Chapter Sixty-One - Missing

George was enjoying the meal while hearing about Fred's life, or lack of, on the other side. His deceased brother kept losing the track of events. There was no concept of time flow in death, you just keep on until it's time to reborn, so one or a hundred days are not different. However, the more you check on your loved ones, the long it takes for your time to pass. Fred explained to them that to him it was like he died a few days ago and yet he knew it was much more than that. He couldn't find the right words and the other three hadn't died yet to really understand. They dropped the subject to talk about more pleasant things.

All the staff of the house was given vacations for a fortnight to give the fox enough freedom to work with his dark magic. George realized his situation as a non-human was a secret. He didn't know for how long the fox youkai has been forking for the Ministry, but his mind was creating several scenarios where Umbridge, that hateful bitch, find out someone working right under her nose was the farthest thing from a human he could imagine with the exception of the dementors. This estate also made him wonder how wealthy Shippou was because it for sure was an expensive place to own. Not only the maintenance costs but the crew he mentioned. It wasn't any of his business but he couldn't help but be curious.

Fred wanted an update on the cool muggle things Kagome showed him. She had no qualms about picking her phone and going through hundreds of pictures. Pictures of their dates, their old home, the travel to London, and her favorites of him sleeping or biting his lips while playing a game. He wondered where she hid the camera on half of those situations because he clearly didn't remember her taking the pics. For things to be more than perfect, the only things missing was the rest of his family there with them.

"Enjoy what you have, mate," said Shippou. Neither Kagome or Fred were paying attention to them. "I don't know when the magic will wear off. It can be in a minute or a hundred years ahead. Make sure you don't waste the opportunity."

"It's just- I can't help but feel cheated. He should be here with me like he was for twenty years. Now, I have him back but not, because at any moment he will be gone again. He died so young, we had so many plans and now I have to carry everything by myself. And seeing him again reminded how much I miss his presence."

"By yourself? Do you see that woman with a hand on her belly? That's Kagome Weasley, your wife. For a reason I'll never understand, she fell in love with you. And she's so madly in love she accepted to change her whole life in a blink for some bloke she met not a year ago. And guess what? Now she carries your name and your child. And your brother will always be with you. He is a part of you just like you were a part of him."

"How do you do it? Keep going on knowing you will outlive almost anyone you meet."

"I'm old enough to know that a longer life isn't always a better one. In the end, you just get tired. Youkais can basically live forever but do you know why don't we? We get tired of the struggle. Tired of losing everyone that matters. Tired of watching the world moving on. But I try to live every day like it's the last with the people I love. If I'm lucky, I'll have Kagome for another century and Inuyasha for a couple more. Their memories will always be with me, just like Sango, Miroku, Rin, Kaede, Otou-sama and Okaa-sama. And I'll honor them having the best of what life brings to me. I'm sure Fred wants it from you too. You must know how proud he is for what you accomplished."

"You are right. Who knows for how long it will last and yet I'm here as an expectador instead of the protagonist. I'm glad Kagome have someone like you as a friend. I even dare to say I'm glad to have you as my friend."

"Don't put yourself too high," Shippou teased. "But any man that makes the one I see as my second mom happy can call me a friend. As long it stays that way."

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