Kagome was not a snoop. Talk to anyone, she absolutely respected people's privacies, particularly when politely asked.
But she was curious.
So rather than idly collect some of the bounty she knew Youko could produce without a second thought, Kagome busied herself with something more distracting…at least mentally.
She traipsed through the forest for a while, taking pleasure in the scents and the sights that yesterday's talks had distracted her from, and found a gentile little clearing that instantly set her mind at ease. It had bothered her, being so obviously inadequate in the eyes of a youkai with a talent for seeing potential, and if she couldn't spend the morning eavesdropping on the local gossip, she could at least attempt to rectify her other problem.
So with a deep breath and a nervous sort of excitement, she settled in on the forest floor and attempted to see…without opening her eyes.
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AN: So, I had originally planned to post these once a day until I ran out of either material or, by some odd blessing, finished the story without another week-long pause. However (and you had to see the giant but coming) I'm changing that up a bit.
There are a few of you absolutely lovely individuals who, without fail, comment on this story every chapter, and it makes me really happy to see that every day (again, if I actually manage to post that often). So, for the awesome 'demon's purity', I'll be uploading the next several chapters throughout the day (and perhaps tomorrow, depending on how long this takes) because I won't be hearing from you 'til April ;)