Pretend Love by Maria-Salvatore29

The Candle

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of its characters.

AN: Thanks for the reviews and the reads. This chapter is a little long. O.O Haha. :)

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After a few threatening growls from Sesshomaru, Toshio quickly led them to his hut with a perplexed Kagome.

Inside, Toshio remarked in a slightly nostalgic voice, “Your father was my dear friend…and I swore to aid his wayward heir.”

Sesshomaru stared at him with cold eyes, as if mentioning his father was a curse. “Do not mock this Sesshomaru.”

“Everyone grows around you and yet, you remain a pup, Sesshomaru,” Toshio continued, unafraid of the daiyoukai sitting in his small shelter.

In a blink, Toshio dangled in the air, being choked by a very furious demon lord. Hideo tried to calm him down to no avail. Suddenly, fire engulfed Toshio, making Sesshomaru drop him with a hiss as his hand burned.

“You wish to put a love spell on this woman, correct?” Toshio inquired, he stood a few feet in front of them as if he wasn’t literally burning seconds ago.

Seeing Kagome’s confusion, Hideo whispers, “Fire is his element.”

“I couldn’t cast such spell,” Toshio stated.

“What?” Hideo blurted in disbelief. “You—“

Suddenly, blinding light surrounded them, and all the candles inside and outside were now giving a lively glow.

Bringing out a candle decorated with blue sapphire stones, Toshio replied, “This ancient candle is the only solution I could offer you.”

“What does it do?” Kagome asked, her mind almost not processing the striking face before her. Blue hair and gray eyes for a sorcerer was quite a surprise.

“It…brings light in the unknown,” Toshio responded with a knowing smile. “As long as the light on this candle remains, the false mark of union shall always be in place. With the burn of this fire, your scent shall be his and all lies shall be covered. But when the burn ceased, the truth shall resurface.”

As soon as he finished the chant, they found themselves standing in the middle of the forest. The hut, candles and Toshio was already gone, as if everything had only been a dream.

Picking up the candle, Kagome spotted the paroemia inscribed around it.

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Prompt: Sunset Miko's Once A Week Challenge - Ancient

The Shiny Challenge –Sapphire

Avadrea’s Oddities Challenge – Paroemia (proverb or saying)

Word Count: 345