There's a lightness to his features there wasn't before.
Her embarrassment fading away, Kagome relaxes, her own humor at her actions welling up, and she presses her lips together so she doesn't wake the whole house.
It really is kind of funny.
"I'm sorry." She's still trying to hold it in, brimming with barely controlled tears of laughter, and she steps forward, tilting her chin. "Hi."
Something nostalgic steals over his features, gold melting into liquid warmth. The humor slips away, and he steps closer, his hands lifting to frame her face as he lowers his. "Hi."
Their noses touch.
A/N: Thank you so much to all of you reading. And thank you for your comments! They mean the world.
Posting will resume next week on a Monday, Wednesday, Friday schedule. Looking forward to sharing more! I hope you all have a lovely weekend.