Shotgun Wedding: Part III
By Emania
A/N: This is already getting old…This is a short un…Heehee…
Disclaimer: All the characters belong to Rumiko Takahashi. Except for Pinky, Green, the Elder (very creative names, ne?) and Hikari. I made them up. And the basic plot idea came from, as I said above, Lavern & Shirley and Happy Days creators and writers, which I don't know who they are.
Summary: How far will the girls go to get their guys out of trouble? All the way up to the altar!
Shotgun Wedding
"I'm sure sometimes on the sly you do it
Maybe even you and I might do it
Let's do it…
Let's fall in love!"
- Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love), Cole Porter
Part III
"Are you not pleased, Kagome-sama?" Hikari asked as she watched Kagome look at herself in the mirror.
Kagome was looking at her own reflection as if in a kind of awe…a shocked, frozen awe. Not even when she dressed for the festivals on the shrine had she ever looked so…
"I look so…." Kagome spoke as an attempt to answer Hikari's question.
"Beautiful," Hikari answered, pleased.
Kagome looked at herself and found herself nodding a little reluctantly. "Yes, I suppose, that too, but I was going to say traditional."
Hikari cocked her head. "How do the ladies where you come from dress for their weddings?"
"Well…" Kagome started, then stopped herself. 'I'm dressed for my wedding,' she thought and the true meaning of it flooded entirely through her consciousness. "I need to sit down," Kagome mumbled under her breath.
"Oh? Is the Obi tied too tightly?" Hikari asked.
"No," Kagome extended a hand to still Hikari's helpful hands. "No, it's fine, it's just takes a little getting used to."
Suddenly, Sango's reflection appeared in the mirror and although she seemed much more comfortable in the clothing, she looked just as shell shocked as Kagome.
"Sango-sama!" Hikari exclaimed. "You are a beautiful bride!"
Sango smiled absently at Hikari. "Thank you, Hikari-chan," she told her.
Kagome met Sango's eyes in the mirror and they shared a look. So obvious a look that Hikari smiled.
"I shall leave you two a few moments and inform the elder that we're almost ready," Hikari spoke gently.
As she left, Sango sat down next to Kagome in front of the mirror. They were silent for a few moments, before Kagome looked back into the mirror and touched a few strands of her elaborately made up head.
"I really hate Kikyo," Kagome said on a deep sigh.
Surprised, Sango turned to face her friend. "Why do you say that all of a sudden?"
Kagome sighed. "Only because I'm sitting here thinking that I really must have done something terrible in my past life to deserve having this kind of karma to work off…" she paused to adjust the fall of the kimono. "And," she continued, "Considering that Kikyo is my past life, I realized that she's the cause of this trouble as well, so consequently…" Kagome paused again as Hikari came back inside the hut with the elder in tow.
"Are we ready?" The Elder asked them.
Kagome and Sango looked at each other and stood almost simultaneously.
"…I really hate Kikyo," Kagome finished as they walked toward the elder.