Hello! Here's the next chapter, I'm hoping to release the next one on Monday (maybe Sunday if I can finish by then), enjoy!
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Chapter 2: PlansInuyasha leaps easily out of the well and exits the wellhouse. He scans the lawn of the shrine and sniffs the air. Kagome's scent lingers in the air, but he can tell that she hasn't been here for a while, probably since the morning. He is about to jump up to her room when he notices movement out of the corner of his eye.
"Inuyasha Onii-chan!"
He turns and sees Kagome's younger brother.
"Yo."
"You're probably looking for Onee-chan, she's not here right now. She's probably somewhere with her friends."
Inuyasha remains silent but nods his head yes in acknowledgment.
He is about to set off to search for her when Souta says, "Inuyasha Onii-chan."
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Kagome places her hand above her eyes to shade them as she looks up at the sky.
'Ah, what a beautiful day, blue skies and warm,' she thinks.
She looks back at her friends and smiles.
"Kagome-chan, I'm so glad that you're coming tonight."
"Thanks, I'm looking forward to it."
"You're not inviting that rude, possessive, violent boy, are you?"
"Shh! Don't say that to her."
Kagome blushes and says, "No, he won't be coming."
She thinks, 'Inuyasha, it would be nice to spend time with him, but, well, he isn't here, and besides, who knows what he might do. But, still...'
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Inuyasha looks to Souta but says nothing, waiting for him to speak.
"Onee-chan might get angry if you find her with her friends looking like that."
Inuyasha looks at himself and then gives Souta a confused look.
"What are you talking about? I look fine."
"Inuyasha Onii-chan, no one here has dog ears or dresses like that."
"Keh, who cares?"
"Well, I still think…"
"Souta, Inuyasha!"
Each turns and sees Kagome's mother motioning for them to come. They walk towards her and Souta gives her a hug.
"Welcome home!"
"Thank you Souta. And welcome, Inuyasha."
"Thanks."
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"I have an idea, why don't we eat dinner together beforehand at WcDonald's, and then all go together to the party?"
"Yeah, that sounds good."
"I think so too, what about you, Kagome-chan?"
Kagome nods her head yes and smiles as she says, "It sound like fun, let's do it."
"It's agreed then."
"I wonder if Hojou-kun will ask Kagome-chan to dance tonight?!"
"That'd be so exciting!"
"And romantic!"
"Do you think you'd dance with Hojou-kun, Kagome-chan?"
'Dance, with Hojou-kun? I know who I'd want to dance with…' Kagome thinks.
"Kagome-chan?"
Startled from her thoughts, Kagome says, "I'm not really sure, after all…"
"Kagome-chan probably wants to dance with the other boy."
Embarrassed, Kagome blushes and says, "No, I…"
Her friends laugh while Kagome looks away embarrassed.
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"It's nice of you to visit, Inuyasha, I'm sure Kagome will be glad to see you."
Before Inuyasha can respond, Souta shouts out, "Can we buy Inuyasha some clothes?"
"Clothes?" she answers as she looks at both of them.
"Yeah, Inuyasha Onii-chan wants to look for Onee-chan, but I told him it wasn't a good idea in those clothes, and because of his ears!"
Kagome's mother gushes, "Ah, but his ears are adorable!"
Inuyasha tries his best to not roll his eyes.
"Please can we, it'd probably make Onee-chan happy, too!"
'It would make Kagome happy?' Inuyasha thinks.
Kagome's mother turns to Inuyasha and says, "What do you think, would you like to do it?"
Embarrassed, Inuyasha turns his face away from her before he says, "Ok."
Kagome's mother smiles and says, "Well, you two have convinced me, just let me tell Jii-chan, and we'll go to buy Inuyasha an outfit."
She opens the door, steps inside and shouts, "Jii-chan, we're going to the mall, tell Kagome-chan we'll be back later, and we're getting take out for dinner!"
From another room, he answers, "All right, I'll tell her."
"Thanks, good bye!"
"Good bye!"
She is about to leave when she stops suddenly, walks back in, and rummages through a closet. When she walks out again, she hands Inuyasha a hat.
She smiles and says, "To cover your ears, just in case."
He responds by placing it on his head.
She looks at both Inuyasha and Souta and says, "Ok, let's go now."
The three walk towards the car. Inuyasha eyes it suspiciously as they approach, but noticing the others' lack of concern, and not wanting to be called a coward, he gets inside on the passenger side.
"We're off!" Kagome's mother says.