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And Those Amber Eyes of Sunshine…-Chapter Nine: The Whole Gang

They had left early the next day after Inuyasha had taken care of something things about his apartment and his stuff. Miroku, who had come by again the day of Naraku's visit, had been introduced to Kagome upon arrival.
But of course, as he had usually done with every pretty lady he met, he got down on one knee and asked, with much feigned emotion in his voice, if she would bear his child. Not knowing how to reply to such things, Kagome had stared in shock, her left eye twitching some. If it would not have been for Inuyasha pounding his fist on the top of his head, she thought she would've died.
While Kagome packed their clothes, Inuyasha sat with Miroku on the couch, explaining what had happened to him since he'd been gone and what had just happened recently with Naraku, telling him that they needed to leave but to the country where it'd be harder to find them.
Miroku, hearing this news, became excited about the whole country thing and told Inuyasha that he too, would come and keep the evil Naraku from this fair maiden.
Both Kagome and Inuyasha had stopped what they were doing upon hearing this and turned to stare, giving him strange looks as their left eyes twitched in nervousness.
But finally, after much arguing between Inuyasha and his best friend, he had thrown his hands up in defeat. "Keh! Do whatever you want, you perverted excuse for a monk."
So all three of them had left that day, Inuyasha and Kagome in her green Jeep and Miroku in his black Mercedes.

When they had arrived back to Kagome's house it was nearly midnight. Rain was pouring down steadily and thunder crashed overhead simultaneously with the flashes of lightning that came afterwards.
Hurriedly, she had unlocked the door and they rushed inside, each of them standing in the entry to pull off their coats and hand them on the rack beside the now closed and doubly locked door.
When she looked up, Kagome nearly died of shock when she saw that a fire was softly crackling in the fireplace. She calmed down though when she saw Sango and her cat like creature, Kiara, sit up from the couch. Rubbing her eyes to clear the sleepiness as Kiara squeaked her greeting. "Sango," She exclaimed, pulling off her shoes to walk to her and sit beside her on the couch, "What are you doing here so late?"
Sango yawned and replied, looking at the two men who still stood blinking in the doorway, not know who this person was and not knowing how to react. Then she looked at Kagome and smiled, raising a hand to her mouth to stifle a yawn. "Well, you called and told me you were coming home today, so I decided to wai- Hey! What are you doing," She shrieked as Miroku obviously found himself and was now kneeling before Sango, asking in a sincere voice, "Lovely, lady, though I do not even know you yet, it would be my greatest wish and honor if you would…bear my child."
"Geh," Sango replied, having a both scarred and crazed look on her face as her eye began to twitch. Kagome, started at him and gave an exasperated sigh before pounding her fist on the top of his head. "Don't mind Miroku, Sango, and watch out, he's got one very perverted mind." Miroku sat up, faking a hurt look as he sighed, lowering his head, "You're so mean to me."
Inuyasha had found his bearings by then and sat down in a comfy chair, bring his legs up to cross them. "Oh! Sango," Kagome exclaimed jumping up and running to the hanyou, "This is Inuyasha!" Sango smiled and nodded her head in greeting. "Nice to meet you Inuyasha, my name is Sango, and this," She said, as Kiara bounded onto her shoulder, "Is Kiara."
Inuyasha "Keh'ed" and turned away, muttering something. Sango glanced up at Kagome who was staring at Inuyasha with a dark face. "Does he do this often, or am I just special." Kagome turned back and laughed, "Not at all Sango, that's his way of saying "Hi" to everyone." Sango smiled again and laughed as well.

They all spent the next half hour talking, Sango sitting uncomfortably on the couch with Miroku staring at her with star-filled eyes, Inuyasha acting as if he paid no heed, but they could all tell he did because his ears swiveled in the direction of whoever spoke, as he stared into the fire, and Kagome sitting on her knees in the other comfy chair.
Finally, someone had sense enough to look at the watch, proclaiming that it was almost one in the morning. Kagome, hearing this, tapped her chin with one finger as she tried to figure out how sleeping arrangements would go.
Finally deciding, she instructed Inuyasha and Miroku to share the guest room bed and herself and Sango to share hers. Inuyasha had sputtered in complaint and had been told in an offhand tone that if he didn't like it, he could sleep on the couch. Muttering something about a wench, he relented, crossing his arms across his chest as he, along with the others, got up to go to their appointed sleeping places.
But as Kagome passed by the window, something caught her eye and she glanced out, becoming a little nervous as she hoped it had just been her imagination playing tricks on her in the night. But it hadn't been, for something small moved again in the garden, and crying out, she took two steps away from the window.
In an instance, Inuyasha was standing in front of her, asking her what was wrong. "I-Inuyasha, there's something in the garden," She said in an alarmed voice. Turning, he glanced out the window, spotting the movement as well. Putting a finger on his lips to motion everyone into silence, he slowly, quietly, carefully, opened the door and dashed out into the rain.

He was gone only a few minutes, but that was enough to put Kagome into a frenzy as she started toward the door, wondering if he was alright. Sango, a step behind her, snatched her arm, pulling her back. "Kagome, just wait a little longer, I have Hiraikotsu in the hall closet if anything goes wrong." Nodding, Kagome waited, and waited, and waited what seemed like an eternity.
Finally, a soaking hanyou came through the door, carrying a small struggling creature in his held up claw. "Let me go, let me go! You dirty youkai, I'm not food," it screamed in a shrilly voice. Inuyasha looked from the squirming creature to Kagome, who was breathing a sigh of relief, as he said, "This thing, this is a fox demon…Hardly anything to be scared of." The little thing stopped squirming and looked at Inuyasha, raising a tiny fist to shake at him. "What do you mean hardly a thing to be scared of?! You don't know what I'm capable of!" Inuyasha met this retaliation with a deep growl that sent the fox demon into silence.
"Oh Inuyasha! It's so cute! Let's let him stay," Kagome exclaimed, clasping her hands together in front of her, flashing him a dazzling smile so bright he almost went blind. Grumbling he dropped the kit and watched as it scurried to hide behind a couch table.
Miroku, who had been sitting nearby, cautiously looked over the edge of the couch while Kiara, who had also become curious, was edging toward the crack/space where the creature was hiding. The both pulled back quickly though, as blue flame erupted towards them.
"Keh'ing", Inuyasha assured them that it was fox tricks, nothing to be afraid of, as Kagome ran into the kitchen, coming back moments later with a cookie.
Getting down on her knees, Kagome edged toward where the little thing was hiding, cooing in its direction in a soft voice. "Hey critter, want a cookie? I promise I won't hurt you, I swear," She said reassuringly.
The fox demon poked its head out from behind the table and sniffed in the direction of the cookie, staring at it with hungry eyes. Slowly, he began coming out from behind the table then stopped, looking up at Kagome's smiling face. "Y-you promise," He asked in a shaky voice. "Of course," She replied, "I would never hurt anything as cute as you."
The kit came out the rest of the way on all fours and steadily walked toward her outstretched hand. When he came near enough, he retched with his small claw to snatch the cookie from her grasp, munching on it happily as he sat back on his hunches.
This reminded Kagome greatly of a squirrel and she couldn't contain the giggle that rose from her depths. Then, noticing all she could hear with the kit's munches and the crackle of the fire, she glanced around at the rest, a small blush rising to her cheeks when she saw they were all staring at her with amazed looks.
Feeling a tug at her sleeve, she looked down to see the fox demon gazing up at her with worshiping eyes. This made her blush even more as she picked him up, cradling him in her arms. "What's your name?" The kit, looking surprised that she would hold him like that, answered back softly, "Shippo."

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