Title: The Still
Theme: Inuyasha; Set #1 Theme #14- Darkness
Genre: Angst/Romance
Characters: Inuyasha/Kagome
Word Count: 25o (5x5o)
Rating: T
A/N: Trying something new here, folks. Hope its not confusing!
Summary: Love is forever.
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'Because no man can feel his identity aright except his eyes be closed; as if darkness was indeed the proper element of our senses, though light being more congenial to our clayey part.' -Moby Dick, by Herman Melville
Nighttime always seemed so peaceful. It was easy to feel safe, secure when she lay beside the dying embers of the fire, knowing that he was high above her, looking down and protecting them all. She loved having him there, with her- when he wasn't, sleep did not come easily.
At first, he was shy, hesitant when he kissed her, as if he wasn't sure what her reaction would be, as if he wasn't sure whether this was what she wanted. She did her best to show him otherwise, to reassure him, to prove that he was everything to her.
The first time he touched her was at night, secluded among the trees of Inuyasha's forest. When she closed her eyes she could still feel the searing heat of his hands, clasped innocently on the small of her back. He held her so close, seeming afraid to let her go.
It was raining that night, the first night. By some miracle or chance they were alone, with all the time in the world. He came to her, shy and hesitant at first but still the sure, confident Inuyasha she knew. He was a part of her, and she of him.
Gasping, they collapsed together, trembling withing each other's arms. He held her so reverently, his touch gentle, as if he was afraid to break her. The world shone there, glinting like the flashes of eyes and skin in the moonlight. The other was all they needed, and they were everything.