Roar of the Dragon: I'm surprised, no one commented on all the girls singing "She's not Just a Pretty Face," I thought it suited all of them since all the older girls had different 'jobs'. Everyone seems to have enjoyed the karaoke, so I'm happy. I'm going to shortly start a sequel to this story that will focus more on Kimiko and the other kids than the adults and will also feature some crossovers with my two other favorite anime series. I've got the first chapter of the sequel typed up, but I won't post it until after Sesshy and Lina get hitched. See the note at the end of the chapter for more details.
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or Oh My Goddess. The only characters I own are Kimiko, Flamie, Kudora, Hiyruu, and Lina.
I apologize in advance for any mistakes I make regarding Japanese customs or language usage.
Review Responses: Wow, you people really like this story don't you?
Dumber then a Moogle ass: Yeah, I'm pairing them up, I'm just taking my time since I've never had a girlfriend, so I am pretty much clueless about how to procede with them.
Dragon and Sword Master: Thanks, I'll look at your story later when you've used my attack! You're right on the music parts!
crazyhanyoued: It will take a while, Sesshy only has his father's relationships as a guidline for romance besides Inuyasha and Co's, so he doesn't have much of an idea of what's in store for him!
Akihanah: The adult couples have their moments in this chapter, and I may start a sequel that focuses more on the kids and some other kid characters I have in mind from my favorite animes!
FieryDemonFox: Glad you caught up. I thought really hard about what song everyone would sing, seems I was right on target!
rurouni miss: Gladd you like the Shippo/Rin pairing and the Jaken torture.
RyuJoyuou: Yes I am leading up to it, but I have a hard time making everything realistic!
MyWay: Always glad to have a new reader, glad you liked the last chapter.
Evil-Hans: I found the word Hiyruu on an English to Japanese site, so that's how I'm spelling it.
Dark Inu Fan: Can you say birthday parties?
aphy69: Glad you like the pets, they'll be playing a larger role in future chapters. Hiyruu seemed like a good name as well as original.
Mily: Thanks, I am of the opinion that you can never have enough dragons in your life.
chrisy12: Glad you liked the chapter, more fluff ahead!
WolfKeeper989: I agree, I had fun writing that chapter! I hope this one is as good!
Story Weaver1: Yes, we see the bad side to having super hearing in this chapter. I'm pretty sure you'll like Sesshy's response!
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The morning after the festival dawned bright and sunny. Kagome woke up to the sensation of something large and warm snuggled against her. She opened her eyes to find Inuyasha holding her in his arms with her tail wrapped around his waist. ::Oh no, I'm never going to be able to get out of his arms like this!:: groaned Kagome mentally. She tried so wiggle out of her mate's grasp, but Inuyasha clutched her tighter and growled "Mine." in his sleep as he nuzzled his mark on her shoulder. "OOOOhhhh, no fair, how come he can make me feel like this when he's asleep but I never get the chance to be in control?" whined Kagome as she melted in Inuyasha's arms. "Because the male is the one in control in an Inu youkai relationship. Haven't you seen modern bitches submit to their mates?" asked Inuyasha in a low voice as he hugged her and kissed the back of her neck. "First of all, never call me a bitch. I know it doesn't mean anything bad to you, but I grew up thinking bitch was a rude term. Second, do you think that as a young girl I went around looking for mating dogs?" Inuyasha chuckled and lightly caressed Kagome's breasts through the oversized t-shirt she wore to bed. "Oooohhhhh Inuyasha, don't, Kimiko will be coming in here soon and I don't want her seeing us mating," groaned Kagome. "Awww, you never let me have any fun," pouted Inuyasha as he reluctantly let Kagome go. The hanyou miko walked over to the closet and pulled on a large fluffy robe that was one of her favorite things to wear after a nice warm shower or bath. "Hmm, I almost feel like I've gained a fur covered body to go with my tail and ears," said Kagome with a grin as Inuyasha slipped on his fire rat outfit and hugged her gently. "Mommy, daddy, it's morning! Time to get up!" announced Kimiko as she darted into the room. Kagome swept her daughter up for a tickle attack, the little hanyou giggling like crazy as Kagome's robe tickled her as well as her mother's hands. "Happy birthday sweetie! You're one year old today!" said Kagome with a grin as Inuyasha joined in the tickiling. Kimiko laughed and laughed, especially after Shippo ran in and joined in the fun with all nine of his tails. The small family collapsed to the ground in a pile of love and affection that had Rin, who had followed Shippo and Kimiko, running for Kagome's camera and taking picture after picture of the happy family.
Mirouku woke up to find himself pinned under Sango without any covers on himself. His wife had stolen all the covers during the night and wouldn't give them back, no matter how hard he tried to pull them from her grasp. ::How can she sleep like that? She must be roasting with all those sheets and blankets covering her:: Mirouku pondered with a puzzled frown on his face. Then a soft crying alerted him to the fact that Hiyruu was awake and hungry. "Shhh Hiyruu, I'm trying to get mommy up, she's just very tired from all the excitment last night," he wispered. ::Though in reality, I should be sleeping like a log and Sango the one up now. I still can't believe she wanted to keep going after midnight!:: Sango started to stirr and groaned softly as sunlight hit her eyes. Shoving her head under her pillow, Sango moaned, "Mirouku, tell Kilala I'll feed her and Kudora when I get up." "I would love, but that is little Hiyruu complaining, not Kilala or Kudora!" said Mirouku with a grin. Sango sat up immediatley and struggled out of the covers. "Okay okay, I'm up. Hold on sweetie, mommy is here!" she cooed as she lifted Hiyruu up and started to nurse him. Kilala and Kudora padded into the room and rubbed against Sango's feet purring. "And are the two of you hungry? Well, I'm sure Buyo won't mind sharing some of his cat food with two such lovely ladies!" said Mirouku with a laugh. The fire cats mewed in agreement and scampered out of the room to join Flamie downstairs in waiting for their masters to feed them. Mirouku kissed Sango and tickled Hiyruu on the chin before saying, "I'll feed them, you finish with Hiyruu beloved." Sango nodded and Mirouku slipped out of the room and closed the door behind him.
As Mirouku finished pooring cat food into bowls for Kudor and Kilala, Sesshomaru stumbled into the room dressed in a simple kimono for lounging and sat down at the table. Mirouku took one look at the Taiyoukai and poored him a large cup of coffee. "Your eyes are bloodshot Sesshomaru, didn't you get any sleep last night?" he asked. Sesshomaru grabbed the coffee pot and chugged the whole thing in one gulp before glaring at Mirouku with annoyance on his face. "I couldn't sleep at all because of the sounds of mating you and the Taijiya made kept me up all night! Even in our time we make the rooms sufficently far from one another that noises don't reach. I really didn't like having enhanced hearing when I heard Lady Sango moaning through the wall even with my pillow over my ears!" Mirouku gulped and hurridley made Sesshomaru another pot of coffee, which the Taiyoukai downed more slowly this time like a normal person would a regular cup. "Ehhh, sorry about that, Sango really wanted to reward me for singing that song to her!" said Mirouku as he rubbed the back of his neck. Sesshomaru arched one eyebrow but didn't say anything as Flamie entered the kitchen followd by a skipping Kimiko. "Good morning Uncle Fluffy!" exclaimed the little girl as she tackled her uncle's leg and tail for a hug. Sesshomaru smiled and ruffled Kimiko's hair as Rin followed her cousin and climbed onto his lap for her morning hug. "Did you sleep well Outo-san?" asked Rin. Sesshomaru glared at Mirouku and clutched his coffee pot as he said, "No, I didn't. And I don't want to talk about it." Kimiko released Sesshomaru's leg and tail and opened the refrigerator to find a chunk of ground beef that she mixed with some leftover sukiake meat for Flamie's breakfast. The little dragon eagerly awaited his meal and stood up with his face on her shoulders to lick Kimiko's face after she set the bowl down, his tail wagging happily, before he dropped down to eat his breakfast.
Kimiko giggled and started boiling water for ramen for her father and her own breakfast. Kagome and Sango were the next arrivals in the kitchen, both women dressed in fuzzy robes and smiling. Kagome immediatley started cooking eggs, pancakes, and sausage for breakfast while Sango poored orange juice and milk for everyone. Inuyasha, Shippo, Kohaku, and Mirouku arrived next, with Mirouku carrying Hiyruu. Mrs. Higurashi, Souta, and Grandpa were the last to arrive, sitting down just as the ramen finished cooking and Kagome was serving up the last plate of pancakes with eggs and sausage. Everyone sat down for a wonderful meal, though Inuyasha and Kimiko would have prefered more ramen. "So Kimiko, how does it feel to be one year old?" asked Mrs. Higurashi. Kimiko paused with her last bite of ramen midway to her mouth in her chopsticks. "Well, since I'm a hanyou, my body feels like that of a three year old. I can't say I feel very different than when Hiyruu was born," she said. Inuyasha swallowed his current mouthful of ramen before saying, "I felt the same way, you won't change that much till you're four years old. At least your body won't change. I hope you'll be smarter than I was at your age, since a certain someone kept hitting me on the head with his servant's staff of heads for fun!" The last part was aid with a glare at Sesshomaru, who actually blushed and ducked his head from embarasment. "Sesshomaru-outo-sama, did you really do that to Uncle Inuyasha?" asked Rin with a frown. "Yes," muttered Sesshomaru. Rin glared at her father and grabbed Kagome's spatula with her tail. Rin then used the spatula to whack her father repeatedly on the head. Inuyasha was chuckling with mirth at the sight of his niece berating her father, the great Taiyoukai of the Western Lands, with the spatula gripped in her fuzzy tail. Kimiko watched this scene with interest then turned to Shippo and Souta. "If that's what I'll be like when I'm grown up, I think I'm glad I'm just a year old today!" Shippo and Souta nodded, all three safe in the knowlege that they had a few more years at least before they had to start acting grown up.
After breakfast was finished and all the dishes put in the dishwasher, it was time for Kimiko's favorite part of the day, the presents! Everyone gathered in the family room, where a pile of presents awaited Kimiko. Lina had arrived after breakfast, bringing her own present for the young hanyou. Kimiko eagerly opened her grandmother's present first to find a new fuzzy sweater with a comfy hood. Souta got his niece a pair of rollerblades, promising to teach her how to use them thenext day. Kimiko was prepared for a strange present from her great grandfather, and he didn't disapoint her. "Jii-chan, exactly what is this?" she asked, holding up a strange packet with Chinese writing on it, one of several dozen such packets in a large box. "It's from an old friend in China," said the old man. "When you mix it with normal water, whoever bathes in that water becomes a young girl until they're splashed with warm water. I thought you might be able to use this for emergencies in this time if your concealment spell fails." "Does it really work?" asked Kimiko. "It does," said Lina, "the source of these things are the cursed springs of Jusenkyo. The God of mischief, Loki, enchanted the springs so that whoever falls into them turns into whoever or whatever drowned there last." Kimiko blinked, finding it hard to believe that one of Great Grandpa's wacky ideas was correct. Kimiko then opened Lina's present to find a bracelet with a large green gem on it. "The gem stone has a spell on it that makes it act like a compass when you ask it what direction you are going in. I figured with all the traveling you do in the past, this could be helpful if you get lost." said Lina with a smile as Kimiko slipped on the bracelet. Sango, Mirouku, and Kohaku gave Kimiko a special long dagger that Sango said came from a bandit who made the mistake of trying to rob her on a Taijiya mission. The dagger was a bit longer than Rin's throwing ones, meant for hand to hand combat. Sesshomaru and Rin gave Kimiko a scroll on dragons Sesshomaru had found in is library that would help in her care of Flamie. Finally, Kagome, Inuyasha, and Shippo brought out their gift, tickets for everyone to see Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azakaban that afternoon! Kimiko loved the Harry Potter Books almost as much as the Lord of the Rings ones and almost strangled her parents and brother with her thank you hug.
The whole group arrived at the movie theater early and quickly found seats. The seating worked out in this order: Lina, Sesshomaru, Rin, Shippo, Inuyasha, Kagome, Kimiko, Kohaku, Sango, and Mirouku. Hiyruu sat on his mother's lap with a pacifier in his mouth to keep him quiet. Everyone was dressed in shorts and t-shirts because of the warm weather, which was a first for Sesshomaru. Thanks to Lina's magic, Sesshomaru's tail was both invisible and intangible to mortal eyes, so the Taiyoukai was draping it over Lina's shoulder while he held a large bucket of popcorn that they were sharing. When the Dementors first appeared, Lina accidentley grabbed Sesshomaru's tail so hard he felt tears in his eyes. Sesshomaru had never been grabbed by the tail by anyone but a younge Inuyasha during one of their child hood fights. "Miss Lina, please release my tail, you're breaking its bones!" he whispered softly. Lina softly eeped and released her grip on his tail, much to Sesshomaru's reliefe. Next to Sesshomaru, Rin's simalarly hidden tail was stiff as a brush and twice its normal size as she was the shrouded beings entering the Hogwart's Express and Shippo was sure she was squeezing his hand hard enough to cut off blood flow to it. Amazingly, Hiyruu and Kimiko didn't seem bothered by the spooky dementors, mainly because Kimiko knew her father would kill anything like that before it could lay a finger on her and Hiyruu didn't really understand what was going on.
"That was great!" said Kimiko as everyone exited the movie theater and climbed into the Higurashi van. Thanks to Lina's magic, the van magically was able to fit everyone in. Kagome drove with Inuyasha beside her. Sango, Hiyruu, and Mirouku sat behind them. Next were Rin, Shippo, Kimiko, and Kohaku. Last of all in the back were Sesshomaru and Lina. The only stop was for Kagome to run into the supermarket with Lina and Sango. All three came out carrying two bags full of ramen packets. Inuyasha's eyes bulged out as he looked at how much ramen they had. "Did you bye out the whole store's supply of ramen? Even when you're restocking your backpack, you don't buy that much!" he exclaimed. Kagome grinned as she put the bags in the trunk with Sesshomaru and Lina to guard them. "Yes, but I'm planning to make a huge amount of ramen tonight for Kimiko's birthday dinner," she said. Kimiko was practically bouncing up and down with delight, held in place only by her seatbelt and Shippo and Kohaku's grip on her arms. Everyone had a nice dinner of Ramen followed by a large ice cream cake that Kimiko had picked out the day before and went to sleep, though Sesshomaru wore earplugs, earmuffs, and a thick wool cap and slept downstairs, where he was as far from Sango and Mirouku's room as possible.
The next day passed quickly, with Kimiko learnig how to rollerskate from Souta. Kimiko was soon whizzing around on her new roller blades with special safety gear made from Flamie's shed skin scraps. The little dragon's shed skin proved to be very strong, more than enough to protect against a few falls or crashes. "Wow, she's really going fast!" said Inuyasha as he paused in helping Kagome clean the kitchen to watch Kimiko through the kitchen window. Kagome nodded as she saw Kimiko moving like a pro and not like she just learned how to rollerblade that afternoon. "I never really liked rollerblading, I prefered riding my bicycle," said Kagome. Just then, Kimiko, who had been distracted by Shippo and Rin laughing together, took a wrong turn and started going down the steps to the shrine. "Yipe! OW! Off!" exclaimed Kimiko as she bounced down the steps, amazingly keeping her feat down and not falling on her face or butt. Finally reaching the bottom of the stairs, Kimiko quickly grabbed a nearby tree branch to stop herself. "Owie, I'm never doing that again, I feel like my tail is about to break off," whimpered Kimiko as Kagome leapt from the top of the stairs and landed next to her daughter. "Oh Kimiko, are you all right?" exclaimed Kagome. "I think so, but I don't trust my legs to hold me up," said Kimiko as she tightened her grip on the tree branch. "Come on, I'll carry you piggy back," said Kagome as she turned her back to Kimiko and gestured for her to grab onto her back. Kimiko swung herself off the branch and landed lightly on Kagome's back. "Hold on honey, I'll get you back to the house then you can soak your sore legs in a nice hot bath," said Kagome as she slowly started climbing the steps. "Thank you Oka-san, I love you," said Kimiko as she rested her head on Kagome's shoulder. Kagome smiled and gently squeezed Kimiko's legs as she said, "I love you to honey."
The evening passed without much excitment except for the fact that Kagome's mother had rented Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail for their evening entertainment. The Black Knight scene had Inuyasha and Sesshomaru rolling on the floor with laughter, while the French taunting gave Kagome, Kohaku, Kimiko, Shippo, and Rin a huge case of the giggles. Mirouku was most amused by the scene at Castle Anthrax, at least until Sango smacked him to make sure he didn't start making rude jokes, though all the other adults were embarassed to have the kids listening to that part. Sango loved the Killer Rabbit, especially seeing the cowardly Sir Robin piss in his armor. "Why doesn't Arthur know how to count to three?" asked Kimiko curiously. "Well you see sweetie, back then, they didn't have a very good educational system. That's one reason I've been home schooling you and Shippo in the past," said Kagome. "Kagome, you have to admit that even when we first met, I could at least count to ten correctly," said Inuyasha. "Yes, but only by using both hands," said Sesshomaru with a smirk. Before Inuyasha could retaliate, both brothers found their ears being grabbed by Kagome. "Now now boys, no fighting while we're watching the movie," she said sweetly, but they could tell by the look in her eyes that she meant buisness. Sesshomaru nervously eyes a necklace of prayer beads Kagome pulled from inside her miko robes. "Do I have to put a subduing spell on you Sesshomaru?" she asked sweetly. Sesshomaru scooted back along the floor rapidly, his eyes wide as he shook his head. Rin grabbed the camera and snapped a photo of her father being forced into submission by the threat of a necklace.
The next day passed quickly, with everyone preparing for Shippo's birthday. The happy day arrived bright and sunny. Kimiko was the first one up and she snuck over to where Shippo was drooling in his sleep as he dreamed of candy. ::Lets see, how do I wake Nee-chan up?:: pondered Kimiko. ::Hmm, his tails are holding Rin's tail again, but I can't knot them together without being mean to Rin. I can't make that little statue of Shippo's work for me, so that's out... wait, maybe I should test out Jii-chan's present!:: Kimiko quickly darted into the kitchen and got a pitcher of water. She then added a packet of the Spring of Drowned Girl to the water. Kimiko then quietly walked upstairs and stood over Shippo with the pitcher of water ready. ::3... 2... 1... Time to wake up Shippo!:: thought Kimiko as she poored the water on 1. The water hit Shippo and instantly woke him up. Kimiko struggled to hold in her laughter as the now female Shippo sputtered and looked up in the air. "Funny, how did it rain on me when I'm inside?" asked Shippo. She then turned and saw Kimiko standing with the slightly wet pitcher and a huge grin on her face. "Good morning Onii-chan! Happy Birthday!" said Kimiko as she struggled to keep from laughing. Rin and Kohaku had woken up by now and were staring at Shippo in shock. Shippo now had vibrant red hair and her tails were the same red color and her eyes had changed to a dark blue. "What's wrong you two?" asked Shippo as she took in their silence and expression. "Umm, Shippo? You have uhhh, breasts," said Rin timidly as she pointed at Shippo's chest. Shippo looked down and saw that Rin was right. Her eyes bulged out and she was out of her bed like lightining chasing after Kimiko and yelling, "Come back here you little brat! When I get my claws on you, I'll use your tail for a scarf!" Kimiko took off, glad she had stashed her roller blades by the front door and left it open. She grabbed the skates from by the door and then ran outside and leapt onto the roof. Shippo burst outside, taking a second to find where Kimiko had gone. In that second, Kimiko had both skates on and had leapt to the other side of the house. Shippo heard her and gave chase, but Kimiko was able to move a little faster than her enraged sister because of her skates. Kagome opened the window to her room and stuck her head out along with Inuyasha to see why their pups were trying to kill one another. "Kimiko, Shippo! Stop this at once! What in the world is wrong with the... two... of... you?" asked Kagome as she realized she was looking at a female Shippo. "Kimiko, you used that instant Spring of Drowned Girl on your brother, didn't you?" asked Inuyasha. Kimiko looked at her feet and muttered, "Yes Outo-san." Kagome sighed and walked down stairs. She couldn't resist taking a picture so she could see what Shippo would have looked like if he had been born a girl. Shippo sighed as her mother took the picture and asked, "Now can we please get me back to normal?" Inuyasha grinned and said, "I don't know, you look awfully cute this way." Shippo grabbed her father's collar and pulled herself up to his eye level. "How would you feel if you were suddenly turned into a girl in the same house as Mirouku?" asked Shippo with a hint of a threat in her voice. Inuyasha shuddered and said, "I see your point." Kagome walked out with a kettle of warm water heated by Flamie to just the right temperature. She poored it onto Shippo, who assumed his normal form with much relief.
"Kimiko, I am very dissapointed with you," said Kagome. "Umm, I suppoase now would not be a good time to mention I did the same trick to Mirouku only he didn't wake up?" asked Kimiko. Kagome blinked and then thought about the fact that Mirouku was now a girl. ::Knowing him, he'll run into the bathroom, strip, and start examining himself in the mirror:: "Okay, with Mirouku I'll let it slide, but not with your brother. Especially since you did this on his birthday." "Gomen Shippo, I'll never do anything like this again," said Kikiko as her ears drooped and her tail fell down limply. Shippo sighed and said, "I forgive you Kimiko. I suppose I deserved a prank for putting that salt in your milk a few nights ago." Kimiko glanced up and frowned. "I thought that Kohaku or Uncle Souta did it! I woke you up like that because you tied my tail to the base of my bed a week ago and caused me to fall flat on my face when I got out of bed!" Kimiko lunged at Shippo and started tickiling him without mercy, their parents looking on and sighing at their pups' behavior. Kagome walked back inside and started breakfast as Inuyasha watched the pups to make sure Kimiko didn't try to kill Shippo.
Mirouku woke to the sound of Sango's laughter. Sitting up, the monk stared at his wife puzzled. "What's so funny Sango? I know I heard Kimiko and Shippo fighting, but it isn't that funny," said Mirouku. "It isn't that... its... its... your chest!" stammered Sango before a second round of laughs robbed her of her ability to speak again. Mirouku's face bore a look of confusion as he said, "Nani? What do you mean... my... chest?" asked Mirouku before looking down and discovering that he was now a she. Mirouku ripped open her sleeping kimono and stared at her new breasts for a full minute before fainting with a goofie grin on her face. Sango chuckled and waited for Mirouku to get up. When Mirouku woke up, she immediatley ran to the bathroom as Kagome predicted and well... can't say here, got to keep this fic PG-13.
After Sango slipped into the bathroom and blasted Mirouku with hot water to change him back to his normal self and he got dressed, everyone gathered for breakfast. Sesshomaru had to be restrained by Sango, Mirouku, Kagome, and Lina from killing Inuyasha after he suggested that Sesshomaru wouldn't notice any difference if he got splashed with the magic water. The Taiyoukai's eyes had gone red and Kagome thanked Kami-sama that he hadn't shifted to his true form. "Inuyasha, sitsitsitistisitsit!" chanted Kagome to shut him up after Sesshomaru managed to nock over the kitchen table, sending food everywhere. Inuyasha kissed the floor and Kagome turned to Sesshomaru, who was still trying to break free and maul his brother. "Sorry about this Sesshomaru, but I this is the only way I can bring you out of your blood rage," she said before kicking him in the nards. Sesshomaru immediatley doubled over gasping in pain. "Arigato Lady Kagome, you did the right thing," he managed to get out. "Gomen, I acted foolishly and will clean up the entire kitchen." Kagome shook her head as she grabbed an icepack from the freezer and handed it to Sesshomaru. "It isn't your fault, it is my baka mate's! He'll be cleaning the whole kitchen by himself or he will not get any of Shippo's birthday cake!" Inuyasha had gotten to his feet by now and gulped at Kagome's angry face aimed at him. "Hai!" he said, immediatley grabbing a mop and starting his job.
An hour later, Inuyasha had finished his cleaning job, Lina had arrived, and Shippo got to open his presents. Souta gave Shippo a skate bord since the kitsune had expressed an interest in Souta's the last time he had been at the Higurashi house. Mrs. Higurashi gave Shippo a book on card tricks, while Jii-chan gave him what he claimed was a mumified Oni hand that would keep away evil youkai. ::Right, and I'm the Taiyoukai of the Eastern lands:: Shippo said to himself as he picked up Lina's package. The demi-goddess had given him a special cloak that was like the Elven cloakes in The Lord of the Rings and allowed Shippo to hide in plain sight. Mirouku, Sango, and Kohaku gave Shippo a dagger Sango had made on her last visit to the ruins of her village. "I found the hidden skull of an ancient kitsune who lived near our village when it was founded. He didn't bother any humans and actually helped my ansestors by showing them many of the herbal compounds we use. He died defending my great, great grandmother when she was a child from a bear youkai. I just found the skull on my last visit and decided one of the fangs would be a good dagger for you," said Sango as Shippo turned the simple curved dagger over in his hands. "Arigato Sango, I can actually feel the ancient power of this kitsune in his fang," said Shippo as he placed the dagger in his belt. Sesshomaru and Rin gave Shippo gave Shippo a scroll on illusion spells for his growing library of kitsune tricks and knowlege. Kimiko brought out her present next, a small bow wrapped in simple brown paper. Shippo unwrapped the package to find a small wooden box that he vaugley remembered Kimiko buying at a market in the feudal era. Opening the box, Shippo found a collection of beautiful polished river stones of various colors and some interesting crystals. "Wow! Kimiko, did you gather these on our hikes past the river?" asked Shippo as he looked through the collection of stones. Kimiko nodded, obviously still upset by her scolding from her prank this morning. Shippo wighed and pulled Kimiko into a hug as he said, "Will you knock it off with the misery act? I can't stand seeing you hurt or upset, it takes all the fun away from life." Kimiko smiled and hugged Shippo back. Shippo grinned then started giving Kimiko a noogie. Kimiko yelped and struggled against Shippo's grip, managing to slip loose and dart across the room and hide behind Sesshomaru and Lina, her face peeking out from below Sesshomaru's tail. Kagome sighed and said, "Shippo, be nice to your sister. I know its your birthday and you might be upset by her prank, but she just gave you a nice present and is truely sorry for her prank." Shippo rolled his eyes and nodded before eagerly unwrapping his parents' present to him. Inside he found a personal CD player! "Awesome! Now I can listen to some of my favorite songs from this time in our time!" said Shippo with a huge grin. "Yes, but you have to buy the batteries for it!" said Inuyasha with a smirk. Shippo spent the day learning how to skatebord from Souta and then raced Kimiko around the yard while she used her skates.
Okay, I'll stop here, or this will become booring. Sorry if the chapter got repetative and dull, I need to watch Inuyasha to refresh my creativity. So, I need help getting Sesshy and Lina hooked up. Any suggestion? Just give me your ideas in a review.
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or Oh My Goddess. The only characters I own are Kimiko, Flamie, Kudora, Hiyruu, and Lina.
I apologize in advance for any mistakes I make regarding Japanese customs or language usage.
Review Responses: Wow, you people really like this story don't you?
Dumber then a Moogle ass: Yeah, I'm pairing them up, I'm just taking my time since I've never had a girlfriend, so I am pretty much clueless about how to procede with them.
Dragon and Sword Master: Thanks, I'll look at your story later when you've used my attack! You're right on the music parts!
crazyhanyoued: It will take a while, Sesshy only has his father's relationships as a guidline for romance besides Inuyasha and Co's, so he doesn't have much of an idea of what's in store for him!
Akihanah: The adult couples have their moments in this chapter, and I may start a sequel that focuses more on the kids and some other kid characters I have in mind from my favorite animes!
FieryDemonFox: Glad you caught up. I thought really hard about what song everyone would sing, seems I was right on target!
rurouni miss: Gladd you like the Shippo/Rin pairing and the Jaken torture.
RyuJoyuou: Yes I am leading up to it, but I have a hard time making everything realistic!
MyWay: Always glad to have a new reader, glad you liked the last chapter.
Evil-Hans: I found the word Hiyruu on an English to Japanese site, so that's how I'm spelling it.
Dark Inu Fan: Can you say birthday parties?
aphy69: Glad you like the pets, they'll be playing a larger role in future chapters. Hiyruu seemed like a good name as well as original.
Mily: Thanks, I am of the opinion that you can never have enough dragons in your life.
chrisy12: Glad you liked the chapter, more fluff ahead!
WolfKeeper989: I agree, I had fun writing that chapter! I hope this one is as good!
Story Weaver1: Yes, we see the bad side to having super hearing in this chapter. I'm pretty sure you'll like Sesshy's response!
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{talking mind to mind}
The morning after the festival dawned bright and sunny. Kagome woke up to the sensation of something large and warm snuggled against her. She opened her eyes to find Inuyasha holding her in his arms with her tail wrapped around his waist. ::Oh no, I'm never going to be able to get out of his arms like this!:: groaned Kagome mentally. She tried so wiggle out of her mate's grasp, but Inuyasha clutched her tighter and growled "Mine." in his sleep as he nuzzled his mark on her shoulder. "OOOOhhhh, no fair, how come he can make me feel like this when he's asleep but I never get the chance to be in control?" whined Kagome as she melted in Inuyasha's arms. "Because the male is the one in control in an Inu youkai relationship. Haven't you seen modern bitches submit to their mates?" asked Inuyasha in a low voice as he hugged her and kissed the back of her neck. "First of all, never call me a bitch. I know it doesn't mean anything bad to you, but I grew up thinking bitch was a rude term. Second, do you think that as a young girl I went around looking for mating dogs?" Inuyasha chuckled and lightly caressed Kagome's breasts through the oversized t-shirt she wore to bed. "Oooohhhhh Inuyasha, don't, Kimiko will be coming in here soon and I don't want her seeing us mating," groaned Kagome. "Awww, you never let me have any fun," pouted Inuyasha as he reluctantly let Kagome go. The hanyou miko walked over to the closet and pulled on a large fluffy robe that was one of her favorite things to wear after a nice warm shower or bath. "Hmm, I almost feel like I've gained a fur covered body to go with my tail and ears," said Kagome with a grin as Inuyasha slipped on his fire rat outfit and hugged her gently. "Mommy, daddy, it's morning! Time to get up!" announced Kimiko as she darted into the room. Kagome swept her daughter up for a tickle attack, the little hanyou giggling like crazy as Kagome's robe tickled her as well as her mother's hands. "Happy birthday sweetie! You're one year old today!" said Kagome with a grin as Inuyasha joined in the tickiling. Kimiko laughed and laughed, especially after Shippo ran in and joined in the fun with all nine of his tails. The small family collapsed to the ground in a pile of love and affection that had Rin, who had followed Shippo and Kimiko, running for Kagome's camera and taking picture after picture of the happy family.
Mirouku woke up to find himself pinned under Sango without any covers on himself. His wife had stolen all the covers during the night and wouldn't give them back, no matter how hard he tried to pull them from her grasp. ::How can she sleep like that? She must be roasting with all those sheets and blankets covering her:: Mirouku pondered with a puzzled frown on his face. Then a soft crying alerted him to the fact that Hiyruu was awake and hungry. "Shhh Hiyruu, I'm trying to get mommy up, she's just very tired from all the excitment last night," he wispered. ::Though in reality, I should be sleeping like a log and Sango the one up now. I still can't believe she wanted to keep going after midnight!:: Sango started to stirr and groaned softly as sunlight hit her eyes. Shoving her head under her pillow, Sango moaned, "Mirouku, tell Kilala I'll feed her and Kudora when I get up." "I would love, but that is little Hiyruu complaining, not Kilala or Kudora!" said Mirouku with a grin. Sango sat up immediatley and struggled out of the covers. "Okay okay, I'm up. Hold on sweetie, mommy is here!" she cooed as she lifted Hiyruu up and started to nurse him. Kilala and Kudora padded into the room and rubbed against Sango's feet purring. "And are the two of you hungry? Well, I'm sure Buyo won't mind sharing some of his cat food with two such lovely ladies!" said Mirouku with a laugh. The fire cats mewed in agreement and scampered out of the room to join Flamie downstairs in waiting for their masters to feed them. Mirouku kissed Sango and tickled Hiyruu on the chin before saying, "I'll feed them, you finish with Hiyruu beloved." Sango nodded and Mirouku slipped out of the room and closed the door behind him.
As Mirouku finished pooring cat food into bowls for Kudor and Kilala, Sesshomaru stumbled into the room dressed in a simple kimono for lounging and sat down at the table. Mirouku took one look at the Taiyoukai and poored him a large cup of coffee. "Your eyes are bloodshot Sesshomaru, didn't you get any sleep last night?" he asked. Sesshomaru grabbed the coffee pot and chugged the whole thing in one gulp before glaring at Mirouku with annoyance on his face. "I couldn't sleep at all because of the sounds of mating you and the Taijiya made kept me up all night! Even in our time we make the rooms sufficently far from one another that noises don't reach. I really didn't like having enhanced hearing when I heard Lady Sango moaning through the wall even with my pillow over my ears!" Mirouku gulped and hurridley made Sesshomaru another pot of coffee, which the Taiyoukai downed more slowly this time like a normal person would a regular cup. "Ehhh, sorry about that, Sango really wanted to reward me for singing that song to her!" said Mirouku as he rubbed the back of his neck. Sesshomaru arched one eyebrow but didn't say anything as Flamie entered the kitchen followd by a skipping Kimiko. "Good morning Uncle Fluffy!" exclaimed the little girl as she tackled her uncle's leg and tail for a hug. Sesshomaru smiled and ruffled Kimiko's hair as Rin followed her cousin and climbed onto his lap for her morning hug. "Did you sleep well Outo-san?" asked Rin. Sesshomaru glared at Mirouku and clutched his coffee pot as he said, "No, I didn't. And I don't want to talk about it." Kimiko released Sesshomaru's leg and tail and opened the refrigerator to find a chunk of ground beef that she mixed with some leftover sukiake meat for Flamie's breakfast. The little dragon eagerly awaited his meal and stood up with his face on her shoulders to lick Kimiko's face after she set the bowl down, his tail wagging happily, before he dropped down to eat his breakfast.
Kimiko giggled and started boiling water for ramen for her father and her own breakfast. Kagome and Sango were the next arrivals in the kitchen, both women dressed in fuzzy robes and smiling. Kagome immediatley started cooking eggs, pancakes, and sausage for breakfast while Sango poored orange juice and milk for everyone. Inuyasha, Shippo, Kohaku, and Mirouku arrived next, with Mirouku carrying Hiyruu. Mrs. Higurashi, Souta, and Grandpa were the last to arrive, sitting down just as the ramen finished cooking and Kagome was serving up the last plate of pancakes with eggs and sausage. Everyone sat down for a wonderful meal, though Inuyasha and Kimiko would have prefered more ramen. "So Kimiko, how does it feel to be one year old?" asked Mrs. Higurashi. Kimiko paused with her last bite of ramen midway to her mouth in her chopsticks. "Well, since I'm a hanyou, my body feels like that of a three year old. I can't say I feel very different than when Hiyruu was born," she said. Inuyasha swallowed his current mouthful of ramen before saying, "I felt the same way, you won't change that much till you're four years old. At least your body won't change. I hope you'll be smarter than I was at your age, since a certain someone kept hitting me on the head with his servant's staff of heads for fun!" The last part was aid with a glare at Sesshomaru, who actually blushed and ducked his head from embarasment. "Sesshomaru-outo-sama, did you really do that to Uncle Inuyasha?" asked Rin with a frown. "Yes," muttered Sesshomaru. Rin glared at her father and grabbed Kagome's spatula with her tail. Rin then used the spatula to whack her father repeatedly on the head. Inuyasha was chuckling with mirth at the sight of his niece berating her father, the great Taiyoukai of the Western Lands, with the spatula gripped in her fuzzy tail. Kimiko watched this scene with interest then turned to Shippo and Souta. "If that's what I'll be like when I'm grown up, I think I'm glad I'm just a year old today!" Shippo and Souta nodded, all three safe in the knowlege that they had a few more years at least before they had to start acting grown up.
After breakfast was finished and all the dishes put in the dishwasher, it was time for Kimiko's favorite part of the day, the presents! Everyone gathered in the family room, where a pile of presents awaited Kimiko. Lina had arrived after breakfast, bringing her own present for the young hanyou. Kimiko eagerly opened her grandmother's present first to find a new fuzzy sweater with a comfy hood. Souta got his niece a pair of rollerblades, promising to teach her how to use them thenext day. Kimiko was prepared for a strange present from her great grandfather, and he didn't disapoint her. "Jii-chan, exactly what is this?" she asked, holding up a strange packet with Chinese writing on it, one of several dozen such packets in a large box. "It's from an old friend in China," said the old man. "When you mix it with normal water, whoever bathes in that water becomes a young girl until they're splashed with warm water. I thought you might be able to use this for emergencies in this time if your concealment spell fails." "Does it really work?" asked Kimiko. "It does," said Lina, "the source of these things are the cursed springs of Jusenkyo. The God of mischief, Loki, enchanted the springs so that whoever falls into them turns into whoever or whatever drowned there last." Kimiko blinked, finding it hard to believe that one of Great Grandpa's wacky ideas was correct. Kimiko then opened Lina's present to find a bracelet with a large green gem on it. "The gem stone has a spell on it that makes it act like a compass when you ask it what direction you are going in. I figured with all the traveling you do in the past, this could be helpful if you get lost." said Lina with a smile as Kimiko slipped on the bracelet. Sango, Mirouku, and Kohaku gave Kimiko a special long dagger that Sango said came from a bandit who made the mistake of trying to rob her on a Taijiya mission. The dagger was a bit longer than Rin's throwing ones, meant for hand to hand combat. Sesshomaru and Rin gave Kimiko a scroll on dragons Sesshomaru had found in is library that would help in her care of Flamie. Finally, Kagome, Inuyasha, and Shippo brought out their gift, tickets for everyone to see Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azakaban that afternoon! Kimiko loved the Harry Potter Books almost as much as the Lord of the Rings ones and almost strangled her parents and brother with her thank you hug.
The whole group arrived at the movie theater early and quickly found seats. The seating worked out in this order: Lina, Sesshomaru, Rin, Shippo, Inuyasha, Kagome, Kimiko, Kohaku, Sango, and Mirouku. Hiyruu sat on his mother's lap with a pacifier in his mouth to keep him quiet. Everyone was dressed in shorts and t-shirts because of the warm weather, which was a first for Sesshomaru. Thanks to Lina's magic, Sesshomaru's tail was both invisible and intangible to mortal eyes, so the Taiyoukai was draping it over Lina's shoulder while he held a large bucket of popcorn that they were sharing. When the Dementors first appeared, Lina accidentley grabbed Sesshomaru's tail so hard he felt tears in his eyes. Sesshomaru had never been grabbed by the tail by anyone but a younge Inuyasha during one of their child hood fights. "Miss Lina, please release my tail, you're breaking its bones!" he whispered softly. Lina softly eeped and released her grip on his tail, much to Sesshomaru's reliefe. Next to Sesshomaru, Rin's simalarly hidden tail was stiff as a brush and twice its normal size as she was the shrouded beings entering the Hogwart's Express and Shippo was sure she was squeezing his hand hard enough to cut off blood flow to it. Amazingly, Hiyruu and Kimiko didn't seem bothered by the spooky dementors, mainly because Kimiko knew her father would kill anything like that before it could lay a finger on her and Hiyruu didn't really understand what was going on.
"That was great!" said Kimiko as everyone exited the movie theater and climbed into the Higurashi van. Thanks to Lina's magic, the van magically was able to fit everyone in. Kagome drove with Inuyasha beside her. Sango, Hiyruu, and Mirouku sat behind them. Next were Rin, Shippo, Kimiko, and Kohaku. Last of all in the back were Sesshomaru and Lina. The only stop was for Kagome to run into the supermarket with Lina and Sango. All three came out carrying two bags full of ramen packets. Inuyasha's eyes bulged out as he looked at how much ramen they had. "Did you bye out the whole store's supply of ramen? Even when you're restocking your backpack, you don't buy that much!" he exclaimed. Kagome grinned as she put the bags in the trunk with Sesshomaru and Lina to guard them. "Yes, but I'm planning to make a huge amount of ramen tonight for Kimiko's birthday dinner," she said. Kimiko was practically bouncing up and down with delight, held in place only by her seatbelt and Shippo and Kohaku's grip on her arms. Everyone had a nice dinner of Ramen followed by a large ice cream cake that Kimiko had picked out the day before and went to sleep, though Sesshomaru wore earplugs, earmuffs, and a thick wool cap and slept downstairs, where he was as far from Sango and Mirouku's room as possible.
The next day passed quickly, with Kimiko learnig how to rollerskate from Souta. Kimiko was soon whizzing around on her new roller blades with special safety gear made from Flamie's shed skin scraps. The little dragon's shed skin proved to be very strong, more than enough to protect against a few falls or crashes. "Wow, she's really going fast!" said Inuyasha as he paused in helping Kagome clean the kitchen to watch Kimiko through the kitchen window. Kagome nodded as she saw Kimiko moving like a pro and not like she just learned how to rollerblade that afternoon. "I never really liked rollerblading, I prefered riding my bicycle," said Kagome. Just then, Kimiko, who had been distracted by Shippo and Rin laughing together, took a wrong turn and started going down the steps to the shrine. "Yipe! OW! Off!" exclaimed Kimiko as she bounced down the steps, amazingly keeping her feat down and not falling on her face or butt. Finally reaching the bottom of the stairs, Kimiko quickly grabbed a nearby tree branch to stop herself. "Owie, I'm never doing that again, I feel like my tail is about to break off," whimpered Kimiko as Kagome leapt from the top of the stairs and landed next to her daughter. "Oh Kimiko, are you all right?" exclaimed Kagome. "I think so, but I don't trust my legs to hold me up," said Kimiko as she tightened her grip on the tree branch. "Come on, I'll carry you piggy back," said Kagome as she turned her back to Kimiko and gestured for her to grab onto her back. Kimiko swung herself off the branch and landed lightly on Kagome's back. "Hold on honey, I'll get you back to the house then you can soak your sore legs in a nice hot bath," said Kagome as she slowly started climbing the steps. "Thank you Oka-san, I love you," said Kimiko as she rested her head on Kagome's shoulder. Kagome smiled and gently squeezed Kimiko's legs as she said, "I love you to honey."
The evening passed without much excitment except for the fact that Kagome's mother had rented Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail for their evening entertainment. The Black Knight scene had Inuyasha and Sesshomaru rolling on the floor with laughter, while the French taunting gave Kagome, Kohaku, Kimiko, Shippo, and Rin a huge case of the giggles. Mirouku was most amused by the scene at Castle Anthrax, at least until Sango smacked him to make sure he didn't start making rude jokes, though all the other adults were embarassed to have the kids listening to that part. Sango loved the Killer Rabbit, especially seeing the cowardly Sir Robin piss in his armor. "Why doesn't Arthur know how to count to three?" asked Kimiko curiously. "Well you see sweetie, back then, they didn't have a very good educational system. That's one reason I've been home schooling you and Shippo in the past," said Kagome. "Kagome, you have to admit that even when we first met, I could at least count to ten correctly," said Inuyasha. "Yes, but only by using both hands," said Sesshomaru with a smirk. Before Inuyasha could retaliate, both brothers found their ears being grabbed by Kagome. "Now now boys, no fighting while we're watching the movie," she said sweetly, but they could tell by the look in her eyes that she meant buisness. Sesshomaru nervously eyes a necklace of prayer beads Kagome pulled from inside her miko robes. "Do I have to put a subduing spell on you Sesshomaru?" she asked sweetly. Sesshomaru scooted back along the floor rapidly, his eyes wide as he shook his head. Rin grabbed the camera and snapped a photo of her father being forced into submission by the threat of a necklace.
The next day passed quickly, with everyone preparing for Shippo's birthday. The happy day arrived bright and sunny. Kimiko was the first one up and she snuck over to where Shippo was drooling in his sleep as he dreamed of candy. ::Lets see, how do I wake Nee-chan up?:: pondered Kimiko. ::Hmm, his tails are holding Rin's tail again, but I can't knot them together without being mean to Rin. I can't make that little statue of Shippo's work for me, so that's out... wait, maybe I should test out Jii-chan's present!:: Kimiko quickly darted into the kitchen and got a pitcher of water. She then added a packet of the Spring of Drowned Girl to the water. Kimiko then quietly walked upstairs and stood over Shippo with the pitcher of water ready. ::3... 2... 1... Time to wake up Shippo!:: thought Kimiko as she poored the water on 1. The water hit Shippo and instantly woke him up. Kimiko struggled to hold in her laughter as the now female Shippo sputtered and looked up in the air. "Funny, how did it rain on me when I'm inside?" asked Shippo. She then turned and saw Kimiko standing with the slightly wet pitcher and a huge grin on her face. "Good morning Onii-chan! Happy Birthday!" said Kimiko as she struggled to keep from laughing. Rin and Kohaku had woken up by now and were staring at Shippo in shock. Shippo now had vibrant red hair and her tails were the same red color and her eyes had changed to a dark blue. "What's wrong you two?" asked Shippo as she took in their silence and expression. "Umm, Shippo? You have uhhh, breasts," said Rin timidly as she pointed at Shippo's chest. Shippo looked down and saw that Rin was right. Her eyes bulged out and she was out of her bed like lightining chasing after Kimiko and yelling, "Come back here you little brat! When I get my claws on you, I'll use your tail for a scarf!" Kimiko took off, glad she had stashed her roller blades by the front door and left it open. She grabbed the skates from by the door and then ran outside and leapt onto the roof. Shippo burst outside, taking a second to find where Kimiko had gone. In that second, Kimiko had both skates on and had leapt to the other side of the house. Shippo heard her and gave chase, but Kimiko was able to move a little faster than her enraged sister because of her skates. Kagome opened the window to her room and stuck her head out along with Inuyasha to see why their pups were trying to kill one another. "Kimiko, Shippo! Stop this at once! What in the world is wrong with the... two... of... you?" asked Kagome as she realized she was looking at a female Shippo. "Kimiko, you used that instant Spring of Drowned Girl on your brother, didn't you?" asked Inuyasha. Kimiko looked at her feet and muttered, "Yes Outo-san." Kagome sighed and walked down stairs. She couldn't resist taking a picture so she could see what Shippo would have looked like if he had been born a girl. Shippo sighed as her mother took the picture and asked, "Now can we please get me back to normal?" Inuyasha grinned and said, "I don't know, you look awfully cute this way." Shippo grabbed her father's collar and pulled herself up to his eye level. "How would you feel if you were suddenly turned into a girl in the same house as Mirouku?" asked Shippo with a hint of a threat in her voice. Inuyasha shuddered and said, "I see your point." Kagome walked out with a kettle of warm water heated by Flamie to just the right temperature. She poored it onto Shippo, who assumed his normal form with much relief.
"Kimiko, I am very dissapointed with you," said Kagome. "Umm, I suppoase now would not be a good time to mention I did the same trick to Mirouku only he didn't wake up?" asked Kimiko. Kagome blinked and then thought about the fact that Mirouku was now a girl. ::Knowing him, he'll run into the bathroom, strip, and start examining himself in the mirror:: "Okay, with Mirouku I'll let it slide, but not with your brother. Especially since you did this on his birthday." "Gomen Shippo, I'll never do anything like this again," said Kikiko as her ears drooped and her tail fell down limply. Shippo sighed and said, "I forgive you Kimiko. I suppose I deserved a prank for putting that salt in your milk a few nights ago." Kimiko glanced up and frowned. "I thought that Kohaku or Uncle Souta did it! I woke you up like that because you tied my tail to the base of my bed a week ago and caused me to fall flat on my face when I got out of bed!" Kimiko lunged at Shippo and started tickiling him without mercy, their parents looking on and sighing at their pups' behavior. Kagome walked back inside and started breakfast as Inuyasha watched the pups to make sure Kimiko didn't try to kill Shippo.
Mirouku woke to the sound of Sango's laughter. Sitting up, the monk stared at his wife puzzled. "What's so funny Sango? I know I heard Kimiko and Shippo fighting, but it isn't that funny," said Mirouku. "It isn't that... its... its... your chest!" stammered Sango before a second round of laughs robbed her of her ability to speak again. Mirouku's face bore a look of confusion as he said, "Nani? What do you mean... my... chest?" asked Mirouku before looking down and discovering that he was now a she. Mirouku ripped open her sleeping kimono and stared at her new breasts for a full minute before fainting with a goofie grin on her face. Sango chuckled and waited for Mirouku to get up. When Mirouku woke up, she immediatley ran to the bathroom as Kagome predicted and well... can't say here, got to keep this fic PG-13.
After Sango slipped into the bathroom and blasted Mirouku with hot water to change him back to his normal self and he got dressed, everyone gathered for breakfast. Sesshomaru had to be restrained by Sango, Mirouku, Kagome, and Lina from killing Inuyasha after he suggested that Sesshomaru wouldn't notice any difference if he got splashed with the magic water. The Taiyoukai's eyes had gone red and Kagome thanked Kami-sama that he hadn't shifted to his true form. "Inuyasha, sitsitsitistisitsit!" chanted Kagome to shut him up after Sesshomaru managed to nock over the kitchen table, sending food everywhere. Inuyasha kissed the floor and Kagome turned to Sesshomaru, who was still trying to break free and maul his brother. "Sorry about this Sesshomaru, but I this is the only way I can bring you out of your blood rage," she said before kicking him in the nards. Sesshomaru immediatley doubled over gasping in pain. "Arigato Lady Kagome, you did the right thing," he managed to get out. "Gomen, I acted foolishly and will clean up the entire kitchen." Kagome shook her head as she grabbed an icepack from the freezer and handed it to Sesshomaru. "It isn't your fault, it is my baka mate's! He'll be cleaning the whole kitchen by himself or he will not get any of Shippo's birthday cake!" Inuyasha had gotten to his feet by now and gulped at Kagome's angry face aimed at him. "Hai!" he said, immediatley grabbing a mop and starting his job.
An hour later, Inuyasha had finished his cleaning job, Lina had arrived, and Shippo got to open his presents. Souta gave Shippo a skate bord since the kitsune had expressed an interest in Souta's the last time he had been at the Higurashi house. Mrs. Higurashi gave Shippo a book on card tricks, while Jii-chan gave him what he claimed was a mumified Oni hand that would keep away evil youkai. ::Right, and I'm the Taiyoukai of the Eastern lands:: Shippo said to himself as he picked up Lina's package. The demi-goddess had given him a special cloak that was like the Elven cloakes in The Lord of the Rings and allowed Shippo to hide in plain sight. Mirouku, Sango, and Kohaku gave Shippo a dagger Sango had made on her last visit to the ruins of her village. "I found the hidden skull of an ancient kitsune who lived near our village when it was founded. He didn't bother any humans and actually helped my ansestors by showing them many of the herbal compounds we use. He died defending my great, great grandmother when she was a child from a bear youkai. I just found the skull on my last visit and decided one of the fangs would be a good dagger for you," said Sango as Shippo turned the simple curved dagger over in his hands. "Arigato Sango, I can actually feel the ancient power of this kitsune in his fang," said Shippo as he placed the dagger in his belt. Sesshomaru and Rin gave Shippo gave Shippo a scroll on illusion spells for his growing library of kitsune tricks and knowlege. Kimiko brought out her present next, a small bow wrapped in simple brown paper. Shippo unwrapped the package to find a small wooden box that he vaugley remembered Kimiko buying at a market in the feudal era. Opening the box, Shippo found a collection of beautiful polished river stones of various colors and some interesting crystals. "Wow! Kimiko, did you gather these on our hikes past the river?" asked Shippo as he looked through the collection of stones. Kimiko nodded, obviously still upset by her scolding from her prank this morning. Shippo wighed and pulled Kimiko into a hug as he said, "Will you knock it off with the misery act? I can't stand seeing you hurt or upset, it takes all the fun away from life." Kimiko smiled and hugged Shippo back. Shippo grinned then started giving Kimiko a noogie. Kimiko yelped and struggled against Shippo's grip, managing to slip loose and dart across the room and hide behind Sesshomaru and Lina, her face peeking out from below Sesshomaru's tail. Kagome sighed and said, "Shippo, be nice to your sister. I know its your birthday and you might be upset by her prank, but she just gave you a nice present and is truely sorry for her prank." Shippo rolled his eyes and nodded before eagerly unwrapping his parents' present to him. Inside he found a personal CD player! "Awesome! Now I can listen to some of my favorite songs from this time in our time!" said Shippo with a huge grin. "Yes, but you have to buy the batteries for it!" said Inuyasha with a smirk. Shippo spent the day learning how to skatebord from Souta and then raced Kimiko around the yard while she used her skates.
Okay, I'll stop here, or this will become booring. Sorry if the chapter got repetative and dull, I need to watch Inuyasha to refresh my creativity. So, I need help getting Sesshy and Lina hooked up. Any suggestion? Just give me your ideas in a review.