She had called his name with such surprise, it was almost painful, if he hadn't coward, hadn't stayed away these past months it would have been happiness swelling through her aura and soul. Instead her face read of shock and he was riddled with guilt. As silence continued to deafen the room he remained in the door way unmoving, feeling as if often did around Kagome.
Unsure.
Uncertain.
She left him feeling like the floor had suddenly dropped from beneath him, like he was free falling without a parachute.
And he loved every minute of it.
"Kagome…" Her brilliant smile had his heart stuttering.
Indeed Kagome had him feeling a great deal of things, but above all else she made him feel…
Loved.