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"Kagome!"
Said girl whirled around to see who was calling her name as she approached the school door. Somehow she wasn't surprised when she saw three very perky school girls running towards her, smiling and waving like there was no tomorrow.
"Oh, Eri, Yuka. Ayame. Hi there!" Kagome managed to say just before the air was forced out of her lungs as she was pulled into a breath crushing embrace. Fortuanely for the young woman, she was only just beginning to turn blue when her friends released her and all at once began to "Ooh" and "Ahh" at once over her remarkable recoveries.
"...Smallpox...."
"You're so brave..."
"....And that brain tumor..."
"You know, it doesn't look like you only have one breast."
Kagome froze. "What?" She squeaked out. Already she could feel the beast inside of her begging to scramble a certain grandfather.
"Yeah." Eri continued as if she didn't notice the fierce mortified blush taking over Kagome's upper body. "When you had the breast cancer and you needed to have it removed or you would die." Her friend regarded Kagome with a look akin to awe and reverence. "I don't think that I would ever be able to make a choice like that. What did you do, get a special water bra? Or did you have plastic surgery?"
Kagome's arms flew up to cross against her chest defensively. Her curious friends looked for all the world like they were going to start poking her breasts if she didn't get away from there now just to see how effective the 'water bra' or sillicone really was.
"Guys!" the miko shrieked, unable to hide her embarressment from flooding her voice. "What do you think that you're doing?" The words had the desired affect as the three girls suddenly stopped in their onslaught, their pointed index fingers only inches from Kagome's arms.
For a moment no one said anything. They all just looked at eachother as realization slowly dawned upon them. Any guilt or awkwardness that they might have been feeling though was quickly dissipated when the bell rung.
Kagome was now officially late for school.
Jiichan would pay. ___________________________________________________________________________ ===================================================================
Inuyasha paced the length of Kagome's room.
He had no idea what to do with himself while she was at school. He didn't want to return to the Feudal Era quite yet. He wanted to stay and wait for her to come home.'
But how long would that be?
Inuyasha growled in frustration as he fought the urge to just track the miko down and forcibly take her with him. She couldn't sit him anymore now. It would be fairly simple. He growled again. He couldn't do that. School was important to Kagome. Kagome was important to him. Therefore school was important to him.
Wait a minute.
Is that how it was supposed to work?
Inuyasha paused for a moment as his brows furrowed in concentration, trying to figure out the proper way to word the...the...thing.
His intellectual pondering though was interrupted as Kagome's door was pushed open. Mrs. Higurashi walked in wearing a motherly smile and carrying an armful of those strange clothes that Kagome always wore.
"Why hello Inuyasha. You're still here?" The woman asked conversationally as she moved over to her daughter's bureau and began to place the garments in the drawers. Inuyasha crossed his arms, burying his hands in the sleeves of his haori and turning his nose in the air as he gave an idignant, "Hmph."
Mrs. Higurashi smiled a little. "I'll take that as a yes."
Inuyasha didn't even pretend to humor that statement with any kind of response. Kagome's mother though didn't seem to notice though as she continued to put clothes into the bureau. Almost against his will, Inuyasha found himself watching out of the corner of his eye at the peculair manner in which the woman placed the clothes into different drawers.
What was the point?
"Well that should do it." Mrs. Higurashi announced as she straightened and closed the drawers. Rubbing her hands together she turned to look at the clock quickly. "Well look at that, lunch time already." She exclaimed. Turning to walk out the door she paused only long enough to tell Inuyasha that she would make him some ramen before she was gone.
Inuyasha stood still for a moment, his eyes narrowed on the doorway as if he expected someone to come jumping through any moment. Kagome's grandfather was in the shrine though and with his hanyou hearing, Inuyasha could tell that her mother was in the kitchen as she said she would be. Content that no one was going to catch him doing something that he felt he shouldn't, Inuyasha walked over to the dresser.
His ears flicked about madly, picking up on every little sound in mild paranoia. But what was he afraid of? It's not like he could get sat or anything. And he would know if anyone was coming long before they could get even close enough to hear him.
Inuyasha's hand reached out and clasped the handle of the drawer, curiosity getting the best of him as he pulled it open. Intrigued, the hanyou stared down at the colorful garments folded up inside. Pulling one out he found them to be shirts. His eyes widened as he examined a few. Some of the shirts were so tiny that Inuyasha wasn't sure Shippo could even fit in them. On others the sleeves were mere pieces of string. Then there were others that looked like they would bare down to Kagome's belly-button they were so low cut.
He felt the blood rushing to a certain appendage as he created a mental picture of what Kagome would look like wearing some of the shirts. 'Not good.' Inuyasha quickly put the clothes back and closed the drawer.
Jumping back as if he had been burned, he perched carefully on the edge of the bed. He eyed the bureau warily. It was tempting him to return and see what was in the other drawers. Inuyasha's claws flexed futilely in an effort to keep his will power around him.
But Kagome wasn't home.
And no one was around to catch him...
Besides, it was only clothes. What was wrong with looking at them?
Inuyasha quietly walked back over to the dresser. This time he opened another drawer. Inside were those skirt things and strange pants. Some of the skirts were even shorter than the green one that Kagome often wore. Inuyasha couldn't keep the shock from his face as he held one up for examination. It looked like it would barely cover his bitch's ass. Not that he had any complaints but there was no way in hell that anyone else was going to see his Kagome in something so revealing. Looking around quickly to check that no one was watching, Inuyasha grabbed a couple of the skirts and shoved them in his haori. He would either burn them of hide them somewhere in the feudal era until they were needed for more personal use.
He smirked.
If only Kagome knew what he was doing.
Closing the drawer, Inuyasha's hands fell on the final one. As he slowly pulled it open, he felt a hentai grin cross his face. He knew just what was in this drawer, though he really shouldn't.
Kagome's under garments.
He blamed Miroku.
It was all the monk's fault.
Inuyasha poked cautiously at a couple particularly lacy things. He recognized a couple of the clothes as bras and some others as underwear. Not that he had seen them before of course! He would never spy on Kagome bathing.
Honestly.
It wasn't technically spying if he was protecting her at the same time was it?
Inuyasha had the decency to blush as he lifted one of the underwear pieces on the tip of his finger. It was basically just string! How the hell could she wear something like that? Heat flooded him as a visual memory of Kagome's skirt flipping up while she was sprawled across his lap flashed in his mind.
THAT was how she could wear one of those.
"Inuyasha!"
Mrs. Higurashi's voice made the hanyou jump a mile as he dropped the thong into the drawer and slammed it shut hastily. Then he dove onto the bed, almost falling off as he tried to make it look like he had been sitting there innocently all this time. He cheeks were burning red. He didn't know why he was feeling so guilty. After all, it was just clothes.
He looked down into his lap.
Okay, maybe THAT reaction had something to do with his sheepishness, but still...He hadn't done anything wrong.
'Stupid wench. Makes me feel guilty when she's not even here!' He thought, becoming grumpy as he once again crossed his arms. Scowling at the wall for feeling even the slightest bit of shame, the inu forgot that Mrs. Higurashi had even called him in the first place.
But he couldn't ignore the smell of ramen for long.
Eventually the beef noodle scent reached his nose and Inuyasha all to happily followed it downstairs as if he was on cloud nine.
Kagome would never notice that he had gone through her bureau.
Nope, the clothes hanging out haphazardly and the mess within the drawers were no hint at all.
...
Right. ___________________________________________________________________________ ===================================================================
Kagome thrummed her fingers impatiently on the desk's surface as she stared at the clock.
Only a couple more minutes to go and she would be free.
Only two more minutes.
The second hand ticked idly as it SLOWLY rotated past the numbers.
One more minute now.
The pace of her finger drumming increased as the suspense began to get to her.
Only a few more seconds.
The second hand stopped.
Kagome froze, her mouth dropping to the floor as she stared at the face of the clock. Less than ten seconds to go and the thing had stopped!
'Ring!'
Her body jumped in surprise as the sound of the bell echoed through the halls. 'Oh yeah.' she thought as her cheeks flushed a little in silent embarressment. 'The bell's set to a different clock.' Without saying a word, Kagome quickly grabbed the books that she had already gotten together and prepared to flee down the hallway.
And she would have made it too.
If it weren't for the chest that suddenly blocked her way.
Only barely managing due to her Feudal Era enhanced reflexes, Kagome skidded to a stop before she crashed into the person in front of her. She could feel the groan of frustration already building in her chest as she slowly raised her eyes to look up into the face of the inevitable.
"Hojo-kun." She chirped with false cheer. Her friends, who had a moment before been about to run after her, began to giggle uncontrollably as they snuck past Kagome and inched out the door.
"Good luck Kagome!" Yuka whispered in her ear before Eri grabbed the girl's arm and pulled her away. The miko was left alone to face the demon.
"Why Kagome-san. It's so nice to see that you've recovered nicely from your surgery." Said Hojo with a sickeningly happy smile as he looked down at her. Kagome could feel her face blaze crimson to the roots of her hair as she hugged her books as close to her chest as possible.
'PLEASE kami say he's not talking about THAT alleged surgery.' She prayed. One look at Hojo told her that it was not so. He was holding out a floral wrapped package and blushing almost as much as she was.
"I got this for you. It should...um..help to...disguiseyourproblem." He stuttered as he thrust the the parcel into her face and looked away. Kagome couldn't help it. There was no way in hell that she was going to accept that thing. She didn't even WANT to know what was inside.
"Why thank you Hojo-kun." She replied in a deceptively sweet tone as she shifted her books in order to free one arm to grasp the gift. "That was very kind of you."
Hojo glanced at her out of the corner of his eye. His faced immediately flared and his gaze dropped to his nervous shuffling feet.
"Well...ah...I should go now!" He squeaked as he turned to leave. Kagome's arm shot out to stop him as he turned though. 'Urgh! Why am I doing this?' She thought as she groaned inwardly.
"Um Hojo?" She pleaded, her voice barely above a whisper. Hojo peeked at her over his shoulder questioningly.
"I know that you've been worried about me." She began, "And its really sweet and all that you're getting me all these things but...Well..."
Hojo turned fully around to look at her, his eyes wide as she stared at her downcast head.
"Well, I think that you should just forget about me. There's tons of other girls out there that are so much better than I am and who would love to be with you." She finished lamely.
Hojo just continued to stare at her dumbly. Or at least he did until suddenly his eyes lit up and that stupid annoying smile plastered itself onto his face once again.
"Oh your very generous Kagome-san!" He declared. "But don't worry about me. I enjoy doing things like this for you." He leaned closer as his voice dropped a level or two, "And don't you worry about you're problem. I don't mind if you only have one breast." He whispered.
Kagome stood there, her entire body went rigid. 'WHAT?!' Her mind screamed as her bewildered eyes stared incredulously at the boy in front of her. Her jaw began to flap uselessly, trying to form some coherent thought or sentence or even word, but no sound came out.
"Well I'll see you tomorrow!" Hojo cried as he turned and walked away, leaving the poor school girl to stare helplessly at his back. Kagome's jaw continued to move even after he was out of her sight.
Ten minutes later, the halls were almost completely devoid for life except for the janitor who was whistling as he swept the tiled floor.
"WHAT?!"
An inhuman shriek rang out through the halls, startling the elderly custodian as he jumped and clutched his heart. The broom fell to the floor, clanging loudly against the tile. The sound echoed through the hallways as the man made a sign against evil.
Only an enraged demon could possible make a terrifying sound like that. _________________________________________________________________________ ==================================================================
Ojiichan was merrily sweeping the stairs in the front of the shrine when he heard someone call his name. 'A customer!' He thought, straightening out and turning to greet whomever was interested in touring his shrine.
His face faulted when he saw his loving granddaughter storming over to him, something that looked suspiciously like a bra in one hand with scraps of floral wrapping paper clutching in the other. His weakening eyes focused on the lingerie dangling in the air. There was something strange about it, that there was (I LOVE KENSHIN! ^_^; If you don't know-don't ask.). One side of the garment was limp cloth, but the the other side was bloated, like it was filled with...water?
The old man gulped as he realized why his darling Kagome's face was so red.
The surgery.
He was one dead little old dude now.
He spun around, the adrenaline beginning to flow through his veins as he searched franticly for an escape. His eyes darted futiley before finally landing on a door.
Saved!
He hesitated for a moment to look over his shoulder. Kagome was almost upon him. Was it just him or was that actually a vein popping out on her temple. Oh well. He really didn't want to stick around to find out.
With an 'Eep!' he ran with unnatural speed towards the closed door. He could hear Kagome's shoes pounding on the ground as she drew closer. He could almost FEEL her breathing down his neck.
He was almost there. Only a little farther.
Eureka!
'Sanctuary!' His mind screamed as he flung open the door to find...
A closet?
His heart sank to his stomach.
Gulp.
"Oh Jii-chan..." A melodic voice with an undertone of malice called out to him. Slowly he turned around.
There was Kagome's smiling face leering down at him.
He was doomed. ____________________________________________________________________________
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Inuyasha's head snapped up at the sound of Kagome's voice calling out to her mother through the house.
"Hey mom! I'm home!"
Yawning in a dog-like manner, Inuyasha stretched his arms out above his head and straightened his legs. He had been having a really good dream. He smirked wickedly as he recalled the details.
Kagome had killed her grandfather.
Sniffing the air to take in Kagome's scent with was already premeating the air, Inuyasha jumped to his feet and ran out of her room and down the stairs. He arrived in the kitchen just in time to see Kagome throwing some kind of patterned paper into the trashcan.
"Wench, what took you so long?" He demanded in a gruff voice as he stared at her and crossed his arms over his chest. Kagome jumped a little at the sound of his voice, spinning around to see who was behind her.
"Oh, hey Inuyasha." She managed when she saw who it was. Even from across the room the hanyou could hear her heart beating rapidly as her eyes fell upon him, and it wasn't JUST due to shock. Being the man, or rather demon, that he was, he couldn't help but smirk haughtily as he walked over to her.
"Bitch, I asked you a question."
Kagome's eye twitched in anger as she stared up at the inu who was now towering over her. Her fists clenched. Today was not a day to push her limits.
"I had something to take care of." She replied gritting her teeth. The irritation began to diminish though as she thought of what she had done to her poor grandfather. One breast her ass. Old man would think twice next time before he told medical stories like that!
Inuyasha was going to press her further but wisely decided against it when he saw the dangerous smirk playing at the corners of her mouth. Nothing good ever came out of hassling a female with a look like that on her face.
"Well, I'm going to get my bag and then we can head back to your time!" Kagome finally said, surprising Inuyasha a bit as she pushed past his looming figure and bounded up the stairs to her room.
Wait.
Her room.
Flashes of clothes hanging out of bureaus and flung open drawers flashed though his head.
Shit.
Inuyasha raced off after Kagome. Fate was with him, he reached the top of the stairs just as she was reaching for her door knob.
"Wait! Kagome!" He cried out.
The miko paused. She turned to look at him in confusion. He had called her by her name. Her eyes narrowed suspicously. What had he done this time.
"What Inuyasha?" She asked.
"Um..Well..." The hanyou stumbled for an answer. Kagome heaved an impatient sigh and began to reach for the knob again. "I'll get your bag for you!" He blurted out as he sprinted in front of her, blocking the door.
Kagome's eyebrows shot up in bewilderment. "You'll what?" She squeaked out.
Inuyasha found himself getting a bit annoyed, it wasn't that hard to believe that he would do something like that for her was it? He couldn't let himself get angry though, or else Kagome would see what he had done to her room.
"Why?" She demanded, folding her arms across her chest as she stared at him. Didn't she think that he was capable of doing something nice?!
Inuyasha resorted to desperate measures. It was playing dirty sure, but that didn't mean that it wouldn't work. OR that they BOTH wouldn't like it.
"Feh. Do I have to have a reason to something for my bitch?" He asked as he flashed an unbelievably sexy grin at her. Kagome's eyes widened as the words reached her ears.
HIS bitch?!
Before she could question him though, his lips came crashing down on hers in a demanding passionate kiss. All coherent thought was lost to her raging hormones as Kagome found herself moaning into his mouth. Where did he learn to kiss so well?
The miko could feel her knees go weak as Inuyasha nibbled gently on her bottom lip, seeking permission to deepen the kiss. Kagome didn't think twice before she obliged, opening her mouth so that he could slip his tongue into hers. For a moment, Inuyasha forgot that he was standing in front of Kagome's door and why he was kissing her like this.
Then again, he didn't really care. The only thought on his mind was how good Kagome tasted as his senses shut down.
"Eew! Gross!"
An all too familiar voice broke the couple out of their moment as they jumped apart, a sinking feeling already forming in the pits of their stomachs.
Souta was standing at the top of the stairs, staring at them in disgust. "Geez. Get a room you guys!" He yelled as he stuck his tongue out and ran back down to where he came from.
Kagome's face was beet red. Inuyasha's was slightly pink. They both slowly met each other's gaze. Neither said anything for a moment.
"Mom!" Souta's voice made them jump once again. Their faces paled.
"Inuyasha, grab my bag and meet me by the well!" Kagome ordered as she turned on her heel and began to run down the stairs. "Someone needs to die."
Inuyasha just stared at where she had been standing for a moment before her words made sense to him. He smirked. Mission accomplished.
Strutting confidently, he turned and walked...right into Kagome's door.
Oops.
Confidence shattered and cheeks scarlet, the hanyou fumbled with the knob, turning it and forcing the door open. As quickly as possible he righted some of the things that he had messed up in Kagome's room before grabbing her over sized pack and jumping out the window.
Hopefully Kagome's mother would finish cleaning up the mess he had made. __________________________________________________________________________ ==================================================================
Kagome walked out the front door moments later looking oddly satisfied with herself. Looking towards the well house she saw Inuyasha there waiting for her. Smiling she waved to him and then jogged over.
"Well, shall we be going then?" She asked, not waiting for an answer as she pushed open the well house door and grabbed Inuyasha's hand, dragging him in after her. Before she could pull him over to edge of the well though, she found herself letting out an, "Eep!" of surprise as she swept off of her feet and into Inuyasha's arms. Before she could protest though, his lips were once again on hers and the magic of the well was surrounding them as they fell through time and space.
The pressure left Kagome's lips and she felt a small jerk go through her body as Inuyasha landed on the other side of the well and then pushed off to get out of it.
Feudal Japan.
As soon as Inuyasha's feet touched the grass surrounding the well, they were attacked.
"Kagome!"
Inuyasha snarled as Shippo launched himself into his surrogate mother's arms, nuzzling her neck and burrowing against her chest.
"Hey Shippo!" Kagome laughed as she ruffled his hair and moved to slide out of Inuyasha's arms. Relectantly the hanyou consented and allowed the young woman to stand on her own feet. He couldn't help bit admit though that he missed the feel of her in his arms. He glared jealously at the kitsune who was shamelessly racing all over Kagome. What the inu wouldn't give to be the little kit right then.
Inuyasha's ears perked up as he heard someone approaching. A moment later and he could smell them.
"Kagome-chan!"
"Lady Kagome!"
Sango and Miroku burst into the clearing, hurrying toward their friend. Their pace slowed though when they saw Inuyasha standing behing their miko companion. They watched him for a moment in confusion and surprise before averting their gaze to Kagome. Or at least Sango did. Miroku let his eyes linger on Inuyasha a little longer, casually meeting his golden stare. Inuyasha flinched when he saw the appalled look in the houshi's indigo depths. What had he done wrong now?
"Hi Miroku. Sango-chan!" Kagome called out, waving to them before allowing Shippo to pull her away. The kit was insisting that she come with him because he had found something,'Really cool.' What he was actually doing was leading her away so that the monk and taijiya could confront Inuyasha about running off with Kikyo without worrying about Kagome accidentally over hearing.
She didn't need any more pain from Inuyasha.
Inuyasha's muscled tensed reflexively as he watched Kagome disappear back towards the village with Shippo, leaving him alone with the pissed off monk and demon exterminator. Whatever he had supposedly done this time, Inuyasha had an idea that it wasn't going to be pretty.
BONK!
"Ow! What the fuck was that for you asshole?!" Inuyasha demanded, rubbing his head where the priest's staff had just connected.
WHACK!
"WHAT THE HELL SANGO!" Inuyasha yelled this time. There was no way that he was just going to stand there and let them hit him when he had no idea why they were.
"I can't believe that you would do that Lady Kagome." Miroku scolded.
"Hopefully she doesn't know, though I can't imagine how she couldn't." Added Sango.
The two humans stood, hands on hips, glaring at the bewildered hanyou.
"Do what?" Inuyasha demanded, honestly confused. At first he assumed that they were angry with him because they thought that he had brought Kagome back early, but that had been Kagome's own decision and his companions didn't seem to be talking about that anyway.
BONK!
"Running off with Kikyo like that!" Miroku shouted.
WHACK!
"Was Kagome at least through the well before you did that?" Sango demanded, not even bothering to put hiraikotsu behind her shoulder this time but instead holding it in an offensive posistion, ready to maul the hanyou depending on his next answer.
By now, Inuyasha had two sightly bumps on his head, and contrary to popular belief, they weren't knocking any sense into him. Instead they were making his head spin and it was hard to think straight.
"But I didn't run off with Kikyo." Inuyasha protested weakly as he watched the ground lurch and spin in front of him. The sky was some really pretty colors right now. He didn't even know that those shades existed.
Miroku and Sango glanced at eachother. At the moment Inuyasha looked too pitiful to be lying, rocking back and forth, his eyes barely focusing. Maybe they shouldn't have hit him THAT hard. Miroku slightly shook his head. Shippo had smelled Kikyo nearby and if he could then Inuyasha definately could. And the hanyou had been missing the last couple of days too.
They prepared to hit him again.
"Dammit you two listen to me! I was in Kagome's time!" Inuyasha insisted as the world slowly began to steady and clear. Sango almost dropped her weapon in surprise and Miroku's jaw fell before curving back up into a lecherous grin.
"Why Inuyasha, I had no idea that you and--"
WHACK!
Inuyasha winced as Miroku fell down.
"You what?" inquired Sango incredulously as she lowered the giant boomerrang.
"Feh. I don't see why its any of your business anyways." Inuyasha spat as he turned his nose up and two the side, crossing his arms in his accustomed manner.
Sango was too surprised to question him further. Whatever she had been expecting, his answer was not it, yet somehow she didn't feel that he was lying. Sensing her surrender, Inuyasha snorted triumphantly and stormed off after Kagome and Shippo, leaving Sango alone with the ecchi monk.
The demon slayer stared down at Miroku's unconcious form for a moment before shrugging and walking away. He would wake up soon and could find his own way to the village. ___________________________________________________________________________ ===================================================================
Mrs. Higurashi brushed her hands on her skirt as she walked out of her daughters room. Kagome had made quite a mess this visit. Normally she was so neat...
The woman smiled obliviously as she walked down the stairs, past the tied up form of a boy lying on the living room floor, and into the kitchen.
Souta groaned pitifully as he watched his mother walk away. He would have wait even longer now before he could be untied and ungagged.
Kagome's mother hummed cheerfully to herself as she put a pot on the stove to boil some water for tonight's supper. She was just about to get the meat out of the refrigerator when the door slammed in the other room and a distressed cry reached her ears.
Immediately alert she fled the room, chasing after the voice that sounded suspiciously like her father. In her haste she almost tripped over her son. Luckily she remembered to hop at the last minute. Souta groaned loudly trying to get her attention but it was too late. Mrs. Higurashi was a woman with a mission, and she was off again.
Rounding the corner the woman came across a sight that would probably haunt her for the rest of her days. There stood her father, turning around in circles like a puppy chasing its tale as he tried to remove a BRA from his chest.
But not just any bra - It was a onesided water bra? Mrs. Higurashi cocked her head to the side as she watched Jii-chan try to unclasp the back of the underwear. What was her father doing running around looking like he had a boob?
Deciding that she would have nightmares if she asked, the woman instead walked forward and placed her hands on the old man's shoulders, effectively halting his erratic struggling. Jii-chan looked up at her, his face furrowed with lines of distress and anguish.
"How the hell do you women manage to take these things off?" __________________________________________________________________________ ==================================================================
Inuyasha leaned back against the wall of Kaede's hut, watching the gentle rise and fall of Kagome's chest as she slept. Sighing he ran a hand through his thick silver mane. He wanted to be near her, touch her, curl up next to her. He wanted to sleep with her the way that he had the night before.
His eyes narrowed in irritation as he glared at Shippo.
But he couldn't even if he had had the nerve to while the others were around. Because Shippo was already comfortably curled up in HIS, Inuyasha's, spot!
A noise in the corner diverted Inuyasha's attention for a moment as Miroku turned over in his sleep, rolling dangerously close to Sango. You would think that the monk would learn to sleep as far away as possible, but no. He must be some kind of masochist of something.
Inuyasha chuckled at the thought.
It would certainly explain all the groping and 'Would you bear my child' shit.
Golden eyes fell back upon Kagome as she let out a soft sigh in her sleep. A smile crossed her face as she rolled over onto her back. Curious, Inuyasha inched closer until he was leaning almost directly over her. What he she dreaming about?
Shippo kicked in his sleep and Kagome shifted. The hanyou tensed for a moment, expecting the miko to wake up and yell at him about being a pervert or something. She would probably forget and try to sit him too. Inuyasha smirked at that last thought. That would be amusing. No one else had noticed that he wasn't wearing his rosary anymore, and that was just fine with him. It would make the expressions on their faces all the more priceless when Kagome messed up and tried to sit him.
An enticing scent caught his nose. Inuyasha sniffed tentatively before snapping his gaze down to the girl in front of him.
Something was arousing her.
"Inuyasha..." She whispered as she shifted in her sleep once again. Inuyasha eyes widened. She was dreaming of him? Masculine pride swelled to dangerous levels as he leaned closer, intent on listening to what else she had had to say.
Shippo whimpered in his sleep.
The smile on Kagome's face faded as she rolled once again, this time curling protectively around Shippo as if he was her own pup. Inuyasha smiled at the gesture. She would make a wonderful mother if they ever had pups of their own.
Suddenly a yawn overcame the hanyou. Inuyasha looked up out of habit and then cursed mentally when he remembered that he was inside a hut and couldn't see the moon or the stars to try to guess what time it was.
He should probably get to sleep.
Cautiously leaning forward he gently brushed his lips against Kagome's cheek. "Good night my Kagome." He whispered in her ear before rocking back on his heels and leaving the hut. More silently than the best of thieves, Inuyasha leapt into the tree outside of Kaede's hut where he normally slept while in the village. Before settling down to rest though, he reached into his haori and pulled out the skirts that he had taken from Kagome's room. Chuckling to himself he stashed them in an almost completely obscured hollow.
'I wonder what she would do if she found out that I took those.' He thought to himself before settling back against the tree trunk and closing his eyes.
Moments later he was asleep. ________________________________________________________________________ ================================================================
A cruel laugh echoed in the darkened room as a man stared down at the image in the mirror of a sleeping hanyou. A ghostly pale young girl slowly lowered the looking glass, clutching it to her chest as she backed away before turning and leaving the room.
A dark haired man with crimson eyes and an evil aura surrounding him watched as the his incarnate left. Once he was sure she was gone he allowed himself to lean his head back against the rice paper wall. A conniving smirk spread across his thin, malicious looking lips.
"This should be very interesting."
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"Kagome!"
Said girl whirled around to see who was calling her name as she approached the school door. Somehow she wasn't surprised when she saw three very perky school girls running towards her, smiling and waving like there was no tomorrow.
"Oh, Eri, Yuka. Ayame. Hi there!" Kagome managed to say just before the air was forced out of her lungs as she was pulled into a breath crushing embrace. Fortuanely for the young woman, she was only just beginning to turn blue when her friends released her and all at once began to "Ooh" and "Ahh" at once over her remarkable recoveries.
"...Smallpox...."
"You're so brave..."
"....And that brain tumor..."
"You know, it doesn't look like you only have one breast."
Kagome froze. "What?" She squeaked out. Already she could feel the beast inside of her begging to scramble a certain grandfather.
"Yeah." Eri continued as if she didn't notice the fierce mortified blush taking over Kagome's upper body. "When you had the breast cancer and you needed to have it removed or you would die." Her friend regarded Kagome with a look akin to awe and reverence. "I don't think that I would ever be able to make a choice like that. What did you do, get a special water bra? Or did you have plastic surgery?"
Kagome's arms flew up to cross against her chest defensively. Her curious friends looked for all the world like they were going to start poking her breasts if she didn't get away from there now just to see how effective the 'water bra' or sillicone really was.
"Guys!" the miko shrieked, unable to hide her embarressment from flooding her voice. "What do you think that you're doing?" The words had the desired affect as the three girls suddenly stopped in their onslaught, their pointed index fingers only inches from Kagome's arms.
For a moment no one said anything. They all just looked at eachother as realization slowly dawned upon them. Any guilt or awkwardness that they might have been feeling though was quickly dissipated when the bell rung.
Kagome was now officially late for school.
Jiichan would pay. ___________________________________________________________________________ ===================================================================
Inuyasha paced the length of Kagome's room.
He had no idea what to do with himself while she was at school. He didn't want to return to the Feudal Era quite yet. He wanted to stay and wait for her to come home.'
But how long would that be?
Inuyasha growled in frustration as he fought the urge to just track the miko down and forcibly take her with him. She couldn't sit him anymore now. It would be fairly simple. He growled again. He couldn't do that. School was important to Kagome. Kagome was important to him. Therefore school was important to him.
Wait a minute.
Is that how it was supposed to work?
Inuyasha paused for a moment as his brows furrowed in concentration, trying to figure out the proper way to word the...the...thing.
His intellectual pondering though was interrupted as Kagome's door was pushed open. Mrs. Higurashi walked in wearing a motherly smile and carrying an armful of those strange clothes that Kagome always wore.
"Why hello Inuyasha. You're still here?" The woman asked conversationally as she moved over to her daughter's bureau and began to place the garments in the drawers. Inuyasha crossed his arms, burying his hands in the sleeves of his haori and turning his nose in the air as he gave an idignant, "Hmph."
Mrs. Higurashi smiled a little. "I'll take that as a yes."
Inuyasha didn't even pretend to humor that statement with any kind of response. Kagome's mother though didn't seem to notice though as she continued to put clothes into the bureau. Almost against his will, Inuyasha found himself watching out of the corner of his eye at the peculair manner in which the woman placed the clothes into different drawers.
What was the point?
"Well that should do it." Mrs. Higurashi announced as she straightened and closed the drawers. Rubbing her hands together she turned to look at the clock quickly. "Well look at that, lunch time already." She exclaimed. Turning to walk out the door she paused only long enough to tell Inuyasha that she would make him some ramen before she was gone.
Inuyasha stood still for a moment, his eyes narrowed on the doorway as if he expected someone to come jumping through any moment. Kagome's grandfather was in the shrine though and with his hanyou hearing, Inuyasha could tell that her mother was in the kitchen as she said she would be. Content that no one was going to catch him doing something that he felt he shouldn't, Inuyasha walked over to the dresser.
His ears flicked about madly, picking up on every little sound in mild paranoia. But what was he afraid of? It's not like he could get sat or anything. And he would know if anyone was coming long before they could get even close enough to hear him.
Inuyasha's hand reached out and clasped the handle of the drawer, curiosity getting the best of him as he pulled it open. Intrigued, the hanyou stared down at the colorful garments folded up inside. Pulling one out he found them to be shirts. His eyes widened as he examined a few. Some of the shirts were so tiny that Inuyasha wasn't sure Shippo could even fit in them. On others the sleeves were mere pieces of string. Then there were others that looked like they would bare down to Kagome's belly-button they were so low cut.
He felt the blood rushing to a certain appendage as he created a mental picture of what Kagome would look like wearing some of the shirts. 'Not good.' Inuyasha quickly put the clothes back and closed the drawer.
Jumping back as if he had been burned, he perched carefully on the edge of the bed. He eyed the bureau warily. It was tempting him to return and see what was in the other drawers. Inuyasha's claws flexed futilely in an effort to keep his will power around him.
But Kagome wasn't home.
And no one was around to catch him...
Besides, it was only clothes. What was wrong with looking at them?
Inuyasha quietly walked back over to the dresser. This time he opened another drawer. Inside were those skirt things and strange pants. Some of the skirts were even shorter than the green one that Kagome often wore. Inuyasha couldn't keep the shock from his face as he held one up for examination. It looked like it would barely cover his bitch's ass. Not that he had any complaints but there was no way in hell that anyone else was going to see his Kagome in something so revealing. Looking around quickly to check that no one was watching, Inuyasha grabbed a couple of the skirts and shoved them in his haori. He would either burn them of hide them somewhere in the feudal era until they were needed for more personal use.
He smirked.
If only Kagome knew what he was doing.
Closing the drawer, Inuyasha's hands fell on the final one. As he slowly pulled it open, he felt a hentai grin cross his face. He knew just what was in this drawer, though he really shouldn't.
Kagome's under garments.
He blamed Miroku.
It was all the monk's fault.
Inuyasha poked cautiously at a couple particularly lacy things. He recognized a couple of the clothes as bras and some others as underwear. Not that he had seen them before of course! He would never spy on Kagome bathing.
Honestly.
It wasn't technically spying if he was protecting her at the same time was it?
Inuyasha had the decency to blush as he lifted one of the underwear pieces on the tip of his finger. It was basically just string! How the hell could she wear something like that? Heat flooded him as a visual memory of Kagome's skirt flipping up while she was sprawled across his lap flashed in his mind.
THAT was how she could wear one of those.
"Inuyasha!"
Mrs. Higurashi's voice made the hanyou jump a mile as he dropped the thong into the drawer and slammed it shut hastily. Then he dove onto the bed, almost falling off as he tried to make it look like he had been sitting there innocently all this time. He cheeks were burning red. He didn't know why he was feeling so guilty. After all, it was just clothes.
He looked down into his lap.
Okay, maybe THAT reaction had something to do with his sheepishness, but still...He hadn't done anything wrong.
'Stupid wench. Makes me feel guilty when she's not even here!' He thought, becoming grumpy as he once again crossed his arms. Scowling at the wall for feeling even the slightest bit of shame, the inu forgot that Mrs. Higurashi had even called him in the first place.
But he couldn't ignore the smell of ramen for long.
Eventually the beef noodle scent reached his nose and Inuyasha all to happily followed it downstairs as if he was on cloud nine.
Kagome would never notice that he had gone through her bureau.
Nope, the clothes hanging out haphazardly and the mess within the drawers were no hint at all.
...
Right. ___________________________________________________________________________ ===================================================================
Kagome thrummed her fingers impatiently on the desk's surface as she stared at the clock.
Only a couple more minutes to go and she would be free.
Only two more minutes.
The second hand ticked idly as it SLOWLY rotated past the numbers.
One more minute now.
The pace of her finger drumming increased as the suspense began to get to her.
Only a few more seconds.
The second hand stopped.
Kagome froze, her mouth dropping to the floor as she stared at the face of the clock. Less than ten seconds to go and the thing had stopped!
'Ring!'
Her body jumped in surprise as the sound of the bell echoed through the halls. 'Oh yeah.' she thought as her cheeks flushed a little in silent embarressment. 'The bell's set to a different clock.' Without saying a word, Kagome quickly grabbed the books that she had already gotten together and prepared to flee down the hallway.
And she would have made it too.
If it weren't for the chest that suddenly blocked her way.
Only barely managing due to her Feudal Era enhanced reflexes, Kagome skidded to a stop before she crashed into the person in front of her. She could feel the groan of frustration already building in her chest as she slowly raised her eyes to look up into the face of the inevitable.
"Hojo-kun." She chirped with false cheer. Her friends, who had a moment before been about to run after her, began to giggle uncontrollably as they snuck past Kagome and inched out the door.
"Good luck Kagome!" Yuka whispered in her ear before Eri grabbed the girl's arm and pulled her away. The miko was left alone to face the demon.
"Why Kagome-san. It's so nice to see that you've recovered nicely from your surgery." Said Hojo with a sickeningly happy smile as he looked down at her. Kagome could feel her face blaze crimson to the roots of her hair as she hugged her books as close to her chest as possible.
'PLEASE kami say he's not talking about THAT alleged surgery.' She prayed. One look at Hojo told her that it was not so. He was holding out a floral wrapped package and blushing almost as much as she was.
"I got this for you. It should...um..help to...disguiseyourproblem." He stuttered as he thrust the the parcel into her face and looked away. Kagome couldn't help it. There was no way in hell that she was going to accept that thing. She didn't even WANT to know what was inside.
"Why thank you Hojo-kun." She replied in a deceptively sweet tone as she shifted her books in order to free one arm to grasp the gift. "That was very kind of you."
Hojo glanced at her out of the corner of his eye. His faced immediately flared and his gaze dropped to his nervous shuffling feet.
"Well...ah...I should go now!" He squeaked as he turned to leave. Kagome's arm shot out to stop him as he turned though. 'Urgh! Why am I doing this?' She thought as she groaned inwardly.
"Um Hojo?" She pleaded, her voice barely above a whisper. Hojo peeked at her over his shoulder questioningly.
"I know that you've been worried about me." She began, "And its really sweet and all that you're getting me all these things but...Well..."
Hojo turned fully around to look at her, his eyes wide as she stared at her downcast head.
"Well, I think that you should just forget about me. There's tons of other girls out there that are so much better than I am and who would love to be with you." She finished lamely.
Hojo just continued to stare at her dumbly. Or at least he did until suddenly his eyes lit up and that stupid annoying smile plastered itself onto his face once again.
"Oh your very generous Kagome-san!" He declared. "But don't worry about me. I enjoy doing things like this for you." He leaned closer as his voice dropped a level or two, "And don't you worry about you're problem. I don't mind if you only have one breast." He whispered.
Kagome stood there, her entire body went rigid. 'WHAT?!' Her mind screamed as her bewildered eyes stared incredulously at the boy in front of her. Her jaw began to flap uselessly, trying to form some coherent thought or sentence or even word, but no sound came out.
"Well I'll see you tomorrow!" Hojo cried as he turned and walked away, leaving the poor school girl to stare helplessly at his back. Kagome's jaw continued to move even after he was out of her sight.
Ten minutes later, the halls were almost completely devoid for life except for the janitor who was whistling as he swept the tiled floor.
"WHAT?!"
An inhuman shriek rang out through the halls, startling the elderly custodian as he jumped and clutched his heart. The broom fell to the floor, clanging loudly against the tile. The sound echoed through the hallways as the man made a sign against evil.
Only an enraged demon could possible make a terrifying sound like that. _________________________________________________________________________ ==================================================================
Ojiichan was merrily sweeping the stairs in the front of the shrine when he heard someone call his name. 'A customer!' He thought, straightening out and turning to greet whomever was interested in touring his shrine.
His face faulted when he saw his loving granddaughter storming over to him, something that looked suspiciously like a bra in one hand with scraps of floral wrapping paper clutching in the other. His weakening eyes focused on the lingerie dangling in the air. There was something strange about it, that there was (I LOVE KENSHIN! ^_^; If you don't know-don't ask.). One side of the garment was limp cloth, but the the other side was bloated, like it was filled with...water?
The old man gulped as he realized why his darling Kagome's face was so red.
The surgery.
He was one dead little old dude now.
He spun around, the adrenaline beginning to flow through his veins as he searched franticly for an escape. His eyes darted futiley before finally landing on a door.
Saved!
He hesitated for a moment to look over his shoulder. Kagome was almost upon him. Was it just him or was that actually a vein popping out on her temple. Oh well. He really didn't want to stick around to find out.
With an 'Eep!' he ran with unnatural speed towards the closed door. He could hear Kagome's shoes pounding on the ground as she drew closer. He could almost FEEL her breathing down his neck.
He was almost there. Only a little farther.
Eureka!
'Sanctuary!' His mind screamed as he flung open the door to find...
A closet?
His heart sank to his stomach.
Gulp.
"Oh Jii-chan..." A melodic voice with an undertone of malice called out to him. Slowly he turned around.
There was Kagome's smiling face leering down at him.
He was doomed. ____________________________________________________________________________
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Inuyasha's head snapped up at the sound of Kagome's voice calling out to her mother through the house.
"Hey mom! I'm home!"
Yawning in a dog-like manner, Inuyasha stretched his arms out above his head and straightened his legs. He had been having a really good dream. He smirked wickedly as he recalled the details.
Kagome had killed her grandfather.
Sniffing the air to take in Kagome's scent with was already premeating the air, Inuyasha jumped to his feet and ran out of her room and down the stairs. He arrived in the kitchen just in time to see Kagome throwing some kind of patterned paper into the trashcan.
"Wench, what took you so long?" He demanded in a gruff voice as he stared at her and crossed his arms over his chest. Kagome jumped a little at the sound of his voice, spinning around to see who was behind her.
"Oh, hey Inuyasha." She managed when she saw who it was. Even from across the room the hanyou could hear her heart beating rapidly as her eyes fell upon him, and it wasn't JUST due to shock. Being the man, or rather demon, that he was, he couldn't help but smirk haughtily as he walked over to her.
"Bitch, I asked you a question."
Kagome's eye twitched in anger as she stared up at the inu who was now towering over her. Her fists clenched. Today was not a day to push her limits.
"I had something to take care of." She replied gritting her teeth. The irritation began to diminish though as she thought of what she had done to her poor grandfather. One breast her ass. Old man would think twice next time before he told medical stories like that!
Inuyasha was going to press her further but wisely decided against it when he saw the dangerous smirk playing at the corners of her mouth. Nothing good ever came out of hassling a female with a look like that on her face.
"Well, I'm going to get my bag and then we can head back to your time!" Kagome finally said, surprising Inuyasha a bit as she pushed past his looming figure and bounded up the stairs to her room.
Wait.
Her room.
Flashes of clothes hanging out of bureaus and flung open drawers flashed though his head.
Shit.
Inuyasha raced off after Kagome. Fate was with him, he reached the top of the stairs just as she was reaching for her door knob.
"Wait! Kagome!" He cried out.
The miko paused. She turned to look at him in confusion. He had called her by her name. Her eyes narrowed suspicously. What had he done this time.
"What Inuyasha?" She asked.
"Um..Well..." The hanyou stumbled for an answer. Kagome heaved an impatient sigh and began to reach for the knob again. "I'll get your bag for you!" He blurted out as he sprinted in front of her, blocking the door.
Kagome's eyebrows shot up in bewilderment. "You'll what?" She squeaked out.
Inuyasha found himself getting a bit annoyed, it wasn't that hard to believe that he would do something like that for her was it? He couldn't let himself get angry though, or else Kagome would see what he had done to her room.
"Why?" She demanded, folding her arms across her chest as she stared at him. Didn't she think that he was capable of doing something nice?!
Inuyasha resorted to desperate measures. It was playing dirty sure, but that didn't mean that it wouldn't work. OR that they BOTH wouldn't like it.
"Feh. Do I have to have a reason to something for my bitch?" He asked as he flashed an unbelievably sexy grin at her. Kagome's eyes widened as the words reached her ears.
HIS bitch?!
Before she could question him though, his lips came crashing down on hers in a demanding passionate kiss. All coherent thought was lost to her raging hormones as Kagome found herself moaning into his mouth. Where did he learn to kiss so well?
The miko could feel her knees go weak as Inuyasha nibbled gently on her bottom lip, seeking permission to deepen the kiss. Kagome didn't think twice before she obliged, opening her mouth so that he could slip his tongue into hers. For a moment, Inuyasha forgot that he was standing in front of Kagome's door and why he was kissing her like this.
Then again, he didn't really care. The only thought on his mind was how good Kagome tasted as his senses shut down.
"Eew! Gross!"
An all too familiar voice broke the couple out of their moment as they jumped apart, a sinking feeling already forming in the pits of their stomachs.
Souta was standing at the top of the stairs, staring at them in disgust. "Geez. Get a room you guys!" He yelled as he stuck his tongue out and ran back down to where he came from.
Kagome's face was beet red. Inuyasha's was slightly pink. They both slowly met each other's gaze. Neither said anything for a moment.
"Mom!" Souta's voice made them jump once again. Their faces paled.
"Inuyasha, grab my bag and meet me by the well!" Kagome ordered as she turned on her heel and began to run down the stairs. "Someone needs to die."
Inuyasha just stared at where she had been standing for a moment before her words made sense to him. He smirked. Mission accomplished.
Strutting confidently, he turned and walked...right into Kagome's door.
Oops.
Confidence shattered and cheeks scarlet, the hanyou fumbled with the knob, turning it and forcing the door open. As quickly as possible he righted some of the things that he had messed up in Kagome's room before grabbing her over sized pack and jumping out the window.
Hopefully Kagome's mother would finish cleaning up the mess he had made. __________________________________________________________________________ ==================================================================
Kagome walked out the front door moments later looking oddly satisfied with herself. Looking towards the well house she saw Inuyasha there waiting for her. Smiling she waved to him and then jogged over.
"Well, shall we be going then?" She asked, not waiting for an answer as she pushed open the well house door and grabbed Inuyasha's hand, dragging him in after her. Before she could pull him over to edge of the well though, she found herself letting out an, "Eep!" of surprise as she swept off of her feet and into Inuyasha's arms. Before she could protest though, his lips were once again on hers and the magic of the well was surrounding them as they fell through time and space.
The pressure left Kagome's lips and she felt a small jerk go through her body as Inuyasha landed on the other side of the well and then pushed off to get out of it.
Feudal Japan.
As soon as Inuyasha's feet touched the grass surrounding the well, they were attacked.
"Kagome!"
Inuyasha snarled as Shippo launched himself into his surrogate mother's arms, nuzzling her neck and burrowing against her chest.
"Hey Shippo!" Kagome laughed as she ruffled his hair and moved to slide out of Inuyasha's arms. Relectantly the hanyou consented and allowed the young woman to stand on her own feet. He couldn't help bit admit though that he missed the feel of her in his arms. He glared jealously at the kitsune who was shamelessly racing all over Kagome. What the inu wouldn't give to be the little kit right then.
Inuyasha's ears perked up as he heard someone approaching. A moment later and he could smell them.
"Kagome-chan!"
"Lady Kagome!"
Sango and Miroku burst into the clearing, hurrying toward their friend. Their pace slowed though when they saw Inuyasha standing behing their miko companion. They watched him for a moment in confusion and surprise before averting their gaze to Kagome. Or at least Sango did. Miroku let his eyes linger on Inuyasha a little longer, casually meeting his golden stare. Inuyasha flinched when he saw the appalled look in the houshi's indigo depths. What had he done wrong now?
"Hi Miroku. Sango-chan!" Kagome called out, waving to them before allowing Shippo to pull her away. The kit was insisting that she come with him because he had found something,'Really cool.' What he was actually doing was leading her away so that the monk and taijiya could confront Inuyasha about running off with Kikyo without worrying about Kagome accidentally over hearing.
She didn't need any more pain from Inuyasha.
Inuyasha's muscled tensed reflexively as he watched Kagome disappear back towards the village with Shippo, leaving him alone with the pissed off monk and demon exterminator. Whatever he had supposedly done this time, Inuyasha had an idea that it wasn't going to be pretty.
BONK!
"Ow! What the fuck was that for you asshole?!" Inuyasha demanded, rubbing his head where the priest's staff had just connected.
WHACK!
"WHAT THE HELL SANGO!" Inuyasha yelled this time. There was no way that he was just going to stand there and let them hit him when he had no idea why they were.
"I can't believe that you would do that Lady Kagome." Miroku scolded.
"Hopefully she doesn't know, though I can't imagine how she couldn't." Added Sango.
The two humans stood, hands on hips, glaring at the bewildered hanyou.
"Do what?" Inuyasha demanded, honestly confused. At first he assumed that they were angry with him because they thought that he had brought Kagome back early, but that had been Kagome's own decision and his companions didn't seem to be talking about that anyway.
BONK!
"Running off with Kikyo like that!" Miroku shouted.
WHACK!
"Was Kagome at least through the well before you did that?" Sango demanded, not even bothering to put hiraikotsu behind her shoulder this time but instead holding it in an offensive posistion, ready to maul the hanyou depending on his next answer.
By now, Inuyasha had two sightly bumps on his head, and contrary to popular belief, they weren't knocking any sense into him. Instead they were making his head spin and it was hard to think straight.
"But I didn't run off with Kikyo." Inuyasha protested weakly as he watched the ground lurch and spin in front of him. The sky was some really pretty colors right now. He didn't even know that those shades existed.
Miroku and Sango glanced at eachother. At the moment Inuyasha looked too pitiful to be lying, rocking back and forth, his eyes barely focusing. Maybe they shouldn't have hit him THAT hard. Miroku slightly shook his head. Shippo had smelled Kikyo nearby and if he could then Inuyasha definately could. And the hanyou had been missing the last couple of days too.
They prepared to hit him again.
"Dammit you two listen to me! I was in Kagome's time!" Inuyasha insisted as the world slowly began to steady and clear. Sango almost dropped her weapon in surprise and Miroku's jaw fell before curving back up into a lecherous grin.
"Why Inuyasha, I had no idea that you and--"
WHACK!
Inuyasha winced as Miroku fell down.
"You what?" inquired Sango incredulously as she lowered the giant boomerrang.
"Feh. I don't see why its any of your business anyways." Inuyasha spat as he turned his nose up and two the side, crossing his arms in his accustomed manner.
Sango was too surprised to question him further. Whatever she had been expecting, his answer was not it, yet somehow she didn't feel that he was lying. Sensing her surrender, Inuyasha snorted triumphantly and stormed off after Kagome and Shippo, leaving Sango alone with the ecchi monk.
The demon slayer stared down at Miroku's unconcious form for a moment before shrugging and walking away. He would wake up soon and could find his own way to the village. ___________________________________________________________________________ ===================================================================
Mrs. Higurashi brushed her hands on her skirt as she walked out of her daughters room. Kagome had made quite a mess this visit. Normally she was so neat...
The woman smiled obliviously as she walked down the stairs, past the tied up form of a boy lying on the living room floor, and into the kitchen.
Souta groaned pitifully as he watched his mother walk away. He would have wait even longer now before he could be untied and ungagged.
Kagome's mother hummed cheerfully to herself as she put a pot on the stove to boil some water for tonight's supper. She was just about to get the meat out of the refrigerator when the door slammed in the other room and a distressed cry reached her ears.
Immediately alert she fled the room, chasing after the voice that sounded suspiciously like her father. In her haste she almost tripped over her son. Luckily she remembered to hop at the last minute. Souta groaned loudly trying to get her attention but it was too late. Mrs. Higurashi was a woman with a mission, and she was off again.
Rounding the corner the woman came across a sight that would probably haunt her for the rest of her days. There stood her father, turning around in circles like a puppy chasing its tale as he tried to remove a BRA from his chest.
But not just any bra - It was a onesided water bra? Mrs. Higurashi cocked her head to the side as she watched Jii-chan try to unclasp the back of the underwear. What was her father doing running around looking like he had a boob?
Deciding that she would have nightmares if she asked, the woman instead walked forward and placed her hands on the old man's shoulders, effectively halting his erratic struggling. Jii-chan looked up at her, his face furrowed with lines of distress and anguish.
"How the hell do you women manage to take these things off?" __________________________________________________________________________ ==================================================================
Inuyasha leaned back against the wall of Kaede's hut, watching the gentle rise and fall of Kagome's chest as she slept. Sighing he ran a hand through his thick silver mane. He wanted to be near her, touch her, curl up next to her. He wanted to sleep with her the way that he had the night before.
His eyes narrowed in irritation as he glared at Shippo.
But he couldn't even if he had had the nerve to while the others were around. Because Shippo was already comfortably curled up in HIS, Inuyasha's, spot!
A noise in the corner diverted Inuyasha's attention for a moment as Miroku turned over in his sleep, rolling dangerously close to Sango. You would think that the monk would learn to sleep as far away as possible, but no. He must be some kind of masochist of something.
Inuyasha chuckled at the thought.
It would certainly explain all the groping and 'Would you bear my child' shit.
Golden eyes fell back upon Kagome as she let out a soft sigh in her sleep. A smile crossed her face as she rolled over onto her back. Curious, Inuyasha inched closer until he was leaning almost directly over her. What he she dreaming about?
Shippo kicked in his sleep and Kagome shifted. The hanyou tensed for a moment, expecting the miko to wake up and yell at him about being a pervert or something. She would probably forget and try to sit him too. Inuyasha smirked at that last thought. That would be amusing. No one else had noticed that he wasn't wearing his rosary anymore, and that was just fine with him. It would make the expressions on their faces all the more priceless when Kagome messed up and tried to sit him.
An enticing scent caught his nose. Inuyasha sniffed tentatively before snapping his gaze down to the girl in front of him.
Something was arousing her.
"Inuyasha..." She whispered as she shifted in her sleep once again. Inuyasha eyes widened. She was dreaming of him? Masculine pride swelled to dangerous levels as he leaned closer, intent on listening to what else she had had to say.
Shippo whimpered in his sleep.
The smile on Kagome's face faded as she rolled once again, this time curling protectively around Shippo as if he was her own pup. Inuyasha smiled at the gesture. She would make a wonderful mother if they ever had pups of their own.
Suddenly a yawn overcame the hanyou. Inuyasha looked up out of habit and then cursed mentally when he remembered that he was inside a hut and couldn't see the moon or the stars to try to guess what time it was.
He should probably get to sleep.
Cautiously leaning forward he gently brushed his lips against Kagome's cheek. "Good night my Kagome." He whispered in her ear before rocking back on his heels and leaving the hut. More silently than the best of thieves, Inuyasha leapt into the tree outside of Kaede's hut where he normally slept while in the village. Before settling down to rest though, he reached into his haori and pulled out the skirts that he had taken from Kagome's room. Chuckling to himself he stashed them in an almost completely obscured hollow.
'I wonder what she would do if she found out that I took those.' He thought to himself before settling back against the tree trunk and closing his eyes.
Moments later he was asleep. ________________________________________________________________________ ================================================================
A cruel laugh echoed in the darkened room as a man stared down at the image in the mirror of a sleeping hanyou. A ghostly pale young girl slowly lowered the looking glass, clutching it to her chest as she backed away before turning and leaving the room.
A dark haired man with crimson eyes and an evil aura surrounding him watched as the his incarnate left. Once he was sure she was gone he allowed himself to lean his head back against the rice paper wall. A conniving smirk spread across his thin, malicious looking lips.
"This should be very interesting."