A/N: The last 9 chapters were by Naoko Cat Girl, not me. I can't emphasize that enough. This chapter and beyond are all by me, however, not anyone else!
Disclaimer: -lies unconscious on the ground dreaming- Inuyasha… not… mine… no!!!
Half and Half
Chapter 10- The Mall, More Explanations, and Awakening Feelings
Kagome's mother laughed, "I wonder what Inuyasha's going to do when we take him to the mall!"
"Oh, he won't be any trouble, it'll be fun!" Kagome said winking at Inuyasha.
Inuyasha just stared, he did not know what it was like to shop, he was not a social person and he didn't go into huge crowds, and now that he was in Kagome's time… This was going to be very strange for him.
"So what do you do when you shop?" Inuyasha asked naively.
Kagome giggled, "Well you'll just have to wait and see, now come on!"
She grabbed his hand and took off out the door, with her mother right behind them.
"It's not a long ways from here, so we can walk." Mrs. Higurashi remarked.
So the three began walking down the sidewalk to the mall.
"Shippo wait!!!" Miroku anxiously called while he and Sango tried to keep up with the kitsune. "We have to explain this to you!"
Shippo stopped and turned around, "What's their to explain? Kagome and Inuyasha used the Shikon no Tama to transform Kagome into a hanyou so Inuyasha would not have to change, right?"
Sango stopped, breathing heavily, by Miroku's side. "That's not it at all Shippo…"
"Sit down, Shippo, we need to explain what really happened."
The three sat down on a couple of fallen trees, and Miroku began the story…
When they were done explaining, Shippo gave them both a very confused look.
"What, what don't you get Shippo?" Sango asked.
"I understand completely, Kagome wants to stay a hanyou, but it was an accident."
"Then why are you looking at us like that Shippo?" Miroku asked.
Shippo looked downwards and then back up at their faces, "Um, you guys are holding hands, I thought you didn't like Miroku, Sango."
"Wha-?!" Sango exclaimed looking down at her hand, which was indeed holding Miroku's hand. It was the same thing that happened the other night at her camp, and he wasn't pulling any perverted moves either.
"Oh…" Miroku said sadly looking down at his hand, then he let go of Sango's hand and looked down at the ground.
"Oh, Miroku… It's ok, I just didn't realize... that's all," Sango said after she had seen the look on Miroku's face. He really did think that she hated him. Sango then grabbed his hand and leaned against him, with her head on his shoulder.
Miroku looked towards Sango, surprised that she was acting so affectionate towards him. "Sango…" He said, then laying his head on top of hers and wrapping his arm around her waist.
"Uh… um, you guys? What's going on?" Shippo said with a look of astonishment on his face.
"Hmm?" Sango asked looking at Shippo. "What's wrong Shippo?"
"Uh… I think I'm gonna go now… I'll be back at camp Miroku…" Shippo said awkwardly, then started walking away, not looking back at the pair.
Sango and Miroku sat together, not speaking, for at least an hour.
"Sango?" Miroku asked turning towards her.
"What is it Miroku?" Sango asked tilting her head to the side.
"Well, it's just…" Miroku started awkwardly, "I thought you hated me."
Sango gave him a serious look, "I hate it when you act all perverted and go out womanizing, but when you treat me respectfully, I don't hate you at all."
"I'm sorry I'm like that Sango…" Miroku said rubbing the back of his neck. "It's just, being cursed with the kazaana, you never know how long your life will last, or how much you can do during your life…"
"So you thought being a womanizer wouldn't waste your time?" Sango said looking at him slyly.
"Well, um… if you put it that way…"
"It's ok Miroku, I understand. I know what it's like to be alone with nobody to reassure you…" Sango said sadly.
Miroku then pulled her back against him and they sat talking about how great it was to have friends like Inuyasha, Kagome, Shippo, and each other. And they still hadn't noticed, that Kirara had gone of with Shippo.
When they reached the mall Kagome and Inuyasha walked arm and arm into the door, with Mrs. Higurashi beside them.
They browsed the stores, buying whatever Kagome wanted, and when they were inside a clothing shop Inuyasha confusedly picked up a bra, "What the hell is this thing?"
Kagome and Mrs. Higurashi looked at him. 'Of all things for him to grab, it had to be this!' Kagome thought. "That's um… nothing you need to know about!" Kagome said grabbing his hand and pulling him away while he just tossed it on the floor.
'Well that was awkward…' Kagome thought walking through the mall holding Inuyasha's hand. 'I hope nothing like that happens again!'
"Oi, look!" Inuyasha exclaimed as they approached the food-court. "Food!" He then ran ahead like a little puppy… Whoa, Kagome really needed to work this thing out in comparing Inuyasha to dogs, she herself was a hanyou now.
Inuyasha ran towards the best looking place he could find, a small stove with ramen all around it. Kagome then came up beside him and asked, "Would you like some ramen, Inuyasha?"
"Yes," he replied looking ahead.
Mrs. Higurashi then stepped ahead, "Three orders of ramen please." She said slapping some money onto the counter.
They then grabbed their meal and sat down, each with some ramen and, at Inuyasha's insistence, some chocolate milk. After finishing their meal Mrs. Higurashi looked at Inuyasha and asked, "Would you like to go get some dessert Inuyasha? Chocolate?" Kagome laughed, and her mother winked at her.
Inuyasha looked up at Kagome's mother with pleading eyes. "Chocolate…" he thought.
"Well then let's go!"
They all walked towards the candy store and Inuyasha ran forward grabbing about six candy bars, and eight Pockies. Mrs. Higurashi laughed while paying for the chocolate and Kagome walked over to Inuyasha. "You still have to pay me back for what you took from my stash you know!" Inuyasha nodded and handed her two Pockies and a candy bar. They then walked out of the mall munching happily on chocolate and headed towards the Higurashi's home.
Miroku hugged Sango tighter and began to speak. "Sango…" he said.
"Yes Miroku?" Sango asked looking up to Miroku's, which now seemed, very gentle face.
"Sango, I've never met someone so easy to talk to, so caring and kind. And you know how I feel about things better than anyone else..." Miroku said softly looking into Sango's eyes.
Sango stared back up into his eyes, listening intently to everything he said, this was definitely not the perverted monk that she thought he was.
"Sango I…" Miroku looked intently into her eyes hoping this would not scare her away from him, "I love you."
Aw! Now we'll have fluff between both couples. Please review and tell me what you thought!
-Mari
Disclaimer: -lies unconscious on the ground dreaming- Inuyasha… not… mine… no!!!
Half and Half
Chapter 10- The Mall, More Explanations, and Awakening Feelings
Kagome's mother laughed, "I wonder what Inuyasha's going to do when we take him to the mall!"
"Oh, he won't be any trouble, it'll be fun!" Kagome said winking at Inuyasha.
Inuyasha just stared, he did not know what it was like to shop, he was not a social person and he didn't go into huge crowds, and now that he was in Kagome's time… This was going to be very strange for him.
"So what do you do when you shop?" Inuyasha asked naively.
Kagome giggled, "Well you'll just have to wait and see, now come on!"
She grabbed his hand and took off out the door, with her mother right behind them.
"It's not a long ways from here, so we can walk." Mrs. Higurashi remarked.
So the three began walking down the sidewalk to the mall.
"Shippo wait!!!" Miroku anxiously called while he and Sango tried to keep up with the kitsune. "We have to explain this to you!"
Shippo stopped and turned around, "What's their to explain? Kagome and Inuyasha used the Shikon no Tama to transform Kagome into a hanyou so Inuyasha would not have to change, right?"
Sango stopped, breathing heavily, by Miroku's side. "That's not it at all Shippo…"
"Sit down, Shippo, we need to explain what really happened."
The three sat down on a couple of fallen trees, and Miroku began the story…
When they were done explaining, Shippo gave them both a very confused look.
"What, what don't you get Shippo?" Sango asked.
"I understand completely, Kagome wants to stay a hanyou, but it was an accident."
"Then why are you looking at us like that Shippo?" Miroku asked.
Shippo looked downwards and then back up at their faces, "Um, you guys are holding hands, I thought you didn't like Miroku, Sango."
"Wha-?!" Sango exclaimed looking down at her hand, which was indeed holding Miroku's hand. It was the same thing that happened the other night at her camp, and he wasn't pulling any perverted moves either.
"Oh…" Miroku said sadly looking down at his hand, then he let go of Sango's hand and looked down at the ground.
"Oh, Miroku… It's ok, I just didn't realize... that's all," Sango said after she had seen the look on Miroku's face. He really did think that she hated him. Sango then grabbed his hand and leaned against him, with her head on his shoulder.
Miroku looked towards Sango, surprised that she was acting so affectionate towards him. "Sango…" He said, then laying his head on top of hers and wrapping his arm around her waist.
"Uh… um, you guys? What's going on?" Shippo said with a look of astonishment on his face.
"Hmm?" Sango asked looking at Shippo. "What's wrong Shippo?"
"Uh… I think I'm gonna go now… I'll be back at camp Miroku…" Shippo said awkwardly, then started walking away, not looking back at the pair.
Sango and Miroku sat together, not speaking, for at least an hour.
"Sango?" Miroku asked turning towards her.
"What is it Miroku?" Sango asked tilting her head to the side.
"Well, it's just…" Miroku started awkwardly, "I thought you hated me."
Sango gave him a serious look, "I hate it when you act all perverted and go out womanizing, but when you treat me respectfully, I don't hate you at all."
"I'm sorry I'm like that Sango…" Miroku said rubbing the back of his neck. "It's just, being cursed with the kazaana, you never know how long your life will last, or how much you can do during your life…"
"So you thought being a womanizer wouldn't waste your time?" Sango said looking at him slyly.
"Well, um… if you put it that way…"
"It's ok Miroku, I understand. I know what it's like to be alone with nobody to reassure you…" Sango said sadly.
Miroku then pulled her back against him and they sat talking about how great it was to have friends like Inuyasha, Kagome, Shippo, and each other. And they still hadn't noticed, that Kirara had gone of with Shippo.
When they reached the mall Kagome and Inuyasha walked arm and arm into the door, with Mrs. Higurashi beside them.
They browsed the stores, buying whatever Kagome wanted, and when they were inside a clothing shop Inuyasha confusedly picked up a bra, "What the hell is this thing?"
Kagome and Mrs. Higurashi looked at him. 'Of all things for him to grab, it had to be this!' Kagome thought. "That's um… nothing you need to know about!" Kagome said grabbing his hand and pulling him away while he just tossed it on the floor.
'Well that was awkward…' Kagome thought walking through the mall holding Inuyasha's hand. 'I hope nothing like that happens again!'
"Oi, look!" Inuyasha exclaimed as they approached the food-court. "Food!" He then ran ahead like a little puppy… Whoa, Kagome really needed to work this thing out in comparing Inuyasha to dogs, she herself was a hanyou now.
Inuyasha ran towards the best looking place he could find, a small stove with ramen all around it. Kagome then came up beside him and asked, "Would you like some ramen, Inuyasha?"
"Yes," he replied looking ahead.
Mrs. Higurashi then stepped ahead, "Three orders of ramen please." She said slapping some money onto the counter.
They then grabbed their meal and sat down, each with some ramen and, at Inuyasha's insistence, some chocolate milk. After finishing their meal Mrs. Higurashi looked at Inuyasha and asked, "Would you like to go get some dessert Inuyasha? Chocolate?" Kagome laughed, and her mother winked at her.
Inuyasha looked up at Kagome's mother with pleading eyes. "Chocolate…" he thought.
"Well then let's go!"
They all walked towards the candy store and Inuyasha ran forward grabbing about six candy bars, and eight Pockies. Mrs. Higurashi laughed while paying for the chocolate and Kagome walked over to Inuyasha. "You still have to pay me back for what you took from my stash you know!" Inuyasha nodded and handed her two Pockies and a candy bar. They then walked out of the mall munching happily on chocolate and headed towards the Higurashi's home.
Miroku hugged Sango tighter and began to speak. "Sango…" he said.
"Yes Miroku?" Sango asked looking up to Miroku's, which now seemed, very gentle face.
"Sango, I've never met someone so easy to talk to, so caring and kind. And you know how I feel about things better than anyone else..." Miroku said softly looking into Sango's eyes.
Sango stared back up into his eyes, listening intently to everything he said, this was definitely not the perverted monk that she thought he was.
"Sango I…" Miroku looked intently into her eyes hoping this would not scare her away from him, "I love you."
Aw! Now we'll have fluff between both couples. Please review and tell me what you thought!
-Mari