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quirkysmuseFandom: Inuyasha
Title: Silent Protector
Author: Paynesgrey
Characters/Pairings: Kikyou, Kohaku [slight Inu/Kik]
Rating: G
Genre: Angst/General
Word Count: 340
Notes: Written for the "Promise" theme at![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
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Universe: [manga] canon
Summary:: Kikyou notices her own empathy toward Kohaku.
She tries to subdue her attachment. It’s difficult, though, and she recognizes her own empathy as it swells in her chest every time she looks at Kohaku.
This is what she can do for him, protect him, and preserve the purity of the shard that sustains his life.
They move along the path toward Naraku, both with steady steps but full of disparaging thoughts. An encounter with Kohaku’s sister has left him anxious and unnerved within his silence, and Kikyou walks a few steps ahead of him, mindful of his privacy as he follows behind.
Their steps sound piercing as they move, feet crushing over twigs and snapping apart hard grass. Kikyou hears him sigh, warring with his thoughts and heart, and she sympathizes. She knows he longs to stay with his sister, but he cannot. She longs to stay with someone too – to put off all battles just to be with the ones they love.
Though Kohaku’s heart fights and yearns like hers, Kikyou finds a little peace with him. Companionship is foreign to her, and Kohaku fills that void despite her duty toward him. She does not have much time left to live, and her hope in Kohaku sustains her – for now.
She only wishes she did not have to sacrifice him – this pure boy whose life was so tainted and torn by Naraku the same as hers. But Kohaku knows what he must do, and he is not afraid, and Kikyou admires this, as much as it saddens her to use him in this way.
Kohaku catches up with her and walks alongside with his fear at bay and fortitude strong in his eyes. Kikyou wonders if her own strength could match his. Her time is glaringly shorter, and she understands the importance more than ever of protecting his shard, of protecting him. Yet, she will guard him until her false body can no longer move, even if Naraku rips her to shreds and soils her with miasma beyond repair.
To Kohaku, Kikyou makes this silent promise.
Title: Silent Protector
Author: Paynesgrey
Characters/Pairings: Kikyou, Kohaku [slight Inu/Kik]
Rating: G
Genre: Angst/General
Word Count: 340
Notes: Written for the "Promise" theme at
iy_wiltedrose. Universe: [manga] canon
Summary:: Kikyou notices her own empathy toward Kohaku.
She tries to subdue her attachment. It’s difficult, though, and she recognizes her own empathy as it swells in her chest every time she looks at Kohaku.
This is what she can do for him, protect him, and preserve the purity of the shard that sustains his life.
They move along the path toward Naraku, both with steady steps but full of disparaging thoughts. An encounter with Kohaku’s sister has left him anxious and unnerved within his silence, and Kikyou walks a few steps ahead of him, mindful of his privacy as he follows behind.
Their steps sound piercing as they move, feet crushing over twigs and snapping apart hard grass. Kikyou hears him sigh, warring with his thoughts and heart, and she sympathizes. She knows he longs to stay with his sister, but he cannot. She longs to stay with someone too – to put off all battles just to be with the ones they love.
Though Kohaku’s heart fights and yearns like hers, Kikyou finds a little peace with him. Companionship is foreign to her, and Kohaku fills that void despite her duty toward him. She does not have much time left to live, and her hope in Kohaku sustains her – for now.
She only wishes she did not have to sacrifice him – this pure boy whose life was so tainted and torn by Naraku the same as hers. But Kohaku knows what he must do, and he is not afraid, and Kikyou admires this, as much as it saddens her to use him in this way.
Kohaku catches up with her and walks alongside with his fear at bay and fortitude strong in his eyes. Kikyou wonders if her own strength could match his. Her time is glaringly shorter, and she understands the importance more than ever of protecting his shard, of protecting him. Yet, she will guard him until her false body can no longer move, even if Naraku rips her to shreds and soils her with miasma beyond repair.
To Kohaku, Kikyou makes this silent promise.
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on 2010-02-21 04:07 am (UTC)Thanks for reading! :D