Here's the next bit!

autumngold- thanks so much for the review! I'm planning on updating once a day or something around that so that I can finish it before my break's over :)

Day Dream Martini- thanks so much for the reviews! This chapter is shorter but I think you'll enjoy the next one! It's long and interesting :)


Chapter 3: Playground

The next meeting occurred at a playground near her family's shrine. She saw him first, since she regularly stopped by the playground with Shippo when she visited her family's. Seeing Sesshomaru here was surprising, since she hadn't seen him visit the playground with Rin before.

"Hello." She stated reaching them. Sesshomaru turned and greeted her with a smile, while Rin squealed seeing Shippo. Shippo himself looked at his mom for approval and at her nod ran towards the girl at the bottom of the slide.

"How are you?" Kagome asked keeping an eye on the children and taking a seat on the cold bench across from the playground. Sesshomaru was already sitting there and moved slightly.

"Good. And you?"

"Quite well." She remarked gently bringing her gloved hands close to her face.

"Are you cold?" Sesshomaru asked moving his hands out of his pockets. He tended to be warm and gently held Kagome's hands in his, smiling when she seemed surprised.

"Your hands are so warm!" she exclaimed forgetting all together about asking why he was at this playground.

"I've been told I have warm hands." He stated. "So Kagome why have I never seen you at this playground before?"

"Because I only come here when I visit family." She stated. "They live in the Sunset Shrine." Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow at this.

"Really? I live down the street. The brick house with the lighted snowman in front of it for the past three years." Kagome laughed recalling how Shippo begged to see the snowman every year the minute they arrived at the shrine. She told Sesshomaru that and she was rewarded with one of his fabulous smiles.

"So," Kagome began as she watched the children playing, "I was thinking of maybe setting up a play date for Rin and Shippo sometime next week?"

"What time?" Sesshomaru immediately answered. He was willing to jump to any excuse to get to know Kagome, and get a free chance to spend time with her.

"Um is next Saturday okay? We could meet at the shrine around four?"

"That would be fine. " They sat in silence for a few minutes before Sesshomaru turned to look at his phone. "I have to leave soon if I'm going to make dinner."

"We'll walk with you." Kagome answered as she stood along with him and the two made their way to the children. Both secretly couldn't wait to be in the other's company for a longer time next Saturday.


Sorry it's short, but the next one will be longer and better :)

Kaoruhana