Title The Iceman Cometh
Author landofthekwt
Rating M
Prompt Snowbound (At First Tweak#
Genre Geraldo Rivera
Word Count 299
Warning Character Death
Summary A Truth Stranger Than Fiction is Revealed
"Japan Iceman found in Taisho Pond. Mummified under the volcanic ash and mud since 1915, when an eruption of the nearby volcano Yakedake dammed Azusa River"
Kagome studiously avoided the TV. Iceman had no interest for her. She had hoped that the well would bring her back to Inuyasha. When it didn't, she had moved on. College was her number one priority now. It helped her forget what she had lost.
"Come here, Kagome." cried Souta. When she ignored him, her mother dragged her in front of the TV where Souta and Jichan were glued to the TV. There stood the pride of the Japanese archeological world Professor Hitomi standing in front of the remains of the Japanese Iceman.
" I present proof of the existence of youkai. . This creature was a hanyou. A man with dog ears and fangs. The stuff of fairy tales revealed by me today.."
Kagome stared at the cadaver stretched out on the table. Skin mummified. The face a mask of death. There was no doubt who the Japanese Ice Man was. The man she had waited for so long. Buried at the bottom of a pond by volcanic ash. They had violated his grave and paraded his remains before the nation for money. Was nothing sacred?
She felt a hand on her shoulder. Her mother pulled her into. her arms. She knew the pain of burying the man she loved. Kagome had always held out hope that Inuyasha would come for her or she would be able to go to him. Now all those hopes were dashed by a cheap stunt done for ratings on a reality TV show. Maybe it was better this way. Now that Kagome had no hope she could move with the rest of her life