A/N: Originally written for the Live Journal dokugacontest community theme: "Please"
Unexpected
Sesshoumaru tilted his head to one side, considering the miko. She had changed, grown up. She was much more attractive than she had been five centuries ago and the observation surprised him. Or, perhaps, he thought with a snort, it was simply Inu Yasha's absence that made her seem more attractive.
In either case, it was unexpected, and he did not like the unexpected, especially if it involved his own tightly controlled emotions. Abruptly, he started to turn away and the miko surprised him again.
"Please," she said, reaching out a hand to him across the water, "please don't leave."