Time for a change part 46
I'm back. I'm sorry reviews are taking so long, but instead of slowing down after spring break, my classes have been pumping
out tons of projects and assingments. I just finished two research papers :p. Well anyway, if you have nothing better to do
or read you could always go back and R&R my older chapters. Speaking of older chapters, I absolutly hate the first two chapters
of my story. I have two reasons for that. 1: When I wrote them I had no clue what I was doing or where I was going. 2: They seem
a lot less coherent than the rest of my barely coherent story. What do you guys think is the worst REAL chapter of my story
(No saying 'An's or 'RR's or Deleted scenes ;). Make sure to tell me why!
Oh and I still would like to get some more fan art. I've gotten a few pics so far thanks to a fan named Ronna.
Roses are red, violets are blue, I don't own Inu, so please don't sue. I don't own that either just modified it a bit.
lindy*girl- I'm sure SOME people kissed like that in Japan, but it wasn't widely done and besides do you really want to think
about who taught Inuyasha to kiss IF he knew? I'll give you a hint. It starts with a K and ends with an O and has iky in the middle
inuficcrzy-Mainly becuase I'm too lazy and if I wrote it all out it would take me another two days. Also it seems more Anime
like that way.
youkai chick supreme-The new moon.
Kagome-chan- It was in one of the first chapters (One of my better ideas in my opinion) but Kagome had just gotten back from
school and got in a fight with Inu. She sat him and then walked over his back. Inuyasha started cursing becuase she was wearing
high heels. Later he broke them all for revenge.
Laura- I'm feeling a little perverted so I'll respond. If Inuyasha's insticts took over I don't think there would be much time
left for kissing (if you get my drift).
TheWraith- Homeworld. Woohoo 100 points for me ;).
animecrazy- Nope its just a unused idea that didn't fit into the story.
crystal-chan- Visits to Kagome's time are going to be very infrequent from now on (Probably never :( running low on ideas) and
as for her friends, you'll just have to make sure you read this chapter.
The Authoress-I'm sorry I don't understand your request. You want me to be sucked into the Inuyasha fic? It looks like part of
your sentance was deleted but just in case thats what you are asking its not going to happen, ever. I don't like Author Char
interaction (That means they can blame me when I torture them and thats a bad thing mwahaha)
dancing barefoot in my socks- I lived near the gulf on mexico in Mississippi. Infact I'm going back down there in a few weeks.
And by the way- Pasties and beerrocks totally own hushpuppies and Johnycake, thought they are all good. ^_^
feenamon16- Maybe some day there will be. I hope so. When I finally get some time when I'm not lazy I'll build a website for
this fic and its fanart. (Ok maybe I won't but we can all pray yes?)
Brekke rider of gold Wirenth- Just out of idle curiousity whats a gold wirenth?
Shianne-Yes but dogs don't kiss becuase they don't have lips like we do.
Admiral Biatch-Want to know the coolest thing about the game? Miroku can grope the women ;).
Kagome stood up and brushed herself off after stuffing the canvas and paint supplies in her bottomless pit of a bag. "Maybe
you should get an easel while your hear. I don't know if they had them in the Warring States Era. And it would certainly be
harder to find one if they did." Mrs. Higurashi suggested as she came back from the kitchen after cleaning up the dishes from
their lunch. She was carrying a pot of tea and a cup. Kagome thought about it and nodded. "We should get something for him to
practice on too." she said. Inuyasha who had been sitting in the corner sending murderous looks to the big yellow bag and the
art supplies inside it made a very rude sounding snort (As rude as you can without the use of your vocal cords that is). Kagome
looked over at him. "Well Inuyasha if you don't want to teach Shippo just say so." Inuyasha glared at her and Kagome just gave
him a winning smile.
Mrs. Higurashi chuckled and poured the tea. "Here Inuyasha drink this. It will help you get your voice back faster." she informed
him as she handed him the cup. "Drink it slowly." she added as she watched Inuyasha about to drain the cup in a single gulp.
Kagome looked at her curiously as Mrs. Higurashi set the teapot on the table. "I thought you were out of that tea momma."
Mrs. Higurashi rubbed the back of her head and gave a light laugh. "Its funny, but I found another pack. Why don't you take
Sota with you when you go shopping?" Mrs. Higurashi suggested as she beat a hasty retreat for the kitchen. With one last
suspicious look in Mrs. H's direction, Kagome turned he gaze back to Inuyasha who was still drinking his tea. "Do you mind if
Sota comes?" she asked. Inuyasha just mouthed stubbornly. 'I'm not going to teach Shippo how to paint.' Kagome nodded ignoring
his response. "Alright I'll go get him then. When you finish your tea your clothes are still in my room, so you can go get
changed and we'll go."
With that she headed to find Sota. Inuyasha waved his hands around angrily still trying to yell at her though his voice was still
gone getting very annoyed at being ignored by now. Unfortunately he still had the half full tea cup in his hand and it sloshed around
the room. Inuyasha gulped as he looked at the mess he had made. He quickly drained his cup and then grabbed the teapot and drained
that as well. He then set it back down and rushed up stairs as fast as he could. Not a moment to soon either as Mrs. Higurashi
reentered the room. "Oh my." she said as she looked at all the spilled tea. Mrs. Higurashi sighed. "Kagome is such a messy girl."
she mumbled as she went to get a rag. 'She wasn't even drinking any and she made a mess.' she thought.
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A few minutes later Inuyasha headed back down stairs and found himself in the middle of an arguement. "Mother I didn't spill
the tea all over the place!" Kagome protested. The mute hanyou sweatdropped. Mrs. Higurashi tsked. "Lying doesn't suite a married
woman Kagome." She scolded. "But I didn't even DRINK any of the tea." Kagome reasoned. Mrs. Higurashi sighed. "Precisely why
there is no reason for you to be making a mess like this." Mrs. H responded. Kagome sighed in defeat. "Come on lets go." she
said putting the money Mrs. Higurashi had given her before scolding her about the tea as Inuyasha and Sota (Who had also been
watching from a distance) followed her towards the door. Kagome gave Inuyasha a glance. "You made that mess didn't you." she
accused. Inuyasha smirked. His eyes clearly said 'I would have confessed Kagome but I seem to have lost my voice.' Kagome sighed.
"All right all right no more mute jokes." She said. Inuyasha was about to respond nonverbally when Kagome was called by a rapidly
approaching figure. "Grandpa whats wrong?" Kagome asked as the excited old man rushed over carrying a box. "They finally came! We'll
be rich!" Kagome's Grandpa exclaimed. Kagome gave him a funny look. "What are you talking about grandpa? You know those get quick
rich things are all scams." Grandpa chuckled. "Its not one of those. Here let me show you the next fashion craze!" With that he
opened the box and pulled out a ... Inuyasha doggy ears headband. (Thought I had forgot about these didn't you? ehehe) Kagome
sweatdropped. "You mean you actually had those made?" she asked as she stared at the doggy ears. "Cool let me try!" Sota cried grabbing
them and putting them on. Grandpa grinned victoriously. "See! You should keep up with the times Kagome." Inuyasha stared at
Sota as he pranced about sporting a pair of doggy ears. 'Humans are alot weirder in this time.' he thought.
"Here Kagome, your friends ordered three. Why don't you give them to them if you see them." Grandpa suggested handing her a
smaller box that was in the larger one he was carrying. He also handed her an extra pair. "Wear these while your
out. Good advertising. You too Inuyasha." he said starting Inuyasha a pair. Inuyasha gave the absentminded old man a look before
taking off his hat and pointing at the genuine articles. Grandpa rubbed the back of his head. "Oh yes, I forgot. Well I'd better
be going. I need to stock the gift shop with these." Inuyasha watched the old man go. 'A whole lot weirder.' he mused.
Putting them on Kagome sighed feeling slightly embarassed to wear such a corny replica of Inuyasha's ears. 'I can't believe I said
these were a good idea.' Inuyasha found the sight of Kagome with dog ears hillarious. He broke out in a silent chuckle and reached
out and gave them a tweak. This caused him to shake even more with laughter. Kagome felt a blush stain her cheeks. "You're not helping."
she grumbled. Inuyasha ignored her. "Sit!" she said *Wham*. Sota wisely scampered inside deciding he didn't want to go with them.
"Whyd you do that for you wench." Inuyasha mumbled softly causing both of them to blink in surprise. "Looks like you're getting
your voice back." Kagome commented. Inuyasha got up and pulled the ears off her head. "You look better without them." He commented
horsely as he tossed them away.
Kagome smiled a little as he wrapped his arms around her. "Kagome." he mummered. "Hmm?" Inuyasha swallowed to clear his throat.
"I." he started before his voice faded again. "I what?" she prodded as their faces got closer. Inuyasha cleared his throat. "I
said I might teach Shippo how to paint!" he exclaimed as loudly as he could (which wasn't all that loud). Kagome could feel
her face glowed red with anger. "SIT!" she called before stomping down the steps of the shrine. "You sure know how to ruin a romantic
moment." she huffed still clutching the three pairs of doggy ears.
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"We could have used my money." Inuyasha said. Kagome looked at him. "So you've decided you'll teach Shippo?" she asked. Inuyasha
Keh'd and looked away. His voice had improved since the little incident at the shrine though his mood hadn't much. Kagome sighed.
'Atleast he's carrying it all.' she thought. Inuyasha currently had a small child sized easel tucked under his arm as well as
several bags in his hand. "I didn't say that. I have no use for money from this time. And since we aren't going back to school
we won't be coming back here much anymore anyway." He said the school part slightly tauntingly and Kagome was about to reply
when she saw her three friends crouching under a big restraunt window peeking in.
Kagome remembered the reason she was still holding the small box her grandfather had given her and walked over to deliver it
to its rightful owner. "Hi guys!" Kagome said cheerfully. The three girls jumped in surprise and quickly pulled her down under
the window with them. "SHH!" Yuka said holding her hand over Kagome's mouth. Kagome nodded and Yuka released her. Standing just
outside of the view of the window Inuyasha watched suspiciously. He had finally accepted that the girls weren't a threat and
probably looking out for Kagome's best interests, but he wasn't about to let his guard down. "Kagome? What are you doing here?
Your grandfather said you transfered to a boarding school for the frail of body." Ayumi asked softly. Kagome inwardly sighed.
'Atleast he didn't say I had leperacy.' she thought. "Umm.. We had a vacation so I came back here to visit my family." Kagome
explained.
The three girls nodded and all told her how glad they were to see her and that she wasn't too sick and all exchanged hugs (gentle
ones mind you they wouldn't want to cause Kagome's oh so sickly body any more damage ;) ). "Say Kagome, did you really come
back to see your family or Inuyasha?" Eri teased. Kagome decided to change the subject before she spilt something she didn't
want them to know. She loved her friends, but after a year of only minimal contact she had decided it was best if they slowly
drifted apart. Especially now that she wasn't going to school any more. Part of her was going to miss her old life, but she
had a new life now with Inuyasha and probably eventually as a miko.
"Guys why are we crouching like this?" Kagome asked. Ayumi grinned. "Weelll, after you left Hojo and Yuna got back together."
She began. "Really?! Thats great!" Kagome exclaimed starting to stand up to see. The three girls grabbed her and pulled her back
down. "SHH!" the all instructed. "Anyway now that you're gone we decided to find someone else to spy on-" Yuka nudged Ayumi
in the ribs with her elbow. "I mean give advice and help them out with their relationship. And we decided Yuna needed the most
help." Ayumi explained. Kagome sighed and nodded. 'They sure haven't changed.' she mused. Unlike she had that is. 'Atleast Hojo
got over me.' Kagome thought though she didn't know if she shouldn't be slightly insulted that he had done it in mere days after
a year of stalking.
"Well we have to get going home. I just thought you might want this." Kagome said handing the box to Eri. "Its the doggy ears
like Inuyasha has-er is wearing that you ordered from Grandpa." The three girls nodded and Eri set down the box next to her.
True the ears were cute but spying was a lot more fun. Kagome said farewell to her friends before walking back to Inuyasha who
was getting rather impatient. "Come on I know a shortcut through that alley to the bus stop." Kagome said indicating the alley
right next to the restaraunt. Inuyasha nodded and followed her in. About half way through they heard a chuckle. They turned to
see a scruffy looking man appear from the shadows a few feet in front of them. "Hiya kiddies. Doing a little shopping is you?"
the man who reeked of alchohol said. Kagome pressed herself against Inuyasha and grabbed onto his clothes. Fearing more for the
poor man in front of her than any damage he could do.
"How abouts you give me your money and whatever you've gots in those bags and I wont be forced to harm your pretty girl their."
The man suggested a knife appearing in his hand as his eyes turned on Kagome. Kagome cringed a little bit. That was probably
the stupidist mistake the poor man had ever made. Inuyasha felt his youkai instincts fuel a rage within him. How DARE that pitiful
male look at HIS mate with such a sickening gaze. In an instant Kagome was clutching nothing but air. But Inuyasha wasn't
clutching air, he had his hand firmly around the blade of the knife. The man stared in awestruck horror as Inuyasha crushed
the sharp end of the knife with his bare hand. The man fell down and let out a soft startled cry of fear. Inuyasha's red rimmed
glare fell on the man, boring into the depths of his sole.
Kagome walked over to where Inuyasha was standing and gently touched his arm bringing him out of his rage clouded state. "Lets
go." she said. Inuyasha nodded and bent down and picked up the man effortlessly with his free hand. He brought their faces
together. "Don't you ever try something like that again." he growled his eyes drilling into the mans memory. "I'll be watching,
and next time she won't be around to stop me." With that he flashed a fanged grin that sealed the promise. Inuyasha dropped
the man and turned around. Taking pity on the man Kagome took out some money and tossed it into his lap. "Please don't use it
on sake." she said before letting Inuyasha wrap his arm around her and guiding her out of the alley. The drunken man stared
dumbly at the crushed knife, then the crumpled money. "No more sake." he mumered rubbing his eyes.
Inuyasha pressed her closely and Kagome looked down to his hand, which he had pressed against her. "Is your hand all right?
she asked reaching down and pulling it away so she could inspect it. "Its fine." he muttered not relaxing once they were
out of the alley. Still, he allowed her to pull his hand into inspecting range. If the knife had broken the skin it had already
healed. All that was left was a redish mark. Kagome traced it with a finger before kissing it gently and letting it fall back
to her waist. "Well your hands all right. But are you?" she asked her voice full of concern. Inuyasha wasn't mad at her ofcourse.
It wasn't her fault that that pitiful excuse for a human had laid eyes on her. It was his, and he was mentally beating himself
up for putting her in danger that he should have detected. Inuyasha looked down at her and let the tension exit his body with
a soft keh. "Lets go home." he grumbled. "You cause to much trouble." Kagome smiled softly and nuzzled against him.
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"Kagome why don't you two stay for dinner?" Mrs. Higurashi suggested as she accepted the money Inuyasha had given her to pay
for the paint supplies. 'Such a good boy.' she mused as the two of them glanced at eachother. "I guess we could..." Kagome decided
after Inuyasha had shrugged. "Great, and why don't you help? I can teach you a few recipes." Mrs. Higurashi said cheerfully
as she grabbed Kagome by the shoulders and started to push her into the kitchen not waiting for Kagome to answer. Inuyasha watched
them go before plopping down against the living room wall to rest and wait for food. Inuyasha felt his stomach rumble and he
smirked. He never had to worry about getting a good meal when staying here. That always had been the main plus of Kagome's time.
Mrs. Higurashi always made good food and lots of it. It would also be nice if Kagome became as good a cook as her mother,
especially since he'd already forgotten the recipes that Miroku had taught him. (hehehe can you see where this is going?)
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Kagome breathed out a sigh. She had never thought cooking was so much work. She didn't give her mother enough credit for all
the cooking she did. It was understandable though, as she had really never had much experience cooking except for instant food
and the occasional stew when they traveled in the Warring States era. Even then Sango had done most of the actual cooking while
Kagome had prepared the vegetables and other things for cooking.
A/N I spent a bit of time researching on the internet for some Japanese recipes. Sorry if any of its innacurate.
"Kagome wake up! The Gyoza (A kind of dumpling) are burning!" Mrs. Higurashi called from where she was cutting vegetables. In
fact that was about all she had been doing wanting her daughter to gain the experience needed to cook for a husband. 'And hopefuly
children soon.' she mused as she watched Kagome jump a little before rushing to attend to the dumplings. Kagome looked at the
various foods she was preparing sceptically. "Momma, are you sure this is enough?" she asked as she took the lid of the pan
the Gyoza were cooking and moving the pan off of the stove. "Trust me Kagome, there's enough. Oh by the way I think the Miso
soup is done." she said indicating the boiling pot that was starting to overflow. "Kyaaa!" Kagome wailed rushing to stop the
boiling. (Miso soup isn't supposed to be alowed to boil. You bring it to the boiling point then let it simmer :) ).
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"Whew, finally done." Kagome said with relief as she set the last bowls onto the table. "It still doesn't look like enough for
five people." she thought outloud. Buyo meowed his agreement in the corner before ambling of somewhere. Kagome looked over into the
living room just in time to see her mother, Sota, and Grandpa sneaking out the door. "Hey where are you going!" Kagome asked.
Mrs. Higurashi turned with a smile plastered on her face. "We're going out to eat." she explained. "What! But then why did I
spend all that time making all of this?!" Kagome cried. Mrs. Higurashi chuckled. "Silly, thats for you and Inuyasha." she explained.
Kagome just stared at her mother in disbelief. "Enjoy your dinner. Oh and clean up any tea that you spill this time!" Mrs. Higurashi
called as she ushered the her son and father out the door.
Outside Sota turned to his mother. "Momma why are we leaving?" Mrs. Higurashi smiled warmly at her son. "Well dear, lets just
say I remember the first time I tried to cook a full meal for my husband."
Mwhahah will Kagome and Inuyasha have a nice meal together? I guess you'll have to wait till next time! A bit more Sango/Miroku
next chapter hopefully. Reviews are like always welcome.
I'm back. I'm sorry reviews are taking so long, but instead of slowing down after spring break, my classes have been pumping
out tons of projects and assingments. I just finished two research papers :p. Well anyway, if you have nothing better to do
or read you could always go back and R&R my older chapters. Speaking of older chapters, I absolutly hate the first two chapters
of my story. I have two reasons for that. 1: When I wrote them I had no clue what I was doing or where I was going. 2: They seem
a lot less coherent than the rest of my barely coherent story. What do you guys think is the worst REAL chapter of my story
(No saying 'An's or 'RR's or Deleted scenes ;). Make sure to tell me why!
Oh and I still would like to get some more fan art. I've gotten a few pics so far thanks to a fan named Ronna.
Roses are red, violets are blue, I don't own Inu, so please don't sue. I don't own that either just modified it a bit.
lindy*girl- I'm sure SOME people kissed like that in Japan, but it wasn't widely done and besides do you really want to think
about who taught Inuyasha to kiss IF he knew? I'll give you a hint. It starts with a K and ends with an O and has iky in the middle
inuficcrzy-Mainly becuase I'm too lazy and if I wrote it all out it would take me another two days. Also it seems more Anime
like that way.
youkai chick supreme-The new moon.
Kagome-chan- It was in one of the first chapters (One of my better ideas in my opinion) but Kagome had just gotten back from
school and got in a fight with Inu. She sat him and then walked over his back. Inuyasha started cursing becuase she was wearing
high heels. Later he broke them all for revenge.
Laura- I'm feeling a little perverted so I'll respond. If Inuyasha's insticts took over I don't think there would be much time
left for kissing (if you get my drift).
TheWraith- Homeworld. Woohoo 100 points for me ;).
animecrazy- Nope its just a unused idea that didn't fit into the story.
crystal-chan- Visits to Kagome's time are going to be very infrequent from now on (Probably never :( running low on ideas) and
as for her friends, you'll just have to make sure you read this chapter.
The Authoress-I'm sorry I don't understand your request. You want me to be sucked into the Inuyasha fic? It looks like part of
your sentance was deleted but just in case thats what you are asking its not going to happen, ever. I don't like Author Char
interaction (That means they can blame me when I torture them and thats a bad thing mwahaha)
dancing barefoot in my socks- I lived near the gulf on mexico in Mississippi. Infact I'm going back down there in a few weeks.
And by the way- Pasties and beerrocks totally own hushpuppies and Johnycake, thought they are all good. ^_^
feenamon16- Maybe some day there will be. I hope so. When I finally get some time when I'm not lazy I'll build a website for
this fic and its fanart. (Ok maybe I won't but we can all pray yes?)
Brekke rider of gold Wirenth- Just out of idle curiousity whats a gold wirenth?
Shianne-Yes but dogs don't kiss becuase they don't have lips like we do.
Admiral Biatch-Want to know the coolest thing about the game? Miroku can grope the women ;).
Kagome stood up and brushed herself off after stuffing the canvas and paint supplies in her bottomless pit of a bag. "Maybe
you should get an easel while your hear. I don't know if they had them in the Warring States Era. And it would certainly be
harder to find one if they did." Mrs. Higurashi suggested as she came back from the kitchen after cleaning up the dishes from
their lunch. She was carrying a pot of tea and a cup. Kagome thought about it and nodded. "We should get something for him to
practice on too." she said. Inuyasha who had been sitting in the corner sending murderous looks to the big yellow bag and the
art supplies inside it made a very rude sounding snort (As rude as you can without the use of your vocal cords that is). Kagome
looked over at him. "Well Inuyasha if you don't want to teach Shippo just say so." Inuyasha glared at her and Kagome just gave
him a winning smile.
Mrs. Higurashi chuckled and poured the tea. "Here Inuyasha drink this. It will help you get your voice back faster." she informed
him as she handed him the cup. "Drink it slowly." she added as she watched Inuyasha about to drain the cup in a single gulp.
Kagome looked at her curiously as Mrs. Higurashi set the teapot on the table. "I thought you were out of that tea momma."
Mrs. Higurashi rubbed the back of her head and gave a light laugh. "Its funny, but I found another pack. Why don't you take
Sota with you when you go shopping?" Mrs. Higurashi suggested as she beat a hasty retreat for the kitchen. With one last
suspicious look in Mrs. H's direction, Kagome turned he gaze back to Inuyasha who was still drinking his tea. "Do you mind if
Sota comes?" she asked. Inuyasha just mouthed stubbornly. 'I'm not going to teach Shippo how to paint.' Kagome nodded ignoring
his response. "Alright I'll go get him then. When you finish your tea your clothes are still in my room, so you can go get
changed and we'll go."
With that she headed to find Sota. Inuyasha waved his hands around angrily still trying to yell at her though his voice was still
gone getting very annoyed at being ignored by now. Unfortunately he still had the half full tea cup in his hand and it sloshed around
the room. Inuyasha gulped as he looked at the mess he had made. He quickly drained his cup and then grabbed the teapot and drained
that as well. He then set it back down and rushed up stairs as fast as he could. Not a moment to soon either as Mrs. Higurashi
reentered the room. "Oh my." she said as she looked at all the spilled tea. Mrs. Higurashi sighed. "Kagome is such a messy girl."
she mumbled as she went to get a rag. 'She wasn't even drinking any and she made a mess.' she thought.
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A few minutes later Inuyasha headed back down stairs and found himself in the middle of an arguement. "Mother I didn't spill
the tea all over the place!" Kagome protested. The mute hanyou sweatdropped. Mrs. Higurashi tsked. "Lying doesn't suite a married
woman Kagome." She scolded. "But I didn't even DRINK any of the tea." Kagome reasoned. Mrs. Higurashi sighed. "Precisely why
there is no reason for you to be making a mess like this." Mrs. H responded. Kagome sighed in defeat. "Come on lets go." she
said putting the money Mrs. Higurashi had given her before scolding her about the tea as Inuyasha and Sota (Who had also been
watching from a distance) followed her towards the door. Kagome gave Inuyasha a glance. "You made that mess didn't you." she
accused. Inuyasha smirked. His eyes clearly said 'I would have confessed Kagome but I seem to have lost my voice.' Kagome sighed.
"All right all right no more mute jokes." She said. Inuyasha was about to respond nonverbally when Kagome was called by a rapidly
approaching figure. "Grandpa whats wrong?" Kagome asked as the excited old man rushed over carrying a box. "They finally came! We'll
be rich!" Kagome's Grandpa exclaimed. Kagome gave him a funny look. "What are you talking about grandpa? You know those get quick
rich things are all scams." Grandpa chuckled. "Its not one of those. Here let me show you the next fashion craze!" With that he
opened the box and pulled out a ... Inuyasha doggy ears headband. (Thought I had forgot about these didn't you? ehehe) Kagome
sweatdropped. "You mean you actually had those made?" she asked as she stared at the doggy ears. "Cool let me try!" Sota cried grabbing
them and putting them on. Grandpa grinned victoriously. "See! You should keep up with the times Kagome." Inuyasha stared at
Sota as he pranced about sporting a pair of doggy ears. 'Humans are alot weirder in this time.' he thought.
"Here Kagome, your friends ordered three. Why don't you give them to them if you see them." Grandpa suggested handing her a
smaller box that was in the larger one he was carrying. He also handed her an extra pair. "Wear these while your
out. Good advertising. You too Inuyasha." he said starting Inuyasha a pair. Inuyasha gave the absentminded old man a look before
taking off his hat and pointing at the genuine articles. Grandpa rubbed the back of his head. "Oh yes, I forgot. Well I'd better
be going. I need to stock the gift shop with these." Inuyasha watched the old man go. 'A whole lot weirder.' he mused.
Putting them on Kagome sighed feeling slightly embarassed to wear such a corny replica of Inuyasha's ears. 'I can't believe I said
these were a good idea.' Inuyasha found the sight of Kagome with dog ears hillarious. He broke out in a silent chuckle and reached
out and gave them a tweak. This caused him to shake even more with laughter. Kagome felt a blush stain her cheeks. "You're not helping."
she grumbled. Inuyasha ignored her. "Sit!" she said *Wham*. Sota wisely scampered inside deciding he didn't want to go with them.
"Whyd you do that for you wench." Inuyasha mumbled softly causing both of them to blink in surprise. "Looks like you're getting
your voice back." Kagome commented. Inuyasha got up and pulled the ears off her head. "You look better without them." He commented
horsely as he tossed them away.
Kagome smiled a little as he wrapped his arms around her. "Kagome." he mummered. "Hmm?" Inuyasha swallowed to clear his throat.
"I." he started before his voice faded again. "I what?" she prodded as their faces got closer. Inuyasha cleared his throat. "I
said I might teach Shippo how to paint!" he exclaimed as loudly as he could (which wasn't all that loud). Kagome could feel
her face glowed red with anger. "SIT!" she called before stomping down the steps of the shrine. "You sure know how to ruin a romantic
moment." she huffed still clutching the three pairs of doggy ears.
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"We could have used my money." Inuyasha said. Kagome looked at him. "So you've decided you'll teach Shippo?" she asked. Inuyasha
Keh'd and looked away. His voice had improved since the little incident at the shrine though his mood hadn't much. Kagome sighed.
'Atleast he's carrying it all.' she thought. Inuyasha currently had a small child sized easel tucked under his arm as well as
several bags in his hand. "I didn't say that. I have no use for money from this time. And since we aren't going back to school
we won't be coming back here much anymore anyway." He said the school part slightly tauntingly and Kagome was about to reply
when she saw her three friends crouching under a big restraunt window peeking in.
Kagome remembered the reason she was still holding the small box her grandfather had given her and walked over to deliver it
to its rightful owner. "Hi guys!" Kagome said cheerfully. The three girls jumped in surprise and quickly pulled her down under
the window with them. "SHH!" Yuka said holding her hand over Kagome's mouth. Kagome nodded and Yuka released her. Standing just
outside of the view of the window Inuyasha watched suspiciously. He had finally accepted that the girls weren't a threat and
probably looking out for Kagome's best interests, but he wasn't about to let his guard down. "Kagome? What are you doing here?
Your grandfather said you transfered to a boarding school for the frail of body." Ayumi asked softly. Kagome inwardly sighed.
'Atleast he didn't say I had leperacy.' she thought. "Umm.. We had a vacation so I came back here to visit my family." Kagome
explained.
The three girls nodded and all told her how glad they were to see her and that she wasn't too sick and all exchanged hugs (gentle
ones mind you they wouldn't want to cause Kagome's oh so sickly body any more damage ;) ). "Say Kagome, did you really come
back to see your family or Inuyasha?" Eri teased. Kagome decided to change the subject before she spilt something she didn't
want them to know. She loved her friends, but after a year of only minimal contact she had decided it was best if they slowly
drifted apart. Especially now that she wasn't going to school any more. Part of her was going to miss her old life, but she
had a new life now with Inuyasha and probably eventually as a miko.
"Guys why are we crouching like this?" Kagome asked. Ayumi grinned. "Weelll, after you left Hojo and Yuna got back together."
She began. "Really?! Thats great!" Kagome exclaimed starting to stand up to see. The three girls grabbed her and pulled her back
down. "SHH!" the all instructed. "Anyway now that you're gone we decided to find someone else to spy on-" Yuka nudged Ayumi
in the ribs with her elbow. "I mean give advice and help them out with their relationship. And we decided Yuna needed the most
help." Ayumi explained. Kagome sighed and nodded. 'They sure haven't changed.' she mused. Unlike she had that is. 'Atleast Hojo
got over me.' Kagome thought though she didn't know if she shouldn't be slightly insulted that he had done it in mere days after
a year of stalking.
"Well we have to get going home. I just thought you might want this." Kagome said handing the box to Eri. "Its the doggy ears
like Inuyasha has-er is wearing that you ordered from Grandpa." The three girls nodded and Eri set down the box next to her.
True the ears were cute but spying was a lot more fun. Kagome said farewell to her friends before walking back to Inuyasha who
was getting rather impatient. "Come on I know a shortcut through that alley to the bus stop." Kagome said indicating the alley
right next to the restaraunt. Inuyasha nodded and followed her in. About half way through they heard a chuckle. They turned to
see a scruffy looking man appear from the shadows a few feet in front of them. "Hiya kiddies. Doing a little shopping is you?"
the man who reeked of alchohol said. Kagome pressed herself against Inuyasha and grabbed onto his clothes. Fearing more for the
poor man in front of her than any damage he could do.
"How abouts you give me your money and whatever you've gots in those bags and I wont be forced to harm your pretty girl their."
The man suggested a knife appearing in his hand as his eyes turned on Kagome. Kagome cringed a little bit. That was probably
the stupidist mistake the poor man had ever made. Inuyasha felt his youkai instincts fuel a rage within him. How DARE that pitiful
male look at HIS mate with such a sickening gaze. In an instant Kagome was clutching nothing but air. But Inuyasha wasn't
clutching air, he had his hand firmly around the blade of the knife. The man stared in awestruck horror as Inuyasha crushed
the sharp end of the knife with his bare hand. The man fell down and let out a soft startled cry of fear. Inuyasha's red rimmed
glare fell on the man, boring into the depths of his sole.
Kagome walked over to where Inuyasha was standing and gently touched his arm bringing him out of his rage clouded state. "Lets
go." she said. Inuyasha nodded and bent down and picked up the man effortlessly with his free hand. He brought their faces
together. "Don't you ever try something like that again." he growled his eyes drilling into the mans memory. "I'll be watching,
and next time she won't be around to stop me." With that he flashed a fanged grin that sealed the promise. Inuyasha dropped
the man and turned around. Taking pity on the man Kagome took out some money and tossed it into his lap. "Please don't use it
on sake." she said before letting Inuyasha wrap his arm around her and guiding her out of the alley. The drunken man stared
dumbly at the crushed knife, then the crumpled money. "No more sake." he mumered rubbing his eyes.
Inuyasha pressed her closely and Kagome looked down to his hand, which he had pressed against her. "Is your hand all right?
she asked reaching down and pulling it away so she could inspect it. "Its fine." he muttered not relaxing once they were
out of the alley. Still, he allowed her to pull his hand into inspecting range. If the knife had broken the skin it had already
healed. All that was left was a redish mark. Kagome traced it with a finger before kissing it gently and letting it fall back
to her waist. "Well your hands all right. But are you?" she asked her voice full of concern. Inuyasha wasn't mad at her ofcourse.
It wasn't her fault that that pitiful excuse for a human had laid eyes on her. It was his, and he was mentally beating himself
up for putting her in danger that he should have detected. Inuyasha looked down at her and let the tension exit his body with
a soft keh. "Lets go home." he grumbled. "You cause to much trouble." Kagome smiled softly and nuzzled against him.
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"Kagome why don't you two stay for dinner?" Mrs. Higurashi suggested as she accepted the money Inuyasha had given her to pay
for the paint supplies. 'Such a good boy.' she mused as the two of them glanced at eachother. "I guess we could..." Kagome decided
after Inuyasha had shrugged. "Great, and why don't you help? I can teach you a few recipes." Mrs. Higurashi said cheerfully
as she grabbed Kagome by the shoulders and started to push her into the kitchen not waiting for Kagome to answer. Inuyasha watched
them go before plopping down against the living room wall to rest and wait for food. Inuyasha felt his stomach rumble and he
smirked. He never had to worry about getting a good meal when staying here. That always had been the main plus of Kagome's time.
Mrs. Higurashi always made good food and lots of it. It would also be nice if Kagome became as good a cook as her mother,
especially since he'd already forgotten the recipes that Miroku had taught him. (hehehe can you see where this is going?)
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Kagome breathed out a sigh. She had never thought cooking was so much work. She didn't give her mother enough credit for all
the cooking she did. It was understandable though, as she had really never had much experience cooking except for instant food
and the occasional stew when they traveled in the Warring States era. Even then Sango had done most of the actual cooking while
Kagome had prepared the vegetables and other things for cooking.
A/N I spent a bit of time researching on the internet for some Japanese recipes. Sorry if any of its innacurate.
"Kagome wake up! The Gyoza (A kind of dumpling) are burning!" Mrs. Higurashi called from where she was cutting vegetables. In
fact that was about all she had been doing wanting her daughter to gain the experience needed to cook for a husband. 'And hopefuly
children soon.' she mused as she watched Kagome jump a little before rushing to attend to the dumplings. Kagome looked at the
various foods she was preparing sceptically. "Momma, are you sure this is enough?" she asked as she took the lid of the pan
the Gyoza were cooking and moving the pan off of the stove. "Trust me Kagome, there's enough. Oh by the way I think the Miso
soup is done." she said indicating the boiling pot that was starting to overflow. "Kyaaa!" Kagome wailed rushing to stop the
boiling. (Miso soup isn't supposed to be alowed to boil. You bring it to the boiling point then let it simmer :) ).
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"Whew, finally done." Kagome said with relief as she set the last bowls onto the table. "It still doesn't look like enough for
five people." she thought outloud. Buyo meowed his agreement in the corner before ambling of somewhere. Kagome looked over into the
living room just in time to see her mother, Sota, and Grandpa sneaking out the door. "Hey where are you going!" Kagome asked.
Mrs. Higurashi turned with a smile plastered on her face. "We're going out to eat." she explained. "What! But then why did I
spend all that time making all of this?!" Kagome cried. Mrs. Higurashi chuckled. "Silly, thats for you and Inuyasha." she explained.
Kagome just stared at her mother in disbelief. "Enjoy your dinner. Oh and clean up any tea that you spill this time!" Mrs. Higurashi
called as she ushered the her son and father out the door.
Outside Sota turned to his mother. "Momma why are we leaving?" Mrs. Higurashi smiled warmly at her son. "Well dear, lets just
say I remember the first time I tried to cook a full meal for my husband."
Mwhahah will Kagome and Inuyasha have a nice meal together? I guess you'll have to wait till next time! A bit more Sango/Miroku
next chapter hopefully. Reviews are like always welcome.