Written for the Iyissekiwa Community on Livejournal - Posted February 12, 2010.
Word Count: 185
Note: After the end of the manga, while Kagome is living happily with Inuyasha in the past....
During her laundry rounds, she found herself there, purely by force of habit. The Room.
Her eyes swept the riotous pink sanctuary, lighting on all the personal effects, the reminders of her loss. The books still lay on the desk, the mangled alarm clock on the bedside table. Beside the bed, where she eventually knelt, shoes still lay neatly, side by side. Picking up a loafer, her fingers reverently traced the rough leather; the slash marks, the stains, the worn synthetic sole. In the end, her daughter had came back somewhat like her loafers – worn...broken, a little rough around the edges.
And now she'd been gone a full year....Kagome.
Mrs. Higurashi leaned her forehead against the bed and didn't bother trying to stop the tears that leaked onto the coverlet. She still had her beloved son and her father-in-law, but she missed her shining, darling daughter.
A now-strong hand gently squeezed her shoulder, and she looked up into her son's concerned face. I'm surrounded by ghosts...He looks so like his father....
"Mama? Don't cry....I think I've found someone to help us look for Kagome."