Her smile had been there today.
He had seen it on another that could never compare to her. But in truth, her smile was always there, haunting his quiet moments, chasing away any solace that he might have found.
The eyes that he had always doubted possible for humans as they danced with her inner light had became more common as the centuries passed. However, the sapphires he saw were never the gateways to her soul. His only mistake would weigh him down until the end of time.
Her smile had been there today.
He mused that the reason why he had not found her yet was because the Kami themselves decided to honor one so pure with a place forever within heaven. His dreams told him that this was to be true. She would come in his weakened moments telling him to rest, to join her.
Her smile had been there today.
He could not and would never take the easy path. When she blessed this plane with her presence, he would be there. He would be here to guard and protect. One so pure deserved a protector.
And he, as one so darkened by greed, deserved the punishment of watching her find her happiness in another.
Her smile had been there today.
The moments of solace that he found within this flashes of memories resolved him to his vigilant path. He resisted the siren's call to join her. He had found the course he must travel to be worthy of her forgiveness.
Her smile had been there today.
The great Sesshoumaru closed his amber orbs to welcome her as she came to beckon him to her once again.
Her smile had been there today, and he would find it again tomorrow.
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AN: Somtimes this one still haunts me.
emmaren
