This is a gift fic, to my mother of course, to celebrate the wonder that is her. You absolutely rule mom!
Special Moments in Time
Flowers
"Oh, these ones look good" Kagome said to herself as she bent down on her knees to pluck a few white lilies. Kagome was in a large, beautiful, lush green meadow, dotted with every kind of flower imaginable. She couldn't believe her luck, what, with it being Mother's Day and all, she wanted to give her mother a special present. She thought what better gift than a bouquet of flowers hand picked from the Sengoku Jidai.
Ok, she could have been more creative, but running around collecting jewel shards and slaying demons didn't leave her much time to come up with anything better, so she had to settle with flowers. Well, it's the thought that counts right…
"Hey Kagome!" a voice yelled as a fuzzy small form bounded up to the miko and came to a stop a few centimeters in front of her.
"Hey Shippou" Kagome said, smiling fondly at the young kit.
"Watcha doin?" he asked in a tone portraying childish curiosity. His eyes scanned the large number of different colored flowers in Kagome's hand.
"I'm plucking flowers Shippou; it's a present for my mother. Today is Mother's day" Kagome said, ruffling the kitsune's flaming red hair.
"What's Mother's Day?" Shippou asked looking puzzled.
"Well" Kagome said getting up, deciding that she had enough flowers to make a bouquet that was nice and big, "It's a holiday that is celebrated in my time, it is the day that we thank our mother for bringing us into this world and for always being there for us" she explained as she started heading back towards Kaede's hut, her arms laden with pretty flowers, all the colors of the rainbow.
"We give them gifts and make them feel special, we show our gratitude for all the things they've done for us, without even expecting a single thing in return"
Shippou processed this new information as he followed the miko inside the hut. Once there, Kagome started arranging the flowers in a pretty design, color coordinating them so that no two colors clashed. When she was satisfied with her work, she slipped a rubber band binding the stems of the flowers together; she then stared at her masterpiece and exhaled contentedly.
"Bye, Shippou, tell the others I'll be back really soon" Kagome said getting up off the wood tiled floor of the hut and walking outside into the sunshine, "I just need to give mom my gift and I'll be right back" and with that she walked over to the well and jumped in. her creation clutched tightly in her hands as the blue light engulfed her and transported her to a different time period.
The cogs in Shippou's head began to turn and a slow grin spread across his face. Kagome has always been there for him, she's done so many things for him without expecting anything in return, she may not have given birth to him…but she still was like his mother.
"I'll pick some flowers for Kagome, so when she gets back, I can surprise her" with that delightful thought running through his mind, he sauntered off to the meadow he was at earlier with Kagome.
"Where is that bitch?" Inuyasha asked himself for the millionth time. He'd been looking for her since that afternoon but he couldn't even catch a whiff of her. The thought that she might have gone back home crossed his mind but he shrugged it off, 'Kagome would tell me if she was going back'
He was passing a huge flower filled field when his eyes caught sight of a furry red blob among the flowers. In one giant leap, he landed gracefully in front of a sweaty and dirt covered Shippou.
"What are you doing runt?" Inuyasha asked, one eyebrow raised.
"I'm picking flowers for Kagome" Shippou answered digging the dirt near the base of a pretty orange flower, trying to get it out, making a huge mess in the process.
"And where is Kagome?" Inuyasha narrowed his eyes at the little kitsune who wouldn't even spare him a glance, 'What is he up to?' he thought suspiciously.
"She went back home" Shippou stated casually.
"What!" Inuyasha hollered, making the birds nestled in the forest's foliage fly away, "Why?"
"She wanted to give her mother a gift, she said today is Mother's Day"
"Mother's Day?" Inuyasha asked, he was as puzzled as Shippou was.
"Yeah, it's a holiday they celebrate in Kagome's time, it's the day they give their mothers presents in return for always being there for then and taking care of them" Shippou repeated Kagome's earlier explanation.
Inuyasha's face suddenly cleared in understanding, Shippou wanted to give Kagome a Mother's Day gift, the runt thought of her as his mother. Inuyasha stared down at the kit, making a huge mess and getting dirtier by the minute. He gave a resigned sigh.
"Keh, you're never going to pick anything decent if you do it like that" he stated as he bent down and started gathering up the flowers neatly.
It was nearly sun down and a green and white clad figure slowly climbed out of the ancient well and set foot on the crisp grass that made up the peaceful clearing.
"I hope Inuyasha's not too mad, that took a little longer than expected" She walked at a quick pace towards Kaede's hut when she saw a dark mass hurtling towards her at great speed. Her muscles tensed and she took a defensive step back.
She, however relaxed once she saw that it was only Shippou, but, "Wow!" she exclaimed as she saw the humongous bouquet of flowers he was holding, or more like struggling with. It was three times his size and appeared to have almost half the flowers in the meadow she was previously at.
"What's that for Shippou?" she asked genuine curiosity lacing her voice.
"It's for you Kagome" Shippou stated proudly handing the huge collection of flowers to Kagome who took it, albeit with a little difficulty owing to its size.
"Happy Mother's Day Kagome!" the young kit chimed happily, his face split into a wide grin.
Kagome stared at the huge arrangement of flowers and she felt tears sting her eyes, but she made no effort to stop them as she looked down at the ecstatic young demon.
"Why are you crying?" Shippou asked, his smile vanishing as quickly as it came, "Don't you like it?"
Kagome wiped away her tears, bent down, placed the bouquet at her side and gathered Shippou into a tight hug, "No Shippou, these are happy tears, I love it, Thank you" she pulled away and she felt her heart melt at the huge, adoring smile he flashed her, "Thank you" she said again, "For making this my most special Mother's Day"
She picked up her gift and with Shippou perched on her shoulder she started heading in the direction of Kaede's hut again.
"Oh and Shippou, how did you manage to pick so many flowers?" Kagome asked, looking down at the amazing collection clutched in her arms.
"Inuyasha helped me" after a small pause he added, "Well he picked most of them"
Kagome laughed softly, she saw a glint of red in the branch of a tree a little ahead of them. She then saw a flash of silver and she smiled, "Thank You Inuyasha!" she called out.
The hanyou perched in the tree smiled slightly; his fangs that were peeking out of his mouth glinted in the glow of the setting sun.
The flowers she held in her arms may eventually wither and die, but the memory of this moment and the happiness she was feeling could never be erased…
AN: - There was some very slight Inuyasha/Kagome fluff up there, I hope you noticed it. Anyway, here's thanking everyone who has reviewed so far. Members have been sent private messages.
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