Chapter 11: Carnival Craze, Part III
Heh. I swear, I didn't know there was going to be three parts.
I am determined to finish this before I go to Taiwan so if this chapter sucks, I'm sorry. I'm gonna edit this later.
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Inuyasha was still horribly scarlet when he dragged Kagome by the wrist to Miroku and Sango.
Miroku looked at his face. He didn't bother asking questions.
"So," Inuyasha said quickly. "Shall we go on there?" He pointed to the arcade, very far away from the ice cream stand. "I hear it's good."
Without waiting for his friends' answers, he walked towards it.
Sango raised an eyebrow. "Okay..."
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So Kagome found herself in a dark, loud arcade, full of whirring machines, games, and prizes.
Little kids were swarming the ticket eater, each competing for the biggest prizes. Older kids were skulking around the corners doing who knows what.
And Miroku and Inuyasha?
No, they weren't acting like they were too good for this.
They were yelling and challenging the other to video games. God, even some younger kids were staring at them weirdly.
Inuyasha was even more competitive than Sango and Kohaku were.
And if you were worse than sibling rivalry, you've got a problem.
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Sango sighed. She watched Inuyasha beat Miroku. Again.
She looked over to Kagome, who had an identical expression on her face.
"Wanna do something?" she asked.
Kagome nodded.
They wandered off.
Soon, they were car racing. Kagome, who had practically never played a video game in her life, was terribly behind.
Sango was on her fifth lap while Kagome had been overlapped three times. Sango watched as Kagome fell off a cliff, and right after she got back up, fell down again.
Sango laughed. Kagome attempted to glare, but couldn't help laughing too. Soon, they were both infected with "the giggles" and cackled helplessly as they watched all the other computer cars pass by their characters.
People walked by them quickly.
Kagome thought it was funny. People were afraid of her. Her, the shy, quiet, and (usually) calm one.
Sango was probably used to it. She was quite violent...slightly maniacal sometimes.
Inuyasha and Miroku appeared behind them. "Shall we go do something else?" Miroku asked, finally tired of being beaten.
Sango and Kagome nodded.
"Actually, I'm kinda hungry," Sango said.
"Yeah, let's eat," Kagome added.
"Fine," Inuyasha huffed. Kagome guessed that he still wanted to beat Miroku up.
All four of them walked over to the nearest resteraunt-booth thingy.
"Hello," a chipper voice said from the counter. "May I help you?"
Kagome frowned in confusion. "Hojo? What are you doing here?" [A/N: Ha. Happy, Supriyasha? I'll just make him pop up randomly.]
"Oh, I work here," Hojo replied cheerfully.
Inuyasha looked a bit angry, in Kagome's point of view. Every time he sees Hojo, he looks like that, Kagome realized.
Is he jealous? She shrugged it off though, thinking that probably Inuyasha hated Hojo for a reason other than her. She was a little upset at that. Sometimes it seemed as though Inuyasha might like her. But of course, she was wrong.
Like that was hard to imagine.
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Inuyasha frowned. Stupid Hojo. Then he frowned again, wondering why he was so angry.
Why do I hate Hojo so much? he wondered. He hasn't done anything to me. He doesn't even talk to me!
"Can I have some French fries and a hot dog?" Inuyasha grumbled rudely.
Hojo didn't notice. "Well," he bubbled. "They're not called French fries; they're called Funky fries! And it's not a hot dog; it's a happy dog!"
Inuyasha held back a laugh, trying to change it into a cough. Only it ended up as a demented hiccup-laugh. Funky fries?! Happy dogs?!
If Inuyasha held in his amusement any longer, he would've cracked a rib or two.
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Kagome groaned. Why did Inuyasha have to be so grumpy? Here Hojo was trying to be nice and Inuyasha starts laughing at him.
Although, she had to admit that the happy dog thing was a bit lame. Oh, who was she kidding?
It was completely lame.
"And can I have a Coke?" Miroku asked.
"I want one too," Sango added.
Kagome looked at the menu. "And I'll have a cheese pizza slice."
Hojo went out the back to get it for them. Inuyasha took that as the moment to crack out, "Oh no. It's a Cuckoo Coke and a..." he paused. "A...cheese-ily named pizza slice."
Then he burst out into a fit of maniacal laughter. Kagome rolled her eyes at him. The only person he would ever entertain was himself.
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An hour later...
"Here Sango," Miroku said with a grin. "These are for you."
Sango found herself carrying a huge stuffed monkey, a dog, and a pig. Miroku and Inuyasha were competing again. Only this time, they were trying to see who could get the most stuffed animals.
Sango blushed, wondering why she felt nervous. "Thanks, Miroku."
Kagome was lugging a bird, a gigantic starfish, and a neon pink octopus Inuyasha did have the weirdest taste in stuffed animals...
Though Sango had to admit that it was sweet of Miroku and Inuyasha to give their prizes to them, even if it was just because of, so they said, that they had nowhere else to put them.
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Kagome left the carnival, tired, exhausted, yet happy. Her clothes-- along with everyone else's--were drenched, thanks to that water ride; she was dizzy because of all the roller coasters, though she didn't look that bad compared to Inuyasha, who was sickly green. Her feet were sore from all the walking, and she was full from the "cheese-ily named pizza slice."
She was glad she came and didn't regret it at all.
She reached her house and slumped onto the couch. Then she leaned over to play all her messages, feeling an odd sense of deja vu.
"Hello, Kagome Higurashi, this is from the Miracle Hospital, reminding you that your mother needs to be moved from this hospital in two months time."
Heh. I swear, I didn't know there was going to be three parts.
I am determined to finish this before I go to Taiwan so if this chapter sucks, I'm sorry. I'm gonna edit this later.
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Inuyasha was still horribly scarlet when he dragged Kagome by the wrist to Miroku and Sango.
Miroku looked at his face. He didn't bother asking questions.
"So," Inuyasha said quickly. "Shall we go on there?" He pointed to the arcade, very far away from the ice cream stand. "I hear it's good."
Without waiting for his friends' answers, he walked towards it.
Sango raised an eyebrow. "Okay..."
-
So Kagome found herself in a dark, loud arcade, full of whirring machines, games, and prizes.
Little kids were swarming the ticket eater, each competing for the biggest prizes. Older kids were skulking around the corners doing who knows what.
And Miroku and Inuyasha?
No, they weren't acting like they were too good for this.
They were yelling and challenging the other to video games. God, even some younger kids were staring at them weirdly.
Inuyasha was even more competitive than Sango and Kohaku were.
And if you were worse than sibling rivalry, you've got a problem.
-
Sango sighed. She watched Inuyasha beat Miroku. Again.
She looked over to Kagome, who had an identical expression on her face.
"Wanna do something?" she asked.
Kagome nodded.
They wandered off.
Soon, they were car racing. Kagome, who had practically never played a video game in her life, was terribly behind.
Sango was on her fifth lap while Kagome had been overlapped three times. Sango watched as Kagome fell off a cliff, and right after she got back up, fell down again.
Sango laughed. Kagome attempted to glare, but couldn't help laughing too. Soon, they were both infected with "the giggles" and cackled helplessly as they watched all the other computer cars pass by their characters.
People walked by them quickly.
Kagome thought it was funny. People were afraid of her. Her, the shy, quiet, and (usually) calm one.
Sango was probably used to it. She was quite violent...slightly maniacal sometimes.
Inuyasha and Miroku appeared behind them. "Shall we go do something else?" Miroku asked, finally tired of being beaten.
Sango and Kagome nodded.
"Actually, I'm kinda hungry," Sango said.
"Yeah, let's eat," Kagome added.
"Fine," Inuyasha huffed. Kagome guessed that he still wanted to beat Miroku up.
All four of them walked over to the nearest resteraunt-booth thingy.
"Hello," a chipper voice said from the counter. "May I help you?"
Kagome frowned in confusion. "Hojo? What are you doing here?" [A/N: Ha. Happy, Supriyasha? I'll just make him pop up randomly.]
"Oh, I work here," Hojo replied cheerfully.
Inuyasha looked a bit angry, in Kagome's point of view. Every time he sees Hojo, he looks like that, Kagome realized.
Is he jealous? She shrugged it off though, thinking that probably Inuyasha hated Hojo for a reason other than her. She was a little upset at that. Sometimes it seemed as though Inuyasha might like her. But of course, she was wrong.
Like that was hard to imagine.
-
Inuyasha frowned. Stupid Hojo. Then he frowned again, wondering why he was so angry.
Why do I hate Hojo so much? he wondered. He hasn't done anything to me. He doesn't even talk to me!
"Can I have some French fries and a hot dog?" Inuyasha grumbled rudely.
Hojo didn't notice. "Well," he bubbled. "They're not called French fries; they're called Funky fries! And it's not a hot dog; it's a happy dog!"
Inuyasha held back a laugh, trying to change it into a cough. Only it ended up as a demented hiccup-laugh. Funky fries?! Happy dogs?!
If Inuyasha held in his amusement any longer, he would've cracked a rib or two.
-
Kagome groaned. Why did Inuyasha have to be so grumpy? Here Hojo was trying to be nice and Inuyasha starts laughing at him.
Although, she had to admit that the happy dog thing was a bit lame. Oh, who was she kidding?
It was completely lame.
"And can I have a Coke?" Miroku asked.
"I want one too," Sango added.
Kagome looked at the menu. "And I'll have a cheese pizza slice."
Hojo went out the back to get it for them. Inuyasha took that as the moment to crack out, "Oh no. It's a Cuckoo Coke and a..." he paused. "A...cheese-ily named pizza slice."
Then he burst out into a fit of maniacal laughter. Kagome rolled her eyes at him. The only person he would ever entertain was himself.
-
An hour later...
"Here Sango," Miroku said with a grin. "These are for you."
Sango found herself carrying a huge stuffed monkey, a dog, and a pig. Miroku and Inuyasha were competing again. Only this time, they were trying to see who could get the most stuffed animals.
Sango blushed, wondering why she felt nervous. "Thanks, Miroku."
Kagome was lugging a bird, a gigantic starfish, and a neon pink octopus Inuyasha did have the weirdest taste in stuffed animals...
Though Sango had to admit that it was sweet of Miroku and Inuyasha to give their prizes to them, even if it was just because of, so they said, that they had nowhere else to put them.
-
Kagome left the carnival, tired, exhausted, yet happy. Her clothes-- along with everyone else's--were drenched, thanks to that water ride; she was dizzy because of all the roller coasters, though she didn't look that bad compared to Inuyasha, who was sickly green. Her feet were sore from all the walking, and she was full from the "cheese-ily named pizza slice."
She was glad she came and didn't regret it at all.
She reached her house and slumped onto the couch. Then she leaned over to play all her messages, feeling an odd sense of deja vu.
"Hello, Kagome Higurashi, this is from the Miracle Hospital, reminding you that your mother needs to be moved from this hospital in two months time."
