Kagome grinned as she placed the phone back on the hook. 'I knew he wouldn't be able to resist,' she thought as she went back to her room to get ready to go out. Once she was finished getting ready, she admired herself in the mirror. She was dressed in an empire waist style dress that stopped just below her knees. It was dark blue with the sash below her breast was silver. The sleeves were loose and flowing just past her elbows. A pair of silver and blue lace heels along with a charm bracelet completed her outfit. She had put half of her hair in a braid with the rest flowing down to her waist. She gave the mirror one last look and smirked before turning and walking out of her room.

"Kagome, that dress is so pretty," Yukina told her as soon as she walked into the room. She only wondered why Kagome was dressed up in the first place. Kagome rarely ever dressed up this much.

"Thanks, Yukina," Kagome said and gave a small twirl so Yukina could see her dress fully. She also didn't miss the fact that Kurama was there as well and giving her a speculative gaze.

"Are you going into town?" Yukina asked curiously. She gave a quick glance at Kurama before focusing back on Kagome as she knew about their interests in each other, even though neither one had come out and asked the other one yet.

"Yes, I am. A friend called and he wanted to catch up," she said while flashing a secretive smile. It confused Yukina but made Kurama pause and give her a calculating look.

Surprisingly, or not, it was Kurama who spoke up next, "How long do you think you will be gone?" He really wanted to ask who she was going with and where but knew she wouldn't answer those or would ask him why he wanted to know. The way she was dressed meant it was more than just a simple trip into town. His eyes slid down what she was wearing again and his curiosity and annoyance spiked. 'That is not something you wear to meet a simple friend and a male friend at that,' he thought.

"Hmmm," Kagome said while putting her finger to her chin and pretending to think. "I'm not really sure, Kurama. He said he had a lot of things planned for us and for me to dress nicely, so I'm not sure when I will be back. It could be very late or I may just stay the night with him," she said in such a way as to suggest a date or even something more.

Kurama's eyes narrowed on Kagome as his irritation spiked even more. 'She wouldn't,' he thought but it was hard to get a read on her. Her aura was very calm and so was her scent which meant she wasn't lying or hiding something. She was being honest by stating those things. 'You're playing a very dangerous game, Kagome,' he thought while racking his brain for who would ask Kagome out.

"It's not Hojo, is it Kagome?" Yukina had to ask. She really hoped not, as she had met him once and been told about him in detail by Kagome. She thought she knew where this was going with the look of jealousy that was coming over Kurama. The look she gave Kagome stated she knew what she was doing. Out of all the people, Kagome didn't treat her like she was some innocent flower who didn't understand things.

Kagome made a face at that question and shook her head quickly. "That's a no, Yukina. I think he finally got the idea that I am not going on a date with him ever again," she stated firmly. Yukina gave a sigh of relief of hearing that and decided to make her way out of the room and to go about finishing up her chores.

"So this is a date?" Kurama asked, his voice dropping a few octaves in aggravation. It was enough to unnerve many people and even scare them but Kagome just smiled at him.

"I wonder," Kagome said as she tilted her head to the side, "why it would matter if it was." She knew she was pushing some pretty dangerous buttons but she wanted to at this point. She knew what would happen when she pushed him too far but she also knew it would take more than what she was doing. It was now a game to see who could push the other into acting and she couldn't help but anticipate what he was going to do in retaliation to her actions now.

"Bye, Kurama," she said almost mockingly as she turned and left the shrine. She could feel his energy spike in irritation as she left but she didn't feel the seed that drifted along in the air to land in her hair. She also didn't happen to feel it as it sprouted and began weaving into her braid since she was running down the steps.

Kurama watched Kagome run down the stairs as he felt his plant complete its goal. 'Looks like my little priestess is willing to play the game and what a game it will be but in the end, I want not just her but her heart as well,' he thought before turning around heading back into the shrine.

He had plans to make after all.