A Little Bug Problem by Notes-and-Photographs

A Little Bug Problem

A Little Bug Problem

Kagome leaned against the wall of her kitchen, dressed in her pajamas, a delightful pair of flannel, pink, polka dots and an impossibly pinker nightshirt that matched the pants. Across the room stood Sesshoumaru, dressed, unbelievably, in a pair of jeans and a crisp white t-shirt. He was carefully extracting a spider the size of a pencil eraser from the wall of her kitchen, much at her behest. She watched him intently as he elegantly slipped a piece of paper underneath the arachnid and walked to the door that led to the backyard and she marveled silently at how, while she had never seen or imagined him in anything other than a business suit, he looked at ease and, if possible, more handsome dressed in even the simplest of garments.

"I really wish that you would just kill the damn thing. Doesn't deserve to live, in my opinion." Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes at her hatred of the tiny pest.

"It has done nothing to you. There is no reason to kill it." He leaned forward and pushed the spider into the night and back into the "wild" of her backyard before turning back inside. Kagome smiled at him brightly.

"Thank you. I don't know if anyone else would have done that for me." She yawned widely, haphazardly covering her mouth with her left hand. Sesshoumaru shook his head at her action.

"You should have gone to sleep and called me to deal with this in the morning." Kagome shook her head at his suggestion.

"How could I sleep when I knew that a spider was in my house?"

"You are the strangest woman I know," Sesshoumaru remarked before sitting down next to her. She leaned her head onto his shoulder, her eyes sliding closed.

"Thanks, I guess," she whispered before falling asleep a few minutes later. Sesshoumaru looked down at her and was overcome with an overwhelming sense of laziness; he had no desire to get up off of the filthy floor of Kagome's kitchen or to move her to a more comfortable place. He was content where he was. Carefully, so as not to disturb his slumbering companion, he slouched down, placed his head on top of hers, and closed his eyes to join her in sleep, a smile adorning his face.

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A/N: I would like to take this time to thank everyone who has reviewed the Pocky-Verse fics so far! You're all wonderful people and I thank you for your kind words. As this is the last installment that I have written so far, I would just like to take the time to answer some questions that people have asked.

"Are we going to see a more serious one soon? Like a date night, first kiss?"--Who knows. These one shots just kind of come to me when I'm procrastinating, can't sleep, or just don't want to pay attention in class. At some point, I'm sure, their relationship will advance from friends to being something more, but right now, I'm content with how things are progressing.

"You should do a halloween one that would be interesting."--While not really a question, I'd like to respond anyway. Maybe around halloween, I will do one. Even though they weren't posted on here, the other holiday themed fics were written around the time of year the holiday took place.

Thanks for all your suppor once again!

Emily