Week 4//A Child's Game
UGH! Darnit,
elegantpaws , this story with Inupapa and Sess won't leave my brain alone! I warned you this would happen!!
So, to appease the muses, a quick, down and dirty Sess/Inupapa/Sessmom poetry-esque ficlet. (Way to work the words, there Minerva. *eye roll at myself* sheesh.)
So, all constructive critique is welcomed and much appreciated. (I'm tough, I can take it. =D )
Title: A Child's Game
Author:
minerva_one
Word count: 173
Genre: Poetry-esque
Universe: Canon
What was it his mother had said?
He’s become like his father in the strangest of ways.
Now, here in the cave watching the rain, her words refused to leave his mind.
Do you remember the game you used to play?
The one where you would follow your father and try to only step in his tracks?
You used to have to jump to get to the next one.
And now?
Now his tracks are the same as his Father’s.
He no longer has to jump to get to the next one.
Are you still running after your Father, Sesshoumaru?
Are you still looking for the next step?
Where is the next step?
He thought he knew once.
Tessaiga. His Father’s power.
Why do you seek his strength now?
Honor, you tell yourself.
Legacy, you tell yourself.
Power, you tell yourself.
Fear.
No -
I’m not scared, you tell yourself.
I’m not weak, you tell yourself.
I’m worthy, you tell yourself.
I’m deserving, you tell yourself.
You thought you knew the next step.
Now you hesitate.
Where is the next step?
elegantpaws , this story with Inupapa and Sess won't leave my brain alone! I warned you this would happen!!
So, to appease the muses, a quick, down and dirty Sess/Inupapa/Sessmom poetry-esque ficlet. (Way to work the words, there Minerva. *eye roll at myself* sheesh.)
So, all constructive critique is welcomed and much appreciated. (I'm tough, I can take it. =D )
Title: A Child's Game
Author:
minerva_one
Word count: 173
Genre: Poetry-esque
Universe: Canon
What was it his mother had said?
He’s become like his father in the strangest of ways.
Now, here in the cave watching the rain, her words refused to leave his mind.
Do you remember the game you used to play?
The one where you would follow your father and try to only step in his tracks?
You used to have to jump to get to the next one.
And now?
Now his tracks are the same as his Father’s.
He no longer has to jump to get to the next one.
Are you still running after your Father, Sesshoumaru?
Are you still looking for the next step?
Where is the next step?
He thought he knew once.
Tessaiga. His Father’s power.
Why do you seek his strength now?
Honor, you tell yourself.
Legacy, you tell yourself.
Power, you tell yourself.
Fear.
No -
I’m not scared, you tell yourself.
I’m not weak, you tell yourself.
I’m worthy, you tell yourself.
I’m deserving, you tell yourself.
You thought you knew the next step.
Now you hesitate.
Where is the next step?