InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Little Bits ❯ For Me, A Hanyo ( Chapter 21 )

Disclaimer: This fanfiction is based on “Inuyasha”, copyrighted by Rumiko Takahashi. No infringement of copyright intended or implied.

 

For Me, A Hanyo

They've said goodbye. The kids and grandkids. They're gone now. It's just us, Kagome. You and me.

I gently pick her up, nuzzle her snow-white bangs, and kiss the fragile skin. Still so beautiful: thin hair, wrinkled skin, bony hands, and all. I listen to her faltering heartbeat, hear her light, fading breath; smell death taking hold. I'm losing her. I'm crying.

She came back to me. It cost her so much. Her family. Her friends. All the magical stuff she had, all the things she didn't have to work for. Like hot water. And food. 

And what it cost her to live here. Chapped skin, oily hair. Illness. Lost teeth. Watching friends die, who would have lived in her world. And our children, the little ones who didn't make it because our blood didn't come together right...

Oh, gods!

I'm crying harder. But it's okay, isn't it, Kagome? You taught me that. You loved me, as me. I'm not worthless. I'm not disgusting. I don't deserve hate or scorn, pain or loneliness. I believe that, now. Because of you. Because you gave up an entire world for me. For me, a hanyo. Because you loved me, found that much worth in me.

I won't forget, Kagome. I promise. I'll stay worthy of you. I'll protect the family, and our friends' families, as long as I can, as long as I can draw Tessaiga.

Goodbye, Kagome.

I love you forever.

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Author's Note: This drabble was written for the Issekiwa community on LiveJournal, for the theme 'Cost'. It was originally published on 12/03/2008.