Autumn Reflections

KamiHaji Week Day 5- Season Day

While Spring is no doubt a beautiful time of year with all the beautiful blossoms, the floral scents in the air, and the rebirth of all the fauna coming back to life, Fall was still one of Nanami's favorites. There was just something about the color changes, of leaves turning from green to red, browns, yellows, it was an amazing sight to see. It reminded her that change was a natural part of existence, whether a plant or a person, designed by the Kami's to make them think and reflect on their life, of that year, preparing for the next.

Reflection was important, especially if one wanted to survive in this world. Gods, Yokai's, they rarely changed, going on about their ways for centuries, but humans had only such a short time in the span of the world that it shouldn't be wasted. Mistakes needed to be learned from, the past to become the past and only when understood could the future be free of those errors. How ironic it is to think that such unchanging Gods could have created the world with such a notion in mind, and whether by accident or on purpose it was no less than a great balance they had given its mortal creatures… or at least those that chose to respect it.

But as much as Fall was her favorite, all the seasons played their roles. Death and rebirth, action and reflection, then start the process over again. In the span of only a couple of years, more so were these lessons important than they had ever been in the first decade of her short life. After being thrust into a world she never knew even existed, and forced to constantly change, adapt, move forward, only to be pushed back and do it again.

Not many could have handled the rigors and kept their sanity, but it was the ignited fire that made her soul shine to show the world as well as herself what she was fully capable of. No longer the poor, dejected daughter of a deceased mother and gambling father but a tiger that could strike back when pounced on yet step back and observe when necessary. Cunning and smart, beautiful but deadly when she sets her sights on something. Fool hardy as well but ergo, that was why reflection was important to her. Nanami hated to admit it out loud but yes, sometimes she was too quick to allow her heart to make decisions rather than her brain but hey, she was still young.

"Nanami?" A hand falls gently upon her shoulder as she looks away from the tree's she had been admiring. She smiles at the man standing beside her, "It's getting cold, you should come inside."

"I know," she sighs, "But I just love this time of year Tomoe."

"What were you thinking about?" pulling her to her feet, takes her hand and intertwines their fingers, "is something bothering you?"

"No," leaning her head against his arm as he leads her back to the shrine, "nothing special, maybe just nervous about the future."

"What is there to be nervous about, things are finally settled down and I know I am truly happy with how things are going."

She chuckles, "I'd bet, since you've waited 500 years for this."

"Yes," Tomoe smiles and kisses her hand, "too many seasons to count have come and gone, but I wouldn't go back and change a thing…"