Not a long chapter but a necessary one. Kisses to the beloved reviewers: Guest, bleedingangel95, YoseiOfTheWest, Alexiz tutsi, Blitza, and princessbinas. I'm so looking forward to InuYasha influencing canon and spiraling events into a completely entertaining direction. We must wait until War kicks off though. Apologies for that.
Probably will be 3 or 4 more updates before I get packed off outta country again. Hoping I'll still be able to update when I do but if not, I'll leave a note or something.
Happy Independence Day to all my US folks!
To the followers and favorite clickers: you are adored and appreciated! Mwua!
~Yasha's Sis
Circumstance
Book 2: Land of Grass
Chapter 4:
Grief
He didn't say a word for three days.
She pretending he didn't collapse into a ball of tears and snot, and he pretended she didn't hold him for the better part of an hour until he cried himself to sleep. It was heartbreaking, the anguish the kid managed to force in each body rattling sob. It could have come from a person ten times his age and life experience. Grief covered him like a shroud and Kushina hated how much it reminded her of herself when Uzushio fell.
Kushina felt her worry mount at each passing moment after the boy awoke. He said nothing, ate nothing, hardly looked to breathe and only stared hollowly whenever anyone addressed him.
She knew her orders, the only reason she got to even visit Mifune –jiji was on the condition she head to Suna after for a mission, but she couldn't bring herself to leave him, despite Toshiro's less than subtle prodding.
Yes, they had a mission to get to. No, they couldn't delay much longer. Yes, she accomplished her promise and brought the boy back to where he sought to be.
Still, the thought of leaving him alone, a boy of five or six, rubbed her raw. Taking him with them would be irresponsible, but abandoning him would be cruel.
All that said, she wouldn't force him to go. She'd give him a choice because he deserved one after his world apparently came crumbling down.
Next chapter: Will probably bother you lol. But, again necessary.
See you Thursday!
Thoughts? Comments? Concerns?
~Yasha's Sis