Magical Boxes
Sesshoumaru stared at the scene in utter shock. Kagome, his half-brother's miko, was walking on the street carrying boxes. The boxes were well over her head and more than she could carry. Sweat poured down her smooth skin. The last time that Sesshoumaru laid his amber eyes on the mortal beauty was almost five-hundred years ago at the final battle against Naraku.
The miko's hair now reached her lower back. Sesshoumaru also noticed that her body was more that of a woman. Sesshoumaru had to stop himself from staring at the vixen. Deciding to be of some help, and to entertain himself from surprising the life out of the poor miko, he walked up to her.
"Miko, do you need help? I'm sure that your weak human arms can not handle the weight." Sesshoumaru smirked when he heard her quick intake of breath. She paused in her walking and turned around, her eyes as wide as saucers. The boxes fell out of her arms and onto the pavement.
"Sesshoumaru?" Kagome could not believe her brown eyes. Sesshoumaru, the Lord of the West and her best friends half-brother just offered to help carry the heavy boxes to her family's shrine. Though he did add his usual "weak" and "pathetic" human speech. His hair was shorter, only reaching his mid-back. His markings on his face were gone and seemed to have gotten taller. The man, well demon, was a walking sex kitten.
"Hn, seems as if you can not control you mouth? Please close it. The stench of your breath is awful." Sesshoumaru then picked up all of the boxes and headed toward the shrine. He lied when he said her breath did not smell good. In fact, all of her smelled good. She smelled of peaches and some sweet candy, but not overly sweet. "Miko, if you would please work your legs?"
Kagome then snapped out of her trance. She closed her mouth and started walking towards the demon. "So…um…"
"Speak." He turned his amber eyes on her. Once she saw his eyes, she could not look away. They stared at each other for a couple of minutes before Sesshoumaru turned away with a blush to his cheeks.
The rest of the way to the shrine they did not speak. An uncomfortable silence followed.
Once they made it to the shrine, Sesshoumaru set the boxes on the kitchen table as Kagome instructed.
"Thank you so much, Sesshoumaru -sama!" Kagome smiled at him as her cheeks turned pink.
"It is of no consequence," Sesshoumaru looked down at the beauty before him. Never in all of his years had he ever been captivated by any woman, demon or human. Listening to his heart for the first time in his life, he made a critical decision.
"You must repay me, Kagome." Sesshoumaru smiled just a bit to make her feel more comfortable. Kagome's eye grew in size at the demon's smile. Instead of looking fierce and unforgiving, he looked like an angel.
"How will I repay you?" Kagome knew she would do anything for him, even if he did not help her. His horror and power was respectable.
"Tonight, have dinner with me?" He took her hands in his.
"Yes!" Kagome knew this was her prince charming come to save her, even if it was Japan's most powerful demon. Adoring