Disclaimers on all the characters of Inuyasha by Rumiko Takahashi. I don't own them, so don't sue.
Author's Note: Written for a Drabble Contest with Week 21's Prompt at the LiveJournal Community, mfsanctuary, Birthday.
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Essentiality,
By Winterwing3000
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"When were you born, Sesshomaru-sama?" She twirls in the falling snow. He watches her by a bare tree. The forest was nothing but brown and white.
"Winter." His gold eyes linger on her fluttering yellow ribbon. Her powder blue kimono is damp.
"I was born in the summer." She stops and canters back to his side. Tilting her head, she graces him with a smile. "Have you received any wishes for your birth?"
He looks down at her, face impassive but eyes glowing. "It is unnecessary."
She frowns, tucking her hands inside her long sleeves. "Okaa-san says that a person feels sad if they don't. That's why Okaa-san wishes me good health when my birthday comes."
"Hn…" He rights himself and begins to walk deeper into the woods toward the camp. She skips merrily after him. The chimerical beast is sleeping by the small fire and the toad imp gone.
He settles at the base of a dead oak as she feeds the dying fire. Before she retires, she gently touches the edge of his sleeve. Her brown eyes shimmer. "Otanjoubi omedetou gozaimasu, Sesshomaru-sama."
He does not reply and she sleeps. But his hand lightly brushes her head. She smiles.
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Finis.
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AN: Gosh, I'm such a freak. I love summer and winter too much. Yes, the grammar's funky because everything is in the present. I was aiming for that without any real reason. As for my title, well, apparently, it's a real word...
