Title In the Twinkling of An Eye
Author landofthekwt
Prompt Grave (Dokuga contest)
Rating PG-13
Gente Hurt/\Comfort
Word Count 200
Warning Character Death Inuyasha/Rin
Summary Inuyasha and Rin attend Kagome's memorial service(After the end of Left Behind)
Rin offered her condolences. Sesshoumaru's nod to Inuyasha was his only acknowledgement of his brother's presence. The memorial service after all was to honor the memory of the woman they both loved. So they put aside their centuries old feud for one day for Kagome
As they stared at Rin, they both came to the same realization. Rin was only seven years younger than Kagome. . Rin's hair was already grey She walked with a decided limp that reminded him so much of Kaede in her declining years. Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru both had youkai blood. They had changed little over the past fifty years. Kagome's death and Rin's aging brought humanity's mortality squarely into focus. Kagome was gone in the twinkling of an eye and soon Rin would follow her in death.
Inuyasha took the first step. He suggested that Rin spend more time with Sesshoumaru. His suggestion brought a brilliant smile to Rin's face that he had not seen in some time. That alone was worth sharing her time with the bastard. He would make sure to treasure her last years so that whenever he remembered her she