Disclaimer: I do hereby disclaim all rights and responsibilities for the characters in this audacious adventure… especially for the bonded ones. A nod of recognition is bent towards Rumiko Takahashi for her creative prowess.
Chapter 296: Certain
Kagome mentally shelved her family’s goodbyes and farewells. She’d ponder the promises they’d traded another time. Maybe even until the time they’d meet again. Something told her Sesshoumaru was right, that this was an eternal bond.
Inuyasha had explained.
Mama had hesitated.
Kagome had insisted. That life in this era might not be fairy tale perfect, but it was right for her.
Leaving her baggage for Inuyasha to collect later, she clambered up vines and sat on the well’s rim to catch her breath and come to terms. This was her home now.
Birds scattered, light streaked, and Kagome gasped.
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Original Posting Date: December 30, 2021
Prompt: Fairy Tale, suggested by Taz
Words: 100
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Summary: In the aftermath of the Final Battle, the victors lick their wounds and look ahead. However, a misspent wish on the Shikon-no-Tama changes minds, hearts, fates… and colors. SK. Canon Divergence. [Hurt/Comfort, Romance] Begins here. To scroll through archived chapters, use the Mood Stripes tag. And you’re always welcome to suggest a prompt.
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