Youko hesitated, if only because words were binding. But he had already racked his brain for potential candidates of this rare jewel she sought after, and nothing seemed to weigh heavier than the chance to show up his mother.
––it wasn't that he and his mother didn't get along, quite the opposite actually; the idea of besting her however, was too tempting.
"Agreed."
"Good, because stealing it from me is really going to delay my quest."
"Will you tell me now what your duty is?"
Kagome shook her head with a sly smile on her lips. "No…not yet. You'll find out when I get back to my friends anyway."
"As well as the kit." Youko pointed out, because truly this was what it boiled down to.
She nodded, and the sleek aspect to her countenance softened into….well, motherly pride. "Yes. You'll meet Shippo."
And with his name, she sealed the deal, argued the finality of it. Her terms had been struck, and all that was left was to get everyone else to see it her way.
Including Inuyasha.
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AN: Okay, so finals have ended! How exciting! Such great! Much fun!