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Kagome de-transformed and helped with healing and purifying all the dead demons. They all worked hard into the night and when morning came so did their time to rest.
oOo Chapter 21 oOo
"…an…aa…kaa…a-san…kaa-san…kaa-san…"
Kagome blearily opened her eyes and looked at the blurry form on her stomach. While she couldn't fully see him she instinctively knew who it was.
"Yes Shippo?"
"Sesshomaru told me to wake you up."
"Mmm, thanks Shippo."
Shippo jumped off her stomach and she lifted her upper body up onto her elbows and looked around before sighing and rubbing her eyes. It was obvious that Sesshomaru had ordered her awake as everyone was getting ready to leave and while there wasn't much to pack nobody was really moving all that fast. She pushed herself the rest of the way and went to help the others.
They all arrived at Sesshomaru's castle before night fall but all were once again tired and instead of doing anything they gave their stuff to the servants and made their way to their rooms.
In the morning most slept in, some even past noon but nobody went to wake them.
"Why didn't you tell any of us you were a miko at least?"
Kagome looked up from her spot in the garden and looked at Kurama. She sighed and lowered her head, absently playing with the grass.
"While I'm proud of being a miko and I know it's part of me…I'm ashamed of it. Kikyo has always been a better miko then me. Even with all my training and having more raw power, she's still the better miko. And the fact that I'm her reincarnation, I felt…useless, pathetic. So I didn't tell you, I didn't want you all to see just how pathetic I really am."
Kurama wrapped his arms around her and pulled her against his chest.
"You aren't pathetic," he murmured into her hair, "and we would never have thought you were."
Kagome turned around in his arms, wrapped her arms around him and buried her head in his chest.
"Doesn't change how I felt."
Kurama didn't reply but stroked her hair in a calming motion.
They stayed that way for awhile before Kagome crawled out of his lap and sat beside him.
"Thank you."
"If you want to thank me have lunch with me when we get home."
Kagome's head whipped towards him and she blushed.
"Sure."
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"You're staying?"
Kagome looked at Sango shocked. Sango blushed and nodded.
"Ya, Hiei was assigned to take care of some problem youkai here and I offered to go along."
"Ohhhh, so Hiei's involved, that explains it."
Sango went redder.
"No, I just want to fight youkai before I get rusty, I am a demon slayer."
"Sure sure, whatever you say."
"Kagomeeeeeeee."
"Don't worry, I wont tell anyone." Kagome winked at her. "I'll miss you Sango-chan, you better visit every so often."
"Of course Kagome-chan."
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"It's too bad we never got to finish our fight."
"I'll just have to beat you next time."
Kagome snorted, "You wish."
Hiten smirked then turned and walked away with his remaining team mate.
"Well, now all that's left is for those of us going back to ningen-kai to leave."
Kagome skipped over to Sesshomaru and jumped on him.
"Bye bye Fluffy!"
Kagome gave him an exaggerated kiss on the check and hopped of him. He gave her a mild glare but nodded his head. Kagome smiled and skipped over to Sango. Sango smiled too and hugged Kagome.
"Bye Sango-chan."
"Bye Kagome-chan."
They parted and gave each other watery smiles. Kagome then turned to Hiei.
"As I'm sure you won't appreciate a hug, this time I won't jump you like I did Sesshomaru. It was nice meeting you and you better take care of Sango. If she comes home injured and you aren't injured as well, I'm taking life insurance out on you, aka, I will fry you with miko energy."
Kagome gave him a stern look before smiling happily and skipping back to the rest of the group who were leaving (as they didn't take nearly as long to say good-bye). She waved happily as they walked into a portal that would lead them to Genkai's shrine.
"Well Lady Kagome, I must now take my leave."
Miroku reached behind to grope her back she backed away rolling her eyes.
"Ya, ya, get going you hentai, you know Sess is a stickler for punctuation, it wouldn't be good for you to be late. Do you have your stuff packed?"
"Of course, it's all at the office. I will be back for visits."
"Ya, still can't believe Sess is sending you to watch over his new branch."
"You wound me lay Kagome."
"Good and if you don't leave now Sess is going to wound you too."
Miroku sighed as he didn't get to grope her but said good-bye to everyone and left. Kagome stretched and turned to the others.
"We'll keep in touch?"
They all quietly agreed except Yusuke who seemed to take the question as an insult and yelled his affirmative.