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"Kagome~!"
The Miko let out a noise, stumbling a bit when strong arms immediately wrapped around her just as soon as they stepped out of Sesshoumaru's office (through the door and not the giant hole), "We only just saw each other last week."
"And it felt like an eternity," Shippou said dramatically, snuggling his face into the crook of her neck, "I'm going to quit being Sesshoumaru's secretary and go wherever you go."
"As if Onii-sama will let you," Souta snickered, "You're the only one who can keep up with Onii-sama and not get his head sliced off in the process."
"Riiiight," Dean watched with furrowed brows as the redhead tried to merge himself with the poor girl, growing annoyed with the Japanese talk they couldn't understand, "So," He began gruffly, "If you aren't human, then what the hell are you?"
Shippou lifted himself from Kagome, looking at Dean and Sam with an unimpressed eye, "You really think you are strong enough to protect Kagome?" He sneered in English, "If even one hair is misplaced on her head, then I will make sure you will regret it one million times over."
Dean and Sam took a step back when Shippou's eyes flashed and suddenly there were five red tails sprouting from his backside.
"Enough, Shippou-chan," Kagome sighed, patting his back and giving the Winchesters a look when they began to reach for their weapons, "Shippou is a Kitsune."
It honestly took everyone by surprise when Dean moved forward to grab Kagome, yanked her from Shippou, and stepped in front of her in a vigilant manner, "Kitsune, huh? You plan on eating the kid's pituitary gland here?"
Kagome, Souta, and Shippou gave Dean looks that ranged from odd to stupefied before Kagome placed her hand on Dean's shoulder, "What exactly makes you think that?" She asked curiously, wondering what made him come to such a strange and specific conclusion, "And stop calling me 'kid'." She added as an afterthought.
"We've come across Kitsune before in America," Sam said, watching Shippou and his tails warily, "We know they require to feed on the pituitary gland of humans to survive."
"What the hell are you talking about?" Shippou asked, forcing himself to stop from striking Dean down in his spot for touching Kagome so familiarly, "Whatever you came across before was not a real Kitsune," He said flatly, "We don't need to eat a part of a human brain to live."
Dean and Sam glanced at each other, not sure what to think on this new information, "Then what hell did we hunt back in the '90s?" Dean muttered to himself.
"It may have been a fox creature passing itself off as a Kitsune," Kagome poked Dean in his side, earning a grumble from the man, "Kitsune are the strongest of all the vulpine creatures after all. Perhaps a Werefox or something similar?" She murmured the last part.
"As fascinating as your discussion is," Castiel interrupted, looking back to the hole in the office, "We should leave before the Dog General changes his mind regarding Priestess Kagome."
"I'll try to come and join you," Shippou pulled Kagome back towards him, ignoring Dean's suspicious look, "I will find a replacement for Sesshoumaru's secretary."
"Good luck with that," Kagome smiled, already knowing it was a useless idea on Shippou's part, "But I don't think Onii-san will just let you go. You are the best secretary in the world, you know." She teased.
"Kagomeeee~" Shippou whined, hugging the Miko close to him once again, "I'll miss you! If you need any help, I'll be there in the blink of an eye."
"Break it up, lovers," Dean said with a cross of his arms, "Cas is right. We should go." He also glanced at Sesshoumaru's office, not wanting to feel that fear again.
"Lovers?" Kagome repeated incredulously as Castiel grabbed her hand and Dean's in order to prepare to transport them back to America, with Souta and Sam clinging to their respective siblings' arm, "We certainly are not lovers."
Dean let out a breath, looking as though he was going to reply, but he was cut off when they all swiftly disappeared from their spot.
Shippou sighed, running his hand through his red hair as he stared mournfully at the spot where Kagome had just been standing before mumbling one thing.
"Be safe."