"Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled, jumping from out of the well. He began to search for her scent.
"SIT!" Never mind, she was closer than he thought. "Go away, Inuyasha!" Kagome cried.
His voice was muffled by the great taste of grass and dirt.
"Ugh! Just go back to your own era and back to your precious Kikyo! Oh, and just a little FYI- I'm the good witch and she's the wicked witch! I'm alive and she's dead! I CAN COOK RAMEN NOODLES AND SHE CAN'T!" Kagome stomped off.
Inuyasha pulled himself up. "Kagome! You don't understand!" He said following after her. "And what's a witch!" The door slammed, in his face as soon as he caught up. "C'mon, Kagome. Stop being such a baby and come back." Inuyasha opened the door and stepped in.
"Hello, Inuyasha. It is Inuyasha, right?" Kagome's mother said smiling.
Inuyasha blushed. "Erm, yeah. I'm actually just going to grab Kagome and head back…"
"Why don't you stay for a while, dear. Kagome's a bit upset and needs some time to feel better."
"Sure. Thank you," Inuyasha said, giving a slight bow, embarrassed she was a witness to Kagome and his argument. Well, he thought, at least Sot…
"Inuyasha!" a cheerful voice beamed.
Spoke too soon, Inuyasha sighed.
"Hey, Inuyasha! What are you doing here? How many demons have you killed since last time? Did you find any more Shikon Shards?" The questions came gushing out of Sota. "Are you looking for Kagome? She just snuck out the back door. How are the demon-slayer and the perverted monk doing? Did you find Nara…"
Inuyasha heard the sentence a little too late. "Wait, repeat what you said first…"
"What'd I say first?" asked Sota.
"With Kagome, Sota! With Kagome!"
"She just snuck out the back door?"
"Dammit, Kagome!" Inuyasha cursed, running after her. Sota stood dumb-founded at Inuyasha's speed, then smiled as he realized Inuyasha was going to go out in public with his ears showing. Sota shrugged and went back to walking absentminded throughout the house.
"Thank God I got rid of that jerk," Kagome sighed out loud.
"What jerk?" asked but another familiar voice.
"Houjo!" Kagome jumped back. "I was just looking for you!"
"Really?" Houjo smiled. "Well, you've found me. And it's great to see you up and moving. That Dog-Tongue disease must've left you feeling awful."
Kagome nearly cracked up. Grandpa definitely needed new illnesses to explain her absences. Dog-Tongue, Inuyasha… she had to hold back on the laughing.
"Anyways," Houjo continued, "I was going to pick you up some special soup, but apparently you're well. Would you care to go for an ice cream with me?" he asked shyly.
From the back of her mind she could imagine Inuyasha's fuming face of jealousy. With an innocent smile she held his arm. "Ice cream sounds like a wonderful idea."