A/N: For the 'Ignore' theme on Dokuga's LJ comm - 200 words, no more no less. Originally posted on October 25, 2010. This won second place!
A 'jab' is a straight punch with the hand over the foot - a less powerful punch than the cross, but definitely an attention-grabber.
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Jab
Sesshoumaru decided that he would just ignore it. Kagome was human, but she was one of the few women he encountered on a regular basis. And, he conceded, she was somewhat attractive. Some desire should have been expected. A few racy thoughts weren't out of the norm, and he certainly wouldn't allow Kagome to think that there was anything potentially romantic between them. He would behave as he always did.
Which was why he was somewhat surprised by her concerned expression the next time he saw her. "What?" he snapped.
"You're acting very strange. Quiet, even by your standards," she said. "Did something happen in your meeting with Naraku?"
He scowled. Naraku had threatened her, he remembered - just another reason she was on his mind of late. "Nothing of importance," he replied.
Kagome crossed her arms and turned back to the cage, hardly reacting when her chosen fighter fell to the mat. "Sesshoumaru," she murmured just his ears alone, under the roar of the crowd, "would you like to go to dinner? You know, a real night out, when you aren't still recovering from a few hits to the head?"
The dog demon glanced down at her small, nervous smile. "Yes."
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