InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Sengoku Shorts ❯ One ( Chapter 7 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

For: Empatheia

Fandom: Inuyasha

Pairing: Kikyou/Kagome

Theme: Envy

Words: 134

One

Kagome had never seen Kikyo smile before—truly smile, not with bitterness, anger, or envy. Just the simple turning up of lips that falls peacefully upon the face. But that was the smile Kikyo graced Kagome with now, as she was dying of all times, and the sight of it made Kagome cry.

She had failed to save her, yet Kikyo was smiling, and for the first time, Kagome saw herself in her, saw Kikyo as the young woman she once was and never got to be. She was just a girl with a duty that spread across lifetimes, and now Kagome must fulfill it for her.

The rivalry was over, Kagome realized, as Kikyo's body turned into light. They were one now, and she would see that Kikyo had not died in vain.