"I'm going to meet him."
I didn't bother lying. I've known him so long, and he knows how I am. There's more than enough ammo kickin' around without adding 'liar' to his arsenal. So he knew the moment I made the decision, that my father and I had plans to go to coffee.
"I'll get my coat."
And just like that it was okay. He didn't ask why I was going to see him after four and a half years. He didn't get pissed off or refuse to let me go (that's more his brother's style). He just said those four magic words that told me I would be just fine.
I used to laugh when I heard girls say that 'he' gave them strength. What sort of woman needs to have a man around to have strength? I didn't figure out until I met him that it was just the wrong way to say it. Sesshoumaru doesn't give me strength. He doesn't give me anything, actually, except a kiss every morning and half the rent each month.
But he brings out the strength in me, just like he brings out the mushy side that kisses him back before he leaves. He's what reminds me that I do have it in me, that I can keep going. And he does it with barely a word.
So I slipped my hand into his after he locked the door, and said:
"Thank you."
w00t, I am on fire lately. I guess it's just because I'm so busy here at school and with extracurricular thingamajigs that I really desparately need an outlet. An outlet that doesn't take a whole lot of time. Drabble doesn't take much time.
One more thing about this, though...thanks must go out to Ebony-chan. Originally, this was Kagome and Inuyasha, and I'm not gonna say who they were going to see. But, for some reason, it didn't seem to work for me. So it sat on the 'leave alone' shelf for months, until Ebony wrote 'Life in Moderation'. All of a sudden, it clicked. If it wasn't for her portrayal of Kagura, I never could have made this work.
Disclaimer: No witty disclaimer here, folks. I just don't own Inuyasha.
