Maid for a Little Romance by Niftypaint24 [Weekly Perfection #199]
Title: Maid for a Little Romance
Author: Niftypaint24
Prompt: Peony (Dokuga_contest Weekly Perfection #199)
Genre: Romance
Rating: G
Warnings: There’s a little fluffiness (if you squint)
Word Count: 400
Summary: Sesshomaru surprises Kagome. [AU]
A/N: This will eventually be added to Diddling the Help, though it isn’t necessary to read it ;)
Kagome was on her hands and knees, yanking weeds from the dirt, cursing every once and awhile when a particularly stubborn weed refused to cooperate. She didn’t weed all of the flower beds, just one in particular; the one that held the peonies. They were her favorite. Sure, the gardeners could tend to them, were even paid to, but Kagome preferred to do it herself. It was her Tuesday ritual; Tuesday being the one day when Sesshomaru was gone long enough for her to spend the time in the garden without him knowing. Smiling to herself, happy with the results before her, Kagome got to her feet and collected her bucket full of weeds. Kagome ditched the bucket next to the building the gardeners used to store their equipment in and then headed up the steps towards the mansion, contemplating if she had enough time for a bubble bath before Sesshomaru returned home from work.
She stepped into the kitchen through the servant’s entrance, taking a double glance at the small dining table. There was a vase set in the table’s center; crystal and overflowing with peonies. Kagome stepped closer as she tried to think of who could have placed them there. She was the only one who ever made and set out flower arrangements, and those instances were few and far between; Sesshomaru said they wreaked havoc with his nose. So who would have set these out? Dismissing the mystery in favor of a cold glass of water, Kagome left the table and headed for the sink. She grabbed a glass from the strainer and proceeded to the fridge, where she fished out the pitcher of water and filled her glass. She then made her way down the hall towards her room, passing another three vases of peonies along the way. When she stepped into her room, she was literally assaulted with peonies. Every square inch of her room was covered with them. After she took in the shock of that, there was another; Sesshomaru was standing in amongst the hundreds of blooms.
“Did you think I wouldn’t notice your fondness for them?” Sesshomaru asked. “How you spend hours in the garden when you think I’m not here?”
“You did all this?” Kagome asked, and then added a skeptical, “By yourself?”
“Despite your lack of faith, I can move vases of flowers by myself,” Sesshomaru answered with a grin.
Author: Niftypaint24
Prompt: Peony (Dokuga_contest Weekly Perfection #199)
Genre: Romance
Rating: G
Warnings: There’s a little fluffiness (if you squint)
Word Count: 400
Summary: Sesshomaru surprises Kagome. [AU]
A/N: This will eventually be added to Diddling the Help, though it isn’t necessary to read it ;)
Kagome was on her hands and knees, yanking weeds from the dirt, cursing every once and awhile when a particularly stubborn weed refused to cooperate. She didn’t weed all of the flower beds, just one in particular; the one that held the peonies. They were her favorite. Sure, the gardeners could tend to them, were even paid to, but Kagome preferred to do it herself. It was her Tuesday ritual; Tuesday being the one day when Sesshomaru was gone long enough for her to spend the time in the garden without him knowing. Smiling to herself, happy with the results before her, Kagome got to her feet and collected her bucket full of weeds. Kagome ditched the bucket next to the building the gardeners used to store their equipment in and then headed up the steps towards the mansion, contemplating if she had enough time for a bubble bath before Sesshomaru returned home from work.
She stepped into the kitchen through the servant’s entrance, taking a double glance at the small dining table. There was a vase set in the table’s center; crystal and overflowing with peonies. Kagome stepped closer as she tried to think of who could have placed them there. She was the only one who ever made and set out flower arrangements, and those instances were few and far between; Sesshomaru said they wreaked havoc with his nose. So who would have set these out? Dismissing the mystery in favor of a cold glass of water, Kagome left the table and headed for the sink. She grabbed a glass from the strainer and proceeded to the fridge, where she fished out the pitcher of water and filled her glass. She then made her way down the hall towards her room, passing another three vases of peonies along the way. When she stepped into her room, she was literally assaulted with peonies. Every square inch of her room was covered with them. After she took in the shock of that, there was another; Sesshomaru was standing in amongst the hundreds of blooms.
“Did you think I wouldn’t notice your fondness for them?” Sesshomaru asked. “How you spend hours in the garden when you think I’m not here?”
“You did all this?” Kagome asked, and then added a skeptical, “By yourself?”
“Despite your lack of faith, I can move vases of flowers by myself,” Sesshomaru answered with a grin.