Just indulging in a tiny break from my monotonous math homework. :) Thank you for all your reviews, guys, I appreciate it! This one is for REVOLVUS.
Disclaimer: I suppose since these are required, I must say, "I do not own anything of this fic but the idea!"
xxxviii — salvage
The small, blue-skinned four-year-old child wailed as the transparent sheets of rain beat down on him. The cry that poured from his gaping mouth was nearly inhuman in the way that it sounded—not unlike his peculiar appearance. He was hungry, he was cold, he was frightened, and there was no one to bother as to pick him up in their arms and ask him what was wrong. The streets of Kiri were barren, desolate, and thin layers of fog permeated the entire village.
Tears streamed down in rivulets from the corners of his scrunched up eyes, only to be diluted by the rain. His hands were curled into distressed fists at his sides, and his simple maroon-colored shirt clung to his body like a second skin, sodden and clingy. Blue hair sagged down from its usual upright position.
"Ne, what do we have here?" a feminine voice chimed in, silencing the aggravated child immediately.
Kisame dared to crack open his eyes, to see a raven-haired woman crouching down before him. The rain was no longer beating down on his head, courtesy to the flower-printed umbrella being held up over him.
Her lips were tilted in a warm smile, her unoccupied hand wedged between her slightly bent thighs.
"Konnichiwa," she greeted.
No man stands so straight as when he stoops to help a boy.
—Knights of Pythagoras
Author's Note: Okay, so, I'm planning to have a mini-series in Reverie with the theme of the 7 Cardinal Sins (greed, lust, envy, pride, etcetera). I'm not sure as to whether I should focus on just one character with Kagome, or include seven different characters with one for each particular theme. I don't mind either way, so I will let you guys have a say in what you would like to see? Just let me know this:
1) 7 mini-shots of a single character, or 7 different characters?
2) If you would like all 7 shots to focus on one character, who would you like it to be? If seven characters, which seven characters would you like to see? Remember, doesn't have to be romance, so female characters are able to be included (though I doubt you guys will pick 'em, haa!).
Thanks!