Chapter Nine
After shutting the door she walked to the living room. Inuyasha and Souta where playing a videogame. There where two players and they where fighting each other, using jabs, kicks, punches, and the weapons they had at hand. Souta was winning and Inuyasha didn't like that. With a few more buttons pushed Souta won. Inuyasha threw the game controller onto the floor and stood. He walked towards her and Kagome smiled at him. When Inuyasha passed her she followed him. He was headed towards the door. Kagome put on her shoes and went out after him. He walked straight for the well's shrine and didn't stop until he was standing directly in front of it.
"So what did Hobo want?" He didn't turn to her.
"It's not Hobo, its Hojo. And he wanted to give me flowers."
"Where are they?"
"I gave them back I told him that it wasn't fair for him to keep thinking there was a chance for us, when I'm with someone else." Kagome would have thought he wasn't paying attention, except that the twitch of his left ear gave him away. "He was pretty upset, but he left."
"Will he be coming back?"
"I don't know. I'm hoping he finally gets it. Now will you please look at me, or are you going to do what you usually do and leave. Because I hate talking to your back, and you know it irritates me." Kagome walked over next to him. "You shouldn't get so jealous Inuyasha. I know it's all new to you, but when someone tells you they love you, it's time that you give them a bit of trust. Besides I've known you long enough to know that giving trust hasn't always worked for you in the past, but it's me, Kagome and I won't betray you. Not ever." Kagome turned and left, walking back up the stairs. "I'll tell mom you're not staying for dinner. Tell everyone I said hi." With that she shut the door behind her. Letting out a sigh of resignation. 'Will he always be like this?' she wondered.
Inuyasha wanted to go after her, but he was still ashamed about the way he'd acted. In one day he'd gone from being her favorite person, to being told flat out that it was time for him leave. "Oh, well, I'll come back later, maybe tonight or tomorrow."
When Inuyasha came out of the well he was immediately assaulted with the familiar scents from his time. The smells of trees, flowers and fresh air wafted into his sensitive nose. He became relaxed. As he readied himself to jump from the well, he knew that Shippo, Miroku and Sango where all waiting for him. He jumped from the well easily, and landed in front of them. They were all smiling and saying hello, but he knew what was on all their minds, 'how was Kagome?' He greeted them and started for Kieda's hut, he only wanted to say this once.
The others obediently followed, a little confused, but curious enough not to argue. They walked towards the trees that blocked the village from view. Shippo climbed up on Inuyasha's shoulder and perched there like a little parrot, and just as annoying. He told Inuyasha everything that had been going on since Inuyasha had left the night before. Inuyasha just listened, like a tolerant bother. Though in Inuyasha's case, bothers weren't tolerant. Inuyasha's bother Sesshomaru, is a full blooded demon, and the bane of Inuyasha's existence. Ever since Sesshomaru found out about Inuyasha's mother being pregnant with him, and his father was Inuyasha's, he'd either tried to kill him, or at least prove that he was better at all things.
For hundreds of years Sesshomaru has claimed that he despises all humans. But after a fight between him and Inuyasha for control of the tetsaiga, Sesshomaru has had a little human girl following him. And if that's not weird enough, Sesshomaru actually seems to genuinely care for the girl. On several occasions Sesshomaru had put himself between the girl and any would be harmers, even though it didn't serve his purpose. The girls name is Rin, and she is about nine or ten years of age. The other two in Sesshomaru's entourage is the imp, Jaken, and the two headed demon dragon, Ah-Un.
So Inuyasha really didn't have a good example of what a bother was, but he tried. They had now entered the village and where walking the small dirt streets of the village to reach the hut. Kieda was sitting in her small garden, which was one of her favorite places to be. At their approach, she stood and wiped the dirt from her rump. She greeted them in her usual tone, a sort of monotone voice, but a wise voice all the same. They entered the hut and Inuyasha started his story.
He really enjoys surprising everyone, so he just flat out says, "Me and Kagome are together, make no comments Miroku, and yes she'll be coming back. I'm not sure when, because of the jewel. So we'll just leave it at that, and I'm going back." With that Inuyasha headed out the door. Leaving everyone shocked speechless, before they got their wits back. When they finally did, they rushed to follow him.
Miroku and Sango caught up with him first; immediately starting in on him at the same time for details. Inuyasha ignored them and kept heading for the well. Finally it just got annoying, and so he stopped to give brief answers to their questions. Sango was first.
"What do you mean you're together?" She shook her head. "I mean I'm happy for you and everything, but how did it happen?" Miroku was right behind her in asking his question, even though Inuyasha hadn't answered the first question. And he definitely wasn't in the mood to be bothered at the moment. So he glared at them, and they shut up. Smart people.
"Like I said, we're together. I went to her time, talked to her mother, and then told Kagome how I felt."
"But you never talk about your feelings, ever." Sango and Miroku interrupted. Inuyasha just gave them another glare and they shut up.
"Just because I don't go around weeping and blabbing how I feel doesn't mean I don't talk about them, I just don't do it with everyone."
"So it's just Kagome you talk to?" Miroku interrupted again.
"If you do that one more time, I swear I will beat you to a pulp." Inuyasha brought his fist up as a proof, that he would do it. "Now if you're done, Kagome is waiting for me to come back, and I'd like to get back before Mrs. Higurashi is done with dinner." Inuyasha turned, when Miroku did it, he asked the one question, sure to get him pummeled.
"So did you and Kagome do any fun activities last night?" Inuyasha turned in a fury and started beating him up. The details won't be described, so to the end. Inuyasha gave Miroku one last kick and headed off to the well, muttering about perverted thinking, and lecherous monks. When he disappeared down the well, Sango let him have it. Shippo who'd been watching the whole thing just shook his head and called Miroku an idiot.
