AUTHOR'S NOTE: Kagome always talks to her family in Japanese and to Inu-
yasha in English, Miroku speaks both English and Japanese, so to those that
would understand Japanese in our story, he talks in Japanese and to those
that would understand English, he speaks in English, Okies? Well here's the
chapter that I hope will make everyone happy! Oh yes, Miroku appears!
*dances around* Hmm, I don't want to spoil the rest of the story, but I
will be flipping back and forth between time lines! SIDE NOTE: Miroku is
inspired by a friend of mine, so he may seem a bit OOC, but you must enjoy
our new Miroku *he'll still be perverted, I swear! ^^*
[{------}]-me talking, sorry to interrupt
Chapter 5: Breakdancing Monk?
Inu-yasha paused to think. He didn't understand what aishiteru meant and he was too afraid to ask about what it meant. Kagome said it in such a sincere and passionate tone that he could just tell by her voice. They had just kissed. It could only mean one thing.
"I love you, Kagome-chan."
Kagome just knelt her head down on Inu-yasha's shoulders and they stood there, holding each other until they heard a cat's meow. Inu-yasha jumped back. He had never heard something like that before, though he had met up with a few demons. He stared down at the little creature, breaking his eye contact with Kagome.
Kagome giggled. Inu-yasha looked at Buyo with such intense concentration, as though he had never seen a cat before. It was funny how a little thing such as a cat could cause Inu-yasha's face to change like that. She reached down to pick up Buyo so that Inu-yasha would be able to pet him.
"Here, Inu-yasha, it's okay. Buyo won't hurt you. Here, he likes it when you do this," Kagome stroked Buyo gently.
Inu-yasha didn't know what to make of this. He touched the poor cat and immediately brought his hand back. He knew Kagome said that this thing wouldn't harm him but that didn't stop him from being scared. Then it hit him. He was in a new world. Things were different here. His mother, father, brother, and entire life was 750 years in the past. He could try to go back in time later, once he knew Kagome was safe here. He was worried. He might not like this world. Knowing little Japanese, he would be at a disadvantage. Then he looked back at Kagome and her smiling face. He knew he had made the right decision in coming to her time.
"It's okay. Let's go meet my family now. I'm sure they've been worried about me and would love to meet you!" she said so cheerfully that Inu-yasha just had to comply.
She jumped out of the well and helped Inu-yasha out. She skipped merrily to her house, happy to be home again. Inu-yasha followed behind, taking in everything he saw. He noticed that things were very different then what he was used to. There were very tall buildings, but they were not castles. He questioned everything he saw. There were large birds in the sky that made sounds like thunder. Trees were different here, as well. Looking back, he saw lots of flowers around the well. In his time, the well was plain and simple. He continued looking around, but Kagome's voice broke his concentration.
"Inu-yasha! Come! You must meet my family!" Kagome said, motioning for him to follow her inside.
She was so happy and he could tell that he had made the right choice in coming here. There was no arranged marriage to a bitch, no father, no brother, and certainly no annoying things that an heir to a throne had to follow. Here, he could be anyone. He shook off the thoughts of his home and continued to follow Kagome inside.
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Katrina ran inside as soon as she could breathe without gasping for air. She rushed straight into the Great Hall, where she knew her mother and Shukujo-san would be.
"Mother, Lady Sama, [{when someone of England will address them, it's to be Lord Sama, and Lady Sama, Sama is their presumed last name to outsiders….}] Inu-yasha…he's…GONE!" she screamed, though she was still gasping for air.
"What is the meaning of this Lady Sama? I was surprised when he didn't show up after dinner last night, but now this. What do you think you're trying to pull on us?"
"Nothing, nothing. I had no idea he was going to do this. I had assumed he was practicing archery and fencing with our visitor Kagome. I wonder what happened to that…" her voice trailed off; she knew exactly what they had done and why. "How do you know he's gone?"
"I…saw…him kiss her! He grabbed her and they ran off to the well. They jumped in without looking back! It's almost as if they had it planned! Why would he do this to me? He loves me! We were to be married this summer!" Katrina broke down again.
"Dear child, it will be all right, I know it will. Lady Sama, what are we going to do? The men must be alerted right away! They have to search for them!" the Duchess said, slowly losing her patience.
"There is nothing that we can do. Inu-yasha and Kagome have vanished. That well is not an ordinary well. I'm afraid that I may never…see my …son…again. Will you please excuse me?" she said, keeping up the act for them.
She knew they were gone, but she also knew in her heart that they would eventually come back. She dashed out of the hall with her face in her hands, fake tears streaming down her face. Knowing that her husband wouldn't go too far from the house, she dashed out to the stables.
Upon reaching the stables, she yelled for him. "Lord Sama, Lord Sama, Lord Sama, can you hear me? Please come quickly, something has happened to Inu- yasha!"
Lord Sama was just preparing to leave when he heard his wife's yells. He rushed to where he heard the sound coming from. She fell to her knees, still crying, when she saw him. "Dear, what is wrong? What could not wait until this afternoon?" he said calmly.
"Inu-yasha…the well…Kagome…gone!" she cried in anguish, for it finally hit her that her only child may never be coming back.
"WHAT? What do you mean?! They've used the well to go to Kagome's time? I can not believe this! Why would they do something like this?" Lord Sama had lost his patience with Inu-yasha.
"I know why they did it. It's very logical when you think about it. What did you two talk about last night? Think for a minute about what Inu-yasha said," she said softly.
"He mentioned not loving Katrina, wanting to escape, and a bunch of other things. I stopped paying attention to his ramblings partially…" he trailed off, trying to remember more of what Inu-yasha had said.
"YOU DID WHAT? Oh, I give up. I knew Inu-yasha was going to leave today. Think about it. He despises Katrina more than anything in the world, even his brother. Kagome seemed like one he could trust, so he trusted her with his life. There's a twist to it though. According to Katrina, before they left, she saw them kissing. I had no idea that both of them felt so strongly about the other one. Inu-yasha is headstrong and stubborn, I wonder where he got that from," she heard a 'humph' from her husband before she continued, "He wanted to get away and he technically did not disobey you."
"How did you know about that?"
"He told me of course. The well is technically within limits. Kagome came up with the idea, obviously. I just hope that Inu-yasha is managing to survive in Kagome's time. It is 750 years into the future, after all."
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Entering the house, Kagome took of her shoes and told Inu-yasha to take his off as well. She ran straight into the dining room, dragging Inu-yasha by his wrists. "Mom! Grandfather! Sota! I'm home! Come, you must hear this!" she yelled throughout the house to make sure they all heard her.
Yelling like that had hurt Inu-yasha's already sensitive ears. [{I had to keep those ears.}] She dashed around trying to see where they might be. Her mother ran straight towards Kagome with her arms outstretched.
"Kagome, Kagome, Kagome! I missed you so much! Where have you been? Not that it matters, all that matters is that you're safe right now."
Her grandfather and brother soon joined them in their family hug. Inu- yasha stood in the hallway like an outcast, wondering what to do. Kagome broke apart from her family and introduced Inu-yasha. Her mother asked her what happened and how she met Inu-yasha. Kagome explained about the well and how they got back. She left out the details about Katrina. Her mother and brother looked at her is disbelief. Her grandfather began to talk.
"Ah, Kagome, I told you about that well. My grandfather used to talk about how it led elsewhere. It passed down through the generations that a young family fell in and never came out. The villagers thought that it was a good thing, since it was a family of demons. I have no idea why only you can travel to the past and why Inu-yasha is the key to getting to the future. It is very strange indeed…" he began to think of other legends and wondering if those were true as well.
Since it was getting late, her mother told Sota to go upstairs for bed. She wanted to talk to Kagome and Inu-yasha alone. After getting Sota and Grandfather to bed, she told them to sit down in the living room.
"For now, Inu-yasha, you may sleep in the guest room. Tomorrow you will have to go to the mall for some clothes though. Kagome, do you know anyone that might be interested in taking Inu-yasha to the mall?" Inu-yasha was confused. He didn't understand Japanese, which was a great disadvantage. Kagome was playing translator and he still didn't understand some things, like what a mall is. He thought harder.
"Kagome, why do I need clothes? We brought some from home, remember?"
"Oh yeah, but you need clothes so you can go out in public here. I assume that a friend of mine will take you. Let me ask my mother," Kagome said. Her brain was thinking too much as it was hard to translate English and Japanese. "Mother, do you think Miroku would be able to take Inu-yasha shopping?" Miroku was the Buddhist monk that lived across the street from their shrine.
"I see no reason why he would say no. You should get up early tomorrow, since Miroku is always up early meditating. Now I have to go to bed now, oyasumi."
"Oyasumi!" Inu-yasha said as he followed Mrs. Higurashi upstairs into the guest room. Kagome went into her room and fell fast asleep.
Morning had come too quickly, Kagome thought. With no birds, it was also too peaceful. She looked out of her window and saw the familiar vista of her hometown. She took a deep breath before going to wake Inu-yasha up. He was already awake, looking outside of his window. She told him to follow her for breakfast and they walked slowly outside after finishing breakfast. Kagome led Inu-yasha across the street, while Inu-yasha stared at the cars. It clicked in her head. She realized he had never seen half of the things in this world. Walking up the steps to Miroku's shrine, she heard techno music. Inu-yasha prepared his fighting stance, not knowing what the 'noise' was.
"Inu-yasha, relax. It's music."
"That's music?"
"Yeah, it's called techno. I'm just curious as to why Miroku would be playing it," she stated firmly. She did not have to wonder for long. As they turned around to the other side of the building, where the music was coming from, they saw Miroku. He was break-dancing. "So this is what he does while he 'meditates.' Fine meditating skills he has," she thought, shaking her head at the same time. As Miroku began to go into a head spin, he spotted them. He promptly stood up and rushed to greet Inu-yasha.
"My, my Kagome! You've never brought a guy here before! Who do I owe the pleasure of meeting?" Miroku said with the utmost respect.
"This is Inu-yasha and he speaks English. I need you to do him and me a favor."
"I see. What would this favor be?"
"Inu-yasha here needs new clothes and I thought you might be able to help him. Though, after seeing what I saw this morning, I'm not too sure about that."
"Oh that. Yeah, break-dancing is a hobby of mine. It relaxes my nerves. Now may I ask you how long you've known Inu-yasha and how far you two have gone?"
SMACK!
"Owwwwww, Kagome! What was that for!?" Miroku shrieked.
"For you being perverted, you little……" Kagome turned around and saw Inu- yasha staring at her, looking confused.
"Inu-yasha, what is it?"
"Nothing, really. I was just curious as to why you hit Miroku. Girls are supposed to be polite."
"Well, as you know already, I'm not your average girl. Plus Miroku is perverted."
"I see. Now am I going to this mall place?"
"Let me check with Miroku, okay?"
"Fine, I'll go wait on the steps for you and Miroku."
Kagome turned around again and looked at Miroku, who was still rubbing his head. "It's your own fault for being so perverted!"
"No it's not, my fair lady. I have the good looks, the great dance moves, and everything a girl wants. What's wrong with being perverted?"
"Only your head…" Kagome said shaking her head.
"What's wrong with my head? I may look dead half the time, but that's no reason to go picking on my head!"
"Nothing's wrong with your head. Now can you take Inu-yasha shopping to buy clothes? It is very important to me. My mother gave me some money for you to take. Don't go spending that on things for you. The money is for clothes for Inu-yasha. I wish I had a video camera this morning. It would have been funny if anyone else saw your lovely break-dancing routine," Kagome laughingly said, dragging the confused Miroku behind her. They managed to find Inu-yasha quickly and off the three of them went to the local mall.
[{------}]-me talking, sorry to interrupt
Chapter 5: Breakdancing Monk?
Inu-yasha paused to think. He didn't understand what aishiteru meant and he was too afraid to ask about what it meant. Kagome said it in such a sincere and passionate tone that he could just tell by her voice. They had just kissed. It could only mean one thing.
"I love you, Kagome-chan."
Kagome just knelt her head down on Inu-yasha's shoulders and they stood there, holding each other until they heard a cat's meow. Inu-yasha jumped back. He had never heard something like that before, though he had met up with a few demons. He stared down at the little creature, breaking his eye contact with Kagome.
Kagome giggled. Inu-yasha looked at Buyo with such intense concentration, as though he had never seen a cat before. It was funny how a little thing such as a cat could cause Inu-yasha's face to change like that. She reached down to pick up Buyo so that Inu-yasha would be able to pet him.
"Here, Inu-yasha, it's okay. Buyo won't hurt you. Here, he likes it when you do this," Kagome stroked Buyo gently.
Inu-yasha didn't know what to make of this. He touched the poor cat and immediately brought his hand back. He knew Kagome said that this thing wouldn't harm him but that didn't stop him from being scared. Then it hit him. He was in a new world. Things were different here. His mother, father, brother, and entire life was 750 years in the past. He could try to go back in time later, once he knew Kagome was safe here. He was worried. He might not like this world. Knowing little Japanese, he would be at a disadvantage. Then he looked back at Kagome and her smiling face. He knew he had made the right decision in coming to her time.
"It's okay. Let's go meet my family now. I'm sure they've been worried about me and would love to meet you!" she said so cheerfully that Inu-yasha just had to comply.
She jumped out of the well and helped Inu-yasha out. She skipped merrily to her house, happy to be home again. Inu-yasha followed behind, taking in everything he saw. He noticed that things were very different then what he was used to. There were very tall buildings, but they were not castles. He questioned everything he saw. There were large birds in the sky that made sounds like thunder. Trees were different here, as well. Looking back, he saw lots of flowers around the well. In his time, the well was plain and simple. He continued looking around, but Kagome's voice broke his concentration.
"Inu-yasha! Come! You must meet my family!" Kagome said, motioning for him to follow her inside.
She was so happy and he could tell that he had made the right choice in coming here. There was no arranged marriage to a bitch, no father, no brother, and certainly no annoying things that an heir to a throne had to follow. Here, he could be anyone. He shook off the thoughts of his home and continued to follow Kagome inside.
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Katrina ran inside as soon as she could breathe without gasping for air. She rushed straight into the Great Hall, where she knew her mother and Shukujo-san would be.
"Mother, Lady Sama, [{when someone of England will address them, it's to be Lord Sama, and Lady Sama, Sama is their presumed last name to outsiders….}] Inu-yasha…he's…GONE!" she screamed, though she was still gasping for air.
"What is the meaning of this Lady Sama? I was surprised when he didn't show up after dinner last night, but now this. What do you think you're trying to pull on us?"
"Nothing, nothing. I had no idea he was going to do this. I had assumed he was practicing archery and fencing with our visitor Kagome. I wonder what happened to that…" her voice trailed off; she knew exactly what they had done and why. "How do you know he's gone?"
"I…saw…him kiss her! He grabbed her and they ran off to the well. They jumped in without looking back! It's almost as if they had it planned! Why would he do this to me? He loves me! We were to be married this summer!" Katrina broke down again.
"Dear child, it will be all right, I know it will. Lady Sama, what are we going to do? The men must be alerted right away! They have to search for them!" the Duchess said, slowly losing her patience.
"There is nothing that we can do. Inu-yasha and Kagome have vanished. That well is not an ordinary well. I'm afraid that I may never…see my …son…again. Will you please excuse me?" she said, keeping up the act for them.
She knew they were gone, but she also knew in her heart that they would eventually come back. She dashed out of the hall with her face in her hands, fake tears streaming down her face. Knowing that her husband wouldn't go too far from the house, she dashed out to the stables.
Upon reaching the stables, she yelled for him. "Lord Sama, Lord Sama, Lord Sama, can you hear me? Please come quickly, something has happened to Inu- yasha!"
Lord Sama was just preparing to leave when he heard his wife's yells. He rushed to where he heard the sound coming from. She fell to her knees, still crying, when she saw him. "Dear, what is wrong? What could not wait until this afternoon?" he said calmly.
"Inu-yasha…the well…Kagome…gone!" she cried in anguish, for it finally hit her that her only child may never be coming back.
"WHAT? What do you mean?! They've used the well to go to Kagome's time? I can not believe this! Why would they do something like this?" Lord Sama had lost his patience with Inu-yasha.
"I know why they did it. It's very logical when you think about it. What did you two talk about last night? Think for a minute about what Inu-yasha said," she said softly.
"He mentioned not loving Katrina, wanting to escape, and a bunch of other things. I stopped paying attention to his ramblings partially…" he trailed off, trying to remember more of what Inu-yasha had said.
"YOU DID WHAT? Oh, I give up. I knew Inu-yasha was going to leave today. Think about it. He despises Katrina more than anything in the world, even his brother. Kagome seemed like one he could trust, so he trusted her with his life. There's a twist to it though. According to Katrina, before they left, she saw them kissing. I had no idea that both of them felt so strongly about the other one. Inu-yasha is headstrong and stubborn, I wonder where he got that from," she heard a 'humph' from her husband before she continued, "He wanted to get away and he technically did not disobey you."
"How did you know about that?"
"He told me of course. The well is technically within limits. Kagome came up with the idea, obviously. I just hope that Inu-yasha is managing to survive in Kagome's time. It is 750 years into the future, after all."
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Entering the house, Kagome took of her shoes and told Inu-yasha to take his off as well. She ran straight into the dining room, dragging Inu-yasha by his wrists. "Mom! Grandfather! Sota! I'm home! Come, you must hear this!" she yelled throughout the house to make sure they all heard her.
Yelling like that had hurt Inu-yasha's already sensitive ears. [{I had to keep those ears.}] She dashed around trying to see where they might be. Her mother ran straight towards Kagome with her arms outstretched.
"Kagome, Kagome, Kagome! I missed you so much! Where have you been? Not that it matters, all that matters is that you're safe right now."
Her grandfather and brother soon joined them in their family hug. Inu- yasha stood in the hallway like an outcast, wondering what to do. Kagome broke apart from her family and introduced Inu-yasha. Her mother asked her what happened and how she met Inu-yasha. Kagome explained about the well and how they got back. She left out the details about Katrina. Her mother and brother looked at her is disbelief. Her grandfather began to talk.
"Ah, Kagome, I told you about that well. My grandfather used to talk about how it led elsewhere. It passed down through the generations that a young family fell in and never came out. The villagers thought that it was a good thing, since it was a family of demons. I have no idea why only you can travel to the past and why Inu-yasha is the key to getting to the future. It is very strange indeed…" he began to think of other legends and wondering if those were true as well.
Since it was getting late, her mother told Sota to go upstairs for bed. She wanted to talk to Kagome and Inu-yasha alone. After getting Sota and Grandfather to bed, she told them to sit down in the living room.
"For now, Inu-yasha, you may sleep in the guest room. Tomorrow you will have to go to the mall for some clothes though. Kagome, do you know anyone that might be interested in taking Inu-yasha to the mall?" Inu-yasha was confused. He didn't understand Japanese, which was a great disadvantage. Kagome was playing translator and he still didn't understand some things, like what a mall is. He thought harder.
"Kagome, why do I need clothes? We brought some from home, remember?"
"Oh yeah, but you need clothes so you can go out in public here. I assume that a friend of mine will take you. Let me ask my mother," Kagome said. Her brain was thinking too much as it was hard to translate English and Japanese. "Mother, do you think Miroku would be able to take Inu-yasha shopping?" Miroku was the Buddhist monk that lived across the street from their shrine.
"I see no reason why he would say no. You should get up early tomorrow, since Miroku is always up early meditating. Now I have to go to bed now, oyasumi."
"Oyasumi!" Inu-yasha said as he followed Mrs. Higurashi upstairs into the guest room. Kagome went into her room and fell fast asleep.
Morning had come too quickly, Kagome thought. With no birds, it was also too peaceful. She looked out of her window and saw the familiar vista of her hometown. She took a deep breath before going to wake Inu-yasha up. He was already awake, looking outside of his window. She told him to follow her for breakfast and they walked slowly outside after finishing breakfast. Kagome led Inu-yasha across the street, while Inu-yasha stared at the cars. It clicked in her head. She realized he had never seen half of the things in this world. Walking up the steps to Miroku's shrine, she heard techno music. Inu-yasha prepared his fighting stance, not knowing what the 'noise' was.
"Inu-yasha, relax. It's music."
"That's music?"
"Yeah, it's called techno. I'm just curious as to why Miroku would be playing it," she stated firmly. She did not have to wonder for long. As they turned around to the other side of the building, where the music was coming from, they saw Miroku. He was break-dancing. "So this is what he does while he 'meditates.' Fine meditating skills he has," she thought, shaking her head at the same time. As Miroku began to go into a head spin, he spotted them. He promptly stood up and rushed to greet Inu-yasha.
"My, my Kagome! You've never brought a guy here before! Who do I owe the pleasure of meeting?" Miroku said with the utmost respect.
"This is Inu-yasha and he speaks English. I need you to do him and me a favor."
"I see. What would this favor be?"
"Inu-yasha here needs new clothes and I thought you might be able to help him. Though, after seeing what I saw this morning, I'm not too sure about that."
"Oh that. Yeah, break-dancing is a hobby of mine. It relaxes my nerves. Now may I ask you how long you've known Inu-yasha and how far you two have gone?"
SMACK!
"Owwwwww, Kagome! What was that for!?" Miroku shrieked.
"For you being perverted, you little……" Kagome turned around and saw Inu- yasha staring at her, looking confused.
"Inu-yasha, what is it?"
"Nothing, really. I was just curious as to why you hit Miroku. Girls are supposed to be polite."
"Well, as you know already, I'm not your average girl. Plus Miroku is perverted."
"I see. Now am I going to this mall place?"
"Let me check with Miroku, okay?"
"Fine, I'll go wait on the steps for you and Miroku."
Kagome turned around again and looked at Miroku, who was still rubbing his head. "It's your own fault for being so perverted!"
"No it's not, my fair lady. I have the good looks, the great dance moves, and everything a girl wants. What's wrong with being perverted?"
"Only your head…" Kagome said shaking her head.
"What's wrong with my head? I may look dead half the time, but that's no reason to go picking on my head!"
"Nothing's wrong with your head. Now can you take Inu-yasha shopping to buy clothes? It is very important to me. My mother gave me some money for you to take. Don't go spending that on things for you. The money is for clothes for Inu-yasha. I wish I had a video camera this morning. It would have been funny if anyone else saw your lovely break-dancing routine," Kagome laughingly said, dragging the confused Miroku behind her. They managed to find Inu-yasha quickly and off the three of them went to the local mall.
