Title: Lucky That's All He Got
Author: SakuraRyuu
Rating: T
Genre: Canon, Family, Friendship, Comedy
Characters: Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango, Shippo
Author's Note: Inuyasha and all characters in this fan fiction are the property of Rumiko Takahashi.
As they traveled they had no fixed plans on where they were going or when they would get there. The only objective was to find the jewel shards, and defeat Naraku. It still amused Inuyasha that after all the battles they had been through Kagome was still afraid of bugs. Bugs, of all things! Not Mistress Centipede, not Sesshomaru, no Naraku, she wasn't afraid of any bandit or villager they came across, but a bug would make her shriek, frozen in terror. And oh, but did he have a plan.
Shippo had been practicing transformation, and not only did that include mimicking looks, it included mimicking size. Pulling the young trickster aside, Inuyasha hatched a plan. A devious plan. A plan that, little did he know but should have, would put him on bad terms with Kagome for weeks to come.
Kagome had been telling Inuyasha about a bug they had in the United States called a cicada. This bug hibernated for years, then would come out in the summer in swarms of thousands, reproduce, die, then hibernate again, repeating the cycle. Pulling out her science book to show him a picture she said the bug really creeped her out because when it grew it split down the middle and left it's husks hanging around all over the place, and they would get into everything. There had been reports of them getting into people's clothes while they wore them, getting tangled in women's hair, and there were so many cars would have to just drive over them, listening to them crunch under the tires. The very thought made her shiver in disgust.
Waiting until Kagome had gone with Sango for her bath, Inuyasha borrowed her science book to show Shippo what to turn into. Then they waited. After supper was eaten and the group was settled, the girls and Miroku started talking about modern times, and Inuyasha and Shippo slunk behind the tree closest to Kagome.
"Ok, Shippo, just land on her nose and do something buggy." Inuyasha whispered low, knowing the kit would hear him. Nodding, Shippo transformed, and did what he was told, flying around to land perfectly on the end of Kagome's nose.
Talking calmly with her friends, Kagome noticed the little bug that seemed to be circling her head. She was fine as long as it didn't touch her, but much to her horror it landed on the tip of her nose. She instantly froze. Crossing her eyes she looked down at the little, buggy face as it took its front arms and bent it's antenna down one at a time as if cleaning them. Then it brought its little arms to its face, and started rubbing. Slowly Kagome had been raising her right hand up to the level of her face, and with a sudden burst of courage she brought her hand to her face with all her strength in the hopes of smashing the bug.
Flying away a split second before her hand connected with her face Shippo watched in horror as the force of Kagome's swing caused her to fall backwards, flat on her back. The sound of the smack rivaled those of Sango for Miroku. Lying on the ground stunned, eyes and nose watering from the force of the blow, she was thinking she had just high fived her own face, effectively knocking the shit out of herself.
The sound of laughter could be heard from behind the closest tree as Inuyasha fell over, holding his stomach in hysterics. It couldn't have gone any better! And poor Shippo had popped back to himself, bawling over Kagome, and spilling his guts that it was all Inuyasha's idea. The rest of the trip found Inuyasha hungry unless he hunted for himself, having to watch everyone happily eat his ramen and not being allowed any.