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of Rumiko Takahashi.
What Fate Decides... Part 17:
"I found it!" Miaka squealed in excitement as she unburied herself from beneath a pile of scrolls. She waved it trumphiantly before passing it to Kalika.
"Finally..."she breathed as she opened it. She began to read, "A syral orb... we have to find the casting agents before we can perform this...!"
"Oh well... we'll just have to get them, won't we?" Miaka sighed. " But, we can at least check and see how the situation is going."
Placing seven stones-in a ring-, Miaka chanted a spell which formed a pool,of silver liquid,within it.
" It's a small time reflector, but it will have to do. Now, let's watch..."
* * *
Kagome sighed...it was extremely difficult dealing with a teenage Inu- Yasha and she was finding it was becoming more difficult to keep thwarting his advances. She thought about today's earlier event...
*Flashback*
"Kagome... I want you as my mate..." Inu-Yasha proposed as he stood before her.
"What...?"
"I've finally become a man - old enough to be with you now..." he murmurred as he slid a clawed finger along the curve of her cheek.
"B-b-but--"
"Shh," he said gently as he placed his fingers to her lips. "At least think about it before you brush it aside."
*End of Flashback*
It was a perplexing situation. She never thought that Inu-Yasha would seek her as his mate - never thought that his view of her would change; never thought he would begin to see her as a woman, not his caretaker. Didn't he realize the fault in his supposed feelings!
She shook her head then placed it against her folded arms that rested atop her knees. The worst part was that she had fallen in love with him - not a parental love or even sisterly, but the type only two can share...it was wrong to feel the way she did, wasn't it?
She had been his guardian for most of his life - a parent in almost every sense of the word. It wasn't just her status that made it complicated - it was her age.
A large gap existed between them - she was 31 while he was but 18. It would be wrong to engage in such a relationship...it would have been looked down upon in her time. Funny how that was...? Even she believed the double standard ... society seemed to look more favorably towards the older man and younger woman coupling, while the older woman and younger man gained a less favorable light.
How had she let it go this far? No! She would not give into such emotions - it wasn't right or fair...She laughed bitterly - even now she couldn't escape the mind set society had imposed...
She knawed on the edge of her lip in frustration. What was she going to do? She couldn't keep this up without one of them getting hurt... she didn't want Inu-Yasha to make a choice he would regret as he became older or to realize to late that his feelings were not real. She would have to find someone to detour Inu-Yasha's attention away from her; someone who could actually be his mate...
* * *
Musashi's domain their new home...
Inu-Yasha stood in the doorway of their hut, his amber gaze staring blankly out at the distance. Kagome...she was the one who nurtured him; who defended him; who made him feel like he belonged - now she was pushing him away.
He remembered the years of traveling, and each village they had lived...after a certain age he had become old enough to leave and start a life of his own, but he had stayed - he had fallin' in love with her. Maturity had allowed him to see the woman in her ...
He couldn't figure out why she was uncomfortable with being his mate...it wasn't like she was his real mother...age didn't matter to him - demons mated with others of different age all the time. Maybe the fact that he wasn't human, turned her away. He knew she felt the same way - he had seen it in her eyes, but it was possible that the fact he was a half-breed kept them apart.
He shook his head. That couldn't be the reason, but then what was? He would pry Kagome for some insight to what was wrong, but he would have to wait for her to return from her walk. Maybe she would decide to be his mate...maybe all she needed was time to think...
This raised his hopes and he continued to wait.
* * *
"8 years?! It's been 8 years!!! It took us 6 months to find this spell, and 8 years -on that time plane - have gone by," Kalika nearly screamed in frustration.
"Look on the bright side, it will only take a day or two to get the ingredients needed for the spell. That means Kagome will only be stuck in the past a few months. That's if the spell works, but that's besides the point," Miaka replied calmly which was unusual for her.
"Yeah, I guess your right, and it looks like we're almost out of the woods and nearer to being on Katona's goodside," Kalika sighed happily.
"Things are starting to look good."
"Thank the gods for that!"
* * *
Kagome started abruptly from a sudden noise. She gave a short yelp as she moved her head just in time; the wood splintering at the force of the arrow ment for her.
She looked up just in time to see the person before her. It just wasn't possible...was it...?!
To be continued...
What Fate Decides... Part 17:
"I found it!" Miaka squealed in excitement as she unburied herself from beneath a pile of scrolls. She waved it trumphiantly before passing it to Kalika.
"Finally..."she breathed as she opened it. She began to read, "A syral orb... we have to find the casting agents before we can perform this...!"
"Oh well... we'll just have to get them, won't we?" Miaka sighed. " But, we can at least check and see how the situation is going."
Placing seven stones-in a ring-, Miaka chanted a spell which formed a pool,of silver liquid,within it.
" It's a small time reflector, but it will have to do. Now, let's watch..."
* * *
Kagome sighed...it was extremely difficult dealing with a teenage Inu- Yasha and she was finding it was becoming more difficult to keep thwarting his advances. She thought about today's earlier event...
*Flashback*
"Kagome... I want you as my mate..." Inu-Yasha proposed as he stood before her.
"What...?"
"I've finally become a man - old enough to be with you now..." he murmurred as he slid a clawed finger along the curve of her cheek.
"B-b-but--"
"Shh," he said gently as he placed his fingers to her lips. "At least think about it before you brush it aside."
*End of Flashback*
It was a perplexing situation. She never thought that Inu-Yasha would seek her as his mate - never thought that his view of her would change; never thought he would begin to see her as a woman, not his caretaker. Didn't he realize the fault in his supposed feelings!
She shook her head then placed it against her folded arms that rested atop her knees. The worst part was that she had fallen in love with him - not a parental love or even sisterly, but the type only two can share...it was wrong to feel the way she did, wasn't it?
She had been his guardian for most of his life - a parent in almost every sense of the word. It wasn't just her status that made it complicated - it was her age.
A large gap existed between them - she was 31 while he was but 18. It would be wrong to engage in such a relationship...it would have been looked down upon in her time. Funny how that was...? Even she believed the double standard ... society seemed to look more favorably towards the older man and younger woman coupling, while the older woman and younger man gained a less favorable light.
How had she let it go this far? No! She would not give into such emotions - it wasn't right or fair...She laughed bitterly - even now she couldn't escape the mind set society had imposed...
She knawed on the edge of her lip in frustration. What was she going to do? She couldn't keep this up without one of them getting hurt... she didn't want Inu-Yasha to make a choice he would regret as he became older or to realize to late that his feelings were not real. She would have to find someone to detour Inu-Yasha's attention away from her; someone who could actually be his mate...
* * *
Musashi's domain their new home...
Inu-Yasha stood in the doorway of their hut, his amber gaze staring blankly out at the distance. Kagome...she was the one who nurtured him; who defended him; who made him feel like he belonged - now she was pushing him away.
He remembered the years of traveling, and each village they had lived...after a certain age he had become old enough to leave and start a life of his own, but he had stayed - he had fallin' in love with her. Maturity had allowed him to see the woman in her ...
He couldn't figure out why she was uncomfortable with being his mate...it wasn't like she was his real mother...age didn't matter to him - demons mated with others of different age all the time. Maybe the fact that he wasn't human, turned her away. He knew she felt the same way - he had seen it in her eyes, but it was possible that the fact he was a half-breed kept them apart.
He shook his head. That couldn't be the reason, but then what was? He would pry Kagome for some insight to what was wrong, but he would have to wait for her to return from her walk. Maybe she would decide to be his mate...maybe all she needed was time to think...
This raised his hopes and he continued to wait.
* * *
"8 years?! It's been 8 years!!! It took us 6 months to find this spell, and 8 years -on that time plane - have gone by," Kalika nearly screamed in frustration.
"Look on the bright side, it will only take a day or two to get the ingredients needed for the spell. That means Kagome will only be stuck in the past a few months. That's if the spell works, but that's besides the point," Miaka replied calmly which was unusual for her.
"Yeah, I guess your right, and it looks like we're almost out of the woods and nearer to being on Katona's goodside," Kalika sighed happily.
"Things are starting to look good."
"Thank the gods for that!"
* * *
Kagome started abruptly from a sudden noise. She gave a short yelp as she moved her head just in time; the wood splintering at the force of the arrow ment for her.
She looked up just in time to see the person before her. It just wasn't possible...was it...?!
To be continued...
