Labels Part 2
Last night tailfluff poked me to write a companion piece to "Labels" from Kagome's viewpoint. It is substantially longer than the first. Namely because with InuYasha's I was attempting to stay under a word limit. With hers I wasn't.
So here it is!
Title: Labels (Part Two- Kagome)
[Also available on ff.net.]
Word Count: 308 (Substantially longer than the first.)
Summary: Hanyou was a label, a label denoting something tainted and impure. If that was the way the world chose to define what InuYasha was, then she refused to acknowledge it.
When Kagome first came into contact with InuYasha, one thing she noticed was his distinct intonation of a specific word.
Hanyou.
It was spat with disgust, laced with resentment, and tinged with sorrow.
Kagome's heart ached when that word left his mouth.
How could she tell him that, he wasn't a Hanyou?
At least, not in that sense.
Hanyou was a label, a label denoting something tainted and impure.
If that was the way the world chose to define what InuYasha was, then she refused to acknowledge it.
Half human, half youkai. Hanyou was the term they'd coined for his heritage.
But in his heart he was just a pure and innocent human boy.
And because of that, Kagome viewed him in the same way she did anyone else.
No, different. But only because he was something truly special to her and to everyone he encountered.
However, Kagome knew that if InuYasha ever inquired to her what she thought of him as, she wouldn't allude to his humanity. Because she never, ever wanted him to gain any impressions that she would wish him to purge his youkai blood for her.
But Kagome must have been doing something right, getting her intentions across to InuYasha although she never outright stated them.
Because as time went on, as the couple grew closer, as they encountered multitudes of trials and tribulations… she observed a certain change:
Hanyou.
It had become just another word. And although Kagome didn't pick up pride in how the boy said it, its intonation now was full of content acceptance.
Had she been the one to do this?
Kagome shrugged and glanced over, giving InuYasha a brilliant smile. She could have sworn his cheeks flushed slightly, despite the fact that it appeared she'd startled him out of thought.
Whatever the case…
She couldn't be happier for him.
Comments and constructive criticism are both welcome. ^^
So here it is!
Title: Labels (Part Two- Kagome)
[Also available on ff.net.]
Word Count: 308 (Substantially longer than the first.)
Summary: Hanyou was a label, a label denoting something tainted and impure. If that was the way the world chose to define what InuYasha was, then she refused to acknowledge it.
When Kagome first came into contact with InuYasha, one thing she noticed was his distinct intonation of a specific word.
Hanyou.
It was spat with disgust, laced with resentment, and tinged with sorrow.
Kagome's heart ached when that word left his mouth.
How could she tell him that, he wasn't a Hanyou?
At least, not in that sense.
Hanyou was a label, a label denoting something tainted and impure.
If that was the way the world chose to define what InuYasha was, then she refused to acknowledge it.
Half human, half youkai. Hanyou was the term they'd coined for his heritage.
But in his heart he was just a pure and innocent human boy.
And because of that, Kagome viewed him in the same way she did anyone else.
No, different. But only because he was something truly special to her and to everyone he encountered.
However, Kagome knew that if InuYasha ever inquired to her what she thought of him as, she wouldn't allude to his humanity. Because she never, ever wanted him to gain any impressions that she would wish him to purge his youkai blood for her.
But Kagome must have been doing something right, getting her intentions across to InuYasha although she never outright stated them.
Because as time went on, as the couple grew closer, as they encountered multitudes of trials and tribulations… she observed a certain change:
Hanyou.
It had become just another word. And although Kagome didn't pick up pride in how the boy said it, its intonation now was full of content acceptance.
Had she been the one to do this?
Kagome shrugged and glanced over, giving InuYasha a brilliant smile. She could have sworn his cheeks flushed slightly, despite the fact that it appeared she'd startled him out of thought.
Whatever the case…
She couldn't be happier for him.
Comments and constructive criticism are both welcome. ^^