Twenty-One.
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"This still doesn't explain why you think I belong to your pack." Kagome insisted, fidgeting. She didn't like being kept in the dark, especially when there was a chance for her to get into trouble because of things she did not know.
Sesshoumaru managed to raise elegantly an eyebrow even in Jaken's less than graceful body.
"Are you not my half-brother's intended, miko?" He asked, now sincerely curious. "I reckoned that you were to be his mate."
"Inuyasha and I are not like that." She answered curtly. "Now that this is settled, I suppose you won't need my help anymore?"
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