Wow, It's been forever and a day you guys. I'm sorry it took me so long to update, but I've had some very personal things going on lately that needed immediate service. I'm still in the process of those things now but hey, who the hell SLEEPS nowadays. LOL!! Jay/KAY.

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Mouse or SillY

A Simple Request

Chapter 11- Just Me & You Kid

The sound of screeching tires echoes the office parking lot as Kagome sped away. She pulled up beside a small blue compact and nearly leapt out of her car. Kagome hated being late the most out of the things she hated. Well, maybe not as much as she hated her cousin and brother. Sesshomaru was slowly gaining on that list as well. She walked quickly to Shippo's classroom, her mind set to what they were going to do for the rest of the day, considering it was only an hour past noon. "Did you forget I had early release today Kagome?" Shippo questioned meeting her at the door, ready to leave.

"Not really darlin'. My boss had a very important secretary type thing I had to be in there with him to assist with his final decisions and what not."

"We stopping back home before going out today?" He questioned as they exited the school.

"Who said we were going anywhere?" Kagome responded with a smug smile as she unlocked the doors. The two climbed in and Shippo gave her the smuggest grin she had ever seen cross his features.

"You've been saying so for the past two weeks, and you reminded me this morning." Kagome's smile faded as she reversed the car and drove away.

"Be quiet you monkey. You're too old for yourself sometimes, you know that?" Kagome replied ruffling his hair. Shippo gave her an innocent grin as she parked the car.

Sesshomaru sighed inwardly as he slumped down in his chair. Currently it was only the renovators and janitors here beside himself. He planned to have his business up and running in two weeks or so, which meant he had to interview up to three thousand more people for job positions in that amount of time. Sesshomaru growled inaudibly as he massaged his temples. He had cleared five thousand interviews in three weeks, with seventy five percent of them being turned down. Sesshomaru had yet to realize he had a lot on his plate to do before the start of the New Year, which was at the end of this month. He sighed as he opened the documents in the computer system, or lack thereof. What the hell kind of multi-national company did his had his father been running? Sesshomaru closed his laptop then stood. He spotted a large file cabinet to his right and approached it fearlessly. It was most definitely the largest file cabinet he had ever laid eyes on during his multi-millennia life, and it was safe to say it was so tall it touched the ceiling. The file cabinets drawers were labeled "A" to "Z", with "A" at the top. Sesshomaru frowned at it briefly before pulling open the "L" drawer as far as it would go. It extended fifteen feet as well and was about seven feet wide, completely filled with hand-written documents. Sesshomaru nearly groaned as he closed the cabinet drawer. He had to find some bimbo secretary to electronically file years of hand-written work before the end of the month.

Sesshomaru absent-mindedly opened the "H" drawer and picked up a random file. That bimbo secretary he needed also needed the ability to read coded and multi-lingual files. Sighing loudly, Sesshomaru roughly replaced the file and slammed the drawer shut. His situation was not sitting will with him at the moment. He returned to his leather chair with a huff, he was feeling completely out of character today. Alone, the great dog demon expressed his feelings easier, but anger wasn't necessarily an emotion in his eyes. Sesshomaru heard the soft buzzing of Beethoven's Sonata and reached into his pocket to remove his cell phone. He opened it with a slick movement and placed the hand sized phone to his ear. "Sesshomaru Tashio speaking," He spoke quickly.

"Hello Lord Sesshomaru, how are you fairing?" a sly, husky voice questioned.

"What is it you are bothering this Sesshomaru about this century Akihito?" Sesshomaru growled out, letting his head fall in his free hand as his fingers massaged his temples.

"Always so cross to an old friend Lord Sesshomaru?"

"Yes, you are merely an all, idiot kitsune."

"Oh Lord Sesshomaru, you wound me so. I hear you have left the law enforcement career."

"You have heard correctly. Now, what is it you are interrupting me from my retirement about?"

"Do you remember the northern lord?"

"Ah yes, a kitsune by the name of Ipposhi, correct?"

"Yes, he passed seven years ago with a possible heir."

"What does my previous job have to do with this?"

"Well, there are records showing that he donated his sperm to the Y.I.A, but we cannot get access to those files-,"

"So you expect this Sesshomaru to get those files for you and alert you the whereabouts of this supposed child?" Sesshomaru interrupted opening his laptop as he spoke.

"It would be greatly appreciated sir." Akihito replied with a smile in his voice.

"I'm pulling up the database now." Sesshomaru answered in an annoyed monotone voice. "Why are you suddenly searching for his spawn now anyways? It is more than likely a hanyou or ningen."

"Well, the next in line to rule was Lord Ipposhi's brother, Ishippo, but he was assassinated four years afterwards. Their sister ruled next, but she passed three days ago from congestive heart failure. Neither of them sired. Lady Poshi said she smelled something deviously kin to Ipposhi's scent on the wind near a local grocery store some months ago, so we are without an heir to this vast fortune right now. Lady Poshi's first cousin, Lady Shippota is ruling while we search for the missing kit." Sesshomaru grimaced as he read over Ipposhi's records.

"What is wrong with her ruling?" Sesshomaru questioned half-heartedly.

"She lives in Antarctica and has a kingdom there."

"Your lord did in fact donate sperm. The majority was infertile, but there were two children produced from it. One that was human in 1989 that died from SIDS two months later and the other was born in 1996, a full fire kitsune and is missing in action."

"How the hell is he missing in action?"

"The carrier withdrew her membership and demanded her files to be destroyed. A Y.I.A secretary was allowed at the birth and reported that a full demon male kit was born perfect healthy at full term. The surrogate mother died two months after the child was born though, so there is no way of telling what happened to or where that child is now."

"What the fuck?!" Akihito responded, "Are you sure there is nothing else on file?"

"I do not take well to repeating myself Akihito." Sesshomaru warned closing the database then his laptop.

"My apologies Lord Sesshomaru, thanks for the information." Akihito apologized quickly. Sesshomaru closed his phone and place it on his desk. The idiot kitsune should have been looking for his master's kin when he first learned of it. Sesshomaru glanced at his three thousand dollar Rolex watch on his left wrist briefly and gracefully stood. It was time to pick up his Rin, and then-. His thoughts were abruptly cut off by the beginning-to-annoy-him ringtone of his cell phone. Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes at the dark blue plastic device, giving it a small growl before yanking it to his ear after flipping it open.

"What?!" He questioned with an audible growl.

"Mighty edgy are we Lord Sesshomaru?" Tamaru's smooth-toned voice questioned softly in his ear, "If this is a bad time for you, I can call back later or tomorrow, but this matter is relatively important." Sesshomaru frowned and began walking to the elevator that was down the hall from his work room. The echo of his crocodile skin Stacy's echoed the hall as he walked at a comfortable pace.

"Now would be fine to tell me of this important matter." Sesshomaru replied pressing the down button with his free hand.

"When do you expect to have your company up and running?" Tamaru questioned.

"If all follows my choice of plans, it will be before the New Year." Sesshomaru answered stepping into the elevator. "Why do you ask?" He questioned as the elevator doors closed.

"General curiosity, I was searching the database for electronic files of your company's previous sales and dealings, but found none. I managed to find your building satisfactory reports filed in the electronic system, however, it says your building is currently undergoing decorative recreation and remodeling." Tamaru replied. Sesshomaru watched as the floor numbers lit up going down slowly.

"Such information is correct, and I am aware of the lack of files in the electronic database. My father seemed to have preferred handwritten files versus the latter." Sesshomaru informed glancing at his watch. "It is of minor importance to having my business start. This Sesshomaru merely has to find a secretary capable of completing such duties in a three week period."

"Approximately how many files are there?" Tamaru interrogated with curiosity lacing his voice. Sesshomaru frowned slightly before answering.

"I estimate it to be a quarter of a million files."

"Well, whomever the demoness, I hope she doesn't get Carpal's tunnel."

"Indeed," Sesshomaru replied shortly as the elevator stopped and the doors slid open.

"Maybe we can discuss a future merger over coffee one day next month."

"I'll see if I can fit you in my planner." Sesshomaru responded, "Good day." Sesshomaru turned off his phone and replaced it in his pocket he had never been a phone person. As he stepped off the elevator, he met with the contractor he hired briefly to let him know how much he expected done by tomorrow's sunset.

Kagome grinned as Shippo managed to get his kite flying. She was wearing a bright yellow shirt with large red Hawaiian-style flower print and a light blue pair of Capri's. Shippo had donned a Cub's baseball jersey and blue jeans. Kagome found herself staring off into the sky with random thoughts, and shook herself thoroughly. Shippo's kite crashed and he kicked it with an annoyed pout of his lips and puppy like growl before giving it a disinteresting look and picking it up.

"Hey Kagsie, you wanna play hide-n-seek?" Shippo questioned plopping on the grass beside his sister. Kagome's brow rose gently in a questioning raise.

"You always win at that game, you little cheat." She told him poking his side in a teasing manner. Shippo gave her a sly grin and rested his head on her arm.

"Aww, C'mon Kagsie, don't be a sore thumb." He pleaded nudging her shoulder with his head. Kagome pretended like she was thinking before heaving a fake sigh and standing.

"Oh, alright, I suppose we can, but let's put your kite in the car so it doesn't get lost okay?" Shippo cheered, knowing she would say yes, and skipped merrily beside her as they walked to the car. The two walked in comfortable silence as they walked hand-in-hand along the sidewalk. It was a quiet-type day at the park so far. Kagome watched as they typical park scenery played out. There was a father with his young son throwing a football around, a group of mothers with their infants/toddlers in a stroller as they watched their elder children play, and a man with his golden retriever playing Frisbee. Of course it was a typical park.

Oh yeah, this very park had once been a humungous landfill. It was a large park, but it was usually overcrowded. That reason alone was why she and Shippo seldom came here. Talk about sensory overload. Kagome removed the car keys from her pocket and unlocked the trunk. Shippo released his sister's hand and lovingly placed his Pikachu kite into the kite inside and looked up at Kagome with the silliest grin. "Are you ready to lost Kagsie?" He questioned in a challenging tone. Kagome returned the grin, slamming the trunk closed, and then grabbed his hand.

"Oh I'm ready!"She told him, "Ready to kick your butt!" Shippo managed to pull his smaller hand from her boa constrictor grip and sprinted off with Kagome not too far behind him with the intentions of tickling her brother until he pee'd his pants.

Sesshomaru sighed as Rin babbled on about her drawings, ponies, Native Americans and pilgrims, and cute…puppies? "Daddy, you promised me a month ago we'd go to Mount Junkmore today!" she whined as the two walked into their house.

"I will take you to Mount Junkmore after we change clothes." Rin shrieked in excitement and Sesshomaru frowned. "Do not run." He called after her, his voice slightly louder. Sesshomaru followed her up the stairs and turned into his room. He changed into a pair of Armani jeans and threw off his tie then long sleeve shirt. He tossed them neatly on the bed for Rin's nanny to do whatever with then shuffled through his drawer and removed a pure white undershirt. Sesshomaru met his reflection in the large mirror connected to his dresser, calmly taking note of his heritage markings and muscular physique before slipping the undershirt over his head. Sesshomaru ventured into his closet to remove a crisp, white collard short shirt, stepped out of his Stacy's and placed them neatly along the wall beside many other variety of colored pairs, then placed his dress socks inside them. He opened his middle drawer quickly and removed a pair of socks. Sesshomaru was pulling up his left sock when Rin came bounding into the room with his size nineteen and a half shoes.

"Here Daddy, Miss Rosalina told me to give you these." Sesshomaru gave her a small raise of his lips and nodded his thanks to his daughter as he took the starch white Nike's from her tiny arms. He admired her lively bright yellow overalls that were decorated with a large variety print of red flowers. She had on brown Winnie the Pooh sandals and her toenails were painted a banana type color. Rin studied her father's features and posture briefly as he tied his shoes. When he finished and stood, she latched herself delicately around his thigh. "You aren't very talkative today Daddy, but I guarantee taking me to the park so we can play will make you feel better." If Sesshomaru was another man he would have laughed, but he settled for resisting the urge to rolls his eyes. He reached under Rin's armpits and picked her up.

"Come you silly puppy," he replied pecking her forehead lovingly with a kiss and then placing her on his broad shoulders, "Let us get you to the park before you die of boredom." Rin giggled, placing her hands on his forehead then played with his hair, making barking noises as her father maneuvered carefully with her. Sesshomaru only half-listened, ignorant to the fact she was speaking in inu.

Kagome growled to herself as she walked past the wooden play structure. How the hell did he manage to hide himself so well?! She had only counted to thirty for Kami's sake. Kagome removed a woodchip from her black flip-flops and glared openly at the playground before her. She was never going to let her little brother trick her into playing hide-n-seek with him again. Kagome continued walking sideways, her eyes trained on the large wooden play set, and of course, being the off balance person she was, Kagome tripped over her own feet and became acquainted with the ground. It was only two seconds later that a small body tripped over her at full speed, causing both the female ground kissers to release strained 'Oomph's'.

"Oops, I'm sorry lady. I wasn't lookin where I was goin." The little girl dressed in overalls exclaimed. Kagome smiled at the browned-skinned little girl dressed in purple.

"It's quite alright dear. I'm a bit clumsy and tripped over my own feet." Kagome helped the fair-skinned child up and then stood with a small amount of help from the pig-tailed girl. The young girl dashed off and Kagome began dusting herself off, quietly laughing at her clumsiness. Just as she straightened her shirt, another child bone rushed into her arms, their head tight on her abdomen.

"Kagome!" the familiar voice squealed, tightening the breath-taking grip around her slender waist.

"Oh my," Kagome replied hugging the child in return, "How've you been?" Rin beamed a snaggled-toothed smile.

"Great, I even lost my first tooth, and there are three more that are loose!" Kagome tilted the child's chin up to examine her ramblings as Rin pushed her tongue through the gap in her teeth then moved her lose ones with the pink muscle as well.

"Really?" Kagome questioned with enthusiasm, "That's awesome darlin. Shippo hasn't lost any teeth yet. What brings you to Mount Junkmore today?" Rin smiled charmingly and released the elder woman.

"Daddy brought me to the park today to play. He's hiding and I have to find him before the park closes in three hours." Rin replied cheerfully with a grin. Kagome shook her head slowly with a slight smile. As much as this girl smiled, one would think her face was permanently stuck that way. Kagome glanced down at the four year old. She probably didn't realize Sesshomaru was training her senses in a fun way for her.

"Well, have you gotten close to finding the monkey yet?" Kagome questioned taking her hand. Rin shook her hand and giggled at Kagome's slight insult to her father and the two began to walk together.

"No but something felt familiar coming this way and then I saw you!" Kagome smiled at Rin's enthusiasm and patted the overly-excited girl's head.

"Well, Shippo is hiding from me too. Do you think you can help me find him?" Rin beamed Kagome with another toothless smiled and nodded vigorously.

Shippo nearly cackled to himself. He could see Kagome searching for him in the wooden play set below. She always looked in the most obvious places a young kid would look, but she never thought to look in the least obvious places, like on top of Mount Junkmore's tallest hill, where sure enough, he was sitting in plain view. Shippo snickered sinisterly to himself as he rubbed his hands together. "Yup, Kagome will never think to look here." Sesshomaru paused as he walked by what should have been an inanimate trashcan. With a second glance, he noted the fluffy…tail of a kitsune and raised a silver eyebrow gently. Shippo was so busy gloating about his scheme that he didn't immediately acknowledged the powerful aura of a daiyoukai sitting beside him.

"It is said only the insane speak to themselves kit." Sesshomaru spoke nonchalantly. Shippo glanced in the direction of the familiar voice and jumped straight into the air, his tail bristled with a combination of fear and surprise with a 'poof' of smoke, his 'disguise' was gone.

"Aaah! Sesshomaru, what brings you to the park today?" Shippo questioned a little loudly as he held his hand over his heart, which was nearly thumping out of his chest.

"I am here with Rin." Sesshomaru answered simply and Shippo merely nodded, afraid to say more. "Where is your caretaker?" Shippo met Sesshomaru's face briefly, never one to look a powerful male directly in the eyes, he stared at his bleach white Nike's a little surprised by the question.

"We're playing hide-n-seek, and she sucks at this game." Sesshomaru tried to concentrate on what he remembered was her aura and managed a brief feel of it before it dispersed as quick as he had found it. He figured she was probably attempting to hide it, so if she neared Shippo, he wouldn't run somewhere else and make her task of finding him expand.

"Indeed." Sesshomaru lifted a scentless cigarette to his lips and lit it with a lighter from his shirt pocket. Shippo watched him inhale slightly for a while before gathering the courage to speak his mind.

"Isn't smoking cigarettes bad for your health? I heard they're known to cause many types of cancers and-,"

"I am a daiyoukai kit. Only humans and weak hanyous with diluted blood get or die from cancers." Sesshomaru replied releasing a large puff of smoke and angling narrowed eyes at the kit.

"Oh, would that put me at risk? You know second-hand smoke type stuff." He asked curiously. Sesshomaru's eyes widened a decibel of a fraction.

"Why would you be at risk kit? You are a youkai as well-,"

"I'm just askin because since I was artificially created, I could have certain defects-,"

"You have nothing to worry about unless you interrupt me again kit." Sesshomaru said breathing smoke out of his nose. Unbeknownst to the reassured Shippo, he took a deep breath of his scent to justify himself.

"So that means you'll let me get a puff right?" in such a quick movement that even Sesshomaru wouldn't have caught as an onlooker, his own fist came down on the kit's frontal lobe. Shippo sat stunned for a brief second before his tiny hands, compared to Sesshomaru's, darted to the throbbing forming lump on his forehead. "Owie! What was that for?!" Shippo questioned with emotional protest.

"Insinuating that this Sesshomaru would allow you to smoke without your caretaker's permission or knowledge thereof," Sesshomaru answered nonchalantly after blowing an 'o' with the cigarette smoke.

"Ouch, that hurt Sesshomaru! If it's one way to tell you and InuYasha are related, it's through your hits on my poor skull!" Shippo complained as he sat beside the much larger, silent male with a cute pout on his lips, "I should tell Kagome that you hit me! Oh boy, you'd be in it for sure. It'll be even funnier because of how much bigger you are than 'Yasha." Shippo exclaimed pointing a stubby finger at the silver-haired daiyoukai.

"I give you permission to do so," Sesshomaru replied still coolly smoking the cigarette, causing the fox youkai to give him a triumphant fanged, but nervous grin, "However, that would cause me to explain myself, which this Sesshomaru does to no one, thus giving her the reason why I hit you, and in the end kit, it would be you that would be, so to speak, in deep shit." Sesshomaru explained bluntly as he put out the finished cigarette then threw it in the real trashcan to his right. Shippo's grin faded instantly and he glowered at the towering daiyoukai as he gracefully resumed his previous spot.

"Oh you're good," Shippo said after a pregnant silence, "You're even better than InuYasha."

"I am better than the hanyou at most things." Sesshomaru stated obviously.

"He lacks brain power."The two said in unison. Shippo gave Sesshomaru a sturdy, admiring once-over and decided from then on that he would scare or get him in trouble before Sesshomaru turned the demon age of forty, which gave him two thousand years or more.

"Whatever you are planning kit, it won't work." Sesshomaru warned without looking his way. Shippo gave him a sheepish smile and shook his head.

"Why would I try something on your greatness, Mr. Lord Sesshomaru?" Shippo questioned a little too innocently as leaned over and hugged Sesshomaru's torso.

"Remove yourself from my persona if you value your life." Shippo immediately released the grumpy daiyoukai and returned to his sitting spot beside him.

"Don't be such a spas Lord Sessho, it was just a hug." A familiar female voice chastised him from behind the two.

Kagome and Rin sat on the park bench enjoying their triple scoop chocolate ice cream cake cone as the setting sun warmed their shoulders. "Your dad and Shippo certainly know their hiding spots. It's been almost three hours." Rin shrugged, clearly enjoying her cone rather than the task of scenting out her father as she took a large lick of her ice cream.

"It's worth the wait," she replied with sparkling grin as Kagome removed her vibrating phone from her pocket. Kagome shook her head at the girl, taking a huge lick of the cone herself before answering.

"Higurashi, Kagome speaking," she answered holding the phone to her ear and quickly indulging in the ice cream.

"You have three minutes." The gruff male voice replied and Kagome heard dial tone. Kagome removed the phone from her ear with a deep frown and replaced the phone in her pocket. Three minutes to do what? Kagome shrugged to herself, her eyes catching the quick movement of something dark, and she looked up, eyes trained to the spot. Kagome stood, her eyes scanning the entire park briefly, her senses on high alert before they landed on a ten year old boy with sleek black hair pulled back in a ponytail and dull, lost brown eyes. Kagome's hand released the chocolate ice cream cone in shock as her mind registered just whom it was she had caught glance of. The cone seemed to fall in slow motion as Kagome took off before it hit the ground.

"Kohaku!" Kagome yelled as she raced the short distance to him. Kagome slammed into his unsuspecting, nearly-her-height frame as she fell to her knees to hug him, tears of joy brimming behind cyan blue eyes. Rin ran up behind her with both their cones in her hands as she continued licking her own.

"Kagome, I caught your cone afore it hit the ground!" Rin told her excitedly, "Who's this boy you left me for and almost lost your triple chocolate waffle cone for too?!" Rin questioned giving the ten-year old a glance-over up and down. "He doesn't seem very stable or receptive."

"Rin," Kagome called, successfully interrupting her before she said another word, "This is Kohaku, my friend's brother. He was kidnapped about a month or so ago."

"Sango! How's Sango doing?" Kohaku asked suddenly, his eyes large and frantic as he searched the park desperately with his eyes. "Sango!" He repeated, "How's Sango doing?!" He questioned shaking Kagome's shoulders wildly.

"Jeeze Kagome, is he on the drug crack like the lady that was on Cops? She repeated herself a lot too. Except she was saying things like, "I need it. I need my cocaine. I need it, I need my crack. My ex-babysitter laughed at it, but I thought it was sad." Rin informed her in such an innocently, concerned voice that Kagome nearly mistook it for sarcasm.

"Rin!" Kagome exclaimed in a surprised, chastising voice. She was flabbergasted, but slightly amused as well, and probably caught between eighty other emotions. "He is not a crack head. The poor guy is probably traumatized for life from Kami knows what." Rin shrugged delicately and licked her cone lovingly then placed Kagome's in front of his face.

"I don't know Kagsie. Don't they have a mental institution for traumatized people? Maybe he needs ice cream. Ice cream always helps depressed people out. My ex-babysitter used to eat a five gallon tub of it while crying about being fat." Rin offered naively nudging the cone earnestly into Kohaku's face. Kagome pursed her lips together tightly and shook her head. She wasn't sure if it was to keep from laughing or if it was for her own sake not say anything.

"Rin…" Kagome began with her lips still slightly together, "your consoling methods are not very consoling. They're terrible, and in fact they worry me horribly. Let's find your father and Shippo so I can get him to his sister before the hospital's visiting hours are over." Rin frowned as she trekked behind Kagome, not enjoying that her time with her favorite female companion was cut short because of some repetitive, traumatized, and possibly mentally damaged boy. "Either he'll be scarred from whatever happened to him or from you." Kagome mumbled to herself as they began to climb the steep hill.

"Can't you let him be…like…re-kidnapped or something?" She whined pathetically, "I'm not finished spending time with you yet, and he seems to be better off where he was then with us." Kagome stopped walking completely, whipping her head around to stare at the double ice cream holding four year old. Kagome could only stare with doe-wide blue eyes and a fish-gapped mouth as she met the gaze of the supposedly innocent girl, completely mortified at her recent thoughts. She suddenly wondered if anyone overheard her and Rin, and imagined how they would have reacted. Kagome chuckled darkly to herself. She was slowly, but surely losing it.

"Heavens no Rin," Kagome said blankly. She had intended to say more, bur her mouth couldn't form the words and neither could her brain process them. Rin frowned openly and followed behind her sisterly companion and the seemingly hypnotized Kohaku as they climbed the tallest hill of Mount Junkmore, suddenly smiling again as she began to enjoy both the ice cream cones. "They have to be up here Rin." Kagome assured mostly to herself as they reached the halfway point, "It's the only place we haven't looked." Rin simply nodded. Logically, males would pick a place less obvious to the female's over-processing mind.

Kagome's steps faltered as they reached the top of the hill and she spotted the backside of what was obviously Sesshomaru's gorgeous, shining silver hair talking to a beautiful fire kitsune demoness. She shook her head at herself angrily, wondering if she should check herself into rehab forgetting jealous of some scantily dressed woman, err… female talking to Sesshomaru of all assholes to like. An arrogant asshole could talk to whomever he pleased. With her mind set, Kagome progressed forward to the two with confident strides, not immediately noticing that Shippo was not with them.

"Daddy!" Rin shouted with excitement, her ice cream cones magically gobbled up by the ice cream goblin as she ran to him with free, sticky hands and latched onto his leg. Sesshomaru patted his daughter's head affectionately, secretly hoping the chocolate she had on her fingers didn't get onto his expensive pants.

"Hello Rin," He greeted calmly in return. His eyes landed on Kagome, and then the human boy cowering behind her. Her eyes were large with intimidation from the taller, more attention catching female. "Hello Higurashi. This is Lady Shippota. She is a cousin to the recently passed northern fire kitsune family." Sesshomaru introduced politely and formally. He watched the demoness' reaction to Kagome's last name and mentally smiled as he sensed her tail fall between her legs. Kagome gave her a large smile and polite bow, suddenly feeling more like her normal, peppy authority as Shippota in return gave her a deep, ancestral, and respectful bow.

"Where's Shippo? Something urgent has come up and we have to leave." Kagome saw Rin mumbled under her breath as she buried her nose into her father's pant leg before she amusingly noticed how the child was spoiled.

"Kagome!" Shippo cried out as if on cue as he came running up behind the small group as if to answer her question. "This means I win again." He stated after perching himself on her shoulder. Kagome rolled her eyes and nodded.

"Yeah, you won this time squirt. It's time for us to go, we need to drop by the hospital and see 'Go-go. Say goodbye to Sesshomaru, Rin, and Lady Shippota." Shippo leapt off the comfort of Kagome's shoulder briefly to give Rin a hug before returning to his spot.'

"Bye ya'll, have a good afternoon!" Shippo called from his stoop. Kagome nearly rolled her eyes at him and squeezed the almost forgotten Kohaku's hand as she waved with her free hand, then continued walking away. The trip to her car was a lot faster than expected and Kagome quickly helped the two boys strap into their seatbelts, and Shippo's booster seat. As Kagome drove the forty-five minute drive to the hospital Sango was in, and she couldn't help but look at the dazed mute boy in the backseat of her car through the rearview mirror.

It was amazing how easily she had found him. Sesshomaru had managed to get some of the best detectives on the case and search, but when Naraku wants to hide, it's like trying to explain to the deaf how loud something is.

"Kagome," Shippo called to her in a sing-song voice, causing her to meet his bright emerald eyes, "The light is green." He said bluntly. Kagome jumped attention back on the road as she pressed her foot on the gas pedal. She rummaged through her purse at the next stoplight and gave a sound of triumph when she found what she was looking for before the light changed.

"Here Shippo, when my phone rings, answer it for me okay?" Kagome questioned handing the cell phone to him. Shippo nodded as she made a right turn.

"Okay, do you want me to answer it in your voice again?" he questioned with a fang hanging out his top lip. Kagome turned briefly to give the kit a hard glare that stood for a warning.

"No. No I do not Shippo Higurashi." Shippo gave her a flashy grin, and just as he glanced at the time, which read six fifteen pm, the phone began to vibrate. Shippo glanced at the number briefly before flipping the anorexic phone and placing it on his ear gently.

Well, there you guys go. If there are any errors, I apologize. But I surely do hope you guys enjoy this pathetic excuse for a chappie. Next chapter will be the same day, and it'll be the dinner date with Her, Shippo, and the sexy accented Roshamaru that controls the central and south america trades.

I'm tryna work it out so everyone is controling the seven continents, see as there are 7 brothers and all. They have homes in the US, but they dont live in the US.

Tamaru is the only one that is mated.

Umm, if you guys have any questions, just ask and I'll answer to my best ability.

I would like to know what type of genre you guys think that this story is, because honestly, I'm lost.

Reviewers for last Chapter: Shadows Hidden By The Moon, inuyasha1818, Twist in fate, Sesshomaru is Fluffy Evil

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