---Deceased Romance With New Revelations---

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Yu Yu Hakusho.

I'M SO SORRY FOR THE LATENESS! I didn't know I was writing the chapter that was supposed to be chapter 32 instead… (Ahem, exactly 11 chapters ahead TT) and now that I realized my mistake, have to write chapter 22….

Chapter 22: Koenma…Are You Crazy?

The Higurashi Shrine…

Kagome rubbed her bleary eyes as the morning sunshine shone brightly at her face, curtains slightly parted for the rays to escape.

The rustle of her bed sheets were heard as the miko sat up and shielded her eyes, "Stupid…I wanted to stay sleeping"

A chuckle was heard from the doorway, "Yeah…me too, but Inuyasha has got me routed at dawn.

"At least I still had some sense to sleep in until after 9" Kagome muttered, taking a glance at her alarm clock and getting out of bed, stretching, "Where's Miroku?"

"Went shopping with Keiko and Botan. But I think Botan had to go to take care of some business after that. Now the monk's stuck carrying Keiko's bags" Sango explained in amusement.

Kagome chuckled, "Where's cousin Yusuke then?"

"I think he bailed them out. Said he had a mission of sorts"

Kagome snorted, "Mission my ass. He called me late last night saying Koenma promised a day off the next day for him"

Sango shook her head, "He's soo dead when Keiko find out"

There was silence as Kagome and Sango stared at each other, contemplating what to say.

"So…"

"I'm thankful that you got Inuyasha to let us stay a couple more days," Sango noted, sitting down on Kagome's bed.

"Oh yeah…" Kagome mumbled, sighing at the memory.

"Well…cheer up Kagome…it didn't take THAT long and hard to persuade Inuyasha that we could stay here for the week, did it?"

"Oh yeah" Kagome grumbled sarcastically, "3 days, 30 packs of ramen, and 21 sits – sure, it didn't take too long"

Sango winced, "Well, at least we're here" she sighed.

"Yeah, I guess so…" Kagome closed her eyes in relief, "7 full days without Inuyasha" "Well…cheer up Kagome…it didn't take THAT long and hard to persuade Inuyasha that we could stay here for the week, did it?"

"Oh yeah" Kagome grumbled sarcastically, "3 days, 30 packs of ramen, and 21 sits – sure, it didn't take too long"

Oh yes, after sealing the well and staying at the modern era for a while, Inuyasha had gotten angry and tried to stop Kagome from coming back anytime soon.

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"Inuyasha…please!"

"No!"

Kagome started getting furious, "It's my life! I can do whatever I want with it!"

"Well, you're not going!"

"What's your problem? The Shikon no Tama's finished! There's no reason to stay here anyone other than visiting people I know!"

"It doesn't matter, you're NOT GOING!" Inuyasha shot back, clenching his teeth.

"IT'S NOT LIKE I'M NEVER GOING TO COME BACK OR SOMETHING! I HAVE A LIFE TOO!"

"YOU'RE STAYING HERE!"

"INUYASHA! – SIT!" Her fury sent him 3 feet into the ground with one word.

Inuyasha mumbled curses into the ground and stood up after hearing her stomping fade away, towards the direction of the well.

'Why did I try to stop her?' Inuyasha glared at a nearby tree that seemed to shrink away at his gaze. Nah, that was just his imagination. He had to feel some dominance here, "Oh yeah…" Inuyasha realized bitterly, "The pretty boy…"

But then again, it's not like he was jealous or anything.

Nope, not at all.

Well…maybe.

Just a bit.

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"Well, I'm off" Sango grinned, now in a outfit from Kagome's closet.

The miko raised an eyebrow, "Where?"

"To the mall! Yukina's here and we're going to meet up with Hiei, Miroku, and Keiko at the mall"

"Ah…Hiei…"

Sango turned red, "KAGOME!"

"What?" She replied incredously, "It's just a name and you're already turning red" Kagome secretively smirked, sustaining a laugh at the back of her throat.

"OHH! ---" As if opening her mouth to say something, Sango decided against it and settled for trampling the carpet as she stomped out of the room and out the door, slamming it behind her for effect.

Kagome chuckled at shook her head, brushing her teeth and walking to the kitchen to grab a bite.

In the Kitchen…

Popping some bread into the toaster, Kagome fished out some jam out of the cabinet and grabbed a knife. Taking the now toasted piece of toast out, she evenly spread the jam out and cleaned up.

Kagome took a bite.

Suddenly, the door slammed open, "KAGOME!"

The miko, startled, dropped her breakfast onto the ground and whisked around with her staff suddenly in her hand.

"K-Kagome…"

"Oh, hey Botan. Sorry about that" Kagome stared wryly at her spoiled breakfast, and then shrugged, cleaning it up, facing the ferry girl once again.

"Kagome…I was going to wait until a week after Christmas…but…I'm sorry…"

This caught her attention, 'Sorry about what?' Kagome automatically went on alert, worried about the news, "Sorry…sorry about what, Botan?" she urged her to continue.

"It's Koenma…he's acting so weird now…he can't complete his paperwork…sorry to bother you…could you please, maybe, help…" The ferry girl fidgeted, asking meekly.

Kagome was surprised. That was the problem, "Why…sure! No problem!" Kagome laughed, grabbing her stuff and changing.

Botan created a portal to the Reikai and they both stepped through.

Koenma's Office…

"Wahh! I want that! Gimme! Gimme!" A little 'toddler' sat atop a desk, arms flailing and knocking over numerous amounts of paperwork in the process.

A dozen ogres were desperately scurrying around the room, picking up stray sheets and organizing them as neatly as possible.

Botan rushed up to the prince immediately, "Want what?"

But he didn't answer, the little kid just crawled onto the chair and off the table, tripping and stumbling towards a bucket of black paint that had been placed there by a renovator before the noise scared him off.

Letting out a little squeal, Koenma plunged his hands into the thick substance, the paint slick between his fingers and tar-like colour staining his clothes.

"Koenma, sir! No!" Botan cried out, trying to stop him before he started running again.

The prince struggled with the handle of the bucket, half carrying, and half dragging it across the floor. He tripped.

Kagome stared in horror at the mess, and her face screwed up even more when Koenma tripped, sending the black paint flying at the tallest pile of paperwork, scattering the paper, soaking it, and ruining it good.

The ogres screamed in terror, a red alarm being set off as the bucket slid across the floor, and out the door, attached to all the wet work.

"KAGOME! DO SOMETHING ONEGAI!" Botan shrieked, following Koenma back to the other side of the room, where he tripped an ogre and ripped up some more paper.

Kagome snapped out of her shock, hesitating for a minute, she grabbed her staff and firmly planted it on his head.

Just like during the terror called proposal that occurred a few weeks ago.

Koenma was knocked out and everything went silent, apart from the siren ringing loudly in their ears.

Whew.

Everybody in the room wiped the layer of sweat that had built on their forehead. They had to call King Enma now.

Alright! Yes, I apologize for the inconvenience previously mentioned… What do you think? Read and review onegai!

Sayonara,

Tenshi-Battosai