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They laughed as Sango turned red. Rin patted the girl's hand and smirked. "It's okay, Sango. I remember what it was like Sesshoumaru proposed to me."
They were all in Kagome's room, talking. A girl's night, sort of. They were sprawled over the bed, pillows and blankets all over the place. Bottles of various alcohol and chocolate surrounded them. They were several things of juice just for Rin because she couldn't drink. When they had said this, Rin's face had soured and she had groused, "Yeah, yeah. Rub it in why don't you?"
Sango glowered at her. "You proposed to him, Rin, not the other way around." Kagome gaped for a second, before bursting out in laughter.
Rin looked up and tapped her chin in thought. "Oh, yeah," she said as she looked back at them. A grin overtook her face. "Well, you know what I meant." She grabbed a bar of chocolate and bit into it viciously. Sango snorted and looked away, frowning.
Kagome let out another laugh and smiled. "Sango, we all know you love him. Why don't you just accept it and marry him already?"
Sango colored. Then she cried, "He's such a pervert though!" Rin and Kagome laughed at the mortified look on Sango's face.
Rin waggled her finger in Sango's face. "What's to say you don't like it?" Sango's mouth dropped open and Kagome snorted.
"She's got a point there," she commented idly, laughing slightly. Sango glared at the both of them and then pointed at Kagome.
"What about you, Kag-chan?" she said, the blush disappearing slowly. "What's between you and Inuyasha?" Rin raised her eyebrows and looked at the now blushing girl.
"What do you mean, Sango?" There was a tight smile there.
Sango grinned evilly. "You love him."
Kagome looked down, twisting a blanket in her hands. "Of course I do," she agreed softly. A wistfulness lit up her eyes. "But he has…" She stopped and looked away.
Rin and Sango exchanged glances. "Kikyo," they both said in dark tones.
Rin threw up her hands. "I don't get what he sees in her!"
Sango frowned. "Neither do I." They both looked at Kagome and the girl gave a faint smile.
"But he's happy," she said weakly. Rin and Sango looked at each other once more.
Sango snorted and glanced away, anger apparent on her face. "It's only because Kikyo was the first to love him…Even though it's not true love."
Kagome looked down. Then she looked up a few seconds later. "How do you know?" There was something in her eyes, something that spoke of a certain torture of unrequited love.
Rin raised an eyebrow elegantly. "It's obvious. All she wants to do is change him. It is not love."
Kagome looked down, melancholy on her face. Sango and Rin had a silent exchange- one that only a female could understand.
Sango grabbed a bottle full of vodka and handed it to Kagome while Rin handed her a chocolate bar. Kagome took a large gulp of vodka and a huge bite of chocolate. The subject was then dropped.
Kagome leaned her head against the toilet and sighed. It was a bad idea to have chocolate and vodka- or any alcohol, for that matter- together. Ow…
She stood unsteadily and walked her way into the kitchen, pulling out a bottle of painkillers. She swallowed two and started to walk back to her room, swaying the tiniest bit because of the alcohol, but stopped when she saw Inuyasha's door open and Kikyo walk out.
Kagome froze. Kikyo looked at her down her nose and sniffed haughtily. They stared at each for a minute, Kikyo's eyes hard and unforgiving, Kagome's tired and scared.
Finally, Kikyo spoke in a cold tone. "I've watched you, Kagome" Kagome looked down. "I see what you feel for Inuyasha." Kagome's eyes shot back up, her mouth falling open. "You might love him…but he'll never love you."
Kagome's eyes dropped down, sadness growing there, consuming her. Kikyo continued. "He'll always want me. He will always love me. Not you."
Tears started to flow down Kagome's cheeks, unbidden and unchecked. Kikyo reached forward gently and touched Kagome's cheek, her thumb brushing away tears. She leaned forward a bit to whisper, "Give up now, Kagome. It is a fruitless pursuit." She pulled her hand away and stood straight. "It will only cause you pain." There was such confidence in the statement.
With that said, Kikyo walked away, head held high. Kagome dropped her head down, tears continuing to flow. It was hard to grasp…but it was the truth. Kikyo would always be loved by Inuyasha. She covered her face with her hands and tried to hold back her unwanted sobs.