Luna: Chapter 8 has arrived! ^_^
Veron: Yup. Now on with it!
Luna: XP fine….
Disclaimer: Roses are red, violets are blue, me no own…so you no sue!
~*~ Chapter 8: Mirror Image
Kikyo sighed softly and toyed with a strand of her hair, her stormy eyes worried and nervous. Shippo had filled her in on what Inuyasha had been too afraid to. He had been shot by a miko. But Kikyo decided not to become vengeful with his attacker seeing as how it had been a horrid misunderstanding. She was more worried on how the girl herself would react. From what Shippo had told her, she looked just like her. Albeit a bit older and her hair more straight, much taller as well. Kikyo bit her lip and took a deep breath as Sesshomaru's large mansion came into view.
' Here goes nothing…' She thought, before stepping out of the vehicle and entering the premises.
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Kagome sat by a large bay window in one of the many parlors, cracking the window a bit, enjoying the Spring's breeze caress her face. Today, she was to meet Kikyo. Inuyasha's fiancée'. Evidently, they looked alike or why else would Shippo warn her about it?
" Inu-Kun…" She whispered brokenly not noticing the slight knock at the door. Why she felt so alone and lovesick for her sealer she couldn't place. But she did, and regretted that she was ever unsealed at all…
The knock came around once again, louder and more persistent; Kagome turned before announcing that they could come in.
And Kagome choked on her breath in shock.
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Kikyo and Kagome simply stared at each other in wonder for the first few minutes. There was no tension or dislike coating the walls, just utter surprise.
Kagome was the first to recover; she stood, dusting off her red hakama pants before striding over to face the other woman.
" Higurashi Kagome." She greeted, extending her hand towards the other woman.
" Oh! Iwata Kikyo." The two shook hands and smiled wanly at one another.
" Do you want to sit?" Kagome offered. Kikyo nodded and the two sat across from the other by the window Kagome had been at earlier.
Silence reigned for a few long moments.
" That's a nice ring." Kagome spoke, breaking the awkward silence that had filled the parlor.
" It's my engagement ring." Kikyo poised her hand downward, to show off the stone, making it glitter in the light.
Kagome smiled sadly, taking her hand in hers and examining it.
" What kind of stone?"
" A blue diamond."
Kagome blinked.
"That sounds expensive."
" It was. But he worked really hard to purchase it for me…" Kikyo trailed off, wondering if speaking about her soon to be husband was a risky topic.
Apparently it wasn't.
" I had one as well. Once."
" But you can only be eighteen at least!" Kikyo said, rather surprised one so young would consider marriage.
" In my era, most girls were married at sixteen summers. In a year or more I would have been considered an old maid."
" Who gave you the ring?"
Kagome smiled, knowing that question would come into play. Her eyes became distant as she gazed over the city, the windows reflecting the sunset.
" Inuyasha's incarnate."
~*~ Flashback ~*~
" Inuyasha!" Kagome called out, giggling as she spun around, her white blouse billowing about her torso as she searched the forest trees for the elusive hanyou.
She gasped as a pair of callused hands closed around her eyes. Kagome giggled as she gently pried them off of her face, before tilting her head back and gazing up at her lover.
" You jerk." She insulted playfully, tugging at his ear.
"Wench." He answered, nuzzling her neck.
"Remember what you said a few weeks ago?" Inuyasha asked, nibbling on her earlobe.
He took her moan as a yes.
" You said, that you wanted to be with me. And what did I say in return?" He asked, a mischievous gleam in his eye.
" That…that you wanted to be with me. And always protect me." Kagome gave in to her impulses and turned, taking him by his forelocks and tugging, making his mouth meet hers.
" And I meant it."
Kagome nipped at his bottom lip before pulling away, gasping softly for air.
" I know you did."
Inuyasha took her mouth with his, teasing her lips apart with his tongue. Before pulling away, having to smirk at her utter frustrated look.
Before he pulled out a tiny silver ring with a black stone in it.
" I told you I meant it." He said, slipping it on her finger. Kagome gasped, putting her hand in front of her gaze, tilting it in the sunlight, watching the sunlight reflect off of the shiny band.
"Where did you…"
"Mother's ring."
Kagome smiled, as the hanyou actually looked rather bashful.
" I figured since I already marked you and all. I might as well do it the human way too." He murmured, looking rather defensive if she said anything to tick him off.
The miko smiled, taking his hand with her own and kissing his knuckles.
" Thank you." She whispered. " But I can't wear it on my finger."
"Why not?" Inuyasha asked, ears drooping slightly.
" I still need to protect the village, and it might affect my skills. So…" Kagome pulled out a red line of cloth and slid the ring on. Before tying it about her neck and hiding it beneath her blouse.
Inuyasha smiled at her before lunging at her. Embracing her.
And there they stayed, comforted in their everlasting commitment to each other and the other's presence.
~*~ End Flash back ~*~
Kagome stopped, before pulling the tattered necklace out, playing with the ring with her fingertips.
" And he betrayed you after all of that?"
" I'm not so sure anymore…hanyou's don't have magical powers aside from their demon ones. And demon powers are overcome by purification powers. But I was so angry that I didn't care…"
Kikyo smiled sadly at the girl as she hid the necklace underneath her blouse again.
" What do you mean by him marking you?"
Kagome slid down her collar, and showed two fangs marks the scars milky and evident on her tanned skin.
" In youkai 'marriage' he marks you to show you are his and he is yours."
" But that could only happen if you…right?" Kikyo trailed off, looking embarrassed.
"Yes." Kagome admitted, looking rather tired as she closed the window. Before standing she answered, " I slept with Inuyasha. His incarnate."
" I always thought that…" Again Kikyo trailed off, standing beside Kagome.
" One does not need to be pure in body to be pure in soul. Remember that will you?"
" Of course." Kikyo made for the door and almost turned the doorknob when Kagome called out to her.
" Inuyasha, the reincarnation. He's yours. I won't try and take him. I know its not Inu-Kun. So don't worry, your marriage is safe."
Kikyo smiled and sighed mentally in relief before waving and departing the room. Kagome sighed, feeling much better that she had gotten that off of her chest before making her way over to the window again.
" You may own Inuyasha. This version of him. His personality, his body, his commitment and mind. But no matter what you do or what he does. His soul and mine are intertwined. I own his soul." Kagome whispered to herself.
"As much as he owns mine."
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Luna: Ooh angsty ness!
Veron: The genre is romance/angst
Luna: Yeah. Dun worry, Kag's not taking him to hell. But because they were to be married by human standards, lost their virginity to the other and were married by youkai standards, their souls are forever intertwined. Inuyasha owns Kagome's soul. And Kagome owns Inuyasha's. Get it? And yeah, Inuyasha's a bit OOC in the flashback, but hey! They're by themselves, no witnesses and they got the whole love misunderstandings over and done with. So he can be a BIT more affectionate right?
Veron: Review! ^_^
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