Word Count: 260
Chapter 12: Reversal of Luck
It was not that Sesshoumaru distrusted Kagome, but he was wary, finding her promises to be too good to be true. He followed after Susumu, as she had suggested as alleviation for his doubts, after the human had left her shop bound to the contract made with her. The first two days were ordinary, showing the man scavenging the streets for scraps of food by day and sleeping on the sidewalk by night. On the third day, however, Susumu woke up, grumbling with a piece of paper stuck to his face. He pulled it off and stuffed it in his pocket, immediately forgetting about it.
It seemed trivial at the time, but later in the day, Sesshoumaru realized that the paper stuck to Susumu's face was in fact a lottery card, and a winning one at that. A potential act of thievery at a convenience store turned into a reversal of luck when Susumu had placed his hands in his pockets, feeling the card he had left there earlier.
"You granted his wish," Sesshoumaru said first thing when he returned to the shop.
Kagome was tending to her orchids when he had entered. She readjusted the plant before turning to greet her guest. "It is what I promised."
"No, you granted his wish."
"Do you still doubt me, milord?"
"I still do not understand you."
"I am not hiding anything, Lord Sesshoumaru."
"Which is puzzling itself," he countered, "Everyone holds secrets, and I do not believe you are an exception."
"What secret do you believe I am hiding?"
"Your identity."
