"What are you doing?" She hissed as soon as they walked away. She quickly untangled her fingers from his and tried to not cause a scene. She understood now why Hatsumomo wanted her to come to the party but she wasn't sure if Sesshomaru was thinking along the same lines as his mother.
"I apologize." He did mean it, and he hoped she understood that in his tone. "You seemed uncomfortable so I thought the touch would be helpful." He'd done the same for Rin many a time before and while he knew Kagome wasn't Rin, he just couldn't help doing it for her too.
"Thank you." Kagome responded and this time she too meant it.