Title: Fragrance
Words: 224
Pairing: Youko/Kagome
Author: serichan19
A/N: takes place in Sengoku Jidai

She was unlike any other human he had the displeasure of smelling. There was something about her, something quite different. Her clothing was strange, her attitude was strange, and everything seemed strange about this girl called Kagome who always had a lovely fragrance about her.

He watched as she had settled into the warm pool of water and shut her eyes in relaxation. He glanced around for any signs of the hanyou, monk, tijiya, fire cat and kitsune child. When he saw none, he leaped from the trees and landed on the rock that she was currently resting against.

She was about to scream when his hand covered her mouth, "Don't you dare scream, woman."

She recognized the voice of Youko Kurama who the group had encountered from time to time and eased up as he removed his clawed hand, "Youko-kun, what are you doing here you pervert?"

"What?" he asked innocently as he stared down at her from his position on the large rock.

"I'm taking a bath here you know!" she tried to cover herself as she blushed furiously, "You just wait until I get out!"

Youko inwardly smirked, "No need to worry dear Kagome, I'm only here to satisfy my curiosity."

"Curiosity of what?" she asked as she sank down further into the hot spring.

He gave a delicate scent, "Your scent of course."

"My scent?"

He nodded.

"Oh…you must mean my shampoos and soaps," she indicated by pointing to the small bottles lined up nearby. He glanced at it and agreed with what she had said. She scooted over and picked up a bottle, "They're called shampoo and soap, you wash yourself with it."

"Where do you get such things…?" he asked as he snatched a bottle from her hand and took a sniff.

"Well umm…from my village."

He looked thoughtful for a moment before tossing it back to her and standing up, "I rather like the way you smell when you use these 'shampoos' and 'soaps'." And with that, he leaped away in a streak of silver.

Kagome sat there for a moment, as the recent events played over in her mind. Never had a male come near her while she was bathing who wasn't interested in having a peek. She even caught Inuyasha from time to time peeking at her. She glanced at the shampoo bottle, which read 'Honey and almond'.

"So…Youko-kun likes the fragrance of this shampoo that I use…" she blushed and stored it in her mind to take into consideration.