...also known as Swing High
Sesshomaru eyed the contraption in front of him with suspicion. After jumping into the well a few times with no success, the girl, Kagome, had insisted upon telling her mom about him. After introductions, and a short explanation of his predicament, Kagome's Okaa-san had decided there was nothing for it but to wait and see.
So, following a small tour of the house, Kagome had changed out of her school uniform into her current attire. It was... strange, he decided, but so was everything else in this place. He was lent an outfit to change into before they went outside, a pair of red hakama along with a white haori with a red design along the collar. Then, he had been lead by the small human to an area behind the shrine that was filled with odd structures. "To play," as Kagome had put it.
Sesshomaru watched as the raven-headed human walked around behind what appeared to be some sort of suspended saddle and laid across it on her stomach. She then walked forward and leaned up against the ropes on tip-toe, standing directly in front of Sesshomaru with a huge grin.
He was about to ask her what she was doing, when Kagome lifted her feet behind her and swung back with a burst of delighted laughter. As he watched, Kagome used her legs and arms to swing her body forward and backwards, giving herself greater momentum and rising higher and higher on each consecutive pass.
After a moment, Sesshomaru asked, "Kagome, what are you doing?"
Giggling as she swung towards him, she waited until she was level with his face to respond.
"Flying!"
Eyes widening, Sesshomaru thought about her answer, then smirked.
"That's not how you fly! I've seen my Otosan fly, and he's always on his feet," Sesshomaru declared confidently, before walking over to the remaining swing with determination. Without pause, he grasped the ropes in either hand and stepped up onto the swing. Pausing for a moment in consideration, he screwed his face in concentration as he leaned back, and then forward, slowly working himself into a smooth rhythm of motion counter to Kagome's swing.
"Like this!" he called, a smile on his face at Kagome's approving nod.
"And now you're flying too, Sesshomaru!"
Neither noticed the hour growing late, as they both tried to swing higher than the other, the fading sun the backdrop to their joy.
...in which Kagome teaches a Taiyoukai-to-be how to play, and he teaches her how to do it correctly!