Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews :D I couldn't update FT at the same time ;-; If you do read it, it'll probably be up tomorrow.
I'm happy today. :) It's April EIGHTH.
Happy 1 year, 3 months :DD
Brief: AIM. Kagome is definitely PMSing. But that just makes it funnier, does it not:) PANCAAAAKES! Under the stars…
Disclaimer: No, I don't own IY. So shut up, eat your pancakes, and stop bothering me. I'm going to draw some imaginary circles at that corner over there.
Chapter 11: Wish
Kagome logged onto her AOL Instant Messenger, feeling a somewhat giddy side of her bursting through her body. She giggled for no reason as she typed in her password, constantly having to try and type the correct password. She finally typed it in; 'pancakes'. She glanced at her buddy list, immediately seeing Inuyasha, Sango, and Miroku online at the top of her buddy list under her own screen name. She invited them into their private chat room, called 'Shut up and eat your pancakes'. She typed a greeting in the text box, starting their group conversation.
FR0STEDFlakes: Hello, my fellow pancake cadets!
tie my fn sh03s: Aye aye, captain.
Slay the Pervert: …No butter, please. Fattening. :Pats belly:
IAmTooSexy: I just don't like pancakes :P
FR0STEDFlakes: Whaaaaat? How can you NOT like pancakes! Evil, eeeeevil:Pokes you with a twig:
IAmTooSexy: Oh owwy, I surrender. :mock:
FR0STEDFlakes: …You DARES mocks the pancake captain persona thingy?
tie my fn sh03s: Kagome, I think you had too much sugar.
Slay the Pervert: Ditto.
FR0STEDFlakes: But… but! There is never TOO MUCH SUGAR! How could you say that, 'Yashie? Sugar is the essential product that life CANNOT be able to go on without! YOU WILL ALL DIE IN MELON!
tie my fn sh03s: I have no idea what you just said.
Slay the Pervert: Mmhmm. Although, sugar is REALLY good…
IAmTooSexy: Uh, yeah. :-) And I think you mean melancholy.
FR0STEDFlakes: Well, you all wanna know something? I don't know what I said either. Whee hee AND YOU, MR. CONCEITED SEXYNESS. STOP MAKING ME FEEL DUMB.
tie my fn sh03s: :comical sweat drop appears:
FR0STEDFlakes: Omg, COOL! A SWEAT DROPPED FROM YOUR HEAD, OMG, AND OMG!
Kagome stared at the screen, closer and closer. 'Why aren't they answering!'
FR0STEDFlakes: I know you're all staring at me like I'm a psycho.
FR0STEDFlakes: Stop staring at me, DAMMIT!
tie my fn sh03s: Oookay:)
Slay the Pervert: Uh, yeah. What he said. (
IAmTooSexy: I cannot stop staring, Miss Kagome. Your beauty is outstanding and it draws my attention… but Sango is even better :-) I mean no offense.
FR0STEDFlakes: Oh yeah, Sango is very pretty! Oh, and… STOP STARING AT ME! AIEEEEEE!
FR0STEDFlakes: Oh, I feel the stares no more :)
tie my fn sh03s: ; That's good, Kagome.
Suddenly inside Inuyasha's room, the muffled tune of 'Bump' by Minwoo from the Korean group Shinhwa echoed out. He walked over to his backpack, taking out his black Motorola Razr. His screen was lit up, showing the name 'Kagome' on his caller ID. He flipped the phone open, starting the phone conversation automatically.
"Hey, Kagome," Inuyasha said.
"Inuyasha! Do you have any pancakes at your house?" Kagome's voice rang out through the phone.
Inuyasha sweat dropped. "Yeah, probably…?"
"Ooh, ooh! Can I go over to your house and eat some, then!" Kagome squealed out in a childish voice.
Inuyasha laughed. "Sure, coming over now?"
"Yup! Bye, Inuyasha! I love you!"
Inuyasha's cheeks formed a pink hue, but continued to reply the same. "Yeah, love you too."
As he snapped the phone closed, he noticed his heart was pounding in its cage, and he wondered if it would just jump out of his body any second. Was it that 'I love you'? Inuyasha shook his head, and mentally scolded himself.
'Kagome doesn't think of me that way… Does that mean I think about her that way?' Inuyasha sighed and pushed the thoughts to the back of his head. It wasn't the time to be thinking about that, either. He put on his default away message that read, 'I'll be back later.'
As soon as Kagome heard Inuyasha say 'Love you too,' she smiled. Even if she was in a giddy mode, she still felt the pounding in her chest. She ignored it, too happy about the pancakes she was going to get. She typed in a new away message.
'I'm going to Inuyasha's to eat some pancakes! '
Sango and Miroku both received this response, and sweat dropped.
'What was with her and pancakes nowadays?'
Inuyasha opened his front doors, hearing the chime of the doorbell throughout the house. He saw Kagome in the night, dressed in her ducky pajamas. It was just a white tank top with three yellow ducks dancing, while her bottoms were long yellow pajama pants with many ducks scattered around with little red hearts here and there. Her hair was down and Goosebumps were visible on her arms. Inuyasha looked at her worriedly, and then pulled her in. Before he could complain about her being out in the autumn night without a jacket and in a tank top, she clobbered him with a hug.
Inuyasha took one step back by the unexpected weight. She wasn't really heavy; it was just shock and he wasn't prepared. He wrapped his arms around her waist, feeling her cold body.
"Hi!" Kagome squealed somewhat enthusiastically. Inuyasha took a big whiff, trying to make sure. He smelt the slight spicy smell in her scent, confirming his beliefs. It was definitely that time of month…
Kagome lowered her arms from around his neck and rubbed the sides of her arms. "I'm cold…" Kagome sweat dropped, finally realizing it.
Inuyasha moved his arms higher, his arms now covering hers now. She wrapped her arms around his back, feeling all warm and sort of like she was… flying.
"I'm all warm now!" Kagome said, but hugging Inuyasha tighter.
Inuyasha took in a breath prepared to say something, but was interrupted by someone clearing their throat. Kagome looked up and Inuyasha turned his head towards the sound, and saw Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru grinned, and spoke.
"What a cute moment, eh?" he said, lifting up his hand so they could see the digital camera in his grasp. Inuyasha's eyes widened. "You took a picture of us!"
Sesshoumaru nodded, and looked up at the intricate designs of the chandelier that could be seen from the second floor balcony. He looked back down. "Well, is there something wrong with it? You two are best friends, am I right?"
Inuyasha stammered, searching his head for a comeback, but failed miserably.
"Yeah, Inuyasha. What's so wrong about that?" Kagome said, puffing her cheeks up and crossing her arms. She was looking incredibly cute at the moment, and he just broke down and sighed.
He placed his left arm around her shoulder, looking up at the ceiling. "Nothing, Kagome. It's perfectly fine," he said.
Kagome did a little happy jump -still with Inuyasha's arm on her shoulders- and clapped her hands. "Now, pancakes?" she asked.
Sesshoumaru raised a thin eyebrow as Inuyasha laughed a bit. "What? I've just been really craving pancakes lately…" she said sounding defensive.
Sesshoumaru still confused, continued looking at Inuyasha. In return, Inuyasha mouthed, 'That time of month'. Sesshoumaru made an 'o' shape with his mouth, and nodded in understanding, having experienced that with his girlfriend, Rin.
Inuyasha turned back to Kagome. "So, let's go get some pancakes."
Kagome let out a squeal of joy, held his hand, and pulled him into the kitchen. The family chef, Kimiko, a kind middle-aged lady, greeted them. "Would you two like something to eat?" she asked them kindly, loving the two teenagers dearly.
Before Inuyasha could answer, Kagome shook her head. "Actually, I wanted to make our own pancakes. Do you happen to have any pre-made pancake mix?" she smiled.
Kimiko racked her brain, trying to remember. "I don't think we have any pancake mix… maybe I'll go to the market now and buy some fo-" she was interrupted by Kagome's suggestion. "No, you don't have to! We can get it ourselves, right, Inuyasha?" she said, letting a threat hang in the air.
A sweat trickled down his forehead, and he agreed. Kimiko sweat dropped. "Alright, then. Don't go out too late, and be careful!" she said as they walked out of the kitchen.
"Will do!" Kagome looked back and shouted.
Inuyasha halted, making Kagome also stop because of their connected hands. "Are you going to go out in your pajamas?" he asked.
Kagome shrugged. "Sure, why not?" Inuyasha just shrugged back at her. "If you say so… but you have to wear a jacket. It's cold outside," he said.
Kagome nodded. "But I didn't bring a jacket," she reasoned.
Inuyasha shook his head, and then ran upstairs to his room to take out one of his jackets. It was a black zip up jacket with a hood, probably big for her.
Kagome slipped her arms through the jacket, and was immediately overwhelmed by Inuyasha's soothing scent of a forest. 'Smells so good…' She took the scent in a deep breath, savoring it. Inuyasha smiled. 'She looks so cute in my jacket… and so little…'
Kagome put her feet into her black Converse high tops, and then linked her arms with Inuyasha's who was finished putting on his black Nike Air Force 1's hi. He was wearing a pair of red flannel pants and a large white t-shirt. "Let's goooo!" she called out as she ran towards her car.
Kagome and Inuyasha strolled through the store and looked for the pancake mix. Kagome found it and took one; buttermilk pancake mix.
She looked at the pancake mix as if considering something, and then abruptly looked at Inuyasha. "Let's put chocolate chips in this!"
Inuyasha sweat dropped. "Won't it be a little too sweet?"
Kagome shook her head, beaming. "Nothing is too sweet! Besides, I know you know it's my time of month and I've always craved some chocolate."
"Oh yeah, I remember now… alright then, buy it." Inuyasha answered casually.
Kagome held the chocolate chips in her left hand while Inuyasha held the pancake mix with his right hand. She entwined her hand with his, causing Inuyasha to fluster. She pulled him out of the aisle and to the register, where they would pay for their items. As they were walking, Inuyasha could pick up voices of older women. "They're such a cute little couple, don't you think?" he heard one whisper. This only caused the pink hue on his face turn even darker, almost a shade of cherry red. Kagome was once again oblivious to her surroundings, not noticing the whispers and envious stares.
The two young adults waited in line of register number eight, which was fairly short. They finally reached the counter. The cashier was a young woman looking somewhat bored, lazily scanning the items. "That will be $7.45," she said, leaning her elbows onto the counter. Kagome reached into Inuyasha's jacket pocket, taking out her light green colored wallet with white polka dots, with Kakashi, a character from 'Naruto', on it. (That's my wallet )
Before she could open up her wallet, Inuyasha beat her to it and paid eight dollars. Kagome looked up at him, confused. "I was the one who wanted that, so shouldn't I pay for it?" she asked.
Inuyasha shook his head. "Well that wouldn't make me a gentleman, would it?" he grinned.
Kagome smiled and punched his upper arm. "You were never really much of a gentleman, you know," she said softly.
Inuyasha pouted cutely, making Kagome melt into a warm little puddle.
"Um, excuse me…?" the cashier asked. The two looked back at the cashier, blushing for being ignorant. "Here's your change; fifty-five cents. Thank you for shopping at Kuririn's," she murmured, handing them their bag of pancake mix and chocolate chips.
Inuyasha took the bag as Kagome dragged him outside by the arm happily, running to the car singing out "Pancakes, pancakes!" on the way.
The best friends were in the kitchen now; Kagome took off her (or Inuyasha's) jacket, and tied her hair into a high ponytail, looking determined. Inuyasha was just standing there in the same clothes, leaning back onto the counter.
Kagome skipped around the kitchen to the cupboards, taking out a large glass bowl. Inuyasha looked at her worriedly. 'She will not break the bowl. She will not break the bowl. She will not break the bowl…' he thought in his head, repeating it over like a mantra.
The sound of glass breaking echoed through the kitchen, along with an "Oops!" and a groan, followed by an exasperated slap on the forehead. Kimiko ran into the kitchen, looking worried. "What happened here?"
"I'm so, so, so, so, so, so…" Kagome started to say, but was cut off by Kimiko who was helping Kagome pick up the broken pieces of glass. "It's alright Kagome, it was only an accident…" she said.
"But… but I broke that glass bowl and it was yours, and oh gosh it must have been so expensive, I just HAVE to pay you back and…" Kagome rambled on and on, feeling guilty. She soon burst into tears, going into her moody stages. Kimiko and Inuyasha sweat dropped, and patted Kagome on the back with their hands as they said "It's alright…"
Jumping happily, her tears were gone. "Really?" she said, eyes twinkling with 'happiness'. Another sweat drop appeared on the back of Kimiko's head as she said "Yes."
"Okie dokies! Inuyasha, let's get back to making pancakes!" she said, this time letting Kimiko take out another glass bowl cautiously, as if it were a child. Kimiko looked at it lovingly, as she gave it a little kiss and said "It's going to be okay, don't worry… nobody's going to hurt you… you won't end up like your brother, Bobby the eleventh…"
She placed the bowl on the table, before going out of the kitchen to let them make their pancakes, looking at the bowl the whole time.
Inuyasha and Kagome had finally finished making the pancakes after an hour and a half; they had spilt batter around themselves, had a chocolate chip fight, sneaked some chocolate chips into their mouths, and burning about one fourth of the whole pancake serving.
"Well, that was fun!" Kagome said, as she dropped the pancake back to the play because it was burning. It looked so good…
Inuyasha sighed as he wiped off imaginary sweat from his forehead. "Yeah. Want to go to the rooftop and eat the pancakes? Like old times… except without the pancakes."
Kagome's eyes lit up. "Oh yeah! We can eat pancakes and then look at the stars, and…" Kagome began to ramble on again.
Inuyasha picked up the two plates of pancakes, ignoring her babbling. He handed one to her, which she took absent-mindedly, as he walked up the stairs with her following automatically, finally not talking anymore.
They reached a room with more stairs, which they climbed. They reached the rooftop, where there were white colored railings (That looked more like small pillars) with intricate designs on the perimeter.
Inuyasha took out a large blanket, and set it flat on the ground for them to sit on. He put down the plate of pancakes, as did Kagome, and they both sat down on the ground. Kagome immediately picked one pancake up and nibbled happily on each until she finished them, while Inuyasha ate all the pancakes with two bites each.
The two lay down, side by side. Inuyasha put his arms behind his head, resting on them, while Kagome just laid there and placed left hand on her stomach, right one on the floor.
Kagome watched the stars as they filled the whole navy colored sky, feeling the cool night breeze on her face. It was cold, actually; it made her feel calm, and somewhat… fresh.
"Inuyasha, what are you going to do when you grow up?" Kagome asked suddenly, striking up a conversation.
Inuyasha was silent for a moment, not knowing what to answer with. "I'm not sure," he finally replied truthfully.
"Nothing you're sure of yet, huh?" she said softly.
"No, not really," Inuyasha shook his head.
Kagome didn't reply, the silence in the air comforting her. She reached her right arm up to the sky, slowly closing her fingers as Inuyasha watched her.
"The stars are so far away… Don't you wonder if you could just catch them?" she asked him, fascinated by the shining balls of fire.
Before Inuyasha could answer, Kagome spotted a shining light that shot across the sky. "Oh, Inuyasha! A shooting star! Hurry, make a wish," she told him. She sat up and linked her hands together; bringing them in front of her heart as she made a silent wish.
'Ridiculous… a measly shooting star isn't going to grant you any of your wishes,' he thought. His actions deceived his thought, however, when he closed his eyes and also made a silent wish.
Kagome lied back down, smiling. "What was your wish?" Inuyasha asked, curious of what she would want.
"Well, if I told you, it wouldn't come true, would it?" Kagome said.
Inuyasha shrugged as best as he could while lying down and his arms under his head. "I guess."
The comfortable silence stilled the night air, Inuyasha's sensitive ears picking up the sound of the breeze and crickets chirping in the night. Inuyasha turned to Kagome, staring at her natural beauty. The moon shined down on her face, giving her already cream colored skin an ethereal glow. Her blue eyes shined like an ocean in the summer afternoon. He looked down past her swan like neck, silky black-blue hair, and down to her hands. Her fingers were long and slender, fragile and soft. His rough, calloused hand from training reached out timidly, lightly touching it before grasping it.
He savored the feeling of her smaller hand in his large one, the soft skin unknowingly caressing his own hand. Kagome looked at their hands, before complying and linking their fingers together.
Kagome turned to her side, fully facing Inuyasha. She looked down at their linked hands, ignoring the protests that screamed out in her head. She sided with her heart, letting herself give in to him.
Her breathing evened out, Inuyasha had noticed, as she fell into a peaceful sleep. He looked down at their intertwined hands. He squeezed her hand once more, before getting up and carrying her light body to his chest, bridal style. He glanced at her calm sleeping face, and smiled softly.
'Maybe there is a chance my wish could come true.'
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