Why Here?

He raised an eyebrow and reached for his water bottle. She watched him slowly unscrew the cap, pause, and say before taking a sip, "Eating lunch."

"Why here?" Kagome bit her lip, uneasy with how casual they were acting. Shouldn't I—him too—but at the very least me—be acting more reserved around him? But she felt, oddly enough, like they were jumping back into old, familiar patterns. As if they'd known each other for a very long time.

But that was completely illogical, she reminded herself. It was bad enough when she'd first met him she'd thought it was love at first sight but this? She tried desperately not to notice his golden eyes, yet again, as she waited for his response.

His smirk looked more beast than human, and she felt her flickering pulse jump when he said, "I figured it'd be best to eat with you."


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