A Mirror's Reflection

Lady Nefertiti

Last time: Sesshomaru frowned at this and gave Kikyo this evil look which made her shiver. His look which clearly said, 'You'd best handle that hanyou of yours or he's dead. Insulting a perfectly respectable human girl...' "SIT!" Kagome said. (BOOM!) "That's right." Sesshomaru began softly and smoothly.


Chapter 2: Tension

-Inu-tachi-

No one was speaking as they all stared at one another. Kind of like stare showdown. The tension in the air was thick. Of course Sesshomaru felt right at home, being that he really didn't have much to say unless it was important.

-Kagome-

Words could not express Kagome's feelings right now. She wasn't sad and she swore to herself that she wasn't going to cry….at least in front of Sesshomaru who already thought that humans were lower than the soil beneath his feet. She wanted to run somewhere...but where to? She had already returned from the present and no doubt that Inuyasha would follow her past or present time, apologizing profusely that it was his fault and he was the baka. But did the hanyou feel the damage that he did to her? It wasn't even her heart that took the blow these days. It was her inner soul. She shivered as she gave Inuyasha a cold stare that even Sesshomaru would be proud of. She could laugh inwardly at herself if she wasn't so distressed at the moment. Soul indeed. Kikyo had some of that too…..so what did Kagome have that Kikyo didn't?

'You are but a mere shadow of the real one…..'

She knew what the others had wanted….she'd brought it with her from the present for everyone else. Pocky, Magazines, Pepper spray, Ramen but what had she brought for herself? More pain? But perhaps she'd brought that upon herself. It was her fault she was so damn kind. She always brushed him off because he was a friend right? And friends always poked fun at each other sometimes…..but this time even sitting him hadn't been all that fun.

Her feet were frozen to the ground although her mind told her to go and run towards the well, seal it and forget all about the jewel hunt and about this place. Damned honor and all. And why had Sesshomaru agreed with her anyway? Saved her from her fall? Weirdo. A gorgeous one though she thought vaguely. She didn't notice that although he had let her go she was standing close to him, a look of worry still upon Miroku's face. She was having a thought, she should purify the hanyou….and then force Sesshomaru to join them and their rag-tag group.

-Sango-

She'd decided that she wasn't going to sit and wait for everyone. So she walked (as fast she could) towards where Inuyasha had dragged Kagome off, the battlefield. She knew she was and would be in for a long lecture from Miroku, saying that she was in no condition to be traveling alone and onto a scene of a battle? He should have her locked in the house. Panicky dads-to-be….not a pretty sight. She didn't hear any loud swearing from Inuyasha or loud cackling from Naraku or Kagome's sits….it was quiet, too quiet oh HELL! WAS everyone perhaps dead?! How would she, Sango, be able to destroy Naraku all on her own?

She came onto the scene (finally) and what she saw wasn't really what she expected. Kagome giving Inuyasha a cold look, while he was spread out eagle like in a crater with a 'sit!' Kikyo on the ground looking injured and Miroku giving Kagome a worried look. Sesshomaru?! What was he doing here? Not just passing by was he? But even he wanted to destroy Naraku, wanted to be a part of it so that was probably why he was here. Even so, Kikyo was here on the ground Inuyasha close by, eyes only for Kikyo. "What's going on guys? And where is Naraku? Did you end up finishing him off?" Sango said.

-Miroku-

Miroku wisely chose not to intervene into this delicate situation, for Kagome's sake? Or perhaps he didn't want to get into something that was supposed to become a fight. He wouldn't necessarily call this a lover's spat. Nah…he knew that Kagome had gotten over Inuyasha and a wise thing at that too. Her sorrow and distress would've started to kill her and no one could help her except herself. Eh? SANGO!?

Inuyasha jumped out of his crater and gave Kagome an angry look. "Kagome!" Good god, she got angry at the smallest things these days!

"Don't you Kagome me baka!" She said angrily. She crossed her arms and then yelled a 'sit' at him again.

(BOOM!)

Sesshomaru frowned at his brother. What had compelled him to defend Kagome like he had, even he had no idea, he just did these impulsive things sometimes….like when he had adopted Rin. What had compelled him to do that, he the renowned human-hater he didn't know. It was no use, no matter how many times this Miko said the subjugation, even if it broke Inuyasha's back, he would never learn. He had sensed the distress on the Miko still he did nothing, as of yet.

Kagome balled her hands into fists, teeth clenched as she stared down at the one hanyou, Inuyasha. She knew what she had to do. Kikyo shakily stood up and stared at her other half, well both like glared at each other with a look that said, 'Oh you're going down bitch….' Unfortunately both were out of bows and arrows at the current time. Inuyasha, now out of his subjugation spell got up and frowned at her. "Never mind the damn mirror! It'd just shatter cause you're so damn ugly! Kikyo's prettier and you know it too! Kikyo never runs from battle either like you do! You've got the future to run to where it can make it all better right?" Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow. The Future?

"Inuyasha!" Sango said gasping a hand now covering her mouth. Damn baka had forgotten that they had an audience. Sesshomaru….their so called enemy. However, no one paid heed to that and were too absorbed into the situation at hand.

"Sango? What the? I…." Inuyasha said suddenly. "Don't you care for your safety at all?" his eyes narrowed and he chided her. He'd thought he'd left her back in the village. Tears formed in Kagome's eyes and she looked away. Inuyasha cared about everyone else…..so much so that Kagome wasn't noticeable because she was the copy. Where could she go so she was the only one and where she would be recognized and feared and respected? She clenched her teeth. She would have her own identity! She would! Even if it meant….

'The mirror shows you Kikyo, not Kagome!'

'The mirror shows you Kikyo, not Kagome!'

She would go somewhere Inuyasha could go and get into, he would follow her, yes he would….but couldn't really go because it would hurt and wound his pride. "Sesshomaru…." Kagome said suddenly. He looked at her with an interested look and nodded for her to continue. Granted this situation would be temporary but it was worth a shot.

"Kagome-chan!" Sango said cutting in, hoping she could stop Kagome before she said anything else. Kagome had this look in her eyes and Sango knew what it was. They'd been together for too long for her to not know what Kagome was going to say. 'Impressionable and soft-hearted as you are, Kagome-chan….do you know that if you fall into his web you might as well fall in love with him? But even you little sister know all too well that he does not have any interest in humans.' Sango just wanted Kagome to be happy and she knew that this might do the trick. Oddly even the strangest people like Sesshomaru had the ability to do that. Sango gave a small smile at Sesshomaru then.

Inuyasha who recovered quite quickly in fact glared at the way Sesshomaru and Kagome were looking at each other. And Sango? She was smiling like she was agreeing to something, like she was happily joining them in holy matrimony or something and Miroku looked uneasy. WTF was going on?!

Sesshomaru shook his head and said, "This Sesshomaru does not have time to deal with the likes of you all." He turned on his heel and was about to walk away when Kagome stopped him.

"I wish to accompany you to your castle Sesshomaru-sama." Kagome said quietly. Inuyasha raised an eyebrow and said, well rather yelled that she wasn't accompanying him anywhere and that she was needed here and jewel shard this and jewel shard that…etc…..

"Sit boy."

(BOOM!)

"%^%&^*#$%$%$%#$%#$%#$!"

"You wench! Stop sitting my Inuyasha!" Kikyo said angrily.

"Okay. You won't even have to hear my voice from now on. I'm going with him." Kagome said merrily and pointed at Sesshomaru.

"$^%%^%^#%$%$%&^$%&^&^&!"

Kagome turned and looked at Sesshomaru and said, "Do you think that perhaps he disagrees with me?" she shrugged and took Sesshomaru by the sleeve and carted him, well dragged him off westward…. before he had time to realize what Kagome was doing of course.

"Soo romantic….." Sango said and Inuyasha and Kikyo just looked at her like she was crazy. Must be the crazy hormones. Miroku just stood by Sango as he watched both of them walk away.

'Baka Yasha. If you really loved and cared about her you would go after her, or at least threaten Sesshomaru to cut his other arm off...but it's your pride that won't let you go huh? Stubborn oaf.' Miroku thought shaking his head.

"Wait. I have to leave my bag here!" Kagome said as an afterthought. "All the stuff for you guys is in here. Pocky, Ramen, Polish for Sango, erm...Magazines for Miroku...I'll take the pepper spray." and she pocketed it. She hated leaving her group just because of Inuyasha. Perhaps if he grew up and stopped comparing her to his dead love she could stay. Okay so maybe they did look a lot alike...he didn't have to go and rub it in her face did he? and tell her who the prettier and better one was?

But it did sound damn right romantic and just right when said, Miko of the Shikon ran off with the devilishly handsome aristocratic demon Lord of the western lands huh? Kagome was happy right where she was.

"I'm not sure I am comfortable with this situation. You think he'll cause her pain? hurt her..." Miroku said as they both watched Sesshomaru and Kagome walk away in the distance.

"MIROKU! You're going to be feeling your own pain soon." Sango said evilly looking at the hentai magazines in her hands. Miroku gulped. Sango was dangerous when she was angry. "Oh Sango my love! I was just uhm...brainstorming...uhm...thinking about the future..." he stammered.

"I'll show you your future!" Sango said and balled her hands into fists.


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