A/N: Hey! So, I know this seems to be all Kikyo and InuYasha, but it's not, I promise. The actual story, which I'm working on, has InuYasha and Kagome, cuz they were meant to be. Sorry Kik/Inu fans! I think I do a decent job portraying Kikyo though, so be satisfied I'm not a Kikyo basher. (Although I love to read Kikyo bashing fics, they're just sooo funny!) Oh, and please review!
Disclaimer time... I tried to put it off but, I guess I have to say it. So here it is. Disclaimer: I am a fan, writing FANfiction. If I owned InuYasha, Shippo wouldn't exist and InuYasha would've kissed Kagome instead of Kikyo. Oh and Koga would have been in the final battle. Seriously! How could they forget him and his hilarious comrades!?
Kikyo frowned at Tsubaki,her fellow guard, and held her nose. The pungent smell of tobacco greeted her nose, as if a miasma of a youkai. Tsubaki slowly exhaled, prolonging Kikyo's suffering. "Want one?" She held out the cigarette temptingly, and the odor hit Kikyo full force. Kikyo shook her head and pinted to the sign, posted above the security room door. NO SMOKING. Tsubaki's smirk fell and she leaned menacingly over to Kikyo. "You think your so much better then the rest of us, Kikyo, but just you wait. You'll find out you're no different." Kikyo stiffened at the older woman's words and fled the room, wishing she had something to occupy her mind. Then, she saw the answer to her prayers.
InuYasha stared hard at the jewel, memorizing every detail of it's security protections. For the most valuble jewel in Japan, perhaps Aisa, and on the top ten list in the world, there wasn't much. Stealing it would be easy, if only they didn't have so many gaurds. Kikyo, the new girl, seemed to have been officially placed in charge of him. Everytime he showed up to fake a feeble attempt at the jewel (he refused to acknowledge the last three attempts that were thwarted by Kikyo as anything but testing their weaknesses) she was there to stop him. But today, the room seemed to be guard free. Perfect. Just as he was about to lift the lid off the case that held the jewel, a loud voice shouted "You think your so much better then the rest of us, Kikyo, but just you wait. You'll find out you're no different.". Kikyo burst out of the guard room, a struggle against anger and her normal self control painted clearly on her face. She put up the mask of calm self-assurance as soon as she saw InuYasha though, and with a last glance towards the security room, she resumed her usual duty of watching InuYasha.
He sighed and turned away from the glass. "What's she yelling about?" He jerked his head towards the door, and Kikyo 's eyebrows shot up. Had to be expected though, he hadn't spoken to her since he'd warned her that he'd someday get the jewel. She frowned and looked back towards the door. "My co-workers... Tsubaki is jealous of me, and Onigumo won't stop staring at me." He had noticed that. Tsubaki, a pretty but cruel guard, was always scowling behind Kikyo's back. And Onigumo couldn't keep his eyes off her. Although the tension between the guards could work to his advantage, InuYasha felt somehow angry at the way they treated Kikyo, even though she was the only thing in the way of him getting the jewel.
A few minutes later, after Kikyo's shift was over, he was taking hot chocolate from a street vendor, his treat. "Here y'go, careful." The old man said. Inuyasha grabbed the steaming cups and walked back to where he had left Kikyo. She sat on a bench, the wind blowing her long black hair out. She turned to him, and he saw a tear glistening off her white skin. He sat down and set the cups to the side, and peered at her. "Kikyo... what's wrong?" She sneaked a glance at him before trying to put herself together. "InuYasha... It's just... Kaede... Kaede is my little sister. Ever since our parents died I've been in charge of her. I want to take care of her, I need to provide for her. But I wasn't able to go to college. I was just so lucky to get a job, and I was determined to do my best. But to do that, I can't feel anything, I have to care more about what I'm guarding then myself." She looked back at him again, and InuYasha's chest seemed to be squeezed at the sight of her tears. "I was trying to turn myself into a robot. I'm only 19! Today, before I went to work, I saw a girl around my age, playing with her little sister. They both looked so happy, and I know I can never be that way with Kaede. In order to provide for her, I can't even be her older sister anymore." The tears started again, and InuYasha felt a lump in his throat. He pulled her over into his side, and she sobbed into his red hoodie. Why was he doing this? He couldn't even remember.
Kikyo pulled away from his jacket after a few minutes of crying. She hadn't cried like that even when her parents died. She always had to be here for Kaede, even if it meant taking on a job with creepy co-workers. "InuYasha. I'm sorry." She put on a stiff face, but one look at his worry-filled eyes softened her up. "And... thanks." He smiled a sad little smile. "My parents died too, y'know. But I never had to do the things your doing. Mostly 'cause my sibling's older and he wants me dead." InuYasha had an older brother? And he wanted him dead? Kikyo couldn't even imagine wishing Kaede dead, so they must have gone through rougher times then they had. Poor InuYasha, all alone, just like her and Kaede. She reached over and squeezed his hand, and did her best to smile a comforting smile at him.
InuYasha felt pressure on his hand and looked down at him. Kikyo was staring up at him with a sweet smile on her face, tears welling in her eyes. He glanced back down at his shirt, which was soaking. "Kikyo... don't cry... I don't have anymore shirt..." He pointed desperately at his clothing while Kikyo's tears began to flow. "InuYasha... what a pair we are!" She said, grinning as the tears flew down her cheeks. He smiled at her and wrapped his arm around her shoulder.