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"Kagome is fine," Shippo said tiredly. "She's just exhausted."
Kurama noted that he seemed to have relaxed now that Kagome was safe. His finger twitched when his mind started to wonder what exactly was the relationship of Shippo and the blue-eyed beauty.
"Purifying a demon can do that to a human," Kurama said slowly, watching Shippo intently in hopes that he'd give something away.
"Dealing with demons can tire anyone out," the younger fox replied.
To anyone else, Shippo's response was smoothly executed. But Kurama wasn't just anyone else. He still caught a whiff of hesitation that came from the other youkai, no matter how quickly it disappeared.
Got you.
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