Exposed by Nisee

Exposed

Standard Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters, and neither do I make profit from my writings.

Warnings: Squeaky clean nudity

A/N: This was written for Dokuga_Contest’s One Shot contest #49. The theme was I.O.U. with a minimum of 500 words. I’m thrilled to say that this won second place!

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All right girl, let’s look at this situation rationally. You’re standing in the middle of a forest…

Try as she might, Kagome Higurashi could find no rational response to this situation. The only thing she seemed capable of doing was standing still as her face and neck flushed under the taiyoukai lord’s scrutiny. She had long given up on trying covering her body with her hands; she had hoped that if she pretended that she wasn’t standing in the buff that maybe he wouldn’t notice. Yeah right… All she had wanted was a nice hot both after a long, hard day. Apparently that was just too much to ask for.

“Would you please stop looking at me?” Oh God, she wanted to crawl into a hole and disappear.

“Why?”

She felt the heat of her blush spread down her chest-- was it possible to be so embarrassed that toes blushed?

“Because…I’m…well…”She sputtered because she really didn’t want to draw attention to her state of undress, but she supposed that Sesshomaru wasn’t blind. “I’m naked, that’s why!

He tilted his head slightly though his expression never wavered. “And why should that matter to this Sesshomaru?”

“Because it’s not proper for you to be ogling me, you pervert!”

The demon lord lifted an eyebrow, “I do not care for the accusation.” Kagome flinched, “I have no desire to look upon your being in any such manner.”

Kagome blushed even more but could not hold her tongue at the insult. “If you claim to have no desire to look at one as ugly and misshapen as myself, then why are you still staring at me!?”

Sesshomaru blinked, “You are speaking to me, are you not?”

“Yes.”

“Is it not considered rude to avoid eye contact while conversing with another?”

“Not in this situation, it isn’t!” And she wasn’t completely convinced it was her eyes he was making contact with.

This was dragging on way to long for Kagome’s comfort, but Sesshomaru seemed to have no intention of leaving and she still had no clothes. “Why does such etiquette not apply to this situation?” Kagome swore she saw his lips twitch into the slightest of smiles.

“Because I’m naked!” Kagome huffed; this was getting to be ridiculous.

“Yes, we have already established that fact.”

“You know it’s your fault my clothes are ruined!” Kagome shook an angry finger at the inuyokai, only to realize other parts of her body shook with it.

Sesshomaru took a step closer and the miko felt his youki brush ever so slightly against her as he made his displeasure known. She flared out her aura in response--naked or not, she was not going to be bullied by some pompous, perverted youkai.

She was slightly astounded when Sesshomaru’s eyes widened in surprise, but it was only momentary before he retreated to his usual mask and took another step in her direction. “I do not see how this Sesshomaru is to blame for the damage to your property.”

“You don’t…see?” Kagome was becoming hysterical. She was still naked and was sure that if she blushed any harder she would spontaneously combust. “You tore them to shreds with your own claws.”

“I am well aware of what happened to your clothing.” He tersely replied, “I still do not see how you can place the blame on me. It is not my fault the snake youkai became tangled in your things while trying to dodge this Sesshomaru’s attacks. Your lack of gratitude is astounding.”

Kagome rolled her eyes. If there was one thing she knew about Sesshomaru, it was that he never did anything unless there was something he stood to gain. He would have never wanted her gratitude, so why act so insulted? Something wasn’t adding up, but for the moment Kagome had to let it go.

“You know, I didn’t need your help. I was the one who purified him after all. All you did was make a big mess of everything.” She gestured to her guts covered body, and then promptly regretted drawing more attention to her nudity.

“Indeed.” Sesshomaru agreed, “Never the less, Inuyasha asked that I ensure your safety this evening while he recovers from his injuries.”

Kagome flinched as she remembered the day’s earlier events. She had insisted on traveling with Inuyasha and Miroku for one of their exorcisms. The journey was a short one and they should have returned by nightfall. Everything had gone smoothly until the journey back when they encountered a pair of bear demons who tried to ambush them. The bears really did not stand a chance, but they got a few lucky blows in before Sesshomaru appeared out of nowhere and made finishing them off seem like child’s play.

She supposed it was awfully sweet of Sesshomaru to agree to watch out for her when he had no obligation to her or Inuyasha, but that did not give him the right to completely destroy her clothes. “You know what buddy?” His brow lifted, “You owe me! It‘s not like I have an extensive wardrobe available to me!”

“I owe you nothing, human. You’re clothes were the victim of an unfortunate circumstance. Be grateful it was just fabric and not your flesh.”

The underlying threat was enough to shut Kagome up. The two stood in a tense and awkward silence and the miko was certain Sesshomaru’s gaze was bearing down on her with a heat she hadn’t noticed before. Just as she was about to wonder if the gods could torment her any further, Sesshomaru broke the silence.

“We have lingered here for too long. Finish your bath and promptly return to camp.”

In that moment, Kagome realized that this embarrassing situation was about to get worse. There was no way she was going to walk back to camp naked. Married though he may be, Miroku would never let her live it down and Sango wasn‘t there to silence the pervert. “I can’t go back to camp like this. Would you please lend me your…”

“I will lend you nothing.” Sesshomaru interrupted sharply, but Kagome did not miss the flash of amusement in his eyes. “It would be indecent for this Sesshomaru to walk around half dressed.”

Kagome could come up with no response because suddenly all her mind could supply were images of a half naked taiyoukai. No matter how hard she tried, she could not shake the thoughts about just how flat his abs probably were or what he would taste like when she ran her tongue across his collarbone. A new kind of heat flushed through her body and to her horror, Kagome saw his nostrils flare and she new exactly what he could smell. I can die anytime now.

With the lift of a brow and an arrogant smirk, the Western Lord turned sharply on his heel and quickly disappeared while she was left embarrassed, aroused…

…and still completely naked.

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A/N: TBC? I have rough ideas for a continuation of this, but not a complete story as of yet. I’m playing with the idea, but for now this will be marked as complete. I really do think Kagome should get a chance to see Sesshomaru naked, though…