Stupid, arrogant, Inuyoukai…

She smacked his arm, albeit half-heartedly. "You're such a jerk. I'm nervous!"

He cleared his throat, steeling his composure. "What are you nervous about?"

Kagome felt the heat rise in her face and wonder if it were possible to get any hotter. "How about pain? Embarrassment? Not knowing what I'm doing and getting it wrong?" She grumbled under her breath. "Looking like a complete idiot."

"Ignorance of this matter is not idiocy," he said quietly, carefully meeting her eyes. "And you need not do anything."

She was confused. "But how—"

"I will take care of you."