A/N: Prompt: Stargazing, accidental date style, requested by Lee. Post-canon.
Kagome was stretched out in the grass, arm tucked under her head to pillow it, stargazing when Sesshomaru approached. She never got tired of looking at the stars in the feudal era because, with all of all the light pollution in her time, she hadn't grown up with such an incredible view.
She loved the stars but most of all, she loved the moon. She loved watching its phases and the fact that every night, it was a little bit different than the one before.
"Priestess."
She turned her head to see Sesshomaru standing nearby. "Hello, Sesshomaru," she greeted him simply.
"What are you doing?" His expression was quietly curious.
She smiled peacefully. "Stargazing." She waved her free hand at the stars above them. She didn't know what compelled her to add, "Want to join me?"
He studied her for a moment and then, to her surprise, settled down beside her to stargaze. "What is it about this activity that you find intriguing?" he asked as they both turned their attention to the stars above.
"Hmm." She considered his question. "Lots of things, I guess. Some people find pictures in the stars and make up stories about them. Some people study the movements and brightness of star. I like those things, too, but I just feel peaceful out here like this."
"Hnn." He exhaled slowly, sounding peaceful. "Perhaps it is a human sentiment."
She nodded, content to leave it at that. For awhile, they just lay there, just out of arm's reach of one another.
After some time passed, she blurted, "You know, where I'm from, this is usually considered a romantic activity. A date." His eyes widened and she began backpedaling with a nervous chuckle. "Oh, not that you would want to go on a date with me—ahh, or court me or anything, of course. Obviously, that's not what you'd want; I mean we barely know each other, right? So what if we kind of took on Naraku together; that's not a basis for a—"
"Kagome."
She turned to stare at him, eyes wide with shock. She couldn't even recall the last time he'd addressed her by name. "Sesshomaru?" she squeaked. She coughed and tried again, her voice far too husky for her own liking, "Sesshomaru?"
"Be quiet."
She flinched, thinking for a moment that she'd offended him, but then she saw the mirth in his eyes and she scoffed. She opened her mouth to protest his teasing, only to find herself at a loss for words as he leaned over her.
"It is fortunate," he said as he loomed over, "that I do not mind how much you talk."
And then, before his words fully settled over her, he bent his head and kissed her.