Title: Her Smile Still Lingers

Info: Done for livejournal community Iyfic(underscore)challenge. The theme was 'remember.' I won first for this theme, which really surprised me… especially considering that a lot of people don't like the pairing involved. (I love it.)
Pairing: Sesshoumaru/Kagura if you wish to take it that way.
Word Count: 199
Summary: (WARNING- spoiler for manga chapter 374)
Sesshoumaru knew this place...

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Sesshoumaru knew this place. He walked onto the field; solitary figure brushing through the fair blossoms that sprouted from the fertile earth below.

He had come here alone. As he always had, as he always would. Finding that solace was what he desired upon visiting this particular location.

A shift in the breeze caused Sesshoumaru to turn around, and his sharp hearing picked up the melodic cry of a sublime white bird.

Lowering his eyes to the ground, they widened ever so slightly when they met with a pale downy feather. Picking it up, the great youkai rolled its pristine surface across his hand.

A shaft of sunlight struck the feather, and Sesshoumaru let out the smallest of gasps.

Because reflected on its surface, he could have sworn flickered the remnants of a smile.

Her smile, the one she'd given him as she breathed her final breaths.

With a fleeting look upward to the winged beauty who had bestowed him with this feather, Sesshoumaru spoke, "Fly free. Kagura."

Without a word more, he closed his hand around the feather and walked off, leaving the meadow of flowers behind.

Yes, Sesshoumaru knew this place indeed. He could never forget it.