InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Medley ❯ A Common Thing ( Chapter 3 )

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Title: A Common Thing

Genre: General

Rating: G

Pairing: Inuyasha/Kikyou

Word Count: 279

Summary: It was something that existed for everyone, but her.

Notes: Written for the theme `magic' at iyfic_challenge

She'd passed by many groups of young girls just like them many times before, all dressed in brightly patterned kimonos, with flushed cheeks and rouged lips. As soon as one of them caught sight of her, everyone would immediately quiet down. It was as if they felt guilty of talking about such things in front of her.

After a customary greeting, she would continue her way, back straight, eyes focused on the distant temple. But her ears always stayed behind amongst the laughing girls.

With hushed whispers they would discuss what kind of elaborate love tokens they received lately and the strong houses their lovers built. A few giggles started another comment on how warm it felt when embraced by a man and the funny feelings they experienced when holding another's hands. She found it hard to understand. They spoke of love like a pair of chopsticks that everyone had in their house.

Love came to Kikyou in the form of red fur and silver silk. It was spontaneous, it hit her full in the chest like a winter gust. It was like poison slowly spreading through her mind or like heady sake. It was most definitely not common. She decided love was like magic. That was the only way she could describe the turbulence within intense golden eyes and the pulse of emotion flowing from his arms to her body. It was the only word that fit the happiness residing in her heart.

But she was a fool for believing in such an idealistic concept because the first agony of claws sinking in her flesh confirmed that magic did not exist, at least not for a half-real woman.