"Meditation is not so hard Kagome." He said amusedly watching her as she pouted.
"I can't Shinobu." She muttered.
He flicked her forehead lightly chucking as her head shot up in surprise. "Can't or won't?"
She was silent for a moment as she looked away from him. "I- when I try and meditate I can … I can feel her…"
His brows furrowed in confusion. "Her who?"
"Kikyou." The sadness her soul exuded hung like a heavy mist around him. "She's the one… with the other half of my soul." He had to stomp on his rage before it could bubble out.
All the more reason demons- even half demons cannot be trusted.
"Miroku has been trying to help me with meditation, he says it would help me to control my power- and to stop some of the pain." Her fear was like a sharp bolt through his heart. "But I get lost in her! Her thoughts, her feelings, her anger and hate! I'm so afraid I'll become her, I don't want to lose myself."She whispered the final part finally meeting his eyes.
"I promise you Kagome I won't let you use yourself." A thought popped in his head. "Do you think the undead woman's ceramic body would have survived into this time?"
"I don't know…"
"Let's find out than shall we?" He stood, and moved to stand behind her placing his hands on her shoulders and gently pushing down until she was seated. "Relax Kagome, clear your mind." She closed her eyes taking deep breaths attempting to calm herself.
After a few minutes Shinobu frowned. "You're not relaxing Kagome." He moved to crouch in front of her. "You look flushed are you alright?" His hand reached out to rest on face.
Her eyes shot open as a pretty pink tinted her cheeks at his closeness. "Fine!" She squeaked.
"Are you sure?"
She huffed turning away from him, muttering something he almost didn't catch. "It's hard to be calm when you're so close."
If he didn't know her as well as he did he might have been hurt or offended as it was…
He moved his hand to grasp her chin and turn her head until she faced him, he studied her eyes from a moment before leaning resting his fore head on hers. "It's good to know that I effect you in the same matter in which you effect me."
He found her embarrassed sputter to be rather endearing.