A/N: Thank you to all reviewers! I didn't really expect anyone to review anyways.

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GiR: Sesshomaru/Kagura is my favorite pairing too! They do say opposites attract… (smile becomes fixed to the author's mouth)

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Disclaimer: Let's see, I have a wall scroll with Sesshomaru and InuYasha on it, I have a picture of Kagura, but none of the stuff says © silentstarlight.

On wards to chapter 2!

Chapter 2

The Thief

Kagura was done sulking. She had a job that needed to be done. She put on a plain kimono, something a commoner would wear. Then she tucked her fan into her sash, then she untied her hair. Most nobles had always seen her with her hair in a bun, they wouldn't recognize her. But she was never caught, heard, yes, but seen or caught, never. They do say that when a thief relaxes, that they are prone to be caught.

She slipped out the window on her feather. Not many people knew that she had it. Up she went until she found the window she was looking for. There were no lights, the room's occupants looked as if they were sleeping. Kagura became the very air herself and slipped inside.

The room's occupant had something that rightfully belonged to her. She checked the desk, a whole bunch of documents were what she found. The bookshelf, only books, and they looked like boring ones at that. Behind the tapestries, only the wall. There was a box in the corner, and Kagura found what she wanted inside it. It was a pair of feathers, she could get any of those any time, but these held sentimental value. Her only friend had given them to her when they had last met. Kagura was told that nobles did not befriend commoners. She had to obey her father, tradition required.

This was why she hated Sesshomaru. When they first met, he had teased her about having no pupils, her eyes were red, and how she was adopted, and how her real father was the despicable Naraku. Then he stole the feathers in her hair, and he would not give them back no matter what she did. Now she would get her revenge, there was eyeliner in the box, she switched it with a different color.

Sesshomaru felt a breeze. He hadn't left the window open, and there wasn't any movement in the room apart from the breeze. Something materialized next to the window and started searching his room. They must of found what they wanted in this box. His box! That was the untouchable box whom no one apart from himself was allowed to touch! He got up silently and grabbed the Tenseiga, after all, a dead thief doesn't do anyone good if you want to question them. He crept up to the person and held the sword to their throat. "Don't move," he hissed, "Or I won't hesitate."

Kagura wasn't afraid, she had done her research. And research showed that he had two swords, one that if he wanted to attack someone, it's aura would slice the being. The other, was the sword of healing. Seeing that she wasn't sliced and diced, this was the sword of healing. She stood still, a minute passed, then two. "What do you want?"

"What are you taking?" Kagura held up the two feathers.

"I will be taking these back to the original owner."

Sesshomaru suddenly spun her around and lifted her chin to see her face. You never could be too safe. Kagura had put on a veil to cover her face. All Sesshomaru saw was Kagura smirking.

"Name yourself." Sesshomaru commanded.

Kagura thought quickly, "Koodori Joshuu."

"Dancing female prisoner?" Funny how something got translated.

"Baka. No, the thief goddess. What an idiot."

Sesshomaru's claws started to glow green, now Kagura was afraid. "If you can fight me and win, I will let you go."

"Fine." Kagura knew that this wasn't going to be easy, there was limited space in the room for starters, and InuYasha had been beaten countless times by the demon in front of her. Well, it wasn't like she didn't have a few tricks up her sleeves. She drew two fans out of her sleeves. When she snapped them open they could also be used as a slashing weapon as well as to control the wind.

Sesshomaru lunged for Kagura, I mean Joshuu, and missed. He hit the window, making a hole in the glass. Kagura slashed at the man in front of her with a fan, then used the other fan in her hand to push Sesshomaru against the wall with wind.

"Thank you. The owner puts a lot of sentimental value on these you know." She jumped out the window and disappeared.

'Well' Sesshomaru thought, 'I was trying to think of a way to give those back to her without damaging my pride.'

The next day…

"Kagura, Sesshomaru, you two are to work together to find out what wages for each job should be each year." They were both at the council meeting, and Kagura had two white feathers in her hair today. "And Kagura, please try to find another method of figuring this out."

"No." Was her reply. "There is no other way. Commoners are taught to respect us. If we ask for their opinion, they would just say all is good. Furthermore, they are the ones who grow the food that we eat and make the thread that our clothes are made of. This is my way of giving back to them."

"Very well, just try not to do anything rash this time."

Sesshomaru's father spoke. "Sesshomaru, it would not be a bad idea to try Kagura's method. She does have a point."

Kagura was telling Sesshomaru what to do. "You just observe what goes on and see if everyone is working. I'll meet you at the back of Akabeko at noon.

Kagura wa happy. She liked to work, it was time consuming and nothing was wasted. Akabeko's owner, Tae, had agreed with Kagura not to tell any of the staff members that nobility would be working with them. Anyways, making bread and taking orders were easy.

"Kagura, the customer at table 10 is ready to order."

"Take this to table 12."

"The people at 14 want their check."

And so on…

A/N: Ok, that's it. Oh, and I don't own Rurouni Kenshin either. Though I wish I did. I don't like the chapter too much, it wasn't forced but, it doesn't sound right.

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