Of course Inuyasha would think grooming was a waste of time. Rich coming from someone who hardly knew what a brush was. Whenever Kagome ran a comb through his mop his bellyaching could be heard for miles.
They walked out of the village side by side, past the torii gate and through the paddies.
Rin was looking around as though searching for someone. Inuyasha noticed, and at the end of the rice fields said, "He left this morning."
"Did Kohaku say when he would be back?" Rin had been careful to keep her voice even. But when Inuyasha turned his head her feet were suddenly the most interesting objects in the world. "It's not like I care or anything. I'm just curious."