U for Universe
The soft hiss of the dying smoke from a pile of ashes was the only thing that was entertaining when the sleep refused to lull her in its lap. It was almost hypnotizing, the remains of smoulder, the last dance, curl and death of the burnt umber. Kagome wasn't sure why she found it worthy to watch the final flicker of chopped timber that once stood tall among the forest. Maybe she felt the need to bow down with reverence as silent thanks for the warmth it gave, a martyr as a prey to the inferno. Maybe it was its destiny, to fill their cold nights with a touch of gentle blaze.
Her gaze shifted to her right and settled on one being who watched over their pack, refusing to swim in the ocean of serene slumber. His eyes still shone under the humble silver of the sky, his guard was always on, his gaze was always calculative and she now realised why she was never graced with sleep these days.
"Sleep" He said. His voice was gentle, softer than the mildest brush of leaf, yet authoritative. Her lips curved in a lightest smile and he was intrigued with that. It seemed as if one moment she was lamenting over something and the next second had made her shoulders light. Sesshomaru wrote it off as another one of her human abilities.
"I couldn't" She whispered.
It no longer was a surprise to her. She realised that the moon shines only because of the Sun. That was how the Universe was supposed to work. The Sun burns on the other side of the world to let the moon glimmer on this side. Without the Sun, the moon doesn't have its light to bestow on the shadowed Earth.
It was strange how easy things were to understand. She could never sleep when he is awake and burning for her.
He was her Universe, her Sun and her own star that made her glow.
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