Golden eyes bored into mine.
Somehow, it feels like watching a movie in slow motion. Ever since I entered the hall, time went into a halt.
Even as Inuyasha led me to my soon-to-be husband, it is as if I was detached from my surroundings.
When I first caught glimpse of Sesshoumaru, it was only then that reality started to sink in.
Time has passed by so fast that I haven't had the chance to ponder about how my life would be with Sesshoumaru.
I asked myself, How could I live everyday seeing the exact same face of the man I love just to realize he was not the same man?
But now, I reached the end of the line. Sesshoumaru extended his hand towards her. She could not look at him.
She feared that she might break down. The crowd was silent.
It seems so unfair. These people knew of the pain she was harboring yet they would still force her to do this.
Yet, she would still go through it. She promised.
She wonders what would happen if she ran away. Would they let her be?
No. They wouldn't. Youkai society was proud.
Death would be her punishment.
And though it sounds funny, death sounds like a more desirable option for her right now. It's easier to just end it all.
It was then when Sesshoumaru whispered to her, "This is what he wanted."
THAT made her smile, "I know."
And then, she took his hand.
It was only a simple ceremony.
The elders initially disagreed. They believed that the "celebrated" one deserved a much more…extravagant affair.
Fortunately, Inutaisho-sama overturned them.
After all, the family was still grieving. Especially Kagome.
The vows, the actions. Everything was so familiar to her that she was acting almost automatically.
It was like déjà vu.
As the end of the ceremonies came, Kagome's heart was full of dread.
Everyone stood up. And all was quiet once again.
Then, his lips were on her own.
And for the first time since her husband died, the rain poured.