Title: Daisuki, Daisuki
Genre: Romance
Theme: Gift, Week #23
Word Count: 241
Rating: G
Pairing: Izayoi/Inutaishou
Summary: It means 'I love you.'
He found her late in the evening, standing in the open, under a patch of sun deep in the forest. Her soft black hair ran down her back, over the many folds of her rich kimono that weighed her down and gave her the appearance of being bigger than she actually was. He made no noise as he came upon her and yet she looked in his direction as he approached from among the branches; they exchanged a loving smile.
Her eyes caught the glimmer of the object that he was trying to hide in his clawed hand. Curious, she raised an eyebrow in question; his eyes were dancing with mirth as he came within inches of her and pressed the object into her hands with a warm smile.
She let out a gasp of wonder at the finely worked pearl comb, embedded with precious stones that lay in her palm. There was a small inscription on the back that read simply daisuki. She looked up at him and found that he was still beaming, happy that she liked the little comb so much.
"What is this," she felt overwhelmed for the treasure must have cost a small fortune to obtain. "This is too much."
When she tried to return it, he closed her fingers gently back over the comb and moved her hands away, still smiling softly. "No, it is a gift," he assured her. "It means 'I love you.'"