George glanced around the bathroom a little uneasy, tightening the towel around his waist before turning and walking down the hall quickly and stepping outside Kagome's room.

"Hey… there's no shower ogre or something that's going to come after me, is there?"

Kagome's shoulders stiffened as she turned from where she glared at her bedding.

"No George, there are no shower ogres. There's a water sprite." She answered. Glancing down from his face to his chest, she felt her face heat up before turning away.

"What are you doing?" he asked.

Kagome untucked one corner of the sheet's, tugging at the blankets. "Just some cleaning,…" she mumbled.

"Kagome, are you uncomfortable?" he asked.

She murmured something under her breath, quickly turning and pulling the pillow from its case.

"I didn't quite catch that." He stated, striding into the bedroom fully.

Kagome turned, the pillow in her hands bumping into his chest, "I'm not uncomfortable…"

"Then why can't you look at me?" George asked, amusement in his voice.

Kagome glanced over, her gaze staying on his chest before tearing her eyes up to his, his shining playfully. "Well… I did walk in on something that was a little more then I was expecting… You've already seemed to move beyond it."

George tilted his head to the side, "you're really upset by that still? I didn't ask for it."

Kagome hummed and stiffened when he touched her arm, "sorry… I didn't think it would bother me as much but… just old thoughts… you should go shower."

A look crossed George's face, his stomach tying in knots, "Kagome?"

Kagome managed a tight smile, bringing her hand up to rub his forearm, "nevermind, I'm okay—we're okay."

George opened his mouth to say something but there was a distant look in her eyes that had him from speaking up. He squeezed her arm gently before padding back down the hall, turning in time from the bathroom door to see Kagome sink to her floor and draw her knees to her chest, fingers digging into her scalp with her head downcast as her shoulders shook.

"What happened to you?" he asked softly before stepping fully into the bathroom, shutting the door behind him carefully.