Shikon no Go
The Language of the Shikon
A Fanfic in 100 Chapters
By DQBunny
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DISCLAIMER: This story is based off of "Kendo no Go: A Fanfic in 100 Chapters" by Akai Kitsune. Her story in turn is a parody of "In the Language of Love," a story by Diane Schoemperlen. My thanks and appreciation goes out to Akai Kitsune for letting me borrow her fic idea! "Inuyasha" is the property of Takahashi Rumiko.
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Chapter 37: Sleep
He loved to watch them sleep.
It was a guilty pleasure, seeing them curled next to each other, faces relaxed.
They were his family, moreso than the youkai lord that shared his blood.
He would fight for them.
He would die for them.
Because even though he couldn't say the words, he loved them.
So he watched them sleep, protecting them in his own way.
And before he succumbed to that same slumber, he uttered the vow he repeated once a day - when he thought no one could hear.
"Kimi wo mamotte iru."
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AUTHOR'S NOTES: That last line translates into "I will protect you." It is a direct rip from Rurouni Kenshin. ::grin:: I wrote this chapter based off of a fanart located at http:// rumicable.sub.jp /i-e/ 20.html. (I placed in some extra spaces so the address would be printed.) It's a very, very beautiful piece. Kellychan85 was the one who clued me into it. This chapter also doubles as a contest entry for the Inuyasha_fanfic Livejournal Community drabble contest. You are limited to 100 words for the contest. I saw that picture, came to this chapter in the fic and everything meshed perfectly. The original title for this chapter was also "Sleep."
The Language of the Shikon
A Fanfic in 100 Chapters
By DQBunny
*****
DISCLAIMER: This story is based off of "Kendo no Go: A Fanfic in 100 Chapters" by Akai Kitsune. Her story in turn is a parody of "In the Language of Love," a story by Diane Schoemperlen. My thanks and appreciation goes out to Akai Kitsune for letting me borrow her fic idea! "Inuyasha" is the property of Takahashi Rumiko.
*****
Chapter 37: Sleep
He loved to watch them sleep.
It was a guilty pleasure, seeing them curled next to each other, faces relaxed.
They were his family, moreso than the youkai lord that shared his blood.
He would fight for them.
He would die for them.
Because even though he couldn't say the words, he loved them.
So he watched them sleep, protecting them in his own way.
And before he succumbed to that same slumber, he uttered the vow he repeated once a day - when he thought no one could hear.
"Kimi wo mamotte iru."
*****
AUTHOR'S NOTES: That last line translates into "I will protect you." It is a direct rip from Rurouni Kenshin. ::grin:: I wrote this chapter based off of a fanart located at http:// rumicable.sub.jp /i-e/ 20.html. (I placed in some extra spaces so the address would be printed.) It's a very, very beautiful piece. Kellychan85 was the one who clued me into it. This chapter also doubles as a contest entry for the Inuyasha_fanfic Livejournal Community drabble contest. You are limited to 100 words for the contest. I saw that picture, came to this chapter in the fic and everything meshed perfectly. The original title for this chapter was also "Sleep."