It was the day after her finals, which was also the day of the party, and Kagome was baking a whole bunch of things. She had just finished baking her last batch of cookies and was about to start the cinnamon buns. She used a spatula to remove the cookies of the baking pan and place them onto a plate where the rest of them where.
"Kagome!" Rin's voice rang through the kitchen as the young girl came running towards her.
"Hi Rin, what's up?" Kagome asked taking the child into her arms. Rin wrapped her legs around Kagome's waist and Kagome supported her with her arms.
"I need to talk to you about Lord Sesshomaru," Rin said, with a sigh.
"What's wrong?" Kagome smiled at the girl to encourage her.
"He's been very grumpy lately and I want to play with him but he always says no," Rin complained and Kagome nodded.
"Rin, he's been very busy with work lately. But I have noticed it too. He has been quiet the grumpy bum." Kagome smirked and Rin giggled at the use of the word bum.
"How do I fix it?" Rin asked.
"Tell you what, how about you draw Sesshomaru a picture to tell him how much you care about him and that you appreciate all his hard work. I will play with you until he has the time again. Right now we just need to give him his space and let him get over this slump, understand?" Kagome told and she nodded Rin.
"Okay!" Rin said. Kagome gave her a cookie and set her down on the ground. Rin ran off to start drawing a picture for Sesshomaru. When Kagome turned around she gasped when she saw Sesshomaru leaning on the door frame.
"Hi, I didn't hear you come in," Kagome said slowly, wondering how much he had heard.
"Clearly," Sesshomaru said, Kagome was unable to determine his mood based on his tone. He left the door frame and walked smoothly over to her. Kagome could read nothing in his eyes. She hoped he was not mad. "So I've been a bit of a... what did you call me... grumpy bum?" Kagome could have died at that very moment. So he had heard everything!
"Yes, you have" She told him bravely but slowly, her eyes never leaving his face. He stretched out his hand and let his claws trial down her neck to just below her collar bone. Kagome's eyes drift partly closed and then open again and she took a very deep breath. Sesshomaru's mouth was right by her ear when he said "Seeing you like that with my ward is the most endearing thing I've ever laid eyes on." With that he grabbed a cookie and left the kitchen.
"Hey, those are for the party tonight!" Kagome called after his departing form but she knew he did not care. She frowned and continued working on the cinnamon buns. He's so confusing Kagome thought with a sigh of both frustration and contentment.