Hey everyone! Here's another update. *stares wide-eyed * Two updates in a
week! YAY!!! Oh and thank you Hanyou-Girl25 and lindy*girl() for reading
this fic. *cries * It makes me so happy to know that people are actually
reading and reviewing this pathetic fic. So here's the second half of
chapter 6. Oh and just to let you know I decided that Kika's hair is tied
up in a bun underneath the bandana.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha and co. I did however make up Kika and her family.
for thoughts
Getting Through With Love:
Chapter 6b: Reactions
Kika slowly walked up to her front door, followed by her friends. Inuyasha stayed a little ways back though as not to startle anyone that would come to greet Kika at the door. Kika opened the door to her house and stepped inside.
"Is someone here?" a voice came from the kitchen. Kika stopped and looked up to see her mother walking out of the kitchen with a towel, drying her hands. When Mrs. Shiroishi saw her daughter she dropped the towel and ran to embrace her. Kika smiled and returned the hug.
"Kika, you're home! When you didn't arrive home yesterday, I thought that something might have happened to you." Mrs. Shiroishi said as she stepped back away from her daughter.
"Uh, we had a little delay in getting back here, but I'm ok, really." Kika said.
Mrs. Shiroishi smiled and looked behind her daughter to see Kagome and Inuyasha.
"Hello Kagome." Mrs. Shiroishi said happily. "It's good to see you."
"Hello Mrs. Shiroishi, it's good to see you too." Kagome replied.
Mrs. Shiroishi nodded and looked past Kagome at Inuyasha.
"And who is this young man?" She asked looking from Kika to Kagome. Kagome was about to answer but Kika spoke up faster.
"His name is Inuyasha. He's Kagome's boyfriend. He came with us because after they drop me off, they're, uh going to get something to, um, eat." Kika lied.
"Oh ok. But won't you two stay for some tea or something. I want to here all about your trip." Mrs. Shiroishi said.
The three friends looked at each other.
"Sure we'd love to stay." Kagome said.
The group followed Mrs. Shiroishi into the sunroom. The sun shown through the windows and made the room feel comfortable and cozy. Inuyasha and Kagome sat on the plush blue couch, while Mrs. Shiroishi and Kika brought in the tea. Kika sat down and Mrs. Shiroishi poured tea, giving a cup to Kagome and one to Kika. Inuyasha said that he wasn't thirsty so Mrs. Shiroishi settled down in a chair by the table.
"So how was your trip?" Mrs. Shiroishi asked.
"It was fun. We went to a small town by a river and it had a forest nearby. It was very relaxing and a big change from city life." Kika told her. A really big change since it was another time. She thought to herself.
"Sounds wonderful." Mrs. Shiroishi sighed. "So did anything happen while you were there?"
"Uh, yeah." Kika said, fidgeting in her chair.
"Well what was it? Was it good or bad?" Her mom asked.
Kika become afraid and went silent. Kagome noticed her friend's fear and so did Inuyasha. They looked at each other and both knew that Kika had to tell her mother, so they stayed quiet.
"Um, it depends on what you think is good and what is bad." Kika finally spoke up. Her mother looked confused so Kika continued. "Uh, well you see... something happened and I sort of changed."
"What do you mean?" Her mother asked becoming worried.
Kika sighed and removed her sunglasses. She looked up at her mother through golden eyes and her mother gasped. Kika then removed the bandana covering her ears and pulled her hair out of the bun. As her light purple hair fell down over her shoulders and down her back, Kika looked at her mother. Her mother stared wide-eyed and then fell out of the chair to the floor. Inuyasha caught her before she hit the floor and Kika ran to her mother. Inuyasha picked her up and placed her on the now vacant couch.
"Do you think she'll be alright?" Kika asked.
"Keh, she just fainted." Inuyasha said as he crossed his arms and sat on the floor by the wall of windows.
Kika ran to the kitchen and got a cold cloth for her mother and then laid it on her forehead. After about a half an hour, Mrs. Shiroishi stirred and opened her eyes. Her vision was slightly blurry and she could only make out the outlines of the people in the room.
"K-Kika?" she whispered.
Kika smiled and crouched next to the couch.
"I'm right here mom." She said.
"Do you really look how you showed me?" she asked as she sat up rubbing her head and eyes.
"Yes mother. I'm a hanyou now." Kika said quietly.
Her mother looked at her daughter and hesitantly reached up and touched her fluffy dog-ears. The she looked her daughter in the eyes.
"Tell me how it happened." She said.
Kika told her mother about getting attacked and how Inuyasha had to bite her in order to prevent her death. Mrs. Shiroishi gasped and listened carefully to her daughter's explanation.
"So now I'm a dog hanyou." Kika finished.
Mrs. Shiroishi only stared at the floor while her daughter talked. She had a thoughtful look but fear was glistening in her eyes.
"But how did that young man turn you into a hanyou?" She asked quietly.
"I'm a dog hanyou. Been one since birth." Inuyasha said removing his hat.
Kika's mom looked at him and shook her head. Then she got up and took the teapot and cups into the kitchen. Kika, Kagome, and Inuyasha all looked after her, confused by her not reactioning. The two girls got up and followed her and after a few minutes Inuyasha followed too. Mrs. Shiroishi had left the kitchen and gone downstairs to Kika's room (A/N: Kika's room is in a family room/basement). The group watched her from the door as she pulled out a suitcase and started filling it with some of Kika's things. Kika stepped forward with a sad confused look on her face.
"M-Mom, what are you doing?" Kika asked placing a clawed hand on her mother's shoulder to gain her attention.
Mrs. Shiroishi stopped and looked up at her daughter with sad eyes.
"Kika, I don't think you should stay here anymore." She whispered so softly that only Kika and Inuyasha heard it.
Kika gasped and Inuyasha shook his head and walked back to the steps. Kagome looked even more confused when Kika gasped and Inuyasha walked away. Apparently I missed something. she thought.
Inuyasha sat on the stairs watching as Kika started crying and Kagome went to her friend's side. Mrs. Shiroishi hugged her daughter tightly and whispered the reasons why she couldn't stay. Inuyasha frowned and turned away from the scene. Being a hanyou he knew what it was like to be rejected. But even he had never been rejected by his own mother. Must be because demons aren't common in this time and the mother doesn't want her daughter to be feared or even killed. he thought. That's common for my era, but not this one.
Meanwhile Kika had dried her tears. Her mother was right she couldn't stay here. Who knows how society would be towards a demon. She could be tormented, threatened, taken away for scientific study, or even be put to death. She continued to think as she and Kagome helped her mother pack. She took some clothes, some essentials, and some personal belongings. One thing she took was a picture of her family underneath a cherry blossom tree. Everyone looked so happy. She was on her bother's shoulder, her sister was in front of them, and her parents were standing on either side of their children. It was taken before he brother had died in a horrible motorcycle accident leaving her and her older sister as the only children in the family. Her father soon developed a drinking problem and left her mother, leaving her with two daughters to raise. Kika's older sister, Sakura, had recently gone off to college in America and her mother had gotten remarried, so everything seemed alright. Until now that is.
Kika looked at the picture with tears forming in her eyes. Her mother had to bear so many bad things in her life, and now she was losing her youngest child. Kika placed the framed picture in her bag and then zipped the bag shut. Then she embraced her mother and they said their good-byes.
"I'm sorry mother, I should have been more careful. I-I'm sorry that I've disappointed you and are leaving you." Kika said to her mother as tears slipped down her cheeks onto her mother's shoulder.
"You have never disappointed me Kika. I have always been proud of you and always will. Even though you're leaving physically, my memories of you will stay with me forever." Mrs. Shiroishi told her daughter, her own tears falling from her eyes. She embraced her daughter more and whispered to her. "I love you, my daughter."
"I love you too mom." Kika cried as she buried her head in her mother's shoulder.
After a few minutes of tears, Mrs. Shiroishi pulled away from her daughter and patted her ears. They group walked upstairs and Kika and Inuyasha put their disguises back on.
At the door Kika wiped her eyes and hugged her mother one last time.
"Make sure you come and visit once in a while." Mrs. Shiroishi said. "And where ever you go, don't forget to write."
"I won't mom." Kika said as she pulled away. She walked out the door and Mrs. Shiroishi watched them disappear in a flood of people on the crowded sidewalk.
"Take care of yourself." Mrs. Shiroishi whispered. She walked in the house, closed the door and sat on the couch waiting for her husband arrive home.
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The two hanyous and a miko walked down the streets in silence towards Kagome's home. Kagome couldn't take it anymore and was about to speak when Kika stopped walking and turned to her and Inuyasha.
"Do you hear that?" She asked Inuyasha. He nodded and the two looked behind them to see a group of three girls running towards them. Kagome looked and recognized them immediately.
"Kagome!" they called. "Wait up!"
"Oh great." Kagome sighed.
"What are they?" Inuyasha asked her.
"They're my friends from school, and they are gossip queens." Kagome told him.
Inuyasha looked at her confused and Kika explained it to him.
"They'll tell everyone at school that they saw a weird dressed boy with Kagome and then she'll have to put up with rumors and stuff." She said.
"Um, do you think that we could get out of here?" Kagome asked. "I really don't want to put up with them right now."
Inuyasha nodded and told Kagome to get on his back. When she was securely on he jumped to the top of the nearest building and began running towards Kagome's house. Kika sighed and shifted her bag to her back and took off after the couple. As she flew from building top to building top she looked back towards her house. She looked longingly as she saw a car pull into her driveway. Then she whispered something that was carried away with the wind.
"Good-bye mom."
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Well there's the second half of the chapter. Sorry it wasn't up sooner, but I had to do house work and then went to work with my mom yesterday. I hope you all liked it and I'm sorry if it disappointed you. Next chapter will be A Disaster With Demons in Tokyo. As always review so that I know how I'm doing! Ja Ne!!!
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha and co. I did however make up Kika and her family.
for thoughts
Getting Through With Love:
Chapter 6b: Reactions
Kika slowly walked up to her front door, followed by her friends. Inuyasha stayed a little ways back though as not to startle anyone that would come to greet Kika at the door. Kika opened the door to her house and stepped inside.
"Is someone here?" a voice came from the kitchen. Kika stopped and looked up to see her mother walking out of the kitchen with a towel, drying her hands. When Mrs. Shiroishi saw her daughter she dropped the towel and ran to embrace her. Kika smiled and returned the hug.
"Kika, you're home! When you didn't arrive home yesterday, I thought that something might have happened to you." Mrs. Shiroishi said as she stepped back away from her daughter.
"Uh, we had a little delay in getting back here, but I'm ok, really." Kika said.
Mrs. Shiroishi smiled and looked behind her daughter to see Kagome and Inuyasha.
"Hello Kagome." Mrs. Shiroishi said happily. "It's good to see you."
"Hello Mrs. Shiroishi, it's good to see you too." Kagome replied.
Mrs. Shiroishi nodded and looked past Kagome at Inuyasha.
"And who is this young man?" She asked looking from Kika to Kagome. Kagome was about to answer but Kika spoke up faster.
"His name is Inuyasha. He's Kagome's boyfriend. He came with us because after they drop me off, they're, uh going to get something to, um, eat." Kika lied.
"Oh ok. But won't you two stay for some tea or something. I want to here all about your trip." Mrs. Shiroishi said.
The three friends looked at each other.
"Sure we'd love to stay." Kagome said.
The group followed Mrs. Shiroishi into the sunroom. The sun shown through the windows and made the room feel comfortable and cozy. Inuyasha and Kagome sat on the plush blue couch, while Mrs. Shiroishi and Kika brought in the tea. Kika sat down and Mrs. Shiroishi poured tea, giving a cup to Kagome and one to Kika. Inuyasha said that he wasn't thirsty so Mrs. Shiroishi settled down in a chair by the table.
"So how was your trip?" Mrs. Shiroishi asked.
"It was fun. We went to a small town by a river and it had a forest nearby. It was very relaxing and a big change from city life." Kika told her. A really big change since it was another time. She thought to herself.
"Sounds wonderful." Mrs. Shiroishi sighed. "So did anything happen while you were there?"
"Uh, yeah." Kika said, fidgeting in her chair.
"Well what was it? Was it good or bad?" Her mom asked.
Kika become afraid and went silent. Kagome noticed her friend's fear and so did Inuyasha. They looked at each other and both knew that Kika had to tell her mother, so they stayed quiet.
"Um, it depends on what you think is good and what is bad." Kika finally spoke up. Her mother looked confused so Kika continued. "Uh, well you see... something happened and I sort of changed."
"What do you mean?" Her mother asked becoming worried.
Kika sighed and removed her sunglasses. She looked up at her mother through golden eyes and her mother gasped. Kika then removed the bandana covering her ears and pulled her hair out of the bun. As her light purple hair fell down over her shoulders and down her back, Kika looked at her mother. Her mother stared wide-eyed and then fell out of the chair to the floor. Inuyasha caught her before she hit the floor and Kika ran to her mother. Inuyasha picked her up and placed her on the now vacant couch.
"Do you think she'll be alright?" Kika asked.
"Keh, she just fainted." Inuyasha said as he crossed his arms and sat on the floor by the wall of windows.
Kika ran to the kitchen and got a cold cloth for her mother and then laid it on her forehead. After about a half an hour, Mrs. Shiroishi stirred and opened her eyes. Her vision was slightly blurry and she could only make out the outlines of the people in the room.
"K-Kika?" she whispered.
Kika smiled and crouched next to the couch.
"I'm right here mom." She said.
"Do you really look how you showed me?" she asked as she sat up rubbing her head and eyes.
"Yes mother. I'm a hanyou now." Kika said quietly.
Her mother looked at her daughter and hesitantly reached up and touched her fluffy dog-ears. The she looked her daughter in the eyes.
"Tell me how it happened." She said.
Kika told her mother about getting attacked and how Inuyasha had to bite her in order to prevent her death. Mrs. Shiroishi gasped and listened carefully to her daughter's explanation.
"So now I'm a dog hanyou." Kika finished.
Mrs. Shiroishi only stared at the floor while her daughter talked. She had a thoughtful look but fear was glistening in her eyes.
"But how did that young man turn you into a hanyou?" She asked quietly.
"I'm a dog hanyou. Been one since birth." Inuyasha said removing his hat.
Kika's mom looked at him and shook her head. Then she got up and took the teapot and cups into the kitchen. Kika, Kagome, and Inuyasha all looked after her, confused by her not reactioning. The two girls got up and followed her and after a few minutes Inuyasha followed too. Mrs. Shiroishi had left the kitchen and gone downstairs to Kika's room (A/N: Kika's room is in a family room/basement). The group watched her from the door as she pulled out a suitcase and started filling it with some of Kika's things. Kika stepped forward with a sad confused look on her face.
"M-Mom, what are you doing?" Kika asked placing a clawed hand on her mother's shoulder to gain her attention.
Mrs. Shiroishi stopped and looked up at her daughter with sad eyes.
"Kika, I don't think you should stay here anymore." She whispered so softly that only Kika and Inuyasha heard it.
Kika gasped and Inuyasha shook his head and walked back to the steps. Kagome looked even more confused when Kika gasped and Inuyasha walked away. Apparently I missed something. she thought.
Inuyasha sat on the stairs watching as Kika started crying and Kagome went to her friend's side. Mrs. Shiroishi hugged her daughter tightly and whispered the reasons why she couldn't stay. Inuyasha frowned and turned away from the scene. Being a hanyou he knew what it was like to be rejected. But even he had never been rejected by his own mother. Must be because demons aren't common in this time and the mother doesn't want her daughter to be feared or even killed. he thought. That's common for my era, but not this one.
Meanwhile Kika had dried her tears. Her mother was right she couldn't stay here. Who knows how society would be towards a demon. She could be tormented, threatened, taken away for scientific study, or even be put to death. She continued to think as she and Kagome helped her mother pack. She took some clothes, some essentials, and some personal belongings. One thing she took was a picture of her family underneath a cherry blossom tree. Everyone looked so happy. She was on her bother's shoulder, her sister was in front of them, and her parents were standing on either side of their children. It was taken before he brother had died in a horrible motorcycle accident leaving her and her older sister as the only children in the family. Her father soon developed a drinking problem and left her mother, leaving her with two daughters to raise. Kika's older sister, Sakura, had recently gone off to college in America and her mother had gotten remarried, so everything seemed alright. Until now that is.
Kika looked at the picture with tears forming in her eyes. Her mother had to bear so many bad things in her life, and now she was losing her youngest child. Kika placed the framed picture in her bag and then zipped the bag shut. Then she embraced her mother and they said their good-byes.
"I'm sorry mother, I should have been more careful. I-I'm sorry that I've disappointed you and are leaving you." Kika said to her mother as tears slipped down her cheeks onto her mother's shoulder.
"You have never disappointed me Kika. I have always been proud of you and always will. Even though you're leaving physically, my memories of you will stay with me forever." Mrs. Shiroishi told her daughter, her own tears falling from her eyes. She embraced her daughter more and whispered to her. "I love you, my daughter."
"I love you too mom." Kika cried as she buried her head in her mother's shoulder.
After a few minutes of tears, Mrs. Shiroishi pulled away from her daughter and patted her ears. They group walked upstairs and Kika and Inuyasha put their disguises back on.
At the door Kika wiped her eyes and hugged her mother one last time.
"Make sure you come and visit once in a while." Mrs. Shiroishi said. "And where ever you go, don't forget to write."
"I won't mom." Kika said as she pulled away. She walked out the door and Mrs. Shiroishi watched them disappear in a flood of people on the crowded sidewalk.
"Take care of yourself." Mrs. Shiroishi whispered. She walked in the house, closed the door and sat on the couch waiting for her husband arrive home.
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The two hanyous and a miko walked down the streets in silence towards Kagome's home. Kagome couldn't take it anymore and was about to speak when Kika stopped walking and turned to her and Inuyasha.
"Do you hear that?" She asked Inuyasha. He nodded and the two looked behind them to see a group of three girls running towards them. Kagome looked and recognized them immediately.
"Kagome!" they called. "Wait up!"
"Oh great." Kagome sighed.
"What are they?" Inuyasha asked her.
"They're my friends from school, and they are gossip queens." Kagome told him.
Inuyasha looked at her confused and Kika explained it to him.
"They'll tell everyone at school that they saw a weird dressed boy with Kagome and then she'll have to put up with rumors and stuff." She said.
"Um, do you think that we could get out of here?" Kagome asked. "I really don't want to put up with them right now."
Inuyasha nodded and told Kagome to get on his back. When she was securely on he jumped to the top of the nearest building and began running towards Kagome's house. Kika sighed and shifted her bag to her back and took off after the couple. As she flew from building top to building top she looked back towards her house. She looked longingly as she saw a car pull into her driveway. Then she whispered something that was carried away with the wind.
"Good-bye mom."
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Well there's the second half of the chapter. Sorry it wasn't up sooner, but I had to do house work and then went to work with my mom yesterday. I hope you all liked it and I'm sorry if it disappointed you. Next chapter will be A Disaster With Demons in Tokyo. As always review so that I know how I'm doing! Ja Ne!!!