Hercules, and his gifts.
Sesshomaru learned many things with Kagome around.
"Winter is coming," He told her coming up behind her as she looks out over the high balcony. She merely smiled and tucked a stand of stay hair behind her ear "I can't wait for the snow."
He rose an eyebrow, and she glanced back at his silent form "What?"
"You will have for forgo your so-called skirt Miko; this one should think you hate winter."
She gave him a flat look, then sighed "Fine, as my Christmas gift to you. I will no longer wear the skirt, happy now?"
"It will please this one."
"Shh, make a girl feel unattractive why don't you," She leaned on the balcony, not wearing said skirt at the moment but the wide legged pants of her kind.
"I did not insult your appearance Miko just your lack of modesty."
She leaned up "First, in my time my skirt IS modest, second I didn't say you insulted my appearance. I said you made me feel unattractive." Then she realized who she was talking to and waved her hands "Can we forget this conversation?"
"It was not my intentions Miko."
She sighed "I know that."
"I merely wish for you to dress your station."
"I know that too," Then she wondered what her station actually was.
"Is it because you are attractive Miko that you should guard yourself."
Kagome blushed slightly. The freaking Lord of the West, Demon whos name meant killing perfectionist, who once tried to kill her, hated brother of her best friend almost once lover had just told her, A HUMAN that she was attractive. Coming from anyone else it would not have been a big deal.
She turned away "I understand, thank you."
Winter came just as he stated and Sesshomaru quickly learned why she liked it, this so-called Christmas. Everyone gathered, with his permission of course and this not only included her friends but nobles as well who began to question her place because a gathering like this had her written all over it.
He, of course, refused to indulge in their gossip, and he was quickly forgotten when Kouga showed up.
"Kouga!" Kagome beamed,
"Hello beautiful," He gave her flowers,
"Aww, thanks! You didn't have to!"
"I also made you this," He handed her a bracelet "That's my fang, it's for protection you know."
Kagome slightly blushed and Inuyasha saved her by putting his arm around the wolf "Io were is my gift you jerk?"
"How about a punch in the face dog breath."
Sesshomaru watched it unfold and thought surely she would put the gift away, but instead, he watched her put it on and he wondered, did she not think his protection was enough? He snorted, he didn't care.
But then he watched male after male bring her gifts, some for protection, some for wealth, some for health. He wanted to roll his eyes, she was a Miko for crying out loud, and all these things did nothing more than insult him. She wasn't his lover but she was a Miko under his house, she was his to take care of no matter how you looked at it, and she was well taken care of.
"My Lord,"
Sesshomaru shifted his gaze to a slightly elder demoness "Speak,"
She bowed "I offer you a gift," She pushed her hair over her shoulder showing off her neck. He looked up to see Kagome looking at him. She slightly smiled at him.
"Begone," He said as he walked away and up to Kagome.
"I am going to the portal; keep watch?"
"I am not your guard dog Miko."
"Arnt you?"
He gave her a flat look at she giggled, he followed her anyway.
"I need to get a few gifts out,"
He snorted "It would seem you are putting some in."
"I am, safekeeping."
He snorted again,
"Ok, what's with the snorting; what?"
"They are insults,"
She rose any eyebrow "My gifts?" She looked down at them.
"Indeed Miko." He pointed them out "Protection, health and lastly wealth,"
"Ok, I fail to see how that's insulting to me."
"Not you Miko, me."
She dropped the gift on the desk inside the portal "I'm not sure they meant to insult you."
He wanted to roll his eyes "They seek your favor,"
"Isn't that a good thing; they don't think you have it?"
"Only fools would offer you something you already have Miko."
"Oh, so what would you give me then?"
He walked outside the portal and out to the balcony, he looked up, and she followed suit. His arm went around her waist, and he shot up "The moon." Was his reply as he took her to his mother's moon palace so she could touch the clouds. They had done this once before, and she loved it then too.
He needed to get away from all the people anyway.
"So, what did the demoness give you?" Kagome asked as her fingers dance across the clouds,
"Unlike you, I denied her gift."
"That's rude you know,"
He looked down at her as they landed high above his land. She walked to the wall and looked over, down at the clouds.
"What she offered you something you already had?"
His gold eyes bore into hers "She offered me the one thing I do not have, I just didn't want it from her person."
Kagome forgot the clouds and walked over to him; they needed to return. "Well tell me, maybe I can give it to you; instead, I'm afraid you may hate what I was going to give you."
"No."
The Kagome teased, "Really, what can she give you that I can't, I have powers you know."
He put his arm around her waist again "You Miko are too pure to give me the gift she offered."
She gasped as he flew back down from his mother's hidden palace.