Dawn broke through the shoji just as sleep began to claim them.
"Sesshoumaru?" she whispered, eyes already closed and protesting sun's first rays.
He did not bother to open his own. "Hm?"
Her voice was tired, soft wisps of breath punctuating her words. "You were wrong."
One eye cracked open then. "About?"
She burrowed into his chest, trying to ward off the morning chill. "You are well-suited to this."
Then, before he could realize what was happening, she lifted her chin and pressed a featherlight kiss to his cheek.
"Thank you for saving me."
She drifted off before he could respond.
For Nilee1 and Neelixonee. :)
