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Kagome's POV

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Chapter Fifty-Two: Blossom

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Clutching Sesshoumaru's hand tightly under the low table, I watched carefully, waiting to see if I could catch it again.

I felt him look at me quizzically, but ignored him. I needed to focus, and focusing would be nearly impossible, what with his way of being a natural-born distraction and all.

So I concentrated, willing my eyes not to stray, and then…

Ah! There it was!

Rin's inbred reaction of being so close to the man she adored was expected, and the flush of pink staining her cheeks had been present throughout the day.

But Kagutsuchiwas a different thing entirely.

For the third time, I saw Rin steal a glance to the god at her right, and, for the third time, I saw Kagutsuchi… smile.

Not smirk. Not sneer.

He smiled.

Granted, it was small. Nigh imperceptible, but there.

Suppressing my girlish urge to squeal, I beamed at Sesshoumaru.

This was going to be a great day.

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