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"What about us?"
Everyone looked at Keiko making her blush.
"Why, you come with us of course."
And everyone was back to looking at Kagome.
oOo Chapter 15 oOo
"What?"
"What do you mean 'Why you come with us of course'?"
Yusuke glared at Kagome, until she glared back anyway.
"I meant," she said in a cool tone, "exactly what I said. Keiko, Boton, Shizinu, and Yukina will be coming with us. If it was one thing I learned about bad guys after the jewel, it's not to leave anyone vulnerable, which they will be if we leave them behind."
"No they won't be! We can put them in Rekai!"
"Rekai, as in the Rekai two of your friends broke into and stole from?" Kagome raised an eyebrow.
Yusuke sputtered but couldn't answer.
"How much longer are we going to spend standing here?" Shippo tilted his head.
Most sweat dropped at the question.
"Good question, how long are we going to stand in the open arguing 'Suke?" Kagome innocently batted her eyelashes.
Yusuke glare and opened his mouth but Keiko slapped her hand over it.
"Where are we going to go then Kagome-chan?"
"Good question, hmm, hey Fluffy, you got room?" Sesshomaru gave a 'duh' look. "Well can we go there then?" He resisted the temptation to hit his head on something and gave small nod. "Great, hey Boton, can you open a portal to the western Makai castle?"
"Umm, sure."
Boton did so and the Inu group were the first to walk through, followed by the Yu Yu group and then Hiten's.
"Welcome all the western lands. We are currently in Makai where things wouldn't mind eating us so we will be heading into the structure in front of us."
Kagome walked to the castle expecting everyone else to follow her. They did of course, they didn't want to be left behind or in Sesshomaru's case didn't want her to be in his castle without supervision. They all gathered in the dining room and sat around the table.
"Ok, so what's the plan?"
"Plan? We need a plan?"
Keiko, who was sitting beside Yusuke, smacked him across the head.
"Just because you're an idiot who rushes in without planning doesn't mean they are!"
"Uh, actually Keiko," Keiko looked at Kagome confused, wasn't she just the one who asked about a plan? "Inu Yasha here, he, uh, is probably just as bad if not worse then Yusuke in that."
"Hey!"
"Sit."
Crash.
"I have got to get one of those."
Yusuke scooted away from Keiko as he heard her mumble.
"Well Kagome-sama, we know the enemy wants the jewel and knows you have it."
"And he has a bad evil laugh, yes, you're right. So all we'll have to do to confront him is to camp out in a clearing somewhere and come to us."
Sesshomaru nodded.
"It will make him cocky."
Hiten nodded agreeing.
"He will think as he can attack at his own time when we won't know will give him a large advantage."
Kurama joined in the conversation too. "But we'd also have an advantage. We would pick the spot to fight, familiarize ourselves with the surrounding, and could set up traps."
"Ok! So we'll find a clearing, check it out, set camp and traps and wait. For today though, we rest. Sesshomaru, would you please lead or have someone lead us to rooms, preferably with bathes attached."
Sesshomaru snapped his fingers and servant appeared. He instructed them what to do (lead the Yu Yu group and Hiten's to rooms) and got up to show Kagome, Shippo, Miroku, and Sango their rooms.
"Oh, by the way Sess, this is Raja." Kagome pointed at Raja who was trailing behind them with Kilala. "And Sess, go easy on Kurama, I like him."
Sesshomaru gave her a look that she interpreted to 'I'm going to be hard on him because you like him'.
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Kagome sighed in regret as she got out of the luxurious tub. She wrapped a towel around her wet body and walked over to the clothes she set out. As she was in Sesshomaru's home she knew she wouldn't get away without wearing formal kimono's so she picked a white one with light blue and green swirls.
"One of these days I'm not going to wear one just to spite him." She mumbled to herself.
Putting on the wooden sandal things she walked to her door.
"Last straw."
She pulled the uncomfortable sandals off and chucked them out her window. She went to pull off the socks but looking at the floor she decided not to. She finished walking to the door and slid it open. Looking down it to make sure no one was there she walked out of her room and shut the door. She took off running down the hall and when a corner was coming up she stopped running and slid the rest of the way, hitting the wall before taking off again.
Using this method it didn't take long to get to the entrance to the court yard. With a giggle she took off the socks and bounced into the garden area. She saw Kurama before he saw her and as she was upwind from him, it was the same in smelling. She grinned, snuck up behind him, and pounced onto his back.
He was startled and stumbled forward but didn't fall. He was about to attack when Kagome's cheery voice stopped him.
"Hi Kur-kun!"
"Hello Kagome."
He would have asked why she was currently on his back but she started threading her fingers threw his hair making him lightly purr. He blushed as he heard Kagome's quiet giggle.
"So, ah, you're rather forward lately."
Kagome laughed and got off his back.
"Ya, when I'm actually in my kitsune form (humanoid) I get a lot bolder and cuddlier. I can keep it down when in human form but not in this form."
"Ah."
They sat in the garden chatting for a bit and were joined by Shippo and others until gradually they were all sitting in the garden talking to each other (or just sitting there quietly as some of them don't talk).
Sesshomaru stood up and everyone quieted down.
"We will leave tomorrow."
He left to, they assumed, his room. Kagome nodded and stood up next.
"Well, as Sess said, we're leaving tomorrow so we should all get as much rest as we can tonight. Good night everyone."
She walked away towards her room. Sango, Shippo, and Miroku followed her lead and left to their rooms. The others that were still left in the garden shortly followed their lead as well, all planning on getting a good sleep while they can.