THE LOVE OF A MIKO AND A DEMON

CHAPTER 3

Kikyo and Rin had just finished taking their baths, so they hurriedly put their clothes back on and headed for camp. Rin held Kikyo's hand, and the two looked like real siblings. Rin had reminded the miko of the old times when she spent time with her real little sister, Kaede. How the two were so much alike, except the fact that they had an age difference, and that one of them was a miko. Kikyo smiled at this.

"Lookie, lady Kikyo! Its lord Sesshomaru !" Rin shouted. Kikyo looked over and found Sesshomaru leaning against a tree, sound asleep. Kikyo smiled at the handsome features of the youkai. Rin looked up at the miko who was staring at the demon prince. She smiled. "Lady Kikyo DOES like m'lord Sesshomaru!" The little girl laughed.

Kikyo looked at Rin. The miko giggled. "Perhaps...Perhaps youre right, little Rin..." She responded. The miko walked up to the demon prince and played with his beautiful white silky hair. Rin sat down and watched her. Kikyo sat in front of the youkai. "He's so...cute when he sleeps, isnt he, Rin-chan ?" Kikyo asked, giggling. Rin laughed. "He sure is!" The little girl answered. Kikyo gave the demon prince a little kiss on the cheek.

Then the two went to gather wood for the fire. When they came back, they found Sesshomaru not anywhere in sight. "Lady Kikyo? Do you think that m'lord Sesshomaru heard us talking a while ago?" Little Rin had asked her. Kikyo dropped some of the firewood she had in her arms. 'He...he coulnt have...could he?' The miko thought in her head. "Lady Kikyo?" Rin asked.

Kikyo had an idea to the whereabouts of Sesshomaru would be. "Rin, follow me, please." The little girl nodded and followed. Seconds later, the sight of the waterfall was spotted. "Stay here now, Rin. I will come back for you." The little girl nodded once again, and stood still. Kikyo walked a few more steps and found the demon prince sitting on the ground by the waterfall. She walked over to him silently.

"Sesshomaru?" She called out his name. He looked up and saw the face of a beautiful miko. "Is there...something the matter?" She asked him. He shook his head. "Lady Kikyo. What do you think is your purpose now?" He calmly asked her. Kikyo was shocked by this question. Especially when it came from Sesshomaru. She sat down next to him. "Well, Naraku is defeaten...and.well, i am defeaten also, because Kagome was chosen over me. I really, dont know what my purpose is now. But im sure, i'll find it soon." She said and looked up at the stars.

Sesshomaru continued to watch the beautiful miko, as she looked up at the stars. "What do you say is YOUR purpose, m'lord Sesshomaru?" She asked him, smiling. He looked away. "Same as you." He answered her. She looked at him with those beautiful eyes of hers. The miko put her hand atop of the demon prince's hand. He looked down at their hands, but later looked back up at her.

"You'll find your purpose soon. For I...have just found mine..." Kikyo said to him. She stood up and disappeared into the forest. 'She...She just found hers? What did she mean by that?' He wondered to himself.

Kikyo found Rin still at the same spot where she left her, but she was picking flowers off the ground. "Look it , Lady Kikyo! More bellflowers!" Rin had shouted and laughed. Kikyo giggled. "Yes, Little Rin. Theyre everywhere here.." Rin jumped up and down. "Theyre so pretty! Like you!" The little girl told her. Kikyo smiled at the humor of the little girl .

"Come, lets go prepare the fire." Kikyo told the girl, and she nodded. The two walked to the camp hand in hand once more. But Sesshomaru stayed where he was, thinking about what Kikyo had just said. 'For I...have just found mine...' "What did she mean by that ?" Sesshomaru asked himself. He sat there almost the whole day, trying to figure out what the miko had meant by that.

It had been such a long time, and it was already dark. Kikyo went out to look for the demon prince. He wasnt at the spot they were just at. The miko felt a little dizzy for some reason. She kept going into the forest, and actually got out. "Wh-where am I ...?" She asked herself. The priestess didnt know that she was heading straight for a familiar village.

She kept going and hadnt known where she was. "Kikyo?" she heard a familiar voice say. The miko turned and found someone she didnt want to see. Inuyasha. "Inuyasha..." She whispered before she fell to the ground. "Kikyo!" She heard him yell. He ran over and picked her up. "Whats wrong? Kikyo! Answer me!" He shouted out to her, but she could no longer hear him.

Kikyo opened her eyes slowly. She looked around, and saw no sign of Sesshomaru. The miko didnt remember what had happened the night before. "Sesshom----" Was all she could say before she heard someone else's voice. "Kikyo..." She heard him say. Her eyes widened at the voice. She looked next to her and found her old beloved. "Inu...yasha?" She asked him. "Yes. Kikyo, you remember me..." He smiled. "W-where's Kagome?" She asked him. "She's back in her own time right now." He told her. "But...she'll be back, isnt that right?" The miko asked him. He nodded.

"Lady Kikyo? Lady Kikyo, where are you!" Rin shouted. Sesshomaru wandered the forest, looking everywhere for the miko. ' what on earth am i doing? wasting my time looking for a mere priestess that just got in the way ? why am i doing this ?' He thought to himself. 'Where the hell could she be ?' he wondered. The two wasted the whole day looking for her.

"Kikyo, how have you been?" Inuyasha asked her. "I'm Fine. You didnt need to help me. I must be going now." She stood up, but he held her back down. "What are you..!" She asked before he said, "You need rest ! You fainted from restless nights!" She glared at him. "Since when did YOU start to care?" She asked him and continued out the door. "Since when did I START to care! Kikyo, I've cared about you since 50 damn years ago!" He yelled at her. Then he held her arm.

"Let me go! What are you doing with me? You have Kagome, now!" She continued to struggle. "Since when did I start to own Kagome? It isnt official !" He shouted at her. "Yes, but you love her!" She yelled at him, letting plenty of tears trickle down her face. He let go of her arm. Eyes widening. "How can you do that Inuyasha..? Love someone, but mingle with another..?" He felt his eyes start to water. " Kagome loves you...You love her...You cant be mingling with me..." She let a couple of tears fall down her face. "Its like...what you did to me, for Kagome..." He stood up and held her. "Kikyo..."

She backed away. "Goodbye, Inuyasha." She said to him, walking away. When she got out the door, she spotted another silver long haired youkai just a few feet away. "Sesshomaru...?" She asked. He looked over to her. "Kikyo, wait !" The two heard, and Inuyasha came out of the little house. Sesshomaru and Inuyasha had spotted eachother. Then the two let out glares. "What the hell do YOU want?" the younger youkai had asked. Sesshomaru hadn't said anything. Instead he looked over to the miko standing in between them.

Kikyo smiled at Sesshomaru making him wince. Inuyasha looked over to her. "Kikyo..?" He asked. The priestess walked over to the demon prince. "Kikyo! What are you- !" Then the two left side by side, into the forest, looking like a real couple. "KIKYO !" The two heard him yell.

The walk back to camp was silent. But Sesshomaru had broken the silence between them. "So, you were with Inuyasha all this time..." He said. Kikyo nodded. "Yes. But that was only because I had fainted, and he took care of me." She told him. "Were you...searching for me all this time?" She asked him. No Answer. He continued looking forward. "Rin, was worried." He told her. She nodded.

When the two got back to camp, they found that Rin had fallen asleep. So the two walked over to the waterfall once again. When they arrived, the two sat by eachother. Looking at the beautiful river. It was very quiet. "So...what were you doing all this time, Sesshomaru ?" She asked him. He just continued looking at the waterfall. She looked away. "What were you and my younger brother discussing?" He asked her. She looked at him. "W-what ?" He looked into her eyes. "You were crying..." He told her. "oh..." She looked down as if she was about to cry.

"Kikyo." He said. Her eyes widened . She looked over to him. His eyes were so beautiful. His long silver hair blowing in the wind.

'Did he...actually say my name..? Why is he...looking at me that way? I...He...He's so...calm...and...the way he's looking at me...Oh no! Im blushing!'

Sesshomaru saw that the miko was blushing. He smiled. "How can the great priestess be blushing ? Isnt it very rare to see that..?" He asked her. She blushed even more. He rose her chin up. The two were very close.

'Sesshomaru...'