Ch. 5 – The master plan
"... Hiei?" Kagome calls out a little bit hopeful.
"Try again." A slightly deep male voice answers her.
"Tell me who you are then. I can sense that you're not one of my friends." She shifts to her demon form. "Tell me who you are and what you're doing here or I'll purify you."
He laughs. "I'm not even in the window anymore."
She turns around, seemingly staring off into space. He then notices that her brown eyes are lightly shaded over with white. "You can't see me, can you?"
(In the living room)
"No fair!" Yusuke storms. "You've got to be cheating!"
"Dude, just admit to the fact that you can't beat me."
"Yurameshi you don't really have a choice. I mean Shishio beat me. Kuwabara tries to make a point.
"I can beat you! You suck at videos games! Beating you doesn't count for anything! I want a rematch!"
"Calm down, I'll be happy to oblige to a rematch and kick your ass again." Shishio restarts the game.
Hiei, being thoroughly bored and having nothing to do, walks to Kagome's room. He reaches the door in time to hear Youko's voice ask 'You can't see me, can you?'. He opens the door and walks inside. "Get away from her fox." He stands next to Kagome, letting her grip his arm so she knows where he is.
"Why Hiei, how nice of you to join us. We were just talking a little bit. I'm just being friendly."
"I wouldn't call sneaking into my room and not telling me who you are friendly." Kagome states.
"I told you not to come near her fox."
"But Hiei, she's such a beautiful kitsune… I –"
"You will stay away from her, or else." Hiei glares at him.
"Until tomorrow, Kagome." He jumps out the window.
"Who was that Hiei?"
"A fox thief who doesn't follow directions."
"Are we starting practice in the morning?"
"Yes. Get some sleep." She releases her hold on his arm. He makes sure that her window is securely locked before going over to the door.
"Night Hiei."
"Hn. Night." He leaves.
Shippo comes running in 5 minutes later. "Momma!"
"She reaches out to him and he jumps into her arms, changing back into his demon form. "How was your first day at school?"
"It was great! I made a new friend! His name is Juritsu! He's Shishio's little brother! Konton brought me here! –"
"Slow down. You need to calm down, it's time for bed."
"Can Juritsu come play sometime? Please?"
"When there's time, sure."
"Yay!"
"But right now it's time for bed so go get ready."
"Aw, but Momma! Shishio and Yusuke are still playing video games and I want to watch!"
"Shippo."
He sighs. "Yes Momma."
"Good boy."
(The next day)
"Momma! Momma!" Shippo shakes Kagome awake.
"What is it my little one?" She is immediately concerned.
"They said I can't come back after school today!" He cries, burying his face in her arm.
"Don't worry Shippo." She pats his head gently. "You'll be alright, don't cry."
"But where am I gonna go if you're not home?!"
"You're going to spend the week with Shishio and Juritsu. They don't want you here because I would be very upset if you got hurt. We're going to be training here and it would be very dangerous for you. Ok?"
"… I guess so."
"It's only for a week. Can you do that for me?"
"Yes Momma."
"Thank you."
"Time to go to school!" A little boy runs in jumping up and down. "Come on! We can play tag during free time!"
"Momma, this is Juritsu." Shippo introduces.
"Hello there." Kagome greets the obviously excited kid.
"Hi! I'm Juritsu! Hey you know what!?! If you and my brother get together then Shippo and I could be brothers!"
"Maybe if I married your father, but not your brother."
"Yes it would! Shishio isn't my real brother! See!?! He's actually supposed to be my Dad! It's on the adoption certificate! But he's my friend too so I call him my brother! Isn't that great!?! Then we could all be a family! That would be so awesome!!! Wouldn't that be cool!?!"
"Uh… I –" Kagome hesitates.
"You think it's the awesomest idea in the world too!?! That's great!!! I'll go talk to Shishio right now! Meet me downstairs when you're ready to go Shippo!" Juritsu races out of the room and can be heard trying to jump the stairs.
Shippo looks pleadingly at Kagome. "Please Momma?"
"I don't think it'll work I –" She starts to speak.
"Please?" He looks at her with puppy dog eyes. "Please?
"I just think that –" She tries to reason.
"Pleeeeeaaaaassssseeeee?"
"… Shippo, I can't –"
"Come on Momma! Forget about Inuyasha! I want you to be happy again! You don't smile like yourself any more!"
"I am happy Shippo. I have you."
"But it's not the same!"
"I am the same person."
"But you're lonely!"
"No I'm not."
"Yes you are! You don't get out and do fun stuff any more! And I know for a fact that you leave the house at night to go sit in the park and cry!"
"You're supposed to be sleeping when I leave."
"I could smell that you were going to cry so I woke up and followed you!"
"You're not supposed to leave the house when I'm not home."
"I went right back! I just wanted to see where you were going! I was worried about you Momma!"
"I'm supposed to be worried about you, not the other way around."
"Well after what dog face did I was scared!"
"You're going to be late for school."
"I'm not leaving until you say that you'll go out with Shishio this afternoon!"
"Hell will freeze over before I start to like someone and trust them as much as I once did."
"C'mon Momma! Please!!! Do it for me!"
Kagome sighs. "I'll think about it."
"Ok, I'll take that for now! But I'll be back after school!!" Shippo runs out the door before she can respond.
(Downstairs)
"Are you out of your mind!" Shishio yells at Juritsu who is jumping around him excitedly. "No way!"
"Shippo and I even asked her out for you! Isn't that great! Then when you two get married we can all be a happy family! How awesome is that!?!"
"Married! You're out of line!"
"Shippo and I can be brothers! And you and Kagome will be so happy! Doesn't that sound cool!?!"
"What makes you think we're not happy now!?"
"Because you're both lonely and so by 'hooking up' as they say it in school you would've both found someone and then you'll be happy!"
"Why couldn't you leave me alone!? I'm doing just fine! If I wanted to get hitched so fast I'd join the bachelors on the dating game!"
"But this is more fun! Shippo and I are already friends! All you have to do is become really really really good friends with Kagome!"
"And if I say no?"
"She already said yes! So you can't ditch her! Cause then you'll make her cry! So how about it!?!"
"You are insufferable. I don't know why I took you in. You never shut up."
"You know you love me! I'm your son remember!? And Shippo is Kagome's son! So then Shippo and I can be brothers! I'll shut up only if you say yes!"
"Go away." Shishio walks out the front door.
"What did Shishio say?" Shippo comes running down the stairs.
"He said yes!!! Isn't that cool!?!"
"My Momma said yes too!!!"
"Awesome!!! We should totally name our brilliant plan!"
(5 rather long seconds later)
"We shall name it the most awesomest plan to become brothers the world has ever known!!!"
"Where is Shishio?"
"Oh yeah! He's waiting for us outside in the car! We're sooooo gonna be late for school!"
"Let's run then!" Both of them rush to the car outside and they leave Genki's.
(An hour or so later)
"Why hello there Kagome." A slightly deep male voice whispers in her ear as she sits under a tree.
"What is it you want fox?" Kagome states.
"You don't remember my name?" He pouts.
"Hiei never said you name, he called you fox. And you never gave it to me. If you don't want me to continue to call you fox I suggest you tell me what it is."
"I gave you my name 500 years ago. And I have waited patiently all these years, searching for you everywhere, my broken one."
