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Clean
She was not apologizing for her actions, which definitely irked Sesshoumaru. She was, however, asking for understanding. How could she put the subjugation beads on her child? Inuyasha was an adult, who understood the meaning and consequences of the beads. Does the child understand as well? Exactly how much does the child take after his father? The fear and anxiety in the miko's pleading was very real. Which made him pause in thought; what happens on the new moon that has them so frightened?
She looked so pitiful and tired sitting before him. Despite how frail she looked, power lurked underneath the surface. She smelled clean from her bath with an underlying hint of lavender, her reiki giving her scent a kind of sharpness to it. It was strange and not unpleasant.
He stood abruptly, startling Kagome. He turned to leave their campsite.
"Uh, Sesshoumaru-sama, where are you going?" Kagome asked curiously.
"This Sesshoumaru wishes to bathe as well."
Kagome blushed, as he strode past her.