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VI. One Condition

"If I agree, can I come back home whenever I want?" Kagome asks. It is the only thing she cares about these days because it is all she has aside from memories.

Acheron smirks. "No questions as to if you'll live?"

"I don't break easily."

"Yeah, that's true. We wouldn't be here if you did."

She taps her fingers against her cup. "So, will I?"

"What do you think, Kagome?" he says. "If I tried, I'm sure you'd give me a headache I couldn't get rid of."

For the first time, Kagome smiles. She agrees unable to turn down his request.

VII. Saying Goodbye

Her mother has always been understanding. She simply smiles and says, "Be careful," in the face of another one of her adventures. This time is no different, though she does make sure Kagome packs extra winter clothes instead of ramen.

Souta is excited, as usual. He finds Acheron to be cool, and Kagome wonders if he will be wearing leather when she comes home. He asks for souvenirs as only he can.

Jii-chan says to visit often and is misty-eyed.

It is their simple ways that make leaving Tokyo behind hard. Yet Acheron and New Orleans are patiently waiting.

VIII. Answers

It is when they are settled on his private jet that Kagome decides it is a good time to ask questions she has not already. Acheron notices her looks and knows what she is wanting to ask. "I know I'm sexy, Kagome," he says, "but you don't have to keep on staring."

Her face flushes and she glares at him. "You're a cocky jerk."

"Yeah, that I am. And you're a stubborn little girl."

She huffs and crosses her arms. "I don't know why I came," she mutters.

"Because you can't resist helping out a perfect stranger."

She ignores him.

IX. Unexpected

Kagome knows she should have listened to her bad feeling. Acheron is so teasingly familiar with her and has such an overwhelming presence that she forgot they were speaking Japanese. As in, not English. Though she was at the top of her class, she did not go into the program to further her study of English.

"I've got a tutor lined up for you," Acheron says when he notices her lost expression.

"I'll need to know it to help you?"

He pins her with a look from behind his sunglasses. "It'll definitely help you out. Especially at college, you know."

X. Continue

She stops in the middle of the street. "Wait. You brought me here to help... And you're sending me to college?"

"Is there a problem with this?" He crosses his arms. "Why else would I be taking you to a bookstore?"

"How am I supposed to know that!" She stomps her foot. "You haven't told me..."

He smirks. "It's what happens when you don't ask." She glares and he chuckles. "Didn't you want to learn veterinary science?"

"How do you know that?"

"You're still not ready."

Kagome will not argue that. The more he reveals, the more she freaks out.

These are perfect drabbles: only 100 words. Again, if anything seems off in any way, please let me know.