#11 - Magic
Title: Believe
Shard: 3
Theme: 11 - Magic
Pairing: Sesshoumaru/Midoriko
Rating: G
Squicks: Nope.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.
Summary: "Sesshoumaru, do you believe in magic?"
"Hey, Sesshoumaru, do you believe in magic?"
The youkai blinked at the person that had shot him the question. The girl (for she was not yet a woman) was staring at the pastel sea with wisps of foam that floated above them. For a little while, they shared a silence that stretched for some time as he thought out all the possible meanings the question could have.
"No. I don't believe in magic."
"Why not?" She turned her head to look at him curiously, apparently deeming his answer more interesting than the crazy imaginings she had used the clouds for.
Sesshoumaru shrugged and shifted to a more comfortable position on the grass he was sitting on. Once again, silence permeated the small hill they were on as his ind ran through all the possible outcomes each answer could have and weighing the risks of saying it at her face. Finally, he decided.
"Because I don't believe in something just randomly appearing on your lap. Because I don't believe in wands that hold within them mystical power. Because I don't believe in anything other than myself and my own fighting skill."
"But what about love?" she pressed. "What about the sunrise and the sunset? What about the moonlight? What about the blueness of the sky? The metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly? Do you believe in them?"
"Love can turn into hate in a blink of the eye. The sunrise and sunset are different the farther east or west you travel. The moon hides its face every rotation. The sky turns red and orange at the end of the day. The caterpillar can die within the chrysalis. So, no. I do not believe in such things."
She was silent for sometime. When Midoriko finally spoke, it was with such open honesty, he could not help but tell her the truth.
"Sesshoumaru... do you believe in me?"
