To see her Again

By Moony

Inuyasha © Rumiko Takahashi

Prologue

When you are destined for something, life finds a way.

Pairing: Inutaishou & Izayoi

Drama/ Romance

AU: Inutaishou and Izayoi raised Inuyasha and Sesshomaru together before she died…

Inutaishou sat in his office, in his big leather chair, his back to the door, as he stared out the window, looking over the city of Japan.

Today was the anniversary of Izayoi's death.

Today, five hundred years ago, a few months after his youngest son's birthday.

He spun away from the window, and stared into the painted, chocolate brown eyes of his former mate.

He had always been good at drawing, it was a hobby he had picked up in ties of peace.

After Izayoi's death, he had painted her likeness, but in between taking care in an infant Inuyasha and Sesshomaru, and grieving for his mate, the painted stood unfinished for decades.

Now the one finished products hung in his office at work, and one in his home office.

He smiled as he regarded the painting.

It looked just like her, she wore a blue kimono with a red sash tied around her slim waist, and a pink haori, with sakura blossoms sowed on the front, her long black hair hung almost to her knees.

Her eyes were always her best feature in his opinion. They were chocolate brown and sparkled with life, and she had absolutely no fear in them.

That's what made him fall in love with her in the first place.

The fearlessness that shone in her deep brown eyes.

A knock on the door startled him from his thoughts.

"Chi chi ue, may I come in?"

It was his son, Sesshomaru.

"Yes, come in." he called.

His older son strode into the office and stood in front of his desk, "It's today, isn't it, Father?"

Inutaishou looked into his son's golden eyes, so much like his own, and nodded silently.

"I'm surprised you even came in today…" he trailed off.

"I had some work to finish, but then I'm heading out, I'll be back in tomorrow."

Inutaishou got up took his jacket from the back of his chair, as he passed Sesshomaru, he patted him on the shoulder, "I'm very proud of you, my son."

The corner of Sesshomaru's mouth lifted in a half smile.

Sesshomaru had taken over the family business, where as InuYasha had married his high school sweetheart, Kagome, and they were living in the country where she taught in a pre-school.

Sesshomaru was always more dependable and hardworking then Inuyasha, but Inutaishou loved both his sons equally.

"Cancel my appointments for the rest of the day, I'll be working from home for the rest of the day." He said to his secatary, as he passed her on his way out of the building.

Inutaishou lived in a house a few miles out of the city, in the country, it was the same mansion he and Izayoi had raised the boys in, all those years ago.

As he neared the tomb, he dropped the illusion he kept in place around other humans, his black hair lengthened and returned to original white, and the magenta strips on his cheeks became visible again.

He got out of the car and walked out into the woods that surrounded his property, he walked until he reached the tomb he and the boys had erected for his mate.

It was made of white marble, with a handmade statute standing outside.

He placed the white lilies -he had prepared before he left the city- on the steps of the tomb.

"Konichiwa, Koibito." He greeted her softly. "It's been nearly seven hundred years… such a long time, I still miss you, but I have adjusted well enough." He smiled warily, "You'll be happy to know that both inuyasha and Sesshomaru are doing very well, Inuyashsha's married, can you believe it? Sesshomaru is still alone though, but I'm sure he'll find someone soon."

He stood in silence for awhile, listening to the wind whistling through the trees, before he said, "I miss you, Izayoi."

And he turned and walked up to the mansion where he lived alone.

Translations

Haori Light weight silk jacket used to keep a kimono clean and dry

Chi chi ue Old, respectful way of saying 'Father'

Konichiwa Good afternoon

Koibito Lover