October 2007 flashfic
I didn't know if we were supposed to wait for a go ahead post, but since I likely won't have a chance to post this later today I figured it was better to be a little early than late. Anyway, I hope this is okay.
Title: There She Goes
Written For:
astarvingwriter
Pairing or Character: Souta
Rating: G
Spoiler Warnings: None
Author's Note: I don't own InuYasha, obviously. And I hope you aren't disappointed.
~ * ~
There she goes.
I wonder if Mom gets a discount on those huge, bright, yellow monstrosities. Surely they can’t be in high demand, and she’s probably bought enough of them by now to qualify as a bulk order. I’ll ask her, later. Maybe I can convince her to get a different color next time, like green or red. Kagome really likes red these days. She likes red, and silver and gold. Come to think of it, those have become some of my favorite colors, as well.
Inu- nii-chan sure does make an impression.
Yep, quite an impression. In fact, he’s making one right now in the dirt of the shrine grounds. I wonder if he’ll ever learn to offer his help without adding on that 'weak human' bit at the end.
Those two are so funny sometimes.
Kagome spends most of her time wondering what he’s doing while she’s here with us; but when he shows up to bring her back, she acts like she doesn’t want to go. I am so glad I’m not a girl. They are way too confusing for me. I used to think that I would figure them out as I got older, but watching Inu-nii-chan has helped me to realize that girls get more confusing as you get older, not less.
I guess I’ll just have to depend on some girl taking pity on me when I get older, too, and liking me even though I’ll have no idea what’s going on in her head ninety percent of the time. That, or I’ll just have to ask Mom to help when I mess up. She always seems to know the right thing to say or do.
Take for instance when I find myself wondering if maybe Kagome will leave one day and not come back. Mama always reminds me that the story of the Shikon no Tama has a happy ending, even if Sis can’t seem to remember it.
It’s been a while since I’ve needed to hear the story again. I know how everything turns out, but I can’t help but worry for her sometimes. And I wish she wouldn’t have left without saying goodbye.
I miss her when she’s gone. I know it’s not cool to miss your big sister so much, not when you’re almost a teenager; but she’s really great as far as big sisters go, and I can’t help it. Besides, I’d rather miss her than be jealous of her and of all the adventures she’s living through while I’m stuck here going to school everyday.
Don’t get me wrong, I know living a double life is hard, really hard, and I see all the bruises and scrapes she tries to hide from Mama and Jii-chan; but I’ve also heard all about her great friends and fantastic journeys. Honestly, I don’t know if I could do what she does, but I can miss her when she’s gone and support her when she’s here, and I would hate to taint what little time we have together with jealousy over something that can’t be changed.
“Hey, what are you looking so serious for?”
How did she manage to sneak up on me? I wonder if it’s something she learned in the past. She sure didn’t used to be able to do that. She was always too clumsy before. “Kagome?”
“You didn’t think I was going to leave without saying goodbye to you, did you?”
“I- I, no.”
“You did, but that’s okay. It’s my fault, anyway. I had to get rid of InuYasha first. You know how he is. I swear he’s worse than an old woman with his nagging sometimes. I’m not even late yet.”
She’s so happy to be going back. Even when she’s complaining, she smiles. I could never begrudge her that happiness. “You know you like it when he comes to get you.”
“Hey! Whose side are you on, Squirt?”
“Yours.”
“I know; I know, and thanks, Souta. You’re a great little brother. I know I should tell you that more often. Uh, oh. Here he comes. I gotta go. I’ll be back soon, okay?”
I wish she wouldn’t ruffle my hair like that. I’m ten, not two, but I guess I’ll let it slide, this time. “Okay. Bye, Sis. Be careful.”
Be careful. I remember when “Be careful” was just something you said, like “Have fun” or “See you later”, or “How are you”. It didn’t really mean anything. And now, now it means everything. “Be careful.” Come home safe. “Be careful.” I miss you. “Be careful.” I worry about you. “Be careful.” I love you. I love you even if you ruffle my hair and call me a brat. I love you even if I hardly ever see you any more.
You wouldn’t think that two words could say much, and maybe most people wouldn’t be able to hear all the things that I don’t say, but not Kagome. She has a lot of practice hearing what people haven’t said, so I know she hears me. And it’s a good thing too since I’d definitely be too embarrassed to say all that stuff out loud.
There she goes, again.
But that’s okay because I know that she’ll be back. And when she comes back, she’ll have a bunch of new stories to tell, stories that she’ll make time to tell me. It won’t be nearly as much time as I’d wish for, but it’ll be enough because it’s not the time that matters so much as that she’ll make it just for me.
Besides, like I said before, I know how this story ends. One day, when she’s done saving the world, she’ll come back to stay, and I’ll never have to watch her leave again.
~end
WC:1007
Title: There She Goes
Written For:
astarvingwriter
Pairing or Character: Souta
Rating: G
Spoiler Warnings: None
Author's Note: I don't own InuYasha, obviously. And I hope you aren't disappointed.
~ * ~
There she goes.
I wonder if Mom gets a discount on those huge, bright, yellow monstrosities. Surely they can’t be in high demand, and she’s probably bought enough of them by now to qualify as a bulk order. I’ll ask her, later. Maybe I can convince her to get a different color next time, like green or red. Kagome really likes red these days. She likes red, and silver and gold. Come to think of it, those have become some of my favorite colors, as well.
Inu- nii-chan sure does make an impression.
Yep, quite an impression. In fact, he’s making one right now in the dirt of the shrine grounds. I wonder if he’ll ever learn to offer his help without adding on that 'weak human' bit at the end.
Those two are so funny sometimes.
Kagome spends most of her time wondering what he’s doing while she’s here with us; but when he shows up to bring her back, she acts like she doesn’t want to go. I am so glad I’m not a girl. They are way too confusing for me. I used to think that I would figure them out as I got older, but watching Inu-nii-chan has helped me to realize that girls get more confusing as you get older, not less.
I guess I’ll just have to depend on some girl taking pity on me when I get older, too, and liking me even though I’ll have no idea what’s going on in her head ninety percent of the time. That, or I’ll just have to ask Mom to help when I mess up. She always seems to know the right thing to say or do.
Take for instance when I find myself wondering if maybe Kagome will leave one day and not come back. Mama always reminds me that the story of the Shikon no Tama has a happy ending, even if Sis can’t seem to remember it.
It’s been a while since I’ve needed to hear the story again. I know how everything turns out, but I can’t help but worry for her sometimes. And I wish she wouldn’t have left without saying goodbye.
I miss her when she’s gone. I know it’s not cool to miss your big sister so much, not when you’re almost a teenager; but she’s really great as far as big sisters go, and I can’t help it. Besides, I’d rather miss her than be jealous of her and of all the adventures she’s living through while I’m stuck here going to school everyday.
Don’t get me wrong, I know living a double life is hard, really hard, and I see all the bruises and scrapes she tries to hide from Mama and Jii-chan; but I’ve also heard all about her great friends and fantastic journeys. Honestly, I don’t know if I could do what she does, but I can miss her when she’s gone and support her when she’s here, and I would hate to taint what little time we have together with jealousy over something that can’t be changed.
“Hey, what are you looking so serious for?”
How did she manage to sneak up on me? I wonder if it’s something she learned in the past. She sure didn’t used to be able to do that. She was always too clumsy before. “Kagome?”
“You didn’t think I was going to leave without saying goodbye to you, did you?”
“I- I, no.”
“You did, but that’s okay. It’s my fault, anyway. I had to get rid of InuYasha first. You know how he is. I swear he’s worse than an old woman with his nagging sometimes. I’m not even late yet.”
She’s so happy to be going back. Even when she’s complaining, she smiles. I could never begrudge her that happiness. “You know you like it when he comes to get you.”
“Hey! Whose side are you on, Squirt?”
“Yours.”
“I know; I know, and thanks, Souta. You’re a great little brother. I know I should tell you that more often. Uh, oh. Here he comes. I gotta go. I’ll be back soon, okay?”
I wish she wouldn’t ruffle my hair like that. I’m ten, not two, but I guess I’ll let it slide, this time. “Okay. Bye, Sis. Be careful.”
Be careful. I remember when “Be careful” was just something you said, like “Have fun” or “See you later”, or “How are you”. It didn’t really mean anything. And now, now it means everything. “Be careful.” Come home safe. “Be careful.” I miss you. “Be careful.” I worry about you. “Be careful.” I love you. I love you even if you ruffle my hair and call me a brat. I love you even if I hardly ever see you any more.
You wouldn’t think that two words could say much, and maybe most people wouldn’t be able to hear all the things that I don’t say, but not Kagome. She has a lot of practice hearing what people haven’t said, so I know she hears me. And it’s a good thing too since I’d definitely be too embarrassed to say all that stuff out loud.
There she goes, again.
But that’s okay because I know that she’ll be back. And when she comes back, she’ll have a bunch of new stories to tell, stories that she’ll make time to tell me. It won’t be nearly as much time as I’d wish for, but it’ll be enough because it’s not the time that matters so much as that she’ll make it just for me.
Besides, like I said before, I know how this story ends. One day, when she’s done saving the world, she’ll come back to stay, and I’ll never have to watch her leave again.
~end
WC:1007