Meanwhile, in the feudal era, Kagome and a certain Hanyu were arguing once again.
"And so, you see why I have to go home, right?" the annoyance growing in her voice.
"Let me get this straight, you want to go home because...why again?"
Kagome sighed. She had been fighting with Inuyasha on the subject for a couple of days now, and he had been making her explain herself and the reason she had to go home each time.
"I have to make up an important test!" She finally yelled. "If I don't go home then I'm not going to be able to take it at all!"
"I don't see what the big problem is," Inuyasha drawled on. "You can just make it up later like you usually do" he grumbled.
"Inuyasha…" she sighed, feeling defeated and increasingly frustrated.
Inuyasha's eyes widened in fear. He knew that tone of voice all too well, and her body language only verified his suspicion. A "sit" command was coming his way, and by the flames dancing in her eyes, many many more would most likely follow right after. "Fine, wench! You can go home!" He agreed before any damage could be done.
Her face lightened, knowing she had finally gotten her way. "Really?"
"Yeah, but we're only staying for a day, got that?"
Kagome paused, "Wait...we?"
Inuyasha simply smirked. "Have ya' forgotten? You can't go to your side of the well without me, can ya?"
She rolled her eyes. "Oh yeah, I forgot."
"Don't sound so pleased!" Inuyasha yelled
Kagome waved her hand dismissively at her mate. It had been about three months since Inuyasha had officially claimed Kagome. Since then she had been receiving combat training form Sango and even some from Inuyasha. She was no longer the helpless little girl she was when she first stumbled into the feudal era. Since then they managed to defeat Naraku and his minions, but while doing so had shattered and spread the shards all over feudal Japan once again.
"Wait," Kagome spoke up. "A day? That's all I get? Inuyasha, I have a family too you know!"
"Keh, tough luck. Not my fault you scattered the jewel. Again." He rolled his eyes playfully.
It was the truth. It was Kagome who had brought down Naraku in the end, but in doing so the Shikon no Tama was shattered once more.
While the two kept arguing they were walking back to the village. They had just finished a hunt in a village not too far from theirs where they had to fight off a low-level demon, nothing too intense.
The others had stayed behind. Miroku and Sango had finally gotten around to getting married, and Shippo had managed to attend the Kitsune academy with his friends. Kagome and Inuyasha had even gotten around to physically mating, to Miroku's joke's delight, so they traveled alone together often now. The thought of it made Kagome blush, just thinking about her mother's reaction made her want to cringe.
"Really?" Her mother's' eyes had gone wide, and for a second both Inuyasha and Kagome feared for the worst. "That means one day I'm going to have grandchildren with your ears?" she pointed to Inuyasha. She began to sing in delight, hugging them while they sat before her.
Kagome shook her head, trying to get the whole thing as far away from her mind as possible. As they continued walking a pair of friendly faces began to make their way towards them. "Kagome! Inuyasha! It's so good to see you back!" Sango was in her slayers uniform, Miroku right behind her.
"Yes, Lady Kagome, we're very glad to see you have returned safely," Miroku smirked at the both of them, which left them wondering if he was thinking about something perverted.
"Where are you two going?" Kagome asked, Inuyasha stopping behind her.
"We just got word from a neighboring village requesting an exorcism. They seem to be having quite the rat demon problem. Isn't that right Kirara?" Sango patted the head of a fully transformed Kirara who growled in agreement.
"You need our help?" Inuyasha asked gruffly.
"No, I think we've got it. We'll see you when you return!" Miroku and Sango hopped onto the back of a transformed Kirara, flying away while waving until they were out of sight.
Inuyasha turned to leave. "Let's get going".
"We don't have to head back right this moment", Kagome argued. "We can stop and say hello to Kaede".
"No we aren't gonna stop and say hello", Inuyasha spoke in a mocking tone. "If we do that then you're just gonna keep complaining that 'you don't have enough time to study' or whatever. So we're leaving now".
Kagome sighed as she stared down Inuyasha's back, her arms crossed. "Jerk", she muttered.
"I heard that wench", Inuyasha called behind him, a smirk in his voice.
Kagome slightly sighed again, she seemed to have been doing a lot of that lately. Feeling her annoyance leave her she caught up to Inuyasha, slipping her hand into his.
They walked hand in hand in silence for quite a while until they reached the well. They were just about to jump in when they suddenly heard a familiar voice exclaim "Kagome! Kagome!"
Kagome turned to see Shippo flying towards her with his arms out wide. He landed in her open arms, snuggling into her slightly. "What are you doing here Shippo? Shouldn't you be at school?"
"I snuck away for a little bit!" He said excitedly. "I wanted to show you this!" he held up a test, showing that he had perfect marks. "I got the best score in my class!"
Kagome put Shippo down on the ground and began to rummage through her huge yellow bag. "That's so great! Here," she held out a huge red sucker. "This is for being such a good student!"
Shippo's eyes widened in anticipation. "Thank you, Kagome! Make sure to come back soon! I'll come visit again!" He took the sucker from Kagome and transformed into his balloon form, floating away into the distance.
Inuyasha tapped his foot on the ground in annoyance. "You spoil that brat too much," he picked her yellow backpack up. "Can we get going now?"
"What do you mean? I do not spoil him!" Kagome defended her actions, jumping into the well right behind Inuyasha.
"You do too! You give him all kinds of weird stuff from your era! Those sugary treats you give him mess with my nose!" They had finally crossed over into the present, they were now standing at the bottom of the well housed in the well house at the shrine Kagome lived at. Inuyasha jumped out of the well, pulling Kagome and her bag up after him.
"Inuyasha, I'm just being nice!" She snapped back as she began to march towards the house. "Something you could learn to do!"
"What'ya mean? I'm nice!" He yelled, his ears beginning to twitch in annoyance. He grumbled as he followed behind her.
"The only time you're nice is when you have a bowl of ramen shoved in your mouth!"
"Whatever wench, I'm nice all the time!"
"Oh yeah? Name one time you've been nice to Shippo", her irritation grew once more.
"That brat doesn't deserve it!"
"And you wonder why I spoil him? Maybe I'm just trying to make up for you being a jerk to him all of the time!" She shouted back.
"So you admit it!" He shot back, grinning condescending. "Ha! You know you spoil him!"
"Well if I didn't he probably would have bitten your ears off by now! It wouldn't hurt you to be nice to the kid!"
"Well, he makes me look bad whenever you're around! He does stuff just so you'll be mad at me!" Inuyasha groaned. They were approaching the front door finally.
"No he doesn't, stop lying!"
"Why don't you ask him then!"
"You are such a jerk!" she yelled.
"So you know, don't you?" Inuyasha shouted.
"I do not!"
"Yes, you do!"
They had stopped at the front door to continue their arguing. "I'm done arguing Inuyasha," she reached for the door and began to open it. "So stop being a jerk!"
"You know what Kagome…" they both stopped and slowly looked into the house where the faces of Kagome's family looked on in concern and confusion.
Kagome's face broke out into a blush. "Uh, hello everyone." Her mother smiled nervously at them.
AN: Here is chapter 2! I hope you all enjoy this story as much as I do! Just a reminder this is a re-write of "The Family Dog" by Darksknight who gave me permission to rewrite and finish the story. Please tell me what you think! :)