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Title: Love's Lies
Chapter Six: Of Lockets and Missions

Her blue-grey eyes narrowed at the happily content male sitting across from her. Errands, her foot! That damn cocky, egotistical, total hunk of a male had dragged her out grocery shopping, of all things! Last time she checked errands did not equal grocery shopping, nor did it entail then taking her out to lunch. It was almost like he was trying to take her out on a date without it being a date.

She took a vicious bite out of one of her fries, her eyes narrowing even more at him, having finally caught onto his scheme. He thought he was being so sneaky too, probably knowing she would never agree to a date with him.

"I don't think that fry did anything to you to deserve that," Yusuke playfully told her, pulling the rest of her fries away from her. She really wasn't surprised that his idea of lunch was a trip to WacDonald's.

"I'm enjoying thinking of them being a certain someone's head," Kagome pulled her fries back, slapping his hands away as he tried to grab them again. Despite her earlier feelings, she found herself smiling and with a desire to giggle.

Whether or not it was a date, she had to admit she was enjoying herself with him. He was turning out to be everything she ever wanted in a guy. But she wouldn't even consider that he did want to date her. After Inuyasha and Shuichi, she didn't want to be involved with any more men. She was only being cautious, not developing an aversion to men - especially not towards the ones who were demons or associated with them.

Thinking of that topic, it brought something to Kagome's mind that she had almost forgotten about. "Hey, Yusuke," she waited until he looked at her before continuing, "are you ever going to give me my locket back?"

She watched as his brown eyes danced with amusement before forcing herself to look away from them, "What locket?"

"You know what locket I'm talking about."

"Oh, do you mean this locket?" He pulled her locket out of his jean's pocket, dangling it in front of her.

She quickly leaned across the table, trying to grab it, "Give it back!"

If he didn't have his demon speed, she would've been able to grab it and ruin his fun. And while her desire to get her locket back was almost enough to make him give it back to her, he was rather enjoying the view he was getting with her leaning across the table. "Nuh-uh-uh! We made a deal: You give me a kiss and then I'll give it back… So when am I getting that kiss?"

That was enough to cause her to huff and sit back down, another one of her blushes gracing her face. "I never agreed to it."

"But you never said 'No' either," Yusuke winked at her. Opening up her locket, he decided to see if he could get some information on it. "Who're these people in the newer picture?"

She saw nothing wrong with answering his question and was thankful he wasn't asking about Sango's boomerang or Shippou. "They're friends of mine."

"What's up with what you all are wearing? The boomerang and the cat?"

Kagome sighed; she thought too soon. "We were...doing a cosplay...of the legend of my family's shrine," she lied. It left a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach, but it wasn't like she could tell him the truth. While he was a demon, he wasn't stupid or gullible.

Yusuke's eyes narrowed slightly, knowing she wasn't telling the complete truth. "Oh yeah? What legend is that?"

"The legend of the Shikon no Tama. It's a legend that spans many centuries, but the most famous part of it takes place about five-hundred years ago."

"Huh, sounds like the opening to some cheesy romance movie."

She giggled softly, "It is very much a tale of romance. But it's also a tale of so much more: the origin of demons and miko, an object of power, lust, betrayal, and bonds of friendship that can only be forged in battle... I think it's a legend you would truly enjoy."

Her words brought to mind more questions he wanted to ask her, such as why she called him a demon or knew he was one. Not to mention that brief overview of the legend sounded oddly familiar to his life. However he never got a chance to ask any of the questions he wanted to as his phone rang, interrupting his thoughts.

Kagome smiled sadly to herself as he answered the phone, she already knew their time together would be cut short as soon as it rang. Good things with men never lasted long with her. While she may not have considered certain moments as good, overall the day had been almost perfect to her. She was happy with any amount of time spent with Yusuke, and that was how she knew everything was about to change. It always did whenever she found herself starting to fall for someone.

His anger at Kuwabara had only grown the closer he got to his agency. Right at that very minute, he could have still been enjoying Kagome's company, could have still been milking his "errands" for all they were worth, but no... Kuwabara just had to call him up and say he needed to come into work. Who went into work on their day off?

"Alright, Kuwabara! This had better be good, or I'm going to kick your ass so hard, you'll have to eat out of it."

"Hn, as eloquent as ever, detective."

Yusuke's anger dissipated at the comment from Hiei. He looked over at Kuwabara to see him grinning, obviously pleased with himself for not telling Yusuke that Hiei was around. Yusuke loathed the day Kuwabara became a part of Hiei's family, he took on too many of Hiei's traits for his liking.

Yet it had been awhile since he had last seen the fire apparition. "Why didn't you just have the oaf say you were back in the human world?"

He could have sworn he saw the temperamental demon roll his eyes, "As if I would come here on a pleasure trip."

"So, what mess did the toddler manage to cause this time?"

Kuwabara shrugged, "Dunno yet… I also called Kurama; he should be on his way here." He grinned slyly, "So... How's your girlfriend?"

Yusuke's eyebrow was fast developing a dangerous tick, "She ain't my girlfriend," and to himself he added, "yet."

"Uh-huh... Sure… She sure sounded worried when I talked to her on the phone this morning."

"And why were you talking to her on the phone?"

The grin on Kuwabara's face grew, "Oh, because of a certain little incident last night she needed to apologize to you for... Something about a door that got slammed in your..."

"Say one more word, and I really am going to kick your fucking ass."

Hiei smirked, never one to pass up an opportunity to torment Yusuke, "Having issues trying to bed a human female?"

Yusuke glared darkly at the two of them, "Both of you can kiss my ass."

"And just what," Kurama's amused voice startled them all, "are you three fighting about now?"

Yusuke huffed and crossed his arms, "Nothing."

"Heya, Kurama," Kuwabara greeted him, the sly smile still on his face. "And we're just trying to get some juicy information about Yusuke's love life."

Kurama chuckled as he saw the glare Yusuke leveled on Kuwabara, "As entertaining as that is, I'm curious as to why we were all called here?"

They all turned to Hiei, having an idea he would know why. It wasn't everyday he made a trip into the human realm as he preferred the bloodshed of the demon one. From within his black cloak, Hiei withdrew a tape and tossed it over to Kuwabara. The fire apparition already knew what KoEnma was going to request of them; he had been the one operating under his orders for this unique situation.

Kuwabara put the tape in, reminiscing a little about how they used to get their missions in this way. While he had given up working for reikai, he had to admit he was excited. Living a normal human life was so boring.

They watched as the teenage form of KoEnma appeared on the screen before he started to speak, "I know it has been years since you all were last together like this, and that I have no right to request anything of you anymore. However, to take this mission would be in all your best interests. For now, it is nothing more than a tailing mission until we gather more information.

"Earlier today, a demon long thought to be dead crossed over into the human realm. We no longer know what his strength is, since he was believed to have died five-hundred years ago in the last battle for the Shikon no Tama. However, as is obvious, he is still alive. Your job is to track him down and find out anything about him. And while you're at it, find out more about the legend as well. Somehow I think these two are connected as no one truly knows what happened in that final battle.

"And should it be revealed that he is after the Shikon no Tama again, you all will be needed to kill him. He is not a demon to be taken lightly. I hope you all will take this mission."

The screen went blank as they all were left in their own thoughts. They all had their own lives now, and they had hoped they would be able to put the whole "save the world" business behind them. It seemed as if there would always be someone who would try to take it over.

"Well," Kuwabara spoke up first, "it couldn't hurt much to just tail him and see what he's up to."

Kurama nodded in agreement, "True, though I can't help but feel it will turn into so much more."

"You know," Yusuke said, "The shrine Kagome's family lives on is the actual place much of that legend took place on... Perhaps they know how it ended."

Hiei scoffed, "It seems you've learned how to use your brain finally."

The ex-detective flipped Hiei off as Kurama interjected, "It would be best if we left now to find Kagome."