I almost kind of find it annoying in a away that Kagome and InuYasha have to explain her rape and then the jewel being purified. Well, that is me... I am sure they were just as uncomfortable about it. However, I guess it is because of the trust they have in those who they told.

Author's Response: They were annoyed, but knew Ayame had no way of knowing the truth. As far as the jewel being purified, well, who would have expected it to go like that? And it 'd been around so long that many sought it and didn't really believe it could be purified out of existence. Sesshomaru knew his counterpart and that he could be trusted. They'd rather spread the word it was gone than have more occurences of demons coming after it when they weren't around to protect the village from them.