A/N: Welp, tomorrow is a big day!

Chapter 21

Kaien motioned for Kagome to sit in front of him and she pulled out the chair tucked into the desk and sat down. He sat down himself and steepled his fingers in front of him. It was quiet, and they were guaranteed privacy because it was lunch and students always decided to go out into town. Kagome sighed and leaned against the desk. It would just be easier to come out with it.

"So then… you wanna know where I've been for the last seven years?" Kagome could have been talking about the weather with the way she said it. When she brought her eyes up to meet his topaz gaze she was momentarily stunned by the no nonsense look he was staring her down with.

"Okay, okay," Kagome leaned back and ran her fingers through her hair, "I've been in a sort of, suspended animation. I was healing."

A troubled frown creased his brow, "Tell me from the beginning."

"So that's how it is. I'm sure Rido and the President are still working together, but I have no way to prove it, and even better for him, I could be labeled a deserter. There's nothing I can do right now."

A thoughtful hum escaped the ex-hunter and he breathed in deeply and let it out in a whoosh. "Kagome? You never really explained how you healed. A wound like that would have bled out."

Two things happened at once, Yuki swung in from the window and Zero slammed open the door. Kagome gave Kaien a would-you-look-at-that smile and stood up. "Well, it looks like I should go."

Kagome hesitated walking to the door. She wanted to explain herself but Zero stared straight ahead and didn't so much as glance at her. Her jaw clenched and she breathed heavily out of her nose. The ravenette walked swiftly away from the office.

The miko walked the grounds and found a conspicuous looking bench situated right in front of a fountain. Well, it wasn't a bad view. She sat down and threw her head back, a long-suffering sigh escaping her lush pink lips. How was she supposed to explain things when Zero wouldn't give her the time of day! With a groan, Kagome leaned forward and let her face fall into her hands. Had she ever been this difficult as a kid?

From a distance away, Kagome felt his aura searching for her and when she let a tendril of her own out, it latched on and pushed down on her. Surprised by the sudden attack she pushed back, letting a little bite of purity out, and like a kicked puppy it receded back to wherever it came from. In that same moment Kagome realized she wasn't alone anymore. Her head snapped to the right, and across the bench sat Kaname. Kagome blinked, with her history, it was safe to say she'd been around a lot of ethereal looking beings. She fought the blush trying to rise to her cheeks, Kaname was definitely going into her top five because the pretty boy she remembered had become a beautiful man. The priestess huffed and turned her head away, looking at the water spouting from the beak of the swan. She definitely did not need to look at him.

"I had heard you died." Leave it to Kaname to not beat around the bush.

"The correct term is 'disappeared.'" Kagome replied. She let her eyes fall to the ground in front of her, "I disappeared for seven years."

Kaname detected an undertone of resentment, but he did not know to whom she was directing it to, "And you still look the same as when we last met. Why is that?"

Now, no one ever said Kaname wasn't a curious being, and Kagome just fueled the fire, "Are you asking my age Kaname? You're not supposed to ask a lady her age ya know." She definitely dodged the question and that made his eyes narrow. He went along with it anyway.

"Why are you here?" Wow, the guy didn't know how to put the brakes on, "Does the Association know you're here?"

"I can't come see the little family I have left?" Kagome rolled her eyes back over to him and their gazes connected. She knew she wasn't fooling miko raked delicate nails through her hair, "They don't know and I'm sure it would be a bad idea to let them know."

He just had to ask again, "Are you here for Zero? You seemed adamant on taking him last time."

Kagome half snorted, half laughed, "He won't even talk to me, you think I can steal him away from here?" Kaname watched her, she was so expressive. He saw the tenseness in her muscles and the sadness in her eyes, "Besides, it looks like he has a reason to stay around."

Kagome started drumming her fingers on the bench, "Yuki's good for him… I think." She turned toward him, "You should take a page out of my book and learn-"

Kaname was suddenly in her personal space and his hand was around her throat. His eyes glowed a menacing red. "Yuki, is mine."

Said girl dropped down in front of them. She blushed and rubbed the back of her head awkwardly. Kaname-senpai and Kagome were in a pretty intimate position. His hand seemingly cradled her neck and her hands clenched onto his biceps, both their eyes holding flames. It looked like they were in the middle of a passionate kiss. On the other hand, they'd both known she was coming, but a predator never backs down and Kagome… well, Kagome was Kagome. However, in the face of his flittering butterfly, he released the miko and stood up, bringing her with him.

"Uh-uh-uh the Headmaster wanted to talk to you about s-something. He made it sound pretty im-important." Yuki tilted her head down, she was definitely blushing.

"Oh," Kagome smiled, "thanks Yuki, I'll head right over."

She didn't so much as look at Kaname as she left, but she felt his eyes burn holes into the back of her head.

A/N: My ass is moving tomorrow! I'm really excited to start my college life!

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