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Kagome felt her eye twitch madly as she lifted her foot up, one last time, for the very last step of the very last stair-case...

'Finally!'

"Finally!" Kagome beamed happily, obviously pleased that their journey was closer then ever to an end, and that she would soon be able to be back home..

She stood atop the stair-case, facing gigantic double doors, very much like the ones that had been set into the front of the grandoise lavender building. Only, these doors were not the color of lavender but instead, a shade of orange that could only be described as the tint of macaroni and cheese.

Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha emerged from either side of her, with not a bead of sweat on them. Kagome took a second to frown at them, obviously envious of their pyshical prowess, before turning again to stare at the doors, dimly noting that Naraku was here, with Shippou precariously balanced on his shoulder.

She took a tentive step foward, before Inuyasha, ever the King of Tact, growled something about being an idiot and strolled foward and jerking the door open.

The black-haired teenager would've gladly given something to scold him sternly, but at the moment, she was rather pre-occupied with the grand room in front of them..

Indeed, it was large and spacious, and the floor was nothing more then a solid slab of... orange marble? and three of the walls were painted with a generous coating of orange, as was the ceiling. But on the fourth wall, directly opposite from the doors, there was a large velvet material, colored lavender (which clashed horribly with the orange decour) draped across the expanse of the wall.

And just beneath it, was a large roaring fire snapping sparks within a lavender fire-place. And just in front that fire, was a man, dressed in a layered robes signifiying the rank of a monk, albiet a monk dressed in un-cermonial black and purple.

Shippou was the first to take a step towards the silent monk, curious on why he stood so straight, and Naraku was the last cowering behind Sesshoumaru's back, obviously afraid.

Kagome glared indignatly when Inuyasha poked her, but got the message and took a step foward towards the monk. She waved a hand in front of his closed eyes, and let out a suprised squeak when his hand shot out to grab her hand, raising it to his face, and giving it a... kiss?

She felt a blush rise, but fought it back down and squared her shoulders, and said quite plainly, "Are you the Great Monk of Oz?"

He winked rougishly at her. "I am, and would you happen to be a fair young lady trying to win my heart so that she may bear my child?"

At his comment, Shippou gawked at him as Naraku, Sesshoumaru, and Inuyasha commenced rolling about on the ground in laughter. They stopped, however, when Kagome smacked the Great Monk of Oz right across the face.

She glared down at him, the faintest blush on her cheeks, and spoke vehemently, "No, I will not bear your child!.." She stood, fuming, as the Great Monk rubbed his hand-imprinted cheek, grinning nonsensically.

"Please, call me Miroku. Now, what is it that you want?..."

Kagome gave her most pleasing smile, and spoke, point to each of them in turn. "Well, Sesshomaru wants to have a heart, Inuyasha is in a real bad need for a brain (Here, the scare-crow glowered at her), Naraku needs some help on courage. My name is Kagome, and I just want to go home, with my pet Shippou.."

"And?" Miroku promted. His violet eyes blinked innocently at Kagome, prodding her to keep speaking.

"Well.. You can grant our wishes, can't you?" Kagome asked. Behind her, she distantly heard Inuyasha snort at her hurried words, and the sound of Shippou hitting his shin with his little fist.

Miroku smiled brillinatly at Kagome, flashing his pearly-white teeth. "Well, of course."

Naraku crowed with delight as Sesshoumaru high-fived with Inuyasha, before the two realized what they'd done and hurridly put their hands down.

"But..." Kagome ceased her bouncing up and down with Shippou to stare at Miroku with a tick working in her forehead.

"There is a price..." Shippou's jaw dropped, and he huffed indigninatly.

The silver-haired scarecrow cracked his knuckles menacingly, the tin-man rolled his eyes at the display of 'bravodo' and Naraku cowered behind his beloved baboon pelt at the hint of a battle.

The black-haired monk put on his most charming smile and spoke in his sex-- er, smooth baritone, "I request one thing from you..."

Behind the purple velvet curtain, Death giggled hysterically. "Ooooh, I love this next part!" Cha grinned, and spoke: "Hush, my pretty, hush. The readers will miss it!" Her partner grinned, but quit giggling and paid close attention, and had any of the characters looked up, they would've seen two gleeful faces peeping from behind the curtain... But they didn't. And so the story commences.

"Yes?" asked a dreadful Kagome. And despite themselves, the rest of the crew leaned in to listen with intrest...

"You see, Kikyou, the Wicked Witch of the West has, long ago, stolen a certain... 'Photo album', if you will. And, such incriminatin-- dangerous, I meant. And such dangerous things does this photo album contain... That I must ask that you take it back for me..."

Kagome shared a suspicious look with the rest of the group; this 'photo album' didn't sound quite real...

"However, I must ask that you do not look at it.. It should be in a black bag, with a picture of a pink ribbon tied around the neck of a white rabbit. No, it is not the playboy insignia... Just get it back for me, please?"

"Feh." "Just as long as I don't break another nail." "Do we have to?" "Oh boy, an adventure!"

Kagome silenced them with a look, and then gave Miroku the Great Monk of Oz an uncertain glance. "You guarentee that we'll get our wishes..?"

He nodded vigerously, "Yes, yes.."

She sighed before standing straight and squaring her shoulders. "If you say so."

Death- I'm REALLY REALLY REALLY sorry about not updating... Life was hectic. ..

Chaos- DEATHUMS DOESN'T LOVE US ANYMORE!

Death- !! Of course I do!

Chaos- Lies, heatehn. oo

Death- No, never lies!..

::Kenshin appears out of nowhere::

Kenshin- Heaven forbid you work, Cha..

Chaos- What am I working on? ;

Death- Yes, what Kenshin said... Er- wait, what are you working on? ;

Kenshin- The next chapter, perhaps?

Death- Oh yeah..

Chaos- Chapter..?