The Spook

Outside Inu-Yasha awoke in a cold sweat. He had seen and talked with Kagome. Then something happened and she was pulled away from him. He couldn't hold on. 'I couldn't save her.' "Damn." He hit the side of the tree just as a small voice called out his name.

"Inu-Yasha!" It was Sota, Kagome's little brother. He jumped down to find that he wasn't alone. An older man. Very older man looked at him and said.

"We had better get you some clothes fitting this time period if you want to go back in that hospital. Follow me." Gramps motioned for him to follow him to the car.

"Come on Inu-Yasha!" Sota pulled on his sleeve as he took one last glance toward Kagome's room then complied with the young boy.

He sat in the back of the old gray car as Gramps drove back to the shrine. They pulled up at the house a little past noon. As he stepped out the cold breeze hit him and that's when he realized it. His demon powers were leaving him, even a hanyu didn't feel cold that easily.

Gramps unlocked the front door to let everyone in as Buyo ran out.

"I knew we forgot to do something." Sota said with a whimsical face on him.

"Sota you we're supposed to let Buyo out before we left yesterday afternoon." He scolded the young boy. "This way Inu-Yasha."

They entered an old dusty room. It smelt of mold and even though he was in the early stages of change it still stunk to him.

"Here we are." Kagome's grandfather stopped right in front of an old trunk. Opening it he began to explain, "These used to belong to my son, Kagome's father, before he passed on. They may be a little out of date but at least they'll fit." He rummaged through the clothing picking out some, tattered at the foot holes, blue jeans, a white 'v' neck t-shirt, and a base ball cap advertising some company. When he was finished he stood (with a slight crick from his back) and handed the clothing to Inu-Yasha. Inu-Yasha just stood there staring blindly at the material in his hands, as Gramps walked around him shutting the door as he left.

When Inu-Yasha finally emerged (It had been almost a hour.) from the room he was dressed in the outfit that was given to him. He looked like a cross between a baseball fan and a biker 'dude'. He had the Tetusaiga in his left hand and his fire-rat kimono over his right arm.

Sota was the first to notice him. "Cool!!" He screamed as he ran up to meet Inu-Yasha at the door. "But you should turn the hat the other way." Sota motioned for him to bend down then flipped the hat so that the visor was at the back of his head. "Wa-ay better." He stated as he ran back to get his grandfather. Inu-Yasha once again resorted to following him to the kitchen where Gramps stood waiting to leave.

"Now that you are dressed we should get something to eat and then head back over to the hospital. Where do you want to go?"

Sota was now jumping up and down at the prospect of eating. "Can we go to McDonalds?" Gramps looked over at Inu-Yasha.

"What is McDonalds?" He asked. A squeal of delight from Sota as an answer.

"Oh, you have to see! They have~~" And the boy was off naming everything on the menu and then trying to explain what it tasted like to Inu-Yasha.