Next: Lego House – Ed Sheeran
Then: Kiss Me – Ed Sheeran
"Don't you dare look out your window,
Darling, everything's on fire,
The war outside our door keeps raging on,"
– Safe and Sound, Taylor Swift & The Civil Wars
7. Safe and Sound
Kakashi held onto the box of the supplies needed with sure hands as both he and Kagome walked side by side back to his sensei's office.
He had a lot on his mind, now. His worries would always stray to whether or not Kagome would actually accept him, but the lesser worry of his mind was that she was still stressing over the Shikon no Tama that was placed in her care, even though he told her that she wouldn't have to guard it alone. He wasn't really bothered about helping her protect the jewel from people or demons alike that would no doubt want the jewel, it would get him closer to her in the process, wouldn't it?
It'll all be fine, he'd make sure of it.
A miko and a ninja side by side should be able to take care of protecting a mere artifact... with lots of power that could even call the Shinigami back to them... He finally began to feel himself worry about that, but he still knew for a fact that they wouldn't be protecting it alone.
He'll ask his sensei for back up, and maybe he'll even get paid for an S-ranked mission... He honestly didn't want Kagome to stress herself over something that wasn't worth the effort, and he'll do anything to take the burden off of her shoulders.
...
But, she didn't like that she involved another person, though... How could she allow herself to fall for him when she knew there was no way she could have a life after being burdened with the jewel.
Kagome wanted to tell him that no one else should do her work for her... that it was her job, and she was told to guard it as her father's last dying breath. But, she couldn't find it in her to do that. Kakashi gave her something to believe, and she knew she wouldn't be guarding this alone. Even though it was clear to Kagome that she wasn't allowed to have romance in her life, it didn't mean she didn't want it. She wanted it, and she believed she deserved it.
She also knew that that wasn't what Kakashi had told her, but at this point she was willing to take anything, because he said that he liked her.
He walked beside her, shoulder to shoulder as they made their way up the slope and to the office together, her new jewel nestled in the small crevice made from her cleavage, hung on a silver chain.
"Thank you, Kakashi," she murmured to him.
End Note: Sorry this is late, I was opting to update stories with more reviews, and then get to the ones with less.
Hope you enjoyed it, though! :)
