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Kagome woke up to the feeling of a heavily traumatized aura nearby. Groggily getting up, she walked as her senses guided her, smacking her lips every now and then in an attempt to wake up. Sleepily looking around her surroundings as she reached the source of the aura, she straightened up recognizing the room belonging to her childhood friend and fellow Hashira, Giyuu Tomioka. Sliding the door open, her eyes skimmed the room before focusing on the form of Giyuu.

Shutting the door behind her, Kagome walked over to Giyuu and kneeling beside his head. Skimming his state, she took in the heavy breathing and sweaty bangs before reaching a hand out to him. Brushing aside his bangs to reveal his bare forehead and scrunched eyebrows, she placed her hand over his cheek and immediately Giyuu instinctively turned to her hand for comfort. Furrowing her brows, Kagome shifted her hand to his forehead and a glow came from her hand.

Giyuu's eyes cracked open and Kagome's body froze but the glow continued. Seeing Giyuu's blue eyes shift to her, Kagome gulped, "Giyuu-kun?" Shutting his eyes, Giyuu slowed his breathing and allowed himself to bask in the warmth that her hand provided.

"Higurashi-san," Kagome frowned at the formality he addressed her with, "W-why are you in my room?" Kagome met his eyes and it was quiet before she looked away with a blush.

"Is it so wrong to help a friend in need?" Giyuu stared at her in response for a couple of seconds before looking away with a light blush. Feeling his face heat up, Kagome turned back to him in concern and flipped the hand on his forehead to feel his temperature.

"Giyuu-kun, are you alright? Your face is heating up." Giyuu could only flush harder, his sleep induced state making it harder for him to conceal his emotions. He managed to nod in response to Kagome's question and his droopy eyes and relaxed aura prompted Kagome to remove her hand from his forehead. Giyuu grasped her hand before she stood up.

"Wait."

Kagome stopped and turned to him with a questioning look on her face, she cocked her head to the side, "Yes?"

"Don't leave me, the nightmares might come back." Kagome blushed lightly but nodded.

"Let me get my futon first." Patiently waiting for Kagome to come back, Giyuu's eyes wandered on the ceiling before going to the sliding doors where Kagome would be. Unfolding the futon to be next to his, Kagome left about twelve inches between them and she laid in her futon. Turning over to Giyuu whom had been silent this entire time, she maintained eye contact with him and the silence continued before she broke it.

"I'll always be here for you Giyuu-kun." Giyuu allowed a small smile to flit across his face.

"I know Kagome-chan… and I am grateful."