Kagome sat and posed in her uniform on the chair again and plastered a big cheesy grin on her face.
Inuyasha yelled "NOW SIT DOWN AND SHUDDUP! I'll take yer damn picture!" He raised the camera the right way and mumbled as they heard the CLICK FLASH WHIRR "man…friggin' picture…stupid…grr…piece a…mmnmn"
After a few more CLICK FLASH WHIRR's the film ran out and began to rewind. Inuyasha got nervous at the sound of it and said "Eeeeeh! I didn't do anything! I did just what you told me to!"
Kagome put her hand to her mouth and giggled. She said "I know I know. It's just rewinding. We're done!"
"That's it?" questioned Inuyasha.
"Yes. That's it." Kagome said as she popped out the film. "Now we bring it to be developed. That's when they turn them into the tiny portraits you saw in my book."
"Oh. Wow." Inuyasha held the open camera and looked into the open flap. He said "So are there like tiny painters in there or somethin'?"
"No Inuyasha it's a machine."
"You sure got a lot of these machines in your time."
Kagome felt guilt seep into her heart over their scene just now. "Hey, Inuyasha. I'm sorry I was such a jerk. I should've been more patient. I'm sorry I yelled."
"Nah, it's okay. I uh…ya know" he said as he dug his toe into the carpet.
'Can't he apologize for yelling too?' "No, I don't know…what?" she questioned before flying off the handle again.
"I uh. I ain't smart enough for yer time" he said truly ashamed.
"OH! Inuyasha! That's not true! Things here are just a lot more complicated. If you grew up here it wouldn't seem so complicated! You're not stupid!"
"You don't think so?" he asked her with his big golden eyes.
"Of course you are" said Lord Sesshomaru as he entered the room. Rin ran out from behind him and started buzzing around the living room. "She's just being polite. Like her mother." 'Oh, my angel, Lady Higurashi' the demon lord thought only to himself.
"That's not true!" yelled Kagome without fear.
Inuyasha was sure to jump in with "I'll carve you ta pieces Sesshomaru! Or should I say Lord Sesshy? Maybe Lord Fluffy is more appropriate, eh?"
Lord Sesshomaru raised his hand in anger and said "Perhaps it should be Lord Kicks-your-ass!"
"BRING IT ON!" bellowed Inuyasha.
Kagome was distracted by Rin's unbounded energy. She ran and ran and ran in circles then fell to the ground. Almost as if she hadn't noticed the demon scuffle going on next to her she said "Lord Sesshomaru?"
"Hm?" he said without taking his eyes off his opponent.
"Do you think there's something wrong with Rin?"
"Why do you ask?" he said calmly as his hand began to glow green.
"Maybe she's got ADHD or something."
"She is my ward. There is nothing defective about her. Unlike you, Inuyasha!" Sesshomaru allowed his light whip to flash across the room, but Inuyasha deflected it's blow with a swipe of his ever ready Tetsusaiga.
Jakan ran after Rin to prevent her from getting mixed up in the demon fray. He tackled the girl who squealed with delight and they ran behind the couch with Kagome for cover.
"There ain't nothin' wrong with me! I ain't the one who paints his face every mornin'" The anger that surged from Sesshomaru sent a thrash of intense power through his whip that sent Inuyasha soaring into the wall behind him.
"They are NATURAL DEMON MARKINGS! But a half-breed like yourself wouldn't understand that!" retorted the demon lord. Mrs. Higurashi was upstairs searching through a drawer for Jakan's disguise and felt the crash. "Oh dear!" She went downstairs to investigate.
She heard Sesshomaru say something in a deep and warning tone then Inuyasha roar in reply "You'll need that make up after I mess up yer pretty face with the Windscar!"
Mrs. Higurashi arrived just in time. "STOP IT RIGHT NOW! No rough housing in here. Outside! The two of you!" The two demons were taken aback at the fearless mother. She shooed them out the door with some clothing in her hand. Once they were on the other side of the sliding door to the back yard they looked at each other then back at Mrs. Higurashi. Inuyasha mumbled something the occupants of the living room couldn't make out and Sesshomaru leapt out of view.
Mrs. Higurashi pulled a curtain over one of the two doors. She put her back to the scene and showed Jakan his disguise. Kagome stood watching the scene playing out in the yard behind her mom.
"Well Jakan, this is what I found" said Kagome's mom with cheer. Behind Mrs. Higurashi Kagome saw Inuyasha let loose a Windscar that tore up the pavement. "I found it in Souta's old clothing box" continued her mother. Inuyasha fled backwards and Sesshomaru came into view shooting poison gas out of his hand. "There are just some of his things that I can't let go of" said her mom. Kagome couldn't see if the gas got to Inuyasha, but it did affect the wild life in the tree nearby. A few squirrels dropped out of the tree and twitched on the ground. "I hope it fits!"
As Sesshomaru and Inuyasha began with hand to hand combat Jakan resisted. He squeaked "I may be small, but I do have dignity! I will not wear children's clothing!"
Kagome saw Sesshomaru dive forward glowing hand extended and heard "Oh, but Souta's clothing would fit you perfectly!" Energy blades from Inuyasha's Iron Reaver Soul Stealer flew by the door.
Kagome noticed a ceasefire outside as Jakan yapped on and Rin tried to calm him down. "I WILL NOOOOOOOT! NOOOOOO!"
"Oh come on Jakan, don't you want to see the marketplace here?" pushed Rin.
Kagome saw the two brothers come into view again, but they weren't fighting. Inuyasha was rubbing his eye and Sesshomaru was bent over in front of him inspecting Inuyasha's face. Sesshomaru pointed with his one hand and Inuyasha stopped rubbing and blinked. It looked like Inuyasha had gotten something in his eye. He blinked and shook his head. After another blink and rub the brothers nodded to each other and went back to fighting.
Kagome thought 'What is going on here? Am I the only sane one in this group?' Rin then began to run in circles and Kagome left the room to find her psychology text book. "That girl must have some kind of attention deficit!"
After Mrs. Higurashi convinced Jakan to don the outfit before she went outside to collect the brothers.
Sesshomaru had gotten a hold of Inuyasha and was holding him off the ground by the neck. "This—gurgle—ain't—the—aaaaah—end—Sesssh—ah!" chocked Inuyasha.
"Boys! It's time to go-oooo!" called Mrs. Higurashi
Sesshomaru said in a polite call back "We will be there in one moment Lady Higurashi!" Inuyasha gasped and spat as Sesshomaru dropped him to the ground.
