Title When a Man Loves A Woman
Author landofthekwt
Rating K
Prompt The Eye of the Beholder (Inuyasha fanfic)
Word Count 250
Pairing Inuyasha/Kikyou
Warning none
Summary An Inuyasha introspection on his feelings for Kikyou
He never stopped believing in her. From the first moment that her soul entered that the clay vessel made of bones and grave yard soil to the last moment when her soul was free from her earthly prison to reach the heavens.
She could do no wrong. If she wanted to kill him, he would hold her while she did it. He could not bear to see her die again. If she needed part of Kagome's soul to stay alive, she could do so. If she needed to use the souls of young girls to move, he would give her a pass. Kaede might say that she was not Kikyou, but her soul was still the same
He believed in her plan for the Jewel even though she would not tell him what it was. Tried to protect her even though she did not want his protection. Tried to kill Naraku himself to prevent her from using Kohaku.
In the end, his faith in her was justified. She died leaving her light in the Jewel which would eventually save Kohaku and kill Naraku. Her soul was saved and she became the ordinary woman that she always wanted to be.
The others would never understand why he did what he did. When a man loves a woman, she is the light of his world. He saw the good in her soul when no one else could. It was his belief in her that redeemed her and his love that saved her.