November 6
Inuyasha and I set out for the market this morning. It was kind of cold so I wore a thicker kimono and a scarf. But despite the weather, there were still essential things we needed to get.
I looked at our shopping list. It was a bit longer than usual. "We've got a lot to get today."
"Well winter is coming and we've got to stock up. I'm sure you're going to be much less willing to come out here with me when it's cold and snowing out."
I giggled and he looked confused.
"What?"
"'Winter is coming,'" I said thinking of a show from back in my era.
"Huh? Oh, this is that Game of Thrones stuff you were telling me about before."
"Yeah. Sorry, it was funny," I said with a laugh.
"You've got the wildest stories in your era," Inuyasha said, clearly amused.
We arrived at the market and set off to find what was on our list.
Something new we spotted today was a small stand where a man was selling pink jewels on chains. "Get your sacred jewels here! The shikon jewel of four souls will grant any wish your heart desires! Come and get 'em! Only $40!"
A group of people flocked towards him clamoring to get their jewels.
"I don't believe this," I said in shock.
"Does this guy have nothing better to do than scam people out of $40 with fake sacred jewels?" Inuyasha said. He was just as upset as I was.
We went over there in an attempt to dissolve the situation.
"Hey, these sacred jewels are fakes!" Inuyasha said.
"Fakes?" people said questioningly.
"The real shikon jewel was destroyed years ago," I explained.
"Nonsense!" the guy selling them said. "These are the new sacred jewels and they'll grant you any wish you want. Come on, don't you want your deepest desires fulfilled?"
People started handing him money anyway. It was obvious that this guy was going to make bank off of these.
"Come on, Kagome," Inuyasha said, leading me away.
"But they're getting scammed."
"Yeah, well if they're not smart enough to realize it that's on them. They'll figure it out when their wishes don't come true."
"That's true. I just feel bad I guess." We walked toward the first thing on our grocery listing.
"People like him pull shit like this all the time. Don't people try to put on scams in your era?"
"Plenty of times." It was a common occurrence in my era whether it was big tax scams or something as simple as selling a cheap novelty item. "If only they knew what a struggle it was to get rid of that jewel," I said with a sigh.
"Yeah. Dealing with that bastard Naraku isn't something don't I ever want to repeat."
"Same here." I looked among the spices as I talked and picked out what I needed. "Darn it, they don't have any thyme."
"Good, I don't want anything that burns my tongue."
"Thyme isn't even spicy. You're thinking of something like red pepper or curry powder," I pointed out. "At some point, I was starting to wonder if we would ever defeat him," I said, talking about Naraku again.
"I know. I hit that jerk with every attack my tetsusaiga has about a hundred times and he still wouldn't die." Inuyasha grimaced at the memory. "Plus all those stupid incarnations of his."
"So many innocent people died over it too," I said. "The demon slayers, Koga's wolf demons, and so many other villages. I'm just glad it's all over. The world is a lot safer because of it."
"We all made it out alive by the skin of our teeth, that's for sure."
We walked through the market and picked up a few more items.
"You know another reason I'm glad it's all over?" I said.
"Why?"
"Because I don't have to patch up your wounds every day. Now I only have to bandage you up occasionally."
"You've got a lot of jokes, don't you Kagome?"
