Disclaimer: I do not own any Inuyasha characters.
Kata
At dawn the next day, Kagome entered the dojo. She softly toed off her slippers and bowed respectfully to the dojo. Her eyes scanned the room appreciatively. Sesshoumaru's personal dojo was quite impressive and a little intimidating.
The room was massive with gleaming, polished wood floors. Swords and weapons of all kinds lined the walls. She walked along the right wall examining the weapons, until she found another door. She faintly heard movement coming from inside the room. She carefully put her ear to the door, only to hear soft footsteps.
Kagome looked around, and without seeing anyone, she quietly slide the door open, just enough to peek inside.
Sesshoumaru stood in the middle of the room, wearing only his hakama. Kagome blushed at the sight of his naked chest. She was slightly surprised to see red stripes that mirrored the ones on his face, along his forearms and wrapped around his torso. Her eyes followed a stripe that curved around his side and down his hip, disappearing into his pants. She swallowed hard. What was wrong with her? Kagome immediately feel guilty for marveling at his body. He appeared to be practicing kata movements with exact precision and fluidity. Normally when practicing kata, there would be another person there to act as either aggressor or the defending, however he stood alone. Granted, she had no idea what sword technique he was using, but it was obvious he was playing the part of aggressor. She couldn't help herself as she watched entranced as he moved beautifully through complicated maneuvers. The difference between Inuyasha and his brother's fighting techniques were night and day. Inuyasha had not been given any formal training, so he mostly swung his sword around wildly with brute force. Sesshoumaru on the other hand, moved with the knowledge of hundreds of years of practice and devotion to his art.
"Admiring the lord, I see" A gruff voice whispered in her ear. Kagome jumped around, startled to find Tortuga laughing at her. "You do know that he knows you have been here the whole time right?"
Kagome's face turned bright red.
Tortuga fully slid the shoji door open with a large crack. "Come on, Sesshoumaru! It's time to meditate with Lady Kagome. Oh and for her sake, put a do-gi on!"
Kagome wanted to die. Her whole body flushed with embarrassment. What was she thinking? She got caught ogling Sesshoumaru of all people!