Title: Sweeter than Bubbles
Prompt: Cherry On Top Challenge- Bubble Gum
Genre: Adventure, Romance
AU/CU: Canon
Rating: T
Warnings: none that i know of, some fluff though.
Word Count: 940
Summary: Sesshomaru needs to ask Kagome a question, but first, he needs a cookie.
Sweeter then Bubbles
Kagome shifted from one foot to the other as she continued to mix the batter for their stores famous 'Death By Chocolate' Cookies, currently it was the time of the day that the flow of costumers can to a slow crawl, so she decided that it would be a wise choice to move to the back room and quickly make a batch or two, and have them ready by the time costumers started rolling in again.
It was a small shop she worked at, located just outside the Tokyo City limits, called Sakura no Hana no Pesutori or 'Sakura Blossom Pastries' in English. Even with its limited seating space, they were quite popular, many people who came by seemed to make a regular visit, some ordered the same pastries that Kagome was able to have their order ready before they even walked in the door.
Actually, Kagome glanced up at the round lemon-yellow clock that hung on the wall, 11: 48 a.m hmm, one of her regulars should be here any minute now…
The shops door bell innocently rang, just before the front counter bell was tapped, bringing anyone's attention to who ever tapped it. Kagome smiled as she wiped her hands on the apron the donned her normal work wear, and moved to the front of the house.
Just like all the other times that he came into the shop, Kagome's heart skipped a few beats as she took in his appearance, and today, he seemed even more breathtaking: instead of his normal designer business suit, he wore manila slacks and a light pink button down shirt. Though the one thing that really caught her attention was his hair, which flowed freely around him instead of tied back into a low pointy tail at the back of his neck. Sesshomaru Taisho, never failed to take her breath away…
"Hello, Taisho-san. I'm guessing that you're here to pick up Rin's weekly order of Bubble Gum Sugar Cookies?" The young woman smiled as he nodded his head slightly before grabbing a cookie bag and moving to the display case.
"Yes, but I am mostly here for personal business," At that Kagome came back up to face him; what kind of personal business would a business tycoon like him need to be carried out in there little pastry shop?
"Oh, well, I can see if I can help you with what I can. But if its something about placing a order with the shop itself, your going to have to talk to the owner about it." The young woman muttered as she took his out stretched card and swiping it through the machine, before giving it back to him along with the sugar cookie.
"Actually, my personal business has to deal with you and I alone."
Kagome tilted her head to one side, "Oh? Well, in that case, I'd be more than happy to help you."
The sides of Sesshomaru's mouth moved upward slightly, "This one would take great pleasure if you accepted his invitation to join him later this evening."
Her eyes grew wide as she listened to his words. Her delicate lips parted, but then closed again before anything was said. She did this several times, only being able to mutter the first word in the sentence before shutting her mouth again, and trying again a few moments later.
"I- you- wait, what?"
This time Sesshomaru gave her a full blown smile, it was cute when she did that. "I would like to know, if you would accept my offer to join me for dinner this evening." Now, Kagome's cheeks were a bright cherry red from his words. Sesshomaru inwardly groaned, she just looked too tempting.
"But, Taisho-san, I, I don't-"
The business tycoon placed his thumb against her lip, successfully silencing her, while moving the rest of his hand to cup her chin. "Sesshomaru, Kagome, it's not all that hard to say, and it's a simple yes or no is all I need."
Kagome was silent a few moments, it wasn't fair when he stared at her like that, it made it impossible to resist whatever request he made. "Yes, I'd love to have dinner with you."
Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed pleasantly as he closed the distance between them, placing a soft kiss on her equally soft cheek. He stepped back, and chuckled to himself, it didn't seem possible, but her face appeared to get even redder. Sesshomaru asked for her address which she gladly wrote down on the back of a shop's business card. "Thank you, Kagome. I will come by to pick you up at 7."
And with that, he elegantly walked through the door, and down the street out of her line of vision. A small, dainty hand came up to cup the cheek he kissed, not surprised by the heat the radiated off of it. A small giggle passed through her lips, hopefully her boss wouldn't mind the far off look she was going to have the rest of the day.
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AN: Well, that it for this prompt, did you like it? I'm happy with it, but this is my first writing, so I want to know how you enjoyed it. Read and Review!