Here's another one! Sorry to those who don't like my take on Kagome being impulsively crazy and confidence, I just like her like that! I think I make everyone a little ooc actually.

Sesshomaru was walking into his company's building with a serene aura. He was surprisingly rested for someone who only got 4 hours of sleep. That was due to Kagome, she kept her word on calling him once she was safely in her home. The simple just checking in call turned into a full conversation that lasted for hours. The topics continued to flow and they spent the night chatting away. Kagome had her sidekick attached to her ear as she moved around her room. Laying on her bed, the floor, her dresser, next to the window. They had so much in common and so much to talk about. The questions they asked taught them so much more about each other, neither willing to lie to each.

Sesshomaru learned so much about his new wife, the things that make her laugh, the things that she felt passionate about. Even what she believed in and what she fought for and to top it off she was such a feminist. The a girl can do whatever a man can do type of female. Oddly enough, he liked that about her, the fact she didn't want to just play wife, that she wanted to keep her job though it was dangerous.

Speaking of jobs, he found out she was a thrill junkie, that she liked danger and loved extreme sports. He figured that is why she wasn't afraid of him, the bigger the danger the bigger the thrill. Needless to say, he liked that about her, her courage and fearlessness was attractive.

The doors to the elevator slid back, the demon lord in all his glory stepped out, thinking of the other qualities his future wife had that he found attractive. He was so deep in thought he almost missed his administrative assistant pacing in the hall.

Seeing her boss, Yvonne immediately rushed forward, " Sir."

Sesshomaru blinked, seeing the panicked look on his employee's face, red flag #1, " What's wrong?"

She shook her head, " I'm so sorry, I tried to get them to wait here but they wouldn't listen to me, I swear I tried."

Sesshomaru frowned, one of his most sensible and relational workers was panicking, red flag #2. " What's happening?"

She shook her head, her thick ebony locks pulled loosely into a French bun, her gray eyes wide and worried, looking frantic in her black suit. " The council is here. In your office."

His frown deepened, damn, he blinked slowly, controlling his agitation, " It's fine, thank you Yvonne."

He took a silent breath as he stepped forward, heading towards his office, if he was paying attention he would have already known they were here. He can smell his father among the other demon lords and you can damn near taste the purity in the air. He almost shook his head at the childishness of the men that ruled, it was clearly an intimidation party going on in his office.

Reaching the door, he let his own aura pulse for a moment, dropping his concealment spell before twisting the knob and stepping in. The room was clearly separated, the holy on one side and the demon lords on the other. They all stood as the demon lord walked into his office, he looked them over.

The first man to the left of him was tall and in amazing shape for a bear demon, his long brown hair was in a high ponytail. A bear claw print in the middle of his forehead. Brown jagged strips on each cheek and wrist. His sharp brown eyes taking in his surroundings, he was Lemin, Lord of the North. A father figure to most of his people, a wanted husband to others. He wore the colors of the north, his slacks a chocolate brown with a burnt orange and white swirling designed belt. He was wearing a darker brown button up and comfortable shoes.

The man beside him was Lord Suki of the South. The flirtatious bachelor was tall, like the others. Lean but muscular, his long blond hair was down his back in a low yet attractive ponytail, his tangy eyes gleamed with a spark of mischief under his uneven bangs making him look rugged. The yellow sun on his forehead almost glowing against his pale skin, matching the strips you could see on his wrist, his strong hands tipped with sharp claws.

His plump pink lips turned up in a smile, he wore the colors of the South, his outfit made up of airy colors, the creamy auburn color of his vest mixed well with the off white button up he wore. The wooden brown slacks matched his black shoes nicely.

The man next to him was his distant cousin. Hyde. The black inu hair as dark as his attitude, a rich deep ebony, long and braided down his back. His amber eyes seeming brighter against the dark shades of his bangs, the dark red markings on his cheeks vivid against his pale complexion. His gothic appearance a mixture of blues, grays and blacks to match his rather dark demeanor. The black button up top setting off the grey business suit.

Then of course there was his father, lazing in a recliner and the only one in jeans and a plain white t shirt. Across the room was the holy part of the council, Tanaka was the first and only priestess on the council. She was an extreme feminist and a clear anti-demon activist. The reason she fought so hard to become a part of the council was so she was sure humans were not being taken advantage off. She was extremely bony in her tan business suit, and had deep wrinkles that made her face look mean to match her attitude. Her gray hair was pulled into a tight strict bun that went very well with her strict personality.

Soto was another one that agreed with the thought of only humans should be on the planet. The priest grew up in a shrine where it was drilled into him that demons were exactly that. Demons. He build was strong and tall because of his daily teachings at his family's shrine. His short brown hair pulled into a high ponytail as sharp as his brown eyes. His goatee short, neat and trimmed, just as clean cut as the black 3 piece suit he wore.

Lamal was the elder of them all and the only one to wear a traditional monks robe. He been on the Council since he was young after taking over for his uncle. He was all about equality and equity, he always believed all species can live upon this earth in peace and fought hard to find it.

Atomi stood beside the elder, dressed handsomely in a blue suit, his black hair mid back and pulled into a high ponytail, his chiseled face smiling as his dark blue eyes, like his daughter, glanced to the demon lord.

Sesshomaru bowed his head respectfully to the council before moving forward and taking a seat behind his desk. " Council, how may I help you."

Tanaka was the first to speak, " Have you not read the newspaper yet?"

Sesshomaru raised the brow, people still do that? " I have not."

Tashio stood with a copy of one in his hand, " Well its a very good headline." dropping it on the desk.

Sesshomaru picked it up and flipped it open and immediately frowned. Of course it was a candid photo of him, sitting at the bar with a drink. Eyes glued to the stage as Emerald did her performance. He set it down, playing nonchalant, " What's the problem?"

Soto shook his head, " What's the problem? You're at a strip joint when you're supposedly married. This is horrible public representation."

Lord Suki stepped forward, " This joining is meant to show both species that our treaty is still intact and working Sesshomaru. It is suppose to be a symbol of the peace we share on this earth."

Lord Lemin nodded, " When you disregard the marriage, you're disregarding the treaty."

Atomi agreed, " There has been 4 riots since this article was released. On both the demon and human side. There are rebels that are just waiting for a sign like this to pick up the war where it left off all those years ago."

Tashio looked up from the chair he was relaxing in, " What were you doing at a strip club that late at night anyways?"

Amber eyes glanced back down to the grainy photo, his eyes were fixed on Kagome as she danced, he glanced back up, he wasn't going to tell them that was her in the photo though. Or that he was with her on a recon mission." Getting a drink."

Tashio snorted, " Hell of a place to get some bourbon."

Lamel, the oldest of the priests, sighed softly, " Lord Sesshomaru, you are a wise and powerful demon, I am sure you didn't know something so simple as a photo can start to shake the foundation of this treaty. We are here with a solution to balance the show of peace once more."

Seeing as he was getting up, Atomi moved forward and helped the elder stand. With a small nod of thanks, he walked slowly over to Sesshomaru's desk, " I have a grandson who is one of the best monks at reading auras and giving someone exactly what they want to see. He uses his abilities as an image consultant. With his help, a few interviews and a spread of professional photos in magazines, everyone will once again see this union as a symbol of peace. What do you say?"

Sesshomaru blinked, the old man was smart and was clearly trying to clean this up as smoothly as possible. Not like the other people in this room that only wanted to yell at him and start arguments with each other. He nodded, " That sounds wise." agreeing to the plan.

Lamel smiled, grateful the arguing was over, he really just wanted to lie down, " Great." He turned to the youngest priest in the room, " Call your daughter and see if she will agree as well."

Atomi swallowed, thinking quick on his feet, " Perhaps Lord Sesshomaru should call her. They are married now, we should encourage as much communication between the two."

Sesshomaru glanced up, he raised a brow, seeing the pleading in Atomi's eyes to agree with him. He blinked, that's right, she won't answer her phone if it was from him. Leaning over, he picked up the receiver on his desk and dialed a number. Tashio smirked, seeing that he didn't need to look it up, figuring his son already knew the number by heart. They must be getting along better than he thought.

" Put it on speaker." Hyde requested, he wanted to know more about this mysterious girl his cousin had to wed.

With a frown, Sesshomaru did as asked since the room was full of people able to hold him back if he was to punch his cousin in the face. The phone rung three time before someone answered, " Sup boy."

His smirk was quick but not unnoticed, there was a lot of noise in the background, " Kagome, are you busy right now?"

She grunted, " Nah, just..." she paused, grunting again, " on a..." gun shots went off, " job."

He frowned, " Perhaps I should call at a later time."

More shots went off, " Its cool Ses, I can multitask..." There was pause, " T GET DOWN!" more gun shots being fired, then a quick breath as a clip was heard being slapped into place, " So what's up?"

Tashio snorted at the nonchalance of the female, " You are such an intriguing woman Kagome."

There was a laughter from the other side of the phone and another female voice was heard, " Bitch is you on speaker?"

Kagome spoke up, " Am I on speaker?"

Sesshomaru nodded though she couldn't see, " Yes, I am in my office, the council is here."

Another voice was heard, a male's this time, " Oh shit what you did?"

" Shut up Hampton." Kagome said before speaking on her open comm line, " What's with the law in your space?"

Sesshomaru stared at the receive for a moment, he liked the way she talked, " They are here concerned about the photo in the newspaper. Have you seen it?"

There was a soft laughter on the other end, " I thought it was a good picture of you."

" What picture, the one in the club?" the male voice was heard asking.

Kagome grunted, sounding as if she jumped out of the way of something, " Boy would you watch my six instead of being in my mouth."

Shots were fired, " Hey I always got your back, shut up."

Kagome came back to the line, " Anyways, what's wrong with the picture, they don't like the venue?"

Lamel leaned closer to the receiver so he can be heard, " Kagome dear, this is Lamel speaking, the photo has brought unwanted attention to the stability of the peace treaty. To rectify the problem we are hoping a spread of engagement photos should be taken. Do you agree?"

There was a moment of silence before she spoke again, " Has Atomi told you people what I do for a living?"

The question caught the council off guard, with eyes falling to the youngest priest in the room. His faced flushed red as he bit his lip nervously for a moment, " Um, she is an RDSVU agent." he mumbled.

Lord Suki blinked, surprised, " Now this just got more interesting."

Lord Lemin frowned, crossing his strong arms, " You had a daughter that is actively killing demons as a profession and did not think to tell us?"

Hyde agreed, " Lord Sesshomaru can not stay married to this woman, who knows what type of plot she is scheming against demons."

Atomi shook his head, " No, no, no its not like that, she fights to protect the treaty and keep peace between our species. She is a Champion of Izanami."

Tashio nodded, " We all know what the RDSVU is and what they do, they protect both species."

Kagome's voice spoke up, " Exactly and a lot of my jobs I have to go undercover, having my face plastered on posters really won't help with that."

Tanaka shook her head, stiffly crossing her arms, " Once her profession is revealed, convincing others this union is real is going to be a lot harder."

Soto nodded, agreeing, " A demon marrying a demon slayer is odder than a demon marrying a human because they actually like each other."

Lamel tapped a finger to his aged chin, " How about this, one magazine spread, a public reception party and one interview. That should at least be a good start, what do you say Kagome?"

There was a sudden crash from the end of the receiver, " Shit Biscuit, you okay?"

There was a groan, " I think I found the cave entrance."

There were more shouting and noise in the background, " Blu behind you!"

A heavy oof sounded as Kagome was knocked over, followed by a loud panther like shrieking. There was some muffled noises as a struggle was heard, Sesshomaru leaned forward, worry etching across his forehead in one quick moment that was noticed by his father. " Kagome? Kagome are you alright?"

An annoyed scream came through the receiver, " Get the fuck off me you rat faced bitch!" with another crash the sounds of bullets were heard, followed by a quick breath, " I'm good, tell Lamel it sounds like a plan. I gotta go, I gotta handle these damn Harpies. Ses, take me off speaker."

He reached over, picking up the receiver and pressed it to his ear. Lamel watched the demon lord, " Tell her to come to your office after her mission to set up a schedule."

Sesshomaru nodded, " Once you're finished meet me here."

Listening to her response, amber eyes suddenly glanced around the room, then back to his desk, " How do you know that?"

There was a laughter before the line disconnected, he just shook his head and hung up. Lord Suki raised a brow, " How did she know what?"

Sesshomaru glanced around the room again, deciding to keep what she said private, " It's not important, she did say she will be here as soon as she can."

Lord Hyde raised a brow, suspicious of the woman his cousin is marry to and his odd behavior towards her. " Perhaps it is best we stay in the west until the reception party."

Lord Lemin nodded, agreeing only because he didn't want to spend the money to travel back and forth, " It would be a waste of time to leave today just to be back at the end of the week."

Tashio frowned glancing to the black inu for a moment, it was no secret the white and black inu's didn't get along. Hyde was one of the sneakier ones, someone that was always scheming; you have to watch out for this one. He stood, " How about I escort you all back to the palace of the west to settle in and get some brunch."

Lord Suki nodded, " I could definitely use something to eat."

Tanaka rolled her sharp eyes, " I prefer not to dine with demons if not necessary thank you."

Lord Lemin frowned, " Good, because the offer wasn't extended to you."

Lamel sighed softly, peace was in place between the species but the hatred was still strong, " The other priests and I will stay at the 5 seasons." he turned to the 3 standing demon lords and bowed from his waist, " Despite the situation that brought us together it is always an honor and pleasure seeing you all once more."

Tashio smiled at the show of respect, he remembered when he was on the council, Lamel, even when he was young, was always smart and respectful. Always playing mediator and finding the best solutions, he was a good and honorable man. " Lamel you are always welcomed in the West."

The old man smiled with a nod of thanks, letting Atomi assist him out of the door. Lord Suki watched, Soko and Tanaka follow with frowns on their faces and dislike in their auras. He crossed his arms, " Why can't they all be like Lamel and Atomi."

Lord Lemin agreed, " A little respect can go a long way."

Tashio just sighed, " Humans will be humans." He then shook his head, turning to his old friends, " So how about we go get some drinks."

Suki and Lemin glanced to each other, the three of them use to hang out with each other all the times as kids while their fathers ruled the domains of Japan. They grew up together with Hyde's father and where the closest of friends. Lemin smirked, " Yeah, we have a lot to catch up on."

Tashio laughed, knowing exactly what that meant, he was not the only one that noticed the odd connection between Sesshomaru and his human fiance. Tashio turned, " Hyde are you coming?"

The black inu shook his head, " I think I would prefer staying here and waiting with Sesshomaru if you don't mind."

The great dog general frowned, the pup was definitely up to something, amber eyes glanced to his son for a moment " Is that okay with you son?"

Sesshomaru was tempted to roll his eyes, not like he can say hell no in front of the other lords, " It is fine father."

Tashio frowned before nodding, " Okay, we will see you at the palace then." Suki and Lemin nodded their good byes before following Tashio out of the door.

Hyde turned as the door was shut and plopped down in a recliner, " So cousin, tell me more about this mystery woman you married."

Sesshomaru looked to the paperwork on his desk and began scanning through the first packet, not giving his cousin a second thought, " There is nothing to tell, it has been arranged like all the other council marriages."

Amber eyes that ran through the inu clan glanced to his cousin, " Your subtlety hints that there is something else going on."

Sesshomaru glanced up to his smirking cousin, he was tempted to roll his eyes, not in the mood for the mind games the black inu wanted to play, " This is nothing but an arrangement, like all the others the council has set up before."

Hyde stood, walking over to the shelf that held an expensive bottle of bourbon and crystal glasses. " Your reaction to her being attacked says otherwise. You seemed genuinely worried." Hyde said, pouring shots into two glasses.

Sesshomaru frowned, mentally sighing, slipping the paperwork into a draw, he wasn't getting any work done with his cousin here. Watching as the black inu set the cups on a tray with the bottle before bringing everything over. He sat down in the recliner across from him and handed him a cup, Sesshomaru could see he was still waiting for a response.

Sesshomaru took the glass but did not drink, his reaction to her being attacked was a surprise to him too, " If she would have been killed I will still be the next to be married. It would be more of a headache."

Hyde smirked, taking a sip of his drink, " The way she talks is odd, she doesn't seem to fear you."

Sesshomaru picked up his glass and swirled it around, staring into the glass, " She is an RDSVU agent, the things she seen, I doubt much scares her."

" So you do like her."

Sesshomaru glanced up, " I did not say that."

Hyde leaned back into his seat, " You didn't have to, I can see it. What about this human got you so excited?"

Sesshomaru frowned, " I am not excited about anything." he declared.

Hyde just smirked, lifting his glass, " When she answered the phone your heartbeat increased. I heard it as I am sure every other demon in the room."

Amber eyes narrowed, damn it, he was hoping he was the only one that would have caught that. Kagome's voice was just so sultry and sexy, especially the way she answers the phone, he couldn't help his reaction. With a soft sigh, he leaned back in his seat, taking a sip of his drink, he had to play this off, " Perhaps it did for a moment, hearing her voice reminded me of the activities we engaged in the night before."

Hyde blinked, " So you've already had her?"

Sesshomaru nodded, " She is very talented."

Hyde grinned, " Better than a demon?"

Sesshomaru took another sip of his drink, " At least top three, she has a high endurance for a human."

Hyde laughed, pouring himself another shot, " Is she not a priestess, her powers don't bother you?"

Sesshomaru just sipped at his drink, feeding into the lie, " No, her powers differ from ordinary priestesses."

Hyde frowned, " That's odd, Atomi is strong in his powers, you would think his daughter would have received the same gifts."

Sesshomaru set his glass down, pouring himself another drink, " Inheritance works in different ways with humans."

The black inu nodded, agreeing, " True." He rubbed his chin in thought, " Still, the last human I laid with, she was not very compatible. Humans don't seem to take demons very well. You are saying this somewhat of a priestess was able to handle an Inu accordingly?"

Sesshomaru nodded, just going with the lie, " It must be her job, she is well trained in taking pain."

Hyde laughed, " I'm starting to like this girl myself."

Sesshomaru took a sip of his cup to hide his frown, " I'm sure you would." Great, he sold the lie too damn well. This was his own fault, lying like that to cover up his own embarrassment. Now all he had to do was keep Hyde away from Kagome when she finally got here.

Kagome disconnected her line, Ayame smirked, " Done making love on the phone?"

Kagome glared are her, " Shut up." she mumbled, raising her weapon and creeping forward. Senses were on high alert, they were sent on a search and destroy mission to find a Harpie's nesting ground in the Malaysian mountains. The bat like creatures were dangerous, carnivorous and carried some of the worst viruses. Izanami did not want them on her lands because they can destroy an ecosystem in a matter of months. Kagome stepped into the down sloped cave entrance with her team members on each side of her.

All eyes were glancing, watching out for any movement what so ever. Reaching the end of the entrance, Kagome peered around the corner, knowing the cave had to have one large main room much like bats tended to be found in. Blue eyes blinked and she pulled back, pressing against the wall. Hampton saw the look on her face, " What?" he whispered.

Kagome glanced at him, then tilted her to the corner she just peeked over. Hampton frowned, taking his team member's position as she moved over so he can see and peered around the corner. He immediately pulled back, the nest was filled with harpies, like a nest of bats.

He turned to her, " What now?"

Kagome looked at him, " I saw a smaller opening in the back, that's probably where the queen will be. We get to the queen, bomb the nest and get the hell outta here."

The team nodded, Kagome frowned, mentally preparing for the mayhem that's about to happen, " Cover me."

They nodded, reloading mags then raising their weapons. Kagome took a breath, swinging her machine gun forward, nodding once more and dashed around the corner. Everyone immediately followed, bullets ringing through the cave as Harpies went on the offense.

Kagome never seen so many harpies, they looked like bats packed into a jar, it made her stomach turn. She fired her gun, trying to move forward in the mass of wings and claws and teeth. She heard a screech from her left, she ducked and turned firing her weapon. The harpies face disintegrated with the bullets.

Hampton was crouching behind a large boulder. Ayame was ducking behind a natural support beam firing her weapons. Kagome dived behind a dead Harpie avoiding sharp teeth before jumping up and firing at the creatures that were attacking her.

Green eyes glanced over seeing Kagome inching her way forward, alone, " We gotta move!" Ayame yelled to Hampton.

Getting closer to the Harpies, made reloading the heavy machine guns they were using harder, so they switched methods. Hampton resorted to a poison dagger Gruff gave them all and his desert eagle.

They were surrounded now, but moving, protecting Kagome's back. Ayame dodged another attack, striking the harpie in the stomach with the same dagger Hampton had, then slapping it with her gun. " How far!" she yelled out.

Hampton glanced to his female partner seeing she was almost there, fighting her way to the small entrance, then kicked a harpie to the floor then swung his machine gun around and sprayed off its face, " Another meter."

Kagome shot off her last bullet and dropped the weapon she was just firing as a harpie swiped at her. An anger suddenly swept through her, " Get off my gun!" she yelled, pulling out twin foot long poisoned daggers, charging at the demons that made her drop her most prized possession.

The other two team members had a moment to watch the their leader snap and leap forward. In several impressive moves all four harpies were beheaded. She turned, feeling eyes on her back, " What."

Ayame shook her head at her best friend, " Really."

Kagome just bent, picking up her gun, it was a present Gruff gave her personally. A chrome, ivory handle, Marvorku 9mm, her name entwined with a black dagger on the side. A gun she always kept with her. " It was a gift." she mumbled.

Hampton stabbed another demon in the side, then kicked it off his blade. He glanced over to the two females, " Let's go!" Making a dash for the small entrance.

The girls ran forward, diving through the entrance as Hampton cleared them a path with his machine gun. Kagome touched the wall, her hand pulsed, causing a barrier to erect in front of the entrance. Everyone was still on high alert, the silence that met them stifling in the empty room. Taking a breath, Kagome reloaded her weapon, making everyone do the same thing. She ignore the clawing to the barrier as the harpies tried to get in and crept forward. The smaller cave was empty but seemed to have another window like opening in the back.

With a frown Kagome lowered her weapon, she was expecting to find the female back here. The queen harpie that was making all these damn babies but she guessed she was wrong. " T set the bomb."

Ayame nodded, pulling the book bag off her back, " On it."

" Biscuit watch my six."

He nodded, raising his gun and turning towards the barrier door, eyeing the harpies, making sure none got through. Kagome moved over to the back of the cave, curious about the small window like opening.

" Charge is set, initiating countdown." she heard Ayame say but she ignored her for an extra moment as she reached the window and stepped on her tippy toes to take a peak.

What she saw, she knew was going to disturb her for the rest of her life. She found the queen was her first thought. Hampton felt the sudden panic in the room and glanced over to the leader of the trio. He raised a brow seeing her slowly backing away from the small opening, " What's wrong?"

She immediately glanced to him, putting a finger to her lips, " Shhhhhh."

Ayame frowned, looking up from what she was doing, " What is it?"

" Shut up." Kagome hissed through her teeth.

Ayame and Hampton glanced to each other at the odd behavior of their leader. There was a sudden loud beep followed by a computerized voice, " Countdown initiated, denotation in T minus 90 seconds."

The walls of the cave suddenly started shake, Kagome glanced to the small window with wide eyes before turning back to her team. " Run!"

They stumbled as they tried to stay on their feet, Kagome waved her hand, dropping the barrier that blocked their exit. A ghoulish wail sounded through the nest, shaking the earth around them.

" What the fuck was that!" Ayame screamed, firing her weapon at approaching harpies.

Boulders fell around them as they ran for the entrance of the cave, the loud scratching of claws echoed as they scrapped the floor. Shrieking grew louder and louder, something was chasing them, something big. Kagome started throwing the grenades she had behind her in hopes of slowing the queen down, making the other two do the same. But from the sound of it, it didn't seem like it was working.

They ran for all they were worth, hearing the thumping of heavy footsteps getting closer. Hampton wanted to look back, he wanted to see what was chasing him but he wasn't stupid. Looking back is how you got yourself killed, he seen too many scary movies to even dare take a glimpse behind him. When you look, you fall and when you fall, you die, so he kept his eyes forward, pumped his arms and widened his strides.

It was getting closer, Kagome could hear it, its breathing was heavy, she could tell it was running on its legs and wings by the pattern thumping of its feet. It had to be huge, she thought, trying to make her legs go faster. She didn't want to be caught by this thing. She could see the entrance to the cave coming up, they had about 30 seconds left before this place was going to blow. They were going to make it.

The same thought was running through Hampton's head, they were going to make it. So he glanced behind him, he had to, he had to see what they were up against. What he saw made his tangy orange eyes go wide, he wanted to scream but it was caught in his throat. He stumbled forward, the claw of a downed harpie caught his foot. He went down hard, hitting the ground in an awkward position. He kicked at the harpie that was trying to crawl up his leg, " Get off me!"

He tried to stand but another harpie tackled him from the side, trying to chew his face off. He struggled to keep the demon from biting him. He could hear the queen coming closer, any moment now it would be on top of him, crushing him. The harpie on top of him was a big one, too heavy to buck off, it had him efficiency pinned. Kagome and Ayame probably cleared the exit by now not even realizing he wasn't behind them.

This was it, he thought, this was his end. The harpie was pressing its advantage, pushing closer and closer to his face. His arms were starting to give out, thick saliva almost able to touch his cheek. He couldn't hold it off much longer, he shut his eyes tight, struggling to keep the demon at bay, he was about to be eaten alive. This really sucked he thought.

A sudden weight was lifted off him, he blinked, looking up, Ayame had the harpie that was on top of him in a headlock. He sat up at the purify in the air, Kagome had her bow out, charged with white flames, slashing through all the harpies that surrounded him. With a difficult twist of her arm, Ayame snapped the neck of the demon she pulled off her partner, breathing heavy, " You okay?"

Hampton just blinked, shock overcoming his wariness, " You came back?"

Ayame rolled her eyes, helping him to his feet, " Duh stupid."

A shriek caught they're attention, the queen was a meter from them, raising a ginormous claw to strike them down. But then the charge went off, explosions rocking the cave with its power, Kagome suddenly turned from the harpie she was fighting, dashing to her team and throwing herself at her bundle of family.

The explosions didn't let up, it completely disintegrating the cave and everything in it, the barrier Kagome wrapped everyone in saved them from the blunt of the attack but she took most of the backlash. The ball of white holding the 3 co workers went flying out of the cave entrance and through the air like shooting star until they crashed into the forest below.

They left a skid mark of falling trees and upturned dirt as they landed on top of each other in a mess of legs and arms. Groans erupted around them as they finally came to a stop, Kagome blinked open her eyes, she was on top of Hampton with her head on his stomach and Ayame on her back with her legs over her shoulders.

She glanced up to the only male in the group, " You had to look back didn't you."

Hampton laughed, bones aching with every breath, " I love you guys."

Ayame groaned, rolling off of Kagome, " I need a shower."

Kagome grinned, rolling off of Hampton, " I got a date."

Hampton shook his head, laughing again, " I almost died."

The two girls looked to the tiger between them and grinned, " Movies on you."

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