This week's theme: Fairy Tale
I am hoping the way I decided to interpret it will still count for this challenge since I didn't think of a basic fairy tale type story or anything like that but more of the meaning of the two word separately.
Minimum 700 words - 1 036 words used.
Summary: Reflecting leads Kagome to remember a time when she was asked to perform a strange request.
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A Fairy's Tale
Soft sighs escaped the miko every once in a while. In order to preserve the palace gardens a barrier kept the environment warm. Snow became rain and the cold winds of winter were a warm summer breeze. Flowers bloomed all year round, but they were nothing like the sight Sesshomaru had just shared with her.
Her wandering thoughts remaindered her of the strange life she had been invited to live in.
If I could have one thing what would it be? she pondered the question that her inu lord had asked her.
Only three days had passed since their romantic getaway. She thought it was strange that she could even think of Sesshomaru as passionate in any way, but more than ever he had been dotting upon her. Even before his proposal.
Ever since that night I requested something for the first time.
Kagome remembered that day well. Shortly after Rin and Shippo had tripped Kagome causing the miko to fall and, if it were not for their alpha watching carefully, Kagome would have landed in the pond. Thankfully she was caught and carried back to the fire where she was order to settled down for the night.
"Sesshomaru is something wrong?" she asked when she took note of his ever shifting eyes.
"Go to sleep miko."
The children had long since been sent to bed and so only the inu and Kagome were awake. Jaken was resting beside the dragon, too exhausted after being chased to remain awake with his master. Suddenly Kagome sensed a flicker and she stood, facing the area of the highly concentrated area of
"Um... I think something is coming from the east."
As though he hadn't heard her Sesshomaru remained still. Kagome fretted as the sensation rolling around her grew to an irritating itch.
When the constant movement of the approaching energy didn't shift even with a warning flare from the inu Sesshomaru stood and made his way towards it. Kagome began to follow immediately.
"Stay here miko."
"What? But I want to know what it is."
"You will remain with the pups and protect them."
Huffing an annoyed sigh Kagome stopped in her tracks and watched the back clad in fine, white silk, and furry fluff vanish from her sight.
"Not fair," she grumbled.
The familiar power of Sesshomaru picked up sped so he could choose a rendezvous far from the pack. The increase of the miko's focus had grown under the inu's teaching and so Kagome was easily able to pick up the confrontation of the two energies a fair distance away. When the barrier around the energy diminished she knew Sesshomaru had won. However, something still managed to dart around him and head towards her.
Placing a protective seal around the children she prepared to face whatever power had come from the opponent Sesshomaru had faced. No more than a minute passed before Kagome could sense the energy move into the clearing. Her eyes picked up nothing though, although she knew it was drawing in even more. Sudden a tug of her hair caught her attention and she looked in her long raven locks to find the source of the energy.
"Wow," Kagome smiled. "Are you a fairy?"
The small creature, vaguely resembling a miniature pale blue human with wings, nodded. Kagome offered a hand out for the small being to crawl on. Amazed by the sight of a real life fairy, a million questions entered her mind at once. Being the person she was though, the miko looked to the health of other's first.
"Are you hurt?"
A shake in the negative helped Kagome ease some of her fears.
"Is there something you want?"
It nodded slowly.
"Can you tell me?"
The creature opened it mouth a time or two, much like a fish out of water, before the tiny voice reached her ears.
"I wish for a name."
"You don't have a name?"
Another wobble of the head from side to side.
"Why not?"
At that time Sesshomaru appeared in the clearing. His eyes darted to the creature in the miko's hands and then to Kagome.
"Get rid of it," he stated.
"But I want to know more about her. Can't he at least stay for a little while?
"I'm a girl," the fairy interrupted with a squeak.
"Sorry," Kagome mumbled and then turned to the inu. "Please Sesshomaru-sama?"
Walking to the tree he had leaned against earlier in the night, the Western Lord said nothing. This let Kagome believe she could do as she wished and she averted her attention to the fairy.
"Why don't you have a name?"
"I live in a kingdom where names are not necessary. For generations we talk with our minds so there is never a reason to name another. Instead we produce an image of the person. I accidentally wandered into this new world many years ago and hear the way the beings in this realm call each other. I too wish to be named. But my mother refuses. So I am seeking another who is able to name me so I might live my life to resemble the meaning of that name."
"Well if you want I can name you."
"Really?" Vibrant blue eyes were wide in excitement.
"You shall now be known as..." Kagome paused in thought, "Chihiro."
"Chihiro," she repeated, "Hmm... I like it," she exclaimed finally, "Thank you. I shall treasure it till the end of my days. You are a very kind and clever human and so I shall bless you with happiness in your future. Though your road might be hard and your strength might waver, you will eventually find something to help you look positively."
With that the fairy flew off after giving Kagome a small kiss and waving goodbye. Kagome looked to the inu and smiled as she noted the way he stared at her.
"Is something wrong Sesshomaru-sama?"
Though he said nothing, something in his eyes told her that he was contemplating her attitude again. It wasn't the first time and she assumed there would be many events that she would take part in which he might find bizarre.
"I'm going to sleep," she mumbled after a moment, "Goodnight."
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