In Given Time
By Taylor Goodine
1
The room was cold when Sesshoumaru got out of bed. He sighed, Kotote had been so warm lying next to him. He stood up and walked over to the bathroom.
He grumbled a the light switch that wouldn't be found, and then at the lights themselves for being too bright. Sesshoumaru turned on the faucet and took a cup from the counter. He gulped down some water then lowered it to see himself in the mirror. Suddenly the cup dropped and shattered on the floor.
Kotote awoke screaming, "But the monkey wasn't funny!" Then she realized she'd heard something smash and jumped out of bed. Sesshoumaru was staring blankly at the cup on the ground when she reached him. What happened?" She said grabbing his arm.
"Oh, n-nothing. It slipped." He explained beading down to pick up some of the bigger pieces. "Go. Go back to bed."
She looked at him worried, but, after patting him affectionately on the head, did as she was told.
Sesshoumaru swept up the remaining glass with his hands, not thinking about what he was doing. All that he could think of was his refection in the mirror. Surely he didn't look as different look as he'd first thought. After all someone didn't just become like that over night.
He stood and threw the pieces away, still he could have sworn.... He looked back at himself and tel his unpleasant surprise he found his first impression had been right.
But since when did he look so...old?
Stay Tuned! More to come!