Annoying Lord

Author: sovandeprins
Prompt: Paint by InuDemoness1525

(Have I had this sitting for a while now? Yes. Has it been over two years? Indeed.)

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Higurashi Kagome. Her intellectual capacity surpasses Mr. Whiskers by probably a decent amount. Her ability to multitask is of the stereotypical quantity and her ability to survive cold showers is, frankly, remarkable.

With her tongue peeking out from the side of her mouth, Kagome took on her greatest challenge yet.

Painting her dominant hands nails.

It is a nerve-wracking time and the audience is anxiously awaiting the results. She is shaking. She is panicking but she only has three fingers to go – Can she do it? Can dreams truly become reality? Only a few perfectly stable strokes and the victory could be hers . . .

Kagome stared intently, wide-eyed and held her breath in her pathetic attempt at perfect nails. The little podcast in her head was doing wonders for her, it turned out. She had never been so focused in her entire life!

Nothing could wreck Higurashi's perfectly calm self-control. Even if aliens invaded her apartment in that very moment, begging her to become their beautiful and intelligent queen, she wouldn't bat an eye!

It's the ring fingers turn. It looks particularly good in the aqua-sunlight-kiwi polish her mother brought her two years ago. It smelled a little weird, but damn it. If it didn't make her look good! A few more layers and Kagome can move on to her pinky. A few more strokes and she could call and brag about it to Ayumi. One more and . . .

Something wet brushed her ear. Something rough and long and – oh god it was so wet. Shaken out of her zone, Kagome jumped where she sat and managed to draw a beautiful line over her whole hand – fingers bumping into the couch table in front of her as she went.

"No!" She screamed, probably louder than what was necessary. It was like her whole world came crumbling down, her hopes and dreams shattering in front of her very eyes. She turned her head so fast she almost broke her neck (or at least, that's what it felt like) and, as if she had expected anything else, looked at the demon 'lord's' perfect face. His stupid face. His stupid face with stupid stripes and a stupid moon and god help her if that was a smirk tugging at his lips!

"Stinks," he commented and sat himself down next to her bewildered self. The fabrics of his attire rustled and her couch made a wheezing sound, as though it was getting squished.

"Excuse me?"

"You are excused."

"Oh you-"

"Oh me."

Kagome shut herself up, teeth hurting from the sudden force. She couldn't believe him – she absolutely could not believe him.

But then, something occurred to her.

"Did you.." she trailed off, unsure. Kagome raised her hand and thumbed at her earlobe. Her fingers caught the moisture there.

Her cheeks tinted a matted pink. "Did you just lick my ear?"

He seemed to think it over, rolling the idea of something so odd in that head of his, contemplating. Like he didn't know what she was talking about.

"I think not," he stated with a nod of his head. She frowned at him.

"Why did you lick my-"

"I did no such thing," he corrected.

"Sesshoumaru…"

The so called lord blinked at her, his head tilted slightly for dramatic effect. Did he really think he was getting away with this? She could see the mirth dancing in his eyes, could see the way he glanced at the ear he had more or less assaulted.

Her own eyes glanced at her ruined nails. Her jaw set.

"I will kill you," she stated, voice sharp.

"That would be impossible."

"Says who?" Kagome fisted her hands, blaring down at him. As surprising as it was, she was taller than him while he sat.

Sesshoumaru seemed to think it over for a moment, before gesturing to himself.

"I am already dead."

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