Rikku: I really enjoyed writing the last chapter and it seems many of you have also enjoyed it!
I want to thank the following people:
-Makinglifeabetterplace
-pinksakurablossom01
-I-Like-Sesshomaru
-MoonGodess2: Thanks for all your reviews, I'm flattered to know you stayed up all night to read my fic! ^_^ And yes, I do like Outkast, 'Hey Ya' is one of my favourite songs from them.
Anyway, back to the story....
I do not own InuYasha.
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Chapter 16: A Trip to the Mall
Miroku grumbled in the front seat as InuYasha drove his car without a word. Having the two giggling girls, Kagome and Sango, in the back seat didn't help their moods at all. InuYasha and Miroku were forced to pay the bill for the damage the two hyper girls did and now that had to drive them to the mall.
"I feel used..." Miroku muttered under his breath.
"Tee-hee!" Sango chirped. "Get use to it then!"
InuYasha sighed. "Why did I even bother?" he asked himself.
"Nani?" Kagome asked, leaning forward to look at her boyfriend. "What are you talking about?"
InuYasha looked nervous. "N-nothing.... hey... isn't that the mall over there?"
Sango and Kagome turned their heads quickly. InuYasha pulled over in the parking lot. The four of them stared in awe at the enourmous building before them. It looked as if there where about 10 floors, it was almost as big as an apartment building.
"It's amazing!" Sango was completely mezmorized.
"It'll take us days to go through the whole thing!" Kagome said.
The boys groaned.
Kagome turned to look at them and laughed. "I'm just kidding!"
Sango opened the door, with her eyes still focused on the building, Kagome followed her out. They waved good-bye to the boys watching them sigh in relief as they drove off.
"Where do we start?" Sango asked, finally turning her attention somewhere else, she looked straight at Kagome.
"I'm not so sure.... clothes? games? make-up? gifts?" Kagome listed.
"Gifts??" Sango's brows furrowed. "For who?"
Kagome looked to the ground. "I was thinking... for the guys maybe... they already went through so much trouble for us."
"Again with the goodie-goodie routine," Sango rolled her eyes. "But... I guess we DO owe them.... as long as we don't blow off all our cash for them.... I still need new outfits!"
The girls quickly ran in the building, eager to buy everything in arm's reach.
"How much did you spend?" Kagome asked as she left a clothing store with Sango, she eyed all of her friend's bags; she held about four.
"Almost 200..." Sango responded, Kagome stared at her with her eyes widened. "But I still have a lot more cash!" (Rikku: Sorry, I don't know how to calculate yen- japanese money.)
Kagome sighed. "Well, make sure you don't spend too much money at the next shop, because we're heading for Purachina!"
"Wha? Where!?" Sango demanded.
Kagome pointed to a large store filled with outfits, a large banner hung above the entrance it read, "PURACHINA INC. You're first stop for anything sekushii! (sexy)"
"Is that slogan even appropriate?" Kagome asked, puzzled.
"Who cares, as long as the clothes are good!" Sango exclaimed, pulling Kagome into the store.
The store had a lot more of Purachina's clothes than Tokyo had and the prices were a lot higher than the ones back there too; this was probably because Kyoto was home to the head office of Purachina Inc.
Kagome sighed again. "There's no way I'll be able to afford any clothes from here!"
"Why not? How much money do you have with you?" Sango asked.
"About 500..." Kagome began. "But-"
"That's enough to buy like 5 different outfits!"
"But we're here for a few weeks.... it's best if we save our money instead of spending it all."
"I know.." Sango said, staring in awe at all the clothes before her. "But you should still buy a pair of pants... or a shirt."
Kagome nodded. "You're right, c'mon, let's go check out the flares!"
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The two girls were almost done with their shopping, Sango held about 7 large bags as Kagome carried 3 small ones. They wandered through the large malls in search for a gift shop.
"How much money do you have left?" Kagome asked Sango.
"About 150." she replied. "You?"
"Um.. I think 325."
Sango sighed and shook her head. "Kagome, Kagome, Kagome..."
"What?"
"You gotta learn to let loose!"
"Nevermind that, we still gotta buy something for the boys."
"Who woulda guessed that it would take forever to find a gift shop in a mall filled with so many stores!"
"Um..." Kagome spoke. "What are you gonna get Miroku?"
"Who said I was gonna get him something?"
"You said it would be alright to buy the guys a gift, so..."
"So? I never said I was gonna get one for Miroku."
"So you were just gonna skip Miroku as if he was never your friend?"
Sango didn't answer, instead she pointed at a small store with a banner that said, 'Gifts Galore'. "There's a gift shop, c'mon!" she chirped, attempting to change the subject.
Kagome sighed as she followed Sango's lead. They entered the store, examining all the many gifts.
As they stopped to look at 'Precious Moments' dolls, a woman working at the store walked toward them. "May I help you with anything?" she asked politely.
"Um..." Kagome began. "Ya, we're looking for gifts were two boys."
The woman nodded and led them to a different aisle. "These are usually a hit with the boys, they're figurines that all connect to a story, taking place in Sengoku Jidai." she said, leaving the two girls.(Rikku: Heh-heh.... couldn't resist!)
Kagome examined a few mini dolls. "She's right.... these are perfect for the boys, they're all holding mini weapons." she said with a chuckle.
Sango laughed loudly and held a small doll to show Kagome. "This is perfect for Miroku." There was a monk holding a staff which stood on a stand, small letters were imprinted on the stand that read, "Houshi". (Monk)
Kagome laughed too. "You're right, that totally fits Miroku.... but I thought you wouldn't get him anything."
Sango shrugged. "I though about what you said, and I guess I do owe him.... he HAS done a lot for me."
Kagome gave her a mysterious look but shook it off, she turned her attention back to the dolls. Suddenly, one caught her eye. "Aww this is so kawaii!" she reached for a small doll, on it were two boys standing back to back, one was dressed in red strange clothes, his hair was long and silver, it resembled InuYasha's very much, he also held a long sword. The other boy looked similar to the silver-haired one, he wore the same clothes but his hair was black. He held the same sword as the other boy. They both stood on a stand, and just like the monk one, words were imprinted on it. They read, "Hanyou". "This looks so much like InuYasha!" Kagome told Sango.
Sango studied it for a moment. "You're right, it does! Are you gonna get Inu that?"
Kagome nodded and they headed toward the cashier. "These two are great choices!" the woman said. "Are they for your boyfriends?"
Kagome turned to look at Sango, she had turned around to look at a different direction. "Well one is for my boyfriend..." Kagome explained. "The other one is for our friend."
"Oh..." the woman said, putting the two figurines into boxes. "Would you like them gift wrapped?" Kagome nodded. "What colour gift wrap would you like?"
Kagome thought for a moment and smiled. "The 'Hanyou' one in red and...-"
Sango suddenly turned around. "The monk one in purple." she demanded.
After the woman finished gift wrapping the gifts, Kagome and Sango paid her and left.
"What do we do now?" Sango asked.
Kagome shrugged. "Call the boys?"
"Nah! Not yet, we're not done here."
Kagome frowned. "' Not done'?" she repeated. "What more do we have to do?"
Sango looked around. "Eat? go to the arcade? shop some more?"
"But shouldn't we tell the boys we'll be here a little longer."
"Whatever..."
Kagome took out her celphone and called Miroku since she didn't have InuYasha's number.....yet.
~!~RRRRRING~!~
"Moshi, moshi," said Miroku's voice.
"Hey Miroku!" Kagome greeted.
"Oh hey Kagome, are you two still at the mall?"
"Hai.... it seems you're not angry anymore."
"Oh... I'm over that, so you want Inu and I to go pick you and Sango up now?"
"Iie, not yet. Sango wants to stay a bit longer."
Miroku laughed. "That's just like her..... anyway, call when you're ready to go home, alright?"
"Sure..... can I talk to Inu?"
"Okay...."
Kagome waited for InuYasha's voice to sound.
"Kagome?"
"Konnichiwa InuYasha-kun!"
He chuckled. " 'Kun'? That's not like you Kagome."
"Well, Sango's been driving me mad lately."
"I heard that!" Sango muttered. "After all, I'M RIGHT BESIDE YOU!"
Kagome ignored her. "I'm coming home late, ok?" she said to InuYasha.
"Okay, take care."
"I will, try to have fun, alright?"
"With Miroku?" InuYasha chuckled. "Very unlikely."
Kagome laughed. "That should get him pissed again."
"Don't worry, he didn't hear that."
"Hear what??" yelled Miroku's voice.
"Nothing..." InuYasha mumbled. "Anyway, we'll stay at the hotel for another night and leave tomorrow.... that's when all hell will break loose..."
"Try to look happy when you're with Sesshoumaru!" Kagome joked.
"Another thing that's very unlikely..." InuYasha muttered. "Well.... I guess we'll see you tonight, ja!"
"Ja ne.." Kagome said, finishing the conversation. She shut off her phone and turned to look at Sango. "I got an idea...."
"Nani?" Sango gave Kagome a questioning look.
"How 'bout a movie?"
Sango smiled. "Perfect!"
The two girls made their way to the ticket booth and bought two tickets for the new movie, 'Rouge no Dengon'.(Message in Rouge) It was a chick flick- Sango's choice. (Rikku: 'Rouge no Dengon' is actually the name of the opening theme of 'Kiki's Delivery Service', so I'll just say this to be on the safe side- I DO NOT OWN 'ROUGE NO DENGON' NOR 'KIKI'S DELIEVERY SERVICE'. ^_^)
Sango and Kagome took their seats near the front and waited for the movie to start, most of the other seats had already been taken by girls and grumpy boyfriends. The room was filled with whispers but they soon faded when the screen flickered and the movie began.
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Kagome unbelievably sat through the whole movie without falling asleep, Sango was sitting on the edge of her seat throughout the whole thing- which was another unbelievable matter.
"That was pointless." Kagome muttered as they left the small theatre. "I don't even know why I let you pick the movie...."
"Aww, but Kagome, it was great! I've never seen such a thrilling movie!" Sango squeeled.
"You call kissing scenes every 5 minutes thrilling?"
"There weren't THAT many!"
"But the whole movie was just a waste of time! There's wasn't even a plot.... and if you actually think that was romantic, then you need serious help."
Sango sighed. "Ok, I'm sorry..... next time I'll pick a better movie."
Kagome shot her friend a sympathetic look. "No, it's alright..... I should be the one that's sorry, I shouldn't have blamed you, it's wasn't your fault. It's not like you watched it before..."
Sango smiled. "You wanna go grab something to eat?"
"Wasn't the popcorn enough?"
Sango shook her head. "Nah.... I'm still hungry."
Kagome chuckled. "Alright then, let's go to the food court."
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"Well that was an exciting day!" Sango exclaimed as the two girls left the mall.
"Ya, we should stop by here again." Kagome stretched her arms after letting go of the heavy bags she had been holding for so long.
Sango pulled up her sleeve to check her watch. "7 pm, we've been out for.... what? 6 hours?"
Kagome stared at her friend, wide-eyed. "Honto? It's been that long?"
Sango nodded. "I guess we should call the boys now, they're probably bored out of their minds by now."
Kagome chuckled. "Ya, and we can't possibly hold these bags any longer." she rummaged through her purse for her celphone, once she found it, she dialed in Miroku's number again.
"Moshi.....moshi," Miroku's bored voice sounded.
"Hiya Miroku!" Kagome chirped.
"Oh.... it's you."
"We're done with our shopping, can you come pick us up now?"
"Honto?"
"Hai."
"Ok.... I'll tell InuYasha..... ja."
"Ja!"
~!~CLICK~!~
Kagome turned to Sango. "They're coming."
Sango sat down on the hard cement, letting go of all her bags. "That's good..... they bored yet?"
"Yup...." Kagome answered sitting next to Sango.
"Hmm...... we're bored too, aren't we?"
"Yup...."
"Thought so."
..:::Silence:::..
"How long is it gonna take them to get here?" Sango asked.
"About 15 minutes or so."
Sango sighed. "What do you wanna do to kill time?"
"I dunno.... talk?"
"We're doing that right now."
"True...."
..:::More Silence:::..
"This is pathetic..." Sango muttered.
"Yup..." Kagome turned to look at the mall.
"You miss it already?"
"Kinda.... there's isn't a mall THIS great back in Tokyo."
"Kagome?"
"Hai?"
"I'm homesick..." Sango whispered, a frown was placed on her face.
"I am too... but everything will get better tomorrow."
"Why is that?"
"Because we're going to Purachina Inc.'s head office to meet Sesshoumaru, Purachina's president!"
Sango's frown was soon replaced with a smile. "You're right."
~!~BEEP, BEEP~!~
The two girls looked up to see InuYasha's Lambourgini Diablo. They got to their feet, breathing a sigh of relief.
InuYasha came out to help the girls load their bags into the car as Miroku sat lazily in the passenger's seat. When the three of them climbed into the car, InuYasha started the engine and drove off, the girls felt relieved to finally leave the mall even though they had such an enjoyable time there.
Kagome sighed. "That was great!"
"Ya.... and now we can finally relax!" Sango chirped.
InuYasha chuckled. "Well... it's good to have you two back."
"Honto?" Sango seemed shocked.
"Ya.... staying at the hotel all day without your insanity isn't much fun."
Kagome grinned. "So how bored were you two?"
Miroku groaned. Sango, Kagome and InuYasha laughed.
"Aww..... don't worry, Miroku. I won't ever leave you again!" Sango joked, ruffling the boy's hair, he turned to glare at her.
Kagome smiled as she watched the scene. She then turned to InuYasha. "Thank Kami-sama I won't have to spend another day without you again." she whispered.
Kagome could see her boyfriend smirk. "Ya.... thank Kami-sama." he whispered back.
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When the four reached the hotel, they all decided to stay at the girl's room for awhile so they could talk about their day.
"So what did you guys do the whole time?" Sango asked the boys.
"Well..." Miroku began, taking a seat on the bed. "We ate, slept, watched a movie and.... ate some more."
Kagome and Sango giggled.
"How much did you buy??" InuYasha asked Kagome and Sango, eyeing all their bags. He was leaning against the wall.
"Well Sango spent the most money." Kagome explained. "And I just bought some clothes, video games,-"
"Oh Kami-sama, we forgot!" Sango exclaimed, interrupting Kagome.
"What?"
Sango pointed to the bag with the gifts they had bought for the boys.
Kagome slapped her forehead. "Oh ya...." she said, reaching for it. Sango walked to her side.
"What?" InuYasha and Miroku said in unison.
"Well.... Kagome and I wanted to get you two something since you had to put up with us for the past few days." Sango explained.
"So, while we were at the mall, we bought each of you something special." Kagome said.
Miroku grinned. "Well what did you get us?"
"Be patient!" Sango snapped.
Kagome laughed. "Don't listen to her.... here." she handed InuYasha his gift, he smiled.
"What is it?" he asked, ripping the wrap off.
"Open it up and see!" Kagome urged.
Sango reached for the bag, she grabbed Miroku's gift and gave it to him with a sweet smile on her face.
Miroku began to tear the wrap quickly as InuYasha opened the box that the little figurine was in. He chuckled when he took it out. "He looks just like me!" he smirked, pointing to the silver-haired one.
Kagome smiled. "I knew you'd like it!"
InuYasha walked toward her to and gave her a quick hug.
Sango's smile widened as Miroku eyed his 'houshi' doll. "I picked it out." she told him.
He laughed. " 'Houshi'?? Whatever gave you the idea?"
Sango glared at him. "What, you don't like it?"
"Sango...." Miroku spoke. "It's perfect."
For a moment the two just stared at each other, a blush forming on both of their faces, Kagome and InuYasha chuckled.
"This night is turning out great." Kagome said to InuYasha, giving him a peck on his cheek.
He looked at her and kissed her forehead. "Ya..... 'it's perfect'." he said, repeating Miroku's words.
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Rikku: I know some of you are probably waiting for Sesshoumaru's appearance, but he'll be in the next chapter, I promise.
Please review, tell me what you thought about the chapter and the little figurines. ^_^ I had fun designing them, ha-ha.
Arigatou & Ja Ne!!!
I want to thank the following people:
-Makinglifeabetterplace
-pinksakurablossom01
-I-Like-Sesshomaru
-MoonGodess2: Thanks for all your reviews, I'm flattered to know you stayed up all night to read my fic! ^_^ And yes, I do like Outkast, 'Hey Ya' is one of my favourite songs from them.
Anyway, back to the story....
I do not own InuYasha.
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Chapter 16: A Trip to the Mall
Miroku grumbled in the front seat as InuYasha drove his car without a word. Having the two giggling girls, Kagome and Sango, in the back seat didn't help their moods at all. InuYasha and Miroku were forced to pay the bill for the damage the two hyper girls did and now that had to drive them to the mall.
"I feel used..." Miroku muttered under his breath.
"Tee-hee!" Sango chirped. "Get use to it then!"
InuYasha sighed. "Why did I even bother?" he asked himself.
"Nani?" Kagome asked, leaning forward to look at her boyfriend. "What are you talking about?"
InuYasha looked nervous. "N-nothing.... hey... isn't that the mall over there?"
Sango and Kagome turned their heads quickly. InuYasha pulled over in the parking lot. The four of them stared in awe at the enourmous building before them. It looked as if there where about 10 floors, it was almost as big as an apartment building.
"It's amazing!" Sango was completely mezmorized.
"It'll take us days to go through the whole thing!" Kagome said.
The boys groaned.
Kagome turned to look at them and laughed. "I'm just kidding!"
Sango opened the door, with her eyes still focused on the building, Kagome followed her out. They waved good-bye to the boys watching them sigh in relief as they drove off.
"Where do we start?" Sango asked, finally turning her attention somewhere else, she looked straight at Kagome.
"I'm not so sure.... clothes? games? make-up? gifts?" Kagome listed.
"Gifts??" Sango's brows furrowed. "For who?"
Kagome looked to the ground. "I was thinking... for the guys maybe... they already went through so much trouble for us."
"Again with the goodie-goodie routine," Sango rolled her eyes. "But... I guess we DO owe them.... as long as we don't blow off all our cash for them.... I still need new outfits!"
The girls quickly ran in the building, eager to buy everything in arm's reach.
"How much did you spend?" Kagome asked as she left a clothing store with Sango, she eyed all of her friend's bags; she held about four.
"Almost 200..." Sango responded, Kagome stared at her with her eyes widened. "But I still have a lot more cash!" (Rikku: Sorry, I don't know how to calculate yen- japanese money.)
Kagome sighed. "Well, make sure you don't spend too much money at the next shop, because we're heading for Purachina!"
"Wha? Where!?" Sango demanded.
Kagome pointed to a large store filled with outfits, a large banner hung above the entrance it read, "PURACHINA INC. You're first stop for anything sekushii! (sexy)"
"Is that slogan even appropriate?" Kagome asked, puzzled.
"Who cares, as long as the clothes are good!" Sango exclaimed, pulling Kagome into the store.
The store had a lot more of Purachina's clothes than Tokyo had and the prices were a lot higher than the ones back there too; this was probably because Kyoto was home to the head office of Purachina Inc.
Kagome sighed again. "There's no way I'll be able to afford any clothes from here!"
"Why not? How much money do you have with you?" Sango asked.
"About 500..." Kagome began. "But-"
"That's enough to buy like 5 different outfits!"
"But we're here for a few weeks.... it's best if we save our money instead of spending it all."
"I know.." Sango said, staring in awe at all the clothes before her. "But you should still buy a pair of pants... or a shirt."
Kagome nodded. "You're right, c'mon, let's go check out the flares!"
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The two girls were almost done with their shopping, Sango held about 7 large bags as Kagome carried 3 small ones. They wandered through the large malls in search for a gift shop.
"How much money do you have left?" Kagome asked Sango.
"About 150." she replied. "You?"
"Um.. I think 325."
Sango sighed and shook her head. "Kagome, Kagome, Kagome..."
"What?"
"You gotta learn to let loose!"
"Nevermind that, we still gotta buy something for the boys."
"Who woulda guessed that it would take forever to find a gift shop in a mall filled with so many stores!"
"Um..." Kagome spoke. "What are you gonna get Miroku?"
"Who said I was gonna get him something?"
"You said it would be alright to buy the guys a gift, so..."
"So? I never said I was gonna get one for Miroku."
"So you were just gonna skip Miroku as if he was never your friend?"
Sango didn't answer, instead she pointed at a small store with a banner that said, 'Gifts Galore'. "There's a gift shop, c'mon!" she chirped, attempting to change the subject.
Kagome sighed as she followed Sango's lead. They entered the store, examining all the many gifts.
As they stopped to look at 'Precious Moments' dolls, a woman working at the store walked toward them. "May I help you with anything?" she asked politely.
"Um..." Kagome began. "Ya, we're looking for gifts were two boys."
The woman nodded and led them to a different aisle. "These are usually a hit with the boys, they're figurines that all connect to a story, taking place in Sengoku Jidai." she said, leaving the two girls.(Rikku: Heh-heh.... couldn't resist!)
Kagome examined a few mini dolls. "She's right.... these are perfect for the boys, they're all holding mini weapons." she said with a chuckle.
Sango laughed loudly and held a small doll to show Kagome. "This is perfect for Miroku." There was a monk holding a staff which stood on a stand, small letters were imprinted on the stand that read, "Houshi". (Monk)
Kagome laughed too. "You're right, that totally fits Miroku.... but I thought you wouldn't get him anything."
Sango shrugged. "I though about what you said, and I guess I do owe him.... he HAS done a lot for me."
Kagome gave her a mysterious look but shook it off, she turned her attention back to the dolls. Suddenly, one caught her eye. "Aww this is so kawaii!" she reached for a small doll, on it were two boys standing back to back, one was dressed in red strange clothes, his hair was long and silver, it resembled InuYasha's very much, he also held a long sword. The other boy looked similar to the silver-haired one, he wore the same clothes but his hair was black. He held the same sword as the other boy. They both stood on a stand, and just like the monk one, words were imprinted on it. They read, "Hanyou". "This looks so much like InuYasha!" Kagome told Sango.
Sango studied it for a moment. "You're right, it does! Are you gonna get Inu that?"
Kagome nodded and they headed toward the cashier. "These two are great choices!" the woman said. "Are they for your boyfriends?"
Kagome turned to look at Sango, she had turned around to look at a different direction. "Well one is for my boyfriend..." Kagome explained. "The other one is for our friend."
"Oh..." the woman said, putting the two figurines into boxes. "Would you like them gift wrapped?" Kagome nodded. "What colour gift wrap would you like?"
Kagome thought for a moment and smiled. "The 'Hanyou' one in red and...-"
Sango suddenly turned around. "The monk one in purple." she demanded.
After the woman finished gift wrapping the gifts, Kagome and Sango paid her and left.
"What do we do now?" Sango asked.
Kagome shrugged. "Call the boys?"
"Nah! Not yet, we're not done here."
Kagome frowned. "' Not done'?" she repeated. "What more do we have to do?"
Sango looked around. "Eat? go to the arcade? shop some more?"
"But shouldn't we tell the boys we'll be here a little longer."
"Whatever..."
Kagome took out her celphone and called Miroku since she didn't have InuYasha's number.....yet.
~!~RRRRRING~!~
"Moshi, moshi," said Miroku's voice.
"Hey Miroku!" Kagome greeted.
"Oh hey Kagome, are you two still at the mall?"
"Hai.... it seems you're not angry anymore."
"Oh... I'm over that, so you want Inu and I to go pick you and Sango up now?"
"Iie, not yet. Sango wants to stay a bit longer."
Miroku laughed. "That's just like her..... anyway, call when you're ready to go home, alright?"
"Sure..... can I talk to Inu?"
"Okay...."
Kagome waited for InuYasha's voice to sound.
"Kagome?"
"Konnichiwa InuYasha-kun!"
He chuckled. " 'Kun'? That's not like you Kagome."
"Well, Sango's been driving me mad lately."
"I heard that!" Sango muttered. "After all, I'M RIGHT BESIDE YOU!"
Kagome ignored her. "I'm coming home late, ok?" she said to InuYasha.
"Okay, take care."
"I will, try to have fun, alright?"
"With Miroku?" InuYasha chuckled. "Very unlikely."
Kagome laughed. "That should get him pissed again."
"Don't worry, he didn't hear that."
"Hear what??" yelled Miroku's voice.
"Nothing..." InuYasha mumbled. "Anyway, we'll stay at the hotel for another night and leave tomorrow.... that's when all hell will break loose..."
"Try to look happy when you're with Sesshoumaru!" Kagome joked.
"Another thing that's very unlikely..." InuYasha muttered. "Well.... I guess we'll see you tonight, ja!"
"Ja ne.." Kagome said, finishing the conversation. She shut off her phone and turned to look at Sango. "I got an idea...."
"Nani?" Sango gave Kagome a questioning look.
"How 'bout a movie?"
Sango smiled. "Perfect!"
The two girls made their way to the ticket booth and bought two tickets for the new movie, 'Rouge no Dengon'.(Message in Rouge) It was a chick flick- Sango's choice. (Rikku: 'Rouge no Dengon' is actually the name of the opening theme of 'Kiki's Delivery Service', so I'll just say this to be on the safe side- I DO NOT OWN 'ROUGE NO DENGON' NOR 'KIKI'S DELIEVERY SERVICE'. ^_^)
Sango and Kagome took their seats near the front and waited for the movie to start, most of the other seats had already been taken by girls and grumpy boyfriends. The room was filled with whispers but they soon faded when the screen flickered and the movie began.
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Kagome unbelievably sat through the whole movie without falling asleep, Sango was sitting on the edge of her seat throughout the whole thing- which was another unbelievable matter.
"That was pointless." Kagome muttered as they left the small theatre. "I don't even know why I let you pick the movie...."
"Aww, but Kagome, it was great! I've never seen such a thrilling movie!" Sango squeeled.
"You call kissing scenes every 5 minutes thrilling?"
"There weren't THAT many!"
"But the whole movie was just a waste of time! There's wasn't even a plot.... and if you actually think that was romantic, then you need serious help."
Sango sighed. "Ok, I'm sorry..... next time I'll pick a better movie."
Kagome shot her friend a sympathetic look. "No, it's alright..... I should be the one that's sorry, I shouldn't have blamed you, it's wasn't your fault. It's not like you watched it before..."
Sango smiled. "You wanna go grab something to eat?"
"Wasn't the popcorn enough?"
Sango shook her head. "Nah.... I'm still hungry."
Kagome chuckled. "Alright then, let's go to the food court."
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"Well that was an exciting day!" Sango exclaimed as the two girls left the mall.
"Ya, we should stop by here again." Kagome stretched her arms after letting go of the heavy bags she had been holding for so long.
Sango pulled up her sleeve to check her watch. "7 pm, we've been out for.... what? 6 hours?"
Kagome stared at her friend, wide-eyed. "Honto? It's been that long?"
Sango nodded. "I guess we should call the boys now, they're probably bored out of their minds by now."
Kagome chuckled. "Ya, and we can't possibly hold these bags any longer." she rummaged through her purse for her celphone, once she found it, she dialed in Miroku's number again.
"Moshi.....moshi," Miroku's bored voice sounded.
"Hiya Miroku!" Kagome chirped.
"Oh.... it's you."
"We're done with our shopping, can you come pick us up now?"
"Honto?"
"Hai."
"Ok.... I'll tell InuYasha..... ja."
"Ja!"
~!~CLICK~!~
Kagome turned to Sango. "They're coming."
Sango sat down on the hard cement, letting go of all her bags. "That's good..... they bored yet?"
"Yup...." Kagome answered sitting next to Sango.
"Hmm...... we're bored too, aren't we?"
"Yup...."
"Thought so."
..:::Silence:::..
"How long is it gonna take them to get here?" Sango asked.
"About 15 minutes or so."
Sango sighed. "What do you wanna do to kill time?"
"I dunno.... talk?"
"We're doing that right now."
"True...."
..:::More Silence:::..
"This is pathetic..." Sango muttered.
"Yup..." Kagome turned to look at the mall.
"You miss it already?"
"Kinda.... there's isn't a mall THIS great back in Tokyo."
"Kagome?"
"Hai?"
"I'm homesick..." Sango whispered, a frown was placed on her face.
"I am too... but everything will get better tomorrow."
"Why is that?"
"Because we're going to Purachina Inc.'s head office to meet Sesshoumaru, Purachina's president!"
Sango's frown was soon replaced with a smile. "You're right."
~!~BEEP, BEEP~!~
The two girls looked up to see InuYasha's Lambourgini Diablo. They got to their feet, breathing a sigh of relief.
InuYasha came out to help the girls load their bags into the car as Miroku sat lazily in the passenger's seat. When the three of them climbed into the car, InuYasha started the engine and drove off, the girls felt relieved to finally leave the mall even though they had such an enjoyable time there.
Kagome sighed. "That was great!"
"Ya.... and now we can finally relax!" Sango chirped.
InuYasha chuckled. "Well... it's good to have you two back."
"Honto?" Sango seemed shocked.
"Ya.... staying at the hotel all day without your insanity isn't much fun."
Kagome grinned. "So how bored were you two?"
Miroku groaned. Sango, Kagome and InuYasha laughed.
"Aww..... don't worry, Miroku. I won't ever leave you again!" Sango joked, ruffling the boy's hair, he turned to glare at her.
Kagome smiled as she watched the scene. She then turned to InuYasha. "Thank Kami-sama I won't have to spend another day without you again." she whispered.
Kagome could see her boyfriend smirk. "Ya.... thank Kami-sama." he whispered back.
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When the four reached the hotel, they all decided to stay at the girl's room for awhile so they could talk about their day.
"So what did you guys do the whole time?" Sango asked the boys.
"Well..." Miroku began, taking a seat on the bed. "We ate, slept, watched a movie and.... ate some more."
Kagome and Sango giggled.
"How much did you buy??" InuYasha asked Kagome and Sango, eyeing all their bags. He was leaning against the wall.
"Well Sango spent the most money." Kagome explained. "And I just bought some clothes, video games,-"
"Oh Kami-sama, we forgot!" Sango exclaimed, interrupting Kagome.
"What?"
Sango pointed to the bag with the gifts they had bought for the boys.
Kagome slapped her forehead. "Oh ya...." she said, reaching for it. Sango walked to her side.
"What?" InuYasha and Miroku said in unison.
"Well.... Kagome and I wanted to get you two something since you had to put up with us for the past few days." Sango explained.
"So, while we were at the mall, we bought each of you something special." Kagome said.
Miroku grinned. "Well what did you get us?"
"Be patient!" Sango snapped.
Kagome laughed. "Don't listen to her.... here." she handed InuYasha his gift, he smiled.
"What is it?" he asked, ripping the wrap off.
"Open it up and see!" Kagome urged.
Sango reached for the bag, she grabbed Miroku's gift and gave it to him with a sweet smile on her face.
Miroku began to tear the wrap quickly as InuYasha opened the box that the little figurine was in. He chuckled when he took it out. "He looks just like me!" he smirked, pointing to the silver-haired one.
Kagome smiled. "I knew you'd like it!"
InuYasha walked toward her to and gave her a quick hug.
Sango's smile widened as Miroku eyed his 'houshi' doll. "I picked it out." she told him.
He laughed. " 'Houshi'?? Whatever gave you the idea?"
Sango glared at him. "What, you don't like it?"
"Sango...." Miroku spoke. "It's perfect."
For a moment the two just stared at each other, a blush forming on both of their faces, Kagome and InuYasha chuckled.
"This night is turning out great." Kagome said to InuYasha, giving him a peck on his cheek.
He looked at her and kissed her forehead. "Ya..... 'it's perfect'." he said, repeating Miroku's words.
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Rikku: I know some of you are probably waiting for Sesshoumaru's appearance, but he'll be in the next chapter, I promise.
Please review, tell me what you thought about the chapter and the little figurines. ^_^ I had fun designing them, ha-ha.
Arigatou & Ja Ne!!!