Hot Day
It was a hot day for the famous gang in the feudal era. An extremely hot day.
And hot days meant boredom for the group as they sat on the plain fields of grass around the village and hoped for a slight breeze to come their way.
"Kagooome. I'm bored...," Shippo wailed for the hundredth time. Everyone in the group surrounding the lovable kitsune was also irritated by the heatwave, so none bothered to reply. Yet.
"Kagooome," Shippo tried again.
"Kagooome," He repeated.
"Kagooom-"
"Shut up, you little runt!" Inuyasha yelled. He definitely didn't need a little pipsqueak complaining and bugging the living daylights out of him. Why, if it wasn't for the damn heat, he would've went over there and bonked the kid's head already.
"Kagooome!!! Inuyasha just-"
"Shhh, Shippo. I know what he said. Can't you two just get along?"
"Lady Kagome, is there anything you have in mind to occupy us?" Miroku asked in curiousity, yet in boredom, too. He was pretty eager to do anything to keep his mind off the heat. But after a couple dozen smacks and knock downs from Sango, he kept his hand to himself and simply decided to ask Kagome for something to do.
"Yeah...Anyone up for Hide and Seek?" Kagome replied blankly. She could tell they were all eager for something…anything to do.
To be truthful, the afternoon wasn't really that hot, it was simply because of the bored atmosphere that made the group look up at the sky and continually persuade themselves that the day was too hot.
The gang had rested from jewel shard searching since they had cleaned out the region of any suspicious demons containing shards. Despite Inuyasha's objections, the group decided to venture back into Kaede's village and simply rest for a couple of days.
These were one of those days.
"I'm up for it," Sango sighed as she spoke up.
"Me too!" Shippo jumped.
"If Sango is in, then count me in too, Lady Kagome."
"What's that supposed to mean, you leach?"
"It means quality time together, my dear Sango."
"Why you-" Sango couldn't help but raise her boomerang in a warning way, trying to cover up the obvious flush on her face.
"Then that leaves you Inuyasha. Want to give it a shot?" Kagome asked, directing her attention to the bored and irritated hanyou.
"Feh, who wants to play such a dumb, pointless- why are you looking at me like that- KAGOME!" Inuyasha sputtered as he plummeted to the ground.
The whole group sighed as the inevitable appeared. There wasn't one day when Kagome didn't sit Inuyasha because of his stubbornness.
"You guys know how to play, right?" Kagome continued, ignoring the hanyou, who was currently shouting profanities into the dirt.
"Yep." The three nodded. Even Kilala mewed in agreement.
"Inuyasha, you sure you don't' want to play? It'll be a good time to train on your senses," Sango stated knowingly, trying to convince the stubborn half demon.
"Feh! There's nothing wrong with my senses!" He replied back. They should be looking for jewel shards, not going into a game of Peek a Boo. Or whatever you called it.
Kagome rolled her eyes, but she couldn't help but admit, 'The game wouldn't be as interesting without Inuyasha prowling around. There'd be no edge to it…and that's the whole point of the game.'
"Well, Inuyasha, would you join if we stretched out the regions you could hide in?" Miroku spoke thoughtfully.
"Inuyasha's just scared of a challenge!" Shippo couldn't help but chirp in.
"…Not to bribe you or anything, but Inuyasha, what if everyone was holding a prize you would get if you caught them?" Kagome added playfully.
It took no more than those words from the miko to make the hanyou quirk in acceptance. At last, Inuyasha stood up from his crater.
"Your on."
"Hehe. THEN YOU'RE IT!" And with that, Kagome grabbed her backpack and ran as the whole group also seperated in different directions.
"Remember to count from 100, Inuyasha!" Shippo stuck out his tongue and sprinted into the forest as Inuyasha turned around and closed his eyes. He sat back down in his crater...
...And began counting.