Not sure where I'm going with this, but I have a world and I'm populating it!
Inuyasha woke up to the smell of bacon, his mouth watering and his ears twitching. Sitting up slowly, he sniffed, Where the fuck is the bacon?! Before he could move he heard a creaking of steps and a high pitched squeak.
"But I wanna carry the plate! I'm big enough now! I won't drop it, Granny!"
"Ye have grown much, Shippo, but ye put so much effort into cooking, and I want to help, too."
"Oh, well ok, I guess it's only fair, " The child sounded as though he was giving the old woman a great honor, "Just don't drop it."
Inuyasha rolled his eyes as he slipped out of bed, The old hag always knows how to manipulate the runt. He quickly dressed, ragged jeans and a worn red tee, trying to find his belt and socks before they reached the door. A small knock sounded just as he found socks, they didn't match, but he didn't care as he hopped to the kitchen pulling them on, "It's open!"
The door flew open just as Inuyasha reached it, slamming right into his face as Shippo fell forward. Kaede suppressed a laugh, her eyes sparkling in glee as Inuyasha cursed and stumbled backward into the kitchen counter.
"WHAT THE FUCK?!" His yell was muffled by his hand, checking for damage to his nose and mouth, "WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM WOMAN?!"
Shippo pouted, it was he who had opened the door, but being too short he couldn't reach all the way. Determined to do it himself he stretched and pushed with all his might until the door had swung open violently. Too afraid of Inuyasha's wrath, he clung to Kaede's leg.
"Maybe if ye didn't stand in the door when ye know guests are 'bout to enter, then yer face may have been spared." Kaede let out a small chuckle as she moved past Inuyasha, into the kitchen.
Following her logic, Shippo bravely spoke up, "Yeah! You're the one who should've been more careful! It's not my fault you were in the way!" His triumphant smirk faded as he realized he'd just given away his involvement. Inuyasha's eyes glowed as he wiped a drop of blood from his nose, a feral growl rolling from his lips. Before he could pounce on Shippo, Kaede slid the plate of food into Shippo's hands and pushed him toward the hanyou. Inuyasha's stomach growled in response. Instantly the situation diffused.
Shippo immediately brightened as he offered the food to Inuyasha proudly, "I made it myself!"
"And what makes you think I'd want to eat a pile of shit made by a runt like you?" But Inuyasha wasn't serious.
He scooped up the small demon and plate, and sat on the stool at the counter. Kaede smiled happily as her boys quarreled good naturedly, Shippo managing to scramble up to Inuyasha's shoulders. He leaned over the half-demon's head, hand locked tightly in the silver hair as he pointed out all the food and how hard he worked; "The bacon was the easiest since you like it all floppy, and raw, but Granny said I could only give you one package. The sausage I put in the microwave, but the first time I didn't take it out of the plastic and it caught on fire, so I had to make that in a pan as well. Granny made the pancakes, but only because I couldn't reach the ingredients, but I stirred it all up, and I flipped it! I only dropped two of them!" he said proudly, "And the eggs I boiled myself too! Though I couldn't really get the shells off…"
Kaede chuckled at Shippo's recounting, honestly she was surprised the kitchen survived the child's assault. She'd need a new microwave, but the smile he had when cooking was worth it. As well as the image of Shippo standing on stool, like the one Inuyasha was occupying, and trying to reach all the food on the burners, she'd gotten a few good pictures that she'd give to Inuyasha later. Perhaps Kagome would like them as well…
Inuyasha ate greedily, all the while "trying" to dislodge the kit form his hair. The boiled eggs were in tatters, Shippo really had struggled with the shells, but were actually well done, the bacon was a bit too raw and floppy, the sausage still a bit cold in the middle. One pancake wasn't cooked all the way, one was burned, and one had a small paw print evident in it. Still, Inuyasha ate all of it, never letting the joy he felt show as his little family pestered him so early in the morning.
"Weeeellllll?!" Shippo asked, right into his ear, "How was it!?"
Inuyasha's ears flattened as he pulled Shippo from his shoulders and sat him on the counter, "Feh. Food is food."
He took the glass of orange juice Kaede poured for him, and chugged it quickly. Shippo wasn't phased by his comment, "You do eat anything. But it had to have been good with how fast you wolfed it down." He smiled smugly, very proud of his skills.
"I only ate it so fast because it was so gross I didn't want it to touch my tongue!"
Before they could start fighting Kaede smoothly interjected, "There's not much in yer fridge, pup, shall I pick ye up some food today?"
Inuyasha whipped around toward her, "Don't call me pup! And I can feed myself, you old hag! Now get out of here, I have to get to class!"
Kaede smiled knowingly and motioned to the pouting Shippo to come along, he followed her out the door before yelling back, "Don't fail on your first day dog-breath!"
Inuyasha glared, listening to the scampering of Shippo as he retreated quickly. He'd never tell him, but he loved when they brought him food and pestered him. Turning around he let his glare fall on the empty plate, "Stupid forgetful woman, she better not be expecting it back." He muttered to himself, knowing that he'd return it to her tomorrow, and that she probably left it hoping for just that.
Unlike Inuyasha, Kagome's morning was not so sitcom. At precisely 5:15 Kagome's eyes snapped opened. The morning was still dark, but she watched as shades of blue began to lighten the sky. WIth a sigh she crushed her pillow over her face and rolled into a ball, she was determined to stay in bed until her alarm went off, she didn't have to be up this early anymore!
"Today's forecast calls for a 60% chance of Kagome being swallowed by her bed, and a 100% chance of raining cats!"
Before Kagome could throw her pillow at her little brother, the wind was knocked out of her by 100 pounds of fluff.
"MROW!"
"Really, Souta?! Raining cats?!" Kagome gasped, petting Buyo to calm the poor butterball. Souta laughed devilishly, obviously he had more planned for her. Kagome snapped upright, holding Buyo like a beachball, "MORE LIKE A 100% CHANCE OF CATAPULT!"
Souta screamed in a mock, high-pitched voice and scrambled out of his sisters room, laughing as he did. Kagome chuckled as well as Buyo lay limp in her hands, his overwhelming fatness causing Kagome's arms to shake slightly as she lowered the poor, abused kitty.
"It's ok Buyo, I'd never throw you," the cat purred as she scratched his ears, "He's never survive the impact." She laughed as the cat, seemingly understanding her, stood up indignantly and waddled away.
Hopping out of bed, now smiling, Kagome grabbed her brush and began the long process of detangling her massive amount of raven hair. Multitasking, she looked through her closet, no longer satisfied with the outfit she had painstakingly selected the night before, and mumbled to herself about color combinations.
"How I miss the days of uniforms and work clothes." She sighed, then perked up as she remembered what she had thrown in the wash last night. Bolting from her room and down the stairs, Kagome hurried to the laundry room and tore open the door to the dryer; empty. The washer? Empty.
"MAMA! WHERE'D MY CLOTHES GO?! I JUST PUT THEM IN THE-"
"Right here sweetie," The petite girl whirled around to find her smiling mother behind her. In her hand was the dress Kagome had been searching for, "I thought you might like it ironed." The older woman handed the dress to Kagome, her eyes dancing with joy.
"Oh THANK YOU Mama! I totally didn't think about that!" She hugged her quickly and ran back to her room to get dressed.
Mrs. Higurashi shook her head in amusement, "Really, why does she bother picking out clothes the night before when she just changes her mind in the morning?" He chuckled to herself as she walked into the kitchen to start breakfast.
Kagome slid into her dress easily, enjoying the warmth of the freshly ironed fabric, and zipped herself in. She twirled in front of her mirror and giggle, the sun dress was sleeveless, fitted at the top with a modest scoop neck, it showed off her ample chest and small waist without begging attention. The skirt was perfect for twirling as it spun around her widely, reminding her to put shorts on underneath. She was so looking forward to starting classes, finally, she could live a life befitting of a young woman. No more hard labor and annoying bookkeeping! She straightened the hem of her dress and examined the flowers stitched there, while the dress was sky blue she thought matching her shoes and bag to the flowers would give it more of a pop. She settled on a pair of pink sandals, knowing that her flowery pink tote would match perfectly. Taking her time Kagome loaded her bag with all the things she had packed the night before, muttering her checklist as she went, "Chapstick, lipgloss, hair brush, tampons, bobby pins, glasses, glasses wipes, multi-tool, nail file, snacks, mints, nail clippers, wallet…"
"Seriously, do you really need all that crap? You're only going to school, not a camping tri- oof!"
Souta was cut off as Kagome, without even looking up, threw the object in her hand directly at his face, "Don't you have something better to do than judge me?!" she huffed.
"Not in the slightest!"
Before they could argue or commence throwing more things at each other, their mother yelled up to them, "Kagome! Souta! Breakfast!"
Souta's eyes widened and he bolted downstairs, Kagome quirked an eyebrow, "I'm not chasing you, ya know." But he was long gone.
Quickly she looked in the mirror one last time, she grimaced, and pulled at her hair, trying to decide what to do with the mess. After 10 minutes Souta yelled up at her, "No matter how much you look in the mirror, you'll never get better looking!"
Kagome blinked.. 'Eery…' Then threw her hair into a ponytail and dumped the rest of her stuff in her tote bag, sprinting downstairs before Souta ate all the food. Sadly, when she got there, all that was left was toast, which she snatched out of Souta's hands and stuffed in her mouth, glaring.
"What? I'm a growing boy, I need nutrition!" she turned her sharp gaze to her grandfather, who averted his eyes, "And what's your excuse, Gramps?"
The old man, harumpfed, "I'm old, what else do I have to live for except food?"
"Dad!" Mrs. Higurashi shook her head and looked apologetically at Kagome. "Sorry, I tried to get them to leave some."
Kagome just laughed and went to the fridge for a glass of milk.
"So, sweetie, would you like a ride to classes? I know you must be nervous with it being your first day back."
"I'll be fine, mom. Besides," Kagome smiled, though her stomach lurched a bit at the reminder of the day, "Sango is coming to get me, she said there was no way I was going alone."
Her mother frowned slightly, "But isn't that a bit sill-" The honking of a horn cut her off, "KAGOOOOOMEEEEE! WE'RE LAAAAAATE!"
Laughing Kagome put her glass in the sink and grabbed her bag. She kissed her mother and grandfather goodbye quickly, "Bye guys! I'll see you tonight! I have work, mama, so I'll let you know about dinner!" She had her hand on the front door when Souta called after her, "You might want this, moron!" Kagome's wallet came flying to her feet as Souta ran up the stairs. Confused, she looked at her mother, who smiled knowingly, "He's a bit worried about you, I think. And he's really going to miss having you around."
Kagome bent to pick up her wallet and smiled, clipped to it was a green lace bow, her favorite style, "That little twerp…" She mumbled, as Sango honked her horn again. Running out the door Kagome pulled her hair from it's tie and clipped the new bow in her hair, speeding down the steps at a pace only a lifetime of practice could deem safe.
I OWN NOTHING! Seriously, this computer isn't even mine. :P Please R&R! Feel free to correct my grammar and spelling if I messed up, and let me know how well characters are staying true to the originals! I want some variance, but over all they should be very similar. Also, I'm hoping to write this all pretty fast because I have nothing else to do, but that means I may hit writer's block quickly! Feel to advise on what you want to happen, though I'll most likely still go with my concept, but new ideas will be helpful! As I said above, i have no idea where I'm going with this, YOU'VE BEEN WARNED! Vertain basics will stay constant though: InuKag, SanMir, THE REST IS A MYSTERY MWAHAHAHA! *spooky music plays*
