InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Himitsu/Secrets ❯ Hanabira to Namida no Hitoshizuku/Petals and Teardrops ( Chapter 2 )

A little over a hundred words, but still short and to the point.

Hanabira to Namida no Hitoshizuku (Petals and Teardrops)

The tree stood as a reminder of life and death, in both of her lifetimes. It bore a scar five-hundred years deep that were tell-tale signs of her previous adventures. The scar served no purpose other than to bitterly remind her of the beautiful boy who had grown into a handsome man during her travels with him; the lover for whom she had pined and for whom she had also saved her precious…"first"…was no more. She was left a widow, and harsher yet, she was left a yearning virgin.

The blooming tree once bloomed with a promise of something wonderful. Now, it wore its many blossoms in contempt.

The pretty, hateful petals fell to the ground, mixing with what was left of her remaining tears until the difference between petal and teardrop were no longer visible.