YEA! I FINISHED! Evil research project is DONE! Sorry I spent hours and hours working on it…this last weekend, I only slept for 3 hours on Saturday night, other wise I didn't…I was volunteering all day and then at night I would do my project…now this wouldn't be so bad but I had a book chat (book report) due the same day! (by the same teacher!) Grrrr anyway I can get to writing now…since I have that out of my way…-.-'
Chapter 17: Pizza and Spoons?
"Ok, we're home guys!" Robert called out from the driver's seat. Both Souta and Steven were napping in the back (I don't know why since they only walked halfway back…)
Kagome and InuYasha prodded the boys waking then up gently, "hey guys we're home" the both whispered, but as soon as the boys woke they were anything but quiet. Both seemed to become aware at the same second, "race you inside!" Steven challenged
But Souta wasn't to be outdone, shooing out the door before Steven, both boys ran inside laughing loudly. The two teenagers were covering their ears and still wincing, "were they really asleep?" Kagome asked, curious if she tricked.
"I thought so…but they make me wonder about a lot of things…"
Kagome laughed, "You're right…come on…we might miss something else…"
Smirking InuYasha followed Kagome and the rest of the adults inside, and was meet with the sight of Souta and Steven running around the living room, Kagome's Grandfather, Kar running around after them, scolding them.
Both Kagome and InuYasha smirked and laughed, "Come on Souta, it's so nice outside, why don't you go play outside?"
"Ok sis!" came his reply, then he dashed toward the back, Steven not far behind.
"So who wants dinner, I was thinking that we introduce then to good ol' American Pizza." Rob suggested
Kai didn't argue and neither did Kar (great another "K"…ok is name I actually Jiji…but I don't like that name personally…and am too lazy to type it…it feels weird…lol, sorry)
"I'll go pick it up, and I'll bring the kids" Jenny suggested.
"Sounds good to me, have then rent a movie too, that we could watch it after dinner, relax a little." Rob said.
"Alright" she said, then called the kids, and left.
InuYasha plopped down on the couch, Kagome following his action, leaning against his shoulder for support. Everyone else had gone into the kitchen so they were all alone. "It was so nice to be back out in the fresh air…didn't realize I missed it so much…"
"Yea, it was nice to be back…"
"You know…you can say things…you don't have to just stay quiet…I know you want to say something…"
InuYasha's face twisted, "I don't know…I was so refreshing to be back in the woods, but it was different, almost like we were back with Sango and Miroku…and Shippo."
Kagome smiled, "I know…i miss them too... i'm not used to feeling so alone..."
"Huh?"
Kagome laughed, and then they both fell into a comfortable silenced.
Little did the two know they were being watched with a few pairs of eyes.
"Pizza's here!" yelled the kids as hey stormed thought the house, breaking the calm quiet atmosphere. Running thought the house carrying the food; Aunt Jenny followed them calmly closing the door softly.
"This is a pizza," proclaimed Robert as he bit into a large slice of garbage pizza. (I think you all know it as "supreme" but I grew up with it being garbage pizza so that is what I am gonna call it…) jenny rolled her eyes and handed Kai and Kar a plate, the boys were both already gnawing at the hot pepperoni pizza. Kai tried the pepperoni as well, she had never had it before. Kar and Kagome both stuck with cheese, but InuYasha looked on confused.
Kagome smiled and served him a slice of cheese, "here try this, then if you like it you can try it with a topping…"
The hanyou eyes the food suspiciously, then sniffed it, Kagome couldn't handle it anymore, and she started laughing. InuYasha turned his attention to her, but this only seemed to make her laugh harder, a confused look passed over his face but by now Kagome was gone. The girl plopped down on the floor and just laughed, after a few minuets tears began to form in her eyes. InuYasha was surprised, her scent said she was happy, but the tears on her face said otherwise…then he remembered what she had told him when he had first come to her time for the trip.
He was then agitated, "what's so funny!"
Kagome was in the middle of coming up an answer when she remembered she had other in the room, who were all watching her. "No-nothing, I-I guess I am just tired." She stammered before she started to giggle a bit before she quieted down.
"Wow! This is so good!" Souta complimented. Smiling Kai smiled at him, "yes this is good…"
The residents smiled, "I am glad you all are enjoying it"
"Yes! Thank you very much!" Kagome compliments
And even InuYasha nodded his head after nibbling on the strange food. Kagome smiled 'thanks Yasha…see it isn't as hard as you thought…"
By now it was a good time into the evening, jenny finally got a good idea
"Hey, does anyone want to play Spoons?"
The four Higurashis and InuYasha looked at their aunt, "spoons?" They all asked at once.
"Yea!" yelled Steven happily
"What is it?" asked Souta
"It's a game," he answered simply
"What kind of game?" he asked curious
"A card game!"
"What is a card game?" asked InuYasha, making Kagome jump, then smile
"Well you play by passing cards around the table and try to get 4 of a kind and then take a spoon, and if you see anyone else take a spoon try to pick one up yourself! But don't be the last person, if you don't get a spoon then you have to do something funny, like sing "Row, row, row your boat!" the kid finished smiling widely
"What is "Row, row, row your boat"?" InuYasha and Kagome asked genuinely confused.
"Huh? Oh it is a song, its simple…didn't you learn it as a kid?" Steven asked
"It's like those nursery rhymes that I taught you and Souta as kids." Kai said smiling
"Ohhhh, that type of thing!" Kagome exclaimed but her face fell as she saw the look in her friend's eyes.
InuYasha's eyes betrayed his face, he had a façade up again, just like he had when she had first met him, but Kagome could now see though it. his eyes were full of sadness and regret, fear and pain. Kagome caught his gaze, his eyes widened and he looked away ashamed. "I-I have to go to the bathroom…" he mumbled and left the room in a hurry.
Worried, Kagome started to go after him but froze, glancing back at her mother with a pleading look. Her mother gave her a small nod and she nodded back at her, then took off after her friend.
"InuYasha?" she whispered, "InuYasha? Where are you? Come on…AH!" she squeaked as a hand fell on her shoulder. Whipping around he met InuYasha's eyes, a range of emotions swirling within them.
Kagome staggered, his fierce amber eyes pierced her, searching her, opening her soul. But before she could fall away his arm snaked around her and pulled her into a tight hug.
Everything froze, movement, thought, time.
Kagome didn't know what to think…he had never hugged her like that before, he had hugged her before he pushed her down the well, but this was different…it wasn't a goodbye, it was a plea, a thank you.
InuYasha was not sure himself why he had embraced her, it was instinct, subconscious. She was the only one who had ever followed him, gone to make sure he was all right, especially when he was suffering. Being mate of the demon lord, his mother wasn't there for him as much as she should have been, and he almost never saw his father…whenever the other demons picked on him or when he fell, no one cared, on one checked on him…but Kagome she always followed him…no matter what, even when he didn't want her to…
Then something happened that surprised the hanyou even more, a single tear rolled down his cheek, warm, wet, salty, it trailed down his face, dropping off and splashing down onto the back of Kagome's neck.
Kagome shuttered and suddenly looked up. "InuYasha?" she cried, alarmed and worried.
"They were never around…they were always so busy…" he whispered, afraid…
"Kagome's eyes began to tear, "but we are…everyone is here for you now… Sango, Miroku, Shippo, Keade…"
InuYasha stiffened, she had left off her name
But Kagome wasn't done, "and I'm here for you…whenever you need it, you don't need to be afraid of us, me, my family we all love you…" Kagome let out a soft giggle, "and my Mom thinks of you as her own kid, so don't fear her…she'll help you out…just ask...alright?"
The way the light danced off both of their eyes they both looked molten, and the emotion that swelled within each one seemed to melt together.
InuYasha gave a soft smile, causing Kagome to grin widely, "thanks" he whispered so low that Kagome barley caught it…although she didn't think she actually heard it…she just knew what he was saying…no words were needed…and with that the two stepped into the kitchen again and joined the excited, bubbling, loud gave of Spoons.
"Oh! InuYasha lost!" Souta yelled some time later "You have to do something funny!"
The hanyou paled, but before he had time to get too nervous Kagome pulled him up and over more into the open area of the kitchen. "Ok we are going to do the "hokey pokey"" Kagome announced, "Since InuYasha has never done this before, I'm going to teach him, its really simple, just follow my lead and do as I say ok?" she whispered the last part to her partner.
"Alright…put your left foot in, put your left foot out, put your left foot in and shake it all about!" Kagome sang slowly and deliberately, and while she did so she moved her foot back and forth, having InuYasha follow her. Kagome then continued, "You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around, that's what it's all about!" she chanted turning around, hands in the air then clapping at the end, and in-between the verse she beckoned Souta, "Come on Souta…you know the hokey pokey!" smiling he scrambled over, "hey I wanna do it too!" called Steven
And a verse more in Souta called his mom, "hey mom, do the hokey pokey with us!" he pleaded, and smiling Kai got up and joined then
Soon jenny and rob had joined the dance and they even got Kar to be included in the circle.
So there they were, laughing, smiling, jumping, shaking, making idiots out of themselves, and having the time of their lives! All previous moments of sorrow and uncertainty gone the room was alive and the laughing could be heard from a block away even InuYasha joined in with everyone else.
Times like there are the ones that shape a person, and InuYasha was reminded again why Kagome was the way she was, but, they are the also the things that help heal a wounded heart, and piece by piece the hanyou's had started to reform after being shattered twice…Kagome had picked up all the little pieces that previously forgotten and over the past few years put them back where they belonged…and it was about time he allowed himself to heal…instead of fighting the very think that saved him. Wounds that run deep take long to heal, but they can only be mended once they are allowed to heal.
Ok so it is kinda short...ok ok REALLY short…but I wanted to get it done…and that is it for this chapter's plot line…I thought I would take longer…oh well… lol what did you all think? Lol PLEASE REVIEW! I need it! Oh, I have a new story…check it out…it is just a little one shot (that I did on a fly at midnight...but we are over that! anyway)
Its called Kick it up and it is when Kagome drags Yasha to her time (again) and they stop in the arcade…they Karaoke starts…anything can happen… its cute…check it out! PLEASE! This one I REALLY need reviews on…-.-' yea lol thanks a lot guys!
Oh and my best friend (Beebo Kai Evans) started her first ongoing series…its called Soul Switch…very cute…I LOVE the first chapter! It rocks! "What happens when the Inu-gang almost gets their souls sucked out...and their souls get a little ahem lost on the way back to their bodies..."-summary…lol its cute…thank you so much you guys! I'll have the next chapter up soon… it gets really interesting next chapter that should keep you waiting .
Thanks again guys! Lunar-kun :)