the Mender: ILuvsBakura
the Construction: posted Sept. 25, 2005
the Pieces: Feathers Falling in Moonlight- Sesshoumaru and Kagura
the Fragment: He's Only Scary When He's Smiling
the Tools: facial expressions that cause confusion (-less than romance-)
He's Only Scary when He's Smiling
She didn't fear his frown. Or his glare, his grimace, his scowl. Those expressions fazed her none, and in fact, she relished the times she could bring one of those expressions to his stoic, emotionless face.
She loved to tease him.
It was obvious how much she could vex him, and in the times when she had no orders to follow- and she had nothing at all better to do- she would purposefully seek him out just to engage in another match of her incessant prodding versus his self-control.
Most were frightened of him. He was powerful, that was true. But she never found a reason to be scared; if he tried to destroy her, Naraku would probably just rebuild her anyway. And she could hold her own for at least a few moments- maybe just enough time to summon her feather and get the hell out of there. He could slash and swipe that silly sword as much as he wanted, but if he couldn't catch her, then how was he supposed to do anything about her? She scoffed at his fearful reputation, well able to hold her own- at least verbally- against the cold demon.
But there were times, just a few of course, when he managed to ruffle even her feathers- bad pun intended. There were times when he made her shiver and shake, when he made her more anxious than she had ever been before.
She didn't fear his frown. Or his glare, his grimace, his scowl. But what was sure to shock her, surprise her, even knock down her collected exterior was...
His smile.
Sesshoumaru, the most powerful of demons, the fiercest and coldest of lords, was only scary- to Kagura, at least- when he was smiling.
And she wasn't about to ponder why.