This is the second Chapter, THANK YOU FOR THE REVIEWS ;p even though I'm really bad at birthday scenes, as you will find out, I made this chappie pretty long. The next one will come out shortly.
Disclaimer: Sesshy is cute but I still don't own him. So, I don't own him…… fascinating isn't it?
Chapter 2: Two Birthday Celebrations and A Secret
~Sesshoumaru's Castle~
The scent of sakura blossoms was still on his tail as the Demon Lord wondered why the miko wench had decided to come with him. It was almost as if she was happy to come… or maybe it was just her eagerness to get away from him. Nevertheless, he had to go take a bath and rid himself of that nauseating smell. The he realized that he had better get used to it, the miko would be staying with him for a while it seemed, as he noticed more coughs coming from the nearby room. ::sigh:: 'Rin better not die or the miko will pay. Three days, only three more days'
~Near The Bone Eaters Well~
"Inuyasha, it's going to be my eighteenth birthday! You're not talking me out of going home" said a disgruntled miko as she tried to persuade a very annoyed half-demon.
"What's so special about a birthday anyway? It's just telling you that you're getting old…"
"Inuyasha, I'll be back in a day, to celebrate it with you, Miroku, Sango and Shippo. Just wait for me tomorrow at six o'clock okay?"
"What's six oh cluck?"
"OH! It's about an hour before sundown, just get out of my way! I don't want to, you know what" she pointed at the prayer beads.
"You wouldn't" said the half-demon, knowing very well that if he kept it up, he would be down. "Fine" he said with a tone of disappointment as he jumped to the nearest tree branch. "You better not be late, I'll be waiting you know" then he murmured something that resembled 'bitch'.
"You jerk!" she yelled at him. Then Kagome quickly jumped into the well so as not to be troubled by the hanyou again in the same five minutes.
"Jerk am I? WENCH!" he yelled at the air. Then grumbling, he set out for the short journey to the village.
~Higurashi Shrine~
'What's his problem? I am going away for my birthday, something special-' an angry teenage girl complained as she rubbed her bottom to see if she really landed as hard as she thought she did. "OW!"
Kagome climbed through the well. She could be happy for one thing, she would have a nice relaxing day with her real family and then have a birthday with her friends from the past and then she would be on that cloud thingy with Sesshoumaru and get a vacation from the hanyou's snide remarks! AHHH, and she would also see the human girl that cause the Great Demon of the Western Lands to ask someone to HELP him! Ha! This was so absurd; she could hardly understand what she was thinking when suddenly a big ferocious something- meowed.
"Buyo!" The girl screamed with delight as she saw her favorite neko. She hugged him and petted his little head as if she hadn't held him for eons, and according to her calendar, she probably hadn't. The cat struggled to get out of her tight grasped and kicked her with its little feet. Then the neko ran off to tell the rest of the family of the arrival.
Kagome rushed after the cat and also to go and see her mother, brother and grandpa. When she reached the house, all she saw was the little neko standing in the middle of the room. She walked in. "Mother? Soutaaaaaah! Grandpa!" she got worried at the lack of sound. Then when the light was turned on, she gasped. She finally had what she wanted for a long time-
"Surprise!!" it seemed yelled the entire room, so loud the ceiling did its best to cover its creaky ears.
Her mom actually planned a surprise party? There were her relatives, some she didn't recognize because such a long time had passed since she had last seen them. There was the familiar group of teenage girls that Kagome had labeled "friends", there were even people she didn't entirely notice, but guessed that they were neighboring families.
Her mother had somehow managed to create a surprise party for her 'disappearing into time' daughter. It must have been really hard, after all, what if Kagome had not come today? There would've been a humongous amount of unhappy guests. But this was her mother after all. She could almost sense when her daughter was coming home. Then, lead by a crowd of happy guests, she looked at the living room in awe. It had been COMPLETELY transformed.
Almost all the furniture had been taken out. Instead there were big tables in the middle of the room, and a few sofas, here and there. The tables creaked under the amount of food they had to hold. There were salads, steaming fish, pot roast, LOTS of ramen, noodles and some sort of soup that her mom liked to make. There was a huge pig in the middle of it all. It even had a head on it. It was roasted to a deep golden color with potatoes at its sides and the apple in its mouth. All around it were mashed potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, and tiny pieces of meat. And THAT'S not mentioning, the amount of ODEN.
Everyone managed to sit around the huge feast and picked up their glasses of sake, juice or soda to cheer Kagome on her *upcoming* birthday (her mother knew that she would be coming home on that day, so it had to be done a day earlier in order for it to be a surprise, after all, this took a LOT of time).
Kagome was the star of almost everyone's conversation. Her friends helped her get caught up with the current events and congratulated her on getting out of the coma just in time to celebrate her birthday. At the mention of the coma, Kagome shot a nervous grin at her grandpa. 'Comas are… normal to have, right…'
She talked the day away with her friends until her voice got hoarse. She laughed at her little brother when he knocked a saltshaker into his cup of orange juice. She even gave a prize away to a small girl that won the dancing competition, and a prize to one of her flexible friends who won the limbo contest.
She really had a great time until the guests started to go their separate ways. That was the time to turn in for bed and enjoy memories of the surprise birthday party. (A/N, sorry, I can't really describe this celebration) That was when her mom dragged her away to the living room, which had just been cleaned up.
"Kagome, you're going to leave tomorrow right?"
"Yes, why?"
"I just want to tell you, well, I can't tell you, but I can hint something to you. I know of the fact that you were thought to be the reincarnation of some priestess. But you're not. You will discover that in the upcoming days."
"Mom, how do you know that?"
"I just told you that you'd figure it out. I actually, need to tell you that if something happens, and you can't go through the well back, to my arms, do not cry. I will always be with you."
"Okay Mom, this is weird, how can I not get back" Kagome said alarmed.
"Shhh, I told you the answer already. I need you to know to trust in the name, Sui (Sue-ee), and call that name out if you have questions."
"What-"
"Go to sleep, tomorrow, go to the mall with your friends and then go back to the past." Her mother said as she walked to her room.
'What's she talking about? Can't come back, of course I'll come back; maybe the sake is getting to her. Anyway, I'm tired, must get… sleep' Kagome got to her room and found the bed ever so inviting. "Sleep" she murmured as the day played in her mind, like a group of small children.
The next day she did as her mother suggested and went to the mall with her friends. They spent the day talking about the party, Kagome's birthday and clothes. When Kagome found out that it was getting late and that Inuyasha would be really pissed if she came late, she said good-bye to her friends and preceded home with her purchasing.
"Whew!" She muttered from relief as she set her new clothes on a nearby chair. She thought the outfits she picked were pretty good and that she wouldn't need Sesshoumaru supplying her with clothes. That was when she saw an angry Inuyasha sitting on the sofa in her living room, scowling.
"What are you doing here? It's only 5:30!"
"So what?"
"I still need to pack my bags and say good bye to my family!" She argued.
"Your bag's packed thanks to your mom and she said that she put some cold medicine in the back pocket. As for your family, they're already waiting by the well-"
"Okay, okay! Grab my bag, and clothes Inuyasha and I'll leave!"
"Get your own bags bitch-"
"Inuyasha! C'mon help me carry them"
"Fine... fine"
They carried 'little' bag and the new clothes to the well. There, true to Inuyasha's word was her family. She hugged and kissed each one separately (obviously) and said her farewell, when she noticed her mother was crying. That was strange. But she couldn't press her mother as the hanyou grabbed her and her possessions and practically threw them into the well.
"Wait, Bye! I LOVE YOU!" were the last 5 words heard from the confused teenager.
~Back in the Past~
"You JERK you cut my good bye in half, and that isn't-" She stopped her sentence short.
"Surprise!" (T.T I don't have any creativeness left in me right now)
'Two surprise birthdays in 24 hours? Okay, this is going to give me a lasting headache' but despite her thoughts, she was glad that the village had actually gave her a birthday party. That was new.
"The hanyou told us of your strange customs and we succeeded to celebrate your eighteenth birthday!" said a very happy Sango.
"Mommy! Yay! It's your birthday," yelled a golden furball, which was really the small kitsune, Shippo.
This night was almost a copy of the previous one, except that it was happening in a very different time period. There was a lot of food, contributed by the villagers, music and games. They 'partied' for 6 hours until the village's inhabitants were tired out, still happy for a reason to get a break from their work. They each presented the miko with their blessings and went their separate ways as the guests the night before did.
Celebration ended, Kagome thought it was time to tell them that she would be staying with Sesshoumaru, she hoped that they wouldn't be too mad.
"Sango, Miroku, Inuyasha, Shippo, I just want to tell you not to scream at me. I will be going away again. This time it will be for a while. My presence is needed by one of our enemies, but since it not for a selfish reason, I have agreed, to um, provide my presence" She said running out of ways to keep from saying the name 'Sesshoumaru' surprised she didn't need to.
"Sesshoumaru" Inuyasha said calmly.
Kagome nodded. "It seems to me that a human girl is sick and he wishes me to heal her. I am the only one that can 'ease her pain', even though the illness isn't serious, AT ALL. I'm really sorry, but he asked me and I agreed and I got him to swear on my safety and he allowed me to bring Shippo, if you want to come, along with my bags…" her voice trailed off. She was surprised to see understanding in everyone's eyes.
"That's okay Kagome, I saw Sesshoumaru take you, so we guessed he needed you for some reason because he brought you back unharmed. That's why we had the celebration, it was also you're good-bye party. But, it's not like you'll be gone for good." Said Sango. She always seemed to be able to read Kagome's thoughts. "Besides you need a vacation and to enjoy life in the past, I hear he's got a really nice castle."
"Uh-" said Kagome. "I don't really care, I was mostly interested in finding out who the little girl that melted his heart was. It just seems pretty strange..."
"We all agreed on that too," said Miroku. "You may be wondering why we're being so strange, but have you looked at yourself lately? You've got dark circles under your eyes and now are oversleeping, I am sure that you'll get some rest soon enough. Even Inuyasha agreed not to follow you."
"But only for a while, as long as I have no reason to." Inuyasha fought back.
'Okay this is really weird. But if they're okay with it, I guess I am too.' And the group departed towards the little hut in which they would be sleeping.
~ Next Chappie is going to be REELI GOOD I'm writing it already. Its probably going to be one of my favorites, lots of foreshadowing ;p
~Spoken