Across Time Part 15
Ok, chapter 15. Took forever but hey at least its here now eh?
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-Inu/Kag Fan- Well if you figure out what that special thing is I'd be very interested to know. I
mean, it doesn't to take a genius to see that my grammar and spelling are crummy, the characters
are not terribly deep, and the plots aren't extraordinary. But still I'm terribly popular. *shrugs*
-Ryguy5387- It's coming, don't worry. It's coming!
-LadyRainStarDragon- Sortof, she doesn't really check deeply, justs notes if I have made serious
errors.
-Sashi- see the funny thing is that I asked my author group that I occasionaly talk to for help
on that kind of stuff, but noone would. They were all just like "Go look up stuff on a website"
or "Get a dictionary".
-Mystic Hanyou- I DO use a spell checker actually, the problem is its Word Perfect and not Microsoft
Word, which is far better for a word processer.
-Gavroche Rules- I dunno why it is on your screen. It isn't when I checked. Weird...
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Mrs. Higurashi dabbed her eyes lightly with a tissue. "My baby's all grown up now." she said
mournfully to her father. The old man nodded gravely. "It happens so soon." he added. Kagome gave an
annoyed glance to her family. "I'm only 18!" she said, but it fell upon deaf ears. Kagome sighed and
shook her head. "Well, it looks like everyone's about here, can we start or should we wait to see if
anyone else shows up?" she asked. "Whatever you want dear. This is your first day as a full grown woman
after all." replied the older woman. Kagome put a hand to her face. Her grandfather sniffled"And to think,
it seems like only yesterday that my little Kagome had a bed wetting problem and would-" "GRANDPA!"
Kagome cried in embarrassment, her cheeks turning scarlet. "Don't talk about that!"
A few minutes later, Kagome stood next to her group of friends near the snack table. Music was
playing and a few couples were dancing besides the dull weather while others tried out one of the
several, more festival style, games that were out. Her grandfather, despite her pleading, was even
telling the fortunes of eager young couples and her mother was ensuring everyone had plenty to eat. "I
can't decide who I like more!" said Ayumi in a hushed whisper. "Mr. Shiro has that older, more mature
look to him but Shippo is cute too! Do you think maybe I should get my fortune told by your grandpa
Kagome?" she asked thoughtfully.
"I can already tell you that he'll tell you to go for Shippo." said Kagome, sporting a wry
smile on her face. "What?! Really?" asked Eri. "Has you're grandfather been training you in the mystic
arts too?" Kagome scratched her head. "I guess you could say that, but, trust me, all three of you will
be told to go for Shippo." "Well, there's only one way to find out!" said Yuka, and all three of them
headed for the line of couples and a few loners. Kagome watched them go, occasionally accepting the
offhand "Happy Birthday Kagome!" and it's variations. As the three girls reached the front of the line,
Kagome felt a tap on her shoulder.
Kagome turned to see Inuyasha with something in his hand. "Kagome, happy birthday. This-" It
was at that, like always, that her friends appeared by her side and whatever Inuyasha had been holding
disappeared into his coat. "You were right! Your grandfather said that you know who would bring us great
happiness but you know who too would bring disaster and misfortune, not that I really believe in all of
that stuff." said Eri. Yuka's smile turned devilish. "Hey, why don't you and Mr. Shiro get your fortune
told?" she asked. Her suggestion was greeted with enthusiasm by the other two girls and before long the
unwilling couple were standing in line.
Shippo, who had been watching all of this from a nearby table, suddenly found himself completely
defenseless. He gulped as the three girls closed in on him. "Err h-hello girls." stammered the helpless
boy. As the following assault on Shippo's person, which is so terrible that it won't be described for the
sakes of the more squeamish readers, occurred, Inuyasha and Kagome reached the front of the line. Inuyasha
looked distrustfully at the old man sitting at the table in front of him while Kagome sat down on one of
the chairs facing her grandfather, eager to get the whole thing over with.
She patted the chair next to her and the hanyou reluctantly sat down. Kagome's grandfather,
looking all but gleeful, cleared his throat. "You are about to be part of a tradition which is hundreds
of years old and an important part of our culture. Furthermore-" Kagome sighed and let her mind wander
while her grandfather continued to recite his speech which Kagome had heard more times that she cared to
think about this type of fortune telling. The silliest thing about was that it wasn't even Japanese
in origin, but from China and later brought to Japan. 'Still.' Kagome thought, glancing over at Inuyasha
who was staring blankly at the old man. She had a feeling that if he had them his ears would be twitching
in annoyance. 'If I have to go through this with anyone at least its Inuyasha.'
"Now then." said her grandfather, snapping her out of her thoughts. "You'll need to hold hands
for the spirits to decide." Kagome had a feeling that he had added that in, but Inuyasha took her hand in
his with no complaints so she let it slide. The old man then closed his eyes and began a prayer for
intervention from the spirit world, though this particular prayer seemed a bit longer and from what she
could hear of it used the word 'please' a few too many times. Eventually, Inuyasha's patience ran out.
"Just throw the sticks already." he growled, startling him out of his chant. "Oh very well." he said in
a grumpy way, muttering something about no one having any respect for the old ways any more as he picked
up the elongated cup holding a number of sticks and letting them drop and scatter about the table.
All three of them leaned closer to see. After a few moments of study the old man practically
jumped for joy. "Perfect! Rough times changing to perfect harmony!" he shouted to the world, drawing a few
stares from the partygoers (and of course Kagome's three friends), as he raised his hands up in the air
in jubilation. Kagome blinked. "Grandpa are you just saying that?" she asked suspiciously. He shook his
head. "I admit it crossed my mind but the sticks clearly read it. You're perfect for each other!" Kagome's
face turned a slight shade of red as she looked closer at the sticks to be sure. It took her a bit longer
than him as she was out of practice and hadn't done it in a long time, but sure enough he was right.
"Well." Kagome said, noticing that Inuyasha hadn't released her hand as she spoke. "It's just a
silly tradition after all and it doesn't really mean anything." she said, though more for herself than
anyone. Inuyasha, for his part, was quite pleased at the prediction. Perhaps this was a sign from above?
Before anything else could happen, Kagome was swept away from the table by her friends to have a little
chat. Seeing that he really didn't want to make conversation with the ecstatic old man who was practically
calling him grandson already, Inuyasha stood up and made his way over to the table Shippo was sitting at.
Inuyasha sat down next to the kitsune, who was looking slightly bedraggled and had his head face down on top
of his arms resting at the table. "Why me?" he moaned.
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Something in the vicinity of a half an hour had past and, if anything, the sky looked even more
bleak and ominous than it had before. By this time, everyone had gathered at the round tables and most
were nibbling on the various goodies Mrs. Higurashi had provided as Kagome began to open the presents.
Mostly, she got the typical presents a 18 year old generally received from friends; music, jewelry,
cosmetics, and a few other knick knacks as well. However, there were a few presents that stood out. Her
grandfather, for once, actually gave her a normal present rather than some strange charm supposedly made
up from body parts of a mystical creature which would have promptly become Buyo's afternoon snack. Instead
he had given her a cook book which, of course, had a story to it. Something to do with it being a gift from
royalty to a priest of the shrine that had banished a demon plaguing them. Still, it had a nice selection
of traditional recipes that looked interesting enough. Shippo had given her a beautiful light blue long
sleeved kimono made for time spent indoors during winter. It had small white frills that snaked down the
sleeves and it seemed to shimmer much like the bedspread of Inuyasha's bed. It was undoubtedly the best
article of clothing she was given at the party in her opinion.
To Kagome's surprise, Hojo had sent her a gift, though he hadn't come. It turned out to be a
woven charm that he had picked up on a college trip. Supposedly it promoted good health and warded off
illness. Souta's gift was.. amusing. It turned out to be a box containing several of the little devices
that sprang out when the lid was taken off. These particular ones were shaped as frogs and the like.
Needless to say it caused quite a ruckus in a crowd containing most girls, but everyone had a good laugh
once everyone was reassured that the things weren't still stuck in their hair. Yuka, Eri, and Ayumi had
all pitched in to buy her a volume of 'how to' style books on love and relationships. It was the thought
that counted in the end and Kagome thanked them for her new paperweight. Buyo, well actually her mother
but it was customary in the Higurashi household that Buyo was also part of the family who gave and
received gifts, had given her a new alarm clock, one that had a compartment that opened and revealed a
dog that would bark when the alarm was set.
Speaking of dogs, Kagome didn't fail to notice that Inuyasha's name, any of them, wasn't on any
of the presents that she opened. It was a small disappointment, but one Kagome could deal with. Him being
here was enough. "Well who wants some cake?" asked Mrs. Higurashi, holding a knife in her hand at the end
of the present opening. A crack of thunder answered her and immediately rain began to fall heavily from
the sky. "Oh dear, well at least it waited until nearly the end of the party. Kagome, you had better get
your things inside the house. I'll serve cake." said her mother after looking around as the few guests not
under shelter quickly rushed underneath the tarp over the tables.
"We'll help Kagome." said Shippo, Inuyasha standing next to him. Kagome gave them a big smile.
"Thanks, we just need to put them inside. I'll move them up to my room later." she said as they began
picking up the various gifts. Laden with all of the goodies they then proceeded in through the side door,
setting them in various levels of neatness next to it on the floor. As Kagome stood up from her neat pile,
she noticed that Shippo had vanished with the stealth of a, well, kitsune, leaving herself and Inuyasha
alone for the moment. "Well, lets get back to the party before the cake is all gone." Kagome said, turning
to the door only the be stopped when Inuyasha placed a hand on her shoulder. "Wait." he said firmly. Kagome
turned around to look at him and Inuyasha's hand went to his shirt pocket. "I want to-" Sadly, Kagome
didn't get to hear the end of his sentence, it being blocked out by a particularly loud blast of thunder.
"What?" Kagome asked the hanyou, who was now getting increasingly annoyed by the world's attempts
to hinder him. Unfortunately, the world wasn't about to give him another chance at the moment as Mrs.
Higurashi slid open to door, a burst of wind rushing in to ruffle the two's hair, with one hand, holding
two plates of cake in the other. "There you are! The storm is getting pretty rough out so you might want
to come out and say goodbye before people start going home. Oh, I saved you two some cake." said she,
handing a plate to Inuyasha and the other to Kagome after she had stepped in and closed the door. "It
wouldn't be good if the birthday girl didn't get to taste her own cake now would?" said Mrs. H with a
light laugh. Kagome accepted the cake gratefully, scooping a big piece and putting it in her mouth, closing
her eyes as she savored the taste. Her mother's cakes were the best.
"All right mom." said the young miko, after she had swallowed of course. Mrs. Higurashi opened
the door and stepped out, Kagome right behind her. She paused at the threshold and turned around to look
at Inuyasha, who was sporting a very unhappy countenance. "You can stay in her if you want Inuyasha, just
make sure you try the cake though. It's vanilla so you don't have to worry." she said, giving him her
most winning smile and a wink before exiting and shutting the door. The hanyou stared after her through
the door for several seconds before looking down at the cake in his hands. For a long time he simply
looked at the intricately decorated cake before he slowly picked up the fork, scooped up a piece, and
popped it into his mouth, looking back up through the door as he did.
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"Hey Shippo! That's you're car down there right? Do you think you could give me a ride home? I'd
hate to have to walk all the way without an umbrella." Said Ayumi, all but latched on to the older, much
older, boy. The boy sweat dropped as he tried to slowly inch away from her but failing since continued to
draw closer as he drew away. "Er. Sure I gues Ayobi." "Ayumi." She corrected sweatly. "Err right, Ayumi."
Eri and Yuka appeared to his sides as well. "Do you think you could give me a ride too?" asked Yuka,
clasping her hands to her chest. Shippo sighed, he was doomed. "Sure why not Eri." "I'm Yuka." Shippo
nodded and looked over in defeat to the third girl. "Would you like a ride too Yuka?" he asked. Eri
nodded. "If you wouldn't mind, oh my names Eri by the way." Shippo opened his mouth but didn't get a
sound off before Ayumi suddenly raised a fist and shouted: "I get the front seat!" causes the three
girls to begin to squabble.
Shippo took the chance to walk over to Kagome to say his farewell. "I had fun Kagome, thanks for
inviting me. I'll see you later, I hope." Kagome smiled and shook her head. "If you want you can hide in
the house and I'll tell them you left." she offered. Shippo chuckled. "They know I have a car, I'll be
fine." and with a wave of goodbye, Shippo returned to the three girls and began his trek down the well
stairs while trying to avoid 'accidently' bumping into the three suddenly very clumsy girls. Meanwhile,
Mrs. Higurashi, who was a few feet away, turned to Inuyasha as he exited her home. "Inuyasha, would you
care to stay for a while? It's dreadful weather and I'm sure Kagome wouldn't mind the company. I think
there's something you wanted to do first anyhow." She said nodding her head towards his coat pocket and
smiling. Inuyasha opened his mouth the question her but she raised her hand. "Don't worry about the how
dear, just know that you're welcome to stay and I believe the storm is supposed to blow over in an hour
or so, which I'm sure will work in perfectly with your plans." And with that she gave him a soft pat on
the shoulder and began walking towards the tables to clean up leaving a stunned hanyou behind her.
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Finally, chapter 16 will be fluffed!
While I normally do not do this, since the next chapter is going to be fairly lengthy and is so
important to the fic, I'm going to toss in a little preview of it, a part that I have been planning since
just about chapter 1 and seeing as I'm feeling a little sadistic at the moment...
"Kagome." Inuyasha said softly, disturbing her from her thoughts. "Yes?" she asked, turning
to him. "Here, this is for you." he said, handing her the small, neatly wrapped present he had been
carrying around all day. Kagome, feeling a thrill surge through her as she unwrapped it. It was a
small jewelry box, which she opened, her eyes widening at what she saw.
Ok, chapter 15. Took forever but hey at least its here now eh?
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-Inu/Kag Fan- Well if you figure out what that special thing is I'd be very interested to know. I
mean, it doesn't to take a genius to see that my grammar and spelling are crummy, the characters
are not terribly deep, and the plots aren't extraordinary. But still I'm terribly popular. *shrugs*
-Ryguy5387- It's coming, don't worry. It's coming!
-LadyRainStarDragon- Sortof, she doesn't really check deeply, justs notes if I have made serious
errors.
-Sashi- see the funny thing is that I asked my author group that I occasionaly talk to for help
on that kind of stuff, but noone would. They were all just like "Go look up stuff on a website"
or "Get a dictionary".
-Mystic Hanyou- I DO use a spell checker actually, the problem is its Word Perfect and not Microsoft
Word, which is far better for a word processer.
-Gavroche Rules- I dunno why it is on your screen. It isn't when I checked. Weird...
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Mrs. Higurashi dabbed her eyes lightly with a tissue. "My baby's all grown up now." she said
mournfully to her father. The old man nodded gravely. "It happens so soon." he added. Kagome gave an
annoyed glance to her family. "I'm only 18!" she said, but it fell upon deaf ears. Kagome sighed and
shook her head. "Well, it looks like everyone's about here, can we start or should we wait to see if
anyone else shows up?" she asked. "Whatever you want dear. This is your first day as a full grown woman
after all." replied the older woman. Kagome put a hand to her face. Her grandfather sniffled"And to think,
it seems like only yesterday that my little Kagome had a bed wetting problem and would-" "GRANDPA!"
Kagome cried in embarrassment, her cheeks turning scarlet. "Don't talk about that!"
A few minutes later, Kagome stood next to her group of friends near the snack table. Music was
playing and a few couples were dancing besides the dull weather while others tried out one of the
several, more festival style, games that were out. Her grandfather, despite her pleading, was even
telling the fortunes of eager young couples and her mother was ensuring everyone had plenty to eat. "I
can't decide who I like more!" said Ayumi in a hushed whisper. "Mr. Shiro has that older, more mature
look to him but Shippo is cute too! Do you think maybe I should get my fortune told by your grandpa
Kagome?" she asked thoughtfully.
"I can already tell you that he'll tell you to go for Shippo." said Kagome, sporting a wry
smile on her face. "What?! Really?" asked Eri. "Has you're grandfather been training you in the mystic
arts too?" Kagome scratched her head. "I guess you could say that, but, trust me, all three of you will
be told to go for Shippo." "Well, there's only one way to find out!" said Yuka, and all three of them
headed for the line of couples and a few loners. Kagome watched them go, occasionally accepting the
offhand "Happy Birthday Kagome!" and it's variations. As the three girls reached the front of the line,
Kagome felt a tap on her shoulder.
Kagome turned to see Inuyasha with something in his hand. "Kagome, happy birthday. This-" It
was at that, like always, that her friends appeared by her side and whatever Inuyasha had been holding
disappeared into his coat. "You were right! Your grandfather said that you know who would bring us great
happiness but you know who too would bring disaster and misfortune, not that I really believe in all of
that stuff." said Eri. Yuka's smile turned devilish. "Hey, why don't you and Mr. Shiro get your fortune
told?" she asked. Her suggestion was greeted with enthusiasm by the other two girls and before long the
unwilling couple were standing in line.
Shippo, who had been watching all of this from a nearby table, suddenly found himself completely
defenseless. He gulped as the three girls closed in on him. "Err h-hello girls." stammered the helpless
boy. As the following assault on Shippo's person, which is so terrible that it won't be described for the
sakes of the more squeamish readers, occurred, Inuyasha and Kagome reached the front of the line. Inuyasha
looked distrustfully at the old man sitting at the table in front of him while Kagome sat down on one of
the chairs facing her grandfather, eager to get the whole thing over with.
She patted the chair next to her and the hanyou reluctantly sat down. Kagome's grandfather,
looking all but gleeful, cleared his throat. "You are about to be part of a tradition which is hundreds
of years old and an important part of our culture. Furthermore-" Kagome sighed and let her mind wander
while her grandfather continued to recite his speech which Kagome had heard more times that she cared to
think about this type of fortune telling. The silliest thing about was that it wasn't even Japanese
in origin, but from China and later brought to Japan. 'Still.' Kagome thought, glancing over at Inuyasha
who was staring blankly at the old man. She had a feeling that if he had them his ears would be twitching
in annoyance. 'If I have to go through this with anyone at least its Inuyasha.'
"Now then." said her grandfather, snapping her out of her thoughts. "You'll need to hold hands
for the spirits to decide." Kagome had a feeling that he had added that in, but Inuyasha took her hand in
his with no complaints so she let it slide. The old man then closed his eyes and began a prayer for
intervention from the spirit world, though this particular prayer seemed a bit longer and from what she
could hear of it used the word 'please' a few too many times. Eventually, Inuyasha's patience ran out.
"Just throw the sticks already." he growled, startling him out of his chant. "Oh very well." he said in
a grumpy way, muttering something about no one having any respect for the old ways any more as he picked
up the elongated cup holding a number of sticks and letting them drop and scatter about the table.
All three of them leaned closer to see. After a few moments of study the old man practically
jumped for joy. "Perfect! Rough times changing to perfect harmony!" he shouted to the world, drawing a few
stares from the partygoers (and of course Kagome's three friends), as he raised his hands up in the air
in jubilation. Kagome blinked. "Grandpa are you just saying that?" she asked suspiciously. He shook his
head. "I admit it crossed my mind but the sticks clearly read it. You're perfect for each other!" Kagome's
face turned a slight shade of red as she looked closer at the sticks to be sure. It took her a bit longer
than him as she was out of practice and hadn't done it in a long time, but sure enough he was right.
"Well." Kagome said, noticing that Inuyasha hadn't released her hand as she spoke. "It's just a
silly tradition after all and it doesn't really mean anything." she said, though more for herself than
anyone. Inuyasha, for his part, was quite pleased at the prediction. Perhaps this was a sign from above?
Before anything else could happen, Kagome was swept away from the table by her friends to have a little
chat. Seeing that he really didn't want to make conversation with the ecstatic old man who was practically
calling him grandson already, Inuyasha stood up and made his way over to the table Shippo was sitting at.
Inuyasha sat down next to the kitsune, who was looking slightly bedraggled and had his head face down on top
of his arms resting at the table. "Why me?" he moaned.
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Something in the vicinity of a half an hour had past and, if anything, the sky looked even more
bleak and ominous than it had before. By this time, everyone had gathered at the round tables and most
were nibbling on the various goodies Mrs. Higurashi had provided as Kagome began to open the presents.
Mostly, she got the typical presents a 18 year old generally received from friends; music, jewelry,
cosmetics, and a few other knick knacks as well. However, there were a few presents that stood out. Her
grandfather, for once, actually gave her a normal present rather than some strange charm supposedly made
up from body parts of a mystical creature which would have promptly become Buyo's afternoon snack. Instead
he had given her a cook book which, of course, had a story to it. Something to do with it being a gift from
royalty to a priest of the shrine that had banished a demon plaguing them. Still, it had a nice selection
of traditional recipes that looked interesting enough. Shippo had given her a beautiful light blue long
sleeved kimono made for time spent indoors during winter. It had small white frills that snaked down the
sleeves and it seemed to shimmer much like the bedspread of Inuyasha's bed. It was undoubtedly the best
article of clothing she was given at the party in her opinion.
To Kagome's surprise, Hojo had sent her a gift, though he hadn't come. It turned out to be a
woven charm that he had picked up on a college trip. Supposedly it promoted good health and warded off
illness. Souta's gift was.. amusing. It turned out to be a box containing several of the little devices
that sprang out when the lid was taken off. These particular ones were shaped as frogs and the like.
Needless to say it caused quite a ruckus in a crowd containing most girls, but everyone had a good laugh
once everyone was reassured that the things weren't still stuck in their hair. Yuka, Eri, and Ayumi had
all pitched in to buy her a volume of 'how to' style books on love and relationships. It was the thought
that counted in the end and Kagome thanked them for her new paperweight. Buyo, well actually her mother
but it was customary in the Higurashi household that Buyo was also part of the family who gave and
received gifts, had given her a new alarm clock, one that had a compartment that opened and revealed a
dog that would bark when the alarm was set.
Speaking of dogs, Kagome didn't fail to notice that Inuyasha's name, any of them, wasn't on any
of the presents that she opened. It was a small disappointment, but one Kagome could deal with. Him being
here was enough. "Well who wants some cake?" asked Mrs. Higurashi, holding a knife in her hand at the end
of the present opening. A crack of thunder answered her and immediately rain began to fall heavily from
the sky. "Oh dear, well at least it waited until nearly the end of the party. Kagome, you had better get
your things inside the house. I'll serve cake." said her mother after looking around as the few guests not
under shelter quickly rushed underneath the tarp over the tables.
"We'll help Kagome." said Shippo, Inuyasha standing next to him. Kagome gave them a big smile.
"Thanks, we just need to put them inside. I'll move them up to my room later." she said as they began
picking up the various gifts. Laden with all of the goodies they then proceeded in through the side door,
setting them in various levels of neatness next to it on the floor. As Kagome stood up from her neat pile,
she noticed that Shippo had vanished with the stealth of a, well, kitsune, leaving herself and Inuyasha
alone for the moment. "Well, lets get back to the party before the cake is all gone." Kagome said, turning
to the door only the be stopped when Inuyasha placed a hand on her shoulder. "Wait." he said firmly. Kagome
turned around to look at him and Inuyasha's hand went to his shirt pocket. "I want to-" Sadly, Kagome
didn't get to hear the end of his sentence, it being blocked out by a particularly loud blast of thunder.
"What?" Kagome asked the hanyou, who was now getting increasingly annoyed by the world's attempts
to hinder him. Unfortunately, the world wasn't about to give him another chance at the moment as Mrs.
Higurashi slid open to door, a burst of wind rushing in to ruffle the two's hair, with one hand, holding
two plates of cake in the other. "There you are! The storm is getting pretty rough out so you might want
to come out and say goodbye before people start going home. Oh, I saved you two some cake." said she,
handing a plate to Inuyasha and the other to Kagome after she had stepped in and closed the door. "It
wouldn't be good if the birthday girl didn't get to taste her own cake now would?" said Mrs. H with a
light laugh. Kagome accepted the cake gratefully, scooping a big piece and putting it in her mouth, closing
her eyes as she savored the taste. Her mother's cakes were the best.
"All right mom." said the young miko, after she had swallowed of course. Mrs. Higurashi opened
the door and stepped out, Kagome right behind her. She paused at the threshold and turned around to look
at Inuyasha, who was sporting a very unhappy countenance. "You can stay in her if you want Inuyasha, just
make sure you try the cake though. It's vanilla so you don't have to worry." she said, giving him her
most winning smile and a wink before exiting and shutting the door. The hanyou stared after her through
the door for several seconds before looking down at the cake in his hands. For a long time he simply
looked at the intricately decorated cake before he slowly picked up the fork, scooped up a piece, and
popped it into his mouth, looking back up through the door as he did.
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"Hey Shippo! That's you're car down there right? Do you think you could give me a ride home? I'd
hate to have to walk all the way without an umbrella." Said Ayumi, all but latched on to the older, much
older, boy. The boy sweat dropped as he tried to slowly inch away from her but failing since continued to
draw closer as he drew away. "Er. Sure I gues Ayobi." "Ayumi." She corrected sweatly. "Err right, Ayumi."
Eri and Yuka appeared to his sides as well. "Do you think you could give me a ride too?" asked Yuka,
clasping her hands to her chest. Shippo sighed, he was doomed. "Sure why not Eri." "I'm Yuka." Shippo
nodded and looked over in defeat to the third girl. "Would you like a ride too Yuka?" he asked. Eri
nodded. "If you wouldn't mind, oh my names Eri by the way." Shippo opened his mouth but didn't get a
sound off before Ayumi suddenly raised a fist and shouted: "I get the front seat!" causes the three
girls to begin to squabble.
Shippo took the chance to walk over to Kagome to say his farewell. "I had fun Kagome, thanks for
inviting me. I'll see you later, I hope." Kagome smiled and shook her head. "If you want you can hide in
the house and I'll tell them you left." she offered. Shippo chuckled. "They know I have a car, I'll be
fine." and with a wave of goodbye, Shippo returned to the three girls and began his trek down the well
stairs while trying to avoid 'accidently' bumping into the three suddenly very clumsy girls. Meanwhile,
Mrs. Higurashi, who was a few feet away, turned to Inuyasha as he exited her home. "Inuyasha, would you
care to stay for a while? It's dreadful weather and I'm sure Kagome wouldn't mind the company. I think
there's something you wanted to do first anyhow." She said nodding her head towards his coat pocket and
smiling. Inuyasha opened his mouth the question her but she raised her hand. "Don't worry about the how
dear, just know that you're welcome to stay and I believe the storm is supposed to blow over in an hour
or so, which I'm sure will work in perfectly with your plans." And with that she gave him a soft pat on
the shoulder and began walking towards the tables to clean up leaving a stunned hanyou behind her.
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Finally, chapter 16 will be fluffed!
While I normally do not do this, since the next chapter is going to be fairly lengthy and is so
important to the fic, I'm going to toss in a little preview of it, a part that I have been planning since
just about chapter 1 and seeing as I'm feeling a little sadistic at the moment...
"Kagome." Inuyasha said softly, disturbing her from her thoughts. "Yes?" she asked, turning
to him. "Here, this is for you." he said, handing her the small, neatly wrapped present he had been
carrying around all day. Kagome, feeling a thrill surge through her as she unwrapped it. It was a
small jewelry box, which she opened, her eyes widening at what she saw.