Title: The Mask of the Miko
Author: landofthekwt
Rating: G
Universe: Canon
Word Count:250
Prompt: Mask Inuyasha Fanfic Week 180
Genre: Another Brick in the Wall
Warning:None
Summary: Kikyou reflects
Her master once told her that the mask of the miko was her strength. With her mask securely in place she could be all things to all people. To youkai she would always be strong. To the children she would always be the kind person who taught games, picked flowers with them and kept them entertained. To the wounded she was angel of mercy. To her enemies she would always be the arrogant angel of death. To Naraku she would always be his weakness. To Inuyasha she would always be the first woman he loved. They were all trapped by the mask. It made them see a woman who was no longer there.
Her master never warned her that the longer she wore the mask the more difficult it became to remember who she really was. The mask defined her. She was afraid that if she took off the mask that there would nothing there. She had dreamed that Inuyasha would allow her to take off her mask so that she could become an ordinary woman. Now she was not sure who Kikyou really was underneath the mask. She assumed that since she was dead she was free to love and hate. Now she was not sure. If only she could love or hate or laugh or cry and know that the emotions were her own.
She cursed her master for placing the mask which she could never remove. It took away her humanity and left her an empty shell.