Jeeze…I am so sorry everyone! Things just got so crazy with school that I totally forgot to update! -_-; Please forgive me! mOm

I won't keep you waiting any longer so on to the next chapter. Please read, review, and, most importantly, enjoy!

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As always, a Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. Rumiko Takahashi does.

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Chapter 4

As she led them down the stairs of the shrine she began to tell them more about her time. She explained to them as best she could about cars, planes and other modern marvels as she saw them.

"Incredible..." Miroku murmured as Kagome finished her haphazard explanation on computers and the internet "You're world is truly incredible Kagome."

"I agree. It amazing to see how different things...are..." Sango trailed off as she glanced behind her and noticed that Miroku was admiring more than just the marvels of technology in the modern era. She stopped and waited for the preoccupied monk to reach her side. Then, in one swift motion, she knocked him upside the head. "What exactly is it that you're admiring, huh?" She demanded in an icy voice.

"Ow...Uh..." Miroku grimaced, "I was just...umm..."

"At least he hasn't asked anyone to bear his child," Shippo glanced back at the arguing couple.

"Not yet, anyway," Inuyasha shrugged.

Arriving at the train station without further trouble Kagome purchased tickets for each of them and lead the way to the right train. The group stared around out the window in wonder and Kagome found herself pointed out famous landmarks. The trip was a fairly long one, and they had to make a switch to another line on the way. Finally, after riding for over an hour, the group arrived at their station. As they stepped outside the door the sounds of screaming reached them.

"What's that? Is it a demon?!" Sango asked quickly looking as the group tensed, but Kagome's laughter made them look back at her.

"Not quite," she pointed off into the distance where a spiraling tower rose into the air. The screams were coming from a cart moving rapidly along the spiral.

"Welcome to your first amusement park!" Kagome smiled.

"Amuse? It sounds like they're being attacked!" Shippo said hiding behind Kagome's legs, but this only made Kagome laugh harder.

"It's called a roller coaster. But rather than explaining, about I just show you?" She led the way up to the large gates of the park and purchased tickets for them all as well as special passes that would allow them to bypass the long lines. They were extremely expensive but as Mrs. Hirurashi had pointed out to Kagome, this was likely to be her friends' only chance to experience this. Placing the bracelets around everyone's wrist she then led the way toward the coaster.

Suddenly Kagome stopped as she remembered something. "Shippo," she turned to him as she led the group to the side of the path, into a shadowed where they wouldn't be easily seen.

"What?"

"I forgot, but to get on this ride you have to be certain height," she pointed at the sign near the bottom of the stairs. She turned back to see Shippo looking as if he was about to cry, "Don't worry! All you need to do is transform yourself. Just make yourself tall enough to ride, 'k?"

"Oh! Yeah!" Shippo brightened. Grabbing a leaf he disappeared into a cloud of smoke. When it cleared, what appeared to be an older version of Shippo stood in front of them. He was now just shy of reaching Kagome's shoulder. Not only that but he'd managed to reproduce everything else exactly the same even down to the bracelet on his wrist, "is this good enough?"

Kagome looked back at the sign, judged its height, then nodded, "that should be fine. But how long do you think you'll be able to hold this form?" She said worriedly, "now that I think about it a lot of rides here are like this...sorry Shippo..."

"Don't worry!" Shippo smiled, "compared to facing Naraku this should be easy!"

"You look good Shippo," Sango smiled at him.

"Yeah, I don't even see a tail. Looks like you got it right...for once," Inuyasha nodded.

"You didn't have to add the 'for once,' you know," Shippo muttered, but looked pleased with himself nonetheless.

The group made their way past the sign and up the stairs. Within a couple of minutes they were ready to be seated. Kagome saw many mixed emotions on their faces as they watched the progress of the group before.

The ride was designed so that there were three rows of five per car. The group sat in a single line with Shippo on the inside followed by, Kagome, Inuyasha, Miroku, and Sango who stuck Kirara into a small mesh pouch designed to hold purses and such.

"So this thing's...really safe right?" Shippo asked beginning to sound nervous.

"Absolutely," Kagome assured him.

"Please stay behind the lines. Riders, hold on tight and have a nice trip," the announcer said.

"Everyone ready?" Kagome asked as the car began to move.

The others all gave affirmations of varying degrees in strength. The tension in the air increased as the car moved up the first steep incline until at last they came to rest at the pinnacle where the car paused momentarily.

"Now wh-" Inuyasha began to ask but was cut off as the car lurched into the drop. As the air rushed past her Kagome screamed happily as her stomach gave the familiar lurch. In moments they were at the bottom and had spun into the loop. Kagome felt her body lift out of her seat to rest on the restraints. Coming out of the spiral, the car began the swift climb of the second incline. As the effects of the g-force began to fade and her adrenalin slowed at the momentary lapse she became aware of her surroundings once again. Looking over at Shippo she grinned happily at the exited glee on his face, but on her other side one of her companions had already had enough.

"What the hell is this thing!?" Inuyasha snarled as he began to push against the restraint which instantly began to creak against the half-demon's strength. "I want off! Let go!"

"Calm down, Inuyasha!" Kagome said as they reached the top of the second incline.

"Get me off this thiiiiiiiiiiinnng!" Inuyasha screamed as the car plunged downward once again and into a series of sharp twists and spiraled curves before finally slowing down as they returned once again to the platform. The moment the restrains were released Inuyasha was out of the car so fast that everyone looked at him. Kagome slipped from her seat as well and began to make her way towards the exit ramp when she heard a commotion behind her. Trying to ignore the sudden knot of anxiety in the pit of her stomach Kagome slowly turned to look. Three park workers, along with several curious bystanders, had gathered around the car the group had been riding in. Kagome's face suddenly went several shades lighter when she realized what it was they were all looking at. Five very distinct, deep indentations could be seen on the bars of one of the overhead restraints. The indentations, Kagome realized, would perfectly house the hands of a certain half-demon riding his first ever roller coaster.

"Inuyasha, you idiot!" Kagome hissed angrily at him ,"When the announcer said to 'hold on tight' she didn't to hold on so tight that you squished the bars!"

"S-shut up! It's their fault for making the bars so weak!" Inuyasha said with agitation, though whether that was due to actual irritation or an after effect of the ride was impossible to tell.

"No, you just don't know how to control yourself!" Kagome said her voice rising in anger. "Big scaredy cat," she added in a whisper.

"I wasn't scared and I'm not a cat!" Inuyasha yelled, "Besides, It was your idea to come to this place! So, what're you gettin' all mad at me for?"

"What do you think I'm angry about!? You—"

"Perhaps it would be best," Miroku cut it, "if we continued this conversation elsewhere?"

Kagome looked around and noticed that nearly everyone, including the amusement park workers, had turned their attention to the group. Kagome's heart began to pound, 'Uh oh...did they realize it was us? How much money would it cost to repair something like this? It couldn't cost too much…right? I mean it's just a metal restraint! Wait…what if in all the commotion people find out about Inuyasha being a half-demon!?' Her mind conjured up images of newspaper and tabloid headings: Dog-Eared Teen Discovered!; Superhuman Strength? Dog-ears!?; Local Shrine Keeps Dog-Eared Boy as Pet! Together with the headings would be pictures of Inuyasha and her family, and later there would come pictures of Inuyasha lying on a medal operating table in a room filled with dangerous looking devices. 'No!' Kagome screamed inside her head, 'what am I gonna do!?'

Miroku could see that Kagome was beginning to panic and remembered what Inuyasha had said earlier that day about Kagome not wanting people to know about her trips to the feudal era, and he quickly concocted a plan. He raised his volume as he began to speak, "Don't you think this is getting ridiculous, Sango?" He winked when Sango glanced at him, silently telling her to follow along as he continued, "I know I'm getting tired of listening to their dating problems."

Comprehension dawned in Sango's eyes and she too began to speak in an overly loud voice, "I agree. You two should keep your fighting at home like every other couple!"

"Besides," Miroku added quickly when he saw both Kagome and Inuyasha opening their mouths to argue, "all he was doing was admiring these fine young women," At this Miroku winked at a one of the female onlookers who blushed slightly. "That hardly counts as cheating."

"Oh really..." a vein had appeared and was pulsing on Sango's temple as she smiled at the monk, "Don't you think that maybe it's where he's admiring that she has an issue with?"

"Honestly, Sango. You think too narrow-mindedly. There's nothing wrong with looking."

"Is that so..." Sango brought a fist near her face, clenched so tightly it was shaking, "but what if he were to go beyond just admiring?"

"Sango, Sango, Sango," Miroku sighed, shaking his head, "What's wrong with showing a little appreciation to thank the ladies?" Apparently oblivious to the danger, Miroku turned to the young woman from before and took her hand. "Hello miss. Will you b— Ow!" He cried out in pain Sango punched him hard in the back of the head.

"Stupid monk," Sango muttered.

"Ow, ow, ow! Not the ear!" Miroku winced as she began to drag him off, "Come on, Sango…ow…it was just joke. A joke!"

Kagome, her face flushed from her friends' cover-story, hurriedly grabbed Inuyasha's elbow and dragged him away from the audience they'd gathered.

Shippo remained there for a moment, shaking his head as he watched his friends. "They're all idiots…" he sighed as he crossed his arms behind his head and slowly followed after them.

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And that's the end of chapter 4. Again sorry it took me so long to update! But please stick with me, ok? This story will be completed. I won't abandon it. You have my word on that.

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