Yay. My first Inuyasha fic. After writing so darn much X-men Evolution,
this might be tough. Not to mention I haven't seen the show for... uh...
four, five months? Oh well. I've been noodling this idea for a while and
really wanted to do it, so... here you go.
Don't flame me, I'm not inflammable. Fire's pretty, but it hurts. ~~~~~~~~~
Culture Shock
Inuyasha sat by the Bone-Eaters Well and wondered when Kagome was going to return. She had left in a hurry one week ago, shouting something about finals and studying. If she hates studying so much, he thought, why doesn't she just quit and stay here to shard-hunt? He scratched his chin and decided that a week was probably long enough to finish these "finals." With that in mind, he turned around and jumped down the well. (AN: When typing Bone, I accidentally typed boner. hah. immature humor.)
When Inuyasha came out in Kagome's time, he followed his nose to the kitchen. It was midday, so Kagome was still at school. Even so, whatever Mrs. Higurachi was cooking smelled delicious.
"Inuyasha!" exclaimed Kagome's mom when he entered the kitchen. "Kagome said that you would probably come looking for her today." She handed him a bowl of ramen and some chopsticks. This wasn't the first time he'd wandered into the Higurachi kitchen looking for food. Slurping noisily, he began pounding down noodles. Mrs. Higurachi smiled. "She'll be home in about an hour. Make yourself comfortable."
When Inuyasha was on his fourth bowl of ramen, Kagome came bounding into the kitchen in a flurry of joy. "Mai! Mai! I got accepted to the program!"
"What program?" Inuyasha asked, a long noodle dangling from his mouth.
"The Study Abroad program from English class!" Kagome shouted happily, and then realized who had addressed her. "Inuyasha! What are you doing here?"
He shrugged nonchalantly. "Looking for you. Those shards aren't' going to wait forever. Besides, Shippou's getting on my nerves. Again." Kagome scuffled her foot nervously, then opened her mouth to speak. "What?" Inuyasha demanded, interrupting. "You don't want to go back?"
"No, no, it's not that!" she jumped in, almost defensively. "It's just that... well, I've been offered a chance to go to school in America. That's all. I'd be leaving at the end of summer, so there's plenty of time for shard hunting between now and then."
"You're... leaving!?" the hanyou yelled, leaping to his feet. "Why didn't you tell me? The Shikon-no-tama isn't anywhere near being whole, and you're LEAVING!?!?!?" He growled, grabbed Tetsusaiga and headed for the door.
Kagome hurried after him and grabbed his arm. "No, Inuyasha, don't go. I wanted to ask you something." He sighed and turned around impatiently, waiting for her to speak. "I was... eh... wondering if you would go with... me. To America." His brow furrowed, confused.
"Where is this 'America?' Why would I want to go somewhere I've never even heard of? Especially if you're going to spend half the day in school?" He questioned, debating if he really did want to go with Kagome or mope around for several months in the Sengouku Jidai. After all, without Kagome, it was really boring there. Well, not wholly boring, there was always Sesshomaru to go pick on, but that had the potential of getting really old and/or getting his butt kicked. But he wasn't' so sure he liked Kagome's answers. Across the ocean? Spend the day with some other person? Run around a place he'd never been before? That didn't sound too great either.
"Besides, when I got home we could hang out. I don't know, it's possible that there are shards in America. Still, I'd have you with me, and we wouldn't be lonely." She smiled up at Inuyasha. Being with her. THAT sounded worth going for. Still, he couldn't sound too excited.
He heaved a big sigh. "All right. I'll go, but you better promise we'll spend the summer shard hunting, right?" He fixed her with a glare, hoping to reinforce that promise. She agreed, and went to go gather her stuff for their next trip to the feudal era. He went to Souta's room to watch him play those video games. Those were so fascinating. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
At the beginning of August, the two went back through the well to modern day Tokyo, where Mrs. Higurachi had already packed for both of them. "I bought you some different clothes, Inuyasha, so you'd blend in better in America. Most Americans would find it odd to see someone wandering around in a kimono like yours." She smiled and handed him a bundle. "Put these on and I'll pack your kimono so you can still have it if need be."
Souta jumped up and slammed a red baseball cap onto his head. "And you gotta wear the hat!" Kagome smiled. She'd bought Inuyasha that hat when she'd shown him around Tokyo. His ears were drawing attention, so she'd given him the hat to keep them hidden. Inuyasha tugged at the brim. Obviously, he still didn't like the hat. "C'mon!" Souta grinned, tugging on Inuyasha's arm. "You can sleep in my room!" Kagome watched them leave, and then went upstairs to her own room to take a bath and change her clothes.
When she came down for dinner, she was pleasantly surprised to see Inuyasha wearing a t-shirt and jeans. He looked... well, hot. Very, very hot. That is, until he started noisily chowing his food down. She sat down beside him, exasperated. No matter how attractive he was, he was still Inuyasha and still had very bad table manners. He tugged at the collar of his shirt. "These are uncomfortable," he glowered. "Especially those," he remarked sourly as he pointed to a pair of shoes sitting by the door.
Kagome shook her head. Tomorrow was going to be a loong day. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Woot. As always, the first chapter is my "explain the how, why and what" chapter. So I'm sorry it wasn't that great. Although, you have to admit, the idea of Inuyasha in regular clothing is a very nice one. I actually drew a picture of it to get the right mental image, and I was like, "Da- amn..." Yes, it is a very nice mental image indeed.
Don't flame me, I'm not inflammable. Fire's pretty, but it hurts. ~~~~~~~~~
Culture Shock
Inuyasha sat by the Bone-Eaters Well and wondered when Kagome was going to return. She had left in a hurry one week ago, shouting something about finals and studying. If she hates studying so much, he thought, why doesn't she just quit and stay here to shard-hunt? He scratched his chin and decided that a week was probably long enough to finish these "finals." With that in mind, he turned around and jumped down the well. (AN: When typing Bone, I accidentally typed boner. hah. immature humor.)
When Inuyasha came out in Kagome's time, he followed his nose to the kitchen. It was midday, so Kagome was still at school. Even so, whatever Mrs. Higurachi was cooking smelled delicious.
"Inuyasha!" exclaimed Kagome's mom when he entered the kitchen. "Kagome said that you would probably come looking for her today." She handed him a bowl of ramen and some chopsticks. This wasn't the first time he'd wandered into the Higurachi kitchen looking for food. Slurping noisily, he began pounding down noodles. Mrs. Higurachi smiled. "She'll be home in about an hour. Make yourself comfortable."
When Inuyasha was on his fourth bowl of ramen, Kagome came bounding into the kitchen in a flurry of joy. "Mai! Mai! I got accepted to the program!"
"What program?" Inuyasha asked, a long noodle dangling from his mouth.
"The Study Abroad program from English class!" Kagome shouted happily, and then realized who had addressed her. "Inuyasha! What are you doing here?"
He shrugged nonchalantly. "Looking for you. Those shards aren't' going to wait forever. Besides, Shippou's getting on my nerves. Again." Kagome scuffled her foot nervously, then opened her mouth to speak. "What?" Inuyasha demanded, interrupting. "You don't want to go back?"
"No, no, it's not that!" she jumped in, almost defensively. "It's just that... well, I've been offered a chance to go to school in America. That's all. I'd be leaving at the end of summer, so there's plenty of time for shard hunting between now and then."
"You're... leaving!?" the hanyou yelled, leaping to his feet. "Why didn't you tell me? The Shikon-no-tama isn't anywhere near being whole, and you're LEAVING!?!?!?" He growled, grabbed Tetsusaiga and headed for the door.
Kagome hurried after him and grabbed his arm. "No, Inuyasha, don't go. I wanted to ask you something." He sighed and turned around impatiently, waiting for her to speak. "I was... eh... wondering if you would go with... me. To America." His brow furrowed, confused.
"Where is this 'America?' Why would I want to go somewhere I've never even heard of? Especially if you're going to spend half the day in school?" He questioned, debating if he really did want to go with Kagome or mope around for several months in the Sengouku Jidai. After all, without Kagome, it was really boring there. Well, not wholly boring, there was always Sesshomaru to go pick on, but that had the potential of getting really old and/or getting his butt kicked. But he wasn't' so sure he liked Kagome's answers. Across the ocean? Spend the day with some other person? Run around a place he'd never been before? That didn't sound too great either.
"Besides, when I got home we could hang out. I don't know, it's possible that there are shards in America. Still, I'd have you with me, and we wouldn't be lonely." She smiled up at Inuyasha. Being with her. THAT sounded worth going for. Still, he couldn't sound too excited.
He heaved a big sigh. "All right. I'll go, but you better promise we'll spend the summer shard hunting, right?" He fixed her with a glare, hoping to reinforce that promise. She agreed, and went to go gather her stuff for their next trip to the feudal era. He went to Souta's room to watch him play those video games. Those were so fascinating. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
At the beginning of August, the two went back through the well to modern day Tokyo, where Mrs. Higurachi had already packed for both of them. "I bought you some different clothes, Inuyasha, so you'd blend in better in America. Most Americans would find it odd to see someone wandering around in a kimono like yours." She smiled and handed him a bundle. "Put these on and I'll pack your kimono so you can still have it if need be."
Souta jumped up and slammed a red baseball cap onto his head. "And you gotta wear the hat!" Kagome smiled. She'd bought Inuyasha that hat when she'd shown him around Tokyo. His ears were drawing attention, so she'd given him the hat to keep them hidden. Inuyasha tugged at the brim. Obviously, he still didn't like the hat. "C'mon!" Souta grinned, tugging on Inuyasha's arm. "You can sleep in my room!" Kagome watched them leave, and then went upstairs to her own room to take a bath and change her clothes.
When she came down for dinner, she was pleasantly surprised to see Inuyasha wearing a t-shirt and jeans. He looked... well, hot. Very, very hot. That is, until he started noisily chowing his food down. She sat down beside him, exasperated. No matter how attractive he was, he was still Inuyasha and still had very bad table manners. He tugged at the collar of his shirt. "These are uncomfortable," he glowered. "Especially those," he remarked sourly as he pointed to a pair of shoes sitting by the door.
Kagome shook her head. Tomorrow was going to be a loong day. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Woot. As always, the first chapter is my "explain the how, why and what" chapter. So I'm sorry it wasn't that great. Although, you have to admit, the idea of Inuyasha in regular clothing is a very nice one. I actually drew a picture of it to get the right mental image, and I was like, "Da- amn..." Yes, it is a very nice mental image indeed.