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I'm very sorry for the late update. I'm so behind schedule. Really sorry.

Chapter Twenty-One: Flight to Osaka


"Change of plans!" Mrs. Higurashi announced happily to the group as they were sitting at the breakfast table. It was 5:00 in the morning, and Kagome and the others were definitely not morning people, they were waging a losing war against sleepiness. Only Rin was truly awake. Kagome idly wondered how that girl could always have so much energy.

Kagome looked up from her breakfast of pancakes. She had looked at how soft the pancakes were and dreaming of the softness of her bed. Miroku was closing his eyes and kept on missing the fork that was supposedly aimed at his mouth. Sango was leaning on Miroku's shoulder and sleeping away. Sesshomaru managed to sit up straight and keep on his impassive face as ever. Inuyasha had recently finished his pancakes in one gulp and had pushed the plate away to rest his head in his arms. Kagome looked around and noticed that Souta and Grandpa were not at the table.

Mrs. Higurashi didn't want to wake them up so early, but she had a special surprise for them. "You guys are going to take a trip to Osaka!"

"Osaka?" Kagome snapped her head up. "We're going on a vacation?"

"Yes, dear," Mrs. Higurashi answered happily. "This is my birthday present to you Kagome, and I really think that you all deserve a trip for fun. And don't worry, I had already called each of their parents, except for Inuyasha's and Sesshomaru's, to let them know about your trip and they gave their permission and they know where you will be for the next week."

"Osaka," Sango mumbled as she was waking up. "We're going on a trip to Osaka?"

"Couldn't you tell us all this when we are more wide awake Auntie?" Miroku yawned.

"Well, I wanted to tell all of you yesterday, but you guys fell asleep immediately when you went to your bedrooms, so I didn't get the chance to tell you," Mrs. Higurashi explained. "And sorry, but the flight leaves at five today, so you are all going to have to drive back to Tokyo and pack everything really quick."

Kagome nudged Inuyasha painfully in the ribs and he immediately snapped up. The others had already left the room and began to gather their few belongings and start the trip back to Tokyo.

"Miroku!" Kagome wailed. "I'm not sure what to bring to Osaka!"

Miroku watched as his cousin was running back and forth in her room. He had finished his packing in half an hour and Kagome was still rushing back and forth. They only had an hour left before their flight left.

"Calm down Kagome," Miroku replied, while covering his ears. "Just pack a few things and it'll be fine. It's only a one week trip."

Kagome rolled her eyes at the ignorance of all men, specifically Miroku right now. "You just don't get it do you Miroku? There could be an emergency and I'm not packed right for the situation."

Miroku sighed, "In that case, why don't you just pack a few outfits for each season so that we can hurry. The airplane leaves in an hour."

Miroku regretted bringing that up because Kagome began to complain at twice her original rate. After about half an hour of bickering and many tears, Miroku was finally able to drag Kagome to the car. They had planned to meet up with the others at the Tokyo International Airlines.

"What took you guys so long?" Inuyasha whined.

"I'm sorry Inuyasha," Kagome apologized. "I couldn't decide what to bring and I was panicking."

"Keh, women," Inuyasha muttered.

Kagome swirled around and gave Inuyasha a deadly glare. If looks could kill, then Inuyasha would be dead in less than two seconds. Inuyasha gulped and gave a nervous laugh.

"Oh come on you two," Sango interrupted them. "You guys can flirt later."

In a matter of seconds, Kagome turned bright red and Inuyasha also had a light shade of pink that stained his cheeks. Inuyasha was amazed about how Kagome could go from being a deadly assassin one minute to a shy schoolgirl the next. They boarded the plane and Kagome claimed the window seat. Inuyasha sat right next to her and then Miroku was forced to occupy the seat by the aisle. In the row across from them, Sango sat first, with Rin in the middle and Sesshomaru by the window. Sango didn't want to sit right next to Miroku because of his legendary hands.

They arrived in no time and the group went to retrieve their luggage. They had just picked up their luggage when Kagome announced that she was going to the nearest vending machine to get a bottle of water.

"Be sure not to get soda Kagome," Inuyasha joked. "You don't need the extra weight."

Poor Inuyasha, he never had the chance to see the fist coming at his face. Kagome stomped angrily away. The others just snickered and looked down at Inuyasha.

The airport was getting crowded as people were coming on and off the incoming airplanes. It had been nearly ten minutes when Kagome still hadn't returned.

"Aw come on," Inuyasha complained. "I didn't mean to upset her that much."

His complaints remained hanging in the air as the others began to wonder where Kagome was and hoping that nothing bad had happened to their friend.

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I'm very sorry for the shortness of this chapter. I've been really busy, but tomorrow should be back to normal. I'll put new characters in the story in a few more chapters, I promise. I'm very sorry for the lateness.

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