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"I was the one who made that blast."

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Well, it was fair to expect the absolute silence that followed her statement and she really did expect for three pairs of eyes to be staring disbelievingly at her person.

But what she didn't expect was for Stark to suddenly burst out laughing.

'What?' Kagome blinked, watching Tony with anxious eyes as he doubled over in his laughter, slapping his knee while he was at it, 'Was that funny?'

"Tony." Steve said lowly in a warning tone, giving the billionaire a hard look. He then sighed when Tony finally straightened up, wiping away a stray tear from the corner of his eye.

"That... was a good one," Stark snickered, patting her on the head like a child while being all around condescending, "So, was that a trick arrow or something?" He asked jokingly and it was rather clear he did not believe her for a second.

"That was not a... trick arrow, as you say," Kagome frowned, feeling quite annoyed with his patronizing tone, "You don't believe me," She stated rather than asked, "Why not?"

"Energy cannot be created or destroyed," Tony answered with that irritating smirk, "Key word there: created."

Steve felt like giving himself a head-palm and Barton simply stared at Kagome with impassive eyes, scanning her small form much more closely in a business-like manner.

"Didn't you fight aliens or something?" Kagome asked with exasperation, "You can't suspend your belief that there are things that science can't explain?"

"Fuck no," Tony shrugged, "Science can explain everything. It's just that, sometimes, the answer is not always obvious."

Kagome let out an irked breath and pulled up enough spiritual energy that even a normal person would be able to see it, "Explain this then, Science Man."

Her hands glowed blue.