Kagome and Inu Yasha walked to into the Tokyo Public Library. They walked over to the information kiosk and she asked, "Do you know where we can find books on the Sengoku Jidai, it's for a school project?"
"Sure, the books you're looking for are over there, third shelf from the left, fourth set of shelves," the woman at the kiosk informed them.
"Arigato," Kagome replied. She and her companion headed the way the librarian had directed them, and when arrived, promptly began pulling quite a few books of the e shelves. She turned to Inu Yasha and asked, "Can you read Inu Yasha?"
He hesitated but answered her question, "Not very well."
"Okay, well why don't you look for these things," she told him, writing a small list of things down. She opened a book and began looking through its index. She could tell Inu Yasha enjoyed the challenge. Kagome looked for Miroku, while Inu Yasha, who actually knew the spelling of his half brother's name, looked for Sesshoumaru. The two sat looking through books for three hours. Kagome sighed and looked up.
"Let's go get something to eat," she suggested.
"Sure," he replied. They put the books back and walked out of the library. Kagome felt a little tired and laid her head on his shoulder. He looked surprised, but didn't complain, but instead slid his arm around her waist. They walked like this until they reached WacDonald's. After they got their food, they sat down at a small table meant for two or three people.
"Kagome!" A voice yelled out. She turned around to see Yuka.
"Yuka! What are you doing here?" Kagome asked.
"Not much. I just stopped by to grab something to eat," the teen girl told her friend. She whispered in Kagome's ear, "Are you on a date?"
"No, well, maybe. I dunno," Kagome whispered back. The two giggled, which made Inu Yasha look at them funny.
"Oh, well, ja ne!" Yuka told them, leaving.
Kagome and Inu Yasha finished their meal quickly after that, then headed back to the library. They walked back the same way they came. Settling back down, Kagome opened a book and began to read. After another two hours, she sighed.
"It's time to go home," she informed Inu Yasha. Grabbing five books that had caught her attention, she checked them out. At the same time, Inu Yasha applied for a library card so he could come when he got bored and check stuff out. They walked home, though not in the same way they had before.
When they reached the shrine grounds, Kagome told her mother she'd be outside reading, which she would be doing. Taking out a book she'd found, she took it to the Goshinboku and began to read.
Shippo was a young boy, near the age of 7 when he was found. He grew into a young man before our eyes. He would constantly amuse the children, and everyone else for that matter, with his story telling. He told tales of youkai and o heroes on an adventure. But, he claimed one tale he told an epic truly, of what he called his adventures before he arrived here. That tale was the most amusing one he told. There was a hanyou, a miko, a demon slayer, a truly amusing monk, a demon named Naraku, and a woman who he claimed was merely a clay pot with a soul.
Ten years after we found young Shippo, a young girl stumbled into the village. Her name was Rin. They greeted each other, amazing the village. They would spend hours talking in the fields about the past. It seemed that they had known each other as children.
Everyone expected the two to marry. Indeed, Shippo asked for her hand many a time, but each time Rin would refuse, saying a man named Sesshoumaru would not allow it. When Shippo was told this, shivers ran up his spine. He'd obviously had past dealings with this Sesshoumaru.
When Rin was found with child, a man named Sesshoumaru came to the village, taking her away. Shippo grieved his loss. None doubted why, for everyone knew who the father was. It was odd though, for the man named Sesshoumaru was murmered to be youkai, even though he appeared as human as anyone of us did. It wasn't but a fortnight (1) later that Shippo disappeared, never to be seen again.
Kagome sighed, not quite expecting to get that much information. Unfortunate for her, that was where that passages ended. She skimmed through the rest of the book, but found no more.
"Inu Yasha, I found something," she told him after dinner. She then proceeded to tell him what the book had said.
"What!" He shouted in surprise.
"I know, who would've thought Shippo and Rin," she answered him.
"Not just that, but my brother," Inu Yasha replied.
"It's odd, I'll agree to that," she admitted. With a sigh, she pulled out her dreaded homework. Inu Yasha sat on her floor, thinking of the life he had left behind.
Just when he was getting ready to leave, she asked a very important, simple, yet so complex question. "Inu Yasha, do you miss the life you could've had? I mean, what if you'd stayed back in your time with Kikyo. Do you think about that?
He sighed, not knowing what to say, then answered, "Ai shite'ru (2)."
"Thank you," she whispered as he left.
Her head heard his words ringing over and over. With a smile she fell asleep. Many hours later, when everyone else had fallen under sleep's spell but he himself, Inu Yasha thought of the life he had, could have had, and the life he was living now.
Meanwhile, a Miss Kagome found herself waking at 1 A.M. in the morning. So, she thought of the future. She blushed at the images of the two of them sharing a kiss under the tree of fate. Then she thought of them having children, a boy and a girl. She blushed even more furiously, but that's what she did for three hours.
Finally, at a much more reasonable time, she got up and ready for school. She grabbed her bag, which was very light now, and made herself a bowl of hot cereal (3). Nobody came down while she ate, so Kagome washed her bowl and left for school.
"Kagome!" Eri screeched. "There you are!"
"Sorry, but hey, I'm on time for once," Kagome joked as she turned to face her friend.
"Hey, there you guys are! Don't go in yet!" Ayumi yelled to them. The duo turned around and waited for Ayumi to catch up.
"Ayumi, you need up get up earlier," Eri joked with her friend. The three proceeded going inside, coming with the conclusion that Yuka was feeling under the weather that day. Walking into homeroom, the three sat in their usual spots, by the windows. Eri sat next to the windows, with Ayumi behind her. Kagome sat next to Eri, with the seat behind her empty, for it was Yuka's. The three friends found the day dull.
During fifth hour though, the principal's voice came in over the P.A. system. The voice said, "Teachers, please allow these five students to come down to the office: Akamatsu Hojo, Hiragashi Kagome, Kontonkaze Eri, Ruailong Ayumi, and Tora Ai. That is all." The voice crackled off. Puzzled, Kagome and Hojo looked at each other; they had this class together, then headed down to the office together. Ayumi, then Eri joined them. When they got to the office, they found Tora Ai had beaten them there.
"In here," the principal told them and watched as the five students filed in. "Sit down," he ordered. Looking at the couch, the five students sat down. Kagome found herself in the middle, Eri and Hojo on her right, Ayumi and Tora Ai on her left.
"Sir, may I ask, why are we here?" Tora Ai asked.
Clearing his throat, the principal replied, "A very good question, young lady. It's about your cousin, Gintsuki Yuka. She has disappeared." His answer was met by the gasps of everyone.
"What!" Eri screeched, not believing what she had heard.
"It's believed that a man with the initials M.L.S. has taken her. We know that the M. and L. stand for My Lord, but as for the S, we have no idea. We were hoping, seeing as you are her friends, and family," he told them looking at Tora Ai, " that you may know," he finished. "Think about," he told them when they denied it. "You may go back to class," he sighed. The five teens left, heading back to class.
A/N: Three chapters again. The seventh chapter wasn't long, but I say it's one of the most important chapters in the story. That's the chapter where Inu Yasha says his line to Kagome. This chapter, all three that is, is very important. See what I meant last time about the plot starting to pick up a little bit more.
(1) A fortnight is equals to exactly two weeks.
(2) Literally translated it means, You I love, but translated in English, it means I love you.
(3) Hot cereal is oatmeal, cream of wheat, etc.
Also, Tora means Tiger in Japanese, Ai means love.
Marching season has started. Poor me, because marching drums are loud. Especially when they do the casadence or however it's spelled. If I had been smart, I would have taken the earplugs. So, don't look for very many updates until after July 4th.
Also, I've got a few stories I want to put up after I finish this one. The end is actually pretty close. I'm writing chapter 19, short chapters for those who don't remember, and I want your guys's opinion on what I should put up. Should it be:
A. Someday, my very first fic I ever wrote. It's about Miroku and his past. My opinion why, at least for this story, why Miroku asks his infamous question. It would have about two or three chapters about or little longer than these.
B. AU, a definite AU. It's not finished, but has about six long chapters and one short, so far. Kagome's a single mom with two kids. Kikyo, Sango, Koga, and Sesshoumaru were her crew in high school, but she's broken off all ties with them. Inu Yasha is a singer who's trying to get discovered while dealing with the heartache he experienced when his ex girlfriend Kagura hurt him. Naraku is Kagome's gay boss, who's going out with Rin's little brother Jaken, while Rin works alongside Kagome at the Blues' Cafe.
or C. Baby, it's a Kagome/Inu Yasha story with just two long chapters. There are, so far, at least two follow up stories to it, with a third in the makings. I like to call it my Tomiko Saga, since it's a pro generation and the main character for most of it is a person named Tomiko. The chapters for the two follow up stories would be about this size, while Baby's two chapters are, I'm guessing, about this size plus a fourth of the size added on, so kind of long.
Well, that's all I have to say other than, I do not own Inu Yasha or any of it's people, places, and/or things. Oh, yeah, the Shippo part wrote itself. Ja ne until next time.