Don't own Inuyasha… cries .o.o.
Dark storm clouds were nothing new to the village, in fact many welcomed the refreshing rain that they brought because not only did it cool much of the land in the summer but it gave life to the crops that the people depended on to survive the coming winter; so yes the villagers were very pleased when they saw the gray clouds come rolling in everyday or heard the rumble of thunder in the distance during the rainy season. Yes everyone… well almost everyone was pleased to see the rain come crashing down to fill the fields on a regular basis in the early summer days.
"Inu-kun, what's wrong?" Kagome wasn't surprised to see her young son slumped in front of the open door watching yet another day be wasted due to the down pour that was currently underway just outside of the house. She could see on his face how he desperately wanted to go outside and play, being a dog demon pup he didn't like being cooped up in the house for long periods of time and she felt terrible that the raining season had come so soon preventing him from doing what he pleased.
The pup released a deep sigh of pure boredom in answer to his mother's question, it has nearly been a week since he was allowed out in the yard to roll around in the grass and breath the fresh air; the hut had become quite stale with all but his father inside and his poor little body was aching to be able to take a good run around his family's property. And he would have done so had his mother not forbidden him from leaving the hut while it rained; he didn't understand her worry since he couldn't get sick but he would never disobey her wishes and so he remained close to the door peering outside watching for any sign of sunlight.
"I know you're bored sweetheart, believe me mommy is having cabin fever too, but we can't go outside until the rain stops." Kagome had to hold in a quiet sigh of her own when she saw her son's shoulders sag even farther; she didn't want him to be so upset and was determined to find something that would keep his attention until the rain let up. Putting down the sewing she had been working on for the past few hours Kagome looked around the room, there wasn't much in the sitting room other than their kitchen supplies, the fire pit that had a low flame keeping her mate's lunch still warm for when he got home, and the large chest that stored everyday items that they used around the house. 'That's it!' "Inu-kun, I have an idea that will maybe help slow the rain down… for at least tomorrow."
Hearing that his mother may have a way to stop the rain Inu turned slightly to look over his shoulder, not quite believing that she could do it but he wouldn't distrust his mother because she had never lied to him before; his interest was perked slightly when he spotted her walking over to the large chest and when she began pulling things out he stood from the spot he held all day and made his way over to the cushions to see just what she was going to do.
Kagome dug deep into the chest and pulled out a few scraps of cloth that weren't big enough to make a piece of clothing and that she just didn't have the heart to through away, some string, and the very ink well that she dropped on the floor when Shippo told her she was caring Inu years before; with all this in hand she returned to her seat and was pleased to see Inu had finally joined her as well. She placed all the items she had in front of her and when her son looked at her with a cocked eyebrow she quickly explained, "We're going to make a Teru-teru-bozu doll to stop the rain."
Inu turned his head in confusion; he didn't know what his mother was talking about because he had never seen one of these dolls before in his young life… and if it was something he was supposed to play with he would refuse because he wasn't that desperate to be able to go outside.
Teru-teru-bozu, teru bozu
Do make tomorrow a sunny day
Like the sky in a dream sometime
If it's sunny I'll give you a golden bell
Kagome began to sing the little tune that her mother taught her when she was a child and wanted the rain to stop so she could go out and play; her mother would sit at the kitchen table with her and make several dolls out of paper towels and string to hang up in the windows all over their house to ensure that the sun was out the next morning.
Teru-teru-bozu, teru bozu
Do make tomorrow a sunny day
If you make my wish come true
We'll drink lots of sweet sake
Kagome had to hide her smile when she picture Miroku out and about dancing in the rain trying to make the sun come out and then drinking vast amount of sake as his reward for doing such a great job… Sango wouldn't be too pleased with him coming home drunk often during this time of year.
Inu watched as his mother wound the string around the cloth and then painted a small happy face on the top; once it was finished she stood and went to hang it in window. He didn't understand what she was singing and how this small cloth doll would stop the rain but at this rate he was willing to go with anything to get the rain to stop so he could go out and play.
Well the rain didn't let up at all that night and was still going strong into the next day… Inu was not pleased. Once again he was sitting in front of the door with a glare on his face but every once and a while he gaze would rise to the doll still hanging in the open window… Kagome was pretty sure the small handmade doll would burst into flames any minute now.
"I'm sorry it didn't work sweetheart… I guess Susanoo-sama just wants it to rain today; maybe tomorrow."
Inu just pouted, upset that his mother's idea didn't work, but then his sat up straight as a thought came to him.
Kagome felt a spike of power invade the room and she knew right away that they weren't in any danger; she turned to look at her son who was still sitting at the door though a lot stiffer than he was before. "Inu… what are you doing?" She watched as he raised his hand towards the open door and then his whole body started to glow black signaling that he was indeed using his powers. "Inu."
Before Kagome could reach him to stop whatever he was doing she stopped mid-step because she realized that the tell-tale pitter patter of the rain on the roof she had been hearing for a week was deafened to nothing… not a sound.
Inu's power leveled out and then finally disappeared completely while he stood from his seat and turned back to his mother, "No more rain… go out?"
Kagome was too stunned to answer because she could clearly see that the sun was now indeed out after it was pouring not a mere minute ago; realizing her son was waiting for her permission she simply nodded and the boy bolted for the yard trying to get as much playing time in before it got dark. Feeling a headache coming on trying to figure out how she was going to explain this to anyone who asked Kagome sat back in her seat by the fire pit and put a pot on for tea.
A few minutes into massaging her temple to relieve the ache her mate walked in the door, "Oi mate… what's wrong? The weirdest thing just happened, I was on my way back from Miroku's and the rain just stopped… it was almost like magic."
"Oh it was magic alright… you're son just made it stop raining so he could go out and play; I didn't think he could over power any kami he chose… I hope Susanoo-sama won't be angry with our village," Kagome paled just thinking about the kami's rage on the innocent village because of her powerful son.
"Keh… I don't think he could do anything away if the pup is stronger than him," Inuyasha was nowhere near as worried about their son's seemingly endless limit of power as his mate was, a smirk came to his face when thinking that his pup was that strong. Looking around the room to make sure nothing happened while he was away something floating in the window caught his attention. "Oi woman… why is there a little ghost in the window?"
"Ugh!" Kagome's headache was far worse now and she decided to go lay down… let her mate handle his kami-like son for a while.
Note: These are going to be a bunch of little one-shots revolving around Inu and his insanely amazing powers... apparently he is stronger than anyone ever thought. These stories will be spread out for as long as I can come up with them; I don't know when the next part will be up just it's more of a spur of the moment kind of thing.
This story I just came up with on my way home from work today... it's been raining all day and all night and I really want it to stop!
I also had to write something happy because I was watching trailers for 'Wolf children' and it's freaking depressing. I hate stories where a parent dies when children are babies and they have no time to be with them.