30- Definition

"I'm not a kid!" she shouted to Sesshomaru's back as he was about to disappear into the forest gloom.

"What is a kid?" he stopped to ask her.

Kagome clenched her fists, frustrated. "You know, a child. Someone you don't take seriously."

"Then by all means," Sesshomaru motioned to the trees. "Feed yourself."

Kagome in her aggravation automatically reached behind her and brought her hand around the empty space where her quiver would normally be.

Shock colored her face.

Her stomach grumbled again.

"I forgot…my arrows," she said in meek defeat.

"Hn," Sesshomaru replied as he walked away. "Kid indeed."