The Decision
Since the incident at the cemetery, Kagome could not help but notice the little nuances that were hidden with the ice prince.
The way he would sigh in frustration at Inuyasha's crudeness, but faintly smile after seeing his brother happy,
His acting all annoyed but ending up giving in to the antics of his father in expense to his own pride,
His interactions with the weirdness named Naraku, but never humiliating his best friend.
He did not dare display it, but he was taking care of the people close to him, in such a subtle way it tended to go unnoticed.
Kagome found him one afternoon asleep under the Sakura tree on the row by the school. Quietly she sat down beside him, her head tilted in curiosity. "You've been so concerned of the people around you, no wonder you're such a grouch." In response, the sleeping Council President's brow knit together, as if in a serious dream. Kagome hummed softly, her eyes sparkling. "But I still like you, senpai. I cannot forget your smile, I cherish it in my memory."
She lifted her gaze to the cherry blossom's canopy that was shielding them from the golden afternoon sky. "Kimi-sama... he has been taking care of your family for so long, can I ask permission from you... to be the one to take care of him?"
The wind blew, sending a rain of pink petals upon them, and she smiled as she brought her gaze back to Sesshomaru and his frowning, sleeping face.
"Senpai, why do you hate me? I want to see you smile again," she leaned over and lightly planted a kiss on his forehead.
Kagome suddenly drew back- realizing it was a BAD IDEA.
Her hair tickled him and the contact roused him from dreamland. Golden eyes fluttered open and Kagome freaked out. As his blurry vision was about to regain, the girl scrambled for the nearest hideout-
up the freaking tree.
