*in a Chucky type of voice (not the Rugrats Chucky but the possessed doll Chucky)* I'm baaaccckkkkk!!!!!!!!! Brat here with chappie three of my fic! *sounds out of breath* I've just been running around pelting all the lawyers and people who didn't review with snowballs! It's fun!!! *grins happily* Now on to the review responses!!
Arwin: O_o!* How in the world did you fit twelve people in one SUV?! Did you have to sit them on each others laps????? *thinks of what that would be like and shudders* Ewwwww! Being forced to sit on a smelly guy all day....Icky! *holds up a snowball* Thankfully, I am armed if any try to get near me! But for your incredible deed of fitting twelve people in an SUV, I award you with the Golden Snowball. *ceremoniously hands Arwin the award* I dub thee 'Lady Arwin of the SUV' *takes out sword from nowhere and touches it to both shoulders* Rise Lady Arwin of the SUV! *says all this in a queenly voice* Go spread your knowledge into the land, and gain more members of the ISS!
SquirrelnoShi: Florida, huh? Sucks to be you! Snow's the best! I once went to a Club Med in Florida, and decided that the best part of the place was the soft serve ice cream. It was just too darn hot there! Up here in the snow, we can do all sorts of fun things! We can even throw snowballs at the teachers and busses! Revenge is sweet! Oh, and thanks for knocking out D.g. for me. She was starting to become really murderous! *hands her another snow cone* You might need this where you come from. Oh, and watch out for those weird little reptile-things down in Florida! They were all over the place when I went there! They looked evil to me! The only things we have to worry about up here are cougars, bears, coyotes, trees, and Bigfoot. None of them look as evil as Florida lizards, though.*shudders*
InuyashaLover1421: Thanks for the info on how to pronounce and spell Kirara! The American version of Inuyasha seems to contradict the Japanese Subtitle versions a lot! *hands her a snow cone* Enjoy.
Snowball Fights and Snow Angels
Chapter 3: Never Put These People in One Car!
By the end of their first hour of traveling, Kagome had decided that she would much rather date Naraku than ever go anywhere in the same car with the six other travelers again.
~Flashback~ One hour before~
She had finally managed to get her friends in the car, thankfully, and was driving along the highway when the first of many disasters fell upon her, though the trip started out well enough. Inuyasha had taken to staring out the window at the scenery around them, having never seen anything like modern-day Tokyo before. Kagome giggled a little at his antics; he acted just like a kid in a candy store! Every time he saw something he didn't know about, he asked her what it was. After she had finished explaining, he would look for another thing to inquire about. His ears twitched every time he saw something interesting, and it humored her to no end. He was so cute when he acted like that! In the seats behind her, she could hear Miroku commenting on Inuyasha's findings, and Sango listening to all the stories that Souta was telling her about Kagome's time.
"We've even traveled on the moon," said Souta proudly, happy for someone to share his knowledge with.
Sango gave a little gasp and asked, "Really?!" Kagome noticed that she seemed to get along well with Souta, and then thought sadly of how Sango once had a little brother too. She must really miss him, thought Kagome sadly, I know I would miss Souta if he died.
Shippo and Kirara were sitting on top of the bag in the backseat, having promptly fallen asleep as soon as the car started to move. She could hear Shippo's snores as he slept, cuddled next to Kirara. Awwww, how cute they are! She thought as she looked in the rearview mirror back at them.
Glancing over at Inuyasha, she was surprised to find that he had fallen asleep. His ears twitched every time there was a sound, and he had curled up on the seat. (A/N: Major Cuteness!!!) Kagome smiled at the sight of him. Then, remembering that she was the one driving, turned her eyes back to the road, but she occasionally glanced over at Inuyasha.
Meanwhile, behind her, she could hear the beginnings of trouble. (A/N: Here comes what I call, a 'disaster sequence'. Kinda like a series of unfortunate events.) Miroku, having nothing to comment on (Inuyasha had fallen asleep) had decided to revert back to his favorite pastime: Lecherousness.
"HENTAI!" Sango angrily cried out as she raised her hand to slap Miroku so hard that he would be knocked back into the past. What made her so angry you ask? Maybe it was the fact that he had grabbed her-uh-front, and had not let go.
WHAM!!!! And she sent Miroku reeling from the force of the blow. On his face, a distinct red hand mark could be seen. His hand, which had previously been on Sango's chest, flew backward and hit Kirara. Kirara woke up, angry, and had bit the first thing she had seen. In this case, it was Shippo. Shippo, squealing in pain, had launched himself at Kagome, latching himself onto her head, and blinding her in the process. In shock, Kagome's hand had accidentally hit the radio button, had turned it on, and had made the volume go at its loudest. Inuyasha then woke up, hands covering his ears as the noisy sound attacked his great hearing, and thinking that Naraku was attacking, had drawn Tetsusaiga and transformed it. The point of it went through the sunroof, which thankfully was open. (A/N: I wouldn't want him to damage the car!) Quickly he had surveyed the scene before him. There was an unconscious Miroku, an angry Sango, a growling Kirara, and a scared Souta in the backseat. Up front, there was a blind Kagome frantically trying to free herself from the terrified kitsune's grasp, while trying to drive the car. Inuyasha, his ears laid back, then proceeded to turn off the radio. That done, he turned toward Kagome and knocked Shippo out with a well placed smack on the head. Kagome, gasping, then set about trying to pull the car over so that she could lecture everyone about car safety.
Stopping the car at a rest stop, she ordered everyone to get out and line up. (A/N: Ooooo!!!! She's mad!) Standing in front of them and glaring like a drill sergeant, she went yelled at each one in turn.
"Miroku," she hissed, "If you ever do that again, I'm going to let you walk to the resort!"
"Sango, I know it's hard," she scolded, "But you're just going to have to put up with him in the car! No hitting! You can kill him AFTER we arrive at the resort!"
"Kirara! You shouldn't have bitten Shippo! He didn't do anything!"
"Shippo," she warned, "Do not EVER do that while I'm driving again! It's dangerous! We could've crashed into another car!"
"Souta, next time, sit between Sango and Miroku."
"Inuyasha," she paused, while he looked at her, frightened, "Thank you for handling the situation so well." He stared at her in disbelief; he had been expecting a lecture too. "But you should under no circumstances transform the Tetsusaiga in the car! And you shouldn't have hit Shippo!"
"But-" he argued weakly, before she quickly cut him off.
"No buts," she said sternly. "You could've found another way to get him off me."
He nodded in acquiescence. She blinked in surprise. She thought that he would argue more. Marching up to him, she stared him straight in the eyes.
"Who are you, and what have you done with the real Inuyasha?"
He stared at her in surprise. "What the f*** are you talking about, wench?!"
Okay, now he was back to normal. Smiling grimly at him she said "Sit" and went back to the car. Everyone silently followed, and got in. Inuyasha was still grumbling about crazy wenches. And back on the road they went.
They traveled in silence for the next few hours. Every time someone tried to make a move, Kagome would glare at them. Pretty soon, everyone had fallen asleep.
~End Flashback~
Blushing a scarlet red, Kagome looked down at Inuyasha. Soon after everyone but her had fallen asleep, she had come to the windy part of the road, as they traveled up in elevation and had to follow along a mountain trail. Turning sharply at one of the curves, she had caused everyone to slide over in slumber. Meaning that Inuyasha had slid against Kagome, and was now resting his head against her shoulder, still sleeping. (A/N: *dies from the cuteness of it* *is reborn* Kawaii!!!!!) She had driven like that the rest of the way, before she got tired from driving for hours on end. (A/N: They're driving a long way, and probably won't get to the resort for several more hours. It's like, 11:00 at night, and Kagome needs her sleep.) Pulling over at a roadside motel, she gently shook Inuyasha awake.
"Inuyasha," she said softly to him as he woke up, "We're at a motel, could you wake everyone else up for me while I get us a couple of rooms?"
"But I like it right here," he said, still half-asleep as he snuggled deeper into her shoulder, curled up, as he fell asleep again.(A/N: *dies again from what he says* Too cute, can't take the fluff! *she chokes out when she is reborn again* Can't breathe...)
Kagome was blushing furiously now. Deciding that they could all sleep in the car for the night (wonder how she came to that decision?), she woke Shippo, asking him to get her a blanket from the bag. Too tired to comment, he hands her one. Wrapping it around both her and Inuyasha, she fell asleep against him, her head resting on top of his. Smiling sleepily, she starts to rub one of his ears. She heard a low growling sound coming from Inuyasha. Realizing that he's purring, she giggles and starts to rub the other ear too. The rumbling increases, and Inuyasha suddenly leans back, causing Kagome to fall on top of him as he reclines in the chair.
"Eep!" said Kagome, trying to get up before he awoke. (A/N: Why in the world would she want to do that?!) She found that she couldn't get up; Inuyasha was holding her close to him, still purring, with a slight smile on his peaceful, relaxed face. I feel like a stuffed animal! Thought Kagome, though not unpleasantly. Deciding that she should enjoy herself while she could, she snuggled deeper into his haori, before falling into a deep, dreamless sleep, still stroking Inuyasha's ears. (A/N: You can just imagine what they look like! *imagines* Awwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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Okay, that was too fluffy!!! Time to head to the funny part! In the next chapter, I plan to use a few of those ideas that were sent to me (I'll thank the contributors) and introduce the Inu gang to snow games! Don't forget, R&R!!! Also, could some of you do me a favor? D.g.'s been acting really sad lately, because nobody's been reviewing her story. So, 'cause I'm her friend, I ask that you read and review it for her, even if all you send her are flames. I'll thank those of you who do! And put you on my favorite reviewers list! It's my own personal one! *sees that nobody is saying that they will* Jeez! Am I gonna have to do what Erica did? Bribe ya? Okay. The first five reviewers for D.g.'s story will be mentioned in mine. *sigh* You lot are a bunch of knaves! Making me resort to bribing! Okay, my pride's broken. You win. SO REVIEW ALREADY!!!!!!! Jeez! *glares at the readers* NOW!!!!!!