Disclaimer: Even if I did own Inuyasha, this is too sad to think about for the ending . . . *sniff* Don't own the song either.
A/N -- Caution. Potential tear-inducing scenes ahead.
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Butterfly Kisses
An Inu Yasha Fanfiction by Besa
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All the precious times
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Images of Chiyo at age sixteen, age seventeen, age eighteen, float through Inu Yasha's mind.
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Like the wind
The years go by
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He stands clapping with the rest of the proud parents after his daughter's salutatorian speech, as she receives her high school diploma.
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Precious butterfly
Spread your wings and fly
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Rubbing away unshed tears, Inu Yasha hugs Chiyo goodbye in front of the gate at the airport. "Be careful over in England, okay?" he asks as he releases his embrace.
"Of course I will, Daddy," she replies, picking up her bag as the flight number is called. The last Inu Yasha sees of his daughter, before she leaves for college in a foreign land, is a waving hand and a smile.
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She'll change her name today
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Returning home from sophomore year, she greets her father with the words, "Daddy, I met someone special. . ."
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She'll make a promise
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Staring blankly at the shimmering diamond, he asks, "Are you sure he's the one?"
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And I'll give her away
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She hugs him, eyes happy and relieved. "I'm so glad you understand. . ."
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Standing in the bride-room
Just staring at her
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"Daddy?"
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She asks me what I'm thinking
And I said "I'm not sure"
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'Is there something wrong? Does he think I'm making a mistake?'
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I just feel like I'm losing
My baby girl
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'I never knew it would be this difficult.'
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She leaned over
And gave me
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Chiyo carefully walks over to her father, trying not to tread on the hem of her elaborate white gown. She wraps her arms around Inu Yasha.
"No matter what happens, you'll always be my one and only Daddy. No one can take your place in my heart."
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Butterfly kisses
With her Mama there
Sticking little white flowers
All up in her hair
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Inu Yasha slowly tucks a daisy tiara into Chiyo's hair. Glancing into the full-length mirror in front of them, he is startled at the similarity she has to her mother. Her mother. . . . Catching an extra pair of blue eyes in the mirror, Inu Yasha jerks his head around to see a smiling, raven-haired woman fade to nothingness. 'Kagome?'
He smiles, slightly, and turns back to his task.
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Walk me down the aisle Daddy
It's just about time
Does my wedding gown look pretty Daddy?
Daddy don't cry
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The processional plays as small flower girls finish their duties. Just behind the doorway, Chiyo turns to Inu Yasha, smiling tremulously.
"Daddy, it's time."
He briefly drops his head, hiding tears from her view. Chiyo notices, however, and lifts his face with her glove-clad hand, wiping away the glistening wetness on one of his cheeks.
"Everything's going to be alright, Daddy."
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Oh, with all that I've done wrong
I mu
st have done something right
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As they reach the front of the church, Inu Yasha passes Chiyo's hand to her husband-to-be. Her hand squeezes his in reassurance before slipping away.
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To deserve her love
Every morning
And butterfly kisses
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Father and daughter briefly reunite to lead the second dance, after the ceremony.
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Couldn't ask God for more
Man, this is what love is
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Chiyo lingeringly hugs Inu Yasha outside the reception hall, before lifting the skirt of her dress and climbing into a blue Mustang convertible. He can barely hear her whispered "I love you," as she heads off on her honeymoon.
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I know I've got to let her go
But I'll always remember
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A tall figure with long, dark hair trudges wearily up a hill's winding path. It has been so long since he was here last, almost fifteen years.
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Every hug in the morning
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He stops by a special spot, reaches into his pocket, and pulls out a red rose. It is placed in front of a gravestone.
He reminisces.
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"I love you, Mama! I love you, Daddy!" Inu Yasha hugs Kagome, and they share a smile.
"We love you too, Chiyo. We love you, too."
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And butterfly kisses
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AN 2 -- Wow. I can't believe I finished it. "Butterfly Kisses" is done. I want to say thank you, from the bottom of my heart, to everyone who reviewed. This has been a little gem of mine for a long while, and one of my teachers last year called the first bit "the best of my writing he ever heard." So that's it, the end of the story. No more "Butterfly Kisses." Thank you again, and goodbye!
~Besa NekoMimi
PS: If you want the final copy, all of the parts together and my little mistakes corrected, just email me, okay? I'll send it to you.