A young woman set the food down as Sesshomaru and Kagome sat across from each other. She smiled warmly but Sesshomaru knew her smile was much more, lude. He ignored it as he always did, being human did not change that.

"Smells good," Kagome stated, which in turn made him inhale, slowly so as not to give it away that he was trying. It did smell good. As a demon of course he had a great sense of smell but he never stopped to actually enjoy such things.

"Eat," He told her,

She sipped her soup first.

"Now tell me," He took bites only when she wasn't looking.

"Im sorry, it isn't you,"

"It is my brother,"

She glared, "Would you stop that, it's not your brother,"

He lifted an elegant eyebrow.

She sat her bowl down having finished the soup and took in a deep breath "I have a confession,"

He waited,

"Sesshomaru, im immortal now,"

His lips parted ever so slightly, just enough to give away that he was indeed shocked.

"Im tired, im lost, im afraid," She rubbed her hands together under the table "You, this, was a needed detraction but my mind keeps going back,"

She took a drink of water "I mean, im going to outlive them, and possibly you and that's terrifying. I just have a lot of on my mind and I guess instead of facing it I decided to ignore it,"

"You are sure,"

"Positive, in fact before you showed up with this I was going to ask about staying within your lands,"

She looked away and he took another bite. "I know you dont care about my problems but-

"At current Miko, your problems are my problems just as mine are yours,"

She looked at him.

"What do you want?"

"Clarity?"

"On what?"

"On what I do now! I cant go home, im immortal and I dont want to take on full-time priesthood even though I have cosmic powers to do so!" He had a feeling her heart rate was up "I feel so frustrated,"

"You need release,"

"Thats doesn't help."

He tilted his head sideways,

"How do you stay so calm and perfect all the time," She asked quietly, "Nothing seems to bother you, even in this you seem calm,"

"Demons seem that way because we are enhanced,"

"I wish I was a demon then, I mean do you know any immortal humans?"

In fact he did not.

"The fact that you are unaware of how I feel or dont feel Is wise on my part,"

"It wouldn't kill you to show a little feeling,"

"It possibly could kill me,"

"Well if you stay human it most certainly will,"

He narrowed his eyes slightly, crossing his arms.

"Can I get you anything else sir?" The girl came back with a giggle,

He merely waved her off.

"See, she could be the one to save you,"

He snorted, "I have standards,"

"You dont know her,"

"I do not need to know her, I do not need my demon ability to know the thoughts in her head a lewd,"

"Hey, that's your own fault,"

"I beg your pardon?"

"You're pretty,"

"I am not pretty Miko,"

"Fine, handsome, you're walking eye candy can you blame them,"

He leaned in "Can you blame the wolf Kouga?"

Kagome opened her mouth slightly "It gets tiring doesn't it, them fawning over you,"

"Annoying," He said "But easily ignorable,"

"You know some guys would kill for that,"

"I am not some man,"

She sighed,

"You will be alright Miko,"

"But what if Im not?"

"What is it you are afraid of the most,"

"I thought you said it's not good to let someone know what you are feeling?"

"I am not just someone,"

"What if we cant find her, what if you stay human? Aren't you scared at all?"

"It would seem I have more faith in you than you have faith in yourself,"

"No pressure Sesshomaru,"

"What are you afraid of," He asked again,

"Of being alone, who is going to want an immortal human Miko for a wife,"

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