Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha or any of the other characters mentioned herein...though if I did, I would pick Kirara, because she is adorable.
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Late evening sunlight filtered down through the tall trees of the feudal era forest, splashing a dappled pattern across the ground. Disturbed from their rest, a flock of white birds took flight, startled by the sudden emergence of two teenaged girls from the ancient wooden well below.
"Thanks for coming to get me, Sango," Kagome smiled, pulling herself out of the Bone Eater's well. "I totally lost track of time. Studying and all that, you know."
"It was no trouble at all," the demon slayer said, climbing out behind her friend. "We just got concerned when you weren't back by the time you said you would be. Besides, I never get tired of visiting your world, Kagome. There's so much to see!"
"And so much to eat!" InuYasha effortlessly hoisted Kagome's enormous backpack out of the well, purposefully dropping it on Shippo's tail. "Alright, Kagome, you know what time it is. Time for you to whip me up some ramen! I'm starving!"
"Grrrr….sit, boy!" Kagome scooped up the wailing kitsune as InuYasha did a face-plant in the dirt. "Will you ever learn, you jerk?"
"That was indeed extremely rude, InuYasha." Still on the ground, the half-demon flinched as Miroku's staff made contact with the region between his furry puppy ears. "Lady Kagome has been back in our world for less than a minute. You could at least consider a proper greeting before you demand that she make you dinner."
"Yeah, ya meanie." Shippo made a nasty face at the glowering dog-demon from the safety of Kagome's arms.
"What's the big deal?" InuYasha snarled, pulling himself upright at last. "I was just hungry! Is that a crime nowadays?"
"In any case, InuYasha," Kagome sniffed disdainfully, "I brought you fifteen bowls of ramen, but you're not tasting one noodle until you learn some decent manners!"
"Hey, that's not fair!" InuYasha howled as Kagome and the others set off toward the village, taking the backpack, and thus his ramen, with them. "Kagome, you evil wench! Bring back that ramen!" He bounded after them, but landed directly in the well. "Curse you!"
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Later that night…
A fluffy white head cautiously peeked around the corner of the hut used by Lady Kaede. The coast was clear.
InuYasha quickly scooted around to the front of the hut and dove inside. He only had a short time before the girls and the old hag came back from the hot spring to get what he was after. A feral, fanged smile spread across his features as he slunk over to Kagome's backpack, abandoned in a corner of the hut.
"It's ramen time!"
A stray moonbeam from the open door lit his way as he pulled open the large backpack and began to dig. Clothes, shoes, makeup, hairspray—all were thrown carelessly over his shoulder as the half-demon searched for his favorite snack. He pulled forth a stick of deodorant, sniffed it, licked it, and promptly dropped it with a grimace. Textbooks, pencils, and homework assignments were haphazardly tossed all over the tiny hut as InuYasha dug ever deeper for the cheap, yet tasty, noodles.
Finally, just when he was sure there was no ramen after all, InuYasha spied what he was after. With a tiny yip of happiness, he grabbed the Styrofoam bowl and hugged it to his chest. Fourteen identical bowls soon followed the first until a large stack of them rested beside the half-demon. Deeply satisfied, InuYasha gathered them up and began to retreat into the night with his prize. He had them all, he was turning to leave… when he saw it. Something shiny at the bottom of the ransacked backpack.
"Oooh… what's this?"
Setting down his ramen, the dog-demon slowly reached into the bag and pulled out a large, circular, and above all shiny, object. It was rather heavy, and his claws made a scratching sound as he handled this new curiosity. Its front was covered with tiny numbers in a circle all the way around. It had two tiny legs, little knobs sticking out the back side, and, on top, two large bells.
InuYasha's ears twitched. Kagome had once told him of tiny boxes that could make music when someone twisted the stem on the bottom. He'd never put much stock in Kagome's futuristic stories being true, and this thing he held didn't look much like a box at all, but his curiosity got the best of him and he decided to give it a shot. Carefully he took a hold of the knob on the back of the object and twisted gently. There was a small click, but nothing else.
Frowning, he twisted harder. More clicking, but nothing that could be called music. Several more times he twisted the knob around, until finally it refused to turn any more. The frustrated dog-demon finally placed the shiny object on the ground next to the bag. It was really more trouble than it was worth, and, anyway, he had to make his getaway with the precious ramen.
Scooping up the bowls once more, InuYasha gave the mysterious toy one last glance. The full moon, round and delicious as a dumpling, was reflected in its glass-covered face.
Dropping the ramen, InuYasha scrambled over. He had to get the toy to work.
Growling softly, he pawed and pushed and pressed, thoroughly investigating the object all over. At last, he spied a small button on the top, between the silver bells.
"Finally!" Placing the softly shining toy on the ground in the center of the moonbeam for the best effect, InuYasha pushed the button.
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggg!
"Gyaaah!" The dog-demon scrambled backwards as the earth shattering sound split the calm night air. He stared wide-eyed at the object as it clattered its way across the floor of the hut like a thing possessed. Suddenly regaining his wits, InuYasha pounced in a frantic attempt to stop the horrendous noise.
No dice. After a few seconds of futile effort, the half-demon knew what he had to do. Dropping the clock like a hot brick, he whipped out Tetsusaiga and proceeded to beat the obnoxious thing into tiny pieces. However, even this extreme method could not silence it completely. It continued to vibrate and shudder, making a noise similar to that of a large bullfrog being slowly squished beneath a wagon. Tossing away Tetsusaiga, InuYasha dove on what was left of the clock, crushing it into the floor of the hut with his weight. At last, the noise stopped.
"Whew!" InuYasha's ears drooped with relief. That was definitely the last time he'd mess with any of Kagome's freaky futuristic devices. Slowly removing one clawed hand from the mess of metal and gears underneath him, he reached for one of the bowls of ramen.
"InuYASHA!"
The dog-demon's furry ears fell flat against his skull. He rolled his golden eyes heavenward with a loud and obvious gulp as a large and incredibly menacing shadow fell over him. There in her pajamas in the doorway stood Kagome, fire in her eyes as she beheld the half-demon crouched like a mother bird on top of the remains of her alarm clock.
"Oh, my." Sango, appearing behind the irate schoolgirl, covered her mouth with one hand as she noticed that her friend's belongings had been strewn all about the tiny hut in their absence.
"Um, Kagome!" InuYasha laughed nervously, an enormous sweat-drop appearing beside his furry head. "I can, uh, explain…?"
"InuYasha… SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT!"
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To Be Continued…