More Than An Alliance by Dorkfishe97

Pajamas

Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha, but as far as I'm concerned this story is mine, and I would like to keep it that way!

"Kagome, do you always have to do this?" InuYasha screamed through the door to the bathroom. Miroku had scammed some people into giving them a room by saying that there had been "a dark cloud" hovering over the estate. Sesshomaru had been slightly amazed when everyone, including the miko, had gone along with it.

"What is the meaning of this?" he had asked her. She had just shrugged.

"I'm tired and sleeping inside, out of the cold, is a nice thing. We bless the house in return for a room. At first it made me uncomfortable, but now I'll do anything for a warm bed after being on the road so long," she had answered.

They had blessed the house without incident, successfully banishing the "dark cloud," and now they were starting to get ready for bed. Kagome and Sango had both disappeared into the bathroom an hour ago.

"Damn women!" InuYasha screamed at the door. He started punching it so hard that it shook on its weak wooden frame. Briefly, it slid open, and then InuYasha was on the floor, sporting a nasty bump.

"For some reason, I don't think that they really want to be bothered at the moment," Miroku chuckled, shaking his head.

"I don't care if they want to be bothered or not!" he yelled once again hitting the door. One of the women on the inside hit the door back, causing it to arch out and smack InuYasha in the face. He rose, comically shaking his fist at the door. "They do this every damn time, and we are left waiting until midnight to bathe!"

"InuYasha, if you think about this logically, we would have to wait until midnight any way to bathe. Kagome, Sango, and Shippou are only in there for about thirty minutes all together, so if you actually thinking about it, they're actually saving us time," Miroku said to InuYasha.

The door slid open once again, and this time Sango emerged from the misty bathroom. "Yea, InuYasha, we're not in there that long. Besides, it's nice for us to get some time to relax. You should listen to Miroku more often. He seems to be the voice of wisdom in this operation."

Sesshomaru sat and watched the banter between the couple. He briefly wondered where the miko was; she had yet to emerge from the bathroom.

"I don't see how you girls can take so long to 'relax.' "

Kagome chose that moment to come out of the restroom. "Relaxing? We couldn't relax because you were banging on the door and screaming. This happens every time we stop and I'm getting sick of it." She put her hands on her hips and gave InuYasha a menacing look. Sesshomaru saw what Kagome was dressed in and had a hard time believing that anyone could look intimidating dressed as she was.

She was wearing some sort of bright pink monstrosity that had fluffy yellow chicks on it. It was a flannel button-up set, but to Sesshomaru it looked like something ridiculous. He didn't see why InuYasha was cowering in fear as the miko walked towards him.

"All I wanted to do was take a nice, hot bath and unwind before I went to sleep, but apparently that's too much to ask for! Now, I have to get on your butt about not having manners, and that's going to get me all worked up! I might as well go sleep outside to get cooled down!"

Sesshomaru then watched as Kagome made a huge spectacle of gathering her things and trekking outside. InuYasha sighed and then followed her out. For the next several minutes, everyone in the room could hear as the pair argued. Finally, after what felt like forever, they both came back in. They were still glaring at each other as they say as far away from each other as possible. Luckily for Kagome, that happened to be right next to Sesshomaru.

"He is such an ass," Kagome barely muttered as she settled down next to Sesshomaru. She spread out her blankets and strange bedding, so it was clear that she had no intentions of leaving anytime soon.

Sesshomaru looked over at her and raised an eyebrow. She saw him and then huffed slightly to herself.

"What? Never seen an angry girl before? If you stick around long enough, I promise that you'll see a whole lot more."

"No, I've never seen a miko dressed in strange pink clothing curse before," he replied.

Kagome turned a light shade of pink when she realized that Sesshomaru heard her little potty mouth. "Yea, well, I'm sorry about my mouth. I just get so angry at InuYasha and sometimes it comes down to either killing him or cussing him out, so I choose cussing. I don't think murder would sit well with my conscience. And what's wrong with my clothes?"

"They are odd. And pink," he said, as if that would explain everything.

"I guess that they would look odd to you, but where I'm from, everyone wears something like this. They are called pajamas, and they are used for sleeping in. They are actually very comfy and soft. You can touch them if you would like," she said, holding up her arm as an offer.

"I would prefer not. You didn't explain why they are pink and adorned with those yellow monstrosities," he deadpanned.

"Well, they are pink because I love the color pink! And my little chicks are not monstrosities! They are adorable! You can't just not look at them and not smile!" As if to prove a point, Kagome looked down at them and smiled.

"You would have to be one grumpy person to see these cute little things and still be in a bad mood! What do you think when you see them?"

"They make me dizzy," Sesshomaru answered honestly. "I want to burn them so that they are never forced upon anyone else again."

"He's not the only one," InuYasha called from across the room. "Miroku agrees with me, he's just too chicken to say anything about it."

Kagome and Sango gasped. Sango was quite fond of those pajamas and even had a matching set somewhere. Both women glared as they each picked up their bedding and made their way to one unused corner of the room. They both settled down and glared at the men until they both fell asleep.

Aside from the angry women, everyone else in the room was happy. Maybe now Kagome wouldn't wear that pair of pajamas.

Word Count: 1090

Original Posting Date: May 25, 2013

A/N: Yep, here's another chapter, I don't know when I'll update again, but reviews are appreciated!