Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha nor any of the characters. Only this plotline.
Gold
(Part 2 of Playtime)
"Daddy, Daddy, look! A rainbow!" a little girl exclaimed. As she pointed up at the sky, her wide blue eyes gazed up at her father excitedly.
The father, who stood behind his daughter protectively, lifted his head to see. "Yes," he replied softly. "Do you know the myth about rainbows, Yume? They say at the end of every one there is a pot of gold."
The little girl opened her mouth in awe. "Wow, Daddy! That's amazing! Have you ever found a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, before?"
The father's lips upturned into a small smile. He shifted his gaze from the rainbow to look down at his daughter. He lifted up his hand, and gently, tweaked one of the soft, furry ears on top of her head.
The little girl giggled.
"Gold is said to be a treasure, Yume. However, I already have a treasure better than any gold," the father replied.
The little girl frowned confusedly. "What treasure could be better than a pot of gold, Daddy?"
Without warning, the little girl was suddenly hoisted up by her father's arm. She squealed in delight as he held her against his chest. Careful she would not fall, and wary of his armoured chest plate. "You, Yume," he said with heart-felt conviction.
The little girl smiled dazzlingly at her father, the exact replica of her mother's. The father growled playfully, causing his daughter to laugh merrily. He then turned around, and walked them back inside the House of Moon, where his beloved mate was waiting for them.
TO BE CONTINUED…