A/N: Work is kicking my ass, school is about to start up again, and I need to lose chingos of weight in order to get my heart to work properly. How's your Friday going?
Pairing: Kagome Higurashi x Fred Weasley
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, Harry Potter, or the characters belonging to either franchise.
Funny
Kagome inhaled sharply as she stared down at the cold, lifeless body before her. Her throat throbbed, swollen with emotion, and yet not a single tear was shed. She could only stare down at the sight of the man before her and clench her hands in her lap. His flaming red hair, hair that ran in the family that stood around them, was a beacon in the dim lighting of the Great Hall. She reached out to stroke his cheek, flinching when she felt just how cold he was now. The weight of the ring on her left hand was suddenly unbearable and she had to force herself not to rip the thing off her finger.
"Kagome..."
His face looked so peaceful, like he was sleeping; like he hadn't been in any pain. She supposed she should be thankful for that. She really had no clue how it had happened. The Killing Curse, perhaps? No, there was blood... and his robes were covered in rubble and dust like he had been covered in it. Much of the castle had been destroyed, she wouldn't be surprised if a part of it had collapsed on him at some point. It was a strange thought, trying to figure out how her lover had died; How the light in her increasingly dark world had been snuffed out. She felt a strange tickle in her throat and she put a hand over her lips.
"I should have been there. I should have protected him-"
Funny. She was thinking the same thing.
She couldn't bring herself to look up, even as the voice, identical to her fiance's, spoke to her. She couldn't look up into the eyes that were the exact shade of brown as his. Her body started to tremble and she raised her other hand to cover the one already over her mouth. She felt hands on her shoulders, heard hushed whispers around her. She could feel the pity rolling off of everyone in waves, mixing like blood in water with the sorrow that was already so heavy in the air.
He was supposed to be watching out for Fred while she was out with the others on the front lines. He and Percy had promised that he would be safe. Meanwhile, she had just survived an impossible situation, mostly because this "Dark Lord" had called a ceasefire, but Fred... Fred was gone. She closed her eyes, her body almost convulsing with the effort to keep herself quiet. She threw her head back, straining herself to keep the sound at bay.
"I'm so, so sorry, Kagome-"
She couldn't hold it in anymore.
Loud, body-shaking laughter came rushing out of her throat.
Kagome's arms came to wrap around her middle as she continued to laugh, her voice cutting through the painful silence around her and echoing throughout the once-grand hall. The few whispers had been stunned into silence at the sound, and she could feel the apprehension that was quickly replacing the aura of despair around her. This only fueled her laughter, and she felt tears streaking down her cheeks as she gasped for air. Her arms tightened around her and she leaned forward, her head resting on the Fred's stiff abdomen as she did. Her body continued to convulse, her laughter not dying down in the slightest despite the silence around her.
It was funny, really. She had survived a life of danger in the Feudal Era. She had survived wandering around the world, alone, after her adventure had ended. She had survived her first encounter with the dark wizards known as Death Eaters, and had managed to find love in the process- hiding in the crowded shelves of a magical joke shop that she had stumbled across. She had survived spending the last year in hiding, struggling to survive, not knowing if her family back in Japan was alive or not after all that had been happening since she became a part of the wizarding world. Through all of the Hell she had been immersed in- she had survived.
But Fred had not.
It was so funny...
A/N: *shrugs*I was feeling dark and twisty. Review, por favor!
