Mirror, Mirror
Relinquish
Kagome stared absently at the movie on her television as she consumed a pint of truly evil chocolate chunk ice cream.
"Switch!"
Eri grabbed Kagome's container, shoving a different flavor into the girl's hands. A wan smile flickered across Kagome's lips as she spooned a bit of the toffee-rich dessert into her mouth. Eri had shown up on her doorstep an hour ago, armed with chick flicks and cartons of Kagome's favorite dessert. Kagome had let her in reluctantly, recognizing her friend's intervention techniques.
"So, you gonna tell me what's up?" Eri asked, talking over the movie.
"What d'ya mean?" Feigning ignorance, Kagome jammed more ice cream in her mouth.
"You've been a zombie since last Sunday!"
It had been a week since the mirror shattered. Had it not been for a kitchen trash full of glass, Kagome would have doubted any of it had happened. She blamed herself for Sesshoumaru's disappearance. With each passing day, she lost a little more hope that he would return and it made her heart ache. Brow furrowing as she picked at a particularly large chuck of toffee with her spoon, Kagome tried to figure out how to explain. Eri would think she was crazy.
'Hell, maybe I am.'
Taking a deep breath, Kagome decided to take a chance on her friend.
"Do you believe in reincarnation and soul mates?"
Kagome sat waiting with bated breath for Eri's reaction, but none came. The girl just sat there, blinking.
"I knew it. You think I'm nuts," Kagome sighed, grabbing the containers of ice cream and taking them to her tiny kitchen.
"No, no!" exclaimed Eri, jumping up to follow her.
Kagome stared out the window. The setting sun rimmed the clouds with a golden light, bringing back visions of Sesshoumaru's fiery gaze. She closed her eyes against the sight, memories of his heated touch flooding her senses, just as they had countless times during the last week.
"Face it, Kagome, he's gone," she whispered, mentally shaking herself.
A resounding crack filled the room and Kagome yelped in pain. Rubbing her abused bottom, she turned to find Eri brandishing a rolled-up towel.
"Snap out of it, Kags! It's Halloween. Let's get dressed up and head down to the club. Take your mind off things, 'kay?"
"Maybe you're right," Kagome mumbled, walking to her room where she pulled out the glittering outfit that had started it all.
A/N: This installment in my little tale was written for the LJ community dokuga_contest's Weekly Perfection prompt #59, Spank. Length was limited to 400 words, exactly.
