A Small Revelation

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The revelation hit him so hard he stopped short, wide-eyed, staring into space. Miroku worriedly asked if he scented youkai, and Inuyasha shook his head, calling it a false alarm.

It had been simple; a brief run-in with Kikyo, a discussion about Naraku's growing strength. As she talked, a mannerism, the way she said a word brought Kagome to mind.

It was only later, after she left that he realized - they had reversed. No longer was Kagome just a reflection that haunted him with memories of Kikyo.

Now Kikyo was the shadow of Kagome's overwhelmingly brilliant presence in his life.

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A/N:

I'm not sure if I succeeded in making my point in this one. I just had a vague "what if" - as in what if Inuyasha realized he had feelings for Kagome by the fact that instead of comparing Kagome to Kikyo, like he always does, he noticed himself comparing Kikyo to Kagome?