The Glass of Time: Chapter 11

When Kagome was dressed and relatively calm, she stepped out into the hallway, walking slowly towards the sounds of clanking silverware. Peeking around the open doorway, she witnessed a chaotic scene.

Her cousin and Kuwabara were fighting over the syrup bottle; Yukina and Keiko were trying to make them stop by bribing them with more food; her grandmother was simply observing while drinking tea; Kurama was flipping pancakes while Botan mixed the batter; and Hiei was smirking away on the windowsill.

"Well, nice to see everyone's getting along this morning!" Kagome chirped happily, finally strolling into the kitchen. Yukina looked up at her and smiled, "You took a long time to get dressed this morning, Gome-chan."

Kagome grinned, "Well, I had to relax a bit before coming over here. I thought it would be hard to find someone antisocial enough to replace Hiei in the Spirit Detective team, so zapping him with some purification should be a big no-no."

Yusuke quickly stopped tugging on the syrup bottle, causing Kuwabara to topple over and land on the floor. "Ow…" The team leader glared over at the smaller demon, ignoring his best friend's pained cry, and yelled, "What did you do!"

Hiei turned up his nose, "Hn. As if I would socialize with a ningen onna, Detective." Yusuke dropped his glare, "He's got a point… What did he do to you, Kag?" The time-traveler blushed. "Nothing, forget it."

"Oh, no. If he did anything to ya I need to know so I can kick his ass!" Yusuke exclaimed, punching a fist into his palm. "I told you it's nothing! He just told me to keep my towel on…" Kagome said, looking away to try and hide her heated cheeks.

"What! You were walking around in a towel?" Yusuke asked, incredulous. "Well, I didn't know he was there!" Kagome responded huffily. "Anyway, we should just eat and then get a move on. We need to get going."

Realizing that Kagome was trying to change the subject, Yukina quickly spoke up. "I was wondering… Could I come too? Genkai-sama has already agreed." Kuwabara quickly shook his head, "But Yukina! What if you get hurt?"

"I'll be fine Kazuma-kun, but thank you for your concern." Yukina said, smiling at the orange-haired detective. "Yeah, Yukina can take care of herself!" Kagome exclaimed. "And of course you can come, I was meaning to ask you along anyway."

Yukina beamed, "That's great Gome-chan! We should go pack then!" With a nod, Kagome headed back to her room with the koorime in tow. Botan and Keiko shared a look and quickly said, "We're coming too!"

"Okay, but no flipping out this time!" Kagome said, giggling along with Yukina. Keiko and Botan pouted. "Oh, come on! Are you ever going to let that go?" Keiko asked. "Yeah, it's not every day that we run into a closet that large. Give us a break!" the ferry girl added.

Yukina giggled, "Well, if it bothers you, then consider it forgotten from my mind." Kagome smirked, "Sorry girls, I'm not that easy. You'll have to suffer through your humiliation a while longer."

"Great…" Keiko and Botan muttered together, causing Kagome to laugh. As she opened her closet again, Kagome said, "You can borrow some stuff if you want Botan. I know Koenma didn't give you any time to pack stuff for the trip."

Botan smiled gratefully, "Thanks, Kagome! That lousy Koenma is so inconsiderate sometimes…" The ferry girl craned her neck to look towards the ceiling. "Yeah, you heard me Koenma! I know you're spying on us right now!"

A hologram of the Reikai prince in his normal child-like form appeared, "Why Botan, I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about! I most certainly do not spy on you!" Botan raised a brow, "Really?"

The holo-prince nodded vigorously, assuring all the while, "Of course, of course!" Botan smirked, "Then how did you know what I just said? If you weren't spying then you wouldn't know I was talking about your peeping habits."

Koenma's see-through eyes widened comically. "Uh… I - I need to… Um, I need to go now! Very busy being a prince and all!" With a poof, the hologram was gone leaving the girls cracking up with laughter.

"And to think, our souls are going to be in his hands after we die… A very scary thought." Kagome said, grinning. Botan sobered a bit, coming to her boss's defense. "Ah, come on, Kagome! You know he's not that bad."

"Yeah, but I just like making you defensive over your office luurve." Kagome said, laughing at the great impersonation of a fish the ferry girl was doing.

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Okay, not my best work, but it's better than nothing! After a year of hiatus you guys deserved a chapter. Please leave a review!