KikKae

KikKae is the term used to refer to the romantic relationship between Kikyō and Kaede.

## Their Relationship

### Inuyasha

**The Girl Who Overcame Time... and the Boy Who Was Just Overcome**

Kikyō slowly walks towards the Sacred Jewel before she drops her bow and kneels down. Kaede runs towards Kikyō and kneels down next to her as she calls out to her. The villagers surround Kikyō as they call out to her. One of the villagers says Kikyō is badly wounded. Kaede asks Kikyō how did she get hurt. Kikyō says it was her cowardliness has resulted in the Sacred Jewel before she picks it up and says it was all for the Jewel of the 4 Souls then aches in pain. Kaede tries to comfort Kikyō and tells her they must tend to her injury. Kikyō says to Kaede that she is beyond saving and to listen to her and take the Sacred Jewel and burn it with her body as it must never get into the hands of evil-doers. Kikyō aches in pain before she dies. Kaede sadly calls out to her older sister Kikyō as her corpse falls to the ground. Kikyō's corpse holds the Sacred Jewel as she thinks the Sacred Jewel and she will take it with her to the other world as she fades away.

Kaede tells Kagome the villagers told her a demon was found in the Inuyasha's Forest and she thought some ritual purification was in order. One of the village men questions Kaede that Kagome could be a foreign spy. Kaede agrees but asks to spy on what as they can barely feed themselves in the village and carefully looks at Kagome then walks closer to her. Kaede says to Kagome to let her take a good look at her face before she grabs her face and examines her and tells her to look clever, annoying Kagome. Kaede releases her hand from Kagome and tells her she looks like her sister Kikyō. Kaede releases Kagome and takes her to her hut and makes stew. Kaede gives Kagome some stew for dinner. Kagome tells Kaede that the stew looks delicious and thanks her. Kaede tells Kagome to forgive her and the villagers as with so many wars these days their young ones have become rash and even if she tells them they've no business with wars and they refuse to listen and only give her more to worry about. Kagome asks Kaede if this isn't Tokyo. Kaede questions Kagome about Tokyo as she's never heard of such a place and wonders if that is her homeland. Kagome confirms it and says she'd like to go home soon then thinks to herself that she doesn't know how then continues to eat her stew. Kaede looks at Kagome as she remembers the conversation she had with her older sister Kikyō before she dies and thinks to herself that 50 years have passed since that day.

**Seekers of the Sacred Jewel**

Kaede says Inuyasha is only a hanyō. Inuyasha punches the wooden floor and calls Kaede 'an old hag' and asks her who does she think she is and don't talk as if she knows all about him. Kaede asks Inuyasha doesn't he understand and guesses it can't be helped and explains that she is Kikyō's younger sister, the one who put the spell on you and her name. Inuyasha recognizes Kaede as that kid. Kaede also informs Inuyasha that 50 years have passed since he was sealed to the Sacred Tree and she has grown old. Inuyasha makes a remark about Kikyō must be really old now too and humans age so easily as that's the way it goes. Kaede informs Inuyasha that older sister Kikyō died. Inuyasha becomes interested. Kaede tells Inuyasha shortly on the same day that Kikyō shot the spellbound arrow at him. Inuyasha smirks as he says so that's how it went and she kicked the bucket and what a relief. Kaede says to Inuyasha it is too early to breathe a sigh of relief. Kaede tells Kagome that she is the reincarnation of her older sister Kikyō. Kagome asks Kaede what. Kaede tells Kagome it's not just her appearance or psychic powers. A flashback of Kagome using her spiritual powers on Mistress Centipede in the Bone-Eater's Well and near the Sacred Tree is shown. Kaede tells Kagome but the fact that she carried the Sacred Jewel within herself is irrefutable proof and she must protect the Sacred Jewel.

## Quotes

* "*That was the first time I'd seen the Sacred Jewel. And after she was given custody of it, sister Kikyō's fate changed drastically. She would watch other girls her age indulge in make-up, paint their faces white, and enjoy their youth.*"―Kaede[src]