Disclaimer of a broken hearted girl: I do not own these characters. So shiiit. --; But I do own the plot, so, HA!

Summary:
Just hours before everyone gathers at the temple for her cousin's, Kikyou's, marriage, Kagome meets a mysterious young man, only to realize that he's the groom.. A groom that was once to be hers..

Leave My Heart To Speak

Chapter One: Lonely Soul

Remember Me?

She rushed around the room in a mad attempt to tie her kimono and slip the sticks in her hair while jumping into her sandals and applying make-up. .. She was fighting a losing battle. What the hell was I thinking sending them to help Kikyou dress first! Stumbling out the door and nearly tripping in the hallway, she er.. ran? down the stairs—and almost made it!—just to have her fan slip from her fingers landing in front her left foot and thrusting her forward.. ..Into the arms of a marvelous silver-haired being.

"Uh.." Not noticing the rose colored tinge on her cheeks, she glared at the floor in a pathetic try to regain her dignity along with her balance. She heard him chuckle softly before helping her stand on her own. As she looked up to thank him, she caught sight of his eyes. As if sensing her entranced look, he raised his head and stared right back at her.

Tying his hair back with an elastic, he offered her a smirk before taking her hand and leading her down the hall. "Kagome?" She turned to face him again, nodding her head. "Don't remember me?" Giving him a nervous smile, she scratched her head with her free hand and replied..

"Eheh.. Noo?" He let out a sigh, leaving her drowned in guilt, just as he stopped by a door. Dropping her hand, he looked at her one last time, before turning around and walking down the back the same way he came. Realization hit her, and she called out to him, "Wait, what am I doing here? And.. Who are you?" He stopped and turned his head, offering her a look of pure sadness.

"Sango called for you. Said she had a feeling you needed help with your clothing for the wedding.." Turning back to face forward, he continued. "And who I am isn't all that important anymore.."

…

She stared at her best friend and couldn't help but laugh at the idea of how she'd looked when she first walked in. "God, Kagome.. I still don't see how you could end up looking like such a mess!" She earned a glare through the mirror, rewarding the other with a kind smile, placing the Sakura comb in the younger's hair. "You look so sad.. What's wrong?"

"Sango..?" She looked up to stare into the elder girl's eyes, receiving a nod to continue. "Did I ever.." The look in her eyes grew distant and she turned to face the window. "Never mind, it's stupid." Smiling up at her friend and she stood from the chair, she suggested they head for the temple. After all, Kikyou's wedding was in only two hours..

…

"InuYasha! Hurry up! We have to get to the temple, now!" He groaned, head in his hands and he stared down at the picture on the desk. Why now? Why did I have to find you now Sighing, he sat up and looked at his reflection, catching a glance at the monk leaning against the door.

"You don't have to do this you know.. I can tell you're having complete second thoughts already." The deep shade of violet bore into gold, causing the silver-haired young man to look away. Grabbing his coat as he got up, he shoved passed the other on his march toward the door.

"It doesn't matter, Miroku. She doesn't know who I am.."

…

She began to pace back and forth beside the Goshinboku, contemplating over the boy she'd met only today. She was positive that they'd never met, but the alone look he'd given her as he walked away seemed to fill her mind with doubt. But it just isn't possible.. I've never seen him in my life.. It just can't be real.. As she continue to pace, she didn't sense the form that had suddenly appeared in her path. Being so engulfed in her own thoughts, they collided. "Oh!" Nearing falling backward, he caught her wrist and pulled her up to his own body.

"You're so clumsy.." She looked up into a pair of familiar eyes, suddenly feeling hypnotized by them all over again. They seemed to come closer and closer and she felt her own eyes beginning to shut. His lips pressed down ever so softly against hers before pulling away. Her eyelids fluttered open, and she felt his embrace go limp. "I'm.. I'm sorry." He disappeared as quickly as he came, and she felt her knees hit the very grass she'd been standing on just a little while ago.

"I don't get it.. What's missing..?" She stared down at her hands, squeezing the fabric between her fingers.. "Why does this feel like it's all happened before..?"

…

I can't believe I fell asleep! She continued to run toward the temple, hoping that she hadn't been missed. Mother's going to kill me! Reaching the doors, she shoved them open, looking up from the ground and called inside.

"I'm terribly sorry I'm la—". She stared into the completely filled room, staring at the couple in the center. Reality struck as she realized that not only was she a "little" late, the ceremony was taking its course, and when the man next to Kikyou turned around to face the sudden distraction, she felt like she'd been struck by lightning.

"I-it's you!"