Day 3: Distance / Blue

Three children, a boy and two girls, were laying on their respective beddings in their room, the twins sharing one bed. It was late and the sky outside was dark. The only source of light was a small lamp standing between their beddings, in front of their mother kneeling and making sure they were covered with their blankets while telling a bedtime stor.

"...And this is how the bad jewel was defeated, finally making everyone happy and free," she said. "The monk was free from his curse, the slayer siblings were finally reunited, the hanyou realized that he had many friends he could rely on, the miko found her strength and love."

"Yay!" the boy clapped his hands. "They kicked all the bad guys!"

"Yes." the mother smiled softly. "But before the hanyou and the miko returned to their friends they went to the miko's time. There the well, which had once joined their lives, separated them."

"Oh no!" exclaimed the trio.

"Yes. The blue light appeared yet again. The miko was left in her time while the hanyou was sucked back to his time and their waiting friends. The two heroes, the most pure of them all, were separated by an unbelievable distance of five centuries," the mother She could see how sad her children became when they heard this part of the story. She didn't blame them when she saw them pouting, tears in one of her daughter's eyes. It wasn't fair to end a story of an epic quest like this. Luckily, this wasn't the end.

"But you know what?" she smirked when she saw all three of them look at her with hope in their big eyes. "The hanyou was visiting the well each third day, praying for it to return his love to him."

"Did it let him go to her?" ashed one of the twins, her lips trembling with anxiety. The mother shook her head.

"Better. It sent her back, but three long years later," she said.

Suddenly a male voice spoke, finishing the story for her.

"And since that day the hanyou and the miko seldom separate."

"Daddy!" the trio jumped to their feet to run to the man and hug him.

"I was trying to get them to sleep for almost an hour," said the mother, but smiled at the sight of her family. The father hugged his offspring and nudged them back to bed before leaning in and kissing his wife.

"Sorry, love. I would be earlier, but our esteemed friends had to make a stop at a hot spring. It was pretty steamy," he wagged his eyebrow at her meaningfully as he whispered that.

"Hush!" she hit his shoulder and then turned to tuck the kids in again. "Okay, go to sleep, tomorrow we'll go visit uncle Inu and aunt Kagome."

"Yay!" the trio immediately rested down and closed their eyes, willing the next day to come faster. The mother stood up and followed her husband out of the room.

"Don't tell me you went to peek at them!" she hissed. The man chuckled.

"Oh, no, I value my life! But, you know, our dog-eared friend likes to howl... Do you want to know how many times he howled?" he asked with a wide grin and ducked before she could punch his shoulder again. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her close. "You know, I understand him perfectly. When you love someone you want them to be at the closest distance possible," he whispered against her lips before pressing his own against hers.

A/N: Ooops, I guess I went a little MirSan here, hope you don't mind.