Time for a change part 49
Hello everyone, I'm sorry for the delay, and sadly I'll be off again Wednesday. Well, anyways
Drum Major Acadamy was fun, except for the fact that you got up no later than 7 and went to
bed no later than 11:00 thanks to the horrendously long schedule. Less than 100 reviews tell
2000! Woohooo!
As you may or may not know, I have started a challenge at my website, which can be found on
my bio. Everyone is welcome to participate, there is no limit to words or number of
submissions. I'd also appreciate it if everyone invited their favorite authors as well! :)
Tamababymiko-chan- Of course I pay attention to you. If I haven't answered any of your questions
please just post them again. I try to pick the reviews with questions, but sometimes I miss
them.
simply-keri- Well happy late new years. As for fanart I'd love some, if you have no clue what
to draw just email me and I'll send you a few scenes I'd love to have pictures of.
leenie: a.k.a.Hikari- I happily await the arrival of the fanart =)
moondragon- Don't worry the last chapter will be called Epilouge.
Trigger- Actually with having to write this response and reading your review several times it
is more like 39.63 seconds ;).
roxy-chick- Really? I've never heard that before? Would you tell me why you think it should be?
I don't want to offend anyone and get banned, but from my point of view this is a pretty mild
fic even at its worst, but I'd like to here another opinion. Does anyone else think it should
be PG-13?
Funaru Kutsuteru- If you need anyhelp just email me.
Hennyo Ryunata- I'm afraid I only have msn. Its free if you don't have it. My name is
SvF_BD02_Wedge@hotmail.com
Eikou- Actually I had a brainstorm about that. Seshoumaru could be the 'test date' for Rin or
something of the sort. Oh the humor that comes to mind is priceless. Feel free to email me if
you need more help.
fuma-the-dragon-of-earth- I know its unrealistic that Inuyasha and Kagome wouldn't do anything
intimate together, but thats how its going to stand. I have a very good reason that you will
see eventually why they haven't slept together. Besides its not exactly realistic for a 16 year
old girl to marry and have children, atleast by our standards. Chance of the mother's death at
birth of a child increases at that age, yet another reason to wait. If you are so desperate for
a lemon, there are plenty around, but mine won't be one of them. Sorry.
Teardrop Crystal- No problem, I appreciate the extra reviews. I have played Golden Sun, I quit
around the part where you have to go to the city of assasins or ninjas or whatever to the north
of your first city.
Nikko Kitty- Happy late Birthday!
dancing barefoot in my socks- I'd give you the link but I don't know how to cheat the system so
I can't. Corn Ramen is just another way to cook ramen I guess, you add your own toppings etc.
There is still a hole in the hut but they are staying in it. Except Miroku went to Kaede's to
give Sango some space for the night.
Cveena- Imagination, thats the key. I have a ending in mind its just a matter of filling in the
middle. My middle just got really really big *-_-.
sandra- No I couldn't take a laptop, and for the lemon read fuma-the-dragon-of-earth's response
which is a few above yours.
Kagomechan89- Yes that was a typo, it was Yuka not Yuna, I'll fix it when I revise this fic if
I catch it.
San- Msn messenger is free and easy, you don't even need an msn account. Email me if you would
like. My email is on my bio.
Kanna- Fine *throws a rock at Shippo* There he's not alone anymore :P. Shippo has Kirara anyways.
shiroryu of the moon- I read every review atleast two times. That includes yours ;).
Airen- *Puts hands on hips* Its becuase I'm SuperDude! Or maybe its becuase I was dropped on my
head as a child.
I don't own Inuyasha, but my dust bunny commando squad is going to change all that.
Please Read this- Look I know I've said this before, but some people aren't listening. It annoys
me to no end when people put me on favorites, but NEVER not once review my stories, any of them.
Really people, and you know who you are, is it so hard to spend 10 seconds of your life giving me
one review to keep me from ranting like this after you spent hours reading my fic? Its really
getting bad recently. I have over 130 people that have me on favorites and just by glancing at
the list I can tell without even looking at my reviews that atleast twenty of them have never
reviewed.
Sango slowly pushed back a low hanging branch as she continued her walk back towards
Inuyasha and Kagome's house. The moon was hanging high in the sky, indicating just how late it
was. Sango knew she shouldn't be out this late, especially without a weapon, but she had been
wandering aimlessly for atleast two hours before she had realized how later it was getting. She
hadn't meant to stay away so long, only long enough to accomplish two things, both which she had
failed. First, she wanted to prepare herself to face Miroku again when she returned as well as
sort out what had happened. Several questions still stayed tantalizingly out of her range to
answer such as why did I kiss him? And what do I feel for Miroku? The worst one of all was why
do I wish I hadn't run away? So now she was headed back both nervous and a bit curious of what
would come of her rash actions. Would Miroku turn away from her for acting in such an unladylike
way? (this is mideival Japan) It was possible. And why did that hurt so much to think about?
The second reason she had stayed away was a more physical problem than mental. Quite
simply she couldn't get the blush to vanish from her cheeks. Sango emerged from the last of the
trees into the area where the house was located. To her chagrin, she saw Kagome and Inuyasha
in a nearby tree, meaning she was alone in the house with the monk, not counting Shippo and
Kirara. Taking a deep breath, Sango softly made her way into the house, her cheeks still slightly
pinker than usual. What she saw next distressed her further. Shippo was asleep, thought it didn't
look like it had been a willing sleep judging by the bump on his head, with Kirara curled up next
to him. Sango glanced at the doorway that was slightly illuminated by the dieing fire. Part of her
wanted to just sleep out here and push the inevitably embarrasing confrontation back until the
morning, as she knew better than to think that she could sneak in there without Miroku waking up
(if he was asleep at all). Years of fighting Naraku and his minions had made the monk a very light
sleeper.
Even so, she had always been taught to confront things head on, not hide from them.
Gathering her courage, Sango made her way into the room drawing her mouth into a determined line,
only to find both futons empty. Sango loudly facefaulted onto the floor making Shippo in the next
room give a light snore and roll over in the sleeping bag.
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The first thing Kagome noticed when she woke up was that she was no longer in a tree, but
back in bed. 'Inuyasha must of brought us inside.' she thought sleepily as she layed there rubbing
her eyes. That wouldn't have been a bad thing by itself, but the fact that he was not laying
beside her irrated it her a bit. With a sigh she sat up. "Inuyasha? Are you out there?" she called.
She could hear a fire crackling in the main room and a few moments later she heard the rustling of
clothing. Inuyasha appeared in the doorway carrying a bowl and chopsticks. Any annoyance she was
still feeling for the hanyou disapeared in an instant. 'How sweet of him, breakfast in bed.' she
thought with a happy smile.
"Good morning." she said cheerfully as Inuyasha sat down next to her. "So what is for
breakfast today?" she asked as he set down the bowl. Kagome took a glass to find... nothing. "You
tell me." Inuyasha replied looking at her expectantly. "What do you mean?" a confused Kagome asked
as she stared at the empty bowl. Inuyasha let out an annoyed sound "You have to cook breakfast for
there to be some." Inuyasha said gesturing to the bowl. Kagome felt a vein pop on her forhead. A
few moments later a cheerful Kagome exited the room followed by a not so cheerful Inuyasha. His
lack of cheerfulness might have been caused by the fact that he was wearing the bowl as a hat and
the chopsticks were stuck in his ears. "Good morning Shippo." Kagome said the the little boy who
had finally awoken from his coma/slumber.
Shippo yawned and gave a sleepy good morning in return. Meanwhile, Inuyasha had
succesfully managed to pry the chopsticks from his ears and had pulled the bowl off. He sat down
next to the fire. "What did you do that for he grumbled as he set the bowl down and placed the
chopsticks in it. Kagome sighed and made a mental note to make sure she gave Inuyasha that bowl so
noone else would. "Never mind Inuyasha, lets see what I have for breakfast." Kagome said changing
the subject. Inuyasha keh'd but let it drop at the word 'breakfast'.
Kagome moved to where the bag was sitting, sat down and started digging through it. First,
she removed the small eisel and paint supplies so that she could reach the things under it.
Shippo's eyes bulged when he saw them and he didn't look a bit asleep anymore. Kagome didn't notice
the reaction as she started to pull out various foods and other food related items her mother had
given them to take to the warring states era including some old pots and pans. At the bottom she
noticed a small container. Curious, she picked it up and opened it. Inside were a large number of
index cards, each with a recipe on them. Kagome smiled and flipped through them. All of the
recipes were possible to make using ingredients that could be found in this time.
Inuyasha peeked over her shoulder. "What are those?" he asked snaking his arms around her
waist. Kagome leaned against him after glancing down to make sure he wasn't just trying to grab
something to eat, which would be typically unromantic and continued to flick through the cards.
"Recipes." she replied as she found the section for breakfasts. Inuyasha pulled her onto his lap
with one arm while releasing her with the other one to grab Shippo, who had been slowly scootching
towards the painting supplies, by the tail. The hypnotized boy let out a squeek of surprise as
Inuyasha tossed him back onto the sleeping bag where he sat switching between glaring at Inuyasha
and gazing longingly at the painting supplies. Inuyasha simply smirked and went back to watching
Kagome flip through the cards.
"Hmm, simple breakfast for three, four, here we go. Five." Kagome murmered as she pulled
out the index card. She quickly went to work preparing the meal all the while humming a
song as Inuyasha watched her less than patiently. "Is it done yet?" he asked grabbing Shippo as he
once again tried to sneak towards the painting supplies. The little kitsune gave a sound of
frustration and bit down on Inuyasha's hand, which was clasped around Shippo's tail. "Ow! Let go
you brat!" Inuyasha waved his hand around frantically trying to detach the kitsune that was
clinging on for dear life. Kagome smiled a little bit and shook her head. "Its almost done
Inuyasha."
At that moment Sango entered the room. Kagome looked up. "Good morning Sango, would you
like some breakfast?" she asked cheerfully. Sango, who had been in deep thought looked up a bit
startled. "Oh yes please." she said sitting down. "It looks good, what is it?" Sango asked. Kagome
rubbed the back of her head and laughed lightly. "I'm not sure." Sango sweatdropped and in the
background there was a loud WHACK! signifying the end of Shippo's and Inuyasha's squabble, Inuyasha
being the winner. Inuyasha smirked widely as Shippo unhappily rubbed a large lump on his head.
Kagome glanced down at the unidentifiable substance that looked slightly green before grabbing
Inuyasha's bowl and filling it. "Let Inuyasha try it first." she whispered to Sango who nodded.
"Inuyasha, its done." Kagome said holding the bowl out for him. Inuyasha, who hadn't heard,
or maybe just hand't cared, Kagome's comment quickly grabbed the bowl without any word of thanks,
not that Kagome really minded as he was putting his life on the line whether he knew it or not,
and began wolfing it down. Kagome and Sango watched in suspense for several moments as Inuyasha
continued to eat not noticing the attention. Kagome felt a tug on her skirt and looked down to
see Shippo giving her a pitiful look. "Kagome can I have some too?" he asked. Kagome glanced up
at Inuyasha, who still hadn't keeled over and died. 'I guess it must be all right.' Kagome
decided before fixing Shippo a bowl. Shippo said thank you before devouring his meal at a similar
pace as Inuyasha.
"I guess it must be safe." Kagome whispered as she handed Sango a bowl. As Sango started
to take a bite Kagome made herself a bowl. She took a hesitant bite just as she looked up at Sango.
Kagome saw to late that Sango was looking a bit sickly. Kagome's eyes opened a little bit wider as
the terrible taste of the food she had just put in her mouth assaulted her. Kagome swallowed it and
made a face. "I thought this was supposed to be SIMPLE." Kagome mumbled as she quickly searched her
bag and retrieved to apples. She handed one to Sango who gratefully accepted it. They both took
large bites as they tried to erase the terrible aftertaste in their mouths. "Oi, aren't you going to
eat that?" Inuyasha asked, having finished his meal. Kagome gave him a cheerful smile. "No we're on
a diet." Inuyasha gave her a funny look before reaching to grab her bowl from her lap. As he leaned
close to her in order to grab it her muttered, "I don't know about Sango, but you don't need to."
so softly that Kagome wasn't sure if he had really said it.
Kagome gave his arm an affectionate squeeze as Inuyasha pulled the bowl towards him. He
simply smirked before beginning on his second helping of whatever it was Kagome had cooked. Shippo
soon finished his bowl as well and commandeered Sango's, which she happily gave up. Sango and Kagome
watched the two devour the food as they took bites of their apples. "Maybe it tastes better to
boys?" Sango suggested, though not looking very convinced. Kagome sighed and put the lid on the pot.
"Well just in case, I had better save the rest for Miroku." Kagome noticed Sango's more or less
amused face fall into something a bit gloomier, though it was clear she was trying to hide it. "Have
you seen him today?" Sango asked keeping a conversational tone as she scooped up Kirara into her lap
and started stroking her.
Kagome shook her head feeling a little worried for Sango.'Did they have another fight?' she
wondered. "I haven't seen him since we got back." she replied. Sango nodded and then smiled. "Well I
think I'm going to have a bath." Sango said setting Kirara down and standing up. Kagome nodded and
watched Sango fetch the bathing supplies she used from her and Miroku's room. Kagome didn't offer to
come with her. It was clear Sango wanted to go alone, whether to think or to lure the somewhat
reformed pervert out of hiding she didn't know. "I'll be back soon." Sango called before exiting
through the front door. Kagome sat in silence for a minute trying to figure out what must have
happened, but she couldn't. With a sigh she glanced at Inuyasha and Shippo who had finished eating
before gathering the used bowls for later washing. 'Too bad momma couldn't fit a dishwasher in my
bag." Kagome mused. "So what are we planning to do today Inuyasha." Kagome asked as she finished
stacking the dishes.
Inuyasha gave her a dark smirk. "Revenge." he replied cracking his knuckles. Shippo gulped
and inched away. "Not you, brat. The letcher." Inuyasha said grabbing the boy by the scruff of the
neck before he could get away. "And you're going to help." he said bringing Shippo close to his
head and poking him in the chest. "You're going to turn into a woman with a child when Sango is
with him and-" Kagome sat down next to Inuyasha and pulled Shippo from his grasp. "Inuyasha you
can't do that. We already have to deal with one Naraku. You and Miroku acting like him won't make
things any easier." Inuyasha grabbed Shippo by his tail and pulled the poor boy towards him, but
Kagome didn't let her grip on the boys are slacken. "Theres no way I'm going to let him get off
this easy for what he did." Inuyasha growled. Kagome pulled Shippo closer to her. "No Inuyasha!"
Shippo let out a squeek of pain from the tug of war match going on using his body. "Let
go!" he wailed, but neither combatant was listening. "Yes!" Inuyasha growled pulling Shippo back
towards him. "No!" Kagome replied yanking Shippo closer to her. "Yes" *Pull* "No!" *Pull* "Ouch
ouch! Let Go!" "Yes!" *pull* "NO SIT!" Kagome shouted yanking Shippo towards her. In his surprise
Inuyasha let go of the little kitsune as he tumbled foreward onto Kagome. Kagome's own surprise
caused her to let go of Shippo. The abused kitsune flew out the door as Inuyasha and Kagome
crashed to the floor.
The position the two found themselves in was a cause for much blusing, not that you could
see Inuyasha's because at the moment his face was covered by Kagome's err chest. "Get off
Inuyasha!" Kagome grabbing his ears and tugging upwards. Inuyasha's pained response was muffled
beyond comprehension. At that moment, like always, Miroku chose to make his appearance at the
worst of times as he walked into the room with a disgruntled Kitsune in one of his arms, his
staff in the other. Well, maybe walk wasn't the best way to describe it. More like he floated into
the house with a big grin on his face.
"Good morning Lady Kagome." he said setting Shippo down and walking past the two of them
not even seeming to notice the great opportunity for perverted comments he had. Kagome stared at
Miroku walked over to the pot and opened the lid. "It looks delicious!" he commented, still
beaming. It was now that Inuyasha managed to pull up from the spell and turn to stare at Miroku
who had now gotten a bowl of the stuff, sat down, and was eating away happily. "Do you think he's
sick?" Kagome whispered as she sat up. Inuyasha shook his head. "All of those slaps must have
finally broken his brain." Inuyasha commented. Kagome was inclined to agree.
"Miroku are you feeling alright?" Kagome asked. Miroku paused his eating and looked
over at her surprised. "Of course, Lady Kagome. I guess you could say Buddha's luck has shined
upon me recently." Miroku chuckled as if he had made a joke and went back to eating. Kagome
looked at Inuyasha who had sat cross legged next to her. "I've never seen Miroku in such a good
mood. Could you really be so mean to ruin it for him?" Kagome whispered. Inuyasha glanced at
Kagome, then at Miroku, then back to Kagome. "Yes." The two continued to argue quietly about it
(Shippo stayed as far away as possible pouting) as Miroku continued to eat.
Miroku stood up and added his bowl and chopsticks to the stack of dirty dishes before
brushing himself off and turning to the pair. "Lady Kagome, do you know where Lady Sango is?"
Kagome paused in mid-sentance and turned her head towards him. "She went to bathe." she
informed him before turning back to Inuyasha to continue the arguement. Miroku said his thanks
before exiting, clearly intending to go find her. Both Inuyasha and Kagome were too caught up
in their arguement to realize this and stop him. Shippo looked at Kirara. "Should we stop him?"
he asked. Kirara mewed. Shippo turn back to Inuyasha and Kagome. "I didn't think so."
"Inuyasha unless you want to go without food for the next week you will not do that to
Miroku." Kagome said giving him a look that told him she meant business. Inuyasha relented
unhappily. "Thats not fair." he complained as he started to pout. Kagome smiled, pulled him
closer, and kissed him. When she pulled away she let herself snuggle against him. "Nobody said
marriage was." she said teasingly. Inuyasha slid his hand up and started stroking his mark on
her with his thumb. She sighed at the comforting warmth it always gave off when he touched it.
"Why don't you start teaching Shippo to paint instead?" she suggested after she noticed the
grudging looks the kitsune was giving them for using him as a rope. Any resentment the kitsune
felt disapeared in an instant.
"No." Inuyasha grumbled, but he didn't stop stroking the mark. "Why not?" she asked
knowing she had him. "I have to finish the roof today." he replied testily. Kagome smiled.
"What else do you have to do?" she asked looking up into his eyes. Inuyasha looked away.
"Stuff." he replied vaguely. Kagome continued to stare at him until Inuyasha felt his resolve
breaking. "Keh fine I'll do it you pushy woman." Shippo practically cheered in the corner until
Inuyasha shot him a glare. "After I finish the roof." Kagome reached up and tweaked an ear.
"Then you'd better get started."
Well I wasn't planning to end it here, but I figured that I had better get it out before I found
a mob at my door. For the rest of the summer I should be home so I'll have more time to write.
Hopefully, I'll finish before the end of summer. And don't worry, a plot is coming. If all goes
as planned it will be in the next chapter. I just have to get all this Miroku/Sango stuff that
I got myself into out of the way.
Behind the scenes
Mrs. Higurashi's comical personality is based on my own mother :P
Toshio
Toshio is a Japanese joke name (though I don't know how) given to me by a friend.
Toshio originally wasn't going to exsist, but be a nameless baseball player that jeered Inuyasha
into hitting an orbital homerun.
Toshio was at first going to be the one to kiss Kagome in the hallway not his lacky, but I had
other things in store for this story's only villan.
Large parts of the story, including the whole challenge thing and Toshio's 'car accident' were
from an older story that I never wrote out.
Hello everyone, I'm sorry for the delay, and sadly I'll be off again Wednesday. Well, anyways
Drum Major Acadamy was fun, except for the fact that you got up no later than 7 and went to
bed no later than 11:00 thanks to the horrendously long schedule. Less than 100 reviews tell
2000! Woohooo!
As you may or may not know, I have started a challenge at my website, which can be found on
my bio. Everyone is welcome to participate, there is no limit to words or number of
submissions. I'd also appreciate it if everyone invited their favorite authors as well! :)
Tamababymiko-chan- Of course I pay attention to you. If I haven't answered any of your questions
please just post them again. I try to pick the reviews with questions, but sometimes I miss
them.
simply-keri- Well happy late new years. As for fanart I'd love some, if you have no clue what
to draw just email me and I'll send you a few scenes I'd love to have pictures of.
leenie: a.k.a.Hikari- I happily await the arrival of the fanart =)
moondragon- Don't worry the last chapter will be called Epilouge.
Trigger- Actually with having to write this response and reading your review several times it
is more like 39.63 seconds ;).
roxy-chick- Really? I've never heard that before? Would you tell me why you think it should be?
I don't want to offend anyone and get banned, but from my point of view this is a pretty mild
fic even at its worst, but I'd like to here another opinion. Does anyone else think it should
be PG-13?
Funaru Kutsuteru- If you need anyhelp just email me.
Hennyo Ryunata- I'm afraid I only have msn. Its free if you don't have it. My name is
SvF_BD02_Wedge@hotmail.com
Eikou- Actually I had a brainstorm about that. Seshoumaru could be the 'test date' for Rin or
something of the sort. Oh the humor that comes to mind is priceless. Feel free to email me if
you need more help.
fuma-the-dragon-of-earth- I know its unrealistic that Inuyasha and Kagome wouldn't do anything
intimate together, but thats how its going to stand. I have a very good reason that you will
see eventually why they haven't slept together. Besides its not exactly realistic for a 16 year
old girl to marry and have children, atleast by our standards. Chance of the mother's death at
birth of a child increases at that age, yet another reason to wait. If you are so desperate for
a lemon, there are plenty around, but mine won't be one of them. Sorry.
Teardrop Crystal- No problem, I appreciate the extra reviews. I have played Golden Sun, I quit
around the part where you have to go to the city of assasins or ninjas or whatever to the north
of your first city.
Nikko Kitty- Happy late Birthday!
dancing barefoot in my socks- I'd give you the link but I don't know how to cheat the system so
I can't. Corn Ramen is just another way to cook ramen I guess, you add your own toppings etc.
There is still a hole in the hut but they are staying in it. Except Miroku went to Kaede's to
give Sango some space for the night.
Cveena- Imagination, thats the key. I have a ending in mind its just a matter of filling in the
middle. My middle just got really really big *-_-.
sandra- No I couldn't take a laptop, and for the lemon read fuma-the-dragon-of-earth's response
which is a few above yours.
Kagomechan89- Yes that was a typo, it was Yuka not Yuna, I'll fix it when I revise this fic if
I catch it.
San- Msn messenger is free and easy, you don't even need an msn account. Email me if you would
like. My email is on my bio.
Kanna- Fine *throws a rock at Shippo* There he's not alone anymore :P. Shippo has Kirara anyways.
shiroryu of the moon- I read every review atleast two times. That includes yours ;).
Airen- *Puts hands on hips* Its becuase I'm SuperDude! Or maybe its becuase I was dropped on my
head as a child.
I don't own Inuyasha, but my dust bunny commando squad is going to change all that.
Please Read this- Look I know I've said this before, but some people aren't listening. It annoys
me to no end when people put me on favorites, but NEVER not once review my stories, any of them.
Really people, and you know who you are, is it so hard to spend 10 seconds of your life giving me
one review to keep me from ranting like this after you spent hours reading my fic? Its really
getting bad recently. I have over 130 people that have me on favorites and just by glancing at
the list I can tell without even looking at my reviews that atleast twenty of them have never
reviewed.
Sango slowly pushed back a low hanging branch as she continued her walk back towards
Inuyasha and Kagome's house. The moon was hanging high in the sky, indicating just how late it
was. Sango knew she shouldn't be out this late, especially without a weapon, but she had been
wandering aimlessly for atleast two hours before she had realized how later it was getting. She
hadn't meant to stay away so long, only long enough to accomplish two things, both which she had
failed. First, she wanted to prepare herself to face Miroku again when she returned as well as
sort out what had happened. Several questions still stayed tantalizingly out of her range to
answer such as why did I kiss him? And what do I feel for Miroku? The worst one of all was why
do I wish I hadn't run away? So now she was headed back both nervous and a bit curious of what
would come of her rash actions. Would Miroku turn away from her for acting in such an unladylike
way? (this is mideival Japan) It was possible. And why did that hurt so much to think about?
The second reason she had stayed away was a more physical problem than mental. Quite
simply she couldn't get the blush to vanish from her cheeks. Sango emerged from the last of the
trees into the area where the house was located. To her chagrin, she saw Kagome and Inuyasha
in a nearby tree, meaning she was alone in the house with the monk, not counting Shippo and
Kirara. Taking a deep breath, Sango softly made her way into the house, her cheeks still slightly
pinker than usual. What she saw next distressed her further. Shippo was asleep, thought it didn't
look like it had been a willing sleep judging by the bump on his head, with Kirara curled up next
to him. Sango glanced at the doorway that was slightly illuminated by the dieing fire. Part of her
wanted to just sleep out here and push the inevitably embarrasing confrontation back until the
morning, as she knew better than to think that she could sneak in there without Miroku waking up
(if he was asleep at all). Years of fighting Naraku and his minions had made the monk a very light
sleeper.
Even so, she had always been taught to confront things head on, not hide from them.
Gathering her courage, Sango made her way into the room drawing her mouth into a determined line,
only to find both futons empty. Sango loudly facefaulted onto the floor making Shippo in the next
room give a light snore and roll over in the sleeping bag.
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The first thing Kagome noticed when she woke up was that she was no longer in a tree, but
back in bed. 'Inuyasha must of brought us inside.' she thought sleepily as she layed there rubbing
her eyes. That wouldn't have been a bad thing by itself, but the fact that he was not laying
beside her irrated it her a bit. With a sigh she sat up. "Inuyasha? Are you out there?" she called.
She could hear a fire crackling in the main room and a few moments later she heard the rustling of
clothing. Inuyasha appeared in the doorway carrying a bowl and chopsticks. Any annoyance she was
still feeling for the hanyou disapeared in an instant. 'How sweet of him, breakfast in bed.' she
thought with a happy smile.
"Good morning." she said cheerfully as Inuyasha sat down next to her. "So what is for
breakfast today?" she asked as he set down the bowl. Kagome took a glass to find... nothing. "You
tell me." Inuyasha replied looking at her expectantly. "What do you mean?" a confused Kagome asked
as she stared at the empty bowl. Inuyasha let out an annoyed sound "You have to cook breakfast for
there to be some." Inuyasha said gesturing to the bowl. Kagome felt a vein pop on her forhead. A
few moments later a cheerful Kagome exited the room followed by a not so cheerful Inuyasha. His
lack of cheerfulness might have been caused by the fact that he was wearing the bowl as a hat and
the chopsticks were stuck in his ears. "Good morning Shippo." Kagome said the the little boy who
had finally awoken from his coma/slumber.
Shippo yawned and gave a sleepy good morning in return. Meanwhile, Inuyasha had
succesfully managed to pry the chopsticks from his ears and had pulled the bowl off. He sat down
next to the fire. "What did you do that for he grumbled as he set the bowl down and placed the
chopsticks in it. Kagome sighed and made a mental note to make sure she gave Inuyasha that bowl so
noone else would. "Never mind Inuyasha, lets see what I have for breakfast." Kagome said changing
the subject. Inuyasha keh'd but let it drop at the word 'breakfast'.
Kagome moved to where the bag was sitting, sat down and started digging through it. First,
she removed the small eisel and paint supplies so that she could reach the things under it.
Shippo's eyes bulged when he saw them and he didn't look a bit asleep anymore. Kagome didn't notice
the reaction as she started to pull out various foods and other food related items her mother had
given them to take to the warring states era including some old pots and pans. At the bottom she
noticed a small container. Curious, she picked it up and opened it. Inside were a large number of
index cards, each with a recipe on them. Kagome smiled and flipped through them. All of the
recipes were possible to make using ingredients that could be found in this time.
Inuyasha peeked over her shoulder. "What are those?" he asked snaking his arms around her
waist. Kagome leaned against him after glancing down to make sure he wasn't just trying to grab
something to eat, which would be typically unromantic and continued to flick through the cards.
"Recipes." she replied as she found the section for breakfasts. Inuyasha pulled her onto his lap
with one arm while releasing her with the other one to grab Shippo, who had been slowly scootching
towards the painting supplies, by the tail. The hypnotized boy let out a squeek of surprise as
Inuyasha tossed him back onto the sleeping bag where he sat switching between glaring at Inuyasha
and gazing longingly at the painting supplies. Inuyasha simply smirked and went back to watching
Kagome flip through the cards.
"Hmm, simple breakfast for three, four, here we go. Five." Kagome murmered as she pulled
out the index card. She quickly went to work preparing the meal all the while humming a
song as Inuyasha watched her less than patiently. "Is it done yet?" he asked grabbing Shippo as he
once again tried to sneak towards the painting supplies. The little kitsune gave a sound of
frustration and bit down on Inuyasha's hand, which was clasped around Shippo's tail. "Ow! Let go
you brat!" Inuyasha waved his hand around frantically trying to detach the kitsune that was
clinging on for dear life. Kagome smiled a little bit and shook her head. "Its almost done
Inuyasha."
At that moment Sango entered the room. Kagome looked up. "Good morning Sango, would you
like some breakfast?" she asked cheerfully. Sango, who had been in deep thought looked up a bit
startled. "Oh yes please." she said sitting down. "It looks good, what is it?" Sango asked. Kagome
rubbed the back of her head and laughed lightly. "I'm not sure." Sango sweatdropped and in the
background there was a loud WHACK! signifying the end of Shippo's and Inuyasha's squabble, Inuyasha
being the winner. Inuyasha smirked widely as Shippo unhappily rubbed a large lump on his head.
Kagome glanced down at the unidentifiable substance that looked slightly green before grabbing
Inuyasha's bowl and filling it. "Let Inuyasha try it first." she whispered to Sango who nodded.
"Inuyasha, its done." Kagome said holding the bowl out for him. Inuyasha, who hadn't heard,
or maybe just hand't cared, Kagome's comment quickly grabbed the bowl without any word of thanks,
not that Kagome really minded as he was putting his life on the line whether he knew it or not,
and began wolfing it down. Kagome and Sango watched in suspense for several moments as Inuyasha
continued to eat not noticing the attention. Kagome felt a tug on her skirt and looked down to
see Shippo giving her a pitiful look. "Kagome can I have some too?" he asked. Kagome glanced up
at Inuyasha, who still hadn't keeled over and died. 'I guess it must be all right.' Kagome
decided before fixing Shippo a bowl. Shippo said thank you before devouring his meal at a similar
pace as Inuyasha.
"I guess it must be safe." Kagome whispered as she handed Sango a bowl. As Sango started
to take a bite Kagome made herself a bowl. She took a hesitant bite just as she looked up at Sango.
Kagome saw to late that Sango was looking a bit sickly. Kagome's eyes opened a little bit wider as
the terrible taste of the food she had just put in her mouth assaulted her. Kagome swallowed it and
made a face. "I thought this was supposed to be SIMPLE." Kagome mumbled as she quickly searched her
bag and retrieved to apples. She handed one to Sango who gratefully accepted it. They both took
large bites as they tried to erase the terrible aftertaste in their mouths. "Oi, aren't you going to
eat that?" Inuyasha asked, having finished his meal. Kagome gave him a cheerful smile. "No we're on
a diet." Inuyasha gave her a funny look before reaching to grab her bowl from her lap. As he leaned
close to her in order to grab it her muttered, "I don't know about Sango, but you don't need to."
so softly that Kagome wasn't sure if he had really said it.
Kagome gave his arm an affectionate squeeze as Inuyasha pulled the bowl towards him. He
simply smirked before beginning on his second helping of whatever it was Kagome had cooked. Shippo
soon finished his bowl as well and commandeered Sango's, which she happily gave up. Sango and Kagome
watched the two devour the food as they took bites of their apples. "Maybe it tastes better to
boys?" Sango suggested, though not looking very convinced. Kagome sighed and put the lid on the pot.
"Well just in case, I had better save the rest for Miroku." Kagome noticed Sango's more or less
amused face fall into something a bit gloomier, though it was clear she was trying to hide it. "Have
you seen him today?" Sango asked keeping a conversational tone as she scooped up Kirara into her lap
and started stroking her.
Kagome shook her head feeling a little worried for Sango.'Did they have another fight?' she
wondered. "I haven't seen him since we got back." she replied. Sango nodded and then smiled. "Well I
think I'm going to have a bath." Sango said setting Kirara down and standing up. Kagome nodded and
watched Sango fetch the bathing supplies she used from her and Miroku's room. Kagome didn't offer to
come with her. It was clear Sango wanted to go alone, whether to think or to lure the somewhat
reformed pervert out of hiding she didn't know. "I'll be back soon." Sango called before exiting
through the front door. Kagome sat in silence for a minute trying to figure out what must have
happened, but she couldn't. With a sigh she glanced at Inuyasha and Shippo who had finished eating
before gathering the used bowls for later washing. 'Too bad momma couldn't fit a dishwasher in my
bag." Kagome mused. "So what are we planning to do today Inuyasha." Kagome asked as she finished
stacking the dishes.
Inuyasha gave her a dark smirk. "Revenge." he replied cracking his knuckles. Shippo gulped
and inched away. "Not you, brat. The letcher." Inuyasha said grabbing the boy by the scruff of the
neck before he could get away. "And you're going to help." he said bringing Shippo close to his
head and poking him in the chest. "You're going to turn into a woman with a child when Sango is
with him and-" Kagome sat down next to Inuyasha and pulled Shippo from his grasp. "Inuyasha you
can't do that. We already have to deal with one Naraku. You and Miroku acting like him won't make
things any easier." Inuyasha grabbed Shippo by his tail and pulled the poor boy towards him, but
Kagome didn't let her grip on the boys are slacken. "Theres no way I'm going to let him get off
this easy for what he did." Inuyasha growled. Kagome pulled Shippo closer to her. "No Inuyasha!"
Shippo let out a squeek of pain from the tug of war match going on using his body. "Let
go!" he wailed, but neither combatant was listening. "Yes!" Inuyasha growled pulling Shippo back
towards him. "No!" Kagome replied yanking Shippo closer to her. "Yes" *Pull* "No!" *Pull* "Ouch
ouch! Let Go!" "Yes!" *pull* "NO SIT!" Kagome shouted yanking Shippo towards her. In his surprise
Inuyasha let go of the little kitsune as he tumbled foreward onto Kagome. Kagome's own surprise
caused her to let go of Shippo. The abused kitsune flew out the door as Inuyasha and Kagome
crashed to the floor.
The position the two found themselves in was a cause for much blusing, not that you could
see Inuyasha's because at the moment his face was covered by Kagome's err chest. "Get off
Inuyasha!" Kagome grabbing his ears and tugging upwards. Inuyasha's pained response was muffled
beyond comprehension. At that moment, like always, Miroku chose to make his appearance at the
worst of times as he walked into the room with a disgruntled Kitsune in one of his arms, his
staff in the other. Well, maybe walk wasn't the best way to describe it. More like he floated into
the house with a big grin on his face.
"Good morning Lady Kagome." he said setting Shippo down and walking past the two of them
not even seeming to notice the great opportunity for perverted comments he had. Kagome stared at
Miroku walked over to the pot and opened the lid. "It looks delicious!" he commented, still
beaming. It was now that Inuyasha managed to pull up from the spell and turn to stare at Miroku
who had now gotten a bowl of the stuff, sat down, and was eating away happily. "Do you think he's
sick?" Kagome whispered as she sat up. Inuyasha shook his head. "All of those slaps must have
finally broken his brain." Inuyasha commented. Kagome was inclined to agree.
"Miroku are you feeling alright?" Kagome asked. Miroku paused his eating and looked
over at her surprised. "Of course, Lady Kagome. I guess you could say Buddha's luck has shined
upon me recently." Miroku chuckled as if he had made a joke and went back to eating. Kagome
looked at Inuyasha who had sat cross legged next to her. "I've never seen Miroku in such a good
mood. Could you really be so mean to ruin it for him?" Kagome whispered. Inuyasha glanced at
Kagome, then at Miroku, then back to Kagome. "Yes." The two continued to argue quietly about it
(Shippo stayed as far away as possible pouting) as Miroku continued to eat.
Miroku stood up and added his bowl and chopsticks to the stack of dirty dishes before
brushing himself off and turning to the pair. "Lady Kagome, do you know where Lady Sango is?"
Kagome paused in mid-sentance and turned her head towards him. "She went to bathe." she
informed him before turning back to Inuyasha to continue the arguement. Miroku said his thanks
before exiting, clearly intending to go find her. Both Inuyasha and Kagome were too caught up
in their arguement to realize this and stop him. Shippo looked at Kirara. "Should we stop him?"
he asked. Kirara mewed. Shippo turn back to Inuyasha and Kagome. "I didn't think so."
"Inuyasha unless you want to go without food for the next week you will not do that to
Miroku." Kagome said giving him a look that told him she meant business. Inuyasha relented
unhappily. "Thats not fair." he complained as he started to pout. Kagome smiled, pulled him
closer, and kissed him. When she pulled away she let herself snuggle against him. "Nobody said
marriage was." she said teasingly. Inuyasha slid his hand up and started stroking his mark on
her with his thumb. She sighed at the comforting warmth it always gave off when he touched it.
"Why don't you start teaching Shippo to paint instead?" she suggested after she noticed the
grudging looks the kitsune was giving them for using him as a rope. Any resentment the kitsune
felt disapeared in an instant.
"No." Inuyasha grumbled, but he didn't stop stroking the mark. "Why not?" she asked
knowing she had him. "I have to finish the roof today." he replied testily. Kagome smiled.
"What else do you have to do?" she asked looking up into his eyes. Inuyasha looked away.
"Stuff." he replied vaguely. Kagome continued to stare at him until Inuyasha felt his resolve
breaking. "Keh fine I'll do it you pushy woman." Shippo practically cheered in the corner until
Inuyasha shot him a glare. "After I finish the roof." Kagome reached up and tweaked an ear.
"Then you'd better get started."
Well I wasn't planning to end it here, but I figured that I had better get it out before I found
a mob at my door. For the rest of the summer I should be home so I'll have more time to write.
Hopefully, I'll finish before the end of summer. And don't worry, a plot is coming. If all goes
as planned it will be in the next chapter. I just have to get all this Miroku/Sango stuff that
I got myself into out of the way.
Behind the scenes
Mrs. Higurashi's comical personality is based on my own mother :P
Toshio
Toshio is a Japanese joke name (though I don't know how) given to me by a friend.
Toshio originally wasn't going to exsist, but be a nameless baseball player that jeered Inuyasha
into hitting an orbital homerun.
Toshio was at first going to be the one to kiss Kagome in the hallway not his lacky, but I had
other things in store for this story's only villan.
Large parts of the story, including the whole challenge thing and Toshio's 'car accident' were
from an older story that I never wrote out.