Day of Days, Night of Nights
Home Again
"Welcome back!" It hardly seemed a week had gone by when the happy couple reappeared in the sky over Kaede's village. Miroku and Sango were of course waiting for them, and waved and clapped as they landed. Inuyasha sprang down first, then helped Kagome dismount.
Sango was the first to rush up to Kagome and embrace her warmly. "Was it everything you expected? Was it everything you hoped for?" Sango asked.
"Hm..." said Kagome thoughtfully, scratching her head, and for a moment, Inuyasha looked a little worried; but, beaming, Kagome suddenly squealed with joy, "oh YES! It was absolutely amazing!" (At that, Inuyasha breathed quite a sigh of relief.)
"How wonderful!" Sango clapped and laughed, then she threw her arm around Kagome's shoulders. "Kagome: tell me everything," she said intensely. "I want to hear all about it!" The two girls walked off arm in arm, chattering happily.
Miroku sidled up to Inuyasha as he was retrieving the knapsack from Kirara's back. "So, Inuyasha," he said conspiratorially, with an evil grin, "how was it?" He elbowed Inuyasha in the ribs and winked knowingly. "Tell me everything. I want to hear all about it."
Inuyasha blushed, but before he could say anything, Miroku was sent flying by a savage blow from behind. Inuyasha looked up to see the business end of Sango's hiraikotsu, but he was quite surprised to see that it was Kagome who was holding it.
"Pervert," she snapped, and she returned the weapon to a giggling Sango.
Inuyasha looked at Miroku, sheepishly rubbing the growing lump on his head; then he looked at Kagome, still bristling with fury. Suddenly, Inuyasha and Kagome both burst into laughter; and with cheery and innocent smiles, they both said as one: "We had a simply wonderful time!"