He smirked at her pout, then tucked her against his side, and as much as she wanted to protest, now that they were alone and the excitement of bringing Kagura back had passed, Kagome felt herself waning.
"Can I count them tomorrow?" she asked, tracing the one along his ribs.
"Hnn."
Smiling against his skin, she pressed a kiss to the underside of his jaw. "It might take us a while, I need to be thorough. I could get it wrong the first time."
His chuckle floated through her hair. "It is likely that you will get it wrong more often than that, but I will be patient through each examination."
"Really?"
"No."