A/N: For the 'List' theme on Dokuga's LJ comm - 200 words, no more no less.
Originally posted on August 2, 2010.
A 'corner man' is the guy that waits outside of the ring (at the corner in boxing) and advises a fighter, gives him water and stops any bleeding between rounds. Also called the fighter's 'second', the corner man also can be the one to throw in the towel, usually for the sake of the fighter's health.
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Corner Man
They stood on the sidewalk outside of the cafe, and Sesshoumaru wondered why she had fallen silent, after the many, vibrant stories she had told him over coffee. "Do you require company on your way home?" he asked.
Kagome shook her head. "I'll grab a taxi," she replied.
"You seem apprehensive."
She drew her jacket close to her throat, although there wasn't much of a chill. "I guess that you're just not what I expected from the great and terrible Sesshoumaru Taisho," she said. "If I'm apprehensive, it's for your sake."
He frowned. "That is unnecessary."
"Remember that these underground fights are illegal," she said, drawing out her omnipresent notebook.
"You should not keep those lists, then," he said.
"Yeah." She smiled. "It's just the way I work. But if we ever get raided? I'm not the one the lawyers would serve up as an example to others in a trial. Even if you wanted to, you'd never be able to go back to the pros after that."
"I would not fall so easily."
Kagome nodded, tucking the notebook back into her pocket. "I admire your courage, Sesshoumaru," she said. "But no one plays by the rules outside of the ring."
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