Disclaimer: The characters of Inuyasha are owned by Rumiko Takahashi, but this story belongs to me.
Chapter Seven: Boy Meets Miko
September 30th
Kikyo stepped out of the mirror and found herself in an unfamiliar room. It was small, but pleasant. As she begins looking around she senses someone is watching her. She turns and faces a wooden door, with a pair of brown, glaring eyes peeking from behind it.
"Come out, boy."
The young boy came out from behind the door. He was slightly frightened, but continued to glare at her.
"Where is Kagome?" he asked.
Kikyo remained silent. She was unsure of how she should answer the child, for she did not know.
"Where is my sister?"
It must have been the jewel. I remember it beginning to glow. And I remember… Kikyo gasped …the wish. Kikyo quickly scanned to room until she found what she was looking for. The mirror.
Kikyo looks into the mirror, with Souta looking from behind her. They see Kagome.
"She's drowning!" Souta screamed.
They watched helplessly as Kagome thrashed underneath the water. They could see the terror in her eyes as she quickly held her nose so she wouldn't accidentally breathe in the murky water.
"What did you do to her?" he demanded as he helplessly pounded on the mirror.
Kikyo would have liked to deny that she had anything to do with this… but she remembered the wish. Her hand went to the jewel that hung on a chain at her throat, but it was gone. Her eyes opened wide in surprise, then were drawn to the image of Kagome in the mirror. There was the jewel, glowing just beneath the surface of Kagome's skin near her hip.
"It has chosen a new protector."
"What has?"
Kikyo looked at the child with serious eyes. She had almost forgotten about his presence. "The Shikon jewel."
Souta looked doubtful. "I thought that thing was just a legend."
Kikyo was surprised. She had not thought that her world and the one she currently found itself in were connected. Perhaps there was more to the strange happenings than it would appear. Quickly she schooled her features to portray calmness to cover up her surprise.
"You know of the jewel?"
"Sure. It's the jewel of the four souls. It grants wishes and brings good luck. We sell them here at the shrine."
Kikyo coughed. "You SELL them?"
Souta gasped when he saw a clawed hand grab his sister. "What is that?" All thoughts and questions about the jewel were instantly forgotten.
"Inuyasha."
"It has claws! And FANGS!"
"He is a demon," she explained calmly.
"A demon has my sister!"
Kikyo watched the girl gasping for breath. She saw the moment the girl realized who, or what, had saved her. "He is a half-demon."
"It has my sister! Save her!" he demanded with a voice bordering on hysteria. "Leave her alone!" he shouted at the half-demon who was scaring his older sister.
Kikyo hesitated. She was free. She no longer carried the burden of the jewel. She could live a normal life like a normal girl. She could even grow old with a person she loved. It was her chance at happiness.
"Kagome!" Souta screamed.
With an uncharacteristic curse, Kikyo reached into the mirror to save Kagome. For the first time in many years there were tears in her eyes threatening to fall. I was so close. But her fingers bumped against the glass. The mirror would not allow her through.
The watched in horror as the half-demon pounced on the shivering girl.
