REI'S CORNER: Hi! Sigh, the time has come my fellow Inu-lovers. School for me starts next week! And it starts on the day that I type the chapter! (Grr) but I will try to make an effort to type it on and earlier day, so that I can update on time! But if I miss the date, I apologize in advance, because the first day of school is like a holiday in my house. My family goes out shopping and we run around like chickens and lose our heads for the first few days! But I shall try!
As of now, I have exactly 17 chapters planned out for this story! I hit the end at chapter 17, but I am disappointed with the quality of the chapters! So I am trying to shove in some extra chapters and break up some of the extreme events to make the story longer, ok? So stay tuned!
I'd like to thank all of you who commented on my kissing scene between Inu and Kagome last chapter. I really thought it was bad, and you all cheered me up!
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DISCLAIMER: Nope. Inuyasha and all its characters are not mine.
Chapter 8- Kagome's Planned Camping Trip
Shippo smiled and tugged on the fishing line. He'd already caught two big fish.
"Another one?" Inuyasha asked.
Shippo reeled in a very large catfish. He laughed as his father struggled with the net. After a few minutes of refusal, the fish gave up, and they put it with the other caught fish. Inuyasha grinned and started to put away his fishing pole.
"We might as well bring it in for the day. We've already caught more than enough for dinner."
Shippo nodded and cleaned up around his fishing area. Inuyasha rowed them in to shore and they packed up to go to camp.
It was their last night there. Earlier in the week, Inuyasha surprised Shippo by taking him on the promised camping trip to Canterbury Park. They'd spent the last three days just being nature guys. Inuyasha took off a personal vacation, so he never once received a phone call, or surprise visit from any employees. He only hoped that the company wouldn't be in ruins when he returned.
Shippo was having the time of his life. He'd never done anything like this with his dad before. They gazed at the stars every night, they went swimming in the lake, they'd even done some exploring in a nearby cave. He was glad that he was able to speak to his dad for once.
When they returned to camp, Inuyasha set himself upon building a fire.
"My dad taught me how to do this when I was your age."
Shippo burst out laughing.
"What?" Inuyasha asked.
"Grandpa did not teach you that!"
"He did too."
"I don't believe it."
"Why?"
"Because Grandpa is an old fart."
Inuyasha laughed. Shippo and is his father never really did get along. Right from the start, Shippo took a dislike for the older man. Inuyasha remembered the first time they met.
-This. Is a FLASHBACK!-
Inuyasha and Kikyo walked into the mansion, smiling at their fellow family members. Inuyasha was holding Shippo proudly against his chest, with Kikyo clinging to his side. His father stepped in front of him with a large grin on his face.
"Well, where's my little granddaughter!"
Inuyasha and Kikyo shared a look of confusion, but it was cut short when the older man yanked little Shippo out of Inuyasha's arms.
"Let me get a look at you little one." he cooed.
Shippo was wide awake, and looking at the unknown man like he was crazy. Almost like he knew the mistake that his grandfather was making. His little eyebrows furrowed and he shot a pleading look at his parents.
Grandfather Taisho started bouncing little Shippo in his arms enthusiastically. "Her hair is so differently brown from everyone else's." he noted.
"Uh dad..."
"Hush now, Inuyasha, can't you see me bonding with my first granddaughter?"
Shippo started crying and Inuyasha went to retrieve him, but his arm got pushed away.
"No problem, no problem little one. You are probably just wet from the ride over. I shall fix that."
Inuyasha looked at his grandmother for help.
"Dear? Maybe you should--"
"Nonsense, Mother. I'll be back."
And with that, Grandfather Taisho snatched the diaper bag from Kikyo and disappeared around the corner.
The people in the room looked at each other with a, 'What to do?' look, but did not move. The problem would fix itself in just a few...
"What in the hell!"
...now.
Inuyasha and Kikyo rounded the corner along with Inuyasha's grandmother to watch the process unfold.
"A boy!"
Shippo stopped crying temporarily and gave the older man a baby glare, feeling unhappy that he was naked from the waist down and an older man screaming obscenities about something he didn't understand.
Grandfather Taisho was deeply surprised, angered, and disappointed! He wanted a granddaughter! One that he could spoil to no end with pink colors, and dolls, and little fake kitchens! One that could help save his company in the years to come!
"A boy!" he yelled again.
In his tantrum, the old man did not notice the cries of the baby, and how they grew. He paid no attention to the little...boy.
Shippo, this little fellow, was not a happy camper.
After another short moment, Grandfather Taisho began to get even angrier at the result of his son's first child. Then suddenly, he felt something hit his chin. Shocked, he looked down just in time for the little surprise to stream up his nose and hit him square between the eyes.
From his spot in the doorway, Inuyasha winced. 'Well at least they're bonding.'
-that. Was a FLASHBACK!-
"Dad?" Shippo caught his attention. Inuyasha chuckled lightly and continued his task at hand.
"Believe it or not, kiddo, Grandpa was actually a cool guy back in the day."
Shippo scoffed and turned to grab something out of his bag.
When the fire was all set, Inuyasha showed Shippo how to scale and gut the fish; something else that his own father had taught him. It was a difficult task, but rewarding. They had the fish and some berries they found earlier.
After dinner, Inuyasha extinguished the fire and brought out the sleeping bags. They decided against sleeping in their tent tonight, since it was such a clear night tonight, and because they would have to leave in the morning.
Shippo pointed out some of the star constellations that he learned. It was a very peaceful atmosphere, and Inuyasha was glad that he took of from work to spend the time with Shippo. Speaking of work...
"Shippo, you had fun, didn't you?"
Shippo nodded in his sleeping bag. "A blast. I hope we can come back soon! I really like it, dad."
Inuyasha smiled.
"Thanks for taking me out here dad."
"Actually...you should be thanking Kagome."
Shippo felt the happiness sink down below into his gut, and he stopped smiling. Inuyasha continued.
"I told her about our promise a while ago, and she put it all together. She was the one who actually suggested to go now. Don't get me wrong, Shippo, I really wanted to come with you. And I had every intention of keeping my promise. Just, with work and everything, I didn't know how to pull all the string together. I've been really busy lately."
"Yeah." Shippo responded softly from his sleeping bag.
"Kagome really likes you, you know? She practically won't even date me unless she gets to see you."
"Yeah." Shippo pretended to yawn.
"You like her too don't you?" Inuyasha asked. He was surprised at himself really; he never asked Shippo if he'd liked any of his girlfriends before. This was a first. But to him, Kagome was special, and something inside of him needed to know this information. He wasn't sure why, but he had to know.
He didn't get an answer. "Shippo?"
Inuyasha lifted his head and saw that Shippo was sleeping. 'Well he should be tired after all the stuff we did today. I'll ask him later.' Inuyasha smiled and turned on his side and closed his eyes. Sleep took him only moments later.
Shippo heard his dad's breath even out into sleep, and opened his eyes.
What had just happened? His dad never asked if he liked his girlfriends before. He narrowed his eyes on a rock lying a few inches away from him. He pretended that it was Kagome.
He hated how she was changing his dad. He hated how she would grin at him with false friendliness. How she always took his side whenever they did something together. Shippo hated the look in his dad's eyes as he watched Kagome. He hated how she just shoved her way into their lives, acting like she was 'one of the family.'
Shippo grabbed the rock and threw it. The rock hit a tree and bounced off, landed near where the fire was extinguished.
'I hate her.' Shippo vowed.
LINE THING NOT WORKINGThey arrived back at home around noon the next day. Shippo was quiet the whole way, unlike how excited he'd been when they were on their way to the camping park. Inuyasha figured that he was disappointed at how fast the time went. Inuyasha was a bit disappointed too, he was having so much fun.
When they pulled up to the curb, and got out of the car, Kagome was waiting for them on the porch, with three bags in her hands. She smiled when they got out of the car.
"Hey guys! How'd it go?" she asked. Shippo looked her.
"It was great." he said without emotion.
Inuyasha grinned and pulled Kagome into a hug and a short kiss. "Thanks." he told her.
Kagome had a huge blush on her face, and she nodded, then looked at Shippo to gage his reaction. He had his back turned to the couple, and was pulling something out of the back seat.
'He's still not ready.' Kagome thought as she half-yanked herself out of Inuyasha's hold. Inuyasha looked a little disappointed at this, but then went to help Shippo unpack the car.
Inuyasha threw his house keys at Kagome, and she opened the door for them. As Shippo walked passed her, she gave him a nod. "I brought lunch for you."
Shippo didn't even look back at her. "I'm not hungry."
Kagome frowned a little then nodded to herself. "Okay. I'll but it in the kitchen for you in case you change your mind."
After the car was unpacked, Shippo went up to his room and locked his door.
Inuyasha sat with Kagome at the kitchen table, talking about the trip. He ate some of the food that she brought and she smiled as he told her about their cave adventures.
"How's the office?" he asked suddenly.
"It's fine." she reported. "I got all of your work done for you. You start with a clean slate tomorrow." she said.
Inuyasha raised his eyebrows in surprise. 'Why am I so surprised? This is Kagome I'm talking to.' he thought to himself.
Kagome's watch beeped and she hit the little button. "Well, I gotta get going."
Inuyasha frowned. "What job is it this time?"
"Animal Shelter. They're running short on staff this year."
When Kagome turned to go, Inuyasha pulled her back and kissed her on the forehead.
"Don't go." he pleaded casually.
Kagome chuckled. "I have to." she shyly gave him a peck on his lips and twisted out of his grasp, disappearing out of the door.
Inuyasha silently fumed. 'You'll only be mine, Kagome. Just you wait.'
DUDE WHAT'S GOIN ON WITH THIS LINE THING NOTHING'S WORKING
OBVIOUSLY, is having some problems right now! (this is the third time I tried to update and it finally let me in) so I i just Broke time changes with words. Sorry for any confusion. When it's working better, I'll go back and fix it so it looks normal. How annoying.
So what did you think? Please let me know. And ask any questions that you might have about this chapter or this story, ok? I'll be happy to answer the best that I can!
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