A Cold Face, A Warm Heart

A/N: Yeah, sorry I haven't updated in a while, but I've been real busy with school and all.

The door slowly creaked open as Sesshomaru walked in. His gaze turned towards taijiya, holding one of his kimonos in her hand. Their eyes met and they both stood still. Kirara looked at the both of them and mewed, breaking the silence. A light blush showed on Sango, as she looked down quickly. "Th-these are good kimonos," she said, not knowing what else to say. Sesshomaru smirked as he walked towards her.

He looked down at her, Sango still blushing and looking at the ground. He placed a clawed finger beneath her chin and tilted her head up so she faced him. "Of course they are, taijiya," he replied. The blush on Sango grew as she took a step back. "But, I'll leave now, considering you need to change," he continued. The tai-youkai slowly turned around and headed out the door, closing it as he walked out.

Sango nodded and fell back onto the bed with a sigh, still holding onto the kimono. 'That was close, but why did I act so nervous around him?' she thought. Kirara jumped onto the bed and cuddled up right next to her, purring softly. She sat up and started petting the neko, smiling. "I guess I better change though," she said aloud. Humming softly, she stood up and started undressing. She let her slayer outfit fall to the ground and put on the kimono. She hated the sleeves, but would rather not change anything that belonged to Sesshomaru.

She looked over herself and the neko mewed and jumped onto her shoulder. She smiled and headed out of the room. Barely taking the second step, Sesshomaru appeared right next to her. "You look wonderful," he said coldly. She looked to her right and was face to face with the demon lord. She looked into those deep, amber eyes. They were always devoid of emotion, but they were always beautiful to her. Her lips parted slightly, ignoring the fact that their faces were so close. "Come, dinner's ready," he told her in a monotonous voice. He turned around gracefully and started towards the dining room.

Sango nodded awkwardly and silently followed him. 'Damn, what's wrong with me?' She stopped when they reached the dining room. It was big enough for fifty people, but they were only four there. Sesshomaru, Rin, and Jaken were already seated and Sango sat down in the seat right next to Sesshomaru. She could feel his cold gaze on her and kept her head down the entire meal, not eating much at all. The whole time, Sesshomaru kept his eyes on Sango, eating slowly. Rin finished first and ran outside, Jaken running out after her. Sango, uncomfortable being the only one there with Sesshomaru, stood up and headed back to her room.

Sesshomaru couldn't help but look at Sango, knowing that he was the cause of her leaving. Slowly, he stood up and walked up to her before she entered her room. "There are hot springs outside..." he said softly, walking straight passed her and into his own room. She simply nodded and muttered a "thank you".She blushed lightly, wondering why he had suggested that. She started for the door, but stopped when she realized she didn't know how to get out of there.

She sighed lightly and started to walk towards Sesshomaru's room. She opened the door quietly and slowly, but stopped completely when she saw Sesshomaru. His haori was on the bed next to him. Her eyes followed the magenta strips that ran down his arms, so beautiful. His platinum hair draped his back, shining slightly in the lights. "Go down the hallway and head out the door..." he said softly, just loud enough for Sango to hear. It was at that moment that she realized he knew she was there. "Th-thank you," she replied, closing the door. A blush grew on her face, wondering why he let her look at him for so long.

Sesshomaru smiled slightly when he heard the door close. He grabbed his haori and swiftly put it back on. He laid his swords on the bed next to his armor and walked out of the room. He headed down the hallway and towards the door that lead outside. He noticed the towel was still hanging on the hook near the door and waited patiently. Not soon after he took the towel, the door opened and Sango walked back in. She was dripping wet and looking around for a towel.

He looked at her, smiling slightly. Her glimmering body, her perfect curves, it was all beautiful. She turned her head towards Sesshomaru's direction and froze. She felt his piercing gaze on her, but couldn't do anything about it. She saw the towel in his hand and slowly reached for it, but the taiyoukai raised it a littler higher and leaned his head in, smirking. "Dear Sango, next time, remember the towel..." he said softly, letting the towel fall into her hand. He then turned around and walked back into the room. She stood there, towel in hand, watching as he walked away. Her cheeks were the color of the blood the taiyoukai spilt so many times. Quickly shaking it off, she walked back outside and resumed her bath.