White hair softer than any snow; gorgeous, deep eyes which seemed to suck you in. Light skin so smooth to the touch, and it didn't even matter that he had claws - she knew he wouldn't harm her. Each detail was so defining and clear in her mind, and every time she saw him or thought about him it was like nothing ever mattered.
He was a half-demon; someone who was as dangerous as he was kind.
He was an exorcist; someone as cursed as he was loved.
She was a reincarnation; a copy of the woman he loved, and too far to even reach the edge of his heart.
She was a friend - family, even - but too weak to even be worthy of standing by his side, to come along with him and run away together.
Neither one wanted what was happening: pain and tears and broken hearts that had to suffer to be protected. Sad smiles and lies mixed with truths to make it seem easy when it was not.
Kagome hated having to lie to Inuyasha, and he felt the same. Neither wanted to hurt the other or take away their joy.
Allen hated having to leave Lenalee, and she wished he could stay - or that she could have joined him. Both couldn't bear it, but to protect one the other had to grow stronger.
Funny, isn't it? To help those they loved they had to hurt them; to protect those who were precious they had to leave.
But still, just thinking about his white hair softer than any snow, his gorgeous, deep eyes which seemed to suck you in, and beautiful, light skin made her heart soar. Claws or not, he would never hurt her. Cursed or not, it didn't matter. She loved him anyway, with all her heart. And each time she thought of him or saw him it was like nothing else ever mattered, because all she wanted was for him to be by her side.
But how could he be, when everything that didn't seem to matter did matter?
When I started writing the first sentence for this, I was like "wait, is this Inuyasha or Allen I'm talking about?" But then I began writing the second sentence then the third, and I realized that these two couples were a lot more similar than I realized. So I kept on writing, and everything just kinda seemed to flow out, with no ideas or outline planned in advance (but then again, when do I ever make outlines?). This actually turned out pretty nicely, I think, although the conclusion did come off a little bit weirdly to me, and I couldn't figure out how to fix it.
Anyway, what I mean to say is that I hoped you liked this somewhat cross-over fanfic, and that it certainly clenched at your hearts. (Still alive, I'm sure?)
Stay tuned for my next story. Bai bai!
- animellow v