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Chapter 14
Dearly Departed
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The obituary in the newspaper cemented his hopes, and made everything seem so much more like fate. Higurashi Soto, owner of the Shrine itself. Apparently, the shrine was passed over to her daughter – Higurashi Emiko – upon his death.
Survived by his daughter, Emiko, and her two children, Sota and Kagome.
The words brought a mad smile to his face, and he went to the funeral time listed. His hand clutched a bouquet he'd grown himself as he stepped forward when the priestess asked if anyone had anything for the deceased.
Flowers for you, old man, he thought as he set them on the coffin lid and stepped back again. Kagome's mother barely met his gaze before she was looking down again. Eyes red and swollen, she gave him a perfunctory line of gratitude before sending him on his way.
The boy beside her scowled at him, like his grandfather's death was somehow Kurama's fault.
The redhead offered him a neutral bow, and slipped away. He would make second contact again later.
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Created thanks to the prompt 'Flowers for you'.
Also, I'd like to apologize to you guys! I accidentally posted chapter 14 instead of 13. So, to make up for it, I'll be posting three! ^^;