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The Strange Dates
Kagome looked at her friend Eri with a threat that made her gulp in fear. If she allowed anything to happen to Souta Kagome would kill her without a second thought. Eri swallowed in fear knowing what would happen if something happened to Kagome's kid brother. They only wanted what was best for her and they didn't know why she kept going back to her two timing boyfriend that she seemed to always be mad about something.
Hojo smiled happily at the woman that was dressed in a beautiful red dress that was just about the color of Inuyasha's kimono. Ayumi and Yuka had already been placed wherever he was taking her to insure that she didn't skip out on this date and she hadn't been able to get rid of her 'friends' for the last two days. One would wonder what was actually wrong with them. All Kagome wanted was out of this as she never really wanted to go with him as it was. "Kagome, I was thinking that I would like to take a walk in the park with you this afternoon. It's been absolutely beautiful outside and it would be good for your migraines that you've been having."
Kagome looked at him wondering if the whole school had actually lost their minds. They actually bought some of what Grandpa told them. Of course that wasn't the case with some of them now. She had missed so much school some thought that she was actually doing other things like sleeping around, doing drugs, and drinking. None of these things were even remotely close to the truth. She for once would like to be able to move around without having to worry about what people were saying. She never even looked sick. She was pretty sure that she was going to be kicked out of school soon enough if all of this kept up but she was almost finished thankfully and Mama had talked of putting through a home schooling project that she had heard about being successful.
She wished that Mama would do it because there was no way that she was keeping up with everything that was going on. Her two lives were very quickly catching up with her and she was always tired. She had a feeling though that if Mama home schooled her that she would have to take another bag with her just to make sure that she could do the school work. She would have no good excuse with Mama. Kagome hung her head when she thought of the lack of sleep that she would be getting on regular bases. She wasn't sure how this was going top work out though as they were sometimes gone for a month at a time. It couldn't be helped when they were sometimes a week away from the well. Occasionally they were farther away even with Inuyasha flying through the air.
Hojo pulled open a door for her and allowed her to enter first. They had apparently arrived at the movie theater. Kagome looked around though. It wasn't really a movie theater. There was a dance going on but Kagome hadn't been to any of the school dances recently and she almost resolved that she would enjoy the dance until she felt herself fall forward from where Hojo still clung to her hand. He had tripped over his own two feet. Kagome shook her head. She was starting to fell sorry for her feet before they even started to dance.
Dinner was served on large platters where Hojo had ordered the most elaborate meal imaginable and Kagome didn't think that she was going to be able to eat all of that food. What did one do with all of it? They didn't even serve that much fior the five of them in the feudal era. All those hungry people out there and here she was about to eat like a queen. "I'm not that hungry Hojo."
"Oh is your stomach upset? I brought some antacids for your acid reflux." Hojo was trying to be helpful.
Kagome hung her head as she looked at the price list of the drinks. "I'll just have water." She ordered from the waiter.
The waiter nodded and went to retrieve the requested drink. Upon his return there must have been something on the floor because the waiter slipped and the glass flew through the air landing on Hojo. Hojo was shuddering at the cold water that how dripped steadily from his hair onto his clothes while he tried to smile and say that was alright. No one really noticed though as Kagome went to help the waiter clean up the glass that had broken. "It's alright. It wasn't your fault. Let's see if we can find what made you slip so someone else doesn't get hurt." The two left the table to find where he had slipped. Someone's grape had slid across the floor.
"Well I think that we found what the problem was." The waiter smiled at her thanking her for her help and told she didn't have to do that.
Kagome returned to the table smiling. The boy reminded her of her brother only he was older by a few years. Hojo however wasn't happy that someone else had been able to make her smile when she hadn't smiled for him the entire hour that they had been out. This simply wasn't right. Well he would make her smile yet.
The dance floor had been beckoning her attention for a little while now. Hojo asked her to dance and she accepted because it the only think that she could think of that would pass the time faster.
The singer had black hair but the chorus to the song was interesting. It reminded her of what she and Inuyasha went through.
I watched her go
For what seemed to be the hundredth time
Only to wonder what to do
If she were never to return as mine
Would she stay?
Would she go?
I can't keep her at bay
When I know naught to say
Kagome sighed as she listened to the incredibly sad song. She didn't know how reassure Inuyasha that she was going to be coming back. She had promised to stay by his side for as long as he wanted her there. He had never said that he wanted her gone. There were many times that he had gone to Kikyou but he had never kicked her out of his life and she hoped that he never would.
Hojo mistook the sigh as one of contentment while she was dancing in his arms. He pulled her tighter to him only to have Kagome pull away from him and walk off the floor. She didn't notice the singer watching her walk away from Hojo.
Kagome you seem quiet tonight is something wrong?" Hojo asked.
"No Hojo I'm fine. Let's eat our food." Kagome looked at the overfilled plate that sat before her.
Hojo didn't look at her for a few minutes while he gobbled down his plate. Kagome merely picked at her food. "Miss is something wrong with the food?" the waiter from earlier asked.
"The food is fine. Do you have some Oden? I don't think that I can eat all of this food. Why don't you guys eat back there? I know that you guys have to have breaks once in a while."
"Kagome I'm not paying for the waiters to have dinner." Hojo protested.
"Then I'll pay for that plate Hojo. I didn't order the food. You didn't give me a chance to." Kagome pulled out the money from her purse while the waiter brought out the oden. He however was followed by what looked like a manager.
"Miss is there a problem with the food?"
"No sir, I just don't usually eat that much food. Here's the money to pay for the plate of food. I'm sorry if it's an inconvenience." She apologized to the man.
"Don't worry about it. I have some of my waiters that will be happy to thank you for this later." The man bowed to her and left the room.
Hojo smiled and accepted this rather coolly. She wasn't even trying to hide the fact that she wasn't enjoying this date. She finished her oden before they went on the walk. Kagome looked around the park. It was absolutely gorgeous outside but she didn't want to be here. She would rather be in the feudal era. Kagome looked off in the distance when Hojo tried to lead them to a bench but he found himself face first in a rather large mud puddle.
Kagome looked at Hojo rather surprised that he had fallen in the mud that she had seen and stepped around. "Are alright Hojo?" She reached her hand out to help him. Hojo had mud going down all the front of his suit.
"I'm fine let me wash up. There's a men's room not far from here." Kagome nodded as he went the direction it was.
Kagome went about watching the children playing on the playground. These were the kind of playgrounds that had been around when she was little. She smiled at the memory of her hair flying behind her when she would be on the merry go round. There was a little boy on the swings that reminded her of Shippou with his red hair. He was apparently having trouble learning how to swing and she went to push him on them.
"Hi, what's your name?"
"It's Shippou."
"That's an interesting name."
"My Mama's fond of Japanese mythology. It's a fox demon that used to live in the feudal era."
"Is that so? What did he grow up to do?" Kagome asked as she pushed the boy on the swing.
"Well she says that he grew up and became a great artist. It's said that if he still lives today that he misses the woman that he called his Okaasan very much. You know Mama showed me one of the pictures once that it's believed that he painted. You look a lot like her."
"Is that so?"
"Yes, what's your name?
"My name's Kagome." She answered.
"Mama says that Kagome grew to love this hanyou Inuyasha but something happened that they weren't able to stay together." The boy smiled and looked away.
Kagome smiled at the boy. "Did your mama say what happened to them?"
"Mama says that legend has it that the Shikon no tama sent her back home."
A young woman came up looking at Shippou. "What were you doing I told you to stay at the house."
"I was just swinging Mama." He looked downtrodden for a moment before his face brightened up. "Look Mama this is Kagome. She looks like the woman in the picture, doesn't she?" Shippou looked at his mother.
The woman had short hair, blue eyes and a dazzling smile when she carefully scrutinized Kagome. "You do look like the woman in the picture."
Kagome didn't know what picture they were talking about but she was sure going to find out. She was really interested to see what it looked like. "Thank you. He's a good kid. Don't be too hard on him. He reminds me of a little boy I take care of sometimes."
Kagome knew that the mother wouldn't from the look in her eyes.
Hojo looked on with surprise. Kagome could be so kind and caring to all the other people around but she acted like she didn't know he existed. Hojo walked to her taking her hand. "A walk through the woods sounds nice." Hojo suggested.
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Eri sent Kagome's brother up to bed hoping this plan was working. They only wanted what was best for their friend. She was slowly slipping away from them as if she had no desire to be friends with them and she didn't understand this. Kagome acted like she was happy to have them there but there seemed to be some of her missing.
Souta looked down his window wondering if he could down safely. Kagome had been trying to get rid of her friends for two days now but they seemed to insist that they stay with her until after this date.
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Inuyasha stepped out of the well house not able to sniff Kagome but one of her friends and the sight he saw was Souta climbing onto Goshinboku. Why was the kid trying to get out of the house without using the door? Inuyasha could see that he was keeping his balance rather precariously on the tree. "Keh, you're going to hurt yourself."
"Inuyasha, you're here. Kagome hasn't been able to leave. First she had lots of tests and then Grandpa became sick. Mama's been staying with him in the hospital and Kagome has been taking care of me. She hasn't been able to get rid of her friends for the last two days. They made her go on a date with Hojo." Souta let out a long breath he hadn't realized he had been holding.
Inuyasha nodded his head in understanding. That is what had been keeping her. "Let's find Kagome." Inuyasha suggested and began flying through the air with Souta.
"There she is Inuyasha."
"Hojo, why don't you go home now? The shrine isn't too far from here and you're going to get sick all wet like you are."
Souta handed Inuyasha a hat that he had brought with him. "You'll need this."
"I can't do that Kagome. That would put you in danger." Kagome tired to think of what danger that she could be in here when she fought demons everyday.
"I'll be fine." Kagome reassured him as Souta ran up with Inuyasha walking gangly toward them.
Kagome smiled at them before running to them. "You came!" She threw her arms around Inuyasha's neck.
"Keh, of course I came wench. I made a promise didn't I?" Inuyasha pulled her to him and glared at Hojo before smirking at seeing the boy's condition.
Souta had filled him in on what was going on. "Have you hurt my girl?" Kagome was pulled to him a little tighter.
Hojo looked at Inuyasha. "Who are you?"
"He's her boyfriend." Souta stood with his arms around his chest Inuyasha style.
Kagome blushed into his haori at hearing her brother's declaration. "Kagome is this true? If it is, why'd did you agree to go with me?"
"I didn't agree and yes this is true. As you can see I'll be fine now. Go home before you get sick." Kagome encouraged when she felt Inuyasha's rumbling chest on her back.
Souta looked at Inuyasha wuth pride as he dismissed Hojo agreeing thaty he could get Kagome home safely. Kagome walked away from Hoho. "Thank you Inuyasha."
"Keh," was his obly answer as he crossed his arms around his chest.
"But Kagome…"
"It's alright. I'll be fine." Kagome addressed him with Souta walking beside her.
Hojo walked away with his head hanging down. Kagome started to step forward before a clawed hand stopped her. "Let him go Kagome."
Kagome couldn't stand the fact that she had hurt someone even if it hadn't entirely been her fault. "Hey Kagome, will you push me on a swing?"
Kagome smiled remembering when he was smaller. "I'll be happy to."
Inuyasha looked around to see at sunset is they were empty. "Hey what are you doing brat?" Inuyasha felt him jump to his waist and grab his hat.
"Hey you give that back!" Inuyasha ran after Souta in slow motion it seemed.
Kagome giggled at Souta's antics as Inuyasha almost looked like he was walking.
Inuyasha was actually enjoying himself playing with Souta. Kagome watched from a swing he impulsively tossed Souta in the air. Inuyasha was actually enjoying himself. Souta was laughing to his hearts content as Inuyasha flew almost with Souta over the treetops. Souta threw his arm back allowing the wind to blow against his face.
Souta had taken Inuyasha's neck once more when Inuyasha landed deeper into the trees at a little opening,. "Inuyasha it's so cool!" There was a waterfall that went up about twenty feet. The water at the bottom had shined through time but only slightl;y. The water at the bottom was calm. "What's behind the waterfall, Inuyasha?"
Inuyasha being innately curious as it was had already been sniffing the air around it. Not finding anything suspicious he took Souta in. Souta slipped down Inuyasha's back wanting to but afraid to touch the walls that were shining. "What did happen here to create such a dark shining cave but light enough that you could still see?" Souta put a long complicated sentence together.
"I don't know kid." The place looked somewhat familiar to him although he was sure that he had never actually been there.
A little while later Inuyasha returned with Souta. Kagome who had been swinging as high as the swing would allow looked free and happy. Inuyasha watched worried that she was going to fall. "Inuyasha take it easy. She won't get hurt."
"Keh, I'm not worried."
"Yes you are. You're squeezing my legs." Souta said quietly.
Inuyasha said releasing Souta to the ground. About that time Kagome noticed that he was there and had begun to slow down. "Hey Souta! Have fun?" she asked.
Inuyasha sniffed her neck carefully making sure that she was safe. Kagome's hand came up to slap the side of her neck. "What's wrong did something hurt you?"
"No, I think it's just a mosquito."
"Hey I'm not a mosquito." A small protest came from a rather flat looking bug. They looked closely at what Inuyasha held in his nails.
"It's a flea." Souta looked carefully at the pest that was now fully formed again.
"Kagome giggled. "It's not a flea. That's Myouga Inuyasha's vassal."
"Oh," Souta looked as if everything she just said went over his head.
"Master Inuyasha so nice to see you again."
"Myouga what are you doing here and how did you get through the well?" Kagome asked rather impatiently.
"Well I was coming to ask you if you had…." Oh no Inuyasha knew exactly where this was leading.
"None of your business." Inuyasha squashed Myouga yet again.
Souta took Kagome's hand and started to drag her through the forest that Inuyasha had just brought them out from. "Inuyasha, why do you have a vassal? I thought that only great lords had them." He was babbling but he didn't receive an answer from his hero.
Kagome smiled at her brother trying to think how to explain that Inuyasha really was a great lord but wouldn't have it if he had anything to say about it. "Inuyasha is a great lord in Sengoku Jidai."
"Well wouldn't have to have been the son of…" he paused, "or would he not have had…. To become a daimyo…"
Obviously Souta was studying Japanese history in school. "He is the son of Inu no Taisho."
"I've heard grandpa mention him. Wasn't he a great demon?"
"He was. They don't talk about these youkai much in our history classes. It seems that they don't want people to know what happened even if they were history changing events." Kagome sighed as they talked wandering about the stupidity of people. They would deny their own heritage and history to say that they were the only people here. Ever since all of this had happened to her she had paid careful attention to her history books to make sure that she was never mentioned. She wasn't as clutzy and stupid as some people accused her of being. She knew precisely what could happen when you messed with time. She had been warned by Grandpa but she had also accepted her fate when she figured out that she was meant to do this. She came back for the break. She desperately needed it usually when they had been working and walking all over the place. She had to give the Sengoku Jidai this though. When she was actually in gym class she was actually the best one in there.
"Hey Sis look at what we found earlier." Souta brought her out of her thoughts.
This place was beautiful and oddly familiar to her. Looking around she saw what looked like an old tree. Kagome looked there to see something odd shaped. There was a permanent picture of Tetsusaiga transformed crossed with a bow. "I wonder what happened here." Kagome thought out loud.
Souta looked carefully at what she had found. "Oh cool. I wonder if anyone has ever found this place." Souta doubted it because it would be considered a historic find. "We found something else." Souta led Kagome to the waterfall she had thought was absolutely gorgeous. Inside took her breath away.
Inuyasha had lit a fire for them but the place that should have been damp and moldy smelling wasn't. Unlike Souta her hands carefully touched the walls of the cave that had formed. They were glistening with silver and gold but there was something else. Some hidden memories were in this place. "What happened here?"
Her eyes led her through the wondrous cave to something that she was almost sure that Inuyasha had not found. She was sure he smelled something though. She stopped at the wall that seemed seamless. Inuyasha watched her curiously. He had smelled something earlier. He was pretty sure it had been some hot springs but he had not been able to find them. Souta didn't know what to think of what his sister saw. He had always known that she could see the unseen.
Kagome seemed to start glowing pink as she stood in this one spot. Souta quickly realized this was the power that she kept hidden as much as possible in this time with the exception of when she was practicing. She seemed to have a lot of trouble sleeping when Inuyasha wasn't around anymore so that was a lot more than it used to be. The power around Kagome seemed to sizzle and brighten up the room even further.
The area seemed to not really vanish but shimmered out of existence until they walked through it. A protective barrier then seemed to take over. Inuyasha had been right there was actually a relaxing hot springs there. Inuyasha feeling a bit impulsive still didn't know quite what to do. That was until Souta pushed him to Kagome unexpectedly and they fell in with Inuyasha falling right on top of her. "Hey, what are you…"
Kagome stopped as she found Inuyasha was found petting her hair and feeling her sides and back to make sure that she was alright. It was st4range being in the hot spring together but somehow it was relaxing. There was something different about it as well. They felt euphoric as they looked at each other. "Kagome…" he whispered as he nuzzled her ear slightly.
"Inuyasha what are you…" she stopped as she felt Inuyasha wrapping his arms around her and licking in the base of her neck slightly giving into his own desire.
Kagome's own desires were making their way up as he pecked her lips and she pulled him back to her. There was a fire running through her as she tried to control it. That thought she gave up on rather quickly when Inuyasha pulled her closer to him.
Inuyasha didn't know what happened but he was not going to argue with it. What was he supposed to do when the girl of his dreams was wet and hot in a dress that was just as soaked as his hoari. A voice broke through there euphoria though.
Souta returned to tell them what he had found when he saw them lost in each other. "It's about time." He'd leave them alone but he had found something of great interest. "Hey look what I found."
His voice broke them apart but they did look to see him and Kagome climbed carefully out following her brother. Inuyasha growled rather pleased at seeing the already form fitting dress clinging to her like a second skin literally. "You just had to interrupt us." Inuyasha muttered.
Kagome pretended not to hear him as she blushed at where that easily could have lead. Then Kagome stopped in shock. Right in front of her was a shrine of literally dedicated to their group. Miroku had been here. His power was old but you could still feel it crackle as you walked through it. On a wall there were scrolls of things that had happened. Each of them were carefully labeled on the date. If you looked even more there was a picture of all of them together made from another scroll. It was carefully done and you could see the love that was put into it. In the corner were the staff, a white bow and arrow set, Tetsusaiga in its sheath, and Hiraikotsu. In another section that lead to another chamber they stopped at a burial place. On the wooden structure it read, "This is dedicated to Lady Kaede who has seen history in the making. She will be forever remembered as a peacemaker among her people." Kagome looked down in awe at the burial urn that she believed held Kaede's remains.
She led them out of the room and used her own miko powers she placed a barrier there that only she would be able to break and no one be allowed to enter. Then she camouflaged the place to look like another wall. Souta was looking at the weapons that had been placed in the corner. His hands touched a sharp but dull looking Hiraikotsu. "That was used to fight Naraku?"
"Yes it has been used many times." Kagome answered. "What happened Inuyasha that you put Tetsusaiga aside?"
"I don't know." He whispered touching the weapon, the very same that remained at his side at all times. Pulling it out of its sheath it still transformed into a shiny blade but he felt that this weapon should remain here. It held a power that did outrank the sword that was on his hips. There seemed to be a quiet respect though at leaving this one here as if you wouldn't be able to get it beyond this room.
Kagome gingerly touched the bow afraid that it would break. It had to be 500 years old. "Inuyasha what is this bow made out of?" She asked.
Inuyasha sniffed it to only be surprised at the answer he was to give her. "It's my fang."
Kagome blushed at the thought. The bow was strong even after 500 years the string wouldn't hold. The bow would never again be used here though. There was no need.
"I wonder what happened to all of us." Kagome was tempted to read the scrolls but knew that now was not the time to do this. She couldn't allow knowing what was to happen to them to affect the decisions that they would make.
Souta looked at the picture that had been left open for all to see. "Who did this?"
He didn't recognize the other two. He did however recognize two people though. One of them was Inuyasha and the other his sister. Kagome was standing in front of him with Inuyasha's arms around her waist. The motion itself screamed mine. The guy dressed in as a monk sported a red hand print and the woman was dressed in a black outfit with pink pads at her knees, elbows and shoulders. Just above the group there was a picture of a fox and a two tailed cat with fire around its legs. "This is amazing." Souta didn't dare touch the picture.
"We must never tell anyone about this place." Kagome whispered in reverence. This place would prove everything but she wasn't risking having it found and Miroku had put a lot of energy into concealing the place. There had to be a reason. To anyone else this place would appear to just be a cave under a waterfall.
Inuyasha agreed wholeheartedly with what she said. "What happened to us?" That was the question ringing between the two. Kagome knew that they would be separated for a while after they put the Shikon no Tama together and she had to accept that as well.
Though the three didn't forget the cave they didn't mention it on the way home. Inuyasha however kept to his own thoughts sadly as they walked. He knew somehow that they were to be separated. He had just asked Totosai to make that bow for her and when he returned he was to go and get it. It was to be a gift for her. "Keh," he resolved not to be gloomy about it and enjoy what little time he had left with her.
Kagome's phone rang. "Kagome where are you? Ayumi and Yuka showed up looking for you since you ditched Hojo and when we went to check on Souta he was gone!"
Kagome sighed, "I'm fine. Souta's fine. We're on our way home right now and when I get there I don't feel like talking." Kagome was testy at the interruption. It was a sore spot that they had made her go on the date with Hojo to begin with.
When they did arrive at her house she found a not from Ayumi. 'Gomen Kagome. I tried to keep them from going through with this. Don't be mad at them though they were just trying to do what was best for you."
"She's too much like you." Inuyasha said.
"That's not a bad thing Inuyasha." She said. Souta went to his room having interrupted one moment he didn't want to interrupt yet another one.
"What do you think about what we found?" She whispered this knowing he could hear her even while she was wrapped in his arms.
"I don't want to think about it." He pulled her into an unexpected kiss that left her breathless. Kagome reached up and petted his ears quietly causing his foot to tap on the ground in the process pulling her closer to him.
Kagome couldn't believe that he had initiated the soul searing kiss. Her toes were curling and her stomach turning in knots as he held her as close to him as possible. Words were not necessary as they held each other not wanting to let go and leaving each other breathless.
Inuyasha laid Kagome down on her bed after she fell asleep only to lie with her. Tears gathered in his eyes for the third time knowing that their time together was drawing to a close and there was nothing either of them could do about it.
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Myouga watched as his master climbed in the bed with his future mate. He wouldn't intrude on what little time he knew there was left. He had been at Totosai's when Totosai has been commissioned that exact same bow. The flea had not felt it necessary to reveal himself to his master at the time. Lord Inuyasha would be embarrassed at the fact that he had been caught having a gift made for his mate. If they mated now though it wouldn't be for over 500 years. He could smell the tears that were coming from his master who knew what was to happen without ever saying.
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This is not what I planned for this story. I had really wanted to do something really funny but I kind of like how it ended. I hope you like the story.
