Miyabita

By Kumori Ookami

Scroll Three: Headlights: a filler episode

"Kagome has what?" "Yes, and she has to stay in bed. It's highly contagious so I suggest you stay out. I'll make sure she gets the message."

"Dad…" Ms. Higurashi warned. She turned to her daughter's friends. "Ayumi, Eri, Yuka, thank you very much for taking the time to come over. Are these the homework assignments?" she asked, wide eyed at the long list the three girls had prepared. "Hai!" they chorused. Eri whispered (because she knew how much Kagome hated asking for assistance), "If she needs any help, make her call me because I have all the notes, ok?" "Give her our best, Ms. Higurashi! Bai!" The woman smiled at their retreating forms.

"Dad, we're out of milk. Anything you want from the store?" Ms. Higurashi called from the kitchen. "Are you walking there?" She rolled her eyes but smiled and turned to her old father, who had miraculously appeared in the doorway from all the way across the house. "Yes, I am and no, I don't need your sutra scrolls. I'm pretty sure demons don't attack women walking a few blocks in the middle of the day." "But, daughter, I read somewhere--" The woman crossed the room and placed a gentle hand on his arm. "I'll be fine. Honestly, I don't know why you worry so much. I bet it's those stories you told to the kids, they're getting to you, aren't they?" she said with amusement as she headed out the door. Kagome's grandfather sighed heavily and limped back to his room to set the bundle of scrolls down, and dust off the others in his 'collection'.

Ms. Higurashi straightened her jacket on her shoulders and greeted a neighbor walking down the sidewalk. 'Father has quite the imagination…sometimes I wonder if that's a good thing…*laugh*… I wonder when Kagome's coming back?' She was fretting through more of a mother's worry and was in such deep thought that she didn't even notice the car until it was too close to move.

KO: AHH! Please don't kill me! *dodges ceramics* I was--just trying to--give you all a chapter! I thought that's--what you wanted!! *dives to the floor to avoid another vase* I promise I'll get the next chappie up soon, the real third one, but….oh, come on, you have to admit that it was a good idea! I mean, if I have two cliffhangers then I might get more reviews! And besides, this time I actually know what I'm doing! I promise the two will come together eventually! It's called a plot, people, sheesh! *gets knocked out by a giant box of Kleenex*

Everyone: *looks back at Karo-kusa*

Kay: *sniffling, sneezing, clutching snotty Kleenex and very obviously has a cold* *'wif a stuffed upb nose'* Get back to me, why dontcha? Everyone wants to read about me! *blows nose again*

Everyone: Eewwww……

Michelle the persocom: *bows and flashes a cute smile* Read and review, please! The better and the more the reviews, the quicker and better the story! Arigatou!