Where the Moon Meets the Sun

by Aika-Yukiko

This was not what he expected. Yet how could he have expected anything other than the unexpected when it came to her? A single night of the forbidden had them both wishing for more, but what if more could cost you everything you have ever loved? Will they risk it in order to find happiness? Or will they bow down to the pressures of responsibilities, wondering what if? Sess/Kag

28. Chapter 28

8:50 PM

Kagome blushed even more as he released her hand and stepped back so she could continue working on the next toggle. Her hands shook violently and she struggled to get the little wooden piece out of the cord. With a sigh of relief she finally had it free and moved on to the next one. Moving her fingers deftly she made quick work of the fourth one and moved on to the fifth and final closure to her raincoat. Her fingers stilled for a moment but she shook her head and undid that closure too.

She still refused to meet his eyes, but she could feel him boring holes into her. Her hands still shook as she started to remove her coat and her eyes watered slightly in embarrassment. 'Oh no!' She thought. 'I am not going to cry!' She'd always had a habit of crying when she was too anxious or nervous about something, and she did not want Sesshoumaru to see her do just that!

She was so focused on stopping the tears that she had not noticed when Sesshoumaru stepped up behind her, stopping her from removing her coat.