The Third Family


LiL:.CaT:.AnImE- {glows with pride from complement} And you are my first and favorite reviewer.

WolfDemonOfTheNight/sesslover- I'm not a fan of lobster either. Over all, I'm not much of a seafood eater. When I went kayaking I was so little that I couldn't paddle and sat in one of the little luggage compartments. -.-;;;;; That was a long time ago, but I still remember it.

Dragon Man 180- How much has Kagome paid for floor damage. I don't even remember. Ask her. Inuyasha might know too. Yes, I don't think of Sesshoumaru as 'cute' either, but he doesn't have cat ears and Mikoto does so that might be our reasoning.

Lenipez sideshow- Great big castle, lots of interesting people. From trouble makers to stern old people in fact. But they won't be getting there for a while. Sorry. I like your idea. I could just see Shippo driving one of my planned characters insane. Evilness.

DarkPirate-510- You really don't know much about Mikoto. I mean everyone knows he's very kind to Kyo, but not much else. We now know that he's powerful enough to kill a minor demon in one sweep of who knows what but still, not much is known. That's why I made this story! You will see in time what Mikoto's like around other people.

Heart of Friendship- You'll see Mikoto's parents... In a way. Don't want to give too much away! I know I switched kimono and Kinomo. Remember Kyo's friend Kinomo? Yes it was a stupid old joke that Josh made.

Kyou- I don't do lemons! Don't worry. Kyo will be very surprised with the castle. As for Chibii, YOU LEFT HIM IN THE KITCHEN A FEW HOURS AGO?!?!

Mystic Bynd- Did you or did you not destroy my computer?


"Are we planning to stop anytime soon?" I asked Mikoto. Today we had been walking on foot, starting at dawn and I hadn't bothered to change back into my normal sweatpants and shirt. It was even harder to walk in a kimono. The time was now roughly around one in the afternoon and we hadn't stopped for lunch. Taoa was trekking behind us, our packs on her back like usual.
"Soon." Mikoto assured me, "There's a little village around here. We'll stop there. I was there a few times when I was younger. You'll like it. Are you tired? If you are you should ride Taoa."
I shook my head. "I'm not tired." I replied, "I was just wondering. And we haven't had lunch yet. Could we stop here and continue our way towards this village after lunch?" Mikoto grinned. "No." he said, "We have to get there for our meal." "Why?" I asked. "You'll see." he answered, "We'll be there in less than an hour. "Then we're two hours late for lunch!" I pointed out. "That's alright." Mikoto said, "They serve dinner late at the village." "Why?" I asked. He grinned wider. "You'll see." Mikoto told me.

True to his word, we arrived at a small village in a little under an hour. The town was a little strange. Sure I could see the houses of the villagers, of the village miko/priestess, and the shrine, but there were pavilion looking things in the main part of the village. There were women sweeping them out, seeming to be getting ready for something.
"Is today some sort of special day?" I asked. "No." Mikoto replied. "Then what are they getting ready for?" I questioned. "They have community dinners every night here." he explained, "And after dinner is music and dancing. Also, they're very used to getting travelers here. We'll stay at the inn. It's very nice." "I'd think so if they're used to entertaining lots of travelers." I replied.
"So where's the inn?" I asked. Mikoto pointed to the building which I had thought was the shrine. "Then where's the shrine?" I continued, "I thought that was it." "They don't have a shrine here." he replied, "They're not very religious in this town. If the villagers want to pray then they go to their miko's house. It has a small table set up there with incense and such." "That's different." I commented. "It is." Mikoto agreed.
We made our way to the inn, now carrying our bags with little Taoa following us. "Two rooms please." Mikoto ordered from the innkeeper. He seemed very old. "Aye. Young demon, ye look familiar." he commented, "Have ye been this way before." "Yes." Mikoto replied.
"Have ye a preferred room then?" the innkeeper asked. "Room three is always nice." my future mate said, "I will take it?" "And the young lady demon, where would she like?" "Room four." Mikoto told the innkeeper. He nodded. "Right this way." the old man said.
The innkeeper led us to two rooms that were across from each other. First we went to Mikoto's room. Room three was nice. The walls were white washed. A large, soft futon was in one corner. In another corner there was a low writing table with a pillow as a seat. There were unlit lamps around the room. On the opposite side of the room from the door the middle of the wall was entirely made of windows. Opening them, I saw the pavilions being readied for dinner.
"Could you close the window, Kyo?" Mikoto asked, "It's the middle of the winter and it's cold outside. It might not effect you or I, but it seems to be upsetting our host." I nodded, closing it.
My room was just as nice. The walls were painted a bit of a rose color. I guessed they had mixed white wash and some berry together to get it. I too had a big soft futon and a writing desk with unlit lamps around the room. And the middle of the far wall was also made out of windows. This time I waited for our host to leave before checking my view.
My windows overlooked the garden. It was the middle of December so the garden was grey and covered with frost.
Taoa somehow knew this was my room and walked over to my futon, snuggling up for sleep in a cute little ball of fur. "I'm guessing dinner will start in a few hours." Mikoto told me, "And both of us are hungry so let's go find something to eat." "Yeah." I said putting my bags down. I followed him out of the room.

We found an old lady carrying some sliced venison to the pavilion. "Could we have some of that meat?" Mikoto asked. She looked us over. "Demons are ye?" she asked. I was getting ready for the woman to either scream and run away or attack. "Yes." came Mikoto's calm response. "Then eat, eat!" she said happily holding the plate out to us, "It seems demons are always hungry!"
Both of us took a few slices each. I took one extra for Taoa. She'd be hungry too. "Thank you very much." I said bowing politely. "No problem, demoness." the lady replied. Mikoto and I turned to go back to the inn. "There's a well near the dinner houses if ye are thirsty." the woman told us.

Mikoto walked into my room as I fed the piece of venison to Taoa. "Dinner will be in an hour." he told me. He eyed my clothes. "And you might want to change." Mikoto added, "Don't get into your usual clothes though. Another kimono. You'll fit in more that way." I looked at my kimono and grinned. It was wet and muddy from our walk. Something clean would be nice. "Alright." I said nodding, "I'll be ready then.


Miroku: Dinner. I wonder what they'll have.

Clear Waters: Speaking of dinner, it's our dinner time now!

Inuyasha: Ramen?

Clear Waters: No. I had ramen for lunch.

Kagome: Wait a second. We had turkey sandwiches at the beach. Where'd you get the ramen?

Inuyasha: You mean when you left the beach and went back to the house to get some play toys for Shippo you were really getting ramen? Why the hell didn't you bring some back for me?!?!

Clear Waters: Because you had some for breakfast and there was only one serving left.

Inuyasha: So we're out of ramen?

Clear Waters: Basicly.

Inuyasha: Damn.

Kagome: Now you can try some new foods. I'll bet there's some other things you'll like out there.

Sango: Yeah. Like pizza. I found that very good.

Miroku: And that hot pretzel!

Shippo: That piece of apple pie was really really good too! Can I have more after dinner?

Clear Waters: We're going for ice cream after dinner. R&R everyone!

Inuyasha: But what about the ramen?