"MOM!" Kagome paused in her actions as the familiarly shrieked address intended for her rang through the house as Kasumi ran into the kitchen with an expression that was somewhere between angry and crying. Quickly wiping her hands, she caught the hysteric seven year old. It didn't take her asking to find out what was the problem, however, as the little girl rattled out her list of complaints against a rather unexpected source.
Her father.
Usually Kasumi was the apple of Sesshomaru's eye, that didn't mean she couldn't do wrong, it was just more common for her to be upset with Kei than it was for Sesshomaru. But when she told her mother the reason, Kagome couldn't really say she didn't empathize with her. Still she pressed a kiss to her forehead and assured her she'd talk to daddy and get this all straightened out. Kasumi nodded, toddling after her mother as the older woman headed for the study.
"Is it true you told Kasumi she can't be friends with Hiru?" Hiru was a little boy in Kasumi's class, he lived near them and was often a staple fixture in their home. He and Kasumi had gotten on well from day one and it surprised her that Sesshomaru would have such objections to such a sweet child. Sesshomaru didn't look up from the paper he was reading.
"He's a boy." He stated, as if that was a good enough answer; Kagome's hands landed on her hips.
"I know he's a boy, Sesshomaru…" still he didn't look up.
"I wont stand for some human child courting our daughter" The answer irritated her and very quickly she'd crossed the room and all but tore the paper down so he had to look at her.
"They're friends, Sesshomaru, she's seven." The glare that Sesshomaru shot his wife was one that most would have wilted under, but the dark haired woman simply returned it with equal ferocity. They stayed like that for a long moment before Sesshomaru relented and raised his paper once more.
"Fine, but if this becomes a problem, you're dealing with it." Kagome merely rolled her eyes and sighed with a smile before heading out of the room. Kasumi was waiting with a big grin when she closed the study door behind her.
"Thank you Mom" She hugged her mother, then raced off—likely to find Hiru—and left her mother there, laughing to herself before returning to the kitchen to finish making dinner.