Feudal Weather Witch
by ElysianKiss
Warm Front
The week went by rather quickly, and it seemed as
if InuYasha's boasting proved correct. He indeed was learning most
of all he would need to know. Kagome had decided that she would test
him. It was night time and the night before the X-Men would come
pick her up. She sat in the kitchen and tapped a finger on her lower
lip. InuYasha stood there with his arms crossed over his form fitting,
red shirt that was complimented by baggy, black cargo pants. He was
barefoot and his hair was tied back in a low ponytail.
"Coffee," she said.
"This one. You put
the water here, and the coffee inside one of these filter things in here,"
InuYasha responded, pointing out the items, "and push the button."
"Good. Ramen."
"In the microwave with water
for 3 minutes, cool for 1 minute, and then eat. This is making me
hungry, Kagome."
"I just want to be sure
you're ready. Laundry?"
InuYasha sighed and walked to the laundry room, followed by Kagome.
"Separate the colored clothes
from the white clothes. Put the load in this machine, add a capful
of soap and set the control to wash. After it's done, put it in the
other machine, set the control to regular and let it dry. Then take
them out and fold them or hang them up on one of those hanger things.
Satisfied?"
"Yes. Very good.
Um...ah! Setting the VCR's clock!"
"Damnit wench! Even
your grandfather can't do that! How do you expect me to?"
Kagome laughed.
"Okay. I admit you
probably won't have to do that while we're there. Well, I think that's
it. I've been asking you stuff for half an hour now. You really
did learn everything in a week. I'm impressed."
"Feh! I told you I
could! I'm not stupid!"
"I never said you were.
So did you pack?"
InuYasha paled and smiled sheepishly.
"I forgot."
"What?! But they're
going to be here early in the morning! How could you have forgotten!"
Kagome grabbed his hand and dragged him to the guest room to pack all
the clothing her mother had bought him, along with other supplies.
It took them only an hour to do so and Kagome sighed in relief. She
looked at the clock and noticed it was 10 o'clock.
"Are you still hungry?"
InuYasha's stomach did the answering for him and Kagome shook her head.
"Some Ramen would really
hit the spot," he replied.
"Well, go make yourself
some. You already proved to me you know how, so no excuses anymore!"
"Feh! Stupid wench...,"
he mumbled as he made his way to the kitchen to prepare his own ramen.
Mrs. Higurashi was in the kitchen pouring herself
a glass of cold water when InuYasha came in. She turned to him and
smiled.
"So, InuYasha, are you excited
about tomorrow? You get to fly in an airplane to another country!"
"Feh! Kagome told
me about those airplanes. Sounds stupid to me! How can a huge
contraption made of metal fly?!"
"Well, you see, the plane
has wings that are designed sort of like a bird's wings. It helps
the plane to stay in the air while its jets push it forward."
InuYasha sweat dropped. He could never remember to refrain from
asking Mrs. Higurashi about modern things. The wench would go into
a whole bout of scientific explanations that confounded the poor half demon.
But, by now, he at least knew what she was talking about most of the time.
He just moved about the kitchen, retrieving a cup
of ramen and some water. As Mrs. Higurashi continued her lecture
on the science behind flight, InuYasha heated his ramen and sat down to
eat. He would occasionally grunt to signal he was listening.
However, his concentration was mostly on his favorite food's flavor.
The only thing he hoped they had in America was plenty of ramen!
The following morning was hectic. InuYasha
found himself awoken by the sounds of Kagome stomping past his room several
times in a mad rush. He groaned. He had been having a wonderful
dream too. Kagome had been in a hot spring and she'd just motioned
for him to join her, and damn! What the hell kind of a dream was
that?! InuYasha blushed and got up to get ready to leave. He
might as well, considering Kagome was literally flying all over the house
in a fit.
Kagome was completely excited. She couldn't
wait for her trip. In a way, she was apprehensive, but also very
eager. She was going to another country! She would be trained
to become stronger and use her powers! And, for some reason, she
was even happy that insufferable half demon was going with her. She
dumped the last of her bags in the family room and waited for InuYasha
to show up.
She wasn't disappointed as the he stepped into the
room, dropped his two bags next to hers and started mumbling about loud
wenches and weird dreams. The last comment earned him a raised brow
from Kagome. He blushed and turned away.
"Feh," he said.
"Good morning to you too,
Grumpy," Kagome replied.
"Well, I wouldn't be grumpy
if someone would have been a little more quiet! Geez, woman!
You could have woken everyone in the feudal era with all that noise!"
"Well, excuse me!
I can't help it if I'm excited, okay?!"
"Hey, sis! Did you
take the PlayStation?!"
"Hai, Sota. She would
have taken the game only, but Professor Xavier said none of the students
had a PlayStation there," Grandpa Higurashi replied.
"Awwww!!! But I wanted
to play Virtua Fighter!"
"Sorry, Sota. You
know how I like to play my game," Kagome responded, "Besides, you still
have the X-Box."
On the X-Jet, on the way to the Higurashi shrine,
Professor Xavier was having the time of his life. Apparently, some
of the students had decided to stow aboard after hearing about the newest
student. Currently, Professor Xavier, Storm, Logan, Kurt, and Rogue
were in the jet. Somehow, Rogue had talked Kurt into teleporting
them into the plane's back closet. They were soon found by Professor
Xavier and scolded, of course.
"So, how much longer, Professor?"
Kurt asked, eagerly.
"We'll arrive in a few minutes,
Kurt," Xavier replied.
"Yeah. Keep your pants
on, elf," Logan added.
"Well, Ah just wanna know
why this girl is so special that Storm's gonna tutor her one-on-one," Rogue
said.
"Settle down, Rogue.
I am merely going to help Kagome realize her full powers over weather.
I am the only one that can help her."
"Yeah, yeah," Rogue replied.
"I wonder if this Kagome
is cute...," Kurt thought.
"Hang on. We're coming
in for a landing," Logan said.
The jet landed in a forest and everyone left it.
After a mile hike, they finally arrived at the shrine. Storm knocked
on the door and waited as Xavier, Logan, Kurt, and Rogue stood behind her.
Mrs. Higurashi opened the door and looked at the small crowd in surprise.
"My apologies, Mrs. Higurashi.
Some of my students were eager to meet Kagome," Xavier supplied.
"Oh. Well, come in,
please," Mrs. Higurashi drawled in accented english and then switching
to Japanese, "Kagome! They're here!"
"Coming, mom! Come
on, InuYasha!" Kagome smiled, taking his hand and dragging him down the
stairs.
Kagome had decided it would be cute for them to match. She was
wearing a pair of khaki jeans and a blue baby doll T-shirt. InuYasha
wore khaki cargo pants and a blue shirt that hugged his muscles just right.
It seemed he preferred the tight shirt, baggy pant combo. He wasn't
too fond of the matching clothes, but he would deal with it.
As they descended the stairs, his nose was assaulted
with 5 new scents, all of them human with that slight change he had noticed
in Kagome. He now identified that unique sub scent as what identified
normal humans from these so-called mutants. He was a bit uneasy as
they entered the room, considering his ears were plainly visible.
But Kagome had insisted the previous night that they wouldn't be shocked.
They would just think he was a mutant like them. He sighed as Kagome
pulled him into the room by the hand.
"And you must be InuYasha.
Kagome called me a few days ago to say you would be joining her," Xavier
smiled.
"Nani? Kagome, what's
he saying?"
"Oh! He's just saying
that you must be InuYasha because I told him about you and how you were
coming with me," she replied.
Xavier shifted in his chair uncomfortably.
He had been wrong to assume this boy knew english. Logan spoke up
in japanese to ease the boy's apprehension.
"Sorry about that.
My friend, Professor Xavier, thought you knew english like Kagome does.
Don't worry, kid. I'll help you learn when we get to America," Logan
said, placing a hand on InuYasha's shoulder.
InuYasha stiffened and growled a bit at the invasion
of his personal space. There was something odd about this mutant.
He smelled almost feral. InuYasha didn't for one second trust this
one, not at all. Logan raised an eyebrow at the growl and that's
when everyone noticed the cute little doggie ears on InuYasha's head.
"Hey! He's got dog
ears!" Rogue exclaimed, walking toward him in fascination, "How cute..."
Rogue blushed and then backed up as she heard his growl. She
realized he couldn't understand what she was saying and that he probably
perceived her a threat. She put her hands up in a placating gesture
and sat back on the couch.
"InuYasha!" Kagome scolded,
"Behave! They're just trying to be friendly."
"Well, are we ready to go?"
Xavier asked.
"Yes," Kagome nodded, "Bye,
mom, Sota, jii-chan!"
Kagome hugged her mother, brother, and grandfather and then she and
InuYasha left, following the X-Men to the X-Jet in the forest. InuYasha
felt that this was going to be one big adventure. He, Logan, and
Kurt got stuck carrying the bags all the way to the jet.
"Geez, kid, how many bags
does your girlfriend need?" Logan asked.
"She's not my girlfriend,
old man! And I haven't a clue! Women!" InuYasha muttered.
Logan smirked and keep walking.
"Forget this!" Kurt suddenly
exclaimed and teleported to the jet with the bags.
He set them down and teleported back to InuYasha.
InuYasha snarled and slashed with his claws to the
prescence that had just appeared behind him. Kurt squealed and barely
had time to duck.
"Whoa there, kid!
That's just the elf's power. He can teleport anywhere. It does
get on one's nerves though," Logan explained.
"Yeah, well tell him not
to teleport near me!" InuYasha huffed, stomping off to catch up to Kagome.
"Way to go, elf," Logan
said.
"Uh, sorry," Kurt said sheepishly.