IT'S A WHAT!
I STILL DO NOT OWN INU-TACHI BUT... I DO own Kaori! Him and all his spiffyness. CRAZY ENOUGH: I will let you use Kaori for your fanfiction, if you want. Just credit me for coming up with him and all his cuteness :3 (in case you didn't see this the last chapter)
If you see someone using Kaori and doesn't credit me, tell me in a review PLEASE. I need to know these things to I can totally destroy them for doing crap like that.
OMG I AM LIKE GETTING A WEBSITE (ok, its an MSN group, but it will be a website because I will not have members... I AM ONLY ACCEPTING MY REVIEWERS AS MEMBERS, so if you sign up for MSN to join the group make your name the same one as on here, so I know who you are) it's under construction, but... it's...
groups . msn . com / aibyouka
Without the spaces.
"Inuyasha!"
"YOU make the baby shut up!" Kaori was screaming at the top of his lungs... again. Kagome thought it would be around six in the morning on that day, judging by the amount of light outside. Kaori served as her temporary alarm clock for the past week, and it was getting R E A L L Y annoying. REALLY annoying. "Kagome, I don't like that look in your eye..." She sat baby Kaori down on the blankets and edged closer to Inuyasha, who was sitting next to her covering his poor ears.
"I have to, or else he'll never stop!"
"Don't even try and-"
"How else are we going to get him to stop!"
"NOT MY EARS!"
"Fine, then," Kagome's tone of voice calmed down a bit. Inuyasha knew what was coming. "I know what will make him laugh, if you won't let me rub your ears!"
"Kagome... no..."
"Osuwari!" WHAM! Something... was missing. But they couldn't quite place it, being in their own little world. Inuyasha didn't even bother getting up and out of his hole. The crying was gone, and replaced by laughter, from - you guessed it - Kaori. "I knew that would work..."
"I prefer the ear-rubbing, thank you very much," Inuyasha retorted from his hole, and he slowly stood up. "I'm not exactly fond of that!" He pointed down at the hole he'd made, then bent down and picked up the blanket that was halfway into the hole. "Grr... now we have to fix it."
"I'm sure someone will fix it for us, and you can help them," Kagome said. "We need to get this one on tape..." She turned, but was surprised to see that the video camera's red light was on. It was recording. How long had it been recording? Did Kagome leave it on, or had someone else turned it on? She picked it up, and turned again to face Inuyasha. She began to toy with it, stopped recording, then opened the video side and started to play the video. Inuyasha sat next to her and watched the thing.
Everybody was currently sleeping. Kaori being in between Inuyasha and Kagome. A bit of light peering through here and there. Then, Kaori's eyes popped open... for what reason he did the following is STILL unknown.
"Waaaaahhhhhhhh!11!(AN: had to add the '11'... for effects :3)!11oneone!1"
"Gyahh!" Inuyasha and Kagome both jumped up in unison and looked at the annoying Kaori. Both covered their ears in attempt to drain out the noise.
"Inuyasha!"
"We need to get this on on tape... oh..." The camera screen moved a bit, had a very close shot of Kagome's eye, then turned pitch black.
"We look so stupid, watching us like this..." There was a very long pause... "Iinnuuyyaasshhaa?"
"What?"
"What are you doing...? You can stop staring at the camera."
"It's just like that television thing... you are on it, but you're still here, and... ow, my head hurts, gods..."
"It's just technology, okay?" Kagome replied, setting the camera down after turning it off with a small click of a button. "Don't think much of it, m' kay?"
"Sheesh... what... EVER."
"Remind me again why we're going somewhere...?" Inuyasha snapped at Sango. They'd finally left - the same day - for the Holy Land. Of course, Sango couldn't tell them where that was, why, nor anything about the flowers. It would be a surprise.
"I told you it'd be fun-"
"Yes, and that seems to be ALL I can get out of you!"
"Inuyasha, stop it, you are upsetting Kaori!" Kagome screeched from behind him as she tried to play with him and make him calm down in her arms. "Poor thing..."
"Oh, jeez woman! Kaori this, Kaori that, Kaori needs-"
"Waaahhhhh!"
"Eek! Inuyasha, I told you-" Kagome tried her best to get him to stop crying. Inuyasha was such an insensitive father... he'd wanted the kid so bad, and now it was like he didn't care. At least, he didn't show it.
"Just do it," Inuyasha came to a stop, causing Kagome to stop, then Sango - with Shippou and Kirara on her shoulders - and Miroku stopped and looked at them. The monk didn't even have to say anything before getting slapped... Sango could tell what he was thinking by the look in his eyes.
"Do what?"
Inuyasha tried his best to horribly imitate her voice, and said, "Ossuuwaarriii, Inuyasha! Osuwari, oo ss uu ww aa rr ii Inuyasha, it's the only thing that makes him be quiet, Inuyasha, osuwari!"
"Ooh... that," Kagome said, looking a bit guilty, then added, "Um... sorry then. Osuwari." Sango and Miroku watched on... dumbstruck... (like OO) as Inuyasha was plummeted to the ground. It seemed as to no reason, but they immediately realized why when Kaori stopped the waterworks and started to laugh.
"Ssttuuppiidd kid..." Inuyasha muttered under his breath as he brushed dirt of his haori once he got up and out of his hole. "Stop gawking at me, and let's go!" Miroku and Sango snapped back into reality, then all of them continued on like nothing had just happened. "Are we almost there?" Inuyasha snorted after what seemed like miles of walking.
"Umm..." Shippou sniffed the air, being slightly aware of Sango's idea - the rest, as quoted, 'wasn't for kids to know about'. "Almost, but not quite." Inuyasha turned his head to see Kagome, who was slightly dragging her feet not too far behind him, but far enough. He turned the rest of the way, then jumped over to her.
"What?" Kagome asked. Couldn't be anything good, on what basis he was acting lately.
"Just a second..." Inuyasha stopped - causing her to - took hold of Kaori from her hands, then bent down so she could get on his back. "There. Get on. You look horrible all the way back here." Kagome was kind of shocked, but got on anyway. He gave Kaori back to her once she fixed herself.
"Um, thanks."
"Keh. Hold on, we've got to catch up to them now." She held on to Kaori tighter, onto Inuyasha haori tighter, and Kaori too held onto Inuyasha's haori tighter. (Haha, haori Kaori, Kaori haori, it all rhymes :)) Inuyasha ran, not as fast as he normally did, but didn't jump either. He kept going until he just about caught up with Sango and Miroku, where he came to a stop and started walking at their pace.
"Hey, Sango!" Kagome called from Inuyasha. Sango turned and looked at her, then awaited Kagome's words. "What if you guys just get on Kirara so we can get there faster? At this rate, none of us will feel like actually doing anything when we get there." Sango nodded, looked at Kirara, and once Kirara meowed in agreement Sango grabbed Miroku to stop him. Kirara jumped off of Sango's shoulder and transformed. Sango was first to get on, Shippou on her shoulder, then lastly Miroku. The neko-mata jumped into the air and flew where Sango told her to. Inuyasha ran as fast as Kirara was flying, and would occasionally jump up, but not often.
"Why don't you ever bring your bike-thing here anymore?" Inuyasha asked once on the ground.
"It broke a long time ago, and I guess I've just never really bothered replacing it..."
"Well, you know it's a pain in the butt to carry you everywhere," Inuyasha said, pausing for a second afterwards. "But... I like it anyway." Kaori was now sleeping in a blanket Kagome was holding him in, close to her. Holding him was a pain, if it weren't for the fact that Inuyasha was holding her legs she'd be scared to death of falling off. She was only holding onto Inuyasha with one hand since Kaori was in the other.
"It would have been worse, you know," Kagome replied. "If we had left with Sango before, I'd still have all that extra weight."
"I'm amazed at how fast that went away, too," Inuyasha told her. "And you don't look any different to me than you did before."
"Thanks, Inuyasha... I-"
"Inuyasha!" Everyone looked p at Sango, who was still in the air and now calling Inuyasha. "We're here, come look!" Kagome held on tighter as Inuyasha jumped and got a look-see at the scene below them.
"Why'd you take me here! This is the same place we were at... some time ago!"
"Oh, just wait, you'll see! I have something planned for you!" Sango called out, then signaled for Kirara to land somewhere in the village. Kirara started to descend down to the ground, and Inuyasha started to land with Kagome and Kaori, following Kirara.
Kirara landed in the edge of the forest, next to the village. Inuyasha landed next to her, then let Kagome get off while he held Kaori who had now woken up. At least he's not crying... he's... actually, pretty cute... I guess...
"Now where do we go?" Inuyasha asked.
"I don't mean to act like Miroku, but..." Sango started. "I hear they are having some youkai problems. We can take care of those, and in exchange... they will have to let us stay and do things here. Thankfully, it's supposed to be loads of youkai, so... if we get rid of all of them... we'll be able to stay."
"Where will we keep Kaori?" Kagome asked, then pointed to the arrows on her back and the bow. "I have these, so I can help, but... Kaori will get hurt, so..."
"We can ask them for a place and our request ahead of time, in return for slaying the youkai," Sango replied, then Kirara turned to her smaller state and jumped onto her. "We'll just explain our situation to them, and I'm sure they'll let us keep Kaori somewhere, and someone will probably watch him for you."
"You'll let us keep Kaori here, then?" Inuyasha asked, getting impatient.
"Yesh, yesh of coursh we will, we'll have shomeone watsh him too for you, okay?" The villager replied. Kagome nodded, and handed Kaori to him. He didn't seem mean, and as long as they had slain the youkai there was nothing to worry about.
"Now, where do we need to go to get them?" Sango asked, now in her other outfit (whatever it is... the one she wears when she slays the youkai).
"They ushually attack in the easht," the villager replied, pointing to a certain direction. "There are shome in the wesht, they shouldn't be too hard to find, they are shimple and eashy youkai but we are not ash shkilled ash mosht. We are sho glad we have you shlayersh to get rid of them for ush."
"Of course!" Kagome smiled as she said this. "Inuyasha and I always face youkai, Sango used to be from a youkai slayer's village, and now everyone battle youkai since we face them almost every day together."
"We'll be off, my good man," Miroku said, as he turned along with the rest of the group in the direction he said to go to. "We will come back all in one-piece, and your worries will be gone!"
"All of ush give you thanksh and wish you good luck on your battlesh!" The old man shouted out as they all left.
"How LONG is this going to take us?" Inuyasha said, annoyed.
"Depends," Sango replied. "If the youkai is hard to kill, it will take a bit longer than normal, won't it?"
"Don't worry, Inuyasha, we'll get rid-"
"I'm not worrying, woman! It's just a waste of time!"
"Oh please, all you care about is yourself! First it's 'Kaori's a kid, he'll do fine, no problem, you take care of him' now it's 'I want to get this done so I can go and do my own thing ALL BY MYSELF'! And you know what! I don't know how long it's been- um... never mind."
"Tell me! What is it you want to do! You're so hard to please!"
"...There they go again." Shippou muttered under his breath, as Sango and Miroku stopped then turned to look at Kagome and Inuyasha who had also stopped but were now arguing.
"I'm not that hard to please! You just seem to think of yourself all the time!"
"Just tell me what you want!" Kagome angrily stepped up right into Inuyasha's face.
"You want to know what I want?"
"Yes, I would, thank you-" Kagome put one arm up and around his neck, then lifted up and pressed her lips to his. It's been... months... I've missed it all, it seemed like nothing ever happened... for once in a long time, tears started to form in her eyes.
"That's... it?" Inuyasha asked.
"What do you mean that's it! It's like Kaori doesn't even exist, you act like he's not your own child, and..."
"No, I mean like... that's it? You couldn't tell me any of this?"
"You'd think it was stupid, and you should know yourself!"
"I'm... I'm sorry... I didn't realize- not any of it- if you'd have said something..."
I sure noticed, Sango thought. Why else would I plan this trip?
"It-it doesn't matter anymore-e..." Kagome said, trying not to cry as she started walking along with Sango and Miroku. "I tried my hardest not to you-know-what you." She didn't osuwari me, even thought she wanted to? Am I missing something here? Wouldn't be a surprise, considering the fact that I missed... all of... that...
"Go ahead and osuwari me!" Inuyasha yelled, catching up to Kagome. "If you are mad at me, osuwari me."
"I'm not going to, Inuyasha."
"Why not?"
"Because it's a childish way of showing that I'm mad at you and settling things! Why should I hurt you and end the whole thing when I can talk it out with you? Even though I can't, because you don't always care about talking it out, I just wish you'd be a bit nicer sometimes!"
"Kagome, do be careful about what you say here," Sango said. "This is the Holy Land... loads of things can-"
"Holy Land?" Kagome asked.
"It's got a lot to do with those flowers... just be careful here, and I'll tell you about it later."
"Feh. I hope you didn't curse me with that," Inuyasha retorted, only making the situation worse.
"There you go again, just be QUIET! Why'd you even- you'd... you'd probably be better off with Kikyou, at this rate!"
"Don't... DON'T YOU DARE GO AND BRING HER UP!"
"Then maybe you should act a little bit more civilized! It's like normal, it's like nothing ever happened between us, I was pretty surprised when you were going to carry me!" Kagome yelled back. Sango and Miroku were doing their best to act normal and not get involved in this one, yet Miroku seemed to act rather interested. "Just... just forget about it, okay? We're almost there anyway, so... so..."
After that, nobody said anything for awhile. They just kept on walking towards their destination.