Fly By Night

Vladygasckgyn

Disclaimer: Hmm...let us consult the magic 8-ball... shakes it DAMN YOU! YOU'RE WORTHLESS! sniff It would appear that I don't own IY or YYH... ARGH! EVERY TIME!

A/N: Sorry for taking so long! Anyway, don't expect much. I just felt really bad that I left everyone hanging for so long. Thanks for reading!

:Chapter 11:-

: Normal POV :-

Kagome took a deep breath, and then another.

'Okay, you can do this. You've made it this far, you can't just quit now!' Her resolve firmly in place, she hefted the gigantic yellow bookbag onto her shoulders...

...Only to lose her balance and fall headfirst down the stairs, landing in an ungraceful heap on the floor. She glared at the bag, blaming it for all her problems and half-expecting it to shrink back in fear. Naturally, it did not. "Shit."

'Well, at least things can't get any -' A thump to her right instantly distracted her from her thoughts. 'What the...?' She cautiously got up and rounded the corner... and was confronted with the sight of her fellow spirit detectives unsuccessfully trying to muffle their laughter. Yes, even Hiei cracked a smile. She glared at them, her narrowed eyes promising a very long, very painful death for them should they continue.

They immediately shut up, but the overall effect was ruined by Yusuke's sudden burst of laughter only a moment later.

Seeing no way out of this, she merely raised her head and, walking over to Yusuke, proceeded to drag him by the arm to the source of her problems.

"Since you seem to enjoy mocking me, you may have the honor of carrying my bag."

"Fine! Since you're so weak, I'll carry both my bag and – heh, not a light sucker is it? – and yours!" Kagome smirked at his obvious discomfort. He had already broken a sweat, and the bag wasn't even a foot off the ground.

"Not so easy, is it Urameshi?" He let out a groan of frustration.

"What the hell did you put in this thing, Kagome!" Finally, he couldn't take it anymore and let the bag drop.

"Necessities." Yusuke sweatdropped. "Now if you're done wasting time, perhaps we could leave?" He looked on as Kagome lifted the huge bag, hardly seeming to notice its weight. She stalked into the living room where the other were waiting, tailed by Yusuke.

"Kagome! How the hell did you do that! That thing must weigh over hundred pounds!" She rolled her eyes. Hiei rolled his eyes and Kurama shook his head at Yusuke's disbelief.

"Urameshi, now is not the time." All heads turned to the doorway where Sesshoumaru now stood.

"So you won't be joining us, Sesshoumaru?" He turned towards Kagome.

"I cannot. As I explained earlier to Kagome, I have things to take care of here, and my presence in the past would only complicate things further. Remember my words, miko, and heed them."

She smiled briefly at him, detecting the true meaning behind his comment and gaining strength from their last conversation.

"You be careful too, Sesshoumaru." Having said that, her face once again adopted its usual indifferent expression. "Alright, let's go."

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"So...this is it?"

"Yes."

"And we just...jump in..."

"That's correct."

"No way am I going to do that, Urameshi! It's dark down there!" Kuwabara was crouched by the well, leaning over to peer down into the inky darkness. "Hey, I think I see something! Urameshi, come look! Maybe it's a kitty!" He then proceeded to "talk" to the "kitty," to the chagrin of the others.

Kagome rolled her eyes at his idiocy and shoved him in. Yusuke and Kurama quickly rushed to see what had become of their comrade, fully expecting to see him unconscious at the bottom of the well. When they found the well to be empty, they both turned confused gazes to Kagome.

'I'm tired of this nonsense.' She wasted no time in sending the two down the well to join him. She smirked at Hiei.

"Shall we?"

"Hn." Nevertheless, he moved to her side, and together they jumped down into the dark.

Author's Note:

I apologize for the extremely late update. AP exams are coming up, and I'm kind of stressing out about them, mostly because I haven't been paying much attention in class for the last...oh, I don't know...FOUR MONTHS, and now I'm paying for it.

Anyway, I tried to insert some comic relief here, but I don't know if it worked. I suppose I shall find out soon enough, hm?

I'm going to use this small space for a mini-tirade concerning certain people who have insinuated themselves into my life. (Skip if you like—I won't be offended.) A certain teacher, who shall remain unnamed (not out of respect, mind you, but because she doesn't deserve the privilege of owning one), has been childishly stomping around and flinging my papers at me, glaring at me, and generally attempting to insult me in any possible way since last week. This started because I had the "nerve" to talk back to her "favorite student," who happens to be a crack whore, when I was insulted by her. I may be wrong about this, but I was fairly certain that blatant favoritism was frowned upon in the teaching world. shrugs I find it amusing how, no matter how much she doesn't like me, I'm still making about 100 in her class while her "favorite student" is on the verge of failing. Oh well.

On a lighter note, I got the Phantom of the Opera soundtrack, and I LOVE it. Anyway, I think that covers just about all of it. I'll try to update faster, but no promises.

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