"Kagome! My, my, my. You've gotten so tall." Mrs. Outani acknowledged, wrapping Kagome in a hug. Kagome grimaced gently, was it her or did Mrs. Outani always smell faintly of baby formula? Blech. "I'm glad you brought your friends." Mrs. Outani said, as she opened the door for Sota, Miroku, Kagome, Shippo, Inuyasha and Sango. "Oh, why is that?" Kagome asked, slipping off her shoes and gesturing for her friends to do the same. She shook her head at Shippo, it'd be best if they didn't see his paws, yeah?

"Well, my sister called and said she was coming in town to go to the premiere aswell," Mrs. Outani as she led them into the kitchen. "And, they couldn't get a babysitter, so she's bringing them over." Kagome blinked. Oh no. Oh no. Oh no. "How many kids do they have?" She asked, slipping into a chair and crossing her legs. "They have 6, but they're well behaved kids, don't worry."

Eleven kids.

Eleven kids.

Eleven frickin' kids.

Kagome felt like she was going to pass out. If things worked out like how they had been working out, then Kagome would be babysitting sixteen kids, including Sota, Shippo, Sango, Miroku and Inuyasha. Mrs. Outani sashayed over to the living room where the 5 munchkins sat. Mr. Outani, clad in a black and white tuxedo, appeared in the kitchen. "Hello, Kagome. Sota." He bowed his head at the rest of her friends. "Hi, Mr. Outani." Kagome and Sota chorused together. Mrs. Outani planted a kiss on each of her children's forehead and then sashayed back over to Mr. Outani, linking arms with him as her black mini dress hit the back of her thighs.

"Alright, then. Emergency numbers and directions are on the counter," Mrs. Outani said quickly. "Larissa will drop off the kids in oh, maybe twenty minutes, then she and her husband will be meeting us at the theater." Mrs. Outani smiled. "So, I think that's it. Expect us back around midnight or so. Bye!" She and her husband began to leave and everyone waved good bye.

"Here are the directions, Kagome." Inuyasha said, handing the directions to Kagome. Kagome smiled. "Let's go say hi to the kids." Kagome said. She had never met all of the Outani children. She had met their eldest, Elsie, a few summers ago. But other than that, the children were always very busy. Mister and Misses Outani kept their children busy. They're philosophy was that if children were busy, they couldn't get into trouble. I guess that that could work, right?

"Hi guys," Kagome looked over the directions. That's weird…the kids were in almost the exact formation that Mrs. Outani had drawn onto the directions. So, this was like their own little spot? Freaky. Kagome turned to the first child, an 8-year-old girl named Elsie, then the second a 7-year-old boy Jarren, 4-year-old twins Julie and Jaycee, and a 2-year-old boy Michael. Kagome smiled and waved. "I'm Kagome, remember me?" She asked. They didn't move, eyes glued to the TV where "The Amanda Show" re-runs were playing. Kagome sighed. "Are they dead?" Miroku asked, frowning in confusion. Kagome shook her head. "More like in television land." She replied. The doorbell rang and Kagome sighed once more. "You guys stay here, I'm going to go meet the other kids." Kagome thrust the directions into Sota's hands and walked to the door.

A woman who looked to be in her mid-30's appeared in the doorway. "Hello." She smiled. "Hi," Kagome said, a smile gracing her face. She ushered 6 kids into the house. "This is Grace, Nathaniel, Bridget, Peter, and Marco." She said, gesturing towards the 10-year-old quintuplets. "And this is Bella." She said, handing the carseat that contained Bella to Kagome. Kagome grimaced gently. Either the baby or the car seat was really heavy.

"Hi guys." Kagome smiled. The kids looked so desolate. Did this run in the family or something? "Well, we have everything under control." Kagome smiled. Larissa smiled. "Alright, bye kids." She waved to her kids who didn't even acknowledge her, trotting over to the living room and taking a spot next to their cousins. "We need to get these kids awake. Or else this is going to be one boring night." Sango sighed.

Inuyasha's lips curled up into a smile. "I think I have an idea…"