A/N: For the 'Pure' theme on Dokuga's LJ comm - 300 words, no more no less. Originally posted on November 1, 2010. This won first place! :D
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Bleeder
"Have you gone insane?"
Kagome winced as a few of the other officers looked in their direction. "Keep your voice down!"
Miroku leaned across their joined desks. His expression held none of its usual humor. "You cannot go on a date with a suspect," he said. "That's not the point of your assignment. This is pure stupidity, Kagome."
She lowered her eyes and scribbled on the corner of a memo from the drug task force. "He deserves better than what he has, and I don't want to be the one to send him to prison. Don't you think that we should concentrate on the real criminals here? He has nothing to do with Naraku's gang. I told you what he said about his meeting with the spider."
"That doesn't matter. He's already in your reports," said Miroku. "When we round up these guys, he'll be arrested."
"Maybe," murmured Kagome.
Her partner stood up and walked around to crouch beside her chair. "Kagome," he whispered, "you can't tell him who you are. You'll lose your job."
"I know that," she replied. "Stop treating me like a rookie."
Miroku sighed. "You've never been like this, even when you were one," he said. "Just admit that you like him."
Kagome gave him a hard look. "Would that make you feel better for some reason?"
"I'd know that you were going into this with open eyes," he replied. "But no, it wouldn't really make me feel any better. I've gotten used to you, you know."
"You won't have to break in a new partner," she promised. "I do like him though. I can't help it. I don't even know him that well."
Miroku gave her a teasing smile that didn't quite reach his eyes. "Here's your chance to find out if he's worth it, then."
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