Entering my rooms quietly, I close the door behind me, listening to the miko's movements and quiet sniffles.
"Kagome." I call to the room, stepping carefully towards the bed chamber.
"Sess..houmaru." she stumbles out, starting slightly, as I cock my head at the odd pause in my name. "Sorry, Sesshoumaru. Kami, I'm sorry." she whispers as she collapses onto the edge of the raised bed, putting her head in her hands.
"Why are you sorry, little bird?" I ask, striding across the room to kneel in front of her, gently pulling her hands from her face.
"I... lost my temper. But gods dammit, he's so thick sometimes." she hisses quietly, making me smirk.
"Indeed, he is. You have naught to apologise for, however, Kagome. He is a fool. He will either accept things as they are or he will not." I stop, looking down at our hands, unsure if I should or even can voice my worries that she will allow the half-breed to sway her decision regarding courting me.
"Sess..houmaru" Kagome says quietly. I return my gaze to her cobalt eyes again. "He won't make me change my mind. He can throw as much of a tantrum as he wants, he has no voice in this matter. He's often blinded by the past and refuses to see change when it happens." She lifts one of her hands to brush her fingers along my jawline. "I love him, he's my best friend, my brother, but he's really fucking slow on the uptake and such a moron sometimes." she finishes with a breathy snort, her hand falling back to her lap.
My shoulders relax tremendously, immensely pleased that she is able to discern and dispel my worries, showing just how well she has come to know me. I give her a small smile, lifting the hand I still hold to press a gentle kiss to the back of her knuckles.
"Thank you, Kagome. As for him being a fool, I'm afraid that there's little to be done to remedy that save for allowing him to see the changes and hope he can reconcile the past with the present."
She nods lightly, before leaning forward to press her lips to mine briefly. "Mm, it might help if you offer to include him a bit with things. Nothing major, but maybe offer him the chance to spar with someone. He likes a good fight, and if posed properly, I think he'd be open to the idea of training with your army." she remarks thoughtfully, head tilting slightly, receiving a contemplative hum from me as I shift from the floor to sit beside her on the bed.
"Kami, now that I've been learning sword fighting, man, I can see how many bad habits he has." she chuckles.
"Indeed." I reply with a short laugh. "I will extend the offer."
She looks up at me, before leaning into my side. "Thanks, Sess. He'll probably blow up at it, cuz it's what he does, but... just don't stoop to his baiting and leave the offer open. His curiosity will win out pretty quick."
"Hn." I bend to nuzzle the crown of her head. "Come, let us ready to sleep. It has been a long day, and tomorrow will be as well."
"Gods, you're telling me." Her laugh tinkles across the room as she stands to change behind a screen.
4/8/21 A/n: Kags be mad but she knows her friends super well. And catching herself on a nickname that'll come into play more in the future. I had someone complain on another story about Kags swearing. Sorry, not sorry. It's fanfiction, I'm allowed to change the characters how I want, and she's an adult. Adults swear when they're mad or overwhelmed or just because. It's not going to be gratuitous from her in this one, and I'm trying to keep the characters pretty in character, but things'll happen as it happens.