Words; 1,123
Type; one-shot
Pairing; SesshoumaruxKagome
Disclaimer; I do not own Inu Yasha or any of it's contents
A/N; Tadah! I hate Summer, but I figured I'd finish this first, before I start rewriting things.. As always, I'd love to hear your opinions, everyone! And if you notice I haven't got that starting thingy with the season this time; I didn't want to write one, the first two times (Spring and Winter) were fun and easy to write, Summer was stupid, and now I don't want to anymore xD Winter will probably have one though, if I can find the file.
P.s.; heehee, playful Sesshoumaru *giggle*
Much thanks to Arc-an Angel for the review :)
Wordlist;
Obaa-chan; grandma
Ojisan; uncle
-nii; brother
Okaa-san; mom
Otou-san; dad
-chan; usually used for girls, but in this case, it's used for some sort of pet name.
Un; yeah
Miko; Priestess
O-fuda; talisman issued by Shinto shrines
Kami; God
Note: the words on the list above are translated to fit this story. I am aware that there can be more translations than the one you see, but they're not important for now! :3
Autumn
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"Hurry up! We're going to be late! Obaa-chan and Souta-ojisan are waiting!" a child, eight years old –or, eight-and-a-half, as she herself insisted- shouted impatiently from the door way, all ready to go with rain boots and matching coat on, with a cheerfully-colored umbrella in hand.
"I'll be just a minute! Hi-chan, can you go and leave with your sister already, please?" a feminine voice, though with a cheery, almost childlike tilt, called back from upstairs, "I can't find my good skirt!"
A grumbling twelve-year-old, clad in a dark jacket with a hoodie attached, took his sisters hand.
"Don't call me that!" he told his mother, a bit irritated, "Let's go, Ami." He said simply, as he tugged her hand.
The little girl smiled brightly at the sight of her brother.
"Un! Let's go, Hikaru-nii!" she said happily as her big brother helped her unfold her umbrella, and skipped to the garden-gate.
"We're off, okaa-san, otou-san!" he called over his shoulder as they left, his short white-silver hair disappearing as he one-handedly pulled his hoodie over his head.
"Got it, see you in a bit! Don't forget your umbrella, Hi-chan!"
"Don't need one! And don't call me that!"
Behind the hedge, a happy voice could be heard chattering to her brother.
"Do you think grandma will like the picture I made her? You know, that when it's raining, the gods are sad? Great-grandfather told me so! Great-grandfather is sooooo old, don't you think? He's not as old as that big tree, though. What was it called again? Oh yeah, the Goshinboku! It's sounds so.. magical, doesn't it? Great-grandfather said he wanted to teach me archery, but he can't anymore, because he's too old. Do you think I can become the miko of the shrine, later when I'm all grown up? Hey, what do you think of--"
Hikaru tugged her tall, brown braid, "Ami, please, shut up."
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A pretty woman in her early thirties stumbled around the room, hurriedly rummaging in her drawers.
"Where is that..?"
Finally locating what she was looking for, she gave a small triumphant shout before putting on a flowing, shimmering skirt. It was one of the only things in her closet that was remotely stylish, and she wanted to make a good first impression on Souta's girlfriend, who had promised that he'd bring her to the family dinner.
Fastening her hair in a simple ponytail with a scrunchie, Kagome looked outside the window with a frown.
'Ah, it's really pouring. I wonder if the kids're still dry?' she thought worriedly.
Slipping into some simple but beautiful heels, she rushed downstairs.
"Easy, miko. It's not like we're late or anything." A smooth voice drawled from the living room, next from the hall she was currently standing in.
Kagome walked over to him and poked his head lightly, "Well, you could've actually help searching, you know!" she huffed, though she wasn't at all angry.
"Hn. I could've." Sesshoumaru acknowledged, as he took the hand his wife had poked him with, brought it to his mouth and kissed it softly, causing her to blush a bit.
"You always try to distract me like this!" she chided, snatching her hand back.
"And you always react like that, making it all the more fun." He answered, an amused smirk on his face.
Kagome sighed and stretched, "Ugh, never mind. We should hurry. Want to get going, oh mighty lord?" Kagome said sarcastically as she made a mock-bow.
"This Sesshoumaru would be pleased, my dear miko." He smirked, and rose from the chair he had been sitting in.
"After all, with a bit of luck they are already busy with desert." He said half-seriously, causing Kagome to snort with laughter, "Sesshoumaru! Don't tell me you're still sore jii-chan tried to purify you!"
"I am not.. sore about it." He denied stoically, remembering the countless o-fuda that had been thrown to him by the old man.
"You are!" she gasped, before laughing, sputtering when her husband threw her coat over her head.
"Sesshoumaru!"
"You yourself said we had to hurry, Kagome." He shot her words back at her.
"You've become more childish over the years," Kagome stated, buttoning her coat, "it makes me feel sorry for Jaken; Kami knows how long he has had to put up with you."
"Are you coming?" he asked, ignoring her remark, as he offered her a hand from the doorway, the same place their daughter had stood, not 15 minutes ago.
Kagome took his hand, stepped out of the house and locked the door, while Sesshoumaru swiftly unfolded a large umbrella and held it above their heads.
"All set!" she said cheerfully, and they started their short journey to the shrine. Because Kagome had not wanted to be too far away from her family, they had opted for a spacious house, on a 10-minute-trek for her parental residence.
"This is kind of melancholic." Kagome said.
"Yes, just like the good old days." He stated dryly.
"What, the ones with demons attacking us all the time or those in this time?" Kagome enquired.
"All of them."
"I guess you're right. It was quite fun actually," Kagome admitted, "I could've done without the demon slime, though." She said, as she winced, remembering the pungent smell, "No matter how good I washed, the stink wouldn't leave for days!"
"This Sesshoumaru thought it made your scent quite charming." He joked lightly, and Kagome smacked his arm.
"I don't want to hear that from you, of all people. Remember when you where in that enormous snake-demon's mouth and he nearly swallowed you? You were covered in saliva and slime from head to toe!" she told him, as she laughed at the memory.
"Oh yes, I quite remember you laughing at me until you slipped and fell into its cadaver." He shot back, wrinkling his nose as if he could still smell it.
"Shut up and hand the umbrella over. I'm getting wet." Kagome huffed, knowing she had lost, snatched the umbrella out of his hands and ran ahead, quickly leaving him drenched.
Sesshoumaru laughed, and shook his head, shaking water droplets out of his pristine silver hair.
"Yeah, you just laugh!" he could hear perfectly, even though she was on the other side of the street already, "Just wait until I get jii-chan's o-fuda! Hah! Buuuurn!" she exclaimed childishly.
Sesshoumaru just leapt up on a low wall, and took a shorter way to the shrine.
"No! Wait! Not the cat-road! Damn it, Sesshoumaru, you're a dog, for Kami's sake! Hey! Heeeey! Are you listening?" Kagome shouted to his retreating back.
"Hey you! Shut up! I'm trying to get my kid to sleep here!" an angry woman shouted suddenly, hanging from her window.
"Eek! Sorry!"
