Last time in Gettin' the Party Started in the Feudal Era: Kagome slowly retreated, closing the door silently, down the hallway and back to her own room. She would inform the other ladies in the morning. For now, she would think, and scheme...

Plans : In the Making Part Two

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Kagome awoke earlier than usual; with the sense of foreboding of what was to come, she excitedly gathered the other women inside of her room. As she was telling them of her discovery and plan, their facial expressions all changed. Drowsy to Confusion. Confusion to Outrage. Outrage to Humor.

"Sounds like a plan... Should we let the children in on this? We could always let Miroku and Kaede take care of them for the day while we set everything up," Sango suggested. Nyoko nodded, stepping up from where she was seated.

"I agree with Sango. If we bring the children into this then Leiko shall suspect something fishy is going on, other than our previous plans. If we give them to Miroku, we could just use the plausible excuse that we exhausted ourselves out from looking after them while we were in your age, Kagome," Nyoko added, Iku glancing at the still sleeping children tucked in Kagome's bed.

"What about InuYasha?" Kaleshi asked. "Won't he suspect something's up? Especially if he hears us talking about Leiko and Kikyo together. He's probably already suspicious of his half-brother's behavior."

"Perhaps not. Kagome heard what Kikyo said. If she tells InuYasha to not even glimpse at Sesshomaru, he won't," Tanashi replied, shaking her head.

"But it's not like we're going to be able to bring Kikyo into all of this and tell her to tell InuYasha to ignore his brother!" Kaleshi shot back, twirling a strand of her hair on two of her clawed fingers.

Kagome looked from all of them, biting her finger, trying to decide what to do. All eyes turned on her expectantly as she released her finger, letting her hand drop to her side.

"We'll just have to leave InuYasha hanging this time. We can't... give him any 'clues' as to what we're doing. We can't tell him any of the topics or any of the situations. We can only drop the children off on Miroku for a few hours and hope that he doesn't think anything's up. Or any other person in this castle for that matter," Kagome said finally, sighing exasperatedly and plopping down into a cushioned chair.

"Let's go down to the gardens and start preparing them for tonight, shall we? After all, today's activities include those fighting tournaments, the hunting tournaments, some archery... Maybe some singing. Those events are all going to take place on the north side of the castle. The gardens are approximately to the southwest. We'll be able to set everything up, I can shield it from anybody's sight, and then we wait," Kagome announced, standing up and waking the children. Next, while the others left, picking up the bags of decorations, Kagome began to ready the children for their day with Miroku. After all, Rin couldn't see Sesshomaru up close until the spell had been released off his person. If she did... All Hell would break loose. Rin was, undoubtedly, the closest person here to Sesshomaru save for Dai. But even then, Sesshomaru did not see Dai daily, did not travel with him, did not letter him. Rin, on the other hand, followed Sesshomaru everywhere, talked with him even if he did not speak back as kindly as he wanted to. She would realize Sesshomaru's controlled state and alert everyone within a five mile radius. By screaming it at the top of her lungs.

Rin yawned, causing Shippo to yawn five seconds after, and the two rubbed the sleep out of their eyes simultaneously. Kagome smiled at them gently, kneeling down to their height.

"What would you guys say to hanging out with Miroku for the day? Doesn't that sound fun? And afterwards you can come help me with preparing some of the songs that we're going to be using at the party later tonight," Kagome whispered, trying to get them excited about spending a few hours with Miroku. It worked. Their eyes sparked with anticipation, joy making their eyes literally glow. Rin jumped up and down, clapping her hands together and shouting, "Yayyyy! We get to spend the day with Miroku!" Shippo rolled his teal eyes but laughed anyway, agreeing with her by nodding. That was to be suspected, she supposed, seeing as Shippo spent all of his time with Miroku nearly every day of the year. Hell, every day of the year. Ever since their group had been brought together with a common cause. Destroying Naraku. But Kagome couldn't help but pity the vile half-demon.

She finished readying them, dropping them off in Miroku's room and began walking down to the gardens, carrying the remaining bags of decorations. She was lost in her own mind as she walked unconsiously. The image of last night streamed through her head, past her eyes, the words replaying in her mind... And she couldn't get it to stop. Damn it all! Why did she have to think about him constantly?! She couldn't be in l-... She wouldn't go there. There was no way in the Heavens that that would ever happen. ...Or would it? (A/n: I'm sorry if I've already made Kagome admit her feelings - to herself - about loving Sesshomaru. I can't remember, honestly. But I'm pretty positive that I've not had her think it. o.O Anyway... )

Before she knew it, she was bumping into a tall silhouette, dropping her bags onto the marble floor. She looked up, heartbeat faltering momentarily.

"Y-you... I'm sorry. I wasn't watching where I was going. Um. I... I've gotta go!" she hurriedly picked up her bags and ran down the hall, out into the gardens, not looking back.

Honey hair swished as its owner turned around slowly, quirking an eyebrow at the young girl who had just apologized to her. Of all people. And then run off. Something fishy was going on here... And she'd be sure to find out. But for now, she had plans to meet up with Naraku and Kikyo again.

Kagome blew out the breath she'd been holding in since the encounter as she spotted her friends waving her over. As she neared them, Sango noticed her unusually more pale skin.

"What's up with you, Kagome?" she asked quizzically, taking the bags from her shaking hands. Kagome, however, gulped down the rising fear and answered her.

"I just ran into Leiko," she whispered quickly, like if she didn't get the answer out in time, she wouldn't be able to say it at all. The other ladies gasped, blood draining from their faces.

"What happened?"

"Did she say anything?"

"Did she hurt you?"

"Did she threaten you? I'll kick her ass. It's my job as a guardian!"

"I'll help! I'm a guardian, too!! Wait, fuck that idea. I'll slice her to pieces!!!"

Kagome couldn't tell whose voice was whose as they rushed up to her, squeezing her arms protectively, anxiously.

She fended them off, rubbing her now sore arms, and replied to them all in a firm, clear voice.

"I was lost in my own thoughts and the next thing I knew I'd bumped into her, dropped the bags, and practically fell backwards on the floor. I looked up and there she was, staring down at me confusedly, not saying a word. I picked up my things, apologized to her, and ran like Hell."

The main response was,

"Good. If' she'd touched you whatsoever I'd go find her myself and shove my katana so far up her a-" "Excuse you! You're a Lady of one of the main lands! I'm one of the guardians. That's my job!" "Your point is?"

((A/n: Anime sweat drop moment. ;D ))

Mkay... This is where I'm gonna leave off for now. o.O Funny part, yay?? I dunno... I thought it was sort of amusing. xx But that's just me... Anyway. Felt like I needed to get something out to you guys again. I'm stuck, also, so that's another reason why I'm posting this up so short...

Any ideas or suggestions...? Or things you want to see/happen. ;D Greatly appreciated... Okay, I'm sort of delirious, too, so that should explain most of the dots... Weeeeee!!! Happy timesss. xB So anyway... 11:58 P.M.

Those three cokes wore off hours ago... T.T