Hello peoples. I'm feel sort of light hearted cuz I'm listening to dearest on my Inuyasha CD (thanx a billion D238! I'm so happy). Light-hearted is a foreign feeling to me... but whenever I feel it, I feel so much better than I usually do! It feels good! Neway, Here's chapter 2. Probably the longest chapter I've ever written in such short time. dances to dearest
Chapter2: Salted ramen with eggs.
Kagome opened a small box of fortune cookies that her mother had bought for a snack. She broke the cookie open and pulled the piece of paper out.
"You will be reunited long lost friend soon...?" Kagome read aloud. "Hah! Fat chance!" She said as she ate the cookie. 'If only these stupid fortune cookies told the truth...' She thought, slightly saddened as the thought of Inuyasha came back to her.
The raven haired girl fingered the jewel around her neck once again. Kagome had gotten into the habit of fingering the jewel whenever she thought of her dear friend Inuyasha and it was now permanent.
"I hope Inuyasha still has the gift I gave him..." Kagome said to herself. 'He's probably thrown it away by now...' She thought sadly as she opened her second fortune cookie. "Your marriage is not going to be with who you would expect... And I thought the first one was stupid!" Kagome laughed lightly as the front door opened.
"Kagome! I'm home!" Her mother called. "And I have the groceries for tonight. Could you help me with supper?"
"Depends on if I know how to cook it." Kagome replied, her spirits still lighter from the message from the cookie. Her mother chuckled.
"Salted ramen with eggs." She said, smiling. Kagome immediately stood up.
"Bring on the ramen!" She exclaimed, her fist in the air. Her mother laughed once again. "How many packs did you get?"
"Ten." Her mother replied as she climbed up the stairs. "I'm pretty sure that one of them will have a big stomach. Now, go and get some water boiling."
Kagome took her necklace off and placed it in a tray on the counter. She would never forgive herself if the only memory she had of her friend was ruined. It was the only thing she had left of her silver haired friend.
Kagome filled the pot with water and set it on the element. She then strolled across the kitchen and turned on the cd player. Inside was a mix of her favourite songs (some of these included American ones like Outkast and Linkin Park. Sound familiar? hehe) which she had burned for herself. Some of other songs include 'Change the world, I am, Dearest, Fukai Mori, My will and Shippo's song. (If you don't know what Shippo's song is, look it up on your media player and download it. It's SOOOOOO CUTE!!)
Kagome put Shippo's song on repeat so she could listen to it over and over again as she cooked. It reminded her of her friend's little brother, Shippo. It was a cute, happy, bouncy song that never got old.
Kagome sang along with the song as she whipped the eggs for the ramen. Her mother added the ramen noodles to the boiling pot and worked on the stir-fry.
"Mmm... It smells so good." Kagome murmured, looking down at the ramen as her mother dumped the chicken and vegetables inside.
Kagome's mother smiled "Could you hand me the egg?" She asked, holding her hand out to take the bowl of whipped eggs. Kagome nodded and did as she was told. "So..." Her mother started as she stirred the egg in. "Are you excited about meeting the boy next door?"
"Hn?" Kagome looked at her mother quizzically, then shrugged. "Not really..."
"Kagome..." Her mother looked at her sternly. "You have to get over your friend. As far as you know, you may never see him again. You need to get some new friends."
"I HAVE new friends!" Kagome yelled, slamming her fist into the counter. This caused the CD player to skip to My Will. "I do! There's Sango, Miroku, Kouga, Ayame-"
"I know, Kagome... but you have to understand. You will never see Inuyasha if you just mope around thinking about him inside."
"Mom..." Kagome looked at the floor. "It's not like that..." Before her mother could argue any more, Kagome stormed out of the kitchen and out the door. She ran down the stairs and was opened the door to see a silver-haired boy about to ring the doorbell. Kagome was taken aback by this and lost her balance. The boy looked down at her strangely.
"Er... You okay?" He asked. Kagome, completely embarrassed by her actions stood up and nodded.
"Yeah... just fine. You just surprised me that's all."
"Okay..." He mumbled, looking away. Just then, Ms. Higurashi popped out of nowhere.
"There you guys are! I was wondering when you'd be coming!" This surprised both Kagome and the silver haired boy, who simultaneously lost their balance and fell.
"Ow... mom!" Kagome yelled, getting up. "Don't do that!" Kagome then noticed that behind the boy was a woman with long black hair tied back loosely and a man with hair just like the boys, except it seemed better taken care of. Kagome looked down at the boy and noticed something peculiar about him. Two dog ears rested on the top of his head. Kagome had the urge to... touch them, but refused to do so. She knew one thing for sure. These two seemed like Youkai... but their mother looked human. Were they Hanyou?
"Hi." The woman spoke up. "I'm Nini Fujiko and these are my sons Sesshomaru and Inuyasha." She gestured to each of them. Kagome's stepped back at the name of their younger son. 'Inuyasha...' she thought sadly. She had to admit, the younger one of the boys looked a lot like her friend... Kagome's thoughts were interrupted as the lady continued on. "My husband will be here in fifteen minutes or so. He said that he'd be a little late coming home from work tonight. Nini smiled sweetly, while the other two had looks of disgust on their faces. They seemed to dislike their father.
"I'm Nakano, this is my son, Souta and my daughter, Kagome." Kagome watched as Inuyasha's eyes widened. The two stared at each other for a few seconds.
'Inuyasha...?' Kagome asked herself silently. She then shook her head. 'No... It couldn't be him.' Kagome took one last glance at Inuyasha before turning around and walking up the stairs.
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Inuyasha watched as the girl named Kagome walked up the stairs. 'She does look like Kagome... but it couldn't be her...'
Inuyasha's ears then twitched. "I hear 'I am' playing." He murmured. Sesshomaru caught this statement and smiled.
"Looks like your sense of sound hasn't been weakened from all those parties." The older demon chuckled.
"Heh. Looks like yours hasn't either." Inuyasha said, crossing his arms with a triumphant smirk. "At least someone in this house has a good taste in music."
"Please, do come in!" Kagome's mother beckoned them inside. Inuyasha heard his mother gasp in awe and then compliment the woman's taste. He glanced over at his older brother who rolled his eyes.
"She never stops, does she?" Sesshomaru whispered. Inuyasha's ears picked up Sesshomaru 's statement and he laughed quietly.
"... well you should come upstairs." Inuyasha heard Ms. Higurashi finish. "Supper's almost ready." Nini bowed respectively and removed her designer shoes that she had gotten from travelling. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru -of course- did not have anything near that ranking. They wore the usual skate shoes, slightly dirty from being outside. Despite the fact that they were the sons of famous celebrities (human and Youkai), they didn't bother acting like one. It was a complete waste of time and made them look obnoxious. The three neighbors walked up the stairs and into the kitchen. When they got there, they turned right and ended up in the dining room. It was decorated in warm colours, pictures and keepsakes hanging from the walls. In the center of the room was a large glass dining table with matching wooden chairs surrounding it.
"I hope you like salted ramen with eggs!" Ms. Higurashi said happily. The four walked into the room, followed by a slightly shy Souta. "Kagome will be down in a second." Ms. Higurashi was so busy talking to Nini, that she didn't notice that it pained Inuyasha to hear her say Kagome so many times. He suddenly felt someone tapping on his arm. He looked down to see a young boy with short black hair looking up at him.
"Do you have a friend you miss?" Souta asked. Inuyasha was hesitant to reply, but nodded slightly. "Kagome has a friend that she misses. He moved away a long time ago. She has a necklace that was given to her by her friend before they moved. She treats that thing like it's worth a million dollars!" Sesshomaru, who had been listening in on the conversation, smiled.
'If only you knew Inuyasha.' He thought to himself. 'You've been blinded by sad memories.' The demon then turned his head in the direction of a new sound. Kagome was now walking into the kitchen. She looked slightly depressed, as if someone kept mentioning her long lost friend that Souta said so much about.
"Hey." Inuyasha whispered to the kid beside him. "What was her friend's name?" Souta seemed to be deep in thought.
"Er... Inu-something..." Souta mumbled. "What was it?"
'Great!' Inuyasha thought, sweat dropping. 'A dyslectic.'
"Inu... sash... no... Inu...masho... Inu... yasho..."
"Inuyasha!" Kagome snapped at her brother.
'Inuyasha!' Inuyasha thought in shock. 'That would explain why she seemed surprised when she heard my name... then again. I did the same thing when I heard hers.
"Sorry." Souta mumbled, giving Kagome those adorable, innocent eyes. Kagome smiled.
"It's okay, Souta." She said warmly, messing up his hair. Inuyasha looked over at his brother, who seemed unfazed by the incident that just happened.
"RAMEN'S READY!!" Ms. Higurashi said loudly. Everyone at the table (except for Nini) fell onto the ground in surprise.
"Mom!" Kagome groaned as she got up. "I told you not to do that!" Her mother looked at her innocently.
"Do what?" she asked sweetly. All of the kids sweat dropped at this.
"Mom..."
"I never thought I'd see the day..." Inuyasha murmured. "...when we met someone louder than our mom."
"Welcome to my world." The raven-haired girl sighed.
The ramen was soon served and dinner started... along with a little competition between Inuyasha and Kagome. The two scowled at each other as they ate their ramen, trying to finish it first.
"Sesshomaru." Nini looked over at her son. "Shouldn't you stop your brother before he chokes?" The older demon shook his head.
"This is his normal speed." He replied with a smile.
"Heh." Souta piped up. "Kagome's too." Sesshomaru shook his head in disbelief.
"Looks like Inuyasha's met his match." Sesshomaru said as he picked up a bunch of noodles with his chopsticks. Everyone watched the competition. At first, it seemed as if Inuyasha was winning, then Kagome caught up with him. It was close... really close.
"I'M DONE!!" They yelled simultaneously. Everyone gawked.
"Well, well, Inuyasha..." Sesshomaru laughed. "Looks like you have a new rival." Kagome and Inuyasha looked at each other, then at Sesshomaru.
"Whatever." They both said, taking their trays and racing for the sink. After the dishes were out of the way, Kagome ran down the stairs and into the basement. Inuyasha was close behind... in fact, he could push her out of the way whenever he felt like it. Kagome saw her favourite spot on the sofa coming up. It was close... she could make it! Inuyasha seemed to notice this and pushed her when she was right beside her spot. The demon sat there instead and Kagome was forced to sit in the seat beside him.
"I don't like you." Kagome pouted. Inuyasha thought it was kind of cute on her. It reminded him of his friend. Inuyasha smirked at her, which made her pout even more.
"Kagome." Inuyasha started. "You're not going to do one of those bimbo-slut moves for the seat... are you?" Kagome smiled and shook her head.
"You get that sort of attention?" Kagome asked, smirking. Inuyasha sighed and nodded. "Well, lucky for you, I'm not a cheerleader."
"Well that's a first." Inuyasha teased. Kagome gave him a cold glare.
"You're not all that great, you know!" Kagome snapped. "I don't see what those sluts see in you." Inuyasha raised an eyebrow.
"Wow..." He smirked. "You're good." Kagome chuckled halfheartedly at the dog demon and pulled some hair behind her ear.
"What's it like having dog ears?" Kagome asked innocently. Inuyasha stared at the girl in disbelief.
"Same as normal ears... I guess..." He replied. "Only mine can move." Kagome laughed and gave Inuyasha's ears a tweak. "Hey! Don't do that!" He laughed, pushing the girl away from him. "That's another perk with the ears. Everyone wants to touch 'em." He placed his hands over his ears so Kagome couldn't touch them again. Kagome laughed until she noticed what was around his neck. It was a necklace made of wooden beads and animal teeth.
"Where'd you get those?" Kagome asked, looking at the demon with serious eyes. Inuyasha's smile faded.
"I got it from a friend before I moved away." He replied quietly as he fumbled with the beads around his neck. "She's my best friend. I could never replace her."
"Did you give her anything?" Kagome asked, a feeling of hope rising up inside her chest. Inuyasha nodded.
"A necklace... with a pink stone on it." He replied sadly. Kagome's spirits were lifted even higher.
"One second." Kagome ran up the stairs. 'I hope this works...'
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Corny. Cliffie. Figures. sigh Review please! Chapter 3 will be up as soon as I write it!
