Summary

It wasn't her fault that she had an ear fetish! She blamed Inuyasha entirely!

A/N: Yes. I went there. The meeting between Komamura and Kagome. Um, this one is pretty short, so I hope you enjoy it. Let the fun commence!

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She'd been minding her own business when she saw him. And, damn, but she couldn't help but stop and stare. Miroku had been with her as well, and he'd known exactly what was to be expected when he noticed where her attention had run off to.

"Now, Kagome, it's not polite to accost people because-!" the monk started, reaching for the priestess as she swerved away from him and headed in the direction of her new target. Kagome huffed and looked away, a flush covering her cheeks as she finally got a hold of herself.

"Sorry. I can't help it now. Every time I see-!"

"I know. But be more vigilant in your discretion, my friend," the dark-haired man replied, taking a moment to pat her head in sympathy, "Someone will be bound to notice if you're not careful."

"Yeah, yeah. I know. Look, but don't touch," she griped, crossing her arms and sending him a sidelong glance, "... Unless I get the okay?"

"Kagome!"

"Fine!" the former time traveler flounced away, ignoring her old friend as he insisted she wait for him to catch up.

'That poor Captain won't know what hit him if she manages to get a hold him, Miroku thought, shaking his head as he cast a glance at the man he'd just unintentionally saved.

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Sajin Komamura resisted the urge to shiver suddenly. Without his mask on, he felt a lot more self-conscious than usual. But, he'd made a promise to stop hiding too, and he wasn't going to give up on that. Most of the 13 Guard Squads had gotten used to his furry face, and many were even still very respectful of him. He was a Captain for a reason, after all, and that changed nothing.

Glancing around, he shrugged finally and started to meander back to his squad's barracks.

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It was a few weeks later when she saw the large dog-eared Captain again, and the determined gleam in her eyes hadn't vanished in any way. In fact, you could say that fuel had only been fed to the fire.

She had to touch those ears.

'No Miroku around this time to stop me either!' So, in an ultimately sneaky fashion, the former time traveler started creeping up on Komamura, whom was sitting idly with his Lieutenant, reaching out her fingers delicately. Inches away from her prize, the large Captain suddenly whipped around and glared fiercely at her. She "Eeped" and back up several steps.

"What do you think you're doing, young lady?" the fox-like Captain growled out, leveling sharp cat-like yellow eyes at the embarrassed priestess. She lowered her gaze shamefully and scuffed her foot on the ground.

"I'm sorry, Captain! I just... they look so soft! I just had to try and touch them!" Kagome murmured, wincing at the pathetic quality her voice had taken. She glanced up at him to see him sending her a stunned look. Lieutenant Iba was doing everything possible to prevent from bursting out into loud guffaws. The small shinigami had terrified his Captain for an instant, and he couldn't believe how courageous she'd actually been. The red triangular ears that the dark-haired girl had been so intent on twitched at the mournful look on her face and laid back when she followed their movements and whimpered just the tiniest bit.

Finally, Komamura sighed and carefully sat back down. "You could have asked..."

"Kagome. My name's Kagome," the priestess supplied, her gaze never wavering from the twitching appendages, "Umm... May I..."

"... Just don't tug on them too hard," the Captain muttered quietly. The sheer joy blooming on the girl's face made him uneasy. What had he just gotten himself into?

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Byakuya blinked when Kagome was deposited at his feet by Captain Komamura, an oddly pleased flush spread across her cheeks. What was going on?

"Thank you, Captain! I'd be happy to talk again, if you'd like," the smaller shinigami bowed to the much larger one. It suprised the noble when the furry man actually seemed embarrassed.

"I suppose the idea wouldn't be too disagreeable. Very well, when you have the leisure, you are welcome to visit the Squad 7 barracks." Lieutenant Iba snorted and suppressed the urge to laugh again. By the gods, but this little woman had practically melted his Captain's heart. All from a little ear rub. The two men turned away, leaving the girl with her Squad leader as they headed back to their own squad.

"Higurashi... What just happened?" the Kuchiki head asked very carefully. It disturbed him when the color on her face only darkened and she leveled a secretive smile up at him.

"If I may, Captain Kuciki, it's really none of your business." With that, she turned and proceeded into the office to gather some paperwork that had been finished. "I'll go deliver these for you." Then she left, that small grin still on her face.

'... I certainly hope that I'm not going to have to kill Captain Komamura for this,' Byakuya thought, a little upset by the initial brush-off, but even more annoyed by the way Kagome had acted around the fox-like Captain. Almost... attached. Glaring at nothing in particular, he turned and stormed back into his office, determined to figure out just what the hell had passed between the two.

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A/N: Ahhh, a jealous Byakuya. Jealous people are always fun to write. Lolz! I hope you guys enjoyed this one. Sorry it's so short, but it was fun too! That just means I'll try to get the next one out a little faster.

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