Chapter Ten: Reunited… For a While At Least

All the while, the girls were talking in a hushed voice. The guys grew bored. Kouga at first tried to listen in on their conversation, but Miroku advised him not to do it.

'What could they be talking about that they can't say in front of us?' Kouga became curious as well.

A few moments later, the girls came back giggling softly to themselves.

"What happened?" Kouga immediately asked as soon as they were back.

"Nothing," Kagome answered. "You wouldn't understand."

"Oh, really…"

"It's umm… A girl thing," Sango quickly lied.

"O… kay…" Kouga still had his doubts, but he knew it would be useless to go on. 'What's the big deal anyway?'

They continued to walk towards the direction of the Star Tours ride. Miroku looked forward to it. He loved Star Wars. Kagura was a Star Wars fan as well, but since they had left, she wasn't going to get a chance to ride it with them…

"Forty-five minutes." Kagome read the sign above the entrance to the ride.

"Hey, that's considered short compared to Indiana Jones," Kouga commented.

Kagome shrugged. "I guess that's true."

They were about to get in line when they heard a familiar voice calling.

"Sango!"

Sango turned her head in the direction of the voice and saw that it was Kikyou.

"Hey, it's Kikyou and Kagura!" Sango waved her hand towards her, telling them to get in line with them.

"Where'd you guys go after we went on Pirates?" Sango asked.

Kikyou laughed. "We ran into Inuyasha."

"Oh?" Kagome chimed in. "How did that go?"

"Well, we kind of stuck with his group for a while. Actually, we ran into each other just like we ran into you guys right now. We saw him when we were in line for the Matterhorn," Kikyou explained.

Kagome chuckled. "How funny."

By this time, the line had proceeded into the building filled with Star Wars memorabilia. Replicas of starships, R2D2, and C-3PO could be seen all around them. The sight was amazing. It was as if you had stepped into the movie yourself.

The wait wasn't long at all. At least, it didn't feel long. Kikyou, Kagome, and Sango chatted away just like they did before.

They reached the front of the line and were led into the theater. Kikyou and Kagura somehow became separated and were put in the row in front of Kagome and Sango instead of the same one.

They didn't have much time to think about it before their seats shook and rumbled, signaling the beginning of the ride. A screen opened up in front of them, and there was a robot there beside the screen 'piloting' their spacecraft. It spoke and moved, then a beeping noise was heard. It was a picture of R2D2 coming onto a small television screen to the right of the large one.

Together, they all 'flew' through space in the virtual theater. The ride was exhilarating. Kagome, Sango, and Kagura were short though, and their feet didn't reach the ground, so it gave them an even bigger feeling of being thrown around. It was painful, yet fun at the same time. Everyone enjoyed it.

They found that the ride exit led into a shop as well. It was a Stars Wars shop filled with collectibles. Sango noticed Kikyou and Kagura walking straight through to the shop's exit.

"You guys leaving again?" Sango asked.

Kikyou nodded. "We're going to try to find Inuyasha and the others again." She winked. "And Kagura wants to find Sesshy anyway, so we might as well."

Kagura grinned happily. Sango giggled.

"Alright then."

The two of them walked off on their own again. Sango returned to Kagome and found her standing in front of a display of Ewok plushies.

"Are you going to get one, Kagome?" Sango asked her friend.

Kagome shrugged. "I don't know. I want one, but they're kind of expensive…"

"How expensive?"

"Twelve dollars."

"Kagome, when you come to Disneyland, you can't expect everything to be under ten dollars. I say just go for it," Sango told Kagome. "Sure, it might be a little overpriced, but you have to expect that when you come to places like this."

"I guess…" Kagome picked one up off of the shelf.

Kouga must have noticed because he had suddenly come over. Sango saw him and she slowly edged away to look at other things on her own. She just wanted to leave Kouga and Kagome alone.

"Do you want it?" Kouga asked Kagome kindly.

Kagome once again shrugged. "I don't know…"

"I'll buy it for you if you want," Kouga offered. He wanted to do something for Kagome.

"No, it's okay. I can buy it myself."

"Are you sure?" Kouga persisted. "I can get it for you if you want."

"No, really, I don't want you spending your money on me." Kagome ended the subject. "I can buy it myself."

Kouga's face slightly fell. He had wanted to do something nice for Kagome. He always tries to, but everytime, she pushes him away. 'Why does she always have to put up a barrier around me?'

Sango saw Kagome approach the cash register to pay for her Ewok plushie. A crestfallen Kouga followed behind her.

'He's always trying to do these kinds of things... It's kind of him, but it makes me feel so helpless at the same time…' Kagome glanced behind her at Kouga as she placed the plushie on the counter to be paid for.

Sango made her way over to the cash register where Kagome and Kouga were. "So, you're getting it after all?"

Kagome nodded as she handed the cashier her money.

"Hey, Miroku," Kouga called, "you ready?"

Miroku nodded and put down a collectible action figure that he was looking at.

Kagome carried out her new plushie, squeezing it and squealing with delight.

"Ah, it's finally starting to cool down now…" Sango commented on the weather.

The other three nodded as they walked slowly over to a ledge. Kagome sat down, while Kouga, Miroku, and Sango all hovered over her.