IT'S A WHAT!
I STILL DO NOT OWN INU-TACHI BUT... I DO own Kaori!
"Kagome... we can't sleep here, you know..." The girl didn't budge, and Inuyasha was down to his last choice. He'd have to carry her back to their hut, as he wasn't about to sleep outside when they had a hut to go to. Why waste what you already have? "Fine, I'm carrying you." He didn't expect an answer, but got one anyway.
"Inuyasha..?"
"Get up, woman!" Inuyasha abruptly stood, and since she was leaning against him, she began to fall, but he caught her, of course. No matter how mad he could ever be at her... even the simplest things mattered.
"Thanks," Kagome muttered, standing up and brushing the dirt off. "Hey, Inuyasha, I actually meant to tell you something... a really long time ago..."
"Well, why didn't you tell me?"
"I don't know... because of Kikyou, I suppose. Anyway," Kagome continued, following him back to the hut. "I wanted to tell you I knew you'd get rid of Naraku. I mean, not just faith, but if you think... if he never died, he would be alive in my time, but he's not."
"I suppose you are right," Inuyasha noted. "But just because he's not alive doesn't mean I would have killed him."
"Maybe not, but that part was faith,"
"Gyahh! How do we turn this thing off!" Sango shouted, after a reeallyy long night... of crying. From Kaori. Usually she was a kind person... but after the past, say, two hours of crying, she got upset. "Kami, I wish Inuyasha was here, we could get Kagome to osuwari him, or something-"
"Or make him purr," Shippou added sarcastically. Even if Inuyasha wasn't around, it was fun to pick on him.
"Play with it! I don't know!" Miroku shouted. "I don't know these things!"
"Well how do you think I feel!"
"I don't know!"
"KAMI! Child, please just SHUT- UP!" Soon enough, the familiar sound of a smack was heard. "Miroku, this is hardly the time to-" Kaori's crying had stopped. Apparently Miroku was going for a two-for-one. Grope Sango and get Kaori to stop crying... yes, indeed, kill two birds with one stone. "Miroku, you got him to shut up-"
"I see that, my beautiful taijiya," Miroku told her. "That kid finds the strangest things funny."
"Not really," Shippou commented. "I find 'em funny. Even if I don't make myself clear, 'cause I'm used to it."
"...Either way, he stopped crying." Sango told the others, trying to keep it lively and happy. Just as she finished, everyone seemed to give off some sort of twitch, then they all looked at where Inuyasha and Kagome would enter the hut.
Which, I might add, they did. In arguing motion, too.
"You are so full of yourself!" Kagome complained.
"If you didn't tag along I wouldn't have to go out of my way to rescue you!"
"Then maybe I should leave!"
"Maybe you should!"
For a bit of added fun, Sango had to throw a little something in (I don't remember what episode this is from!). "Osuwari!"
"Gyy...oh. Jeez, Sango!"
"Nice one," Kagome and Shippou added in.
"Oh, shut up, you two," Inuyasha told them - rather rudely - as he sat down. Next to Kaori, much to Kagome's liking, even if it wasn't normal for him to do that. "Hmm..." Inuyasha looked a bit nervous, knowing everybody was watching him. He wanted to pick up his kid. He wanted to play with his kid. But with everyone watching, it was kind of weird.
Kagome could sense it.
"It's okay," she said, completely forgetting about their argument, as she kneeled down, then put both her arms around him and let her head rest on his shoulder. "We all want you to. We've been waiting for you to come and show the fatherly side of Inuyasha."
intermission
want to know why?
1. last time I did this everyone was cracking up
2. I like cliffys
(BEWARE OF THE SCRIPT FORMAT!)
Inuyasha: -stares at Kaori-
Kagome: -.-;;
Inuyasha: -starestarestare-
Kagome: JUST PICK HIM UP ALREADY! HE'S NOT GOING TO JUST ROLLOVER BECAUSE YOU'RE
STARING!
Kaori: -rollsover-
Kagome: I give up.
Inuyasha: I have good news!
Kagome: Of course you do.
Inuyasha: I saved money on my car insurance by switching to Geico!
Kagome Good for you- wait one second. I have a few questions. One, how do you
know about Geico?
Inuyasha: Your soul-stealing-box-thingy-ma-jig.
Kagome: Two, how'd you contact them?
Inuyasha: I-
Kagome: you know what? I don't even want to know anymore. And three, you have a
CAR!
Inuyasha: a who?
I know that wasn't very funny. But I'm working on this at like 3 am, and I'm tired.
end intermission
They all heard Kagome's whisper, and stopped staring. Like that helped. Inuyasha knew it was only because of what Kagome said. "Keh," Inuyasha muttered before picking up the baby Kaori. Inuyasha picked him up and held him the way Kagome had when Kaori was first born; Kaori resting on her arm.
From then on, he settled on it: They liked him being fatherly. He liked it. Nobody didn't like it... so why did he avoid it? Inuyasha decided to act more fatherly.
"Inuyasha..." Kagome couldn't help herself from muttering... in front of Kaori.
EEAARRLLYY that next morning - Inuyasha, Kagome, and Kaori were in their own hut, not with Sango, Miroku, Kirara, and Shippou - Kagome and Inuyasha woke to a familiar, yet... not familiar sound.
"Inu-ya-sha."
"What the heck is calling my name!" Inuyasha complained, sitting up. He looked over at Kagome, who was still lying down sleeping.
"What? You'd mistake that squeaky and - oh my god, Inuyasha, CHILD-LIKE VOICE!" Kagome sat up and both turned their attention to Kaori. His head was showing from under the blankets, his big golden eyes staring at the two of them.
"This kid? There's no frikkin' way he's gonna know my-"
"Inu-ya-sha." Inuyasha and Kagome just stared with wide eyes. (Imagine O.O)
"Where'd he learn it?" Kagome wondered.
"Last night," Inuyasha replied with a bit of hesitation.
"Last night?"
"When you said my name in front of him."
"Oh... you heard that, eh?"
"Feh! We both did! He's a dog hanyou too!" Kagome got on all fours and crawled over to Kaori, leaving Inuyasha to try horribly not to blush at the sight of her... rather skimpy night clothes, let's put it (I COULDA put it the OTHER way, you know!). She picked him up with his blankets and held him in her arms, after sitting up.
"Inuyasha, he's so cute,"
"Inu-ya-sha."
"Keh! What's cute about that!" Inuyasha complained - again - wondering when Kaori would say Kagome's name.
"Inuyasha! It's really cute!"
"Kagome, in case you haven't noticed-"
"Ka-go-me." Kaori chimed.
"It's sooo cute, Inuyasha! He mimics everything we say! Don't you just love it?" Kagome was like a two-year-old in a candy shop, in her times, of course. "I can't wait to show my family! Souta will think it's cute too! He already looks up to you, Inuyasha, so he'll think a mini-Inuyasha is really cute-"
"Woman! Is Kaori all you like to think about these days?"
"How could I not! He's so cute-" Inuyasha cut her off.
"Yeah, he's cute, but do you realize it's like waiting in the dust for me?" He wanted to cut her off with a kiss, originally. But not while she was holding Kaori. Or when he was awake, and for that matter, not when he was in the room! "And we have to keep him away from Miroku, if he mimics things we say... I'll kill that monk."
"Eh, I'm sure Sango will keep him in line."
"Feh. She better, or someone's gonna get hurt."
"Inuyasha! You can't hurt them-"
"I'm sorry, but I don't want my kid repeating 'will you'-"
"DON'T SAY IT! He mimics it, remember? Kami!" Kagome sighed. "What were you going to do, hurt yourself? 'Cause I won't allow you to!" Kagome paused for a moment, checked the sunlight, and said, "WE should go to Sango and Miroku's hut now. I bet Sango has something planned for today, too." She placed Kaori with all his fluffy ("SESSHY!" Sesshoumaru: oh c-r-a-p. fan-girl. r-u-n.) blankets into the basket she'd brought, then stood and stretched. "Inuyasha, if you look while I get dressed over here, I swear I'll-"
"I won't, Kagome." He stayed staring at his end of the wall and put his fire-red haori on, as she changed and put on her school-clothes. Why she always wore those, Inuyasha would never understand. Maybe she had a reason. Inuyasha didn't dare even slightly turn, for FEAR (enter the evil music) of the osuwari. (dundundunduuuuunnN!1!oneone!111one!)
"Ok! Done!" Inuyasha turned, and was surprised to find something different today. She wasn't wearing her school-girl clothes (NOT THAT WAY, YOU S!), she was wearing a kimono!
And boy, did it make her look elegant. Even more than before. She looked like a goddess.
The kimono was red, with white flowers on it, and they sparkled in the sun. The cloth around her waist was also white, with a nice bow on the back. Inuyasha didn't realize it until now... but her hair had gotten much longer, and with the current breeze, it looked nicer than normal.
"Where did you get that, Kagome?" Inuyasha wondered. It better not be a gift from any other guy than himself, and he knew he hadn't given it to her-
"It's Sango's, actually... but she gave it to me because it's red. Do you like it?"
"Uhmm... yes," Inuyasha noted, blushing. "Anything looks good on you."
"Okay, let's go over, alright? They might be waiting for us!" Kagome seemed happier than usual. In a strange sort of way... but she was happier. She picked up Kaori - and Inuyasha thought this - and seemed to fly out of the hut. Fly?
The gorgeous kimono was getting to his head. He was thinking too much. Inuyasha needed a break. He followed her out of the hut, to next door. Sango and Miroku were in the hut next door (apparently), since Sango - Inuyasha was getting to upset with their ish talking - asked kindly for two huts right next to each other.
"Kagome-chan! I have the best thing planned for us today!" Sango shouted in joy as Kagome and Inuyasha entered their hut. "I've mad arrangements as to where we'll keep Kaori and the others, already."
"Fantastic! So what is it we're doing, Sango-chan?"
"Hot springs!" Sango exclaimed with pure excitement.
"Inu-ko, this will be much fun!" Kagome shouted.
Inuyasha's world of reality stopped. Had Kagome just called him... Inu-ko?
It wasn't a bad thing, really... just... unexpected.
But he liked it.
Sorry it's so short! I have effing writer's block -stomps on a abstract picture which is supposed to be writer's block- GRRRRRRRRR!
okay, so anyway... you are PROBABLY wondering about Inu-ko.
Well, as we know, Inu is short for Inuyasha. I think Kagome calling him that is absolutely CUTE!
and -ko, you don't know. Well... I'll take the exact translation from an Inuyasha fan-site:
-ko This is permanent term used when you talk to someone you have a romantic relationship with.
Now don't you find Inu-ko to be the cutest thing ever?