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Okay, so the beginning of this chapter is a tad bit redundant, I do apologize but I wanted to emphasize some points, and I was not sure if anyone would have forgotten some things since I have not updated in awhile. Sorry about that by the way.
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Love Isn't Just a Memory
Chapter Twelve: Video Games
By: Nimerin
Inuyasha followed the anxious voice of his comrades until they led him into the kitchen again. Everyone was situated around the table discussing the recent encounter.
"Well, to say the least that was not at all how I expected to meet Kagome-sama again." Miroku said.
Shippo had stopped crying by now and only the occasional sniffle occurred. "She forgot us." He murmured.
Sango nodded, "It was shocking when we were told of it, but seeing it was really heartbreaking."
Inuyasha snorted and all heads turned towards him, just now realizing that he was present, "I'm telling you we'll make her remember us." He then turned to Mrs. Higurashi, "How do we fix this passing out thing?"
She shook her head, "I have no idea."
"Fine then, I'll just have to fix it by myself."
"Not by yourself, Inuyasha," Miroku cut him off, "We all care for Kagome-sama and we all will help."
"What are we going to do about living arrangements while we are her?" Sango inquired.
Mrs. Higurashi sighed, "I was going to let some of you stay in Kagome's room with her," Miroku's head popped up his normal hentai grin in place, "but…" and down it went again, "given the fact it seems to upset her so much, I will have to make other arrangements."
"We do not want to put you through too much trouble Higurashi-sama." Miroku interjected, though it was mostly out of the hope that she would put them all in Kagome's room other than actual politeness.
"Oh it is no trouble at all. Inuyasha, Shippo, and you may share with Souta."
"Yay," Souta cheered loudly, "it is going to be so much fun!"
"Sango you can stay in the guest room."
"I wanna stay with Kagome!" Shippo whined, "I don't wanna share a room with dog-breath."
Inuyasha promptly bonked Shippo on the head, "Well I don't want to share with a brat like you either."
"Shippo," Sango suggested, "You can stay with Kirara and me if you would like."
"Okay." Shippo accented.
Mrs. Higurashi smiled, "Well now that it's all settled I will go get your rooms set up."
"We will help you if you would like." Miroku offered.
"Why that would be nice. Arigato."
~*~ The Next Morning~*~
Souta leapt out of bed the moment the sun was shining through the crack in his navy blue curtains. He had wanted to play with his sister's friends last night, but his mother had told him to let them rest after their long journey; begrudgingly he had agreed. Now it was the next morning, and his mother had not told him to leave them be; it was time to be evil. Well, perhaps evil is too strong a word really. I mean he knew that they would most likely not want to wake up at the crack of dawn to play with him, but little siblings have the innate gift of not caring who they aggravate so long as the end result gets them what they wanted; or knocked unconscious, you know, whichever came first.
Inuyasha, who had been up most of the night checking in on Kagome, watched Souta with half lidded eyes. The look on the kids face reminded him too much of Shippo when he was about to drive him nuts; rightly so, he was unsettled. "Oi brat, what are you so happy about this early in the morning?"
Souta noticed that his hero was awake and quickly catapulted off of his bed and onto said hanyou. "You're awake! Now we can play!"
Miroku was now blinking himself awake because of the ruckus the youngest Higurashi was making. "What is going on?"
Souta then whipped his head in the houshi's direction and launched himself at him as well, "We are going to play video games! I just got this really sugio game last week, but I haven't gotten a chance to play against anyone other than the computer! I am going to set it up and we can play it all day, 'cause I don't have to go to school today."
"Why not?" Inuyasha asked, knowing how important it always was for Kagome to go to school as much as she could.
"Oh, well I caught a cold or something like that, so I don't have to go until I am feeling better."
"You look fine to me kid." Inuyasha noted as Souta flew about the room setting up the PS2.
"That's what I say, but my mom wants to make sure. I'm not complaining though, I don't want to go to school while you guys are here."
'He doesn't want to go to school because he thinks spending time with us is more important?' Inuyasha pondered, 'How the hell can I get Kagome to think like that?'
"Alright, it's all set up. Inuyasha I can play against you first since you already know all the buttons. Miroku, you can watch so that you can learn how to play." Souta stated as he handed a controller to Inuyasha and sat down Indian style ready to play. Inuyasha did the same as Miroku came up behind them to watch, curious at this new form of entertainment, perhaps there would be some pretty girls involved.
~*~ Downstairs~*~
Sango tumbled out of bed with the sheets tangled all around her as she kneeled on her hands and knees on the floor. Shippo and Kirara, who had been sleeping with her earlier, were strangely absent. As she was looking about for her source of abrupt waking, a loud scream could be heard from upstairs. 'That sounded like Houshi-sama!' Sango thought alarmed. Grabbing hirakotsu, she rushed up the stairs to the room that seemed to be the origin of the noise. She burst through the door ready to fly into action at the slightest provocation but was awed by what she saw before her.
Miroku and Inuyasha were sitting in front of the square box that Mrs. Higurashi called the 'tell e vision' and their hands were frantically gripping a small black object as they pushed excitedly on the round symbols on it. Inuyasha was using one of his legs to try and shove the houshi and knock him over, effectively ruining his playing. Souta and Shippo were jumping up and down on the bed behind them, cheering like mad for their chosen champion; Souta cheered for Inuyasha because he was his hero, and Shippo cheered for Miroku because Inuyasha had hit him earlier. Kirara was curled up on Souta's pillow with Buyo watching the whole scene placidly.
Sango stood and gaped for a moment, unsure of what course of action she should take. They didn't seem to be in any danger, they actually seemed to be enjoying themselves, but by Kami were they screaming like the world were coming to an end. "What's going on here?"
Miroku glanced up immediately at having heard his beloved Sango's voice, "Ah, Sango my dear, why we are playing a game."
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! You lose you lecher!" Inuyasha screamed and danced about victoriously.
Miroku looked back at Inuyasha, "I was distracted by the lovely Sango, Inuyasha. That hardly makes it a valid victory."
"It's valid alright you stupid bouzo. You should learn to always pay attention during a battle. You know one day…"
Inuyasha would probably have continued his ranting had not a bleary eyed Kagome just walk in. She rubbed her eyes sleepily before blinking and taking in the scene before her.
She sighed, "Souta, you and the hallucinations are making too much noise. You woke me up."
Souta blinked for a moment, "Hallucinations?"
"Yes, these people that we all are seeing because of some stupid gas leak or something. This reminds me, I really should call the city about that today." Kagome mumbled as she turned around to head back to her room.
"Kagome, they aren't hallucinations!" Souta cried.
"Souta, I told you all to keep it down! I'm going to school since you and the delusions woke me up, but don't think I want this to happen every morning!" She replied over her shoulder as she headed back to her room.
"But…" Souta muttered, "How could delusions wake up a person, and how could we all be seeing the same thing?"
Everyone in Souta's room sweat dropped at the boy's questions and Kagome's reaction.
Miroku sighed, "She never really was much of a morning person. She usually doesn't make sense for another hour or so."
"She never makes sense bouzo." Inuyasha mumbled, his earlier good mood disintegrated by being called a delusion.
AN: Yes I know, really there was not much of a point to this chapter, it is really just a filler chapter; but I would like reviews nonetheless!