Chapter 12
"Damn" Shouted Inuyasha.
"What is the matter Inuyasha?" Kaede blinked her eyes in wonder.
"Kagome, we forgot to get the top half of my kimono at your house!" Inuyasha tugged at the shirt on his body.
"Oh, yeah! It was still in the washing machine when we were watching T.V." Kagome scratched her chin with her index finger.
"Come on we have to get it back now" Inuyasha jumped up.
"You can go and get your own clothing Inuyasha" Kagome's tone was rising.
"Why me? Why can't you go and get it?" Inuyasha began to yell as well.
"Maybe I'm tired from walking and I didn't get much sleep the other day. Remember I was having a nightmare about Ki…you know my nightmare" Kagome explained and almost blurted out Kikyo's name.
"Will you two ever stop fighting? Can't just one day be an argument free for you two? You guys are so tiresome" Miroku cut into the conversation.
"Whatever, be back soon" Inuyasha left the hut and ran to the Bone Eater's Well.
Inuyasha knew she was talking about Kikyo. He knew this because she was talking in her sleep and was dreaming about the day Kikyo almost killed her. Now that subject is in the past, they can move on in life. Inuyasha knew the Kikyo he killed wasn't real, just a clay body with some similarities to the real Kikyo. Fifty years past from the day when both Kikyo and Inuyasha's lives changed forever. Deep down inside Inuyasha's heart, he was still mourning for Kikyo's death but knew it was destiny in a way. If Kikyo hadn't died, Kagome wouldn't have met Inuyasha. Things were getting better by the day between them even though they disagreed on some things.
"Destiny huh?" Inuyasha mumbled to himself.
Inuyasha reached the well and jumped straight into it. The well glowed up and Inuyasha was transported to present Japan. Inuyasha jumped up and ran as fast as he could to the Higurashi House hold. He opened the sliding doors and walked right in to find Mrs. Higurashi. Kagome's mother was upstairs taking a shower. Inuyasha walked up the flight of stairs and picked up her scent that led to the bathroom. Just in time Sota came walking by stopping Inuyasha before he did anything. Inuyasha then explained to Sota that he by accidently left his top half of his kimono there. Sota led Inuyasha to the laundry room down in the basement and took out the dry clean shirt. The hanyou slapped Sota on the back in a friendly way. Sota returned the slap and they both began to slap each other until Mrs. Higurashi came down.
"What is going on down here? Inuyasha? What are you doing here? Is Kagome here again too?" Mrs. Higurashi asked so many questions thatInuyasha couldn't keep up.
"Kagome isn't here and I'm here because of my kimono top. Well see ya!" Inuyasha ran up stairs and ran to the shrine again.
"Wait Inuyasha!" Mrs. Higurashi stopped the rushing hanyou. "Remind Kagome to come home in three weeks!" Kagome's mother shouted.
"Three weeks?" Inuyasha was getting annoyed already.
"In three weeks, Kagome is having her sixteenth birthday" Mrs. Higurashi explained.
"Oh, Inuyasha please give Kagome this present. It's for her birthday" Kagome's gramps handed a long shaped figure that was wrapped in wrapping paper.
"Birthday? What the hell is a birthday?" Inuyasha thought to himself, sighed, and jumped into the well again.
Inuyasha was now transporting to Japan's ancient past. To him it was home and to Kagome it was far more interesting. Being able to pass through ancient times when she lives in the future about 500 years or so. Finally Inuyasha reached to feudal Japan and headed to the village. With his great sense of smell, Inuyasha picked up a demon scent. The hanyou then rushed towards the village ready to fight but when he got there, the demon was already defeated. Miroku was just finishing up the job.
"Wind Tunnel!" Miroku sucked in the bits and pieces of the up from his cursed hand.
"Impressive Miroku. You too Kagome" Sango complemented her two friends.
"So what. The demon was probably weak and they beat it with luck" Inuyasha jealous.
"Shut up!" Kagome screamed with rage. "God he just can't let anyone win. He always has to be the hero and save us all" Kagome thought.
Kagome saw something wrapped in the hanyou's hands.
"Hey Inuyasha what is that in your hands?" Kagome leaned over to see it clearer.
"Oh, it's from your gramps. He said it was for your birthday. Hey Kagome, what is a birthday" Inuyasha explained.
"A gift for me! I wonder what it is. It's rather heavy" Kagome held the gift in her hands.
"Well open it Kagome" Shippou wondered too.
Kagome opened the colored paper with designs on it. Inside was a brown box about two and a half feet tall and four inches wide. On the box was a card inside an envelope. Kagome then opened the card first before the box. It read:
Dear My Sweet Granddaughter,
I wish you a happy sixteenth birthday. I can remember when I first saw your big brown eyes. I first saw you when your father and mother brought you
home for the very first time. I also remember baby sitting you, changing dippers, feeding you, seeing you able to ride a two wheeler, and helping you with
math homework. We had so many happy memories and hoping for many more. Sweet sixteen it's called. Not only sweet sixteen, you become even
sweeter. I hope you have wonderful birthday.
Happy Birthday!
Love always,
Gramps
"Awe…that was so sweet. Thank you Gramps" Kagome showed the card to everyone.
"Hey I asked you a question!" Inuyasha felt ignored at the moment.
"Oh sorry. A birthday is when you celebrate on the day when you were born. In about three weeks, it will be the day that I was born. When it's your birthday, you get gifts from your family and friends" Kagome explained.
"Oh okay. Just wondering" Inuyasha now knew what a birthday was.
"Open it! Open it!" Shippou jumped up and down with excitement.
Kagome finally open the box up and found her gift inside. At first Kagome was in shock and smiled. The reason she was in shock because every year her grandfather would get her something ancient and something priceless. This year it was different. Kagome actually liked this present then what she got on her last. The last time she got some kind of foot that was good luck, something like that. Inside the box held at least fifty arrows. This gift was just right for her since she is a priestess and her weapon was arrows. Everyone's eyes sparkled in amazement.
"Nice" Inuyasha nodded.
"Awesome. We won't need to buy arrows at least for a while" Miroku became greedy in money wise.
"You selfish perverted greedy monk" Sango hit the monk on the head with her Hiraikotsu.
"Look at all those arrows" Shippou's eyes glittered by staring at the points of the arrows.
"He actually got me something normal. Well not really normal if you would consider giving arrows to a girl. In my time we use arrows to hunt" Kagome picked up one arrow to look at it.
"Huh?" Inuyasha sort of made a coughing sound when he spoke.
To be continued...
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