InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Prologue - A Test of Memory (The Coming of Rinkatsu) ❯ The Shikon Jewel ( Chapter 6 )

Kikyo was still astonished at Inuyasha’s words. But she could sense the truth in them and his words of familiarity and friendliness opened up a new side to Kikyo... one that could be, well, more like Kagome ironically.

"What brought you this way?" asked Kikyo.

Inuyasha got an angry yet worried look on his face. "Someone stole the sacred jewel. No one saw who it was because they came and went so quickly. I detected a scent though, so I'm following it... come to think of it, I'm picking up the scent near you."

Kikyo had not seen anyone recently... except Rinkatsu. "Rinkatsu must've stolen the sacred jewel..."... but then something strange crossed her mind... "Inuyasha referred to the jewel as a whole, not a shard. But Kagome broke the shard...?"

Kikyo decided not to tell Inuyasha about Rinkatsu because she wanted some answers from him about what exactly he had done to her. She simply told him that the person must've traveled on the path which is why she carried the scent.

"Well, I'm going to be gone a bit looking for this guy... if you wanted to meet me at Kaede's house, I'll be back at around sunset I'd assume," said Inuyasha.

"Very well, I'll see you then," replied Kikyo.

As Kikyo and Inuyasha parted, something suddenly became apparent to Kikyo. She no longer felt like a lost soul, or undead for that matter...she didn't feel as though she had control over the Shinidamachuu... she was alive!

Kikyo was overcome with so many feelings that she had never felt before... she no longer carried a feeling of death with her, but a feeling of life. She was a different person. But she still needed questions answered. Kikyo needed to find Rinkatsu.