Last Night by SunsetMiko

Mask

For Riku Ryuu's Random Prompts on the Dokuga forums.

Mask - 336

Watching the turmoil in his eyes for a moment, Kagome decided to give him a reprieve from the doubt she was so shocked to see in those golden depths. He was actually insecure! She could no longer question the veracity of his statements, not after what she'd just seen. The miko was surprised that he'd yet to put his mask back on, feeling how he was at the moment.

He was letting her see everything, and in doing so, exposing himself so completely that she was stunned at his trust in her. Not only her even, but all of them, because she was sure everyone was able to see just what she was in his eyes. Hell, it even made its way to his face, near devastation showing for just a fraction of a second before determination replaced it.

'Good,' she thought to herself. 'He should never look so uncertain.'

"Off," she all but demanded.

"What?" he asked, unsure what she wanted from him.

"The armor. Take it off. Sure, it makes you look all tough and unapproachable, but that's a little counterproductive right now when I want to, you know, approach you." She grinned at him, watching as confidence returned strongly to his gaze.

"As you wish," he said for the second time in just a few minutes. "If it keeps me from feeling your body against mine, I would happily dash it to pieces."

"Nah," she said, her grin widening into a full on smile. "It keeps you safe and it is definitely a part of your look. You'll just have to take it off more when we're not traveling or fighting." She watched carefully as he pulled a few well placed strings and the heavy pieces of bone armor were set aside one by one. The second he was done she all but launched herself into his arms, holding back a moan of pleasure at the feeling of his warm chest against hers. It felt so intimate, so right, something she'd never expected.