"Come one Sesshomaru! It feels great!"

Kagome spun in circles, her arms held out above her to catch the falling droplets soaking that had long since soaked her to the bone. She'd been half-way home from school when the skies had unleashed the torrent, and having forgotten her umbrella she'd resigned herself to an impromptu shower.

By the time she'd achieved the top of the shrine steps, the dripping girl was carrying her soggy loafers and her uniform was plastered to her skin. After tossing her shoes and book bag inside the doorway, she'd decided to make the best of a sopping-situation. Unfortunately, she was having trouble convincing her meticulous friend to come join her.

"The humans in my time tend to avoid the rain as it leads to illness," he argued, standing defiantly in the shelter of the doorway, looking as pristine as ever. "And besides, you look foolish."

She stuck her tongue out at him playfully as she splashed through one of the many large puddles now covering the grounds. Doing a cartwheel, she whooped cheerfully as he hair slapped against her shoulders with a wet plop.

"Just admit it, Sessho-chan... you don't know how to play in the rain do you?" She giggled at the glare he leveled her with at her teasing accusation.

"Don't be ridiculous! You're not going to trick me into getting all wet again," he returned, rubbing his nose at the memory of the water sprinkler. Crossing his arms, he had resolved to go and get a snack when she finally captured his attention.

"Well, if your not going to play with me then I won't teach you my magic chant!" Kagome watched as he froze, a triumphant grin stretching her water-logged lips.

'Hook, line...'

"...you don't know any magic chants."

'...and SINKER!'

Despite his accusation, the young girl could clearly see the curiosity in his eyes when he glanced at her from over his shoulder. Feigning disinterest while inside she silently crowed with glee, she merely shrugged as a plan took shape in her mind.

"Well," she murmured dismissively, crouching down to slap playfully at a puddle, "I guess you'll never know now, will you?"

The hesitation in his posture was tangible, and Kagome couldn't resist quirking an eyebrow at him challengingly. That was all it took. Turning back to her, he came to the edge of the door, head cocked as he asked, "Well, what's the magic chant for?"

"Well, if you must know, it stops the rain," she nodded her head when he shot her a disbelieving look before pulling out her trump card. "Mama taught it to me, and you know she doesn't lie."

She had to bite the inside of her cheek to keep a smile from giving her away when Sesshomaru instantly conceded the point. With the rain dampening the air between them, she was assured that he wouldn't smell the deceit that was probably pouring off her in waves. Standing once more, she destroyed the last of his resistance with a compromise.

"Look, if you want to learn the chant but still don't want to get wet, my umbrella is right inside the doorway. Open it up and hold it over your head, and it'll allow you to come out here without getting a drop on you!"

Following her directions, Sesshomaru figured out how to latch the umbrella open with a few more detailed instructions from Kagome. When he finally took a tentative step outside, it took all the restraint the young girl possessed not to shout her imminent victory to the heavens.

'I'll get you my pretty... cause you're a dog too!' She softly chuckled at the distorted quote that had entered her mind as her unsuspecting friend moved closer. She was about to give him a taste of his own medicine and he didn't even know it.

'Just a bit closer...' He finally stopped within arms reach of her, both hands clenching the handle of the umbrella as if to say 'there's-no-way-you're-taking-this-from-me', and the gesture was emphasized by the suspicious glare he pinned her with.

"Alright, what's the chant?" Plastering a too-innocent smile on her face, Kagome allowed herself to drag her prank out a bit.

Holding a finger up, she dutifully recited, "Rain, Rain, Go away! Come again another day! Little children want to play so rain, rain, go away!"

The soft patter of still falling rain filled the silence following her sing-song chant. A small frown settled on his mouth as the young inu's shoulders drooped with disappointment.

"It's still raining," he pointed out accusingly.

"Well, that's because it only works when two people say it together! Think you've got it?" Another moment, and he was nodding, clearing his throat confidently.

"Okay then... 1- 2- 3!"

He only managed to get out the first two words before he was pelted with cold water as Kagome briskly shook her head. Long, ebony locks slapped back and forth across her face as the untrained miko vigorously whipped her head back and forth like a dog. Attempting to ward off her watery assault, Sesshomaru dropped the umbrella, leaving him vulnerable to the rain still pouring down in curtains.

"Ha! I got you! I got y- AAAAH!"

Her jubilant gloating was abruptly cut off when her now dripping companion unleashed a wave of his youki. It bubbled around them both for a moment before exploding outwards, and in an instant the entire area was free of water. Even Kagome and Sesshomaru were both miraculously dry, and the crafty inu took advantage of the brief reprieve to snatch up the fallen umbrella and race back inside.

"That's not fair!"

Her indignant cry was swallowed by the thunderous deluge of rain water that came crashing back down around her ears. Huffing to herself, Kagome stomped through every puddle she could find on her way into the house, muttering the whole time about spoil-sport boys.

...in which payback's a bitch, aaaaaand then it's Sesshomaru again. XD

And holy crab-apples... two chapters in one night! No one is allowed to have a heart-attack!

Some more light-n-fluffy for ya'll :) You had to know Kagome wasn't going to take that sprnkler incident laying down... although atthe time she was laying down... .;; But I digress!

On another note, if you haven't voted yet, please go to my profile page or follow this link to to help me choose what Sessho-chan should be for Halloween! journal/poll/3228418/

This chapter is NOT beta'd because I'm not going to rush my loverly beta like that, so deal with the errors peeps.

As always, feedback and comments are VERY appreciated XD

ENJOY!

All Characters Belong to Rumiko Takehashi

Quotes Belong to Wizard of Oz, Tony the Tiger and Labyrinth respectively XD

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