Prompt 311: Long Distance
Title: Running in Springtime
Author: britedark
Universe: canon (final chapter)
Warnings: none
Word Count: 241
Summary: Ayame is concerned about her people...
Author's Note: This will be the next chapter in Destiny.
Running in Springtime
It was not a very long distance to the patrol area, but Ayame chose to keep her speed down. She saw no need to push her people, especially the three sturdy men who were taking turns carrying the exhausted Hakkaku. She'd known better than to try and leave that one behind.
Despite her initial concerns, she was starting to enjoy herself. The sun was climbing, burning off the mist, drawing back the shadows cloaking the spring flowers on the mountain slopes. The breeze was warming and growing fragrant, with additional notes that spoke of the new life burgeoning into being.
In fact, she was changing her mind, on whether to bring the human back to the caves. His presence would be good for her people: would challenge them, would force them to rouse themselves, to avoid showing weakness before a mere human or a cat youkai. Too many of them were still trapped in the fear, grief and despair from the losses Naraku had caused. Kouga's defeated return, stripped of Shikon shards had made things worse. Naraku's destruction, and the raucous celebration of her mating that she and her friends organized, had lifted the worst of the gloom. But, there was too much loss, too much sorrow, for the now-joined tribes to heal that quickly.
But, this taijiya, and his cat … yes, that would be a good thing.
And if Kouga wanted to argue …
She smirked.
Bring it on, mate.
Author: britedark
Universe: canon (final chapter)
Warnings: none
Word Count: 241
Summary: Ayame is concerned about her people...
Author's Note: This will be the next chapter in Destiny.
Running in Springtime
It was not a very long distance to the patrol area, but Ayame chose to keep her speed down. She saw no need to push her people, especially the three sturdy men who were taking turns carrying the exhausted Hakkaku. She'd known better than to try and leave that one behind.
Despite her initial concerns, she was starting to enjoy herself. The sun was climbing, burning off the mist, drawing back the shadows cloaking the spring flowers on the mountain slopes. The breeze was warming and growing fragrant, with additional notes that spoke of the new life burgeoning into being.
In fact, she was changing her mind, on whether to bring the human back to the caves. His presence would be good for her people: would challenge them, would force them to rouse themselves, to avoid showing weakness before a mere human or a cat youkai. Too many of them were still trapped in the fear, grief and despair from the losses Naraku had caused. Kouga's defeated return, stripped of Shikon shards had made things worse. Naraku's destruction, and the raucous celebration of her mating that she and her friends organized, had lifted the worst of the gloom. But, there was too much loss, too much sorrow, for the now-joined tribes to heal that quickly.
But, this taijiya, and his cat … yes, that would be a good thing.
And if Kouga wanted to argue …
She smirked.
Bring it on, mate.