Chapter 46: Sapience
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Gaara visibly frowned as his heart leapt when innocent fingers caressed shameful pasts.
With bared teeth Gaara clenched her tracing hand in his fist, snarling to hide his surprise at her lack of reaction. Kagome raised her free hand to gently pry his fingers away, not deigning to flinch at half moon crescents weeping red.
"That bad?" Kagome whispered in a small voice Gaara wished he'd never heard. She almost sounded sympathetic.
"Kagome!" came a cry from across their small camp, "can you help me?"
Gaara growled as he reclaimed the hand she had captured, Kagome's giggle following beside him.
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