Disclaimer: Inuyasha I don't own. This story I do.
_Mistake 3_
A soft breeze through the trees and the smell of incense helped ground her. Rolling neck and shoulders to relieve the tension she bended at the waist gracefully. Placing her forehead on the back of her hands, Yoshi began to chant softly and prayed for what had been, what could have been, what was and what would be. That was the only thing she could do.
It had been a long road to get to where she was right now and there was no doubt in her mind that the two men in her life, which were busy setting up the picnic meal, had helped her get through it. Even now the memories came swiftly but it was with a practiced ease that she let them wash over her.
It had all happened so quickly that she wonders not for the first time if it all could have been avoided. They weren't supposed to have gone because it had been her little ones birthday but…
A hug, a quick kiss on the cheek and heart filled confirmations of assurance were all she had gotten before her world changed.
The darkness had surprised her with its unforgiving coldness and loneliness and she wondered if there would ever be enough light inside of her to raise her unborn child. It wasn't until the babies birth, that she felt a sliver of hope and love wash through her. Pulling from inside her a strength she never knew she was capable of, Yoshi Higurashi knew what she had to do.
Caressing the names on the two markers in front of her,
Kazuhiko Higurashi
Kagome Higurashi
Yoshi knew that one day they would all be together again.
These days never got easier but she would never not come. Not coming would never be an option.