Kagome's mind stopped wondering when Sesshomaru stopped walking. He had led her to the back of the property, where the maintenance shed was.

"Inuyasha asked me to get him another pool noodle," Sesshomaru said as he opened the door to the shed. Kagome leaned up against the side of the shed and waited for him to emerge.

"What for? So he can hit Miroku with it and and cheat at Marco Polo," Kagome smirked and Sesshomaru chuckled lightly.

"Probably," He said. He emerged from the shed and dropped the pool noodle to the ground. After locking the shed, he walked over to where Kagome was standing. She looked up at him with a question in her eyes. She knew Sesshomaru had no answer for her.

He placed his hand lightly on her hip and stepped as close to her as he could. His head ducked down and he kissed her. Kagome shifted her weight so that she was pressed closer up against him. Sesshomaru slid his hand around her waist and pulled her tightly up against him. He deepened their kiss and Kagome's hands found her way around Sesshomaru's neck. She slid one hand up the back of his neck and into his silver hair. She used her hand to massage the back of his neck and his scalp. To her great pleasure, she felt Sesshomaru relax entirely into her touch. She rubbed him behind his ears, his favorite spot. The deep hum she received from him told her that he was her's, for now.

Sesshomaru loved the way Kagome touched him. It was something that she had learned on her own. What surprised him most was that she wanted to learn. She went out of her way to find the spots on his body that made him melt. He slipped his tongue past her lips. She allowed his access and smiled against his lips as their tongues battled each other.

Sesshomaru slid his hand up her side. It found its way to the back of her neck, where he pulled her in closer for a more intense kiss. Then it found its way to her breast and cupped it gently. He massaged it and enjoyed her soft sighs.

When they were both in need for air, Sesshomaru broke their kiss. Kagome took a couple deep breaths and looked up at him. Her eyes and her small face were so beautiful to him, but she did not know that. To Kagame, Sesshomaru's eyes looked indifferent though happy. She knew that these small sessions of physical comfort where just that and nothing more.

"Shall we return to the others?" Sesshomaru asked her.

"Sure" She said and watched as he picked up the pool noddle. He took her hand once again. When they were getting closer to the others, Sesshomaru let go of her hand and walked ahead of her. He threw the pool noodle to Inuyasha and went inside. Kagome sat back down on her chair and resumed reading her book.

The game of Marco Polo was drawing to an end. Sango climbed out of the pool and wrapped a towel around her slender waist. Miroku watched her carefully.

"What did Sesshomaru want?" Sango asked her, her tone did not imply that she was prying.

"He needed to get a pool noodle for Inuyasha" Kagome said, putting down her book to head inside with the others.

"And he needed your help for that?" Sango laughed.

"Well no, but he needed me to identify a plant by the shed anyways so I went with him," Kagome told her with a smile.

"Was is a weed?" Sango asked.

"No," Kagome replied.

"Oh good!." Sango said and the two of them started to walk inside. Kagome was majoring in plant biology and it was a valid excuse, one that they had agreed they would use if they were outside. Sesshomaru would often ask her to identify plants that he thought were weeds, even before they started... what ever this was.