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Sesshoumaru's Secret
Chapter Ten
By: Luna
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"So, how did you and Sesshoumaru become friends?" Izayoi asked, stressing the first and last word with a little flirtatious dip.
Kagome flushed red, unused to any sort of innuendo that included herself and Sesshoumaru – and certainly none sent directly at her. "U-um, at school?"
Izayoi's eyes widened. "Is that a question?"
"N-no, it's a fact. Sesshoumaru was the one that guided me around s-school." Kagome hated her stutter, but it was something she couldn't help when she was exceptionally nervous.
For a moment there, Izayoi didn't look like she believed her, but that moment of doubt had been instantly smoothed away and the bubbly smile that she wore since her eyes had fallen on Kagome remained. "Oh?" She prompted. "Did you approach him first? Sesshoumaru's terribly shy, you know."
"N-no way!" Kagome denied, her voice squeaking again. Izayoi's voice was perfectly affable, but Kagome almost felt like she was… testing her, somehow. "I wasn't paying attention to the tour because I was so nervous, and I ran right into him. He's the one that approached me after that. It was the weirdest thing."
Izayoi watched as Kagome gaze drifted away, a small frown on her face. "You were shocked at Sesshoumaru's kindness?" She asked, her tone slightly surprised. In fact, she was surprised – if Kagome's tale was true. Sesshoumaru wasn't nice, so being told that he was the one who offered that first hand of friendship was hard to believe, especially since Kagome was too sweet.
Kagome's eyes were hard to see through her thick glasses, but even Izayoi could see her blue eyes go wide. "Of course! I mean, I'm so… me! And Sesshoumaru's so… him! Everyone likes him, but no one will say anything. And I'm not really the type of person that attracts the type of person Sesshoumaru is."
"Hmm, well, I'd say you obviously are, my dear." Izayoi tipped her head to the side and listened. Sesshoumaru was back, judging by the sounds of the slow, heavy footsteps approaching. She would be very interested to see Sesshoumaru's reaction at seeing Kagome – and judge whether the sweet, stuttering child really was a friend of her Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru followed the sounds of Inuyasha playing, knowing his mother would be nearby, and she'd be worried. He froze when he saw Kagome sitting opposite of Izayoi. At his entrance, Kagome turned to him with a brilliant smile, and Sesshoumaru felt… soothed. How? How did she know when he needed her? Needed someone.
Izayoi stilled inside at the expression on Sesshoumaru's face, and when Kagome jumped up and ran to him, chattering a mile a minute in her nervousness, the tenderness in Sesshoumaru's eyes made her want to cry.
When Sesshoumaru's eyes quietly met hers, Izayoi forced her throat to clear and offered a bright smile. "Hello, my dear. Will you have some tea?"