Title: Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
Author: landofthekwt
Genre: Angst/Introspective
Pairing: Inuyasha/Kikyou both dead
Word Count:249
Universe: Canon
Warning:None Inuyasha Fanfic Contest Week 140, Sleep Theme
Summary: Kaede is left alone after Inuyasha and Kikyou are killed and wonder what she will do
now. (Knittingknots suggested that Kaede was in love with Inuyasha in After the End. I think
she is righ)
I stand in front of my sister's shrine. I am numb.
This morning she was alive, now she is dead.
You were my teacher, you were my sister
You were like a mother to me, You were my friend
You were so full of hope when you left
When you returned, you had resigned yourself to death.
When you left I thought you would return a bride.
When you returned, your body was cremated with the jewel
What happened?
The men say that Inuyasha murdered you
The men say that Inuyasha burned the village and stole the jewel
Did he kill you for such a trinket?
I wish I could tell you how much I need you.
But you have deserted me for the peace of death
and I will have no peace.
I stand in front of Inuyasha. I cry
You were my hero. You were the one loved.
You were to be the father I never had.
You were to be my sister's husband
You were to be the one to make us happy
Why did you betray her?
Why did you betray me?
Was it worth to kill her?
Was it worth to steal the jewel?
Was it worth to destroy our chance for happiness?
Were we not enough for you?
You lie so peacefully now with my sister's arrow through your heart.
I wish I could awaken you to tell you how much I need you.
But you have deserted me now for the peace of sleep
and I will have no peace.