The Great Susinko: Yes, you are still the only one reviewing, thank you for taking the time. It would appear that no one else could be bothered, lol. Oh well, as long as someone is reading this, I'll keep writing. (PS: Thanks for all the compliments)
Perfect Imperfection 6
'Mommy!' The scream woke everyone, including Inuyasha, who bolted upright and bellowed that he had not been sleeping.
'No! Mommy, please!' Tetsumi screamed shrilly and thrashed about in her sleep. 'Mommy, you're hurting them! Stop i-Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!'
Inuyasha winced and flattened his ears to his skull as Khyber came in holding some berries. At her entrance he growled, 'Don't just stand there! Do something!'
Khyber dropped the berries and rushed over to Tetsumi, placing the young girl's head in her lap and stroking it. 'There now,' she murmured calmingly. 'There now, it's ok. Mommy's gone now, and she won't ever come back. It's ok…' The child opened her tear-blurred eyes and squinted. 'Milady… can you sing the special song? Onegai?'
Khyber closed her eyes and began to hum softly. Then, almost imperceptibly, words appeared out of the tune.
Dancing
bears
Painted wings
Things I almost remember
And a song
someone sings
Once upon a December
Someone
holds me safe and warm
Horses prance through a silver
storm
Figures dancing gracefully
Across my memory
Far
away, long ago
Glowing dim as an ember
Things my heart
Used
to know
Once upon a December
Tetsumi closed her eyes and listened, a soft smile on her face.
Someone
holds me safe and warm
Horses prance through a silver
storm
Figures dancing gracefully
Across my memory
Far
away, long ago
Glowing dim as an ember
Things my heart
Used
to know
Things it yearns to remember
And
a song
Someone sings
Once upon a December
The last note dropped off slowly, lower, but no less beautiful. Tetsumi lay asleep in Khyber's lap, fresh tear tracks on her face.
As Khyber gathered the fallen berries and sat by the fire, Sango asked, 'What was that all about?'
Khyber grimaced as she began to crush the berries. 'The demon I mentioned earlier… the one that destroyed Tetsumi's village…'
'Yes?' Miroku prompted.
Khyber closed her eyes and replied, 'Was Tetsumi's mother.'