lostmoonchild: hey, everybody! Here's chapter thirty one. I don't own Inuyasha or anything else so don't sue.

Chapter Thirty One

"FOX! I AM GOING TO SLAUGHTER YOU!"

Kurama retreated behind the couch and tried to avoid being killed. "Mother had an emergency yesterday and I had to be around." Kurama tried defending himself.

"So you couldn't call and explain the situation?!"

"You're acting like I got you pregnant and you're having huge cravings."

"Trust me, sweetheart, I wouldn't push buttons."

Kurama dodged a flying pillow and tossed the bag to Kagome. "Just take deep breaths. I have chocolate."

"I'll accept the chocolate as a peace treaty."

"Good. Here."

"Wow, this place is so big!" Sango said looking amazed a few hours later. "How do you ever find your way around such a big place?"

"There's a map over there." Kagome said pointing. "But I rarely use it since I've literally got a map in my head on where everything is."

Hana nodded and giggled when Shippo held onto her. "I don't wanna get lost!" Shippo said looking worried.

Kagome smiled and said, "That's why you two have to stay near. We're going to get some clothes for everybody to wear… yes, Inuyasha, including you."

Inuyasha sulked a little and they followed Kagome to a store. "Alright, we'll get Shippo and Hana taken care of first then we'll get the guys taken care of then we'll take care of Sango." Kagome said taking a list out of her pocket.

"You've gotta stop at those crazy people's shop, don't you?" Hana questioned.

"Hana, you know I don't like you calling those two crazy." Kagome answered starting to walk after taking Shippo out of Hana's arms. "They were good friends of mine when I was little."

"They caused trouble when you were little!" Hana protested holding onto Sango's hand. "Remember, Ka-Ka, the Reikai went nuts that time when you tried to get them out of jail?"

Kagome smiled and said, "They were just scared we'd fall into a relapse of the old ways."

"What old ways? You being a whore just like your family?" A voice questioned. "Kikyo."

They spun around and saw a girl wearing a very short skirt and a shirt that showed off her stomach. "I didn't think the mall allowed whores to do their business here, Tsubaki." Kagome said coldly.

The girl's eyes flashed dangerously and she glared at Kagome. "That's funny. You know, I heard a rumor that you and Shuichi Minamino were having some fun with each other." Tsubaki said with a smirk. "And that you're having some 'fun' with guys all over the place. Is that true?"

"Why would I want to do that? I'm afraid I'd lower myself to your level." Kagome snapped.

"Fucking mutt."
"At least I wasn't the one who wasn't chosen to guard the Shikon no Tama."

"I should have been the one to keep my title and to guard the Shikon no Tama! Not you, Kikyo, but instead they had to choose the slut who slept around and let kids be killed."

"You would have wished to keep your beauty for the rest of eternity. Not that it worked all that great afterwards when you became a demon.."

Tsubaki shouted angrily and attempted to punch Kagome and looked even more furious at the smile on Kagome's face. "Those kids of yours are cute, Kikyo, it'd be a shame if you woke up one morning and their mutilated bodies were hanging for all the world to see." Tsubaki said coldly. "Your family suffered enough losses, didn't it? I mean, your father walked out when you were five years old, Urameshi died which resulted in you attempting to be with him, your little girl goes missing, then you get landed with a bunch of ungrateful brats."

"hey! Watch what you say about my kids." Kagome snapped coldly. "They're more grateful than you ever have been and ever will be."

"Is there a problem here, ladies?" A smooth voice questioned.

"SHUICHI! I didn't know you were going to be here!" Tsubaki said suddenly trying to make herself appear innocent. "Higurashi-chan and I were simply talking. Weren't we?"

"I'd be lying if I said we were." Kagome said coldly.

Kurama smiled and said, "Kagome, be nice."

"UNCLE SHUICHI!" Hana said loudly hugging Kurama. "Tsubaki said that it'd be a pity if Ka-ka woke up one morning and found her kids mutilated and hanging for the world to see!"

Kurama looked at Tsubaki and frowned slightly. "Kids… overactive imaginations, don't you think? They tell such interesting stories."

"Hey, Kagome, are we still on for tonight?"

"Yeah. You'll be around about 7ish, right?"

Kurama nodded and said, "Yeah. I made sure to call ahead to make sure that there was nothing going on tonight."

"Good, I don't need a repeat of the LAST time." Kagome answered before looking at Tsubaki. "Honestly, I didn't NOT get any sleep that night. Guys, complete idiots in some subjects but brilliant in others."

They smiled at the look on Tsubaki's face and walked away. "Seriously though, are we still on for 7?" Kurama asked.

"Yeah. You sure you wouldn't mind though?"

Kurama grinned and picked Hana up and put her on his shoulders before taking Shippo out of Kagome's arms. "Hey, it's the ultimate test. Besides, I want to make sure I have permission before I steal your kids away for the night." Kurama said.

"You're going to take them for the WHOLE night?"

"You wouldn't mind, would you?"

"Let's see… the best thief in the Makai stealing my kids for a night which will leave me withering in agony tomorrow when they come back hopelessly hyper." Kagome said with a thoughtful look. "Of course, that could always end early when you bring them home because SOMEBODY fed a certain child too much food that obviously disagreed with her stomach which resulted in me staying up all night with a screaming baby and trying to keep that certain somebody calm while they're throwing up everything in their stomach."

"I'm staying at my mother and step-father's house tonight cause my place somehow managed to catch fire after you stopped by."

"Not my fault. If you had made sure that Hiei wasn't going to be there when I stopped by with Hojo…"
"Well, what were you doing with him anyway?"

"He was walking me home, God! We've already gone through that."

"And you thought my place was a good place to stop by?"

"I was hoping you'd be there. Imagine my shock when Hiei starts the place on fire because he saw Hojo staring at my butt?"

"You're an attractive woman. I can imagine why Hiei would be pissed."

"You can imagine?! Honey, I know you've seen things that a normal male doesn't see on me unless I want him to see."

"What? So if you wanted Kuwabara to see…"

"He's a gentleman! God, he turns away blushing every time I say any part of a male or female's anatomy so stop making me sound like a freaking whore."

Inuyasha watched the two argue with some amusement. There was a playful feel to their argument but at the same time, a slight angry feel. "So Shippo and I are going to stay with uncle Kurama tonight?" Hana asked timidly, biting her knuckle.

Kagome sighed and gently made Hana stop biting her knuckle. "Yes, you and Shippo get to stay at uncle Kurama's house." Kagome said with a gentle tone. "Kurama, your mother's okay with it, right?"

Kurama gulped and said, "Well, Kagome, you know how busy I get…"
"Damn it, Kurama, you said it wouldn't happen again." Kagome said looking tired. "Some days I think that's part of the reason it didn't work out between us."

Hana leaned over far enough so that way she fell into Miroku's arms. "Ka-ka and uncle Kurama fought like that a lot." Hana whispered in Miroku's ear. "They're good friends but when they try to pretend that they're a couple, they just fight."

Miroku nodded a little in understanding and watched as the two gave up the argument. "I'll call my mother an tell her that there's going to be a couple extra guests tonight so you can get some rest."

"Thank you. I didn't get home until late last night and was up early this morning."

"You shouldn't be running on that much sleep."

"It's work, Shuichi-dearest, you should know that I don't get much sleep when I've got others to take care of."

"Just don't go pushing yourself into overtime, okay? I know how you like to shove whatever's bothering you into a corner of your mind and get annoyed when it comes back to haunt you."

"You're so loving. You wanna take Miroku and Inuyasha to get some clothes while I take the kids and Sango-chan?"

Kurama grinned a little and said, "Or I could take Sango and you…"
"Fox, if you don't get that crimson covered head out of that damn gutter, I'm gonna throw you into a new world that won't make sense until five hundred years have passed." Kagome threatened halfheartedly.

Kurama laughed and hugged Kagome before saying, "Well, I'll take the guys so you girls can get some clothes."

"Thank you."

"Meet at the food court?"

"Trust me, they'll be hungry. Then we're gonna hit Dusk and Dawn's place."

"I pity you guys." Kurama said before taking off, followed closely by Inuyasha and Miroku.

"Why?" Miroku asked.

"Kagome with those two is a nightmare that no man should have to go through."

lostmoonchild: Okay, that chapter's over with. Um... how about two reviews before next Saturday for the next chapter? The reviews can be flames or just a simple "update soon" or if you have any ideas I'm all ears. So read and review, flames are accepted.