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Chapter 7: Train Station

After about an hour of hauling all of the sleeping bags into the living room and positioning them in a way that everyone would have enough space to sleep, the group of demons and humans prepared themselves for bed. They used the pyjamas Mrs Higurashi had kindly lent to them and they slipped into the sleeping bags, yes, even Sesshoumaru did, since he felt there was nothing else to do in that house. He didn't think there was anything remotely interesting to keep himself occupied with while the others slept. Shippou was bouncing up and down on Kagome's pillow excitedly trying hard to imagine what the next day would be like at the theme park. Kagome gently coaxed him off and she herself slid into her sleeping bag, letting Shippou snuggle down beside her. Kikyo was avoiding the floor altogether and had floated into a deserted corner of the house with a vacant look in her eyes and hadn't spoken a word to anyone. The unnatural glow of her priestess clothes unnerved Kagome a little.

Mrs Higurashi bade them all goodnight and switched the lights off before she too went upstairs to bed. Everyone lay there in the darkness, some occasionally clearing their throats and others turning in their sleeping bags. Kagome wasn't really feeling sleepy, her mind was swirling with different thoughts; that she needed to wake everyone early tomorrow, the trip to the train station, the tickets, possible anarchy at the theme park…So many thoughts and so little time to organize them. She lay on her back and stared up at the dim ceiling. The minutes slowly ticked by and Kagome eyes refused to close.

"Am I the only one who can't sleep here?" came Kouga's whisper. His question was answered with various mumbles and grumbles of confirmation. A few of them sat up in their sleeping bags and stared around the room, and Kagome joined them.

"We should try and rest though; we have to get up early tomorrow to catch the train." she whispered. She vaguely made out Inuyasha's figure on the other side of the room. He was rubbing his face with his hand and yawning.

"Yeah well, let's do something to pass the time until we fall asleep." He proposed, keeping his voice low, like everyone else. Kagome nodded.

"Why don't we tell anecdotes?" Miroku suggested. Mumbles of agreement met his idea. Kagome thought it would be good, and she would maybe learn a little bit more about her companions that way.

"So...who wants to start?" Sango asked. There was a momentary silence while they all searched within their memories for something to share. Kagome suddenly thought of one experience that she knew everyone would enjoy…even though it was a little painful for her to relive.

"Um…I remember when I was about twelve…" She began and she noticed everybody's instant attention, "…And there was this teacher, a math teacher, that I had a crush on…" she ignored Inuyasha's muffled sniggers, "…I really wanted to impress him, to make him believe I wasn't a silly little girl so one day when he asked me to fetch something from the store cupboard my hand was the first in the air. I went to the cupboard to get the rulers he'd asked for but I couldn't find them so I went right inside to get a good look but the door was closed on me, I think it may have been the care taker or someone like that…anyway, I tried to turn the knob but it was locked."

Inuyasha sniggered harder, burying his face into his pillow. Kagome continued, "I was locked in there for hours, and I banged on the door until my fists hurt and I was practically screaming for help and then suddenly the door is wrenched open and there was my math teacher! He was getting ready to go home already when he had heard me and he got the caretaker to open the door. I was so relieved that I threw myself on him and I think I got tears and snot all over his shirt, and that made me so embarrassed afterwards. I couldn't look him in the face for weeks, and what made matters worse was that the incident was made known throughout the whole school and people started calling me 'cupboard girl'." Kagome let out a breath, smiling at the sounds of soft laughter. She felt Sango's hand give her a sympathetic pat on her shoulder.

"That's nothing compared to what happened to me." The taijiya said, and her words gave Kagome a little comfort. Sango took a deep breath. "Well, when I was eleven, my father had already begun my training as a demon slayer and to evaluate my skills he took me to the palace of a lord who complained that his storerooms were being ransacked by weasel demons. I went there and prepared my hiraikotsu, standing before the storehouse to wait for my father's signal. But around six of the weasel demons burst from the doors, so I threw my hiraikotsu at them, the way my father had taught me to. I managed to kill the demons but I miscalculated the hiraikotsu's return and it flew right into me, knocking me to the ground. Everyone was laughing, even the nobles and I started crying right there and then." She finished, shaking her head at the memory. Miroku chuckled lightly.

Kouga sat up straighter and puffed out his chest. "That's nothing! When I was running through a dense forest after a successful hunt, I saw a break in the ground, a large gap which, if not taken seriously, would lead to a rocky drop and certain death." He said dramatically. Inuyasha gave a loud, ostentatious yawn which Kouga, of course, paid little attention to.

He continued, "Anyway, I was all prepared to leap over that gap, and it would have been really easy too, if it hadn't been for my foot getting caught on a stupid tree root just a few inches away from the drop." Kouga then chuckled, "I ended up with a foot on one side and a foot on the other and just let me tell you guys…I had never done the splits before that incident and I don't think I ever will again. Ginta and Hakkaku helped me outta that one and I was in pain for hours."

This time, there was more laughter (especially from Inuyasha's part) and Kouga himself grinned. Naraku waved a hand around eagerly.

"Ooh, ooh! I have a good one!" he said. After everyone had settled down, he began, "Okay…I arrived at a small village located in a valley, after I had been told I would find a Shikon shard there. So, I let my monsters loose on it and the whole place burned to the ground and the villagers were frantic, running around and around (which was very amusing might I add) and after the deed was done I laughed like a possessed man saying 'finally, I will have a shard from the Village of the Green Valley!' and then an old man comes up to me saying the Green Valley was a few miles from where I actually was." Naraku burst out laughing, "Imagine my embarrassment! And the old man was extremely helpful, pointing me out in the right direction!"

Naraku gasped for air, unaware of the strange stares he was receiving and of the silence broken only by his own laughter. Kagome's eyes were wide and she was almost sure everyone was feeling as disturbed as her. The sound of Miroku clearing his throat brought things back to normal, but only slightly.

"May I recount one of my past experiences?" he asked. Kagome smiled, even though Miroku couldn't see her because of the darkness.

"Of course." She replied.

"As long as it's nothing perverted." Mumbled Sango. She saw Miroku's silhouette droop.

"I think I'll pass then." The monk said. Kagome couldn't help giggling, especially when Sango breathed 'I knew it'. Just then, Naraku spoke.

"Hey, Kagura…haven't you had any embarrassing moments?"

Kagura winced. She had been hoping to be missed out but no such luck. Yet there was no way she would confess to anything, she was too proud and liked keeping things private.

"Yeah, Kagura, tell us something!" Kagome said, a smile in her voice. Kagura refused but more pleas ensued.

"Come on, I told mine!" Kouga protested. Kagura gave an irritated sigh.

"Fine, then!" she snapped. Everyone leaned forward intently, and Kagura looked up at the ceiling as if asking for patience.

"I may have…fallen off my feather."

Everybody blinked at her, waiting. She felt obliged to add, "…once or twice."

Her words were met with groans and grumbles and a 'That was it?' from Kouga. Kagura shrugged and slid into her sleeping bag and jumped slightly when she heard Sesshoumaru's voice.

"Once or twice?" he said, and she could only assume there was a smirk on his face, since she had her back to him as she lay there.

"Okay it was four times but don't tell anyone." She told him nonchalantly, waving a hand in a dismissive gesture at him. Sesshoumaru gave an amused 'hmph'. Kagura smiled lightly in the darkness and then sat up, spotting the demon lord's silhouette not far away. The mumbles had died down somewhat and Kagome cleared her throat and invited anyone else willing to share an anecdote. Inuyasha straightened up a little and raised a hand in the air like a schoolchild. Kagome nodded.

"Ahem…well, I wasn't sure which one to tell-" Inuyasha began.

"You have that many, little brother? I'm sure it must be quite difficult to pick one from your incredibly humiliating pile of memories." Sesshoumaru drawled. Inuyasha narrowed his eyes and pointed a shaking finger.

"Shut up."

"Please, enlighten me with an anecdote; I'm practically dying to hear one." The Demon Lord continued, the sarcasm dripping off every word. Inuyasha visibly shook with anger.

"Okay, how 'bout you tell us something then?" Inuyasha spat, glaring at Sesshoumaru fiercely. Sesshoumaru snorted delicately with amusement. "I assure you, I've never had an embarrassing moment in my life."

"What?" Inuyasha said, his voice an octave higher with sneering incredulity. "Bullshit, Sesshoumaru. I happen to remember when you were walking through some forest, that stupid sissy prince walk, and then you tripped over a tree root and fell flat on your face into some bushes. Then you got up real quick, swearing and all that shit. Heh! Did you think no one saw ya?" Inuyasha grinned, triumphant and victorious while Sesshoumaru's eyes darkened and his lips became two thin lines.

"Ha! See? That must have hurt, right? Sesshoumaru? Hmmmmm?" Inuyasha taunted. Sesshoumaru's expression was hidden by the darkness of the room but the waves of anger that pulsed from him could be sensed by everyone, human and demon. No one dared to laugh.

"Silence." Sesshoumaru demanded, his voice low and dangerous, but Inuyasha merely snorted with laughter and fell back upon his pillow, shooting both arms into the air. "Oh yeah." He grinned. Kagome gave a nervous laugh and shot Inuyasha a warning look. The hanyou shrugged and turned to his side.

"I'm going to sleep now, so everyone shut up." He said. Kagome sighed and slid into her own sleeping bag.

"Yes, I think it's time everyone got some rest." She whispered and covered her mouth with a hand as she yawned. She heard mumbles of agreement and the rustling sounds of bedclothes, followed by yawns and sighs. Through one eye she observed Sesshoumaru, who was the only one sitting up. He gave one last 'hmph' and lay down.

Kagome adjusted her pillow and closed her eyes. She fell asleep immediately.

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Kagura gave furious cry into her pillow. Lifting her head, her eyes were met with night time dimness but her ears were bombarded with sounds of terrible hoarse snoring. She punched her pillow angrily and pushed her face into it but her acute demon hearing made it impossible for her to ignore the irritating sounds. And she knew very well who the perpetrator was, since she lived in his castle. She turned violently onto her back and stared at the ceiling, her teeth grinding together and her hands balled into fists. A particularly loud snore filled the room and she grabbed at her hair in frustration. She sat up roughly and struggled out of her sleeping bag, deciding to end the hellish noise once and for all. She felt amazement, as she stared around the room at the sleeping bodies, at how it was possible for them to block that sound out. Was she the only one unable to put up with Naraku's snoring?

Another deafening grunt filled the air, followed by a low wheezing. That's it! Thought Kagura furiously. She stood up and stepped carefully around the occupied sleeping bags. Yes, she could make out Naraku right now, that annoying position he always slept him being a dead giveaway. She had no idea how someone could be comfortable like that, with their butt in the air and face in the pillow. She hopped over a stray arm, most probably Kouga's, since most of his body had kicked free of the sleeping bag. Almost there, and the noise was even more terrible the closer she got to it. Her eyes were so focused on Naraku's figure and she failed to notice one of Kouga's arms shift, only becoming aware of it after she tripped. She crashed full force onto the floor, only it wasn't as hard as it should have been. She heard a low, male grunt and she realised with horror that she was sprawled over someone's sleeping bag…with them in it.

Lifting her head she found that she was lying awkwardly across Sesshoumaru's midsection and the demon himself was staring at her, propped up slightly on his elbows. Kagura felt her face burn.

"S-sorry, heh, didn't mean to."

She tore herself away and practically dived over the others who were still sleeping soundly, and buried herself into her bag. After a few moments of suffering from embarrassment, Kagura discovered that all was quiet and that the commotion had somehow silenced Naraku's snores. She felt an enormous relief and turned to one side, closing her eyes.

SNOOORE! SQUEAK!

Kagura covered her face with the pillow and screamed.

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Kagome's alarm clock (the one she had stuffed beneath her pillow the night before) startled her awake with its high pitched beeping. Fumbling inside the pillowcase, she found it and with clumsy morning fingers she managed to switch it off. Six o'clock in the morning. They all needed to be at the station to catch the train that would leave for Kyoto at eight-thirty in order for them to arrive at the Theme park before eleven. That way, they would have at least five or six hours there to have 'fun' and then catch the five o'clock train back to Tokyo, arriving at the shrine in time for dinner. Kagome went over these details in her head, checking for any miscalculations she might have made, but found none. She realised that waking up at six in the morning may have been a little early since the train station was just a few minutes walk from the shrine, but with all these people currently residing under her roof, she could never be certain. They were extremely unpredictable and she knew it.

She rolled slowly onto her back and stayed listening to the sounds of heavy breathing and slight rustles of sleepy movement. She sighed, and gradually sat up, pulling the sleeping bag from around her legs. She stood and took a moment to stretch and yawn, blinking heavily towards the veil of thin, crisp morning light that filtered through a space in the curtains. The room looked oddly pale and blue since the sun had not yet risen from behind the mountains. Kagome moved a strand of black hair away from her face and began to move over the bodies lying hazardously on the floor, and she noticed that they were all in places that were completely different to the ones she had set last night. She heard a rustle behind her and found Kagura, sitting up and shaking her head vigorously. She acknowledged Kagome with a feeble wave of the hand and Kagome returned it similarly.

"Kagura, could you help wake everyone up please?"

The demoness yawned. "Sure, whatever."

As Kagome tiptoed towards Inuyasha, Kagura got to her feet and stepped over Kouga in order to reach Naraku. Kagome was gently shaking Inuyasha, who in turn let out a snort and a grumble followed by some incoherent mutterings. Kagura stared down at Naraku's raised butt and at the stupid sleepy expression on his face. With one foot, she none-too-delicately pushed Naraku's behind in such a way that he fell roughly sideways and he woke up with a yelp, shooting himself up into a sitting position, hair all over the place and eyes unfocused.

"Gnhnmwhat?"

Kagura rolled her eyes. "Time to get up." She muttered and she turned her back on him as he let out a huge yawn. Kagome had managed to rouse Inuyasha and Kouga. How, no one knew. Miroku was already blinking his eyes sleepily but was making no effort to move from his comfortable position and Sango was completely hidden inside her sleeping bag, with only a few locks of dark hair giving an indication that she was actually there. Shippou was irritatingly energetic, bouncing on the heads of those who refused to move (namely Miroku) until Kagome grabbed him and calmed him down.

Kagura shook Ayame awake and out of the corner of her eye she watched Kikyo glide casually past saying 'good morning' in bored tones. Kagura straightened and gave Ayame space to stretch and kick the sleeping bag free. When the wind demoness turned away she spotted Sesshoumaru as he raised himself into a sitting position and stared at everyone as they wandered around or got out of their sleeping bags. Kagura watched him gracefully rise to his feet and she bit her lip to muffle her giggle when she noticed the way his hair looked tousled up from the pillow, like everyone else's.

As soon as everybody was up, the bedclothes were cleared away and the furniture was returned to its original place, more or less. Footsteps were heard on the stairs and Mrs Higurashi appeared, looking bright and fresh in her motherly way, wishing them all a good morning and making her way into the kitchen to prepare breakfast. Kagome could not be more grateful to her mother, the miracle worker.

Kagome left her companions in the living room and went upstairs to her bedroom and upon entering she found individual piles of clothes on her bed, the way her mother had done before, neatly ironed and each with a piece of paper stating the future wearer. Kagome recognised the clothes as the ones her mother had purchased for them all during the dance competition, but no one had worn them yet because everyone had left for the feudal era before Mrs Higurashi had a chance to distribute them. Kagome smiled at the memory and collected them all, careful not to muddle up the names, and took them downstairs with her.

She could already smell something wonderful wafting from the kitchen on her way down and she found Inuyasha and Kouga sniffing at the air hungrily. She laid the clothes upon an empty space on the couch and started handing them out, pile by pile, reading out the names on the scraps of paper. Each person received what they were going to wear and some went to get dressed in separate rooms of the house. Kagome herself got ready in her bedroom and left it to Sango who went in after.

As soon as the last person finished getting dressed, Mrs Higurashi announced that breakfast had been served at the table, which caused something of a mad stampede of the hungrier demons. Eggs, waffles, toast, bacon, cereal, black coffee…Kagome had never seen so much morning food before. She took her place beside Inuyasha who was busy stuffing his face with a mixture of eggs and cereal, grunting with appreciation. Kagome caught the disgusted look on Sesshoumaru's face and couldn't help agreeing with him.

Naraku sat down and rubbed his hands together enthusiastically at the sight of all the food, breathing in the wonderful smell. He grabbed a plate and reached for the dish that contained the bacon, stopping when he felt a warm hand on his shoulder. Mrs Higurashi smiled down at him and shook her head.

"I'm sorry Naraku, but I don't think it's a good idea for you to eat any of this food."

"What? Why?"

"Well…Kagome mentioned your little incident in the minibus all those months ago, and we don't want that happening on the trip to the theme park, do we?"

Naraku blinked at her with wide eyes. Mrs Higurashi placed a small cup in front of him and poured into it some strong, black coffee, and the aroma made Naraku wrinkle his nose.

"There, that way you won't get travel sick." Kagome's mother said, and she patted the top Naraku's head fondly. Naraku's shoulders drooped as he stared around at everyone immensely enjoying their breakfast (Kagura a little exaggeratingly and tauntingly so), and he looked forlornly down at his coffee. He didn't even want to taste it.

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After breakfast, Kagome checked that she had everything and everyone with her, keys, money, Shippou…She looked around to see if she had missed anything. She also inspected each and every person's attire, just in case someone might have gone wrong somewhere with an item of clothing.

Naraku had dressed correctly, with his dark purple shirt and jet black jeans though he would probably need something to tie his hair back with, considering where they would go. Sesshoumaru would need a hair band too, but the rest of him was fine… a black polo-neck sweater and navy blue jeans and stylish black sports shoes that didn't diminish one ounce of his natural elegance. Inuyasha looked okay in his red t-shirt that read 'I hear voices in my head and they don't like you', and jeans but Kagome thought that the bright red tennis shoes were a bit too…well, red. Sango wore low cut jeans and a pretty little blouse with a picture of a kitten on the front and Kagura looked particularly lovely in a tomboyish way with her white tank top and military style cargo pants that were a faded crimson instead of the usual brown and green. Miroku had on a navy v-neck sweater and dark jeans and Kouga wore a blue t-shirt (that matched his eyes perfectly), baggy jeans and tennis shoes that were the same colour blue as his shirt. Ayame looked sweet in her light green sleeveless blouse and jean skirt and Kikyo…looked different. It seemed Mrs Higurashi had gotten a little lost with the priestess, since she didn't know her that well and had obviously assumed that because her daughter was the re-incarnation, then the original would have similar tastes. Kikyo was wearing a pink top with a googly eyed puppy on the front that said 'I'm pretty' and light blue jeans and pink shoes. She was not a happy dead person. As for Shippou, he looked absolutely adorable in his little jean dungarees and stripy t-shirt and his shoes were so cute, making Kagome want to squish him and kiss his little face. Kagome herself was dressed in a pale blue top and snug jeans, and used her comfy white tennis shoes that she had cleaned especially for that day.

She re-counted the heads of everyone before grabbing her keys and opening the door. Her mother came up and kissed her goodbye and wished them all luck, waving at them as they walked farther and farther away from the house.

Kagome guided them through the intricate network of the Tokyo streets, which were beginning to come alive as its inhabitants sprang from their beds and readied themselves for another day. The sun was rising above the skyscrapers, and showering its benevolent light over the city and brightening the once dark morning skies. In twenty minutes they arrived at the train station and they would have gotten there sooner if Inuyasha hadn't been distracted by a truck transporting cargos of Ramen. Kagome's forced good mood was beginning to sizzle and she started snapping at everyone, so they kept their distance while she purchased the train tickets.

Moments later they were at the barriers that led to the platforms. Kagome felt a little embarrassed of having to explain how the whole thing worked, especially with so many people around. Even at that hour of the morning the station was bustling with activity. Kagome handed the tickets to each of the people in her group and proceeded to demonstrate the way to get past the electric barriers. First, she used her train pass and slipped it into the slot, then the black doors swung open and her ticket popped out of another slot positioned a small distance from the same doors. She plucked out her ticket and hurried through the barrier and as soon as she arrived on the other side, the doors slammed shut. She asked everyone else to do the same.

No one wanted to be the next to try.

Kagome gave them words of encouragement, saying that there was nothing to be afraid of. Soon, Sesshoumaru stepped forward, idly brushing a fleck of dust from his black sweater and did exactly what Kagome had done and arrived at the other side safely. Kagome nodded approvingly and was met by an airy 'hmph' from the demon's part.

Kagura followed in Sesshoumaru's footsteps and so did Kouga and Inuyasha. Not wanting to be outdone, Naraku rushed forward and slipped the pass in the slot and when the barrier opened he strolled through smugly. However, his head was yanked back as soon as the doors closed, and much of his hair was trapped between them.

"Yeeeow!!!!!"

Kagome gasped and Kouga and Inuyasha immediately burst out laughing. Naraku struggled helplessly, unable to go forward and unable to turn around. Kagome scolded Inuyasha and Kouga and ordered them to give Naraku a hand, and she also cried out to Miroku and Sango on the other side of the barrier to assist in freeing him. Inuyasha and Kouga pulled at Naraku's arms while Miroku and Sango pulled at the large clump of hair caught in the doors. Kagome's eyes widened with horror.

"Pull him out! Pull him out!"

"NO! Pull him in! Pull him in!"

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"Stooooop!" cried Kagome frantically. "Stop it now!"

The five of them stared at her. Kagome stormed towards them. "That's not the way! Miroku, use your train ticket to open the doors, that way, Naraku can get out and you can also pass through. That's what I meant when I said help. Not tear the guy in two!"

Miroku bowed apologetically. "Forgive us Kagome-sama. May I say that you look exceptionally beautiful today?"

"Save it." Snapped the young miko. Miroku sighed.

Moments later, Naraku was free and massaging his poor, aching scalp and shooting hateful glares at the four that had attempted to 'help' him out. Kagome checked her watch and was shocked to find that it was almost eight-thirty which meant that they needed to get to the platform and fast. They arrived just as the train finished pulling up, and Kagome practically dragged the others to it before the doors slid shut. They burst inside and to Kagome's frustration; there was not one empty seat in the carriage, meaning that they would have to endure the trip to Kyoto standing up. A woman's voice buzzed from the train's intercom telling everyone to mind the doors, that whooshed shut minutes after. Kagome made sure she had everybody with her and saw that they were all more or less together. Holding Shippou with one arm, she reached up and grabbed one of leather restraints firmly. Turning her head to the others she said,

"Okay, now everyone hold on to the straps!"

They all looked up and did as they were told, all except Kouga who gazed around in confusion.

"What straps?"

But before his question was answered the train jolted suddenly with movement and Kouga shot forward headfirst with a cry and landed heavily onto the lap of a large old woman. The bulky female's face puffed up with rage and she snatched up a heavy leather handbag and smacked Kouga on the head repeatedly with it. Kouga fought to get away but the woman was like an ox and the blows rained down on his head no matter how hard he tried to shield himself with his arms.

"OW!OW! OW!! HEY! COOL IT LADY!!" The wolf yelled, and he escaped finally, joining the others and seizing the restraints as if they were the only thing that would save his life. He heard Inuyasha's snorts of laughter.

"Man, you got beat by some fat old wench." Sniggered the hanyou.

"Shut up, dog breath."

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A/N: Yay! I finished it! The next chapter will DEFINITELY have the theme park in it, which will be a lot of fun for me to write.

Thanks again to all those who reviewed! RandR please!