"What did you say?" The mafia boss looked shocked. In fact, every single person in the room, excluding Kagome, looked shocked. Kagome folded her arms, rolling her eyes. She sighed in irritation.

"I said I'll join your stupid little mafia. God, is it so hard to get it through your brain?" Kagome grumbled. "I would love to have my own privacy, please. I don't want some perverted men filming me while I shower. I'm not going to tolerate lecherous perverts trying to eye me up." She stated. Some men looked slightly embarrassed at that. "So, what do ya say, boss?" The man looked her over, noticing her stiff yet positive posture and her determined facial expression. Kagome glanced at Mello who also looked equally shocked and she rolled her eyes. "So, deal or no deal?" Kagome tapped her foot against the floor.

"Fine then. We have a deal, Sango." The boss nodded and Kagome smiled. But then the smile disappeared. She spoke up once again.

"Doesn't mean I'm not going to put up little fights and stop biting, pinching and hitting." Kagome grinned and sent them a wink. "I'm gonna make you guys have an interesting life from now on!" She snapped at the air with her teeth, creating a clicking sound. Most of the guys flinched but Mello, being used to Kagome's odd side, rolled his eyes and ate his chocolate

"Fiesty as always." He muttered, earning a grin and a wink from the dark-haired Asian female. The boss ordered a couple of men to show her to her new room but when her teeth clicked again, they had second thoughts. This, of course, made Mello roll his eyes and he took it upon himself to show the female to her room. She smiled gratefully at him but not without giving him a normal pinch to the arm, followed with a close bite near his arm. Her teeth grazed his flesh, making him shudder but he ignored the feeling. Mello helped Kagome bring her stuff into her new room before delivering a soft bonk to her head. She sent him a playful glare before pinching his arm in retaliation. This continued for a bit until Kagome stopped, rolling her eyes.

"Dick." She mumbled before smirking up at him. Mello poked her forehead with a smirk of his own. Kagome swatted his hand away, muttering a quiet 'hey!' Mello stuffed his hands in his pockets, unable to think of what to say or do other than poke and pinch like they normally did. He cleared his throat slightly and Kagome grinned. "I'm hoping to get my normal wake-up call. I've grown used to them. They're odd but, hey, they're our thing!" Kagome stated. Mello nodded. Of course. It would feel weird without their normal morning wake-up call. He'd burst into the room, haul her over his shoulder before pushing her back onto the bed. Odd, but sufficient, strangely enough.

"Yeah. It would be weird without it, Sango." Mello chuckled slightly. Kagome nodded, brushing a strand of hair from her face. They stood there silently, unsure of what to do or say. It was then someone walked past and yelled something that made them turn slightly pink.

"Just kiss, already! There's too much sexual tension!" The man yelled, laughing. Kagome and Mello both turned and glared at the man who continued walking. Kagome pinched the bridge of her nose, groaning slightly.

"Do not ship it, do not ship it, do NOT ship it." Kagome muttered, hoping no one else would believe that there was something going on between them. She sent Mello a small smile. "Sorry that it's me you have to put up with. And that it's me that man is seemingly pairing you up with. Only in his dreams." She laughed, Mello chuckling slightly. He pinched her cheek. Kagome yelped before glaring and delivering a punch to his shoulder. One that wasn't too hard but was certainly going to leave a bruise in the morning. You could say that this is what they thought of as showing their fondness of each other, even if it left a few wounds, it didn't matter to them. To them, after four weeks, it was a tradition and not at all weird.

"Get to sleep, then. Tomorrow we've got a big day ahead of us all." Mello stated. Kagome let out an exaggerated gasp, covering her mouth. He raised an eyebrow.

"Is Mello actually concerned for my wellbeing?! Has hell frozen over?!" She teased, earning a punch to the arm. Mello scoffed, looking away.

"Whatever. I know how bad your sleeping habits were in that room, hopefully the change of room, bed and privacy will help you sleep up to the eight hour minimum. I've seen it on the camera, I'm usually on nightwatch with Snyder." He muttered before exiting the room and shutting the door. Kagome stood there and her smile turned into a frown. Kagome wrapped her arms around herself, suddenly feeling cold. Mello's cold attitude, sadly, reminded her of a certain hanyou who broke her heart. Kagome bit her lip and she held back tears, her grip on her arms tightening visibly. No, no, she shouldn't be thinking of him. This was a new adventure with no time-travelling demon to break her many times before leaving her alone. Kagome breathed in heavily before sighing.

"I guess," She muttered. "You could call the mafia my new family." Kagome sighed before looking up at the ceiling. "Shippo, Miroku, Sango, Kilala, I miss you guys so much." She whispered. She shook her head and turned before lying on the bed that was much more comfortable than her old one. Kagome buried her head into her pillow and allowed a few tears to slip, soaking her fluffier pillow.

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