(Disclaimer: ok, well, I said it before, but I don't any of the main
Inuyasha characters. People like Ayane, though, well, she's all original.)
Chapter 5
"By the way Mom, those aren't the same clothes that you and Dad had on earlier. And you had your hair up before too," noted Ayane. They were enjoying their walk through the woods. Ayane noticed that she could never see anything like this in her time. The air was so clean, and there were so many trees and so much grass.
"No, your father and I decided to change after we saw that you got through the well alright. My school uniform, what I wore when we collected the jewels before, was green. And what your Dad is wearing right now is what he wore back then. We thought that maybe more people would recognize us if we wore the usual colors. I don't know, it probably seems silly, but it's almost like it feels more natural this way." Kagome looked up at the sky.
"I'd almost forgotten how much more beautiful the sky is here compared to the future," she whispered.
"Hey! Come on you two! You're holding us up!" they heard Inuyasha call from further ahead.
"Sorry! We're coming Dad!" Ayane called back. "Come on, Mom, let's go." Ayane walked along with her mother again.
"Hey, Mom?"
"Yes?"
"What were you and Dad talking about? You know, the whole 'demon powers' thing? What did you mean by that?"
"Oh. You saw how your father jumped out of the well, or how he was even carrying me when he did it. Things like that."
"Okay, but I don't think I have any special powers like that." What her mother did next, Ayane did not expect. She laughed!
"Ayane! I never expected you of all people to say that! I don't care if you can do the things your dad or I do. We just think that you might be able to do the things your father does because of what type of demon blood you have. Alright, now, I know you think I'm saying this just because I'm the mom, but you have your own special talents and your father and I are proud of whatever you do."
"Oh, Mom. You can be honest with me. Is there, like, some kind of parent handbook that you get this stuff out of?" Mother and daughter laughed. Finally, they caught up with Inuyasha and finally the made it to the village.
"Oh I haven't been here in so long. Everything looks about the same though. I guess that's nice though," said Kagome. Inuyasha smiled. He came back to the past a lot more often than Kagome did. It had been at least five years since she had been back.
"Well, wait until you see old Kaede then, Kagome. The hag's gotten even older!" Kagome walked over to Inuyasha and very shortly he was rubbing the back of his head.
"Ow! What'd ya go and hit me for?!"
"Because you're going to set a bad example for Ayane! Don't talk about Kaede that way! She helped us out a lot when we were looking for the jewel shards!" Inuyasha and Kagome's argument was starting to become full blown. Ayane noticed that their fight was beginning to draw a crowd.
'This is so embarrassing!' thought Ayane. She began to sneak off. She didn't want to be noticed. While everyone else was moving towards her parents, Ayane moved away. She walked around the huts and peered inside a few of them. Most were empty. In some that were not, the occupants did not notice her. In the last hut she peeked into, there was an old woman sitting in front of a small stove. Just as Ayane was leaving, the woman spoke.
"Would ye like to come in?" Ayane was startled, because she had not realized that the old woman knew she was there. She walked in and took off her backpack and shoes. She sat down. The old woman turned around and looked at her carefully, her eyes coming to rest at last on Ayane's ears.
"Hmm. Would ye happen to be the child of Inuyasha?"
"Uh, yeah, he's my dad. He's, uh, outside."
"So I hear." The old woman was speaking about the growing noise outside.
"In all my long years, Inuyasha is the only person capable of making so much noise."
"So, um, are you Kaede? I don't mean to be rude, but my dad was saying something about a really old woman (she wasn't about to mention the hag comment), and well, you look, uh, kind of old to me." Kaede chuckled.
"Aye, child. I am Kaede. Though, I think you blunted the blow. Knowing Inuyasha, he most likely called me 'hag' not 'old woman'." Ayane looked embarrassed at having been found out. Outside, the loud noise was getting closer, and Ayane could make out words amidst the shouts.
"Why weren't you watching her? She doesn't know her way around!"
"What if something happens?! I knew we shouldn't have brought her here! It's too dangerous!"
"Listen, Kagome, panic later!" Just then Ayane's parents rushed into the hut. They stopped short as they took in the sight of Ayane and Kaede sitting with each other.
"Calm down. As both of ye can see, your child is quite fine. That was quite an argument ye were having outside." Ayane could hardly believe her eyes. Her parents looked like children being scolded!
"Sorry Kaede. I think being here in the past together, well; it just feels like it did back when we were first collecting the shards. You remember how much we argued." Suddenly Kagome rushed forward. "Oh it's so good to see you again Kaede! It's been so long!"
"This here's our daughter, Ayane. So, learn anything new, old ha-" Inuyasha chose not to finish his sentence when he saw the death glare Kagome was giving him.
"No, only that ye both have a very lovely and well mannered daughter."
"So, Kaede, do you have any news about how Miroku, Sango, and Shippo have been doing?" asked Kagome.
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Ok, kind of a BS chapter. One of those in between kind of things. You know, just to get things moving.
FoxriderX: I think that it'd be cool to have their kid be a guy. Most of the fanfics I've seen so far have daughters. I hope you make one with a son like you planned. I'd like to read that.
Chapter 5
"By the way Mom, those aren't the same clothes that you and Dad had on earlier. And you had your hair up before too," noted Ayane. They were enjoying their walk through the woods. Ayane noticed that she could never see anything like this in her time. The air was so clean, and there were so many trees and so much grass.
"No, your father and I decided to change after we saw that you got through the well alright. My school uniform, what I wore when we collected the jewels before, was green. And what your Dad is wearing right now is what he wore back then. We thought that maybe more people would recognize us if we wore the usual colors. I don't know, it probably seems silly, but it's almost like it feels more natural this way." Kagome looked up at the sky.
"I'd almost forgotten how much more beautiful the sky is here compared to the future," she whispered.
"Hey! Come on you two! You're holding us up!" they heard Inuyasha call from further ahead.
"Sorry! We're coming Dad!" Ayane called back. "Come on, Mom, let's go." Ayane walked along with her mother again.
"Hey, Mom?"
"Yes?"
"What were you and Dad talking about? You know, the whole 'demon powers' thing? What did you mean by that?"
"Oh. You saw how your father jumped out of the well, or how he was even carrying me when he did it. Things like that."
"Okay, but I don't think I have any special powers like that." What her mother did next, Ayane did not expect. She laughed!
"Ayane! I never expected you of all people to say that! I don't care if you can do the things your dad or I do. We just think that you might be able to do the things your father does because of what type of demon blood you have. Alright, now, I know you think I'm saying this just because I'm the mom, but you have your own special talents and your father and I are proud of whatever you do."
"Oh, Mom. You can be honest with me. Is there, like, some kind of parent handbook that you get this stuff out of?" Mother and daughter laughed. Finally, they caught up with Inuyasha and finally the made it to the village.
"Oh I haven't been here in so long. Everything looks about the same though. I guess that's nice though," said Kagome. Inuyasha smiled. He came back to the past a lot more often than Kagome did. It had been at least five years since she had been back.
"Well, wait until you see old Kaede then, Kagome. The hag's gotten even older!" Kagome walked over to Inuyasha and very shortly he was rubbing the back of his head.
"Ow! What'd ya go and hit me for?!"
"Because you're going to set a bad example for Ayane! Don't talk about Kaede that way! She helped us out a lot when we were looking for the jewel shards!" Inuyasha and Kagome's argument was starting to become full blown. Ayane noticed that their fight was beginning to draw a crowd.
'This is so embarrassing!' thought Ayane. She began to sneak off. She didn't want to be noticed. While everyone else was moving towards her parents, Ayane moved away. She walked around the huts and peered inside a few of them. Most were empty. In some that were not, the occupants did not notice her. In the last hut she peeked into, there was an old woman sitting in front of a small stove. Just as Ayane was leaving, the woman spoke.
"Would ye like to come in?" Ayane was startled, because she had not realized that the old woman knew she was there. She walked in and took off her backpack and shoes. She sat down. The old woman turned around and looked at her carefully, her eyes coming to rest at last on Ayane's ears.
"Hmm. Would ye happen to be the child of Inuyasha?"
"Uh, yeah, he's my dad. He's, uh, outside."
"So I hear." The old woman was speaking about the growing noise outside.
"In all my long years, Inuyasha is the only person capable of making so much noise."
"So, um, are you Kaede? I don't mean to be rude, but my dad was saying something about a really old woman (she wasn't about to mention the hag comment), and well, you look, uh, kind of old to me." Kaede chuckled.
"Aye, child. I am Kaede. Though, I think you blunted the blow. Knowing Inuyasha, he most likely called me 'hag' not 'old woman'." Ayane looked embarrassed at having been found out. Outside, the loud noise was getting closer, and Ayane could make out words amidst the shouts.
"Why weren't you watching her? She doesn't know her way around!"
"What if something happens?! I knew we shouldn't have brought her here! It's too dangerous!"
"Listen, Kagome, panic later!" Just then Ayane's parents rushed into the hut. They stopped short as they took in the sight of Ayane and Kaede sitting with each other.
"Calm down. As both of ye can see, your child is quite fine. That was quite an argument ye were having outside." Ayane could hardly believe her eyes. Her parents looked like children being scolded!
"Sorry Kaede. I think being here in the past together, well; it just feels like it did back when we were first collecting the shards. You remember how much we argued." Suddenly Kagome rushed forward. "Oh it's so good to see you again Kaede! It's been so long!"
"This here's our daughter, Ayane. So, learn anything new, old ha-" Inuyasha chose not to finish his sentence when he saw the death glare Kagome was giving him.
"No, only that ye both have a very lovely and well mannered daughter."
"So, Kaede, do you have any news about how Miroku, Sango, and Shippo have been doing?" asked Kagome.
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Ok, kind of a BS chapter. One of those in between kind of things. You know, just to get things moving.
FoxriderX: I think that it'd be cool to have their kid be a guy. Most of the fanfics I've seen so far have daughters. I hope you make one with a son like you planned. I'd like to read that.