The Unloading Grounds by Himura Asami
Mountain
Disclaimer: I don’t own anything.
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Word Count: 250
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Kagome stared, not even breathing as she looked at the featured picture of the gallery.
Compared to most of the pieces, it was rather dull. Not to say it wasn’t expertly painted, but the colors and the subject just didn’t compare to the other works of the collection. Apparently, though, the sponsor of the artist who had created the masterpiece favored it.
It was a painting of a shiro-like fortress, built into the side of a mountain.
Kagome licked her lips as she stared at the painting.
It was so familiar, so achingly similar…
“Do you like that painting?” a distinctly male voice asked casually from behind her.
She didn’t bother turning around. “Yes. I do.”
She could hear the smile in his voice as he spoke. “You know, it’s the only piece in the collection that the artist is emotionally connected to. All of his other, more personal, paintings are kept in his home.”
“Oh?”
“Yeah. But his sponsor convinced him to put this one out. He agreed because it doesn’t reveal to much about his private life, but it still says something.”
“How do you know all of this?” she asked, suspecting she knew the answer.
“I’m the artist.”
Kagome nodded, not taking her eyes off of the picture.
“My name is Higaru Shino. How about yours?”
Kagome licked her lips again. “Higurashi.”
“Higurashi, huh? Do you have a first name, Higurashi-san?”
Kagome turned around slowly. “Kagome.”
Higaru’s verdant green eyes widened as he stared at her.
“Momma?”
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Who saw it coming?
I saw it coming.
Unfair advantage: minus 2 points!
That gives me like, 62 points left from my author bonus points.
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Sunset Miko’s Once a Week Challenge– Week 26: Mountain
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T.N.T!