Disclaimers: I do not own Inu-Yasha
Chapter Seven: Screwy Dinner Sunday
Inu-Yasha's ears twitched back and forth as voices entered his mind. He could distinguish two voices, one belonging to Mrs. Higurashi and the second… Kagome! His ears twitched again as he picked up Kagome's hushed tone calling out his name. He urged his eyes to open and fell onto the image of a smiling girl.
"You're okay," Inu-Yasha stated, more than asked. 'Smart move genius. Of course she is okay, she's awake.' He scolded himself.
"Yup. Though I've got a bad headache," she stated. He watched as she began to rub her head and couldn't help but silently laugh at her antics.
"Well, that's what happens when you fall down a hill and hit your head," Inu-Yasha said sarcastically, rolling his eyes a little at the bluntness of her statement.
"Well if I remember correctly, I would never have hit my head if you hadn't scared me. So it's your fault I'm here," Kagome shot back.
"Is not," Inu-Yasha protested, not liking the idea at all of being blamed for her getting hurt.
"Is true!" Kagome boasted.
"Is not!" Inu-Yasha was getting ticked off. 'Stupid girl better think twice before trying to pin this on me!' He thought angrily.
"Is too!" As the two yelled, their heads got closer together, but none noticed.
"No!"
"Yes!"
"No!"
"Yes!" Inu-Yasha heard Mrs. Higurashi laughing, and from the corner of his eye he saw Kikyou watching them.
"No it isn't!" Inu-Yasha shouted.
"Yes it is!" Kagome yelled back. The two were now head against head. It seemed like lightning was connecting the two angry kids.
"It's not my fault that you were a chicken scared girl!" Inu-Yasha yelled at her. He immediately realized his mistake as he watched Kagome's eyes have more fire build in them.
"Chicken scared girl," Kagome repeated slowly. "CHICKEN SCARED GIRL! Who are you calling that you mean boy?!"
"I… I… I'm calling you that!" Inu-Yasha yelled back, not thinking at all.
"You're so mean Inu-Yasha! Why can't you ever be nice!" He watched her get more and more upset as tears began to well up.
"I am nice!" Inu-Yasha shouted, trying to defend himself; though inside he knew he was failing miserably.
"No you're not! You're always mean to me!"
"Well Kagome, you ain't all sweet and nice 'round me either!" Inu-Yasha countered, feeling insulted that she had called him a bad friend.
"Then maybe we shouldn't be friends!" Kagome declared. She slapped a hand over her mouth as soon as the words were out.
Inu-Yasha stood shocked, having the meaning of what she said sink in. He was never good with his feelings, and whenever he got sad, he just covered it up with anger. This was just another prime example of that.
"Fine! Who said I wanted to be friends with you any ways!?" Inu-Yasha retaliated to Kagome's mistake with one of his own.
"Fine! Go away then! I hate you and never want to be your friend again! I hate you Inu-Yasha!"
"I hate you too ugly!" Inu-Yasha retorted, too caught up in the moment and hurt to think. He then ran out the room and slouched against the wall. It didn't seem long before the door opened and out came Haruka Higurashi.
"How are you Inu-Yasha?" Haruka asked as she sat next to him. "I don't think Kagome meant those things she said. Just like I know you didn't mean the things you said," Haruka spoke softly after Inu-Yasha didn't answer.
"That… you're wrong Mrs. Higurashi… I think I did mean those. Just like Kagome meant them. Maybe we've always wanted to say those things but couldn't."
"Or maybe, it's just that you two are having one of your usual fights and it just ended badly. I know that you know that deep down you two will make up and be laughing and playing tomorrow."
"How would I know?" Inu-Yasha asked, getting more confused by the minute.
"Because you can feel it in here," Haruka said, placing a hand over Inu-Yasha's heart. "So how about we go back inside?"
"Sure…" Inu-Yasha murmured in a daze, thinking about and trying to comprehend what he just heard.
Haruka smiled warmly at him before getting up. She reached her hand out to the little boy and gave him a motherly look when he took it. As she opened the door, a worried look crossed her face as she heard the shouting voice of her daughter.
"What a spoiled brat! I can't believe he would say that! The next time I see him I'm gonna pound him! Never-mind! I don't ever want to see him again!" Kagome declared, voicing her opinion very loudly.
"Inu-Yasha," Haruka said softly as she felt Inu-Yasha's small hand leave the warmth of her own.
Inu-Yasha didn't care that she was calling out to him as he ran down the hall, that, or he didn't seem to hear her. All he did hear was Kagome's voice echoing in his head.
'I guess I went too far this time in our fight.' He thought as he kept running."INU-YASHA!"
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Again Inu-Yasha sprung to a sit position as he awoke from another dream.
'Damn it! Even asleep that wench still bothers me!' He thought angrily as he rubbed at his eyes. 'Though… that last voice… that wasn't Mrs. Higurashi's voice.' He thought, becoming a little confused. 'Who cares though, I just want to go to sleep.' He waved his hand in a non-caring manner to no one in particular.
He plopped backwards onto his pillow and pulled the covers over his head. Ready for sleep to overtake him.
His plans didn't go the way he wanted though. One, his dream still bugged him, and two, who could go to sleep with Sesshomaru knocking on the door, calling out to you.
"Inu-Yasha! Inu-Yasha, your lazy butt better be out of that bed!" Sesshomaru called to him, miraculously still in his monotonous way. "We have to leave now if we're going to make it to my drama rehearsal."
"I'm not going!" Inu-Yasha shouted; his voce muffled by the layers of cloth over his head.
"Yes you are. You already accepted the invitation. It would be rude to back out now," Sesshomaru informed through the door.
"Since when has me and manners gone together?" Inu-Yasha retorted, knowing Sesshomaru wouldn't have a reply.
"Obviously since never," Sesshomaru muttered quickly under his breath. "Listen Inu-Yasha, either you go to my rehearsal, or you spend the day with Mrs. Higurashi shopping," Sesshomaru explained diplomatically.
"Fine you bastard!" Inu-Yasha exclaimed, throwing his covers back. An annoyed expression graced his face as he crossed the room to his bedroom door. He threw it open to come face to face with a once in a life time opportunity. He stood shocked as he watched the seldom-changing expression on Sesshomaru's face go from un-caring to amusement as he stared at Inu-Yasha.
"Ah yes brother," Sesshomaru choked, through which Inu-Yasha swore was a stifled laugh, his golden eyes dancing with glee. "You shall fit in well with the drama group."
Inu-Yasha understood what he was talking about… he'd been getting nothing but snippy comments ever since he came home yesterday. Especially, after his shower, in which the red dye he'd been trying to get rid of just dissolved and turned his silverish-white hair into a fine pale pink color.
"Shut the hell up Sesshomaru," he commanded as he stalked past him.
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'Only going to rehearsals my ass.' Inu-Yasha thought angrily, remembering back to earlier this morning. 'Not only did I spend half my day in that boring as hell rehearsal, but I got dragged shopping afterwards. In which the bastard uses me like some stupid Ken doll; throwing clothes at me left and right. God dammit! I told Sesshomaru I hated this collar!' Inu-Yasha raged as he tugged at the fabric of the red collared polo shirt that Sesshomaru forced him to wear.
He climbed up the last few steps of the Higurashi's shrine before making his way to the house located a little to the right of the shrine itself. He came up to the door and gave a hesitant knock.
'What the hell am I afraid of?' He scolded himself before banging fully on the wooden frame.
I'm coming already! Just hold your horses!" Inu-Yasha heard a feminine voice call. He knew it was Kagome, for Mrs. Higurashi would never be that rude when answering the door.
'Damn wench needs to learn a thing or too in the manner's department!' He snickered as he heard Mrs. Higurashi begin to berate Kagome's behavior.
"Hello, welcome to Sunset Shrine!" He watched as Kagome threw open the door.
He stared intently at her with glee as her face paled as if she had seen a ghost. But that was only a brief period before her face-brightened red and contorted with anger. "What are you doing here," she hissed
"I was invited," Inu-Yasha replied non-chalantly, holding up a slightly crumpled up envelope.
"What the…" Kagome gasped, snatching the envelope out of his hand. She pulled out a slip of paper, which conveniently invited Inu-Yasha to dinner. "Where did you get this from?!" Kagome asked with disbelief.
"Why don't you remember my Jewelly, you gave it to me," Inu-Yasha smirked. He watched with glee as Kagome started to do a great impression of a fish out of water. Her brown eyes crossed and lips moving up and down."Wha… when? Are you joking? I ca…" Her sentence cut off as a memory hit her.
'"Dear, I want you to take this next door to Inu-Yasha…"'
"No fricking way! That as what I gave you!" Kagome suddenly blurted out, disbelief and horror apparent as it spread across her features.
"You don't have to yell," Inu-Yasha spoke, his pinkie picking at his dog-like ears. "I think I've gone deaf!" He shouted in her face, before tilting his head to the side and smacking at it, a gesture as if to rid his head of water.
"Look whose talking," Kagome snorted, leaning backwards, and holding her hands up to ward him off."Kagome!" Mrs. Higurashi called out, stopping Inu-Yasha from making his own little comeback. "Who is at the door dear?"
"No one important mama… just Inu-Yasha!" Kagome called back, smirking at the look of rage on Inu-Yasha's face.
'I'll show you no one important!' Inu-Yasha thought angrily, clenching his fist tightly. But he soon put on a cool facade when Mrs. Higurashi appeared behind Kagome.
"Ah, so you decided to take me up on my offer," Haruka's pleased sounding voice met his ears.
"You know me Mrs. Higurashi, free food gets me anywhere," Inu-Yasha replied, a sheepish smile spreading across his lips.
"Inu-Yasha," Haruka began in a scolding tone. Inu-Yasha backed up, worry rising in him. "How many time have I told you to call me Auntie!" She exclaimed cheerily.
"Uh… um… yes," Inu-Yasha said nervously.
"So…" Her face became slack and expecting.
"Um… yes?…"
"Inu-Yasha, if you want dinner…" Haruka left the threat in the air.
"Auntie…" Inu-Yasha said un-surely.
"Welcome Inu-Yasha! Come on in, you're just in time for dinner. Is that a new shirt?" She asked, acting as if she had won the Tokyo Lottery, as she fingered the material of her collar.
"Uh yes, Mrs… Auntie," Inu-Yasha finished lamely after the look Haruka sent him.
"Well come on in dear, everyone is waiting," Haruka said with a motherly smile. Then added as an afterthought, "you too Kagome, we want to start dinner soon."
"Yes mama," Kagome muttered, rolling her eyes. 'Always when Dogboy comes over I get ignored.' Kagome thought angrily, rolling her eyes skyward again.
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"How long does it take to use the bathroom?!" Kagome asked exasperated. The Higurashi family were sitting at the dinner table, in the kitchen, sitting patiently with their food in front of them waiting for Inu-Yasha.'Really! He announced that he had to use the bathroom 20 minutes ago.' She thought angrily as she pulled at the collar of the navy turtleneck that her mom made her wear.
"He's probably doing… you know," Souta whispered softly, leaning over at Kagome.
"No I don't know… what?" Kagome snapped, angry that Souta was speaking as if some secret was up.
"You know!" Souta said in a more urgent whisper. Before Kagome could respond, the sound of a toilet flushing from above interrupted her.
"Finally!" She snapped, shooting a look at the door to the entrance to the kitchen; just waiting for the familiar white hair to appear.
"I'm sorry I took so long," Inu-Yasha said shyly, eyeing their looks at him.
I'm sure you had to take that long… and why may I ask? Are you doing something bad?" Kagome shot him a look.
'You are setting me up for a prank.' Inu-Yasha translated in his mind, smirking that the girl knew him so well. 'Time to feign innocence.'
"Man Kagome, can't a guy take a dump without being hassled. I thought using the bathroom was a privacy."
"What's that… suppose to… mean…" Kagome's voice trailed off as she realized what he said. "Dump?" Kagome said softly, before her cheeks turned a bright cherry red color.
"Yeah dump! Got a problem with that?" He smirked, knowing Kagome was getting nervous.
"Um… how about we just eat," Kagome suggested, wanting to change the subject.
"That's a fine idea Kagome," Haruka interrupted, noting the tension in the air.
"Yeah! Inu-Yasha you can sit next to me!" Souta exclaimed pointing to the empty seat in-between him and Kagome.
"Sure thing kid," Inu-Yasha grinned, as he took his seat. He felt Kagome shiver form next to him. "Cold Kagome," Inu-Yasha cooed in her ear, delighted by the tremble it caused.
"Anything wrong dear?" Haruka asked.
"No, nothing… every thing is fine," she said through gritted teeth. On the last word she slammed her foot atop Inu-Yasha's foot. Hiding a smirk as he yelped in pain.
"What's wrong Inu-Yasha?" Haruka's face took on a concerned look.
"Nothing… just some bug that's being a pain in the butt!" He exclaimed, ending with stabbing Kagome with a fork.
"Ah!" She screamed in pain, jumping out of her seat.
"Kagome?"
"It's nothing mama… just thought I saw a spider," Kagome said calming. Stiffly taking a seat and shooting Inu-Yasha a dirty glare. Inu-Yasha ignored her, however, as he had a smile spread with the forming of an idea.
"Can you past me the butter Mrs. Higu… Auntie?" Inu-Yasha asked, placing on a cherubic smile.
"Of course dear," Haruka stated, picking up the plate and passing it over.
"You know Kagome," he said mildly, as he placed the butter between them. "Sesshomaru said that if you put salt on butter…" Inu-Yasha picked up the salt shaker and sprinkled some on the butter, ignoring Kagome's protest of him ruining her butter. "Heat rises."
"Really?" Kagome held a skeptical look.
"Yeah, put your hand over it," Inu-Yasha commanded.
"No…" Kagome answered bluntly. 'He's up to something.'
"Oh come on sis, don't be a party pooper," Souta edged her on. "What are you afraid of?"
"Yeah Kagome, what are you afraid of?" Inu-Yasha's cocky voice rang through her head.
'You!' Kagome wanted to answer, but instead she just placed her hand over the butter. "Hey! There's o he…" Kagome started, as her face contorted in confusion. Her words cut off though as Inu-Yasha's arm shot forward as quickly as lightning and pushed her hand into the butter. "Agh! You sick bas…" Kagome started but stopped as she was once again interrupted; this time by her mom.
"Kagome…" Haruka had an edge to her tone.
"Sorry mama, I'll just go wash my hand," she grumbled, shooting a dark look to Inu-Yasha's snickering form. Before she left to the sink she made sure to smack her buttery hand against Inu-Yasha's head.
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"I'll go get the dessert. Kagome dear, will you help me." Haruka commanded more than asked.
"Sure," Kagome muttered irritably, climbing out of her chair and began limping towards her mom. 'Thank god dinner is almost over.'
All throughout dinner, Inu-Yasha and Kagome were talking swipes left and right at each other. She was pleased with herself as she was able to over pepper Inu-Yasha's food, making his sensitive nose twitch and him sneeze all throughout dinner. When her mother wasn't looking she dumped her mash potatoes into his shirt; making him squirm until he excused himself to the bathroom. She also dropped her bowl of soup onto Inu-Yasha where the sun doesn't shine.
'Then again… he did so much better…I guess this means I shouldn't dye him anymore.' She thought as she once again winced in pain.
Not only did her rump still hurt form the fork stabbed into it. But she had French dressing stained into her shirt, and bits and pieces of her salad wedged into her hair that she wasn't able to get out. She felt the forming of a bruise on her arm form the chicken bone Inu-Yasha 'accidentally' rammed into her. Plus, her knee was still feeling the table from when Inu-Yasha pulled the chair out from under her.
"I'll get you somehow," she muttered as she stared at the cherry pie she was cutting. She was about to leave back into the dining room before she spotted a bottle of Tabasco sauce. She started to cackle like a witch as an idea formed.
'I've got you bastard!'
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Kagome walked back to the table placing a chocolate pie in front of Souta and her mom's seat. Haruka soon followed, placing cherry in front of Kagome and Inu-Yasha. Kagome smirked as she noted Inu-Yasha got the right pie. Inu-Yasha took one glance at his pie and his nose scrunched up in disgust. Kagome began to panic.
'Oh no! I forgot about his nose!'
"Is something wrong Inu-Yasha?" Haruka questioned, noticing Inu-Yasha's hesitant movements to eat.
"I don't… um… like… cherry pie anymore… Mr… Auntie," Inu-Yasha replied.
"Really… I'll switch wit you then," Haruka replied.
"No! I'll switch with you!" Kagome exclaimed.
"Kagome." Haruka said her name as if she had just grown another head. "You have a cherry pie… and Inu-Yasha just said he doesn't like cherry pie."
"Oh um… well… Souta can trade with him," Kagome offered. 'Dear lord, please forgive me for sacrificing you Souta.' Kagome prayed silently.
"Uh-uh, I don't like cherry pie neither," Souta proclaimed, shaking his head no vigorously.
"Either Souta," Haruka corrected before turning concerned eyes onto Kagome. "Dear, is something wrong. I don't mind switching, it's perfectly fine with me," she said while swapping the plates.
Kagome couldn't think of anything to say, so she just sat and watched silently as her mom cut off a bit of pie and placed it to her lips.'Oh please let it be… may there be something to stop her.' She wished; but to no avail.
Mrs. Higurashi placed the pie in her mouth, chewed, then swallowed. That's when things went downhill. She went form a calm figure to suddenly having wide eyes and placing one hand onto her mouth and the other on her throat in a choking manner.
"Mom!" Souta called out jumping from his seat. "Should I call the hospital!?"
Haruka just shook her head as she ran out of the room.
"So… what did you do to the pie Kagome?" Inu-Yasha asked, smirking like no tomorrow with a curious eyebrow raised.
"You did that to her!?" Souta shrieked, disbelief evident.
"Wipe that smug look off your face," Kagome snapped, crossing her eyes in anger. "Souta SHUT UP!" She screamed shortly, as Souta had started rambling about evil alien sisters starting to kill off the family.
"Geez Kagome, you don't have to yell at the boy," Inu-Yasha said all smug sounding.
"I said… wipe that… damn smirk… off… your… FACE!" Kagome screeched before flinging her mom's abandoned pie in his face. Inu-Yasha snorted, as some of it went up his nose.
"What the fuck!? Is this Tabasco sauce!? Ack, cha, yuck!" Inu-Yasha started coughing violently.
Kagome just stomped out of the kitchen with a pleased smile, relishing in the sounds of Inu-Yasha hacking and Souta's worried voice.
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"Oh! I hate him!" Kagome screamed as she slammed her bedroom door. She had just gotten back from a lecture her mom gave her on how her behavior during dinner was intolerable, especially that prank she had 'tried' to pull. "Idiot always gets me in trouble one way or another," she fumed, throwing off her French smelling shirt and pulling on the over-sized Ranma ½ shirt she 'borrowed' from Inu-Yasha.
She threw a nasty look out her window to the one adjacent to it before turning them onto her desk. Her eyes softened upon looking at the picture from the poetry day. The memory of him reciting the poem she had taught him in class.
"Then again, he does have his good side," she murmured softly before plopping herself onto the bed.
A chain reaction was then started. Under her weight, the bucket of eggs holding up her bed gave way, and she fell down onto the floor from lack of support. As she tried to get up, she lost her footing from the yolk-covered floor, and while flailing her arms about, she caught hold of a string that was 'conveniently' there. As she fell, she pulled on the string, which yanked on another bucket that poured a thick sweet amberish yellow liquid all over her fallen form. Daring not to try and get up again, she turned her head to be met full face with feathers that was blown from the draw that was tripped by the pressure her head put on the button.
Kagome reached into the drawer to pull out a paper that said 'Sweet as honey, my playboy bunny.' She turned it over to be met with a picture of a smirking Inu-Yasha giving her the victory sign.
"Then again he doesn't!"
A/N: That's all for now! I hope you enjoyed the chapter. Thanks go to Van flighigh for the idea for a butter prank. Remember, if you want me to use one of your ideas, you're going to have to tell me it first, so please, ideas are very much appreciated! Please review and I'll try to get the next chapter out soon!