InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Reality ❯ Reality ( One-Shot )
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By: Morganna3 
Mama Higurashi’s keeping secrets.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst | Type: One Shot | Uploaded On: 09.06.2005 | Pages: 1 | Words: 373 | Visits: 521 | Status: Completed
Mama Higurashi’s keeping secrets.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst | Type: One Shot | Uploaded On: 09.06.2005 | Pages: 1 | Words: 373 | Visits: 521 | Status: Completed
Title: Reality
Author: Morganna3
Rating: PG-13/T
Genre: General/Angst
Word Count: 214
Characters: Mama Higurashi, Kagome (implied)
Warning: Foreshadowing of character death.
Rating: PG-13/T
Genre: General/Angst
Word Count: 214
Characters: Mama Higurashi, Kagome (implied)
Warning: Foreshadowing of character death.
Disclaimer: Inuyasha is copyrighted to Rumiko Takahashi, Shounen Sunday, Viz and Sunrise Communications et al. No copyright infringement is intended.
A/N: Drabble written for IY Fic Contest. Week # 25 - Mama Higurashi. 250 word maximum.
Reality
She stares into the small white cup and scrutinizes the tea leaves as they form shifting patterns in the remaining dregs. A troubled frown creases her normally placid features. Her daughter hasn't been home in six weeks. Of course, that's not unusual. Not anymore.
This woman-child, she birthed kicking and screaming, is someone she no longer understands. Merrily traipsing between past and present with dog-eared boys in tow... Occasionally, she glimpses the haunted too-knowing gaze as the cheerful smile slowly fades and Kagome becomes a ghostlike caricature of herself. Unreal. The priestess from an ages old shrine legend sprung to life.
Unfortunately, she knows how this story will end. The tattered scrolls, once locked away in Grandpa's trunk, speak all too clearly. She, finally, burned them this morning. Brittle pages, inscribed by some unknown holy man, scattered in the wind.
Sighing softly, she pinches the bridge of her nose and closes her eyes. The dull ache recedes to a manageable level. Her eyes are dry. She shed her last tear long ago. There is no more advice to give and only so much comfort she can offer. She does not exist in a fairytale. She knows what's important in this modern world.
She calmly pours herself another cup of tea and waits...
...for Souta.
A/N: Drabble written for IY Fic Contest. Week # 25 - Mama Higurashi. 250 word maximum.
Reality
She stares into the small white cup and scrutinizes the tea leaves as they form shifting patterns in the remaining dregs. A troubled frown creases her normally placid features. Her daughter hasn't been home in six weeks. Of course, that's not unusual. Not anymore.
This woman-child, she birthed kicking and screaming, is someone she no longer understands. Merrily traipsing between past and present with dog-eared boys in tow... Occasionally, she glimpses the haunted too-knowing gaze as the cheerful smile slowly fades and Kagome becomes a ghostlike caricature of herself. Unreal. The priestess from an ages old shrine legend sprung to life.
Unfortunately, she knows how this story will end. The tattered scrolls, once locked away in Grandpa's trunk, speak all too clearly. She, finally, burned them this morning. Brittle pages, inscribed by some unknown holy man, scattered in the wind.
Sighing softly, she pinches the bridge of her nose and closes her eyes. The dull ache recedes to a manageable level. Her eyes are dry. She shed her last tear long ago. There is no more advice to give and only so much comfort she can offer. She does not exist in a fairytale. She knows what's important in this modern world.
She calmly pours herself another cup of tea and waits...
...for Souta.
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