Series: Inuyasha/Naruto
Pairing: Kagome/Hinata
Prompt: Wanna dance?
The soft glow of festival lanterns covered the small village that they'd been sent to, even if the large party was more of an impromptu celebration than an actual festival. Still, Hinata thought it looked like everyone was having fun from where she watched on the sidelines of the festivities.
Their mission had originally been an escort mission, only warranting a higher ranked team because of information on the dangers of the area they'd be traveling through. But, as things seemed to go more often than not, it had turned out to be much more difficult than anticipated. Not that they hadn't been able to handle it, but it certainly wasn't what they'd been expecting. In the end though, they'd managed to get their charge, a priestess named Kagome, to the small mountain village that had needed her so desperately.
Hinata smiled softly as Kagome detached herself from the main crowd of villagers and made straight for her. She was slightly out of breath from dancing and laughing, and Hinata could feel her cheeks warming to match Kagome's of flushed cheeks. "Wanna dance?" Kagome asked as she pushed some loose hair out of her face. "A new dance is about to start."
"I don't know the steps," Hinata hedged. She wanted to accept, but she didn't want to get in the way of others trying to enjoy themselves.
"Don't worry about it!" Kagome laughed, and for just a moment Hinata thought Kagome was retracting her offer. "I'll teach you as we go. It's not a hard one and I'm sure you're a natural."
Hinata met Kagome's expectant look before finally taking her hand and being led away from where she'd spent most of the evening.
The music started off slow and Kagome quietly explained the next steps and moves so that Hinata could keep pace until she started to settle into the rhythm and pattern. As she gained confidence, Hinata glanced around and came to a very quick realization. All of the other pairs dancing were obviously couples. No parents with their children, no siblings playfully pushing each other in between steps, no friends quietly giggling together as they spun around. Just sets of people who were obviously lost in each other and the music.
Looking back at Kagome, Hinata was caught off guard. Kagome was watching her in a way that told her that the priestess knew that she'd finally realized the significance of this particular dance. The next thing Hinata knew, Kagome was squeezing her hand a little tighter and moved just a little closer as the music continued behind them.
"Thanks for accepting my invitation to dance," Kagome said softly before quickly leaning in to leave a peck on Hinata's cheek without disrupting their dance steps.
Eyes wide and cheeks darkening to an even deeper red than they already were, Hinata sighed out the shaky breath she'd been holding and smiled. "Of course," she nodded, squeezing Kagome's hand in return.
