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Summary: Inuyasha's got Kikyou. Kagome's got Kouga. But are they truly happy? If not, then what sacrifices will they have to make? InuKag, MirSan, SessRin NO KougaxKikyou this is my FIRST non-Kikyou bashing fic, but I'm sure even Kikyou haters will like it! If you want Kikyou bashing fics, see my other fics, especially Unforgiving Words and Unleashed Screams.
Happiness Is Only For Those Brave Enough to Seek ItChapter 1: Kikyou and Kagome
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"Kikyou-chan! Wait up!" Kagome called, running up to her friend, panting. "Did you have to ditch me?"
"I didn't ditch you, I just... sensed something interesting." Kikyou replied like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Kikyou-chan...!" Kagome whined. "You know I can sense things to, but I don't sense anything different or unnatural."
"Me nether." Kikyou replied, bowing her head so that Kagome couldn't see the smile that touched her lips.
"Huh?" Kagome asked puzzled, both girls stopping in the middle of the sidewalk.
Kikyou's head was strait, smiling slightly, giggles rising from her throat. "Just our boyfriends!" She cried and ran ahead.
Kagome shook her head in disbelief, and chased after Kikyou. (I'm inching to make Kikyou have the slowest, most painful death I can think of)
"Inuyasha! Kouga!" Kikyou and Kagome shouted, running to hug their boyfriends.
Inuyasha picked Kikyou up bridal-style. Kikyou put her arms around Inuyasha's neck, leaning up for a kiss.
Kouga put a possessive arm around Kagome's waist, tilting her chin up to kiss her on the lips.
"You four done publicly showing affection?" came Sango's voice.
The four looked surprised at Sango, their expressions priceless.
"I don't find any problem with publicly showing affection." Sango's boyfriend, Miroku said innocently.
SLAP!
"Hentai..." Sango breathed before turning to Kagome and the others. "When we were younger, I always figured it would be Inuyasha and Kagome, not Kagome and Kouga."
Kagome blushed, and Inuyasha looked angry. "Me with that wench?" He protested. "Never!"
"Inuyasha!" SLAP! "I told you to be nice to Kagome-chan!" Kikyou gave him an angry look that suddenly was covered by giggles.
Inuyasha looked at her confused, and everyone else looked at her like she was insane. "What's so funny!?" Inuyasha insisted.
"You look cute when you're embarrassed." Kikyou giggled.
Inuyasha looked away, blushing.
"Aww.... He's all cute and red." Kikyou cooed, giggling madly. (Who else is scared by all the giggling going on?)
"Hey, Kikyou-chan, when's your dance recital?" Sango asked, curiously.
"Tomorrow. Be there by seven, my guest star is... none other than Higurashi Kagome!" Kikyou said hugging her best friend.
"Thank you Kikyou-chan!" Kagome said hugging her back.
KKKK Night before the Big Recital KKKK
"Kagome-chan!" Kikyou called over the music.
"What Kikyou-chan!?" Kagome called back.
"It was a great idea to have a party!" Kikyou called.
"Thanks!"
"No problem! By the way, have you seen Inuyasha?" Kikyou asked looking around.
Kagome frowned. "No. He better not be causing trouble. You stay here, sing for the guests please, with you, Kikyou-chan? Thank you!" Kagome pushed through the crowd.
Kikyou frowned. She had no other choice but to do what Kagome asked. She got up on the 'stage' that Kagome's family had made for Kikyou and Kagome to demonstrate the singing and dancing abilities when they were younger. It also served as a good stage at parties.
An angelic voice filled the room when Kikyou began to sing. "One night, I swear, I could have saw the shadow of a immortal soul, threatening to consume me..." By this time the crowd had quieted, intent on Kikyou and her angelic voice.
"I could see, the possibilities, the possibilities..." She sang, her eyes closed, her body moving to the music, letting the song take her over.
"I could feel the air grow thin... as I felt the immortal soul come closer... I could see the sun raising behind the peaks, its golden brilliance radiating."
"I was relieved when my walls turned gold and the heat washed over me. The immortal soul was lost in the light, but I knew it would be back..." She finished, opening her eyes. She could see her future, and she loved it. The crowd clapped, whistled and cheered. They begged for more.
She closed her eyes and continued singing.
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Kagome pushed through the crowd, trying to find Inuyasha.
"You wanna start something!?" a voice rang.
She knew at that moment, she had found Inuyasha.
(I'm going to be evil and end it here...)
"Inuyasha!" She yelled, finally, she caught sight of Inuyasha. He was holding up a trembling figure by the scruff of the neck, smirking. The crowd that had gathered was chanting, "FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!"
Kagome recognized the trembling figure as Hojo, the guy who had a crush on her since like... forever. He was kinda dense and shy. She couldn't imagine what he could have said to get Inuyasha pissed off at him.
Kagome stomped toward them, and the crowd made way for the pissed off Kagome, whispering to each other.
"Inuyasha!" she said sharply. "Put him down!" Inuyasha snorted distastefully, and threw Hojo like a bag of feathers.
The crowd rushed to Hojo, checking to make sure he was all right, but Kagome was pissed.
"Inuyasha! What did that poor dense boy do to you?" she scolded.
"Feh." He turned away, not meeting her eyes.
"C'mon!" She gripped his hand tightly, leading him inside.
The angelic voice of Kikyou that they had heard so many times greeted them.
"I'm riding across a cloud of dreams... my dreams! My hopes! I feel like an angel, floating in a sea of clouds, my wings fluttering effortlessly..."
Kagome stared. She was envious... Kikyou was perfect in everything she did. Dancing, singing, schoolwork, archery... Everything. And she, Higurashi Kagome, felt like nothing.
Suddenly, Kikyou invited Kagome to sing. Kagome shook her head vigorously, her face reddening madly.
Somehow, Kikyou had convinced Kagome to sing. She took the microphone in her hands, her insides churning. This was the first time she had sung at a party.
"I'm flying! I'm floating! I can see the path ahead of me. I can see my future, I can see my past, I can see who I was, and who I'm gonna be! Hopes! Dreams! Everybody's ahead of me! I can see a fog around me, but the path ahead is clear... I don't understand.... Understand... I want to return to the past, to go back to what I used to know... I don't understand... don't understand... understand...." Kagome's voice was much more angelic than even Kikyou's, and a hushed silence fell over the crowd. Everybody was surprised. Kikyou had been well known throughout Tokyo for her wonderful singing. And here was her best friend, Higurashi Kagome, singing at a party with a voice better than her own.
"I'm lost... lost in an endless fog... but if I move ahead! I can just barely see the mountain peaks, and the dazzling sun coming up, introducing the crisp air of dawn..." The band began to play to the music. "The light blinded me. For a moment I feared I would never see again! But the sun dulled, and my feet dragged along the path ahead of me... I could see the mountain peaks, the beginning of my future, the end of my past... I can see it so clearly... I want to run, but I'm not moving... how can that be? I've reached the present... the present... the future will have to wait..." Kagome ended the song gleefully, happy to hop of stage and walk toward her friends.
The crowd burst into a thunderous applause that made Kagome jump. Were they applauding her? No. It couldn't be. They were applauding the band for a well played song. It had to be that.
"Kagome..." Kikyou started. "That was the most wonderful voice I have ever heard!"
"Nothing compared to yours." Kagome told her.
"No. You're wonderful." Kikyou insisted.
Kagome shook her head. "I have no intrest in becoming a singer. I'm going for a teacher... or perhaps work at an orphanage, anywhere with children."
Kikyou smiled. "And you will do well. Monday, will be our last year of college, and finally, we choose the path we will take."
KKK Dance Recital KKK
Kagome watched her best friend dance perfectly, she was surefooted, graceful, and she had pure talent.
The dance recital ended with people throwing bouquets of roses on stage, and one man threw a black rose bouquet. This man disturbed Kagome, for some reason. Until she left, she could not keep her eyes off of him, in fear he would disappear.
KKK Backstage KKK
"Kikyou, it was wonderful!" Sango squealed.
Kagome nodded, and tried to be optimistic. That man still bothered her. "Kikyou, did happen to pick up a bouquet of black roses?"
"Of course. I collect the bouquets. They make my room smell wonderful, like a flowered paradise." Kikyou said happily.
"May I see that bouquet?" Kagome asked.
"Of course." Kikyou was definitely confused, she could tell.
Kikyou gave her the bouquet, but Kagome dropped it quickly, as if it had burned her. It had an evil aura, one that made her whole body break into a cold sweat. Her hands were clammy, shaking, and she was unable to grip anything even if she tried.
"Get it away." She whispered. "Please, keep it away..." Kagome was shaking, her whole body vibrating. Kikyou gripped the bouquet, as if strangling it would help her friend.
"I'll throw it in garbage." Kikyou said quickly, throwing the bouquet in the garbage can. '
Kagome shook her head. "Burn it... burn it, please..." She whispered.
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R&R!
Next Chapter:
Burn It Burn It Please
"I want it to wilt, I want it to die. I want it to burn, burn alive."