Title: Out to Lunch
Author: LM Simpson (Kady the Red Panda)
Pairing(s): none, but characters are: InuYasha, Kagome, Shippou
Rating: K
Warning(s): Author totally going on memory
Disclaimer: I am not Rumiko Takahashi or any of her assistance. I don't even know her. I just like her work a lot.
Summary: Manga canon. Alternative extension of the moment when InuYasha first eats ramen and Shippou's first appearance right afterward.
Other tidbits: Originally written for the firsttweak contest prompt "Gone."
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Eventually hunger completely possessed Kagome. The gory battlefield and InuYasha's enthusiastic slurping faded from her mind while she poured steaming water into her noodle cup. When the first spiced, stringy noodles met her mouth her tastebuds energetically danced and her stomach anticipated fulfillment. All was right in the world…
…Kagome's hunger so devoured her that she did not notice the sky darkening and stirring until a child's booming voice demanded:
"You have the shikon shards! Give them!"
InuYasha and her stopped eating, her stomach particularly rocking in waves, until a pink balloon-thing materialized.
InuYasha set his ramen against a blood-stained helmet before rising, stretching his legs, and moving casually to the balloon-thing. He stopped at arm's length before socking it. A little boy with a giant, poofy tail emerged from within the shell and plopped to the ground, all the while the hanyou just as casually retreated back to his lunch.
"What are you staring at, wench?" He snapped, stray noodles sticking against his cheek.
Kagome fought to cease her amused smile, then turned to the child rubbing his head and seemingly weeping.
"It's just a kitsune runt. Leave him alone and eat!"
But she could not leave him alone. Not something that hurt and that upset… And certainly not that adorable.
InuYasha watched as she replaced her cup and stood up. "Kagome? What are you doing? Kagome?" He hopped back up with a grunt. "Kagome! Get back here! KAGOME!"