Chapter 1
She had been traveling with the Elric brothers for a little over a year. Mysteriously appearing in their world, on the steps of Headquarters to be exact. Roy Mustang had taken her in and provided her with food and clothes until she got back on her feet. Many times he had tried to pry out answers from her, but with no luck. Later she had met with the Elric brothers and requested to join them as they traveled around, searching for what they called the philosopher stone. Maybe along the way she'd be able to find a way home. A way back to Inuyasha.
As they traveled, she learned all she could about this world and their Alchemy. The brothers had bought her a few alchemy books which she had instantly dived into.
Alphonse had begun noticing his brothers off behavior six months after Kagome had joined them and quickly put the pieces together and internally fangirled. He had set out to bring Kagome and his brother together, often leaving them alone together. His most daring attempt was booking a hotel room with a single twin-sized bed. He had paid the woman at the desk extra money to not say a word to his brother or the girl he was with.
"W-what?" Kagome's face turned a bright red, Edward's mimicking hers. "T-there's only one room available with one bed!?"
"I'm so sorry ma'am. We have a checkout tomorrow afternoon if that will suffice?" Kagome ran her fingers through her raven locks.
"W-we'll take it." Edward snatched the keys from the desk and headed off towards the room. Alphonse was more shocked than Kagome was. He looked at the priestess who was staring at Edwards retreating back with a bright face. She swallowed the lump in her throat and followed after him.
They found him plopped onto the bed. It was late out already and the two of them were exhausted. Alphonse made himself comfortable in the corner of the room. Kagome grabbed the blanket on the edge of the bed laid it out on the floor. She reached over to grab the spare pillow, but Edward's hand shot out and wrapped around her wrist. She froze. Brown clashed with intense gold. He stared at her, his grip not loosening in the slightest. In one fluid motion, he pulled her onto the bed and wrapped an arm around her, his head buried itself into the crook of her neck. It had taken her a while, but she managed to relax and melt into his embrace.
For a while, she laid there awake, playing with the strands of his hair. Edward had long since fallen asleep, leaving the priestess to her thoughts. "Inuyasha... betrayed me." she thought to herself, her fingers running through his long golden hair.
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"Who will it be Inuyasha!" Naraku cackled as he watched Inuyasha's gaze flickered between the two struggling girls. Naraku lifted them higher into the air, growing impatient.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome kicked and screamed as she pleaded him with her eyes.
"How about I help you choose!" And with that Naraku lifted them higher, high enough that the drop would kill any human, and then let go. Instinctively, Inuyasha shot forward, jumping to catch Kikyo and gently setting her on the ground.
Kagome's eyes widened. "Inuyasha..." she whispered. She closed her eyes, waiting for the fall to kill her. However, she landed in another's arms. She looked up at Miroku who was staring down at her worriedly. The priestess wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her face into his shoulder as silent tears rolled down her cheeks.
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She had long since severed any romantic feelings she had for Inuyasha after that day. When she had first met Edward she felt something inside her stir. Something she hadn't felt in a long time. As time went on, it only grew more and more.
"Are you awake?" he suddenly asked causing Kagome to jump.
"Y-yeah." she answered quietly.
"Can't sleep?"
She shook her head and let out a sigh. Alphonse had left the room sometime in the night while she was distracted by her thoughts, leaving just the two of them in the room. Edward sat up and sighed as well. Kagome followed suit, tucking her legs beneath her. She met his intense golden eyes and felt a blush rise to her cheeks within seconds.
"W-what?" she stuttered out, the blush only growing deeper.
His eyes softened and he let out a laugh. "I didn't realize it before." he smiled at her. Something about that smile of his nearly caused her heart to stop. Her stomach was doing somersaults.
"R-realize what?" She noted the rising blush on his own cheeks.
"How much I actually love you."
And it was in that moment, her whole world ceased. Everything stopped. Her heart, her breathing, everything. All she could do was stare at the blonde-haired boy laying inches from her. The arm around her waist was slightly shaking. She opened her mouth to speak, but nothing came out.
He reached out with his hand and grabbed her own, intertwining his metal fingers with her own. Kagome stared at their hands with a glazed sort of look. "I've... always wanted to hold your hand," he admitted softly. "But never had to courage to do so." his eyes trailed back to her own chocolate ones. "When you told me... about that Inuyasha guy... I felt rage burn inside me... I wanted to cause him as much pain as he had caused you. But, I was also happy when you said that you didn't have feelings for him anymore. At the time, I didn't understand why, but now I do."
Kagome swallowed the lump in her throat and took a deep breath. "I-I would be lying... if I said I didn't harbor any feelings for you. At first, I thought you were loud and annoying with a short temper. I still wasn't over Inuyasha when we met, his betrayal was still fresh in my mind after all. It hurt a lot. I often stayed up late crying. Alphonse was always the one to comfort me when you were snoring away. In a way, he helped me get over him, but at the same time you did as well." Kagome smiled at Edward. "You were always there for me, no matter what it was. To you, I am Kagome, nobody else. That was more than Inuyasha ever did. I wasn't useless in your eyes, nor was I just a shard detector. And for that, I am grateful."
After a pause, Edward spoke. "I love you." and he leaned in and captured her lips with his in a clumsy kiss. The priestess smiled into it as she intertwined her other hand with his.
"I love you too."