Title: Standing together
Rating: PG/K+ for mentions of violence and injuries
Characters/Pairings: Kagome, Inuyasha, InuyashaxKagome
Genres: Romance, Introspective
Word count: 274
Author's notes:
This was written for Inu/Kag week 2017. This one's just some of Kagome's thoughts on aftermath of the assault on Naraku's illusionary castle (chapters 108-111).
Please note that I go by manga canon in all of my fics unless otherwise stated.
Standing together
Such a silly reason.
His words caught her wide open. She turned and caught him crimson-cheeked and wide-eyed. As if he didn't dare believe his ears. As if she'd given him a gift he could never deserve. As if he was almost begging her for an answer.
As if she could explain the most natural thing in the world.
Her actions had been pure impulse. Pure instinct. When her companions were falling all around her she'd been the first to rise up. She'd stood wild-haired and wild-eyed, her heart in her throat. Yet it didn't hold a shred of doubt.
For there was no question when it came to what he was worth.
He'd been there for her all this time. When she'd faltered he been there to spur her on. When she'd fallen he'd been there to pick her up. When she'd been in too deep he'd been there to pull her out.
He'd carried her through so much. It was the least she could do to lighten the load.
Little by little she'd begun to ease the weight of his heavy heart. When he fought she had his back. When he bled she tended his wounds. When he was struck down, she stood up for him.
No matter who or what was standing in her way.
It was such a small thing in the face of so much suffering. Just one little point of light amidst all that darkness. Yet sometimes a little was enough. She didn't know if he'd ever really see his own worth. Yet there was no hesitation in her heart.
She'd carry him through this no matter what.
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