Title: Kagome no Bishou
Part of: Inuyasha no konto
Theme: Memory
Word Count: 250
Disclaimer: Any characters within these shorts are the creative property of Rumiko Takahashi. They are being used for non-profit recreation.
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Kagome no Bishou
It's been decades since their adventure ended, but he's never been able to forget. Now grown, with a mate of his own, the memories come flooding back when he least expects them. How can he fight them now when he couldn't fight reality back then?
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He was in the midst of another fitful sleep. He whimpered and whined, the ghosts of his childhood memories reviving in the only arena they held sway: his nightmares.
Akina moved closer to her mate's strong form, using her presence to calm him. When it didn't work, she leaned her head against his, nuzzling his cheek with hers. She alternately licked his face and nipped his neck, trying to reassure him that he had long since grown and was no longer running from his foe.
But her ministrations did nothing to soothe him. Akina wasn't surprised. She wasn't the one that saved him then; it wouldn't be her that saved him now. She joined in his quiet cries before she withdrew and returned to her own slumber.
But he, himself, was not entirely asleep. When he heard Akina's soft snores fill their den, he removed himself from her embrace. Using his night eyes he pulled out a worn piece of red fabric from under his kimono. Caressing it lovingly, placing it to his cheek, he wrapped himself in the memory that was Kagome.
Her scent had lingered and then faded decades ago but he denied the fact; if he breathed deep enough he always seemed to catch a hint of her. Her scent – always so pure, so alive, even now – did what Akina could not; a sense of calm washed over him and he pushed away the unwanted memories in favor of her smile.
Her smile was his favorite memory.
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Bishou
– smile
Akina
– Red flower