Snow by Darianna-of-Tashido

Snow

Bright...

White...

Pure...

...Fleeting, only lasting for such a small time...

Unique...

Never two of the same...

Sparkling...

...Beautiful...

.....

Cold....

All to describe snow. But the snow always reminded him of her. Especially as he watched Rin, bundled in clothes, playing and laughing in it. Just like she would whenever there was snow. Sesshomaru stopped as he recalled his list and realized that it could all be describing her.

Bright... her smile, her personality, the brightness in her chocolate brown eyes...

White...the white of her shirt, one of her favorite colors, the pure white in her aura...

Pure...her pure heart, her pure soul, ever so pure, never wavering, her pure miko energy, warm and comforting, never harming unless needed truly...

Fleeting...he sighed. Fleeting definitely described how long he had her with him. A few weeks only. Traveling together as a group for months, finally realizing what they both wanted, only to be ripped apart after their greatest triumph...

Unique...yes, she was truly unique, he mused. She was definitely her own person. Independent, educated, quick witted, stubborn, so unlike many females of this time...

Never two of the same...no, there would never be someone like her. No matter what anyone says, there would never be another her...

Sparkling...he smiled remembering how her eyes would sparkle when the snow fell, whenever she smiled, her sparkling personality, how everything about her seemed to sparkle...

Beautiful...oh yes, she was beautiful. He thought everything about her was beautiful. Her body, her personality, her soul, just.....her. SHE was beautiful...

Cold...no, nothing about her was cold, but the feeling of not having her with him left him cold inside. She had melted the cold that was his heart, and now that she was gone, the cold was slowly entering his body again, only this time he didn't want it to come back. He wished that he could feel the cold of the snow, so the cold would wash over him.

Rin's shriek of laughter hit his ears as he turned to go into his room. Sesshomaru gave a small smile as he looked down at Rin covered in snow by Jaken and Shippo. Rin looked so much like her that a small tear ran down his cheek. Suddenly, a small gust of snow blew in, a single snowflake landing on his tearstained cheek, almost like a small chaste kiss.

It almost seemed like a touch across time.

A kiss from her...

A kiss from Kagome...