Series: Inuyasha/Blood Blockade Battlefront
Pairing: Kagome/Leonardo Watch
Prompt: song "Something Just Like This" by The Chainsmokers & Coldplay
She was amazing, Leo thought.
Kagome was about the same size he was and still stood on equal ground with other Libra members, fighting alongside them to protect the people of the city. Bright and beautiful and strong and so many things he himself just…wasn't.
She never shied away from Zapp's razzing or flinched under Klaus's heavy gaze. She wasn't scared of the people and creatures they fought against, but she wasn't hard or what anyone (who hadn't faced her in battle) would call intimidating. She was still kind and friendly and approachable and everyone who met her seemed to love her. Leo knew he definitely wasn't alone in that.
So why had she chosen him?
Every time they went out on dates or even just sat around the office together, Leo could feel other people watching them, and it never failed to make him feel at least a little self-conscious. Everyone had to be wondering the same thing: how did he end up with her? Why would someone so radiant date such an ordinary guy? Leo knew he definitely questioned it.
Jumping a little when Kagome flung herself onto the couch next to him, he looked at the top of her head when she automatically leaned on his shoulder. "I'm so tired," she sighed as she went lax beside him.
"Sorry," Leo sympathized, gently resting his head against hers. He knew that she'd taken up training in hand-to-hand combat with Zed so that she could be better prepared for the unexpected during missions, and Leo found himself admiring her just a little more. Stretching his fingers out, he let the tips graze against the back of Kagome's hand before he drew them back. He still had trouble wrapping his mind around the fact that they were in an actual relationship, how was he supposed to initiate even little intimacies?
But, as she usually did, Kagome crossed that bridge for him and took his hand in hers, squeezing lightly. Things were quiet between them as Kagome rested still against his shoulder and he ran his thumb along her fingers.
"Leo?" Kagome asked, her voice quiet.
"Hm?"
Pulling away to sit up and get a better look at him, Kagome continued, "Is something wrong? You seem tense. Fidgety."
"Oh, ah…" Leo fumbled for a moment before his nerves caused him to fall back into a smile and a small bout of awkward laughter. "No, no, everything's fine," he tried to assure her as he rubbed a hand through his fluffy hair. When Kagome continued to stare at him, he could feel his mouth start to run away with him. "I just, you know…have a hard time believing you ever wanted to go out with someone like me." More nervous laughter worked its way up his throat when her mouth pulled down into a frown. Swallowing, he tried to will his mouth to stay shut but had no such luck. "I mean, aside from my eyes, there's nothing that special about me, especially compared to the people we work with. I'm not particularly fast or strong. I'm not tall or super masculine. I don't have much money–"
Leo was abruptly cut off when Kagome pressed her fingers against his lips. "Hey," she told him in a firm voice, "don't talk like that about yourself."
"But–" He tried again before her entire hand covered his mouth to halt whatever he was about to say.
"No," she told him again. Sitting up a little straighter and turning to face him directly, Kagome laid into him. "Now you listen to me, Leonardo Watch. You are one of the sweetest people I know. You're kind and considerate. You're smart and you're clever. You're funny and always try to cheer me up when I'm sad. You're brave and you work hard. You're cute and I don't break my neck trying to look up at you. You're amazing." She smiled when a light pink dusted across his nose and cheeks just above her hand. Lifting her hand a little, she asked, "And did you forget that I asked you out on our first date?"
"Well, no, but–" He was cut off again as Kagome shook her head.
"No buts," she told him seriously. "If I didn't want to be with you, I wouldn't be." She paused as his eyes widened a fraction, the soft blue glow leaking out just enough to shine on his cheeks and her hand. "This," she said lifting their hands where their fingers were still intertwined. "I like this. This is exactly what I want. With you. I'm not looking for anything else. Just this. Okay?"
Wordlessly, partially because of Kagome's hand and partially because he simply didn't have the words, Leo nodded. He could feel his heart clenching in his throat as Kagome removed her hand from his mouth and he tried not to cry. Glancing down, he shut his eyes, not wanting the shine to catch in the few forming tears.
Out of everyone, she'd chosen him.
"Hey," Kagome spoke again in a softer tone.
When Leo looked back up, he was caught off guard by the soft press of Kagome's lips against his. It was gentle and chaste and made Leo's still-clenching heart shoot straight up into his throat, stealing away his breath. Kagome pulled away first, but not before one last quick peck, and asked "Are you okay? Are we good?"
Leo had to swallow around where his heart was still lodged in his throat, but he managed a sincere smile and nodded happily. They were better than good in his book. They were great. Together. As they were. Just like this.
"No fraternizing at work," Zapp huffed as he walked by the couch and roughly mussed Leo's hair.
Immediately rising to his defense, Kagome grabbed a couch pillow and chucked it at the back of Zapp's head, hitting him dead on. By the time the taller man had turned around to start his revenge, Kagome had already hauled Leo off the couch and was running away with him, laughing as they made their getaway together.
