Title Family Game Night

Author landofthekwt

Rating K

Prompt Sleepless Nights

Word Count 500

Warning none

Summary The Inu-tachi turn the night of the new moon into a night to remember

The families assembled at Inuyasha's and Kagome's hut on the night of the new moon for food and fun. It began before Kagome returned to Sengoku Jidai. A time when they all huddled together in Kaede's hut after Naraku's defeat. Before Miroku built Sango a house. Before Shippou began leaving for training.

The hut had been crowded then. It was amazing that Inuyasha, Rin, Shippou, Miroku, Sango and Kaede were all able to fit into the tiny hut. They huddled together because they knew that of nights it was this night that Inuyasha did not want to be alone. Kagome had been with him for the past year every new moon night. Since she could not be with him, they would have to be with him. They were his friends, where else would they be

The tradition continued even though Miroku and Sango moved into their own house and Shippou went to school. It continued when the twins came and boys went out on the road to hunt youkai. The event took on a life of its own. With the arrival of the twins, the event moved to Miroku and Sango new hut. A house warming gift of food for the newlyweds by Kaede became a meal served in the dark of night. .

When the children arrived, it was only a matter of time that they had to be included. At first it was only a matter of making sure that they slept through the night. Later as they grew, it became necessary to include them in the night's festivities. Miroku would tell stories. Shippou would do magic tricks. Kaede's games intrigued them the most. She seemed to have a gift for entertaining children.

It was only natural that Kagome should be included in the fun and games when she returned after three years. The first month surprised her. She thought she and Inuyasha would huddle together for the night as they had done during the quest. Instead, she found herself in the middle of a festival type atmosphere.

With the addition of more children to Miroku and Sango's family and Sakura and Souta to Inuyasha and Kagome's family, the night had taken on a festive atmosphere. Gone was the fear and anxiety that Inuyasha experienced. It was replaced by food and fun. Everyone looked forward to it. Inuyasha and Miroku planned their youkai exterminations so that they ended in time for them to return.

The highlight of the night was the Kagome, Kagome game. Kagome would sit in the center of the hut as the children surrounded her chanting the familiar phrases of that game which had plagued her so many years ago. Now it meant that part of home and family had been brought to the Sengoku Jidai. The new moon nights would be a part of them even after the children were grown because Kagome would treasure these memories and lock them away in special place in her heart.