kagome/erwin 1
kagome/levi 2
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"Everyone. I have a serious announcement to make," Sesshomaru grounded out.
"Pfft. All your announcements are serious, ice cold bastard," Inuyasha said.
"Are we getting called on duty again?" Kagome said.
"I swear to god, they're trying to tire us-"
"We have one dollar that currently"-they all stilled in horror-"sits in our trust. As of now, we have zero dollars to spend because we spent it all on medical bills."
Sesshomaru's slender fingers dangled a thin sheet of paper in front of them engraved with black letters. Kagome's shaking hands took it and the squad gathered around her, breathing down her neck. Their eyes flittered across the sheet of paper, growing wide in horror with every line.
"One thousand dollars per person for an extended stay in a hospital room... Five thousand dollars for a checkup on Sesshomaru and Inuyasha Tashio..." Miroku gasped out.
"It gets even worse."
"Seven thousand dollars for Kagome's one night stay and five more thousand dollars for staining the bedsheets..."
They unraveled the scroll to reveal an even longer sheet of transactions. Inuyasha's amber eyes rolled to the back of his head and Sango grunted underneath from his fallen body.
"Forty-five thousand dollars for Miroku's treatment? One hundred thousand dollars for Sango's treatment? Are you serious?" Miroku cursed.
"That's why nobody ever goes to the hospital anymore," Kagome sighed and rubbed the bridge of the nose, "That's why people started to treat their own injuries no matter how serious it is..."
Inuyasha got up angrily.
"I thought we were the highest earning squad? How the hell do we have no money?"
"Unfortunately, dear brother... We have been living quite a lavish life," Sesshomaru gestured to the massive stone manor they resided in and the massive hot spring in their backyard, "And have been eating quite expensively."
He gestured at the array of plated desserts in front of him. Normally, a civilian would only be able to touch food like potatoes and plain bread, but their squad's salary was so high they were able to purchase goods like sugar and hire a pastry chef. In the corrupted government, their ration tickets were discarded and the goods benefactors accepted money greedily. The fame may have helped a bit in purchasing a pastry chef.
"We must immediately find a way to earn money or else we may have to sell our estate," Sesshomaru said, "There might not be even a person who would be willing to purchase such a massive property. Afterall, the only person who had as much money as we did is the Queen herself."
"Does that mean we'll starve to death?" Inuyasha cried out.
"No more sausages? No more bacon? No more cake-"
"Luckily, we have a mission in place. But it's with the other... Weaker teams of the Survey Corps. If we can go on missions continuously for a month without injury, we will be able to continue the lavish life we are living."
Kagome immediately stiffened and she squeaked.
"What's the wench's problem now?"
Even though Inuyasha had said that his eyes had betrayed him. His lingering look at her had a gleam of worry and concern. His nose twitched at the salty wet smell in the air.
"Didn't you know? Naraku had requested to be demoted so he will be part of this expedition, and Levi will be leading us," Kagome whispered, "We shouldn't go on the mission, Sesshomaru... Please."
Sango's fist slammed on the table.
"You're making us go on the mission even though you warned us about how Naraku is so dangerous. For what, money? Kagome's safety is more important than money."
Kagome's shaking form was proof of that.
"And the money we've been making has been giving us a buffer and helping us stay hidden at night! The security I've hired helps us stay hidden, helps us so we don't get goddamn killed while everyone's resting! And now that's gone, one of us is going to have to stay awake every night so some stupid person doesn't decide to rob us-even though we don't have any money anymore-or doesn't try to kill us."
Sesshomaru was heaving with anger and his eyes bled red at the end of his statement. Everyone stayed silent, not knowing what to say, and waiting for their Captain to continue.
"Even though this Sesshomaru has some kind of power," His composed facade was back and his fingertips glowed green, "I, too, get exhausted and cannot protect all of you. The first promise I had made to you all was to make sure all of you stay alive, and I intend to keep that."
"I-I'm sorry I reacted like that, it was inconsiderate of me," Kagome apologized, her head bowed in submission, "I know you're only doing what is best for our team."
"M-Me too," Sango said.
"Apology accepted."
The captain turned around to face his comrades.
"Don't forget. 8pm. We will meet the squad at Wall Rose."