Chapter 12
"So your father's name was Tal?" Kagome smiled softly as she watched her brother take interest in her life.
"Yes, he was a great father. Very loving, stern but fun all at the same time. When I was lost in the woods it was his voice I heard calling out to me. Then, when I found him I remember thinking I had never seen anything so beautiful in my life."
"What did he look like?" Her twin asked eagerly and his companions nodded their heads for her to continue. Kagome's eyes softened at the eagerness they so obviously exuded. Not many people wanted to her about the father she adored but had lost. It was refreshing to be able to talk about Tal.
"His body was long, much like the water serpent I created earlier, and his scales were a deep blue with silver here and there. Two white curled horns sat on top of his head, much like a crown in a way. And he had snow white hair that ran the length of his head all the way to his tail. He reminded me so much of the ocean itself. Calm but unwavering."
"You miss him, dontcha?" Kagome eyed the pink haired man sadly. Natsu was the only one, that she knew of, that could equally relate to her pain of missing her dragon parent. She missed Tal so much and all the time that, sometimes, it was almost unbearable.
Even if she had Shippo, her pride and joy. She still felt lonely. An ache had settled into her heart the day she awoke to find her father missing. Yet, she had hope that she would see him again. Even when people called her foolish, she still hoped.
"Yes, I miss him. But, I know we will see our parents again, Natsu."
"Damn straight!"
Because like her father, like the ocean, she was unwavering.