Title Mother, May I?
Author landofthekwt
Rating K
Genre introspection
Prompt Spoken Thought (Inuyasha fanfic)
Word Count 248
Warning mention of character death
Summary Sesshoumaru mulls over his reaction to his mother
Such a relief to be away from that woman. On his own he was one of the mightiest youkai who had ever existed. Yet whenever he was in her presence he was that little boy who was afraid to speak to her or show any emotion.
He could not show the pain that Rin's death caused him or the joy he felt when she was revived In hell he had been able to shed tears for her and say out loud that Rin was important to him than his sword.
Why could he not say those words to his mother? Why did Jaken have to interpret for him?He was lucky that Jaken had found words. Otherwise, Rin would still be lying dead on that slab
Mother. He could not even say the words to her. The words to tell her how he really felt about Rin. When he was with her, he was that little pup scared of her shadow. He did not fear going to hell to save Rin or even walking the path from which there was no return.
Yet in her presence he was silent. Unable to speak his mind. Unable to show joy or sorrow. Unable to show her how he really felt. Was it she that prevented from showing emotion or his fear of her? All he knew that he remembered why he had been avoiding her for so long and why he needed to get away from her as soon as possible.