032. Sunset.

Kagome took a deep breath of warm evening air as she walked towards the well. It was their second night back after long weeks of hard traveling. Sango had insisted on watching the children for the night and all but shoved Kagome out of the elder miko's hut, telling her to have the night to herself and relax. She here she was, taking a walk and thinking. She was tempted to head home to the Higurashi shrine and take a long hot bath, eat a home cooked meal from her mother and settle in to her soft warm bed for the night. She let out a soft sigh and a smile lit her face while to hurried to the well. The comforts of the future just sounded too good right now.

She found her was home blocked however, by a very large, and very deadly demon. He stood between her and the well, staring at her. Neither of them made a sound as he walked towards her. He was a few feet from her before he turned and headed into the trees, calling over his shoulder.

"Come"

Kagome smiled again as she followed Sesshomaru into the forest, thoughts of home forgotten. They walked away from the village in comfortable silence for some time, only the sound of the cicadas around them. They broke the tree line on the top of a hill, over looking a large field. Sesshomaru glanced back before taking a seat against the trunk of a tree, and waiting for Kagome to join him. She sat right next to him, their legs touching as she scooted closer.

"Is there a reason we're out here?"

"We are waiting."

"Waiting for what?"

"For that."

Kagome looked across the field to where he was looking and found nothing. She was about to ask again when a streak of purple caught her attention. The horizon was lit with beautiful colors of purples and pinks, reds and oranges, as the sun set. Kagome watched in awe as the colors got richer and deeper. Sesshomaru had been watching her, rather then the sky, and as she turned to look back at him, her face glowing with delight in the light of the sunset, he knew he made the right choice to bring her out here for the evening. She appreciated the beauty of nature and the meaning of things far more then the materialistic.

He reached up and brushed his knuckles against her cheek, giving her a small smile in return. It was a small gesture that meant a lot to both of them. Neither of them said a thing as Kagome leaned against him and they watched the rest of the sunset together.