A/N: Oops! I put things out of order and skipped a chapter. Corrected now, but you might have missed the previous chapter, "Throw". That one comes first!

For the 'Murky' theme on Dokuga's LJ comm - 100 words, no more no less. Originally posted on May 9, 2011. This won third place!

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Draw

Sesshoumaru watched Kagome out of the corner of his eye all evening, expecting her to interrogate him about Naraku's crimes, but something had robbed her of all curiosity. "Something is wrong," he said as they walked home along the bank of the murky bay.

She ran her thumb along his magenta markings. "You know there is. This is wrong and a lie. We should stop, Sesshoumaru."

"I do not want that. Neither do you."

"Which is exactly the problem."

He drew her close, and her agitation melted away as his lips brushed hers. "You have no regrets."

"No," she breathed.

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