Yusuke couldn't help but eye the woman in front of him suspiciously. A quick scan of the surroundings proved that Keiko was not outside. A quick sniff though revealed the scent of Keiko on the woman. It was also a calm scent showing Keiko was under no distress. He finally held his hand out to shake the woman's outstretched one.

Yusuke gripped her hand a little harder than he meant to because of his suspiciousness. He was shocked when she squeezed back just as hard. He was not surprised when she met his stare after that or that she smirked right back at him.

It was a tense moment for the others who waited to see what would happen. The tension was released when both Kagome and Yusuke started laughing as they dropped each other's hand.

Kagome turned quickly to the others. She bowed to them while saying, "It is nice to meet all of you. Please be welcome in my home. Please introduce yourselves and then we may proceed inside." She ended her speech with a smile.

Kurama stepped forward to introduce himself and Hiei. "The name is Kurama, my lady, and it is a pleasure to meet you." He grabbed her hand and laid a gentle kiss on it before stepping back to introduce his friend.

Hiei shocked all of them with an "Hn, Hiei," and a nod towards Kagome. He usually tended to avoid new introductions.

"I am the great Kuwabara, my lady.." His sentence ended there as he had already moved to take Kagome's hands but Yusuke already knew what his friend was up to and knocked him out before he could make an ever bigger fool of himself and risk them all being thrown out before he could see Keiko.

"Sorry about that," Yusuke said looking sheepishly at Kagome while a hand rubbed at his neck nervously, "He tends to be a bit of a pervert sometimes." He expected something….just not her laughing her ass off and waving a hand at them.

Kagome was finally able to stop laughing long enough to wave a hand at them and reassure them. "It's okay. I have a brother who is probably an even bigger pervert. Keiko warned me ahead of time that Kuwabara might ask me to be his girlfriend, though not in seriousness as he already has a true love in mind but more out of habit. Miroku, my brother, was much worse as he would go around groping women and asking them to bare his children." She laughed even harder at the affronted looks on their faces.

"Well, why don't we go in and you can see the girls. They have been anxious for your arrival." Kagome turned around and was fixing to lead them inside when she found the red headed one, Kurama, and the dark headed one whose hair spiked, Hiei, beside her.

"What do you mean by see the girls, Kagome?" Kurama asked. Everyone was now looking at Kagome as they kept a steady pace toward the front entrance.

Kagome knew she had their curiosity peeked. She was also kicking herself mentally because she hadn't wanted to spoil the surprise about Yukina being here as a surpise.

A sly smile made itself on Kagome's face. "It's a secret. You guys will just have to find out. Now let's not keep them waiting any longer than they already have." She gestured for two servants to open the doors.

Kurama and the rest of the group followed behind her. Yusuke was anxious to see Keiko after so long and the others wanted to find out who else was there. Kurama made sure to place himself incredibly close to Kagome as did Hiei. If this was a trap they would be the best for acting the quickest no matter what she had prepared.

Kagome let her eyes wander to the two who thought to flank her. She knew what they were doing but let them be. She wasn't a threat to them. She looked forward to the huge staircase where Emiko and Fumiko were standing at waiting at the bottom. They were waiting to give the signal for Keiko, who was upstairs right around the corner, to come down.

She gave a nod for them to signal Keiko down. The men tensed when they felt the small pulse of youki but had no time to react to it because Keiko showed herself right after that.

Keiko stepped around the corner and stopped when her eyes landed on Yusuke. Tears gathered in her eyes as she realized it truly was him. She had missed him so much. She didn't even give a second thought as she raised her kimono and flew down the stairs to him. Her delight at his return grew as he met her halfway, picking her up and swinging her around before getting the kiss she so desperately wanted.