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Tingle

Kagome woke up the next morning, feeling better than she had in a very long time. Sesshoumaru sat with his back against a tree. His eyes followed her as she set a pot over the fire to prepare tea for breakfast. Rin and Katsuro continued to sleep soundly as Kagome bustled about in the early morning light.

Sesshoumaru could tell she was feeling better, yet she still had a ways to go before she looked healthy again.

Kagome could feel his eyes on her. She wondered what he was thinking about.

She knelt down in front of him, offering him a cup of tea.

He took the cup from her hands and in that brief moment they touched. Her swirling ever present reiki reached out to his youki and intermingled. Sesshoumaru was shocked to realize the vast amount of power this young woman contained in her small frail body. She had definitely changed a great deal since the demise of Naraku.

Her power had left a pleasant tingling along his skin. She was weak and sickly now, but soon she will regain her strength. Perhaps, allowing her to join his pack will be more beneficial than previously thought. She smiled at him warmly as he drank the mild tasting tea.

"Uh...Thank you for that wonderful deer last night. It will keep us feed for a few days."

"Hn."

Kagome resumed her morning routine.

Sesshoumaru absently rubbed his hand where she had touched him.

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