A/N: So no feedback for the first chapter, but I'm not going to let it get me down! Enjoy this new chapter!
Kagome's POV
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Chapter Two: Longing
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I'd be a fool to deny how much I had yearned for this moment.
I walked ahead of the procession, loving the feel of salty sea wind against my face. Sand itched between my toes, and I sighed. How I adored the ocean.
Glancing back, the sullen expressions of those marching behind me were not surprising. I was sure my countenance mimicked theirs.
Today was my wedding day, and it may as well have been a funeral.
A small hand tugged the sleeve of my uchikake. "You look beautiful, one-chan."
Smiling, I looked down at my brother and laced my fingers with his. "Arigatou. You look quite handsome yourself."
He beamed, and my heart broke. This would be the last time I ever saw him.
And to think, at one time in my life, I had looked forward to being married. I could have laughed at my naiveté.
Our destination came into view, and I eyed the small outcropping of rock critically. It was such an insignificant thing. Only a bunch of boulders piled together, really. Who would have thought it could cause so much suffering?
I heard the parade of villagers halt, and I released my brother's hand. "Be a good boy for Mother, okay?"
He nodded, but his little brow creased in confusion. "Where are you going, onee-chan?"
I stroked back his hair to kiss his forehead. "I hardly know, dear one." I stepped back from him, and our mother hurried forward to snatch him away.
I turned my back on the cursed people of my village. They thought I was selfless, to do this for them, and I supposed that, in a way, I was. I felt no anger or bitterness towards them.
I hated only myself.
I moved to the end of the stone ledge, watching waves beat furiously at its sides, and closed my eyes. The wind began to swirl violently, making my kimonos whip haphazardly around me.
I felt the first touch of rain before I was whisked away from my world.
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