Smart Move by piratequeen0405 [Drabble #41]
Title: Smart Move
Author: piratequeen0405
Theme: Fresh
Genre: AU, Drama
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Word Count: 300
Summary: Sesshoumaru finally does something right. Continuation of series--> http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4796678/1/Outmatched
Kagome opened her front door expecting Sesshoumaru, so it came as little surprise to see him filling the space like it belonged to him. His ownership of her doorway irked her greatly, and she stared at him, refusing to melt, and considered simply closing the door on him forever.
He was spared that ignominious fate by a weak, plaintive cry that somehow filled the silence. Kagome tore her eyes from his and let her gaze travel down, coming to rest on the source of the sound-an incongruous pet carrier lying at his feet.
She made a mental note to kill Inuyasha; apparently the brothers had been talking. The carrier meowed again.
“My consolation prize?”
“No. Think of him more as a pathetic way for me to say I’m sorry, I can’t be happy with anyone but you, and hopefully earn a fresh start.”
Kagome steeled herself; he obviously was trying, but she was not about to give in so easily. “A cat,” she said dryly. “Let me guess. A Persian or some other fancy breed?”
“Actually he’s from a shelter. His litter was found abandoned and starving, locked in a warehouse, though he’s fine now. Because he’s not a tiny kitten anymore, they were afraid he’d never find a home. His brothers and sisters already have been adopted. If you don’t want to keep him, I will. He’s started to grow on me.”
She could have felt that he was manipulating her. She could have been offended that he was so presumptuous. Instead, the icy fear that he didn’t understand and love the real Kagome instantly began to thaw.
“Will you at least agree to meet him before you decide…and listen to my apology? I’m prepared to grovel.”
As if on cue, the cat meowed again.
“Come in.”