Title: Harbouring Secret Delusions

Author: aimee_blue

Prompt: Tremor

Words: 300

Rating: T

Genre: Drama Romance

Summary: AU. Happy moments are misconstrued.

Laying the binoculars down beside him woodenly, Ungai sighed pensively, his steadfast determination set aflame after what he had just witnessed.

Narrowing spiteful eyes, he decided that he would have to act more decisively, and soon, lest he be too late to save the purity of Higurashi Kagome's soul.

He felt physically sick that she had permitted it to kiss her, that she had allowed those fangs and claws near her fragile body.

Higurashi Kagome was vulnerable, and it was his duty to protect her.

The sutra had been a test of the Yokai's strength, but to see the monster dispel it so easily was irksome. Spiritual power alone would not be enough to dispatch this Yokai. No, this extermination would require delicacy and patience; he would have to wait for the right moment to eviscerate that monster from Higurashi Kagome's side.

Luckily, Ungai was a very patient person.

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Growling under his breath, Sesshoumaru slipped back into his bedroom, eyes softening at the sight of Kagome huddled into a ball in his bed.

After the ridiculous sutra and an apparent – yet weak – attempt at purification, Sesshoumaru had implemented his pest control system. He was certain that no idiot holy-man would be accessing his property any time soon.

Restless, he clambered back into the bed and curled around Kagome's smaller form possessively. Nose burrowed in her hair, he tried to dispel the urge to hunt down the intruder instantly and disembowel him.

He would, of course, seek to do just that and soon, but right now he refused to leave Kagome alone.

Whatever this threat was, it was after both of them.

In his arms, a tremor passed through Kagome. "No..." she murmured in her sleep, "don't hurt... Sesshoumaru."

Stroking her brow gently, he kissed her temple. "We are fine, Kagome."