Title: Live On
Author: Nicluv1787
Rating: K
Genre: Introspective
CU/AU: CU
Prompt: Ember
Characters: Kohaku
Words: 215
Summary: Why Kikyou
A/N: This is just set after Naraku's defeat.
Where does hatred go once you've gained retribution? Does it simply disappear or sit deep within you like a glowing ember waiting for the fans of hatred to reignite it?
He'd simply lived to defeat Naraku for so long that once it was all over he was left feeling empty. Kikyou had given him a second chance, but a second chance at what? What kind of life could he live?
His sister tried to reintroduce him into the fold of their family. She wanted to play house. He couldn't live that life couldn't she see that? Things couldn't go back to the way they were. He was different now.
Sometimes he felt like a man trapped in the body of a boy, his reflection on the water told him as much. His eyes, they were dark. Darkened by the horrors he'd witnessed, that he'd committed. Why had Kikyou done it? Why give him a second chance? He should have died with Naraku; that should have been his end. Not this pointless life full of regrets.
Why Kikyou? He'd stay awake at night letting the thought tumble around in his brain. He'd toss and turn, sleep always eluding him. But In the back of his mind one thought struggled to be noticed. Live on Kohaku, live on.