InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Short Tails ❯ Juxtaposition ( Chapter 15 )

Disclaimer: I do not own these characters. They are the property of their creator, Rumiko Takahashi, and anyone she may have sold the legal rights to.

 

A/N: Written as a response the iyissekiwa's "plain" theme, this was originally posted to that LiveJournal community on 5/25/07.

 

Juxtaposition

 

He stared at the ribbon in his hand. It was just a narrow bit of cloth; plain, white, fairly non-descript, but it held so many memories. This was the ribbon that she used to tie back her hair. It was what she would use to bind a wound or hold a poultice if there was nothing else available. It was the last thing he had left of her.

It was a bit ironic really. With everything they had survived, every bump, every moment of heartbreak and uncertainty, he had thought for sure that, in the end, he would at least have a grave to kneel by. Their enemy had even managed to take that from him, leaving only this bare ornament.

He wrapped it tightly around his hand, that plain, white ribbon, and placed it gently in a small pocket inside his wide, red sleeve. Next to it rested another memento, this one not so plain. It was as vibrant now as the day she gave it to him; and he kept it as a reminder of better things and brighter days.

Taking it out, he raised it to his nose, inhaling deeply the scent that clung to it. No, this bit of cloth wasn't plain. Brilliant red, it held a certain vitality and joy that could not be dampened or extinguished. Just like the one who wore it. With a ghost of a smile, he secreted it again and jumped in the well to collect his future.