Love is in the Air by Ai Roku

Apple

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Prompt: Apple

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Sesshomaru was lost in thought when he was suddenly awoken from his reverie by the twin sounds of his beloved's voice and the the whirr of a mysterious projectile.

"Sesshomaru, catch!"

Kagome watched excitedly as her taiyoukai effortlessly plucked her offering from the air.

After staring for a confused moment at the sweet smelling, round object in his hand, Sesshomaru slowly raises his head to shoot an incredulous look at his miko.

"This Sesshomaru confesses his feelings for you, and in reply you pelt him with strange fruit?"

Kagome's mouth dropped open in shock, before she hurriedly began babbling excuses. "What?! No! It's just that, I read somewhere about an ancient civilization where people used to confess their feelings by throwing an apple at the person they admired, and if that person caught the apple then that meant they returned those feelings and.... I just thought...I... Sorry!"

As her rushed explanation tapered off she cast him a sheepish look before lowering her eyes to her figeting hands. Looking on as she nervously bit her lip Sesshomaru fought the urge to grin like the predator he was.

Busy mentally berating herself for stupidly messing up something so important, Kagome didn't notice that Sesshomaru had glided up to stand directly in front of her until he slid a clawed finger underneath her chin lifting her face to his. 

"Miko, if you have feelings for This Sesshomaru as you say, then I desire to court you."

Sesshomaru watched as a myriad of emotions flashed across her face. He was confused at her hesitance, had she not just admitted to sharing his regard? Why then was she reluctant to accept his courtship?

"A-are you really sure that's what you want? I mean in this situation you're the one who stands to lose something, not me." In her desperation to make him understand she finds herself gripping his haori in her fists. "What will everyone think if you mate with a human? The other youkai, your advisors,oh sweet Kami, what about your mother?! There will be comparisons to your father, and our children will be hanyou! What if you lose your title, your lands?! I love you, I don't want to ruin your life! I-"

Before she could finish her tirade a clawed hand covers her mouth.

"You love me?"

Looking up at him with all the indignance she could muster, Kagome lets out a huff against his hand and raises her eyebrow, waiting for him to remove the offending appendage so that she could respond.

Obligingly moving his hand, Sesshomaru stares down at the pouting face of his future intended as she gives him a look of exasperation, and says,

"Of course I love you! I threw an apple at you, didn't I?"

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The apple throwing thing  was actually a real tradition in ancient Greece. Apples were apparently associated with the Goddess of love, Aphrodite.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter and thanks for reading!