A/N: For the 'Tough' theme on Dokuga's LJ comm - 300 words, no more no less.
After the next chapter, I should get on a fairly regular schedule. LoL. It's just been crazy with computer issues and RL lately.
Originally posted on July 12, 2010. This won second place!
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Split Decision
It took all of Sesshoumaru's patience not to look up Kagome in the directory and find her before the next fight. The wives of the patrons in his professional years were always happy to cozy up to him during those tedious, celebratory dinners that their husbands threw for his biggest wins. He was never warm or conversational, but they seemed to find his silence charming and mysterious, and he always knew that they would have provided him with financial backing (among other things) if he had just asked. But, somehow, he didn't think such maneuvers would be effective with Kagome. She was a bit odd, perhaps, but not silly and flirtatious. She wouldn't be convinced to cut a check by his mere presence.
That didn't stop him from arriving early to the warehouse that Friday evening. Kagome was, as expected, hovering in front of Kagura's table and making bets as the fighters came in to be matched to their opponents. He could hear the pattering of her heart each time she put down money.
"Going to try it without sealing your powers this week?" she asked as soon as he came into her view. "Or are you going to live on the wild side again, tough guy?"
He shook his head - professionals fought with their strength alone, and he would prove his ability had not diminished. "I want a challenge. Another demon," he told Kagura, who rolled her eyes in return.
Kagome watched as the demoness wrote down his name on the board. "You're going to lose one day like that."
"I will not."
"Hmm. The usual bet, Kagura. On the other guy." She grinned as Sesshoumaru's brow creased. "I'm not that easy to convince. I don't play favorites."
He lifted his chin. "You will."
"I almost hope so," she laughed.
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