Yuri arrived promptly at 8pm, with Ayumi in his passenger seat. Ayumi brought her digital camera. She took a snapshot of Kagome and Inuyasha before they could even see it. "Awww, that's so cute!" Inuyasha winced at the flash and Kagome faked a smile. "Uh, huh." Kagome climbed in the back seat while Inuyasha looked warily at the little sports car. "C'mon", she whispered to him while patting the seat. He ducked his head and climbed in. He fidgeted the entire way to the festival.
Kagome decided it would be safer for her to do all of the talking. "Thanks for taking us Yuri. We really appreciate it." Yuri's eyes went to the rear-view mirror. "No problem. Ayumi and I were really looking forward to getting to know Inuyasha here." Ayumi continued his thought, "Yeah, you've got to be such an understanding person, what with all of Kagome's illnesses."
Inuyasha chucked. "Yep, that's me. I put up with a lot of -" Kagome drove her elbow into his side. "I mean, well, I don't get out very much either. I have to spend a lot of time practicing." He smiled at Kagome, proud that he remembered his cover story. Yumi asked "Practicing? What do you do at your school?" Kagome answered for Inuyasha. "Inuyasha studies martial arts. He's really dedicated. He wants to be in the World Tournament someday - don't you Inuyasha?" She nodded with a rasied eyebrow. "Yes. Someday.", he replied.
Yumi, realizing that he finally hit on a 'guy subject', started grilling Inuyasha. "What techniques have you learned? Which style do you use? Is it a good school? My parents made me take a Tai Chi class when I was little but that was so boring!" Inuyasha looked at Kagome, who shrugged. He figured he'd just have to remember the name of one of those human fighting styles from his era.
He tapped his finger on his chin and looked out the window. "Well, right now are working on techniques from the Sengoku Jidai. Sensai thinks we should know what our ancestors knew before we try to do anything new. We're going over katchu bujutsu now."
Kagome was totally clueless as to what Inuyasha and Yumi were talking about. She was happy Inuyasha at least said something that sounded intelligent, but wondered whether he made it up or heard it somewhere. Yumi, on the other hand, was impressed. "Wow, you really know your stuff. You'll have to show me some techniques." "Sure.", Inuyasha replied happily.
Ayumi was sick of being left out. She wasn't one to keep quiet for long, and she could tell Kagome was getting bored too. But she had to ask, "You have such an unusual name. Does it have any special meaning to your family?" Inuyasha really got a kick out of that question. He contemplated telling them all about his evil dog demon family and wondered how they would react to him in his natural form. He managed to restrain his laughter enough to say "Oh, my mom liked dogs. A lot."
Kagome decided it would be safer for her to do all of the talking. "Thanks for taking us Yuri. We really appreciate it." Yuri's eyes went to the rear-view mirror. "No problem. Ayumi and I were really looking forward to getting to know Inuyasha here." Ayumi continued his thought, "Yeah, you've got to be such an understanding person, what with all of Kagome's illnesses."
Inuyasha chucked. "Yep, that's me. I put up with a lot of -" Kagome drove her elbow into his side. "I mean, well, I don't get out very much either. I have to spend a lot of time practicing." He smiled at Kagome, proud that he remembered his cover story. Yumi asked "Practicing? What do you do at your school?" Kagome answered for Inuyasha. "Inuyasha studies martial arts. He's really dedicated. He wants to be in the World Tournament someday - don't you Inuyasha?" She nodded with a rasied eyebrow. "Yes. Someday.", he replied.
Yumi, realizing that he finally hit on a 'guy subject', started grilling Inuyasha. "What techniques have you learned? Which style do you use? Is it a good school? My parents made me take a Tai Chi class when I was little but that was so boring!" Inuyasha looked at Kagome, who shrugged. He figured he'd just have to remember the name of one of those human fighting styles from his era.
He tapped his finger on his chin and looked out the window. "Well, right now are working on techniques from the Sengoku Jidai. Sensai thinks we should know what our ancestors knew before we try to do anything new. We're going over katchu bujutsu now."
Kagome was totally clueless as to what Inuyasha and Yumi were talking about. She was happy Inuyasha at least said something that sounded intelligent, but wondered whether he made it up or heard it somewhere. Yumi, on the other hand, was impressed. "Wow, you really know your stuff. You'll have to show me some techniques." "Sure.", Inuyasha replied happily.
Ayumi was sick of being left out. She wasn't one to keep quiet for long, and she could tell Kagome was getting bored too. But she had to ask, "You have such an unusual name. Does it have any special meaning to your family?" Inuyasha really got a kick out of that question. He contemplated telling them all about his evil dog demon family and wondered how they would react to him in his natural form. He managed to restrain his laughter enough to say "Oh, my mom liked dogs. A lot."