Maid for You by Luna

In Sickness and Health…

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Longer than usual, but don't get spoiled. Enjoy!

Maid for You

47: In Sickness and Health…

By: Luna

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The next day Kagome became sick. Real sick. Buyo stayed curled by her side when Sesshoumaru came in with a glass of ginger ale and a bowl of lukewarm soup. Kagome had smiled tiredly at him at first, but her whole face lit up when she saw his offerings. "You made me soup?"

"Maybe." He grunted, carefully setting the tray over her lap. He'd never made anyone anything to eat, and he was watching her carefully to make sure it was palatable. It was obvious that when Kagome became sick she, like in all things she did, was no holds barred kind of sick. She was sick with fever and exhaustion marked her face, and once again Sesshoumaru felt the need to take care of someone precious to him.

He froze for a moment and backpedalled. He chose instead to focus on Kagome's reaction.

When he had opened the door, the smell of burnt wires drifted through and Kagome wrinkled her nose as she placed a napkin over her lap. "What's that smell?"

"Nothing." He said quickly. It was the microwave. Having never used one before, he hadn't known metal wasn't allowed in there. The can that he had attempted to heat up still sat in the microwave untouched. From all the sparks it produced, Sesshoumaru wasn't sure whether it was really electrifying or not. He hadn't wanted to risk it.

Kagome dipped the spoon in the bowl under Sesshoumaru's watchful eye, but paused when she noticed the bandages wrapped around his hands. "What happened?" She gasped, ignoring his scowl when she put her spoon down and carefully grasped one of his hands. She cooed over it, stroking his fingers gently and sending tingles up his arm. "Are you ok?"

It had been the oven. Since he couldn't use the microwave anymore, he had dumped a can of soup in a pan and set the heat on high. But then he got distracted, and the next thing he knew the pot was bubbling over. Without thinking he had used his hands to pick it up off the stove, then abruptly slammed it back down again when his hands started to burn.

"I'm fine." He murmured, gently extracting his hand. The tingles remained even though she wasn't touching him anymore. "Go ahead and eat."

She smiled happily and ate a mouthful. Her expression froze. Sesshoumaru scowled as she slowly swallowed and put the spoon back down. "Don't you like it?"

She coughed a little, and her voice sounded a little scratchy when she spoke. "How much water did you put in it to dilute the salt?"

Sesshoumaru's mind blanked out. Was he supposed to add water? It was condensed soup, but he just thought condensed meant it was in a small can…

Kagome, seeing his expression, hurried and said, "Never mind!" She scooped up another spoonful with a smile. "Yum."

And ate every bite.