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Chapter Ten: Habits and Minami's Plan Revealed

Two days later…

Sesshoumaru sat on the end of his bed trying to figure out what his cousin was doing. Minami had stormed into the room twenty minutes ago and was currently rummaging through his closet. He watched as a white dress shirt came flying out of the closet and landed on the floor next to his entertainment center. A shuffle and bang were heard from the closet before Minami's voice yelled, "Do you have anything other than white shirts in here!" He chuckled to himself imagining the look on his cousin's face when she would finally realize that's all he did have in the closet.

He looked up as Minami exited the closet with a smirk on her face. Quirking an eyebrow at her, he asked, "Did you find something?"

"I did actually," Minami replied as she sat on the bed next to him and pulled a magazine from behind her back, "I would suggest hiding it a bit better. Rin doesn't need to see that."

Sesshoumaru looked at the magazine and shrugged. "It appears to be a bondage one I'd forgotten about, but you're right I do need to hide it better," he said as he grabbed the magazine and stood from the bed. Minami followed him as he walked to the left side of the bed and lifted the mattress.

"Oh my god and I thought your internet addiction was bad. There's probably fifteen magazines there!" she gasped as a deep blush spread across her cheeks.

"No use hiding them from you, Mina. You tend to forget about privacy. Also, don't call the kettle black. You have countless adult DVDs in your room," he stated as he put the mattress back in place.

Minami quirked an eyebrow at him and glared. "Now, how would you know about that, Fluffy?" she accused.

"The same way you know about my less than respectable habits, Mina," he retorted with a smirk.

Minami shrugged and went back toward the closet. "Good point. Three hundred years of living with someone does make you curious about them," she said with a smile as she disappeared into the closet again.

He shook his head and went to sit on his sofa in front of the fireplace. He stared at the painting above the fireplace for a moment before turning his attention to the door. Rin stood in the doorway wearing a purple long sleeve shirt that had flowers on the front of it, blue jeans with flowers on the legs, and her black, silver tipped hair pulled into a lopsided ponytail atop head. Her gold eyes found his and she smiled before running over and clobbering him in a hug.

"Daddy! Rin missed you!" Rin said while snuggling closer to his chest.

Sesshoumaru chuckled lightly and patted her back. "You just saw me twenty minutes ago, Rin," he commented before he kissed her forehead.

"Rin knows, but Rin was lonely in Auntie Mina's room. So Rin came here!" she exclaimed.

"What were you doing in Mina's room?" Sesshoumaru questioned.

"Nothing…" she trailed off while trying to look as innocent as possible.

"Is that so? I think you might've been playing the Playstation," Sesshoumaru accused lightly and started tickling her.

Rin squealed and tried to squirm away from his fingers. "Okay Daddy! Rin was playing Ratchet and Clank!" she admitted.

Sesshoumaru sighed and shook his head. He quit tickling her and ran his fingers through her loose hair and smiled at her before saying, "I'd prefer if you didn't play those games. They're not good for your brain development."

"But they're fun, Daddy!" Rin exclaimed with a pout.

"Alright, but I'm going to start limiting your game time then," Sesshoumaru as he glared at his cousin over the back of the couch.

"Gotcha, Fluffy. Half hour of game time daily. That work?" Minami asked as she came over to lean on the back of the couch.

"Yes. Understand, Rin?" Sesshoumaru questioned as he shifted his gaze back to the little girl in his lap.

"Yep!" Rin answered before Minami scooped her off Sesshoumaru's lap.

Minami settled Rin on her hip before turning to Sesshoumaru. "I found a t-shirt and jeans for you to wear and before you start, we aren't doing anything fancy. No need for dress clothes when we're only going to Olive Garden and a movie. I'm going to go pick your date up in ten minutes, so hurry up," Minami said before turning to Rin, "You want to ride with me sweetie? You're coming with us tonight anyway."

"Yes! Daddy, can I?" Rin asked as she turned her head to Sesshoumaru on the other side of the couch.

"That's fine. My date won't mind, I take it?" He questioned his cousin.

Minami laughed. "I highly doubt she would. We're heading out now. You get dressed," she ordered as she carried Rin from the room.

Sesshoumaru walked over to the bed where his clothes were laid out. Of course, Minami found that shirt. He picked up the light grey shirt that had a big dog design on left side of the front and the words 'I am the Big Dog' scrawled in large letters across the back. She'd bought that for him two years ago and he'd never worn it. With a sigh, he decided to go along with it and grudgingly removed his suit to put on the t-shirt and jeans.

Kagome was having a difficult time deciding what to wear. After throwing another shirt across the room, she jumped when the doorbell rang. Wrapping her robe tighter around her, she went to the front door and let out a relieved sigh when she saw Minami standing on the other side of the door through the peephole.

"Hey, Minami," Kagome greeted as she opened the door. She took note of Minami's attire and noticed the demoness hadn't changed after work. Minami was still wearing the black and purple corset top, black jeans and her almost ever present biker boots.

"Can we come in? Looks like you need help picking something," Minami said with a light chuckle.

"Sure. Um…we?" Kagome questioned as she moved from in front of the door and saw a little girl clutching Minami's pant leg.

"Yep. This is Rin. Rin, this is Kagome," Minami introduced as she patted the little girl's head.

Rin looked at the lady in front of her and had to admit she was pretty. Minami had explained to her that her daddy and Kagome worked together, but she was trying to get them to like each other. Rin hoped Kagome would be good for her daddy. He really was lonely even if he had her and Minami around all the time, but she knew he needed more than what she and her aunt could give him. Deciding to be nice and check the woman out for herself, Rin smiled at Kagome. "Hi, Kagome. Nice to meet you," Rin said politely.

"Nice to meet you too, Rin," Kagome responded before Minami grabbed her and dragged her to her room. Kagome stood next to Rin and watched as Minami started digging through her closet like she owned it. With a shake of her head, she knelt next to the girl and tapped her shoulder. "So what are you doing here, Rin?" she questioned the girl.

"Auntie Mina said we were coming to pick you up so you could go out with her and Uncle Shippo and your date," Rin replied with a smile. She was well aware of who Kagome's date was, but didn't want to tell her yet.

"Oh, okay. So how are you liking it at your dad's?" Kagome asked curiously.

"Rin loves it! Daddy and Auntie Mina are always playing with Rin!" the girl exclaimed as she grinned at the older woman, "They help Rin with homework too!"

"That's good to hear," Kagome replied with a smile before spotting Minami coming toward the two. She stood and took the light blue blouse and jeans from the demoness before going to the bathroom to change.

"What do you think of her so far, Rin?" Minami questioned as soon as Kagome left the room.

"Rin's not sure yet. She seems nice though," Rin replied as Minami picked her up.

Twenty minutes later…

Kagome was floored as Minami pulled up in Sesshoumaru's driveway. She knew Sesshoumaru was rich, but this was definitely not what she expected. A twelve bedroom, twenty-one bath mansion with a twelve car garage, swimming pool, tennis court, and two guest houses stood in front of her and she couldn't breathe. The mansion also seemed to have it's own state park surrounding it with flowers she'd never seen before and trees that hid the entire property from view. Looking from the road, you would've never guessed there was a house here if it weren't for the brick walls surrounding the property and the guarded gate at the entrance to the driveway.

Seeing Kagome's astounded look, Minami chuckled. "Well what do you think?" she asked with a light laugh.

"Wow. That's all I can say at the moment," Kagome replied while taking a breath.

"Well, the mansion's not the palace, by any means, but it's home," Minami stated as she opened her car door.

"I can see how you and Sesshoumaru are able to live together without killing each other. I'm guessing he has a wing to himself?" Kagome questioned as she stood by the back door of the car while Minami helped Rin from her seat.

"Yep. He has the West wing and I've got the East. It's like a duplex in a way save for when we open it up to family or friends on the holidays, then it's free roam," Minami replied as she, Rin, and Kagome made their way to the door.

"So who stays in the guest houses?" Kagome wondered as Minami pushed the cherry wood doors open.

"Usually people we find annoying. Like my family when they come for a meeting or some of Sesshoumaru's associates when they're here," Minami replied and paused as Sesshoumaru and Shippo descended the grand staircase in the foyer.

Quirking an eyebrow as he came down the stairs, Sesshoumaru looked at his cousin in confusion, "Kagome's my date this evening?" he questioned suspiciously.

"Our date, Daddy!" Rin squealed before running to him. She launched herself at him and laughed when he caught her.

"Wait, what?" Kagome asked and blinked when Minami grinned at her. "You're kidding me! Minami, I'm going to kill you!" Kagome exclaimed before grabbing the demoness and shaking her. "You could've said something!" she hollered.

Minami laughed and shook her head. "Sheesh, I've been trying to get you two set up all week. Don't tell me neither of you noticed," Minami stated as she sent a glare to her cousin.

"Come to think of it, you have done as much as you could to stick Sesshoumaru and I together all week," Kagome commented thoughtfully while releasing the demoness from her grasp.

"Indeed. Mina, the title of evil is officially yours," Sesshoumaru stated with a smirk before he and Shippo (who'd been laughing too hard to move) walked up to the women. He smiled when Minami stuck her tongue out at him and grinned. He held his arm out to Kagome while balancing Rin on his other hip before turning to Shippo. "Shall we?" he questioned as Minami grasped Shippo's arm.

"Of course," Shippo replied as they made their way to the car.

Sesshoumaru handed Rin over to Minami as she and Shippo slipped into the backseat of the Lexus and then opened Kagome's door for her. He waited till she was seated and buckled in before closing the door and looking in the back to make sure the other three were buckled up. He then went to the driver's side, slid in and buckled up before starting the car and pulling down the driveway. 'Well, Minami obviously approves of her,' Sesshoumaru thought as he watched Kagome, as she talked with Minami, from the corner of his eye, 'Maybe dating her won't be so bad.'

Author's Note: Well, I thought it was about time for the plan to be unveiled. Bit of randomness throughout the chapter, but sadly, I was unable to stop myself! Thanks for the reviews and please keep them coming. I greatly appreciate my readers input. Have a good day!