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Scientific Method

Chapter 26

Kagome sat over her sleeping bag and silently watched the flickering flames of the fire burning down in the center of the camp. The trip back to Kaede's village was taking longer than she thought…but she couldn't regret it.

Sesshomaru had been acting the gentleman the last two days. He often stopped for a short break at mid-day and even went to the lengths of capturing a boar yesterday night for dinner. She would be a liar if she didn't admit she liked the change, but she was also feeling restless.

He was up to something. The Taiyoukai was a ruler and as such a superb tactician. He must be acting nicely because there was something he wanted from her…and she had little need to get caught up into something now. She had gone through enough as it was.

"It's getting late," Sesshomaru's aristocratic voice interrupted her thoughts and she turned to him and responded with a soft nod.

The young miko sighed and glanced up at the night sky for a moment. The sky was clear. She would appreciate a long, uninterrupted, night of sleep. It was annoying to wake up to the tune of raindrops. She eyed the night sky one last time and her eyes widened joyfully and a smile formed on her lips, "Sesshomaru, a shooting star! Make a wish, hurry!"

The miko eagerly closed her eyes and clasped her hands, as if sending a prayer. The silver-haired Taiyoukai observed her warily, "Why?"

Kagome muttered something unintelligible and then opened one eye to glance at Sesshomaru, "They concede wishes."

"Stars are not alive," stated Sesshomaru, "They do not understand wishes."

Kagome rolled her eyes, sighed and mumbled sarcastically "That's so romantic."

"They do not know or understand love or romanticism either."

Kagome's aura fizzed irritated, "Apparently some living beings don't either," she growled and after watching his stoical face turned away from him and dug into her sleeping bag. "By the way… shooting stars are in reality pieces of rock or metals floating around us. Gravity make objects orbit around the planet…unless they get too near and are sucked in…and burst out like shooting stars."

Sesshomaru turned to the sky pensively, "They say that the most sought after treasure can be found were a shooting star falls."

Kagome eyed him, "Where the rainbow ends," she corrected.

Golden eyes glared down at her, and she glared back.

TBC

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