Title Burying the Past
Author landofthekwt
Rating PG-13
Pairing Inuyasha/Shiori
Word Count 300
Prompt I-10 (ib4y)
Warning Character Deaths
Summary Shiori reburies her mother's ashes
A/N Continuation of a series of stories about Shiori's trip to bury to her mother's ashes
Inuyasha watched Shiori as she buried her mother's ashes with the rest of her ancestors. It bothered him that they did not have a priest or priestess to preside over the burial, but he knew in Japan of the Tokugawa's no human would permit the burial of a woman who gave birth to a hanyou in shrine ground. Shiori argued that Kagome presided over the original burial at the shrine. Anything she touched was blessed.
It was only here in the village destroyed by the demon bat that she could be reburied. Despite the fact the clan of demon bats had been decimated, the villagers had never returned. They buried their own dead that day and said prayers to calm the souls of the demon bats and then departed for parts unknown.
Shiori and her mother had started their own journey to find him that day. It had taken them ten years to find him. When they arrived, he was already married with children. Shiori found love with Kohaku. Both Kagome and Kohaku were now gone. Even after five years Inuyasha still hurt when he thought about her. Kohaku had just died. Shiori was just beginning to understand the pain he felt.
In some ways, Shiori was burying the past. Just as Inuyasha had said goodbye to Kagome and his mother, she had said goodbye to Kohaku and now her mother. She refused to visit the demon bat caves. They had never been family. Grandfather was in hell and Father in heaven. That was the way it should be. Inuyasha felt a sting on cheek. Looking down he saw a person that he had not seen since Kagome died.
"Jiji, what brings you here?"
"Lord Inuyasha You must come to the Western Shiro at once Lady Rin is dying".