A Shift of Perspective
It was only an impromptu visit, the blooming of the cherry trees reminded her so much of them she had to go and drop by, maybe bring a flower or two, and stop and chat about her new school, her friends, about the high school couple that reminded her of them, about how beautiful the trees were and how blue the sky was.
Kagome knelt before the two gravestones in front of her and smiled. "I'm here again," she bowed her head, "mama, papa..." She offered a silent prayer. When she opened her eyes, a flash of white distracted her, and her gaze snapped towards the source.
It was him, the Prince-Charming-turned-Ice-King, silently walking along the brick path, towards a grave by the other hill, a bouquet of white lilies on his hand.
She decided to follow.
When he stopped by a flower-laden grave that read Kimi Taisho, Kagome expected a full-blast shoujo manga 'the- brooding- bishounen - has -a- heart -after -all- and -cries -when -he- is -alone' scene, but he only set his flowers down carefully and stood quietly.
A subtle smile played on his lips, it was hard to see, but it was there, and Kagome's heart went out to him. She knew that smile, because she would constantly hide one herself.
"Just be happy there in heaven... I'm taking care of them, just as you told me to." he touched the grave lightly. "Mother, don't worry. I've got your back."
