"Well um it's a term from my ti... my home. It means do you wish to court me.", she blurrted out. She was embarrassed and ashamed, the scent thickly over laying her natural vanilla scent. He hated smelling the bitterness overlap her natural sweetness.. but did he just hear her correctly? He had to, there was no other way around it. He never heard wrong, he was perfect and what he did was perfect, most definitely his hearing was perfect.
What shall he do? Inside his beast was conflicted as well. A human woman asking him to be courted, it was unheard of. Demoness of greatest strength didn't even have the gall to do such an outrageous thing.. yet here this tiny human woman was. He was appalled, he was joyous, he was stunned. He was never stunned unless it came to her which he found entirely frustrating.
"Forget I said such a thing my lord!", Kagome squeaked out, bowing low at hips, her fingers fidgeting together. Oh surely she was going to be the cause his anger now. How could she be so stupid. Of course he wouldn't want to, it was bold of her to assume such a thing. Bold to assume that maybe he had been the secret admirer leaving her presents such as her kimonos, letters, and other gifts.
Then again she thought who else would do such a thing undetected, who could? No one unless it was Sesshomaru. It started two years after the final battle as little tokens such as jars of herbs, bandages, typical items needed for healing. Thous could have been a gifts from the villagers at first glance. Then one day she received a bow and a couple hundred arrows. Beautifully hand carved from cherry oak , engraved to look like a cherry blossom ran up the wood. Perfectly balanced and most definitely had to be expensive.
There was only one person who could afford such a thing, yet he denied it angerly years ago. Raving about how foolish she must be to think he the Great Lord Sesshomaru would do such a thing for her, a human. Raving though was simply out his character and to her he seemed ashamed and caught by surprise when she asked him about the bow. Flustered, he was definitely flustered but she let it go.
Right after gifts stopped , when that years winter came.. When the thick pure white snow melted with the first heat of spring, the gifts returned.. more grand than before. Beautiful silk kimonos, jewelry, hair combs, makeup, items a wealthy lord's wife would have ... alot them she must admit went to waste. If she knew who sent such gifts, she would graciously return them but she did not. The kimonos she adored and wore unless she couldn't. Jewelry and combs stayed put up, incase she ever needed money, makeup she kept away to look at but never the courage to wear..The bow always on her.
She never question Sesshomaru again until she received a certain gown, the one she wore now. A month ago she received this peice an honestly it was her favorite. Once a week since then , she was worn it hoping just maybe Sesshomaru would confess feelings for her if he had any... some that she had developed for him since the war. To her it was obvious at first , the perfectly matching colors and similar pattern gave it away... at first, well now she wasn't sure.
She stayed bowed low, and then she straightend at his exhale of air, "I shall retrieve you at sun down for a stroll, be ready." Her heart stopped, it had to of. She couldn't breathe, she was dizzy. Did he really just agree to her request? Did he just reciprocate her feelings? Surely not, she heard wrong. She was dreaming.
"I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to offended you!", She wheezed out in-between the breaths she was trying to catch. "I am only offended Kagome that you asked for the court ship first. Be ready, do not dare change your dress but please do something with your unrurly hair. While I find it most enjoyable, I do wish for our first 'date' to be perfect and graceful", he said back in mock tone on the word date.
He said her name, holy shit he actually said her name. She was going fall over and faint like a swooning school girl. She was sure of it, if she couldn't breathe before she most definitely wasn't now. It sounded like silk of his tongue and sent heat through out her entire body. She felt kinda heavy, her eyes saw black,and she suddenly felt very tired. She was fainting, she knew this feeling all to well.
"KAGOME?!", Sesshomaru voiced rang out no longer holding the mask of coldness. He heard her heart rate increase, smelt the sudden scent of exhaustion, then he saw it.. Her body which was still in low bow gave out, her perfect form heading for dirt. Quickly he caught her, sniffing the air for posions. Then he sniffed her hair trying catch whiff of any injury he may have not of known off. There was none, just the lingering smell of exictment and exhaustion. To much overwhelming emotions for his silly human to handle.