Mother's Lullabye
~Chapter One~
Shippo's Song For Mother
By Inuyashas Youkai
I Do Not Own Inuyasha ,nor either of the lyrics All Because Of You , and Stay sung by Vic Mignogna , and Cradle Of Filth
'Say it by mine, Carry waves of light. Caught in time, Waitin' on the light. Then the winds, they go by faster than fireflies. '
For a moment , from his spot on Miroku's shoulder coming back with logs for the fire towards camp, Shippo held on happily bouncing with the knowledge of his mother's return .A faint smell in the near distance made him cringe, as he smelt a combination of scents hinting to the oncoming threat waiting to be known. However it wasn't life threating and it only seemed to be affecting one .Kagome, his mother..
Now even though their connection to each other as family wasn't constituted by blood , as it soon became after some time passed that their relationship grew immensely over the years in their journey that it became such a need spouting within the miko and kit, to be so. It wasn't cemented as such until after one of the oblivious pairs arguments where Kagome almost sought refuge within her own time that the kit had followed after her to ensure her safety to the well without the others knowledge. It was something with Sango and Miroku's constant bickering about something having to do with a cursed hand, then the hanyou's sudden disappearances it was quite easy to sneak away for a time ..
' I don't know , but somehow Naraku had sometime before they all met had placed a hole in his hand where it sucked up everything and with it became a magnet to the butts of the female gender. Don't know why but for some reason all of us had gotten the clues that maybe the latter wasn't apart of what the vile enemy wanted to envoke on the monk as punishment but maybe something he had picked up elsewhere..I mean come on when did Naraku ever give us something we'd want but then again why would you want to grab someplace where someone's waste would come from ...'
Anyway , once I had gotten there I found her in tears , hopping off Kirara and almost on her way over the lip of the well . In a split second faster than I could move I ran , and in the end caught the tail end of her leg , and effectively stopped her before she had left ...
" Kagome , are you coming back , mother? " the kit asked tearfully through enlargened wet eyes
"Oh Shippo , Of course I will always come back for you , my son" Kagome replied quietly reflecting the pain shown in her kin's eyes added to the desperation of her own
"Promise ?" Shippo hesitantly asked
"I promise I will come back , even if it's only for you , and to complete what I came for ..I will always be here for you.."
The reasons why it bothered her so much the small kit couldn't begin to fathom really, as to why some things would effect them so easily as compared to others.
'Grown ups are so confusing.. '
The proof to his hesistant theories were proven when they finally were heading in the direction where the smells were leading the kit and the monk. Although on the way into the campgrounds the pair caught the sight of the oncoming hanyou friend , Inuyasha hurriedly making his way out of the area. Once before the hanyou passed on through , he only paused shortly before continuing in his unknown direction with the words flowing behind him , and carried to them in a whisper carried on the soft breeze.
"I'll be back keep a eye out on things until I return from making my rounds..I gotta do something" the hanyou said wistfully
Those words were also tell tale of that somewhere closeby was someone awaiting to meet Inuyasha. A certain someone that began the domino effect that it predictably caused , and it always started , and ended the same lately.. In succession to these actions that quickly followed these actions, like a moth to a careless flame , and the smell of salt deluted with the current from the rushing spring became faintly evident.
Unbeknownst to the owner of the bittery pained scent , the small kit could still pick up the subtle indicator to her pain , even if the others could not , or did not know without being privied to it, nor knew what to look for. It was obvious that she had effectively hid this from Inuyasha purposely of these emotions forcebly did so until he was alrerady gone to notice in his dreamlike state. Everyone besides Sango , Kagome herself , or Inuyasha knew of this unless told by by his mother or admitted by her son Shippo.
Once Sango returned like always , Shippo would go to meet his mother , Kagome . Once there the kit would move slowly to lay down on her lap to show her that she would always have him with her, forever, and for as long as she would stay. In their special bonding moment of silence where only the beat of their hearts told of what they needed to , Kagome would always break it as it grew uncomfortable with the comforting undertones of her promising voice...
It was one even Shippo never heard the words to it becuase she only hummed it for a time. Although Kagome promised him someday she'd teach it to him when she felt it was right, but just in that beautiful and simple melody told of devastating pain ..While she hummed , Kagome lightly carressed the fluff on top of his head soothingly , during which she cried softly , and as the song continued with the sorrow embedded within Shippo's , stubborn tears soon felll to join her's in fear.
Even though a sad moment for the both of them but their closeness served to calm the nerves when they continued to bond through the feared pain , they both felt for different reasons..
For Shippo , he feared that one day he would lose his mother like he had happen to lose his parents prior , either by being a casualty of their cause , or the pain that hse suffered from something that Inuyasha had done. In a short time because of the misconception of his mother's behavior, led to the separation that came with the resentment toward the hanyou because he had blamed him for her pain. Shippo, made a mistake in judgement, for he thought that Inuyasha was purposely doing things to be mean to hurt her. This went for a time before...
It wasn't until one day , Kagome began singing the words of the song ,because she had seen through her son's actions toward Inuyasha .While he hummed the melody of it the kit began to understand his mistake, and his mother's pain that involved the hanyou better slightly.
' His mother was fearing that she would be expected to leave after she was done with helping to complete the jewel and destroying Naraku'
' No Momma don't leave me I want you to stay here if only for my sake'
Though it wasn't until he really listened and one simple phrase passed through her lips that he seemed to understand completely that once again that he was mistaken once again..
If this world is wearing thin
And you're thinking of escape
I'll go anywhere with you
Just wrap me up in chains
But if you try to go alone
Don't think I'll understand
Stay with me
You'd better hope and pray
That you make it safe
Back to your own world
You'd better hope and pray
That you'll wake one day
In your own world
Coz when you sleep at night
They don't hear your cries
In your own world
Only time will tell
If you can break the spell
Back in your own world
Stay with me
Stay, stay with me
Stay, stay, stay, stay, stay
Stay with me
' Kagome my mother posesses not that of her only fear for she has many along with those I had originally thought ..Although she is afraid of being forced back through her time , it is also because she doesn't know she will be needed her , and she wants to stay .. Though its also because of the hanyou for Kagome is scared he will chose death over life to go to hell to follow that of his first love tainted by Naraku...She 's also in love with Inuyasha and is afriad she will leave her alone to go with Kikyo,and because he told her so"
" I promise you Shippo I will be forever by your side for as long as you need me ..Just as long as you can promise me that you will keep your word ,and never want to leave me alone to die.. I have a feeling that once we are done here I will no longer be able to return home, for the well will close .You , my son will be all that I have left..." Kagome whispered
"Never , mother will I ever leave you .. No matter what I will stay with you , always ..I love you mother , you will never be alone if you stay..."
On the way back from the springs , walking hand in hand they soon met up with the other's to find Miroku and Sango , though along the hot coals of the fire was Inuyasha. It seemed that the hanyou had returned with some rabbit for dinner to go with the fish they had gathered hours before. Once they came back and joined the others in a quiet meal , Shippo had noticed the hanyou looking with concern towards his mother, unbeknownst to her with a pained expression on his face..
' Why is Inuyasha looking at mother like that , does he know of the pain she feels ? Does he know it was because of him in part ? Does he feel worry or remorse for it ?'
Doubtful
Soon after , it seemed as though everyone was done eating , and uncomfortably shifting under the tense atmosphere with his mother' s blank stare into the hungry flames as Kagome mindlessly ate in silence. Noticing that the silence was begining to take a toll on the group , and especially the hanyou in particular for his impatiently spiteful attempts to answer the querries that lingered in his overworked head of his.
'Stupid Inuyasha! Why do you have to you have to be such an idiot sometimes..I mean can't you see ..Are you that blind!'
Before someone in their efforts to bring up casual converstaion and brought up something that his mother might not be ready for , out of boredom though with good intentions, Shippo nudged his mother slightly..
"Ready for bed mother , you look tired , and I could sleep now if you want?"
"Yeah I do , Thankyou Shippo..I probaly better..Bright and early right , Inuyasha?" Kagome spoke defeatedly as she stood to stretch
"Ah yeah , Kagome...I guess so ..?" Inuyasha returned quietly fuming over his slight confusion as to what was going on that he obviously missed
"Sleep well Kagome " Miroku passed in farewell for the night in a deep sigh to hide his current concern
"Night Kagome.. Are you feeling alright ?" Sango said knowingly while sharing a knowing look towards Shippo before recieveing a slight nod
"Yea Sango , just a little tired is all..I'll be fine after some good sleep ..Godnight everyone !"Kagome said halfheartedly before walking , led by Shippo over to their shared sleeping bag..
" Night!" Sango and Miroku called
"Goodnight , Kagome" the hanyou whispered
Before long both Kagome , and Shippo were ensnared within a comforting embrace while Shippo snuggled into her warmth. It was then that the kit softly sang the words to a song he once heard that was just for her , and one that expressed what his mother meant to him.
Days and nights
Without a reason
That was called my life
I'd give all I know
To keep one hello from saying goodbye
Then our eyes met
When our eyes met
I began to live again
All because of the time
That you gave to me
Time is standing still until
Together we'll be
Somewhere some way somehow
Everything is new
And it's all because of you
It takes a special kind of artist
Look at what you've drawn
Eyes that shine
Reflecting you and a heart
With heartache all gone
Let me hold you cause when I hold you
Dream becomes reality
All because of the time
That you gave to me
Time is standing still until
Together we'll be
Somewhere some way somehow
Everything is new
And it's all because of you
You ask
Can this be real
I know what I feel
Heaven knows what I love
God sent you from above
You're all I'm thinkin' of
Unbeknownst to to them three sets of eyes became awed but the enduring scene as their eyes filled with the trapped tears within their eyes , became strained to watch because it pulled on one's heartstrings. As time carried on the tears became all too willing to fall with the begging pleassung by Shipppo for his mother but for what the song further pointed out between the lines of the pained words starting between Shippo finished and began to restart , Kagome began singing hers once more to entwine with his , and in the end became Shippo's song for mother.
Once they were through with the beautifully sung melody within their own little world,and it became soon that sleep came to take them captive into it's dark abyss, until the time the sun shone it's light upon them once again ...Until then the Darkness continues to fester , as it's possessor refuses to cease the desire to feed on the lost's soul, and thus continues to devour as it's captive whole..
"Kagome ..." Echoing gasps soon faded into the shadows within the dark
TBC...