Megumi-chan: Konnichiwa! Arigato, Bunny (again!) and Inu-chan!

(This chapter has a few people from Rurouni Kenshin. You don't really have to know RK to read this fic, only b/c I might make them OOC. Sano is short for Sanosuke, ect... anyway, enjoy!!)

Bunny: Souta isn't her brother in this one, but I'll write him in as another character, if you like. (I wanted it a bit different, and I like Rin's enthusiasm)

Inu-chan: Yea, I think Kenshin's kawaii, too. That's why I chose him instead of Sano. I always think that Inu being jealous is so cute! (I wish I had a guy like that!!)

Anyways, review!! ^_^

Disclaimer: Iy and Rk aren't mine. If they were, I wouldn't be on my dad's computer typing a fan fiction about them!! I'm just a 15 year old girl!!

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Resurrection

By Megumi-chan

Chapter 4

Finally... Dinner!

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Inuyasha felt like strangling the 'Kenshin' guy slowly, to enjoy it, until a short, tanuki girl came out of the passenger side door. She was obviously asleep in the car. The girl ran up to Kenshin, and put her arm around his waist.

"Kao-chan?! Are you two...?" Kagome asked. The girl nodded. "Kaoru! I can't believe that you've given up the dojo for Kenshin!" Kaoru blushed, as Kenshin kissed the top of her head. Inuyasha felt the anger go away.

"Oh! Where's my manners? I'm becoming a baka these days," Kagome said, and grabbed Inuyasha's hand. "Kenshin, Kaoru, this is Inuyasha, my next door neighbor. Inuyasha, these are my bestest friends from Kyoto. We've all known each other since kindergarten."

"Oh, Sano's wanted to call you. Something about a date..." Kaoru said. Seeing the bugged-out expression on Kagome's face, and the angered, jealous face on Inuyasha, Kaoru finished. "Just kidding! Hahaha!!"

"Oro?! Kaoru-dono! You shouldn't have done that!" Kenshin said. Kaoru just laughed harder. "Don't mind her, Inuyasha. She always does that to Kagome- dono."

"It's o-o-okay..." Inuyasha said. Kaoru stopped laughing, and finally looked Inuyasha over. 'This girl's a true tanuki! I see a bokken on her belt!'

"Did you bleach your hair? And are those contacts? Do you know kendo?" Kaoru let out a bunch of questions. Kagome stopped Kaoru when the tanuki asked, "Do you like Kagome?!"

"Ahem... My hair color's natural, so is my eye color, and yes, I know kendo," Inuyasha answered. He didn't try to answer the last question. It'd only embarrass him and Kagome more. Besides, he didn't even know *this* Kagome as much as he wanted.

"It's still not as nice as Kenshin's," Kaoru said. "Where's your okaa-san, Kag-chan?"

"In the kitchen. Go ahead," Kagome said, as Kenshin and Kaoru hugged her again, and walked towards her house.

When they left, Kagome offered her hand towards Inuyasha, as she walked again towards the shrine. Inuyasha felt a little uncomfortable with her *that* close, but he didn't mind. She did it without thinking, he assumed, and it was fine by him.

"So... do you have any relatives?" Kagome asked, breaking the ice. "Like, brothers? sisters?"

"One older half-brother," Inuyasha answered. "You'll know who he is the moment you see him. He has the same eye and hair color as I do."

"Oh. Do you live with your parents?" Kagome asked, when they reached the top of the shrine steps. Inuyasha bit his lip. 'How should I answer this?'

"Anoo... My parents are both dead," Inuyasha answered.

"I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to ask it!" Kagome said. Inuyasha smiled at her. "It's alright." He told her.

"Well, I guess you'll want to meet my jii-chan. Be warned. He's highly suspicious of people being youkai, so he'll probably cover you in ofudas. He's done it to Rin five times," Kagome warned, as they walked into the shrine. Inuyasha saw ofudas attached to each of the shrine, but Inuyasha felt no power coming out of them. 'Feh. If a true priest made these, I'd be nearly dead just TRYING to get in!'

"Jii-chan! Jii-chan! Where are you?" Kagome called. Suddenly, Inuyasha saw a crazed old man in front of him chanting sacred sayings, and throwing ofudas on him. Inuyasha just put a confused look on his face, and only felt a little bit of the magic burning his skin, but not much.

"JII-CHAN!! How many times do I have to ask you to stop doing that to my friends! None of them are youkai!" Kagome yelled, after seeing the senile man. Jii-chan looked at Kagome, and continued.

"Kagome, leave! This one stinks of youkai blood! A... a... CAT YOUKAI, no doubt!!!" Jii-chan called. Inuyasha felt a little angered. 'CAT YOUKAI!? WHY THAT CRAZY NO GOOD...'

"STOP!" Kagome screamed. Jii-chan stopped, and heard Kagome's mother call out, "DINNER TIME!" and ran out. Kagome watched him leave, while she sweatdropped.

"Oy..." Kagome said. "C'mon. Dinner's on. Hope ya like oden!" She winked, and the two walked to her dining room.

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Here's the seating arrangements: At the head of the table and going RIGHT: Mrs. Higurashi, Kenshin, Kaoru, Rin, Jii-chan at the foot of the table, Kagome, and Inuyasha.

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"Inu-chan, can Rin play dress-up with you later??" Rin asked, while she played with her oden. Kagome stifled her giggles, while Kaoru did the same. Kenshin looked at Inuyasha with a paled expression on his face, while shaking his head quickly. "Rin played dressup with Ken-nii earlier! He had okaa-chan's make up on, and..." Rin was about to go on, while Kaoru placed her hand over the child's mouth.

"Anoo... maybe you'll like to play with my brother, Sesshoumaru?" Inuyasha asked. The child thought, and nodded, quickly.

"Well, you seem nice, Inuyasha-kun," Mrs. Higurashi said, ignoring her youngest daughter's outburst. Inuyasha lowered his bangs over his face, to cover up a slight blush.

"Arigato, Higurashi-san. What time is it?" He asked, sensing nightfall.

"Hmm... Seven. Why? Do you need to get home soon?" Kagome asked.

"Hai.... I'll see you later, Kagome. Ja ne," Inuyasha said. "Arigato for dinner!" He ran out of the house. Kagome turned in his direction, and put a confused look on her face, before taking his bowl of oden.

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Inuyasha huddled in his bedroom, his black locks covering his back. His violet eyes searched the room, and found what he was looking for-- a large funeral urn that contained his mother's ashes. After wandering the Sengoku Jidai after Kagome's death, Inuyasha had gone to his old castle, and found her urn.

"O-Okaa-san... I think I found her... I... hope I did... Don't let me lose her again..."

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A/n: I hope this one was longer! I owe you guys two for the length at least! Besides this one will be for Sunday, b/c I'll have a choir performance. Christmas songs. Aahh!! I've sung Jingle Bell Rock so many times I might as well have a karaoke omake/teaser chap showing Inuyasha or Kenshin singing it!! -_-() Ja!