Title: Beads and Bones
Author: Minako (minakiwi)
Rating: General
Theme: Link Genre: Romance / Introspection
Universe: Canon
Character/s: Kagome, InuYasha
Word Count: 250
Disclaimer: All characters belong to Ms. Takahashi, and I am so glad she shared them with us.
Warnings: None
Clawed fingers danced lightly across her Kotodama no Nenju; golden eyes flashed in the last glow of sunset even half-lidded as they were. He always mentally referred to his necklace of subjugation as hers because she had been the one to place the subduing word upon it to bind his spirit. In the beginning he had hated it utterly; now he only hated it when she sat him in front of Kouga or Sesshoumaru. Now he could see sometimes he actually deserved the sit commands and she had actually saved his life with them.
But what had him almost caressing the beads and bones was the thought that this was the first thing that had truly connected the two of them in his mind. He wished that it wasn't enchanted to subdue him but he would now never willingly remove it because it was something that made him Kagome's and it made her his. On a level that nothing else might approach they had a link that had only grown stronger over time and he had this necklace to thank for it.
He must have made some noise at the thought because there she was looking up at him now with those amazing eyes of hers. They were amazing because in them he could see not only her true emotions but that they were directed at him without hesitation or disgust. That love and faith was worth any amount of sits and only added more strength to his devotion.
