Chapter Three: Embroidered Time Table

Kagome practiced her archery outside until dinner. She still wore the shirt she received from Phyllis, and she marveled from time to time on how light it was. 'Its almost like I'm not wearing it, but I can't feel the breeze.' She went inside when her mother called her and sat down at the table.

"I hear you're a hero, Kagome," her mother said as she set down Kagome's plate. Kagome blushed.

"Aw, mom. Its nothing."

"Nothing my butt. You should have seen the looks on people's faces when she came in with Miroku. Man, she looked like some kind of angel, Mom! It was great!" Souta gave her a grin and Kagome's blush darkened. Souta clapped her on the back, causing her to nearly choke on her oden.

"SOUTA! What are you trying to do, kill me?!"

"The best thing about it was the kid had ears like Inuyasha's!"

Two pair of chopsticks clattered to their plates as their owners stared at him in shock. Kagome stopped mid bite.

"I bet it's Inuyasha's kid."

Kagome jumped up and ran from the room, tears in her eyes. Mrs. Higurashi stared at Souta as he watched Kagome run out.

"I forgot. Sorry, Mom."

"I'm not the one you should apologize to."

Souta sighed and walked up the stairs to Kagome's room. "Kagome, I'm sorry."

A muffled sob was his only answer.

"Look, I know how you feel about him, but if he is Miroku's father, then it means the jerk wasn't good enough for you. But if he isn't, then that means there's hope for you two."

He leaned against the door.

"Plus it would be so cool to have a demon for a brother-in-law."

The door opened abruptly, sending Souta backward onto the bedroom floor. Kagome stood above him, smiling. She reached down and helped him up.

"You're right, Souta. I'm going to take a shower."

She moved past him to the bathroom, leaving Souta in her room. He glanced around, his eyes falling on something he'd never seen before.

'I thought I've seen all of Kagome's clothes,' he thought as he moved to the closet door. Hanging from a little nail on it was a lavender kimono. Souta traced his fingers lightly along the fabric. 'Wow. When did she get this? It's beautiful. Is it real silk?'

His eyes found the first of the many little scenes in the cloth. It was of a boy that looked a lot like Inuyasha, pinned to a tree. A girl that looked like Kagome stood in front of him, her bow taunt. On the edge of the scent was a small lotus flower. Souta followed the pictures as they told the story. Another girl rescued the boy in the tree, and then fought what looked like a ball of black hair. The next was them fighting again, this time the enemy was a giant dog. The scenes changed, until a small boy appeared in one of them. 'Is that me?' Souta wondered. Then he noticed the boy had a tail.

'Nope, that was silly.'

The boy in the next scene did look like him, down to the pajamas he used to wear four years ago. The scenes kept changing, the characters increasing, until it came to a small boy with dark hair and dark ears in the arms of the same girl that rescued the boy from the tree. Souta moved to turn the kimono around to see the last few pictures when a shoe zoomed past him.

"Souta, what are you doing in here?"

Souta stuck his tongue out at Kagome as he left the room. "Just being nosey, sheesh."

Kagome growled at him, gathered her pajamas, and went back to the bathroom. Souta was just sitting down on the couch when the doorbell rang.

"Yes?" he asked, his eyes adjusting to the lack of light. A woman stood in front of him. She bowed before answering.

"I came to speak to the young lady who saved my son today."

"Who, Kagome? She's in the shower. You want to wait for her?"

The woman shook her head. "No. I'll just come back another time."

She turned and walked away. Souta called to her before she could get in her car.

"Hey, what's your name?"

"I'm Koremano Sango."

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SF: Short-

Silver Fox: But sweet!

SF: And to the point. Now that Inuyasha has given permission for everyone to see Kagome, who do you think will be the first to actually speak to her? Well, you'll just have to wait and see.

Kagome: Why is this chapter so short?

SF: Um, I'd rather not sa-

Silver Fox: Some dumbass told her that she looks good in purple contacts, instead of her normal gray eyes. Well, she tried it and is paying for it now.

Kagome: Is it bothering her?

Silver Fox: {::tips SF's head back::} It looks like she's got pink eye. I told her it was stupid.

SF: Anyway! {::jerks out of Ag's grasp, then reaches on a nearby table for a contacts case::} The review responses are below. Damn these things hurt!

Responses:

eX Driver Liz: Yup. You guessed it. Thanks for the review!

Aipora Tsuki: Can you? Well, that's pretty cool then. Thanks a lot!

Amethyst Hanyou: Mysterious...that's one way to put it. Thanks bunches!

Sugarhighs:P: Um, close, but not quite. Nice try though.

Jschu25: Hee...you don't want to hear that I actually forgot about this story again, do you? You don't? Good, then I won't say it. Yeah, little Miroku takes after his uncle for real. Bad words and all. {::blushes::} Thanks for that. I'm glad I help you're week. Believe it or not, you guys help me too. You keep me from going nuts and putting my brother underneath the bridge. Sorry, that's the family joke.

Skitzoflame: In a few chapters, you get your wish.

Narya Silver Fox: He would be, walking up to the little girls and asking "When we grow up, will you bear my child?" That would be a scream! Yup, Uncle Inu is coming, and so is another who seems to have been forgotten in all the confusion.


S1Cherry: You poor dear. I can't sit still for two hours, no less fourteen. I'd be nuts by the time we got there...or the stewardesses. {::evil grin::} Then again, that might be fun....see you when you get back!

Defafaeth Mechaqua: Yup, pretty much. Great guess.

Sailor Mini Venus: You're right too! You guys are such great guessers!

Inu Yokai: OK! Thump! Inu-chan: OWWWW!!!!! What the hell? SF: Sorry. She told me to do it. Inu-chan: Feh! It's better than being sat and zapped any day. SF: {::rolls her eyes::} I think that's what she was going for. Glad to see you back, and you're right. Worrying for silly stuff does nothing but stress you out. I'm just glad to see you again.

Namesake: Now I don't know about the spawn thing. I thought Todd McFarland did an excellent job of that. Kouga's here, but Kagura's not. I don't know how I manage to forget about the wind witch, but I always do. Yup, everything will reveal itself with time.