Chapter XV: Matching

Sesshomaru was quite confused when Kagome asked to borrow his sweater for a while. He was surprised by his reluctance to comply, it felt strange not to be wearing the pink thing now.

He found Naraku already waiting at the corridor Kagome told them to meet her. To anyone else, the spider looked relaxed, almost bored, but Sesshomaru knew better. The hands hidden in his pocket were most likely clenched and his shoulders were tense by the barest minimum, like he was making great effort into remaining immobile.

Something was off…

This was proven true when Kagome came bouncing to them, carrying yet another suspicious looking paper bag.

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The cafeteria's silence was deafening when the three most talked about students walked in, all eyes zeroing in on the two figurative dragons walking on either side of their princess.

Except her white dragon's familiar pink sweater was now sporting a very well-known design. Her black dragon was no better, the pink scarf he now donned on his neck was sporting the same design on its edges.

Kagome seemed blissfully unaware of the current silent turmoil as she took her sear and gazed adoringly at her master piece, "See, Hello Kitty makes everyone look better!"