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~Chapter 3~

Kagome walked out of her lavish bedroom in her brother's house. She still had 30 minutes left until it was 5:00 p.m. and she had to meet with her aniki and Lady Hokage. She had changed her outfit to contrast that of her brother. She wore a lavish red kimono top with golden swirls crawling up the sleeves and down her sides. The signature crescent moon was on the back of her kimono top but in gold rather than blue. She had on black capris with her kunai pouch on her right thigh and the other pouch attached to her belt.

She streched a little and walked down the hall and downstairs. "Aniki, I've heading over now~" She called as she walked out of the front door and silently transported herself to the Hokage's tower.

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Kagome still had almost 20 minutes left until she was to be at the tower. She was raised with the principles that to be early is to be on time and to be on time is to be late. She smiled a little as she wandered through the tower for a little before heading back to the main section, where she knew she'd find Lady Tsunade. As she walked down the hall, some of the workers bowed and curtsied to her, whispering "Kagome-hime." She nodded in return to then and quickly made her way to the main audience chamber of the tower.

She looked up at the large oak doors, wondering with which Hokage they were brought in for. She smiled at the thought of it being for the First Hokage. She nodded to the person at the side and they opened the door, allowing Kagome to step in. "I know that I am early but hey, what can I say?" Her shirt rustled softly as she moved in to the table and she curtsied, before taking her seat.

Tsunade had already been into her sake stash and smiled. "Gome-chan~ I am glad to see you. Sake?" When she saw Kagome shake her head slightly in the negative. "Okay then." She dropped back the sake and shook her head a little. "It burns but I love it anyway." She looked over Kagome at her choice of clothes. "I like your shirt. It matches you." She leaned on her elbows. "Now what we are here to discuss?"

"Shouldn't we wait for aniki?" Kagome's brows creased a little in thought. She took a breath and started another sentence when the doors opened.

"Gomen for my tardiness, imouto, Tsunade." Sesshomaru walked to the table and took a seat. "I had some pressing matters to take care of. Namely, finishing up the adoption of three of the little ones who are so attached to you, Kagome." He smirked a little, watching his imouto's eyes widen in shock. "Yes, imouto, I am capable of doing nice things as well. I believe that their names are Inuyasha, Rin, and Shippo."

Kagome's eyes widened and she covered her mouth. "The three that instigate everything for me when I'm over there!" She smiled. "Thank you, aniki." She looked at Tsunade. "Sorry, nee-chan. What were you saying?" She tilted her head a little to the side.

Tsunade rolled her eyes. "Well, with the adoption going smoothly, congratulations Fluffy~" Tsunade smirked then looked at Kagome. "The reason why I called you both here is because of a recent mission that was carried out in Suna. I need you two, heading your ANBU teams to Suna and make sure everything is going smoothly over there." Tsunade waved in their dinner and allowed them to start eating.

Kagome smiled a little at the choice for dinner. "Really? Takoyaki, rice balls, sushi and sesame noodles? One of our child hood favorites, nee-chan." Kagome smiled as she picked up her chopsticks, waiting. "So we get to go and clean up the last team's mess... Right?"

Tsunade sighed softly. "Somewhat. I need you two to go back and secure diplomatic immunity with the new Kazekage Gaara of the Sand. Even though we helped him overthrow his father because of his tyranny, there is no telling if he will still be our ally." She picked up her chopsticks and started to eat. "You do know which team I sent in for the first job, correct?"

Sesshomaru nodded while Kagome shook her head in the negative. "Imouto, the team that was taken to Suna was led by non other than the Uchiha clan's heir himself. I think you watch over that clan's second heir for the past few weeks." He took a piece of sushi and ate it, letting his words sink into Kagome's mind.

"Wait... So you are saying that Uchiha Itachi was the leader of the specialists team that headed the operation to Suna?!" She put a piece of takoyaki back onto her plate and glared at her brother. "I met him last night and he was a complete jack ass! I though he was an intruder and he thought I was an intruder and he knocked me out!" Tsunade looked at Kagome, sake cup half way to her lips, eyes asking for her to explain. Kagome huffed and crossed her arms." I thought Mikoto and Fugaku were home because I heard the door open and shut. Then I went downstairs to see if it was them. When I got to the kitchen, I saw someone in what was left of dinner and I acted. Then I remembered I didn't have my weapons pouch on me..." She crossed her arms and pouted, her cheeks aflame.

Tsunade started to laugh. "So he thought that you were breaking in for who knows what, in your nighty!" That statement only made Kagome turn a more vibrant shade of red. "So what did he do then? Whisk you away to another part of the compound?"

"NO! Apparently he had to take care of me after he knocked me out. Oh and from what Fugaku said, Mikoto fainted at the sight of it all." Kagome soon got ahold of her blush and started to eat again, pushing the sesame noodles around on her plate. "Why does this type of stuff always happen to me and not you two?" She glared at them both before popping in another piece of sushi into her mouth.

Sesshomaru rolled his eyes. "Do not worry. Rin is the only one who is attached to me. She wouldn't let go when I told her that I had to meet up with you for dinner about the final adoption signing." He saw Kagome's eyes light up at the thought.

"You know... If we are approved for the adoption of Rin, Shippo and Inuyasha, then I might just have to bring Sasuke over to watch him. Also that way he has a few playmates." She smiled at the thought. "I bet he will be so happy to have someone play with him."Sesshomaru raised a slim brow. "Imouto, you treat these children as if they are yours by birth. They aren't even in your care yet and you still have the best planned out for them already."

Tsunade looked at Kagome. "Which one is Inuyasha, Shippo, and Rin?"

Kagome beamed happily. "Well, Inuyasha is a little six year old with black hair and brown eyes, and always gets in trouble by carrying out what Shippo comes up with. Shippo is a five year old with fiery red hair and bright and shining green eyes, and he comes up with the plans to keep me at the Orphanage for longer than I plan on being there. Rin is the quiet and shy one. She has dark brown hair that is borderline black, and she has these large brown eyes that talk for her. Shippo and Inuyasha are very protective of her since she is the youngest at three years old." She smiled and looked at her plate. "The boys may cause a lot of trouble but its only because they're trying to show me what they can do to bring to the ninja academy when they start."

She sighed softly as she picked up a piece of sushi. "The three of them lost their families in the last war that ended two years ago that also brought down the Fourth Hokage." She ate the piece of sushi then looked up, seeing Tsunade looking at her Sake cup and Sesshomaru eating his sesame noodles without a change in his mask. "Rin instantly latched onto Inuyasha because he looked familiar to her. I believe that she thought that he was a part of her family with how the close the resemblances between them are." She finished her dinner and pushed her plate back. "Thank you very much for dinner, nee-chan." She smiled a little. "I will have to tell Mikoto and Fugaku that I will be gone for a few weeks and that they will have a few more people that will be over to terrorize Itachi."

That earned a snicker from Sesshomaru and a smile from Tsunade. "Very well then. I will see you before you and your teams leave for Suna." She saw Kagome nod and stand, bowing slightly before transporting silently in a small plume of smoke. Sesshomaru slid his plate back, stood and bowed slightly, thanking her for dinner then left without another word.

Tsunade sighed and rubbed her temples. "At least they know what their mission is." She poured herself another cup of Sake and downed it in one go before leaving the room to her office to finish her work for the night.

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