A Slip of Tongue and Hand
"Why are you doing this to me?"
Sesshoumaru stopped, unsure as to how to reply to such a forward question. Then he gathered himself and moved forward. "To keep up public relations," he answered, grasping at straws for why he actually wanted to hold her hand and damning himself at the same time.
Kagome easily slipped her hand from his and moved a safe distance away. "You're safe just talking to me then," she replied, a sarcastic lilt to her tone as she wiped her hand distastefully-like upon the skirt of her uniform.
"This one tends to disagree," argued Sesshoumaru.