A Little Problem
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Chapter 13: In The Company Of Friends
"Sis, I hope you don't mind if I call your friends. They asked us to call if something happened." Souta said to Kagome as he opened the door to her room.
"Okay. Could you leave me on my bed?" Kagome asked her younger brother. Souta placed Kagome on her pillow and left the room.
Kagome just stared across the room and removed her shoes, placing them just off the pillow. The whole room seemed so big. Kagome couldn't help but be reminded of her current situation. Kagome just decided to lie down and close her eyes. She wouldn't feel so small for at least a little while.
The next thing Kagome knew, there was a knock on her door. "Must've fallen asleep." Kagome said to herself. Soon afterwards, the door opened and Kagome's friends Eri, Yuka and Ayumi still in their school uniforms entered.
"How are you feeling, Kagome?" Eri asked first as the girls all crowded around Kagome's bed.
"I'm okay right now. Safer here than on the other side." Kagome said.
"I don't know about that…" Yuka said as everyone heard a large number of people climbing the stairs.
"What's going on?" Kagome asked.
"It sounds like the media has arrived." Ayumi said as she stared out the window.
"How much does everyone know?" Kagome asked.
"Well, everyone at school heard that you were shrunk. I guess it was pretty naïve to think that would be kept silent." Eri explained.
"What else does everyone know?" Kagome asked.
"Well, your constant sick excuses sure aren't gonna fly anymore." Yuka said.
"It's not my fault I'm a reincarnated miko." Kagome protested.
"You are?" The three girls said in unison.
"Maybe I shouldn't say anymore." Kagome said as the girls all heard very loud knocks at the door.
"Where are my mom and grandpa?" Kagome asked.
"I don't know but hopefully they'll deny everything to the reporters like we have." Eri said.
"We should probably get Kagome out of here." Yuka pointed out.
"Inuyasha will come for me here." Kagome said.
"Hey, if he can find a way to get you back to normal, don't you think he'd do it as soon as possible wherever he is?" Eri reasoned.
"I guess…" Kagome replied.
"Who should she stay with?" Ayumi asked.
"She can stay with me." Eri volunteered and opened her bag.
Kagome waited for Eri to scoop her up and place her in the bag. "We'll tell Souta about this to explain to your parents, so please try and relax for now." Eri said as she closed her bag, leaving only a little room for air. Kagome lied back and could hear the noises from outside. Kagome tried to keep quiet and ignore everything while she thought about her position as she heard her friends deny everything and try to get away. Kagome hadn't really thought about it too much before but in that instant she realized she had great friends on this side of the well.
After a very long wait, Kagome found the bag opening. "It's okay to come out now." Eri said as opened the bag.
Climbing out, Kagome stood on Eri's desk. Eri's room was very similar to Kagome's, except there were posters of very popular pop bands on the walls and more teen magazines. It was a reminder that Kagome was out of touch with the modern world. "Thank you for your hospitatlity." Kagome said.
"We're friends, right?" Eri said.
Kagome saw Yuka and Ayumi smile and nod in agreement. Kagome felt a sigh of relief that she was still someplace safe.
Kagome sat down. "Phew, I wish I could take a bath right now." She said.
"If you want, I can get a bowl or a cup and put some water in that." Eri said.
"But I don't have a change of clothes with me." Kagome said.
"Yeah, only your gym uniform was shrunk and we don't have that. It seems all your other clothes are normal sized." Yuka said.
"I guess the only things shrunk were items that still had some of my aura on them." Kagome theorized.
"But if you really want a bath, I could have your uniform washed while you take your bath." Eri said.
"That sounds great. Hot water, please." Kagome requested.
"No problem. Yuka, Ayumi, can you help me?" Eri requested. Both girls nodded in agreement.
The girls departed and returned a few moments later. "My mom is here now and she'll wash your clothes, Kagome." Eri said.
"She knows?" Kagome asked.
"Is that okay?" Eri asked.
"Well, it's too late to change that now." Kagome replied.
"Climb on, we're going to the bathroom." Yuka said as she placed her hand on the table for Kagome to climb. Kagome climbed onto her friend Yuka's hand and the girls moved into the bathroom.
On the sink was a cup of hot water and next to it was some body soap and shampoo. "Okay, give me your clothes and I'll give them to my Mom. But don't start telling the story 'till I get back." Eri said.
Kagome removed her clothes and left them in a neat pile by the cup. Eri picked up the clothes, Ayumi picked up Kagome and Yuka helped apply the body soap and shampoo. When Eri returned, Ayumi was just setting Kagome into the cup full of hot water.
"So, are you gonna explain?" Yuka said as the girls gathered close by the cup to hear. Kagome was feeling particularly vulnerable at this moment. She was shrunk, naked and with her friends staring at her. But they had been so nice to her and they really had been very nice to her.
And so Kagome began to tell the story of Inuyasha, Kikyou, Naraku and the Jewel. Long after her bath and after she had gotten dressed, Kagome continued. Over the next few days, Kagome would elaborate on some of her stories as her friends gathered to hear her tales.
On the 4th day of staying at Eri's house, Kagome was noticeably nervous. "Where is he?" She wondered aloud.
"Finding Kagura isn't easy, right?" Eri tried to point out. But this did little to calm Kagome.
Eri was lying back in a bath tub with Kagome bathing in her cup which was positioned on the corner of the tub to the left of Eri's head. "Yeah, he's probably fine…" Kagome nervously said.
"AAHH!" Eri's mother screamed.
"Mom!" Eri called out as she stood up. She reached for a towel, covered her front and ran out the door. "AAHH!" Eri was heard screaming immediately afterwards.
Eri rushed back into the bathroom to Kagome, her holding her towel with her right hand just covering her front. "What's going on out there?" Kagome asked.
Eri immediately picked up the cup with her left hand and raced out the open bathroom door. The front door was wide open and a body was on the floor, bleeding profusely. Inuyasha's body was on the floor. "Kago… Kagome…" Inuyasha managed to mutter.
To Be Continued…
