Kagome snuggled deeper into her blankets, she smelled faintly of smoke from when she went out back and burned her other bedding after George had disappeared into the shower.
He was still awake, if the light in her brother's room filtering into the hallway meant anything at least.
She could tell he felt bad… she didn't mean to let her emotions get in the way but… she suddenly felt like a replacement somehow.
The two moths she spent in the Feudal Era with Inuyasha had killed most of her self-worth, the only time she felt worth anything was at Hogwarts and to have a sudden reminder that she could be replaced so quickly unsettled her to her core.
She kicked the blankets off in a huff, sitting up and looking around her old room before shaking her head.
Walking down the hall, she peered into Souta's room, George's back was to the door hovering over his cauldron in the corner of the room that he had her stash in her bag. Biting her lip, Kagome pushed the door open and watched.
It was late and George was pouring over ingredients to make their new line of candies work, he was so dedicated to making sure the survivors had something to ease their suffering, she was impressed and awed.
"Hey… I don't think you're going to crack the code tonight… why not go to bed and get a fresh start in the morning." She suggested.
George turned, surprise on his face at seeing her, "sure. Am I keeping you up?"
Kagome shook her head, shuffling as she crossed her arms. "No, I just figured you were tired with the time changes and the excitement."
"Yeah, I am pretty tired." George agreed.
He extinguished the flame below his cauldron and placed his things neatly in the corner, "good night."
Kagome bit her lip and nodded, "night."
"Will you… can we forget today?"
George tilted his head at her request, "if you want to… I would never do anything to hurt you, I hope you know that."
Kagome sucked in a breath and nodded, "I know."
"Will you stay with me? I sleep better when you hold me." Kagome mumbled.
George nodded and followed her into her room, tucking them both into the bed and holding her close.
"Stop biting your lip." He said running his thumb over her mouth.
"How'd you know I was doing that?"
George smirked with his eyes shut, "you started doing it when you were fifteen, you always did it when you were thinking or nervous or worried. Fred somehow always managed to find it annoying but I… never mind."
Kagome propped herself up on her elbow, her hand drawing across George's chest staring at him questioningly.
"You what?"
"It doesn't matter, go to sleep."
Kagome leaned down and gave him a soft kiss, pulling back before giving him another one on his jawline. George pulled away fully, sitting up.
He turned, scratching the back of his neck, "what are you doing?"
"I didn't think you'd be the one to pull away." she said.
George turned forward, his hands dropping over his bent knees before Kagome grabbed his face and forced him to look at her. "You're all I have… I don't want to lose you."
"That's never going to happen." Kagome said, brushing hair out of his face.
George searched her eyes and grabbed the back of her head pulling her closer. He pulled her body to his, carefully moving them to lie down without breaking the kiss.