Prompt: Bury
Word Count: 400
Genre: Humor
Rating: T
Date Posted: 4/19/10
The shrine's goshinko had protected the grounds for hundreds of years. When trees have life spans that rival daiyoukai, they carry traditions, stories and memories into future generations.
For Kagome, that particular tree held special significance; she considered it a lifelong friend. She grew up in its shadow and when she first fell through the well, it was the only familiar 'face' in strange surroundings… though finding a hanyou pinned to it was completely unexpected. If it hadn't been for that tree, she might never have met Inuyasha… or his half-brother.
Kagome wanted her children to share a similar closeness to their home. What could be more natural together than Inu and trees? With this in mind, Kagome decided each milestone in her marriage to Sesshoumaru should be commemorated by a special planting.
For this, their first anniversary, she chose a beautiful weeping cherry. Today's slender sapling would grow over time; its graceful limbs arcing over to touch the ground, belling all around the trunk.
In her mind, she could see it covered in springtime's delicate blossoms, providing their daughters a secret fairy kingdom. Later, when leaves replaced petals, their sons could use it as a jungle hide-away or mighty fortress.
"Ma'am? You know where you want this?"
Roused from her musings, Kagome smiled at the two men hired to plant the young tree.
"I'd like it back there, please," she said, pointing to a rather sparse corner. For some reason, grass had a tough time growing in that spot. Hopefully, improving the soil for the tree would aid the lawn there too.
Grabbing shovels and peat-moss, the men hauled the balled-and-burlapped cherry across the yard.
While they started the work, Kagome began planning where the tree honoring their first child should go.
After a few minutes, she noticed the men stopped digging. They knelt on the ground, talking and poking the dirt. Finally, one of them reached in, took hold of some kind of netting and pulled it gingerly from the ground. Then the second man reached in and grabbed another piece of material, this one a different color and texture than the first.
As Kagome approached, the men pulled scrap after scrap out, creating a pile. To her utter embarrassment, she recognized the 'netting' was once her lacey undergarment... shredded during a passionate encounter.
"Ma'am, do you have a dog?"
They had found Sesshoumaru's trove of panty remnants.
A/N: Dogs. Why do they do these things? Thanks for reading! :)