A/N: My excuse for not updating: 1. I was banned from using the internet. 2. I currently have three projects going on at school and two tests scheduled on the same day. (And I thought that the last trimester was supposed to be easy… Whaaaaaa!)

Koodori Joshuu

Chapter 5

Kagura headed towards the kitchen with the girl. Sesshomaru went to talk with his father about the upcoming elections.

"What's your name?", Kagura asked the girl. When she didn't reply, Kagura said, "I can't call you 'girl' forever."

"Rin.", was the reply.

"Unusual name." She gave Rin a tray of well buttered bread and a glass of milk. "Now eat up."

Rin stared at Kagura, "I get to eat all this?"

"Yeah, now eat up. I still have to figure out what to do with you." Kagura sat down on a stool that just happened to be there.

Rin obeyed her and started to eat, still not being able to accept the fact that the lady gave her free food.

"Father." Sesshomaru said as he entered the room.

"Ah, Sesshomaru.", his father said, "How was your day?" He could of burst out laughing, cause he knew that today was most likely the strangest day his son had experienced.

"I was wondering if I could run to be a Lord in the upcoming election in this state."

His father put down the papers and looked at Sesshomaru. After a while, he said, "Sit down." And he did.

"Tell me why you want to run all of a sudden."

Sesshomaru thought for a moment. "Taxes are very high, and people are suffering."

"That's not it though, is it?"

Sesshomaru remained silent.

"You wish to become more useful, as Kagura would say it."

Still silent.

"Then you would be running to save your pride, even though you really might care for the people, the first reason would be because of pride. The elections are this year, the people here don't know you, and it is an almost well known fact that you only tolerate humans. They wouldn't vote for you. You must make yourself known before you run, and also show that you really care for them.''

Sesshomaru still didn't say anything.

"Wow," the goddess said, "Big shock, he even has your attitude and pride."

The god shot her a glare, but she laughed anyways. "Don't you have somewhere to be?", he asked.

"You're right," the goddess's red eyes looked as if they were glowing, "And unlike you, I'm going to have some fun. Someday, you're going to regret staying here all your days."

"All my days being an eternity, I immortal."

'This state is really corrupt.' Kagura thought. 'I wonder why the goddess doesn't answer their pleas?' Kagura was once again in the temple of Koodori, it was night, about one o'clock and she was wearing a dark kimono. Her hidden face faced the statue of the goddess. Only until the hand tapped her shoulder did she notice that she was not alone.

"I thought you would come back.", the girl stated. She was dressed in the traditional miko garb, and her black was partly tied back. And she had blue eyes, rare for a human. "I saw you earlier today."

Kagura stared, 'Great.', she thought, 'first night and I get caught already.' "Aren't you going to turn me in?"

"Turn you in? Of course not!" Kagura was able to breathe easier. "You're a pure elemental wind demon, Kagura, right?" Kagura sweatdropped, how did this girl know so much about her? "My name is Kagome", she bowed to Kagura, "You know, do look extraordinary like the goddess." She smiled. "Come on."

Kagura's feet started to move on their own as she followed Kagome through the temple. "This will be so much fun," Kagome was saying, "I'll finally be able to help these people in a way."

"Wait!" Kagura stopped Kagome. "How do you know so much about me? Who told you?"

"Do you think you can work by yourself? No, I have told your father that you would be helping at the temple at the midnight service. What would happen if you were caught out of bed? And you a noble's daughter." They were now outside, "You see that house?" Kagome pointed to a well kept house in a shabby neighborhood. "That's the landlord's house. He sold the people the land to them, but he won't give them the deed or the receipt. He won't give them the money back either. I was the witness when he sold the land to them.", she explained when she felt Kagura's stare. "Go, I'll tell you more then you come back. My room is behind the statue of the goddess, meet me there." She left leaving Kagura to do her work.

The landlord either had a really lazy wife, or he needs a housekeeper, Kagura concluded after slipping all the deeds and receipts under the door of each house. On all the papers, she credited Koodori. After all, no one would dare try to take the deeds and receipts away if they were given by a divine being.

A week later, Sesshomaru's father 'requested' to see him. There's a thief, he said, that has been stealing from people. His exact words were, "This is your chance to show yourself to the people. Capture this person."

Thank you to: Sioned Yes, it is Sesshomaru Kagura pairing. I wouldn't have it any other way. I'm glad that this story snapped you out of your writer's block.

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Ginger: You ever going to send me back my stories? (Twich)

Inu-midoriko: Sorry for taking forever to update…

animeluvur: Sorry for the confusion, 8th graders must unite and squash out the 6th graders!

Kirara242: Hehe (sweatdrop) Happy bleated birthday. Sorry.

And to my most faithful reviewer, who has reviewed every single chapter I have written, weather she has read the book or not, SapphireSprite.

Thank you to all those who have read but not reviewed!

A/N: They're killing us at school, and I have one chapter to Chibi Yasha left. I would also like to update Winter Sonata. Please be patient and I will update ASAP. (Please read Chibi Yasha!)