Disclaimer: Alright, my brain isn't working anymore after I turned in my first paper and just finished my second paper. So I'll just simply say it: I don't own Inuyasha.
A/N: In case you haven't noticed by now, within the story itself, these (…) are part of the story while […] are my comments! ^^
Happy Birthday!
by Nankinmai
Chapter 6 - Family Dinner
Kagome walked slowly up the shrine steps, completely aware of Inuyasha's present that was hidden in her backpack. She started to wonder how did such a thing happen to her.
~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~ Flashback starts ~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~
Ayame had dragged Kagome into a store down the street and the rest of them followed in pursuit. They walked into the store with Kagome still being dragged. They stopped in front of a tall shelf at the other end of the store. Kagome could only stare and was finally able to mutter, "Anou..."
Ayame asks, "So what do you think?" Kagome could only blush. After a while, she asked, "Why that?"
As Ayame explained, Kagome blushed and Eri and Yuka giggled.
~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~ Flashback ends ~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~
Kagome reached her house and opened the door. As she walked inside, she announced, "I'm home!" Inuyasha suddenly popped into her view, startling Kagome.
"Where have you been!? You were suppose to be back over an hour ago!" exclaimed Inuyasha.
"Gomen. I was out with my friends," explained Kagome. Inuyasha stared at her for a while before walking into the kitchen. Kagome could hear some chopping noises, which she assumed was from her mother.
As she walked up to her room, she thought about Inuyasha's actions just before. 'That sure was weird. I thought he would question me more about why I was late.' Shrugging the thought away, she entered her room and closed the door. She took out Inuyasha's gift and placed it on her bed. Then she combed through every inch of her room for a box and some wrapping paper. Luckily, she already had some tape and a pair of scissors in her desk drawer. Placing everything onto the floor, she carefully placed the gift within the box, closed it, and wrapped it beautifully. Admiring her work in her hands, she grinned. 'I really do hope Inuyasha likes this,' thought Kagome.
Meanwhile, Inuyasha had walked into the kitchen where Mrs. Higurashi was. 'I hope Kagome didn't noticed her gift hidden within my haori,' thought Inuyasha. When Kagome had returned home late, he wanted to question her some more. However, he didn't want to risk having her noticing anything odd, so he let it go. The sales lady at the gift shop had wrapped the gift up for him, free of charge. Inuyasha was grateful, as he wasn't sure how to wrap it himself.
Inuyasha unconsciously placed his hand over the lump in his haori as he entered the kitchen. Mrs. Higurashi noticed this when she turned around.
"Don't worry. Kagome will love it," said Mrs. Higurashi. Inuyasha tried not to blush, but luckily Mrs. Higurashi had already turned back around and continued chopping.
"Inuyasha, you can help Souta decorate the dining room if you're too restless." At this, Inuyasha said, "Keh!" but turned around anyway. He found Souta trying to tack the end of a streamer into the ceiling corner. Inuyasha said, "Keh!" again before going to help "the little brat". After they were done with all the decorating, Souta said, "Arigato, Inuyasha-nii-chan! Want to play some more games?"
Inuyasha's ears twitched at this and Souta took that as a "yes". Grabbing onto Inuyasha's hands, he drag the hanyou into his bedroom and started setting up the game system. [Mind you, Inuyasha is getting addicted here so he doesn't mind being dragged… ^_~]
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When Kagome heard footsteps walked towards her room, she panicked and tried to find a hiding place for Inuyasha's present. She had just shoved it underneath her bed when her mother opened the door. Relieved that it wasn't Inuyasha himself, Kagome sighed.
"Did I interrupt something?" asked Mrs. Higurashi.
"Iie. I just thought it was Inuyasha that was coming," explained Kagome.
"Oh? And why would you be worry about that?"
"Eh?" Kagome tried to think of an excuse, but she couldn't help blushing when she saw her mother's smile.
"Anyway, I just thought I'd let you know that dinner is ready and everybody is already down there."
"Arigato, Mama." Kagome followed her mother out of her room and into the dining room.
"Since it's your birthday, I'd thought that I'd make your-" However, Mrs. Higurashi was cut off when Kagome saw what was on the dining table.
"It's Oden! Oden! Oden!" Kagome repeated it so many times that Inuyasha was starting to get irritated.
"Kagome!"
"Oden!"
"Oi! Kagome!"
"Oden! Oden!"
"Young man, you won't get Kagome attention until she finishes her dinner," explained the grandfather.
"Keh!" Inuyasha settled down as Kagome became to busy eating her favorite dish to repeat the words "Oden".
"I hope nee-chan remembers to save some space for cake," said Souta.
"Somehow, kid, I really doubt that," replied Inuyasha, as he silently watched Kagome staying in her own world of Oden.
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Japanese terms: (See earlier chapters for other terms.)
Oden - Japanese hodgepodge (a haphazard mixture; stew)
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A/N: Alright, I know I'm killing my readers by not exposing the presents yet, although you have a pretty big clue as to what Inuyasha bought. Just wait till the next chapter. LOL, I really couldn't think of what to get for Inuyasha, and what I came up with might actually make this story longer than I had first intended. Not sure if this would be a good thing… I remember being irritated at one fanfic because there was so many new characters and events that pop out of nowhere in the story just to drag it along… =\
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Bunny: You came back!!! Yeah! ^^ Sorry about your computer though…
Annalise: Here's what the dictionary has for 'kuso': feces, excrement, shit, and bullshit.
Chris-Redfield26: I can never get sick of you! Just make sure you stay and keep reviewing!!! Oh yeah, if he gets socks, wouldn't it be better to get shoes instead… Then again, we don't know his size…
Teenage Suzy: I've considered caps, but he could just borrow some like he did in Ch. 4 so there was no point there… =\
Ame Tenshi: Yes! Procrastination is a good thing! Once again, I didn't start on my second essay until the day before it's due! But at least I had gotten my Calculus hw done before I started typing… (Oh yeah, you reviewed pretty fast! Right after I had the chapter posted! =O)
~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~ (Yeah, just had to add more of them! ^_^;)
Inuyasha - You do realize that you're irritating all your readers out there, right?
Nankinmai - I am???
Kagome - I'm afraid I agree with Inuyasha…
Inuyasha - Afraid!? What do you mean by that, wench?!?
Kagome - Inuyasha-
Inuyasha - What bi-
Nankinmai - Just say it, Kagome.
Kagome - Osuwari!!!
Inuyasha - *thud* That's it! Everybody leave now! Go on! You better not wait till I can get up!
Nankinmai - Let's forget him… Ja ne!
A/N: In case you haven't noticed by now, within the story itself, these (…) are part of the story while […] are my comments! ^^
Happy Birthday!
by Nankinmai
Chapter 6 - Family Dinner
Kagome walked slowly up the shrine steps, completely aware of Inuyasha's present that was hidden in her backpack. She started to wonder how did such a thing happen to her.
~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~ Flashback starts ~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~
Ayame had dragged Kagome into a store down the street and the rest of them followed in pursuit. They walked into the store with Kagome still being dragged. They stopped in front of a tall shelf at the other end of the store. Kagome could only stare and was finally able to mutter, "Anou..."
Ayame asks, "So what do you think?" Kagome could only blush. After a while, she asked, "Why that?"
As Ayame explained, Kagome blushed and Eri and Yuka giggled.
~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~ Flashback ends ~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~
Kagome reached her house and opened the door. As she walked inside, she announced, "I'm home!" Inuyasha suddenly popped into her view, startling Kagome.
"Where have you been!? You were suppose to be back over an hour ago!" exclaimed Inuyasha.
"Gomen. I was out with my friends," explained Kagome. Inuyasha stared at her for a while before walking into the kitchen. Kagome could hear some chopping noises, which she assumed was from her mother.
As she walked up to her room, she thought about Inuyasha's actions just before. 'That sure was weird. I thought he would question me more about why I was late.' Shrugging the thought away, she entered her room and closed the door. She took out Inuyasha's gift and placed it on her bed. Then she combed through every inch of her room for a box and some wrapping paper. Luckily, she already had some tape and a pair of scissors in her desk drawer. Placing everything onto the floor, she carefully placed the gift within the box, closed it, and wrapped it beautifully. Admiring her work in her hands, she grinned. 'I really do hope Inuyasha likes this,' thought Kagome.
Meanwhile, Inuyasha had walked into the kitchen where Mrs. Higurashi was. 'I hope Kagome didn't noticed her gift hidden within my haori,' thought Inuyasha. When Kagome had returned home late, he wanted to question her some more. However, he didn't want to risk having her noticing anything odd, so he let it go. The sales lady at the gift shop had wrapped the gift up for him, free of charge. Inuyasha was grateful, as he wasn't sure how to wrap it himself.
Inuyasha unconsciously placed his hand over the lump in his haori as he entered the kitchen. Mrs. Higurashi noticed this when she turned around.
"Don't worry. Kagome will love it," said Mrs. Higurashi. Inuyasha tried not to blush, but luckily Mrs. Higurashi had already turned back around and continued chopping.
"Inuyasha, you can help Souta decorate the dining room if you're too restless." At this, Inuyasha said, "Keh!" but turned around anyway. He found Souta trying to tack the end of a streamer into the ceiling corner. Inuyasha said, "Keh!" again before going to help "the little brat". After they were done with all the decorating, Souta said, "Arigato, Inuyasha-nii-chan! Want to play some more games?"
Inuyasha's ears twitched at this and Souta took that as a "yes". Grabbing onto Inuyasha's hands, he drag the hanyou into his bedroom and started setting up the game system. [Mind you, Inuyasha is getting addicted here so he doesn't mind being dragged… ^_~]
~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~
When Kagome heard footsteps walked towards her room, she panicked and tried to find a hiding place for Inuyasha's present. She had just shoved it underneath her bed when her mother opened the door. Relieved that it wasn't Inuyasha himself, Kagome sighed.
"Did I interrupt something?" asked Mrs. Higurashi.
"Iie. I just thought it was Inuyasha that was coming," explained Kagome.
"Oh? And why would you be worry about that?"
"Eh?" Kagome tried to think of an excuse, but she couldn't help blushing when she saw her mother's smile.
"Anyway, I just thought I'd let you know that dinner is ready and everybody is already down there."
"Arigato, Mama." Kagome followed her mother out of her room and into the dining room.
"Since it's your birthday, I'd thought that I'd make your-" However, Mrs. Higurashi was cut off when Kagome saw what was on the dining table.
"It's Oden! Oden! Oden!" Kagome repeated it so many times that Inuyasha was starting to get irritated.
"Kagome!"
"Oden!"
"Oi! Kagome!"
"Oden! Oden!"
"Young man, you won't get Kagome attention until she finishes her dinner," explained the grandfather.
"Keh!" Inuyasha settled down as Kagome became to busy eating her favorite dish to repeat the words "Oden".
"I hope nee-chan remembers to save some space for cake," said Souta.
"Somehow, kid, I really doubt that," replied Inuyasha, as he silently watched Kagome staying in her own world of Oden.
~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~
Japanese terms: (See earlier chapters for other terms.)
Oden - Japanese hodgepodge (a haphazard mixture; stew)
~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~
A/N: Alright, I know I'm killing my readers by not exposing the presents yet, although you have a pretty big clue as to what Inuyasha bought. Just wait till the next chapter. LOL, I really couldn't think of what to get for Inuyasha, and what I came up with might actually make this story longer than I had first intended. Not sure if this would be a good thing… I remember being irritated at one fanfic because there was so many new characters and events that pop out of nowhere in the story just to drag it along… =\
~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~
Bunny: You came back!!! Yeah! ^^ Sorry about your computer though…
Annalise: Here's what the dictionary has for 'kuso': feces, excrement, shit, and bullshit.
Chris-Redfield26: I can never get sick of you! Just make sure you stay and keep reviewing!!! Oh yeah, if he gets socks, wouldn't it be better to get shoes instead… Then again, we don't know his size…
Teenage Suzy: I've considered caps, but he could just borrow some like he did in Ch. 4 so there was no point there… =\
Ame Tenshi: Yes! Procrastination is a good thing! Once again, I didn't start on my second essay until the day before it's due! But at least I had gotten my Calculus hw done before I started typing… (Oh yeah, you reviewed pretty fast! Right after I had the chapter posted! =O)
~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~ (Yeah, just had to add more of them! ^_^;)
Inuyasha - You do realize that you're irritating all your readers out there, right?
Nankinmai - I am???
Kagome - I'm afraid I agree with Inuyasha…
Inuyasha - Afraid!? What do you mean by that, wench?!?
Kagome - Inuyasha-
Inuyasha - What bi-
Nankinmai - Just say it, Kagome.
Kagome - Osuwari!!!
Inuyasha - *thud* That's it! Everybody leave now! Go on! You better not wait till I can get up!
Nankinmai - Let's forget him… Ja ne!
