Across Time Part 9
Ehehe, I knew I was going to get a ton of flack from that Battousi comment. In fact I think that got
more reviews out of you people than my whining. Just so you all know, I do enjoy the show and quite simply
nothing I said has anything to do with nor was obtained from it or the manga. Besides its not like Kenshin
was the real battousi in real life. I seriously doubt that was his name and know there was no way he had
red hair if it was. In fact, many people believe that the manslayer didn't even exist but instead a group
of people who shined in a battle or two each. I got all of my information about the Boshin war, or whatever
it is called in the show, from factual sources (except the comment at the end of last chapter.)
I guess you guys could call this the beginning of the second phase of Across Time. Plot twists galore
ahead and now the story can begin in earnest. In fact, my favorite twist as of yet is in this chapter :D
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-Admiral Biatch- Perhaps, but its nothing new. In fact the chapters are longer than most of TFAC chapters.
It was just the last few that I got lengthy on. Regardless, the chapters are going to be longer for a while
at least whether it is the cause or no. It might take a bit longer to write them though.
-TheWraith1- How long.. Hmm well we all see what happened when I made a guess at TFAC but as this fic
is a little more on the organized side I would have to say maybe.. 40 or so thousand long? Maybe more
maybe less.
-Sapphire, the Water Goddess- Actually its more of an Inuyasha/Nobody romance. There's no romance
whatsoever its just a look in my version of Inuyasha's past.
-fuma-the-dragon-of-earth- Maybe in the kenshin show it is, but the true historical name for it is called
the Boshin war, which actually I believe was several wars close together all in the name of bringing forth
the Meiji era.
-Kei the *Alternative Universe Girl O.o* - No I don't find you any of those things and yes I do think
horoscopes are right. If you flip a coin and call out heads or tails eventually it will land on the one
you called after all. I don't believe that people who make horoscopes have any mystical power though.
-~AngelBaby~ - Technically Inuyasha is old, 580 something to be exact, but physically he hasn't aged a
day since Kagome left. The Shikon no Tama will eventually be in the story and in fact might actually play
an important part. Nope, I won't be writing a lemon. This is Pg-13 after all. That doesn't mean Inuyasha
won't ever get what he needs though. And yes I'm a boy so I won't comment on what you said about Inuyasha
;).
-Inu Girl4- Don't worry, its coming. This is a romance fic after all, I just have always had a tendency
to go by the whole fluff thing slowly.
-lilemmy- You'll like what Inuyasha is planning. I think it's a good idea at least...
-moon neko princess- Well its too late now to answer your question. How'd it go by the way?
-Eikou- That was probably one of my better AT chapters. Eventually there will be some more delving into
the past, but for the moment its on standby.
-inuficcrzy- It was called the Clumsy Custard Horror Show. I loved it, perhaps my favorite character that
I have ever played.
-The Authoress L- Where would the fun be if she could? :P
-I am Sango- Nothing to be sorry about, not rude at all. And you're probably right. I was switching
computers at the time and was a little rushed in posting it. No I don't like cars, I just looked for the
most expensive Japanese car I could find and copy and pasted that sucker.
-TaiChiMaster8989- Makes sense to me but I'm too stuck in my ways and for once I'll stay on the American
side. I usually prefer to stay with Japanese versions, especially the show itself. I only watch the
Japanese version as I find it is very different and much better than the English.
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As the two climbed the last steps the final fingers of sunlight reached out from the horizon,
blanketing the old Higurashi shrine in its dying glow. As soon as they had reached the top Inuyasha raised
a hand and plucked the hidden leaf from his head. "Are you sure you should be doing that in plain view
Inuyasha?" Kagome asked as she watched the hanyou appear where a perfectly normal, though perhaps a little
too well dressed, human had been. "I never hid when.." Inuyasha paused for the briefest of moments before
continuing. "I came to get you." he responded.
"I guess you're right." Kagome said, smiling at the strangeness of Inuyasha speaking as his body
transformed. "And besides, I want mom not to think I'm crazy. I don't think bringing in a man and claiming
he's Inuyasha would help." Inuyasha smirked, the transformation now complete. "I don't think anything will
help that. You've always been crazy." Kagome's smile widened slightly and she gave me a playful shove at
the comment, surprisingly gentle compared to the many insults he had hurled at her over the years.
Unfortunately, the playful shove didn't have very playful results as Inuyasha shouted a plethora of none
to gentle curses while he crashed down the stairs of the shrine after slipping from Kagome shove.
He landed face first at the bottom, sliding several feet across the tile. Once the world stopped
spinning, Inuyasha found himself staring at a pair of women's shoes. above him he could here Kagome
shouting apologies and questions along the lines of how many bones he had broken as she raced down the
stairs. Inuyasha raised his head, painfully, to see none other than Mrs. Higurashi who was looking more
than a little surprised. "Oh my!" She said, shifting the bag of groceries in her arms and bent over. She
reached out with one her hands and Inuyasha accepted her help by lifting one of his own hands. To his
surprise Mrs. Higurashi's hand passed right past his hand and towards his head. She then tweaked his
ear, smiling.
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"Well this certainly explains my daughter's behavior this morning." commented Mrs. Higurashi as
she began putting away the contents of her bag. Inuyasha sat at the table with Kagome beside him in the
room connecting to the kitchen with a grumpy look on his face after insisting that his arm, which he had
fallen on, didn't need bandaging and being ignored. He also was none too amused at his ear being
bandaged (Courtesy of Mrs. H) as well. Taking all of this into account his grunt in response could be
considered polite. "I'm sure Souta will be thrilled to see you as well. He should be home soon. Father
took him to a lecture on wards, he is quite set on making Souta the next priest and caretaker of this
shrine. I'm not so sure Souta shares father's enthusiasm though." Kagome stood up, seeing how her
mother was going to talk up a storm for some time with the poor hanyou, and excused herself to take
her bag to her room. Inuyasha barely concealed his 'pleasure'.
Mrs. Higurashi continued making small talk, actually it was technically a monologue but she
didn't seem to mind or notice, for several minutes and Inuyasha's attention faded in and out until she
came onto a subject of importance, food. "I hope Kagome has invited you to dinner, you're welcome to
stay. We're having Karei Shioyaki. It's a very tasty recipe if you like fish. Do you like fish by the
way?" she asked, turning towards him after pulling a pan out from her pantry. Inuyasha blinked as he came
out of his daze and nodded. Mrs. Higurashi beamed at him and set the pan down on the stove, which she had
already set. "Would you be a dear and please go get Kagome? I don't know what's taking that girl so long.
Tell her I could use some help in the kitchen." Once again Inuyasha nodded. He quickly stood up and exited
the dining room eagerly, for more than one reason. 'Such a nice boy.' Mrs. H thought with a smile as she
watched him out of the corner of her eye.
The first thing the hanyou did once out of both women's sight was to yank the blasted bandages off
and toss them aside where they landed on a certain sleeping fat cat who simply yawned. Moments later
Inuyasha found himself in front of Kagome's closed door. He reached to open it but as his clawed hand
grasped onto the knob he thought better of it, still remembering what had happened the day before. For once
Inuyasha decided to take the prudent course of action. "Oi Kagome are you naked?" he called. There was a
slight pause before Kagome responded. "..no..." The boy then proceeded to barge in in his usual style.
Kagome was at her desk, where she had apparently been writing in something, and was giving him a strange
look.
"You're mother wants help." he said, either ignoring or not noticing the look. "Oh, all right. I'll
come down in a second." Kagome closed what she was writing in and slid it into a self perched on the top of
her desk before standing up.
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"Would you like some more tea Inuyasha?" Mrs. Higurashi asked. The whole family and Inuyasha were
sitting at the table, enjoying the home cooked meal. Inuyasha was sitting between Souta, who had been more
than a little exuberant at the hanyou's return, and Kagome. To Kagome's left was Mrs. Higurashi followed by
her grandfather, who hadn't been so exuberant over the return of a demon. Inuyasha nodded and she reached
over to refill his cup. Unnoticed to all, Kagome hadn't touched her tea. "Its nice to have you over Inuyasha."
Mrs. Higurashi commented as she poured. "Really Kagome, you should invite him more often. I don't think he's
eaten with us more than three times all in all this time. How are we supposed to get to know him if you
never invite him over?" She said in a slightly reprimanding tone. Inuyasha's ear twitched in curiosity from
the comment but Kagome decided not to find out just why her mother wanted to get to know Inuyasha. However,
a light blush signified what she thought was the most probably reason.
"So tell us Inuyasha, where do you live now? There aren't many forests in Tokyo." said Mrs. H between
bites of her meal. Inuyasha shifted slightly in his chair. He never had gotten used to them, preferring to sit
on the floor. "I have land outside of Tokyo in the mountains, but when I come to Tokyo I have a house where
Shippo stays most of the time." "Shippo, he's the little kitsune boy isn't he? Why didn't you invite him to
Kagome? Where have your manners gone?" asked Mrs. H. Kagome sighed in annoyance. "I did ask him mother but
he was busy." Kagome's grandfather, who had been fairly silent most of the meal, spoke up. "What is the
address of you home? I'd like to know where my granddaughter is running off to." Mrs. H batted him lightly
on the arm. "Be nice father."
"Its on Kimomoto, near Oo-dori." responded the hanyou. Both Mrs. Higurashi and her father's eyes
widened at this. Grandpa, for his part, changed in attitude dramatically and his eyes gained a peculiar
gleam. "Well then Mr. Inuyasha sir, seeing how you are a good friend of the family perhaps you would care
to invest in our shrine. We have a booming shop and donations are always welcome-" "Father!" Mrs. H.
cried, horrified. "Inuyasha is a friend not some business associate." "Well you did say to be more friendly
and I was simpl-" His daughter and grandaughter's glare shut him up. "We'll talk later." whispered the old
man in the wink.
"Hey Inuyasha! Kagome's 18th birthday is in two weeks from today. Want to know what I got her?" asked
Souta with a slightly mischievous grin. "Oh yes! I completely forgot. You're welcome to stop by if you can.
It's right after school, though I think you might want to come in disguise. I'm sure Kagome would like it
if you came." Said with a snap of her fingers. "I forgot too, everything's been so hectic recently it just
hasn't crossed my mind. I had better make an invitation list so I can give them out when I see everyone on
Monday. May I be excused?" said Kagome. Mrs. H nodded. "I think we're all about done here. I'll clean up."
Kagome left to up to her room and Mrs. Higurashi entered the kitchen with a stack of dishes. "I'll go get
Kagome's present so I can show you." said Souta, getting up and leaving as well. Thus it ended up that only
Inuyasha and a grinning grandfather were left in the room, each on opposite sides of the table. "Now about
that donation...."
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"I hate Mondays." grumbled Eri as the four girls trudged down the hall to their second hour class
with books in hand. Kagome gave a tired nod of agreement. She had spent most of her weekend at Inuyasha's,
not to mention inviting he and Shippo over both days (on her mother's insistence) only to realize Sunday
night that she had two reports due in the morning. Needless to say she had burnt the midnight oil. Only
Ayumi looked in a good mood, which eventually caused her less chipper friends to ask just why. "Haven't you
heard?" Ayumi said, grinning ear to ear. "Mr. Takashi broke his leg falling down some stairs yesterday. We
have a substitute gym teacher for the rest of the semester!" This brightened the girls spirits somewhat. Even
Kagome had trouble feeling sorry for the man. He was perhaps the cruelest gym teacher on the face of the
planet and said to be a bit of a pervert.
Ayumi's grin grew even wider, if possible, as they turned to corner. "And do you know what else? I
hear he's really really good looking." Eri and Yuka rolled their eyes. Kagome's eyes were to tired to roll
so she settled for a mental one instead. "You always say they are good looking Ayumi." Said Eri, speaking
for all of them. "But every time it turns out that they are fat, ugly, old-" It was then that the substitute
teacher that was so kindly being described passed in front of them, halting the four girls, at a four hall
intersection as he followed their principal. "Gorgeous.." she mumbled while Eri and Ayumi's jaws dropped a
few inches. Kagome, who had been admiring the floor in front of her, tiredly looked up to see what the big
deal was. It took her sleepy mind a few seconds to process what she saw walking past her. Finally it
clicked and Kagome dropped her books in shock, though not the same kind as the other girls.
The black haired man spared her a glance and a tiny smirk as he passed. It was none other than
Inuyasha.
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"Well I believe that concludes our tour of the school grounds, other than the gymnasium of course."
said Mr. Ishimaru, the school principal. Mr. Ishimaru was a short, plump man with receding brown hair and
an attidute that had made him well liked by both teachers and students (for a principal at least). Inuyasha
blinked, temporarily distracted by the amusing spectacle Kagome had just provided as they passed. Mr.
Ishimaru flipped through the stack of papers he was carrying as they walked. "We are very glad that you
could come on so such notice. When I heard of Taisho's terribly unfortunate accident I thought it would be
weeks before we could find a permanent, certified substitute until he heals."
He flipped through another several pages. "And you are VERY certified for one so young. My, its a
surprise we've never had you in our employ Mr. Shiro. I see you are highly allergic to dogs. Well you won't
have to worry about that here. Animals are strictly prohibited on school grounds except for special
circumstances." Inuyasha, now Naya Shiro, smirked. Shippo had quite outdone himself on the resume. "Now, it
is school policy that all physical education teachers and long term substitutes must be in excellent
physical condition." said the principal as they entered into the spacious gym. He gestured to a nearby metal
pull up bar on the gym wall. "I can tell that you are but for the sake of the school board would you please
demonstrate?" Inuyasha, who was wearing a white sleeveless T-Shirt and black gym shorts (one of several new
illusions that Shippo had created specifically for this), shrugged and walked over to the bar.
He calmly reached up and effortlessly ripped it off the rest of the apparatus, causing the poor man
behind him to jump as a large sweat drop formed on his head when Inuyasha held out the bar to him. "Ah...
yes I believe that will do fine. Thank you." he said taking it. "Well, I suppose I had best be going then.
You're first class is after the lunch hour." He handed Inuyasha a set of keys. "These are the keys to the
equipment lockers. They're all labeled so you shouldn't have any problem finding anything." He then handed
him a red folder. "In here is Taisho's lesson plans, test schedules, etcetera. You can review it in your
office over there before lunch. The key for that is on the chain as well. Thank you once again for stepping
in so quickly. I'm sure the students will be fine under your care. If you have any questions feel free to
stop by." And with that Mr. Ishimaru shook Inuyasha's hand and left.
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By lunch time the entire school population, well female population at least, had heard of the new,
extremely attractive (and just as importantly extremely young) substitute gym teacher. The rumor was that
he was a mere 21, having graduated several years earlier than most. The rumor had arisen from a gossipy
girl who student assisted in the office and claimed she had snuck a peek at his resume. No one had asked,
however, why she then she didn't know his name if she had looked at his resume. Regardless of his age he
was in the conversations of many students during lunch, including one being held by Kagome's three friends.
"I'll give you a dollar if you go say hi to him." whispered Yuka slyly. "Oh yeah? Well I'll give
you five if you say hi and ask him his name." retorted Eri. Kagome, now wide awake after her little eye
opener this morning, paid little attention to the conversation, instead watching Inuyasha as he moved
through the teacher's cafeteria line while she thought how best to approach him on being here before he
caused a disaster. Of all things, teaching! "And if you can get him to shake your hand I'll do your homework
for a week." Finally, Inuyasha sat down at the center of the teachers table. Seeing her chance, Kagome stood
up and made her way over. "Oh my gosh she's actually going to do it!" whispered Ayumi, grinning. "Get ready
to do homework Eri."
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On an interesting note, I have learned that Shiro means white in Japanese. Quite fitting I think. Even better
Shir means worrier. Thanks to Midoriko-sama for the original name (Nayashiro for a last) which I split up
for his first and last name. Well, what did you think of our hanyou's job? Perhaps the most original idea in
the entire blasted story :D
Ehehe, I knew I was going to get a ton of flack from that Battousi comment. In fact I think that got
more reviews out of you people than my whining. Just so you all know, I do enjoy the show and quite simply
nothing I said has anything to do with nor was obtained from it or the manga. Besides its not like Kenshin
was the real battousi in real life. I seriously doubt that was his name and know there was no way he had
red hair if it was. In fact, many people believe that the manslayer didn't even exist but instead a group
of people who shined in a battle or two each. I got all of my information about the Boshin war, or whatever
it is called in the show, from factual sources (except the comment at the end of last chapter.)
I guess you guys could call this the beginning of the second phase of Across Time. Plot twists galore
ahead and now the story can begin in earnest. In fact, my favorite twist as of yet is in this chapter :D
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-Admiral Biatch- Perhaps, but its nothing new. In fact the chapters are longer than most of TFAC chapters.
It was just the last few that I got lengthy on. Regardless, the chapters are going to be longer for a while
at least whether it is the cause or no. It might take a bit longer to write them though.
-TheWraith1- How long.. Hmm well we all see what happened when I made a guess at TFAC but as this fic
is a little more on the organized side I would have to say maybe.. 40 or so thousand long? Maybe more
maybe less.
-Sapphire, the Water Goddess- Actually its more of an Inuyasha/Nobody romance. There's no romance
whatsoever its just a look in my version of Inuyasha's past.
-fuma-the-dragon-of-earth- Maybe in the kenshin show it is, but the true historical name for it is called
the Boshin war, which actually I believe was several wars close together all in the name of bringing forth
the Meiji era.
-Kei the *Alternative Universe Girl O.o* - No I don't find you any of those things and yes I do think
horoscopes are right. If you flip a coin and call out heads or tails eventually it will land on the one
you called after all. I don't believe that people who make horoscopes have any mystical power though.
-~AngelBaby~ - Technically Inuyasha is old, 580 something to be exact, but physically he hasn't aged a
day since Kagome left. The Shikon no Tama will eventually be in the story and in fact might actually play
an important part. Nope, I won't be writing a lemon. This is Pg-13 after all. That doesn't mean Inuyasha
won't ever get what he needs though. And yes I'm a boy so I won't comment on what you said about Inuyasha
;).
-Inu Girl4- Don't worry, its coming. This is a romance fic after all, I just have always had a tendency
to go by the whole fluff thing slowly.
-lilemmy- You'll like what Inuyasha is planning. I think it's a good idea at least...
-moon neko princess- Well its too late now to answer your question. How'd it go by the way?
-Eikou- That was probably one of my better AT chapters. Eventually there will be some more delving into
the past, but for the moment its on standby.
-inuficcrzy- It was called the Clumsy Custard Horror Show. I loved it, perhaps my favorite character that
I have ever played.
-The Authoress L- Where would the fun be if she could? :P
-I am Sango- Nothing to be sorry about, not rude at all. And you're probably right. I was switching
computers at the time and was a little rushed in posting it. No I don't like cars, I just looked for the
most expensive Japanese car I could find and copy and pasted that sucker.
-TaiChiMaster8989- Makes sense to me but I'm too stuck in my ways and for once I'll stay on the American
side. I usually prefer to stay with Japanese versions, especially the show itself. I only watch the
Japanese version as I find it is very different and much better than the English.
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As the two climbed the last steps the final fingers of sunlight reached out from the horizon,
blanketing the old Higurashi shrine in its dying glow. As soon as they had reached the top Inuyasha raised
a hand and plucked the hidden leaf from his head. "Are you sure you should be doing that in plain view
Inuyasha?" Kagome asked as she watched the hanyou appear where a perfectly normal, though perhaps a little
too well dressed, human had been. "I never hid when.." Inuyasha paused for the briefest of moments before
continuing. "I came to get you." he responded.
"I guess you're right." Kagome said, smiling at the strangeness of Inuyasha speaking as his body
transformed. "And besides, I want mom not to think I'm crazy. I don't think bringing in a man and claiming
he's Inuyasha would help." Inuyasha smirked, the transformation now complete. "I don't think anything will
help that. You've always been crazy." Kagome's smile widened slightly and she gave me a playful shove at
the comment, surprisingly gentle compared to the many insults he had hurled at her over the years.
Unfortunately, the playful shove didn't have very playful results as Inuyasha shouted a plethora of none
to gentle curses while he crashed down the stairs of the shrine after slipping from Kagome shove.
He landed face first at the bottom, sliding several feet across the tile. Once the world stopped
spinning, Inuyasha found himself staring at a pair of women's shoes. above him he could here Kagome
shouting apologies and questions along the lines of how many bones he had broken as she raced down the
stairs. Inuyasha raised his head, painfully, to see none other than Mrs. Higurashi who was looking more
than a little surprised. "Oh my!" She said, shifting the bag of groceries in her arms and bent over. She
reached out with one her hands and Inuyasha accepted her help by lifting one of his own hands. To his
surprise Mrs. Higurashi's hand passed right past his hand and towards his head. She then tweaked his
ear, smiling.
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"Well this certainly explains my daughter's behavior this morning." commented Mrs. Higurashi as
she began putting away the contents of her bag. Inuyasha sat at the table with Kagome beside him in the
room connecting to the kitchen with a grumpy look on his face after insisting that his arm, which he had
fallen on, didn't need bandaging and being ignored. He also was none too amused at his ear being
bandaged (Courtesy of Mrs. H) as well. Taking all of this into account his grunt in response could be
considered polite. "I'm sure Souta will be thrilled to see you as well. He should be home soon. Father
took him to a lecture on wards, he is quite set on making Souta the next priest and caretaker of this
shrine. I'm not so sure Souta shares father's enthusiasm though." Kagome stood up, seeing how her
mother was going to talk up a storm for some time with the poor hanyou, and excused herself to take
her bag to her room. Inuyasha barely concealed his 'pleasure'.
Mrs. Higurashi continued making small talk, actually it was technically a monologue but she
didn't seem to mind or notice, for several minutes and Inuyasha's attention faded in and out until she
came onto a subject of importance, food. "I hope Kagome has invited you to dinner, you're welcome to
stay. We're having Karei Shioyaki. It's a very tasty recipe if you like fish. Do you like fish by the
way?" she asked, turning towards him after pulling a pan out from her pantry. Inuyasha blinked as he came
out of his daze and nodded. Mrs. Higurashi beamed at him and set the pan down on the stove, which she had
already set. "Would you be a dear and please go get Kagome? I don't know what's taking that girl so long.
Tell her I could use some help in the kitchen." Once again Inuyasha nodded. He quickly stood up and exited
the dining room eagerly, for more than one reason. 'Such a nice boy.' Mrs. H thought with a smile as she
watched him out of the corner of her eye.
The first thing the hanyou did once out of both women's sight was to yank the blasted bandages off
and toss them aside where they landed on a certain sleeping fat cat who simply yawned. Moments later
Inuyasha found himself in front of Kagome's closed door. He reached to open it but as his clawed hand
grasped onto the knob he thought better of it, still remembering what had happened the day before. For once
Inuyasha decided to take the prudent course of action. "Oi Kagome are you naked?" he called. There was a
slight pause before Kagome responded. "..no..." The boy then proceeded to barge in in his usual style.
Kagome was at her desk, where she had apparently been writing in something, and was giving him a strange
look.
"You're mother wants help." he said, either ignoring or not noticing the look. "Oh, all right. I'll
come down in a second." Kagome closed what she was writing in and slid it into a self perched on the top of
her desk before standing up.
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"Would you like some more tea Inuyasha?" Mrs. Higurashi asked. The whole family and Inuyasha were
sitting at the table, enjoying the home cooked meal. Inuyasha was sitting between Souta, who had been more
than a little exuberant at the hanyou's return, and Kagome. To Kagome's left was Mrs. Higurashi followed by
her grandfather, who hadn't been so exuberant over the return of a demon. Inuyasha nodded and she reached
over to refill his cup. Unnoticed to all, Kagome hadn't touched her tea. "Its nice to have you over Inuyasha."
Mrs. Higurashi commented as she poured. "Really Kagome, you should invite him more often. I don't think he's
eaten with us more than three times all in all this time. How are we supposed to get to know him if you
never invite him over?" She said in a slightly reprimanding tone. Inuyasha's ear twitched in curiosity from
the comment but Kagome decided not to find out just why her mother wanted to get to know Inuyasha. However,
a light blush signified what she thought was the most probably reason.
"So tell us Inuyasha, where do you live now? There aren't many forests in Tokyo." said Mrs. H between
bites of her meal. Inuyasha shifted slightly in his chair. He never had gotten used to them, preferring to sit
on the floor. "I have land outside of Tokyo in the mountains, but when I come to Tokyo I have a house where
Shippo stays most of the time." "Shippo, he's the little kitsune boy isn't he? Why didn't you invite him to
Kagome? Where have your manners gone?" asked Mrs. H. Kagome sighed in annoyance. "I did ask him mother but
he was busy." Kagome's grandfather, who had been fairly silent most of the meal, spoke up. "What is the
address of you home? I'd like to know where my granddaughter is running off to." Mrs. H batted him lightly
on the arm. "Be nice father."
"Its on Kimomoto, near Oo-dori." responded the hanyou. Both Mrs. Higurashi and her father's eyes
widened at this. Grandpa, for his part, changed in attitude dramatically and his eyes gained a peculiar
gleam. "Well then Mr. Inuyasha sir, seeing how you are a good friend of the family perhaps you would care
to invest in our shrine. We have a booming shop and donations are always welcome-" "Father!" Mrs. H.
cried, horrified. "Inuyasha is a friend not some business associate." "Well you did say to be more friendly
and I was simpl-" His daughter and grandaughter's glare shut him up. "We'll talk later." whispered the old
man in the wink.
"Hey Inuyasha! Kagome's 18th birthday is in two weeks from today. Want to know what I got her?" asked
Souta with a slightly mischievous grin. "Oh yes! I completely forgot. You're welcome to stop by if you can.
It's right after school, though I think you might want to come in disguise. I'm sure Kagome would like it
if you came." Said with a snap of her fingers. "I forgot too, everything's been so hectic recently it just
hasn't crossed my mind. I had better make an invitation list so I can give them out when I see everyone on
Monday. May I be excused?" said Kagome. Mrs. H nodded. "I think we're all about done here. I'll clean up."
Kagome left to up to her room and Mrs. Higurashi entered the kitchen with a stack of dishes. "I'll go get
Kagome's present so I can show you." said Souta, getting up and leaving as well. Thus it ended up that only
Inuyasha and a grinning grandfather were left in the room, each on opposite sides of the table. "Now about
that donation...."
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"I hate Mondays." grumbled Eri as the four girls trudged down the hall to their second hour class
with books in hand. Kagome gave a tired nod of agreement. She had spent most of her weekend at Inuyasha's,
not to mention inviting he and Shippo over both days (on her mother's insistence) only to realize Sunday
night that she had two reports due in the morning. Needless to say she had burnt the midnight oil. Only
Ayumi looked in a good mood, which eventually caused her less chipper friends to ask just why. "Haven't you
heard?" Ayumi said, grinning ear to ear. "Mr. Takashi broke his leg falling down some stairs yesterday. We
have a substitute gym teacher for the rest of the semester!" This brightened the girls spirits somewhat. Even
Kagome had trouble feeling sorry for the man. He was perhaps the cruelest gym teacher on the face of the
planet and said to be a bit of a pervert.
Ayumi's grin grew even wider, if possible, as they turned to corner. "And do you know what else? I
hear he's really really good looking." Eri and Yuka rolled their eyes. Kagome's eyes were to tired to roll
so she settled for a mental one instead. "You always say they are good looking Ayumi." Said Eri, speaking
for all of them. "But every time it turns out that they are fat, ugly, old-" It was then that the substitute
teacher that was so kindly being described passed in front of them, halting the four girls, at a four hall
intersection as he followed their principal. "Gorgeous.." she mumbled while Eri and Ayumi's jaws dropped a
few inches. Kagome, who had been admiring the floor in front of her, tiredly looked up to see what the big
deal was. It took her sleepy mind a few seconds to process what she saw walking past her. Finally it
clicked and Kagome dropped her books in shock, though not the same kind as the other girls.
The black haired man spared her a glance and a tiny smirk as he passed. It was none other than
Inuyasha.
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"Well I believe that concludes our tour of the school grounds, other than the gymnasium of course."
said Mr. Ishimaru, the school principal. Mr. Ishimaru was a short, plump man with receding brown hair and
an attidute that had made him well liked by both teachers and students (for a principal at least). Inuyasha
blinked, temporarily distracted by the amusing spectacle Kagome had just provided as they passed. Mr.
Ishimaru flipped through the stack of papers he was carrying as they walked. "We are very glad that you
could come on so such notice. When I heard of Taisho's terribly unfortunate accident I thought it would be
weeks before we could find a permanent, certified substitute until he heals."
He flipped through another several pages. "And you are VERY certified for one so young. My, its a
surprise we've never had you in our employ Mr. Shiro. I see you are highly allergic to dogs. Well you won't
have to worry about that here. Animals are strictly prohibited on school grounds except for special
circumstances." Inuyasha, now Naya Shiro, smirked. Shippo had quite outdone himself on the resume. "Now, it
is school policy that all physical education teachers and long term substitutes must be in excellent
physical condition." said the principal as they entered into the spacious gym. He gestured to a nearby metal
pull up bar on the gym wall. "I can tell that you are but for the sake of the school board would you please
demonstrate?" Inuyasha, who was wearing a white sleeveless T-Shirt and black gym shorts (one of several new
illusions that Shippo had created specifically for this), shrugged and walked over to the bar.
He calmly reached up and effortlessly ripped it off the rest of the apparatus, causing the poor man
behind him to jump as a large sweat drop formed on his head when Inuyasha held out the bar to him. "Ah...
yes I believe that will do fine. Thank you." he said taking it. "Well, I suppose I had best be going then.
You're first class is after the lunch hour." He handed Inuyasha a set of keys. "These are the keys to the
equipment lockers. They're all labeled so you shouldn't have any problem finding anything." He then handed
him a red folder. "In here is Taisho's lesson plans, test schedules, etcetera. You can review it in your
office over there before lunch. The key for that is on the chain as well. Thank you once again for stepping
in so quickly. I'm sure the students will be fine under your care. If you have any questions feel free to
stop by." And with that Mr. Ishimaru shook Inuyasha's hand and left.
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By lunch time the entire school population, well female population at least, had heard of the new,
extremely attractive (and just as importantly extremely young) substitute gym teacher. The rumor was that
he was a mere 21, having graduated several years earlier than most. The rumor had arisen from a gossipy
girl who student assisted in the office and claimed she had snuck a peek at his resume. No one had asked,
however, why she then she didn't know his name if she had looked at his resume. Regardless of his age he
was in the conversations of many students during lunch, including one being held by Kagome's three friends.
"I'll give you a dollar if you go say hi to him." whispered Yuka slyly. "Oh yeah? Well I'll give
you five if you say hi and ask him his name." retorted Eri. Kagome, now wide awake after her little eye
opener this morning, paid little attention to the conversation, instead watching Inuyasha as he moved
through the teacher's cafeteria line while she thought how best to approach him on being here before he
caused a disaster. Of all things, teaching! "And if you can get him to shake your hand I'll do your homework
for a week." Finally, Inuyasha sat down at the center of the teachers table. Seeing her chance, Kagome stood
up and made her way over. "Oh my gosh she's actually going to do it!" whispered Ayumi, grinning. "Get ready
to do homework Eri."
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On an interesting note, I have learned that Shiro means white in Japanese. Quite fitting I think. Even better
Shir means worrier. Thanks to Midoriko-sama for the original name (Nayashiro for a last) which I split up
for his first and last name. Well, what did you think of our hanyou's job? Perhaps the most original idea in
the entire blasted story :D