Warning: Uh, maybe a lotta angst. And slow updates probably, knowing my homework loads and lazy muses.
Disclaimer: The chances of me owning Inu-yasha are 'bout the same as Kagome getting a 100 on a math test. What does THAT tell you?!
Feedback: Considering this is really just a teaser, yeah, it would be good to know what you think. Then again, if no one reviews, that would be telling me something, wouldn't it?
I know what you're thinking...'Stupid Inaho, starting up another story when she barely keeps up with two!' I'm sorry, but I thought up this one when trying to overcome Writer's Block for Left in the Dark, and I seem to have a lack of support for my latest chapter on that one, so I was thought maybe this idea would be accepted better.
Elf #1: Or maybe you're just a horrible writer and wasting your time trying.
...why are you so mean to me?
Elf #1: 'Cause you made me that way.
Oh, right.
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Life wasn't fair, Kagome decided.
She scurried away from his sleeping form, biting on her knuckle to keep the sobs from escaping. He was so beautiful when he slept, so innocent. He didn't even realize what he had just done, couldn't hear the shattering sound inside of her as the pieces of her heart fell away. It just wasn't FAIR.
She was always second. First to the Shikon no Tama, then to her. Even though he denied it, deep down, she knew it was true, and that he thought so too. She was just a replacement, a shadow of her. Every time he looks at her, he would see her face. Every time she gets herself in danger, he would be reminded of how she was not her.
Even when he slept, he would dream of her.
["You're nothing like her!"] ["I'm a fool after all. She looked pretty and intelligent."] ["I haven't stopped thinking about you for a single day!"]
She wanted to cry, cry until she couldn't anymore.
Damn you, Inu-yasha...
She was the one who freed him; she was the one who...always fought with him. She never made him smile, never made him laugh. Never made him happy. All she did was annoy him, slow him down. She never did anything right, was useless in battle. Her only function was as a shard detector, but it was her fault the jewel shattered in the first place. None of it would have happened if she hadn't fallen through that damned well. It was all because of her and her stupid reincarnated soul.
And she was so tired of it all.
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The soul demon was easier to find than to keep up with, and only hours of traveling with the gang helped her keep the eluding youkai in sight. It led her a couple miles away from camp, through a small wooded area, and to a secluded lakeside. The wisp drifted towards its owner, receiving a caress in return. Even from behind, she was beautiful, so much more so than herself. Her silky ebony hair swayed gently in the air, the moonlight bouncing off the fabric of her clothes and the paleness of her skin, making her seem to glow with otherworldly light.
No wonder he still loved her.
"Kikyo..."
Empty eyes looked at her, edged with a harsh iciness, while her demons twined around her perfect body in an intricate dance. Was she really going to do this?
["You are in the way."] [He sighed softly, a sound that only came when he slept. "Kikyo..."]
"...I want to talk to you."
~ TBC ~
Author's Note: Nothing really to say about this one. Don't expect quick updates from me, and this applies to all my stories. You may get mad about that, and I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do about it, unless you want really crappy and really rushed chapters. I would think you would rather have quality than quantity, ne?