DISCLAIMER: I do not own InuYasha

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Summary: Chocolates for Sesshomaru? Kagome/Sesshomaru

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His brother's wench had always been a naïve girl, one who gave too much and asked for too little, a girl who believed there was good in everyone no matter their background. But today she was beaming, glowing, and over-flowing with positivity and love. She had been handing out small gifts of something sweet to everyone she came in contact with, the inside of her bag seemingly bottomless as she pulled one box after the another out to hand to random villager.

Her face was flushed with happiness and excitement, her blue eyes were sparkling and her hair was caught up in the dying winds of winter as she spotted yet another villager with empty hands. He followed her silently, finding her actions very curious, and went unnoticed for quite some time or so he had thought. But then she had turned on him once she reached the edge of the village.

"I have one for you as well, Lord Sesshomaru." Her smile was bright and so was her energy. It was enough to keep him from walking away from her.

She dove back into her bag and fished around for a moment in a comical fashion before announcing a loud "ah-ha" and stepping up to him with no fear and only a smile. She held out a small square wrapped in a fragile paper, her eyes shining as she waited eagerly for him to take it. But he would not accept something without inquiring about it first.

"What is it you offer this Sesshomaru?" His monotone voice asked smoothly.

Her eyebrow twitched a little, he could only assume she had not expected to have her gift questioned, "This is a special treat from my home, its chocolate. It's made from cocoa beans, milk, sugar, and other yummy things. Will you accept it?"

He made no move to take it from her, "You have been giving out a lot of these, I've watched you go through the village and gift all the humans with something similar. Why do you do this?"

With a face red from embarrassment she explained, "Where I am from this is a day to celebrate love. Girls give out chocolates to the people they care about on this day, some of it is bought from a vendor already made and when they are really special they are handmade. It's called Valentine's Day."

Satisfied with her response, he took the gift from her, claws dragging lightly across her palm in the process. He was pleased with the sharp intake of breath he heard from her, she was a sensitive little priestess.

"If only the females participate in this ritual, how do the males reciprocate?" He inquired, wheels turning deviously in his mind.

"Oh! In about 29 days there is another holiday named White Day where the men can 'answer' the gifts women give them with gifts of their own. Traditionally the men will give sweets, clothes, or jewelry that are white to the women of their choosing. There might be more to it but I've never celebrated it before…" She looked thoughtful for a moment, "Do you have any other questions, Lord Sesshomaru?"

"No, you were quite informative." He said in a dismissive tone.

Another bright smile and she bowed low to him, "Please enjoy it!"

As she scrambled off he inspected the gift and removed the paper, his mouth moving into a smirk as he saw the misshapen square and smudges of fingerprints all over it. Perhaps she didn't think he'd noticed that she made it by hand, but he had.

So he was special to the little priestess?

He found that bit of information the most interesting of all.