"Sango and Miroku are in the village; they're hunting a witch." Kagome said.
Inuyasha's ears twitched as he lay in the doorway, his eyes closed as the wind ruffled his hair.
"So?" he grunted.
Kagome rolled her eyes, "so… why don't we get them together tonight with us? It'll be like old times."
Inuyasha glanced over his shoulder, "you can do whatever you want, just as long as your lazy ass can get up tomorrow morning."
Kagome huffed and climbed to her feet stepping over the half demon on her way out of the room, making sure the toe of her shoe grazed his head.
Inuyasha growled, sending a glare her way as she walked to the main road.
'I should have left when I had a chance.' She thought with a sigh.
Kakashi had disappeared soon after lunch, after glaring the whole time with the half-demon, murmuring something about exploring the village.
Her feet carried her to the town pub, straight to the bar. 'I shouldn't be here.' She thought.
Sake was placed in front of her, her fingers gripping the small cup softly as she stared at the contents.
"Yo."
Kagome smirked at the greeting, her hair falling over her shoulders before tossing it behind her and turning her head slightly.
"Thought you were exploring."
Kakashi shrugged and shifted on the stool next to her, "small village, got a small sense of Konoha though."
"Good."
Kakashi's eye dropped down to the small cup still in her possession, "ran into your friends on their way to find the witch, said I shouldn't let you drink that."
Kagome smirked and held the cup to him, "I wasn't going to."
Kakashi took the cup and placed it down, "so what's the plan for tomorrow?"
"I was going to ask Inuyasha about going to the well… maybe I can find some answers from my home." Kagome explained.
"I can't go?" Kakashi asked.
Kagome frowned, "I honestly don't know… Inuyasha used to be able too, but he was connected to me through the prayer beads he wore. Since they broke during the battle he hasn't been able to cross, we'll have to find a way to connect us."
"How about physically." The jōnin suggested, lowering his voice.
Kagome snorted and rolled her eyes, her cheeks warming at his tone. "It takes more than that to get in my bed."
Turning, she hopped off her stool, tossing a few coins onto the counter before heading back into the village, Kakashi already beside her.
"My grandpa may know something, he always tells these crazy stories that he claims is true." She said.
"Are they?"
Kagome shrugged, "no idea, but we're talking about the man that gave me a mummified kappa hand to bring me good fortune when I turned fifteen… at the very least I'll get a semi-amusing story out of it."
The reincarnated priestess stopped in the middle of the empty side street, stepping in front of Kakashi and eyeing him carefully.
'Can I help you?' he thought as he returned the gaze.
"How would you feel about beads of subjugation?"
Kakashi blanched under his mask, he had ninken of his own in his world, he would be damned if he got stuck wearing a collar like them.
"I can't tell if you're okay with that or not? I'm not asking you to wear it for the rest of your life, just long enough to get you to my home and back." Kagome shrugged.
"I'm not a dog." The ninja hissed.
Kagome smirked, "I don't know Kakashi… You're already following me around like one pretty well."
Kakashi's eye twitched as she turned and began striding away, her hands clasped behind her.
"Think about it, we might get some answers Kakashi." Kagome called behind her.
Kakashi sighed in irritation, 'this woman.'
