Even Sesshomaru has....

A/N: Well, please enjoy. We're down to the last five. Hopefully the fluff is still IC... this is my first real SessxKag fic that's not crack or one-shot, so every chapter I'm extremely self-conscious about. I don't own Inuyasha, but review are nice.
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Mrs. Higurashi served Kagome and her youkai steaming tea before settling down across from them at the table. Kagome shifted awkwardly as Sesshomaru just stared blankly across the room, acknowledging no one.

"Mama," Kagome began, "how was your day?"

Mrs. Higurashi raised her eyebrows, slightly amused at her daughter's attempt to distract her. "Fine, dear. Now perhaps you can tell me more about... Sesshomaru, is it?"

The youkai glanced at her, then looked away. Kagome blushed. "Ummm. Yes." Kagome mumbled. "He's Inuyasha's brother."

"Oh? How interesting," commented Mrs. Higurashi lightly. "Did he come through the well?"

"No, Mama," Kagome chided, "the well is sealed. He just...hm.... Well, he's just...er... old...enough."

Sesshomaru turned to stare forcefully at Kagome, who completely avoided looking at him. Despite his youthful looks, he was still ten times older than her mother.

"I see," murmured Mrs. Higurashi. "Well, isn't that nice."

"Uh, yes," Kagome replied. Sesshomaru still stared at her.

Mrs. Higurashi studied the interaction between her daughter and her friend and decided they needed some alone time.

"Oh! Listen to that," she exclaimed, "the laundry must be finished. I must go. Please relax while I'm gone." Then she scurried out of the room.

"I don't think the laundry was even going..." Kagome mused.

"It wasn't," Sesshomaru replied.

"Oh." Kagome whispered, "she's right outside the door, isn't she?"

"Yes."

"Huh."

They sat there in silence for a few moments, Kagome cradling her tea and Sesshomaru staring off into space, like an enemy waited in the other room.

"So," mumbled Kagome, "where do we go from here?"

Sesshomaru turned to gaze at her, amusement filtering through his eyes.

"I will court you," he stated.

"Okay...."

"Then mate you."

"Um."

"And quite possibly marry you."

"I see."

Kagome felt her face burning up, which seemed to be a fairly regular occurrence since Sesshomaru had showed himself.

"Well," Kagome mulled, "I think I can handle that."

Smiling shyly, she reached for his hand. Sesshomaru nodded as his fingers interlocked with hers loosely. He didn't pull away as a commotion sounded outside the kitchen, nor as her Grandpa and brother burst through the door in a crazy, chaotic, noisy mess.

"A demon!" cried Sota joyfully.

"A demon!" shouted her Grandpa accusingly.

Kagome slapped her forehead, aggravated as her family swarmed. Her grandfather sat himself at the table and began to make some impotent sutras and Sota converged on Sesshomaru to ask him about his super-cool-youkai-lord-POWERS.

"You're totally going to rescind your proposal, aren't you," Kagome stated dryly.

"This one," Sesshomaru replied, eyeing the exuberant Sota warily, "is considering it."