Author's Note: It's a little early but here is my piece for the Kagome X-Over Secret Santa of 2019~ And yes, that does say Secret Santa, we decided to have it in January since December was so busy for everyone.

I really hope you enjoy this, Mizuki! And I have to be honest, there are ideas brewing for a possible continuation or two of this! Also... you totally knew, didn't you? I just had to go and freeze when you asked me -headdesk- somebody kill me

Title: Play

Summary: ...shit if i know...

Fandom: Inuyasha/HunterxHunter

Pairings: Established Illumi/Kagome, Hinted Hisoka/Kagome, squint-and-you-can-see-it Hisoka/Kagome/Illumi

This is a Kagome ends up in their verse crossover story.

She is 22 in this fic.

A little backstory for this is basically Kagome was found during a job that Zeno and Silva were on, bound and tortured, but still able to easily move and fight back. The strange feel of her aura, easy handling of pain, and the defiance in her eyes convinced them to take her back rather than leave her. Killing her was off the table since she had not been one of the targets they'd been paid to take care of. After some discussion, she is 'given' to Illumi as a possible intended. It's been about six to seven months since she's been with them and while she is definitely iffy about how they live their lives, she is not as shocked or appalled as she would have been if she had been younger.

Out of the many rules and 24/7 surveillance she has to suffer through, Kagome finds her favorite past time is pushing Illumi and testing her boundaries with. Hisoka has only made this worse. This has led to some bad outcomes but nothing she wasn't prepared for.

They do not yet know what she can do, they just know she has a strange aura and can withstand great pain without using it.

She does not get along with Kikyo, at all. Kikyo barely tolerates her for Illumi and Silva's sake.

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Kagome slumped against the tree, dagger dangling idly from her finger, as the other officially licensed Hunters dispersed. Some with quiet goodbyes and new friends, others simply disappearing. If she didn't know better, she would have assumed the same of two people.

One of which would actively torture her if he knew the thoughts creeping in from the back of her mind. She hummed a quiet tune under her breath, watching Gon and his friends group up together. No doubt they were discussing how to get Killua back. Illumi had already given them the first clue about Kukuroo Mountain. The rest they would have to figure out.

She was absolutely rooting for them but still.

A part of her wanted— Her tongue slipped out to wet her bottom lip, a slow glide, at the quiet thought simmering in the back of her mind.

"Ho~, that's quite the expression you're making, Kagome-chan."

Sharp nails, dangerous even without nen, barely grazed the skin of her neck as fingers caressed the skin up until they were lightly grasping her jaw and tipping her head back. Golden eyes danced above her and a slow grin spread across her lips, nearly identical to his. It only grew wider when he pressed against her. "Excited there, Hisoka-kun?"

He bent close and breathed into her ear, "You know I love how you play, Kagome-chan."

This wasn't the first time she heard this from him nor felt how much he enjoyed it so it wasn't surprising. Still creepy with how he came off.

"There you are."

She felt Hisoka pull back as her gaze fell on the composed man making his way over. From her peripheral, she could see Killua's friends pause to watch as well before all her attention focused on Illumi. His appraisal was a heavy weight as it took in the loosely held dagger and Hisoka's close proximity, his hand curled about her neck but she made no move to do anything about it.

Illumi was possessive of things that were his, and willing to control those things like he had done with Killua. Like Hisoka, she had learned how far to push his boundaries and they both enjoyed any reaction they could get. The only difference was that she was willing to risk his wrath while Hisoka was willing to step back so he could play with his other targets.

"You were told a car would be waiting. Why are you here?" He tipped his head. Quickly and much more obvious than she'd like, she hid her hand behind her back to hide the reflexive twitch. He knew it, too.

"I—"

"Kagome-chan wanted to help out Killua's friends."

She went stiff, mouth thinning, and glared up at Hisoka from the corner of her eyes. Her irritation spiked at the shiver she felt come off him, a flush darkening his cheeks as he stared down at her.

"Oh?"

Looking wasn't necessary to know that Illumi had moved closer, his mere presence pressing against her but she still had to hold back the flinch when fingers swept along her jaw to sit under her chin and turn her so she was facing him. She shifted against the tree, unwittingly pressing against Hisoka's hard-on. His moan was background noise compared to the look hiding in the recesses of Illumi's eyes.

"Is this true?"

Kagome hated how bland and nonchalant he could keep his voice, the lack of inflection making it seem like he wasn't bothered.

She tipped her chin, defiant as she kept eye contact. "It was a tempting thought but yes, I did."

"You would help them as they took Killua from us?" His thumb ran along the seam of her bottom lip, nail denting the corner of her mouth. She breathed out heavily against the digit, struggling with the urge to shift between Hisoka and Illumi, skin itching with the awareness prickling every inch of her.

Now would be the best time to tread carefully. She may enjoy testing her boundaries but she knew to tread much more carefully concerning his family. No matter how much she wanted to say she would help take both Killua and Alluka if given the chance. "I would help Killua see his friends again."

He hummed, letting her go to remove Hisoka's hand from her throat. "I see. The car is waiting and you will be returned to Zoldyck Manor. Killua can keep you company once he's finished being punished."

As for Hisoka, he chuckled amiably - like this was all fun and games - and stepped away from her.

Kagome ground her teeth together but didn't say anything, suddenly all too aware of how quiet the courtyard was now that they had both backed off. A quick glance to the left showed some of the judges standing around, watching. She rolled her jaw and took a deep breath before looking back at Illumi. He stared back placidly, no hint of doubt that she'd fight him on this and he was right. "...Fine."

He nodded then turned to leave without a second glance back.

Once he was out of sight and everyone else had turned their attention elsewhere, Gon and his group nowhere to be seen, she turned on Hisoka with a glower. "How did you even know that was what I was thinking?"

"Illumi wasn't the only one who couldn't keep his eyes off Killua, Kagome-chan." An Ace of Hearts stood out among the cards he seemingly pulled out of thin air, the red of its ink brighter than it should be. He obligingly flipped it towards her and smirked the moment she realized blood was splattered all over it. "He was just less obvious about it."

"And you had to tell him, why?"

"Mmm, you didn't enjoy it?"

There was… something— She crossed her arms, considering him. He was, for all intents and purposes, as relaxed as he always was. Even after the bit of excitement he'd caused. Hair perfectly styled, clothes as fitting as he liked, makeup suited to his tastes. Then why did she get the feeling something was off. "What did you do?"

That very same Ace came up to hide the bottom half of his face, covering but not quieting the pleased moan he let out as he peered at her from underneath his lashes. Shivers shot up her spine. His stride was more of a lazy, pleased swagger that left him leaning over her to say, "The boy, Kurapika, will be meeting up with me on September 1st about a spider he's been hunting."

One of her hands shot out to press against his stomach, a flimsy attempt at keeping him at bay when it seemed he would try to move in closer again, but he kept his distance. Their cheeks brushed when she turned to meet his gaze. Temptation lay in his eyes, daring her and she breathed out the words before she could think. "Are you inviting me to play with one of your targets?"

She was just as much of a fan of his sass and wit as he was of hers.

He smiled into the skin of her cheek. "Guess who they've hired for a job?"

His chuckle could be easily heard in the empty courtyard at the sight of her eyes dilating in excitement.

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Word Count before Notes and all: 1,215

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Aaand I really do hope you liked this Mizu! Thank you, everyone else, for reading!

If you see any mistakes, please let me know cuz I was getting this all ready to be uploaded while getting ready for work (it is currently 11:05pm for me).