words were, �He still isn�t over his old girl friend.�� The brainiack smiles and goes back to her fries. Encouraged, Kagome says, �He isn�t. He still loves her and he misses her terribly. At times, he�s even talked about dying to be with her.� Yuka says, �You mean he�s suicidal?� Kagome says, �Well�he has been. But he�s better now.� Eri asks, �What about the violence? You said he tried to kill a guy?� Kagome says, �Look, there�s only one person he really wants to kill; the one who�s responsible for his old girlfriend�s death.� Ayumi says, �Kagome, why don�t you start at the beginning?� Kagome nods, �My guy and his old girl, her name was Kikyo, they were a couple for a long time and, from what I�ve heard, they were good together. Then this really awful guy came along. He�s mean and sadistic; he�s called Naraku.� Eri says, �Talk about ego. What�s his real name?� Kagome says, �Don�t know. Anyway, he wanted Kikyo. So he planted rumors about the two so that each of them thought the other was cheating on them. They had a huge fight and Kikyo dumped him. Then she�umm.� For a moment, Kagome�s inspiration falters. She looks out the window then turns back to her friends. �She was hit by a bus.� she says. �She was leaving him and�she was really mad�she wasn�t paying attention�she just stepped out�and, well that�s that.� Heaving a sigh of relief, Kagome settles back off the edge of her seat. She says, �It was only later, after we met, that he found out about Naraku. If my guy finds him, he probably will kill him; and you know what, I�d probably help.� Yuka asks, �Have you gone to the police?� �We can�t,� Kagome says, �Naraku is a despicable coward who never sullies his own hands. He gets other people to do his dirty work; most of them don�t even know that they�re being used. There�s nothing to take to the police.� Eri says, �Kagome, it sounds like you�re into some pretty risky stuff. Are you sure you know what you�re doing?� Kagome says, �Well, it is dangerous; but we aren�t alone. We have friends, others who Naraku has hurt. I think we�re ok, my guy and me.� Deep in thought, the two loud mouths finish their meals. As they leave the restaurant, Eri asks, �Hey Kagome, we were going to go shopping; why not come along?� Kagome is about to accept when she feels a tingle running up and down her spine. She means to say that she�d love to, but she can only go for a couple of hours, but what comes out is, �Sorry, I don�t feel too good. I think I�ll go home.� Yuka asks, �Are you really going home, or do you have a date?� Kagome says, �No, I have a funny feeling, I need to go home.� When Kagome gets to the shrine, she rushes in to check on her family. Finding them unharmed, she races for the old well. She isn�t sure why, but out of all the things she plans to take with her, she only grabs her bow.