Chapter 13. Away

Kagura woke up to feel of someone shaking her lightly. She shifted around and opened her eyes slightly. Kurai was looming over her with a smile twisted onto his face. A smug look was placed on Zinan who stood not far behind Kurai. He was shaking his head giving a small laugh.

"What the hell is so funny!" Kagura demanded. Kurai raised his head and put his hands in his pockets.

"That Sesshomaru guy is pretty cool, you know. He left pretty early and left you a note." Kurai said while pulling a piece of paper from one of his pockets. He waved it around in front of Kagura, who snatched it away greedily. She unfolded it and ran her eyes across the paper.

Kagura-

Feel free to do as you wish today. However, I request that you don't venture too far away, in the case that something may happen to you or your brothers. Also, my brother, Inuyasha, is moving in to learn about the company. Try to humor him, if in any way he acts, in an immature way.

Sesshomaru

"Seems like he likes you Kagura." Kurai said while turning his back to her. Zinan had already lost interest in their conversation and was looking around in the room.

"What do you mean! How did you come to that conclusion?" Kagura asked as she rose to her feet and glared at her brother.

Kurai shrugged, "He just seems to worry about you alot is all. Seems like he's trying really hard to protect you from something."

"He's doing that for all of us. He's keeping Naraku as far away as he can." Kagura retorted to her brothers remark. Kurai shrugged again and walked off.

Kagura decided she needed to take a bath to relax herself. She acended up the stairs and headed towards her room. She looked around and was somewhat amazed. All her things had been unpacked and placed in their proper spots. All her clothing had been washed and folded.

"I could get used to this." Kagura mumbled with a look of pure bliss on her face. She grabbed a clean set of clothes and made her way around, looking for the bathroom. Reluctantly she found it in the first five minutes of searching every room. She walked in and found it to be a grand room.

The tub was in center of the room and in a circular shape. It look somewhat like a tiny pool because, the depth was at least a little less then her own height. The entire floor was marble tiles that ran up the wall and into a spiraling pattern at the top. The tub was already full of hot water. She found several towels laying close to the tub.

Kagura shed her old clothes and lowered herself into the water. She continued on to scrub and clean herself. She must have stayed in there a long time before she finally climbed out and draped herself in the towels. She dried off and dressed in her clothes.

Kagura left the room feeling a little more relaxed. It seemed like her worries of Naraku were gone now. At least for the time being.

Kagura stopped in a hall as she listened to the faint rumbling of her stomach.

"You must be pretty hungry sis." Zinan said from behind her. Kagura jumed and turned to face him. She blushed lightly and nodded.

"You wouldn't happen to know where the kitchen is? she asked. Zinan nodded with a smile.

"Kurai is in the dining room fighting with the person who brought him the food. You have to come see. It's really funny." Zinan said with a laugh. Kagura followed her little brother into a large room where a long and large table was set up. Many chairs were lined along each side.

Sure enough, there was Kurai arguing with a man in a tux like outfit.

"What the hell is the point to having so many stupid forks!" Kurai yelled.

"The point of having so many utensils, is so you can eat your food properly!" the man yelled back. It went on like that a few moments before Kagura decided to stop them.

"Kurai! Just shut up and eat the food already!" she said while pulling out one of the seats and sitting down.

The rest of the meal was silent, except for Kurai muttering curses as got confused about which fork he should use. Kagura only ate from the large bowl of fruit that had been placed in front of them. Zinan must have eaten his weight in eggs that morning. Kagura laughed inwardly. It had been a long time since they had eaten a real meal. It felt good to know they were finally away from their old life.