Inuyasha crawled out of the well. He was glad Mrs. Higurashi liked his
idea for a gift. It had taken him a long time to think of it.
Now it was just a matter of going to go get it.
He walked back to the village and pushed open the curtain door of Kaede's hut. Miroku, Sango, and Shippo were there sitting down to a dinner with Kaede.
Inuyasha cleared his throat and announced: "I'm leaving for a couple days. I'll be back soon. Don't go following me ok?"
Everyone's jaws dropped.
"But Inuyasha...what about Kagome's party?" sputtered Sango.
"Relax. I'll be back in plenty of time. And if I'm not....I'm not."
"Inuyasha....." Miroku began
"Save it monk! I'll come back." Inuyasha said as he turned and left.
Everyone ran to the door and watched him bound off.
"Oh, he'd better be back soon or I'll never forgive him myself!" Sango growled.
Two days passed and Inuyasha hadn't came back yet and it was the afternoon before Kagome's party. Tension was high. You could almost reach out and touch it. Until....
"Grrr! I can't take it anymore! WHY did Inuyasha have to be such a jerk and go?" Shippo fussed.
"Go where Shippo?" asked a voice as Kagome entered the hut.
Everyone jumped.
"K-Kagome! When did you arrive?" stammered Miroku.
"Just a few minutes ago...I brought all of you some clothes! I hope they fit all right and I hope that you like them. I picked out things that I thought you'd be comfortable in." said Kagome cheerfully as she began unpacking and doling out the clothes. "I brought you a dress that's kinda like the one I'm going to wear Sango...the color's different though. I hope pink is ok."
"Pink works." Sango said distractedly "Kagome...."
"I brought you pants and a button up Miroku. I had to guess at your size, but if the pants are too big I brought a belt." Kagome prattled on not hearing Sango.
"Thank you Kagome" Miroku said as he took the pile of clothes. "I'll go change right now." He left the hut to go change somewhere else.
And to leave the explaining to Sango.
"What did you bring me Kagome?!" squealed Shippo
"I brought you overalls and a t-shirt and some shoes and a hat. They used to belong to Souta, but he outgrew it a long time ago." Kagome said handing Shippo the clothes.
"All right!" Shippo said as he followed Miroku.
"I went ahead and brought my dress too so we can both just go ahead and change if you want." Kagome said handing Sango her dress and pulling out one of her own. "I just have to find Inuyasha and get him into his outfit now. Where'd he run off to?"
"Here we go." thought Sango to herself. "Um...we don't know."
"Huh?"
Sango took a deep breath. "He ran off two days ago...he didn't say where he was going. "Seeing Kagome's crestfallen expresssion she hastily added " but he did say he'd be back in time for your party!"
"Oh!" Kagome laughed a little in relief. "Well that's good at least. We've got another hour or so before we have to leave."
The two of them proceeded to get dressed. Kagome picked out a knee length dark pink sundress with a pair of matching flip-flops for Sango and her outfit was similar but in a dark blue.
"Kagome-chan? Can you help me with this....zipper?" Sango asked turning her back to Kagome.
"Oh sure...you can zip me up too." Kagome said. They had just finished fixing their hair and applying make up, when Miroku lifted the curtain and came in sporting khaki pants and a light blue button up shirt cuffed at mid-arm length.
"Hey! Don't you ever knock?" snapped Sango. "We could have been naked in here!"
"Precisely why I didn't knock." Miroku smirked as Sango fumed.
. He held his arms out to the sides and turned around. "I must say, although it's a bit constricting I think I look rather dashing in this."
Shippo came running up behind him struggling to put on one of the sneakers that Kagome brought. He finally wrestled it on and turned around in his outfit too. "I like mine too Kagome. The shoes feel kinda funny though I suppose I'll get used to it."
"I'm glad you guys don't mind the outfits." Kagome said. " I guess now we just have to wait for Inuyasha."
Everyone else exchanged worried glances but sat down with Kagome to make small talk while they waited.
And waited.
And waited.
An hour and fifteen minutes later it had already gotten dark and it was time to leave. And no Inuyasha.
"Um...maybe he'll catch up soon?" Sango offered.
"Yeah...maybe." said Kagome softly. "Um...I suppose we could go ahead and go."
"You ladies go ahead. I'll leave a note for Inuyasha telling him where we are." said Miroku.
The girls and Shippo headed to the well while Miroku scribbled out a note that read as so:
Inuyasha,
The girls and Shippo and I went on ahead. Even if you're late, you'd better
show up! Here are the clothes Kagome brought you.
Miroku
Placing the note on top of the pile of clothes Miroku turned and left the hut and headed towards the well.
Now it was just a matter of going to go get it.
He walked back to the village and pushed open the curtain door of Kaede's hut. Miroku, Sango, and Shippo were there sitting down to a dinner with Kaede.
Inuyasha cleared his throat and announced: "I'm leaving for a couple days. I'll be back soon. Don't go following me ok?"
Everyone's jaws dropped.
"But Inuyasha...what about Kagome's party?" sputtered Sango.
"Relax. I'll be back in plenty of time. And if I'm not....I'm not."
"Inuyasha....." Miroku began
"Save it monk! I'll come back." Inuyasha said as he turned and left.
Everyone ran to the door and watched him bound off.
"Oh, he'd better be back soon or I'll never forgive him myself!" Sango growled.
Two days passed and Inuyasha hadn't came back yet and it was the afternoon before Kagome's party. Tension was high. You could almost reach out and touch it. Until....
"Grrr! I can't take it anymore! WHY did Inuyasha have to be such a jerk and go?" Shippo fussed.
"Go where Shippo?" asked a voice as Kagome entered the hut.
Everyone jumped.
"K-Kagome! When did you arrive?" stammered Miroku.
"Just a few minutes ago...I brought all of you some clothes! I hope they fit all right and I hope that you like them. I picked out things that I thought you'd be comfortable in." said Kagome cheerfully as she began unpacking and doling out the clothes. "I brought you a dress that's kinda like the one I'm going to wear Sango...the color's different though. I hope pink is ok."
"Pink works." Sango said distractedly "Kagome...."
"I brought you pants and a button up Miroku. I had to guess at your size, but if the pants are too big I brought a belt." Kagome prattled on not hearing Sango.
"Thank you Kagome" Miroku said as he took the pile of clothes. "I'll go change right now." He left the hut to go change somewhere else.
And to leave the explaining to Sango.
"What did you bring me Kagome?!" squealed Shippo
"I brought you overalls and a t-shirt and some shoes and a hat. They used to belong to Souta, but he outgrew it a long time ago." Kagome said handing Shippo the clothes.
"All right!" Shippo said as he followed Miroku.
"I went ahead and brought my dress too so we can both just go ahead and change if you want." Kagome said handing Sango her dress and pulling out one of her own. "I just have to find Inuyasha and get him into his outfit now. Where'd he run off to?"
"Here we go." thought Sango to herself. "Um...we don't know."
"Huh?"
Sango took a deep breath. "He ran off two days ago...he didn't say where he was going. "Seeing Kagome's crestfallen expresssion she hastily added " but he did say he'd be back in time for your party!"
"Oh!" Kagome laughed a little in relief. "Well that's good at least. We've got another hour or so before we have to leave."
The two of them proceeded to get dressed. Kagome picked out a knee length dark pink sundress with a pair of matching flip-flops for Sango and her outfit was similar but in a dark blue.
"Kagome-chan? Can you help me with this....zipper?" Sango asked turning her back to Kagome.
"Oh sure...you can zip me up too." Kagome said. They had just finished fixing their hair and applying make up, when Miroku lifted the curtain and came in sporting khaki pants and a light blue button up shirt cuffed at mid-arm length.
"Hey! Don't you ever knock?" snapped Sango. "We could have been naked in here!"
"Precisely why I didn't knock." Miroku smirked as Sango fumed.
. He held his arms out to the sides and turned around. "I must say, although it's a bit constricting I think I look rather dashing in this."
Shippo came running up behind him struggling to put on one of the sneakers that Kagome brought. He finally wrestled it on and turned around in his outfit too. "I like mine too Kagome. The shoes feel kinda funny though I suppose I'll get used to it."
"I'm glad you guys don't mind the outfits." Kagome said. " I guess now we just have to wait for Inuyasha."
Everyone else exchanged worried glances but sat down with Kagome to make small talk while they waited.
And waited.
And waited.
An hour and fifteen minutes later it had already gotten dark and it was time to leave. And no Inuyasha.
"Um...maybe he'll catch up soon?" Sango offered.
"Yeah...maybe." said Kagome softly. "Um...I suppose we could go ahead and go."
"You ladies go ahead. I'll leave a note for Inuyasha telling him where we are." said Miroku.
The girls and Shippo headed to the well while Miroku scribbled out a note that read as so:
Inuyasha,
The girls and Shippo and I went on ahead. Even if you're late, you'd better
show up! Here are the clothes Kagome brought you.
Miroku
Placing the note on top of the pile of clothes Miroku turned and left the hut and headed towards the well.