She looks away, unable to meet his eyes. "Sorry."
He says nothing in response, but he reaches out and adjusts the backpack strap over her shoulder.
When she finally looks up, she tries to smile. "I'll bring another book for next time?"
Sesshoumaru nods and turns to go. And like every other time, that's the end of it.
Kagome sighs and goes to follow him out of the cave when he stops. "Sesshoumaru?"
"Thank you." Amber eyes reflect his internal war with himself, but he looks firmly into her own anyway. "For your assistance."
Her heart swells. "You're very welcome."
A/N: Just one added today...here. Started a fanfiction blog! Stories and updates will start posting there first, and then I'll update them to the fanfiction sites as I have time. Visit me at .com if you want quicker updates on the stories! But don't worry. They will still post here as well.
