At Koenma's office
After a few minutes of tense silence, King Sesshoumaru stood. "Koenma," he said, solemnly. "Yes, Sesshoumaru-sama?" Koenma squeaked out timidly. "If anything happens to my imouto, I will have to have a word with your father." Finishing off his threat with a heated glare, Sesshoumaru created his own portal and disappeared to Makai.
Gulping loudly, Koenma ordered, "Botan, go with Kagome and don't come back until this mission is over." "Yes, Koenma, sir." Botan said and quickly disappeared through a portal as well. The child-sized ruler groaned at the mere thought of the many spankings he would receive if King Sesshoumaru really did complain to his father.
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With Kag and the SD's
After the spirit detectives stepped through Kagome's portal, they found themselves in the dark in what seemed like a garage. When Kagome arrived, Yusuke immediately asked, "Ok, what's the deal, Kag?" "What do you mean?" She replied innocently. "Oh. You mean where we are. Isn't it obvious? We're in my garage."
"I didn't mean that and you know it, Kag." Yusuke said impatiently. "I'll explain on the way."Kagome said in defeat. "Way where?" Kuwabara asked. (he just woke up) "To your houses." She said, like it was obvious. "You can't just leave for who knows how long and not tell anyone or pack anything." At their shifty looks, Kagome sighed and asked, "You do it all the time, don't you?" When they nodded she simply said, "Not this time."
Kagome took out her keys and pressed a small button on the keychain. Instantly the garage lights blinked on. With the brighter lighting, the SD's were able to see the car parked in the middle of the garage; it was an ice blue Mercedes convertible. "Damn, Kagome, when did you get that." Yusuke asked in awe. "It was my birthday present from Sesshou. He's filthy rich, you know." Ignoring the looks the guys gave her, she slipped into the driver's seat.
"Shotgun!" Kuwabara and Yusuke yelled together. They looked at each other and then immediately got into a fight over who would ride in the passanger's seat. "Guys!" Kagome yelled to break it up and get their attention. When they looked up from where they were scuffling on the floor, Kagome said, "Botan's sitting there." "Huh?" They both asked, confused at the interruption. Botan smiled and waved cheerfully from the disputed seat.
"When did you get here?" Kuwabara asked. "While you two were fighting." She said happily. "Why don't you guys take the other car? We won't all fit here anyway." Kagome said, pointing to the navy blue Firebird that they hadn't noticed was at the other end of the garage. "Wow! Whose is that, Kagome?" Botan asked."That was my Sweet 16 birthday present from Sesshou." Kagome answered.
"Here," she said, tossing the keys to Yusuke. "We'll go to your house first." Kagome told him. Two houses and a very lame camping excuse later, they were once again driving along. There were a couple of differences, though. Yusuke now sported several bumps and bruises, and his bag and girlfriend were now riding in the backseat of Kagome's Mercedes. "Keiko, you do realize that this trip will be really dangerous, right?" Botan asked her. "I know. It's just that I want to see what he does every time he stands me up." She said with a troubled sigh. "Can't argue with that." Kagome said, to which Botan agreed.
Kurama and Kuwabara had absolutely no problems in getting their stuff. Kagome called the car phone in the Firebird with her cell phone. When Kurama answered all she said was, "Kurama? Tell Yusuke to follow me please." 15 minutes later Kagome parked at the bottom of Genkai's temple stairs. The girls got out and went through a portal Kagome made; they came out at the top of thestaircase and settled down on the first step to wait.
A while later
"Took ya long enough." Kagome said casually when the guys finally reached the top. Yusuke and Kuwabara were ready to drop dead, while Hiei and Kurama, being the demons they were, looked perfectly well and weren't even breathing hard. "How come you made us climb all those stairs, Kag?" Yusuke whined loudly after he had recovered a bit. "Because it was funny. Right, girls?" Kagome asked Botan and Keiko with an evil smirk.
They nodded serenely, both wearing identical innocent smiles. "You should really work out more, Yusuke. You need to be in good shape in order to save the world." Keiko said innocently, still smiling sweetly. "Heh!" Yusuke said, scowling. "Why are we at the old hag's temple anyway, Kag?" "I'm here to tell grandma that I'll be gone for a couple of weeks. And to invite Yukina along." Kagome said, glancing at Hiei when she mentioned the ice demoness.
"Grandma? I thought only Genkai and my sweet Yukina lived here?" Kuwabara asked, terribly confused. "Hn. Idiot monkey." Hiei said, loud enough to be heard by everyone. "Who are you calling a monkey, shrimp?!" Kuwabara yelled. "Hey! He's not a shrimp!" Kagome said angrily. Everyone turned their surprised eyes towards the scowling girl. "What?" Kagome snapped, frowning at them for staring. "I'm not defending him or anything." She said. "It's just that if he's a shrimp, then I'm one too." For the first time, the group noticed that Kagome was a couple of inches shorter than Hiei, not counting his spiked black hair. ( AN: I know that Kag's not that short, but for this fic, she's around 5ft. OK?)
"And to answer your question, Genkai's my grandma." Kagome told Kuwabara. "Is she Yusuke's grandmother as well?" Kurama asked curiously. "No. You see, she's not really my grandma, more like a great aunt." Kagome tried to explain further, seeing their confusion. "Genkai was my grandma's sister. She helped grandpa raise my dad, since my real grandma died during his birth. Yusuke and I are cousins because our mothers are sisters."
"Enough with the life story Kagome, are you going to come in, or am I going to have to wait some more?" A crackly, dry voice interrupted fom behind them, from the direction of the doorway. They all turned to see Genkai and Yukina standing in the front hallway, holding the door open. "Hey, Grandma." Kagome said, giving her a hug. "Grandma, eh? What do you want this time, Kagome?"
"Hey! Can't I come for a simple visit?" Kagome asked, puffing up indignantly. "No." Genkai said calmly. "Especially not with the dimwit behind you." Kagome sighed. "Ok. You win." Kagome replied, giving up her 'wounded' act. "I came to get some stuff from my room. We're going on a trip." Genkai simply nodded and turned towards the living room. The guys followed quietly behind her, while Botan, Keiko, and Yukina followed Kagome to a room in the back of Genkai's temple. When Kagome opened the door, Botan and Keiko's jaws dropped.
"Kagome, your room is awesome!" Keiko said, looking around the dim room with wide eyes. The walls were a deep blue, almost lavander, with ice blue suns, stars, and crescent moons painted all around the walls and ceiling. The queen-sized bed placed in the center of the left wall was covered with an ice blue comforter and navy blue sheets and pillows that were all covered with the same designs as the walls, except in a slightly lighter shade of blue.
On either side of the bed there was a bedside table, each adorned with a navy blue lamp. Kagome clapped her hands twice and in an instant the lamps illuminated the room. With the extra lighting the girls were able to clearly see the rest of the room. There was a plush white carpet that had a blue star in the center covering the floor. In the opposite wall from the bed, there were two wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling mirrors, that doubled as clost doors. "Come on, I want you to help me choose what to pack." Kagome said, while opening both doors wide open.
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