I Don't Own Inuyasha Characters

Chapter 13: Food Fight

Everyone came inside and sat down around the mat which had piles upon piles of food set upon it. The room in which they were to eat, was big. Six red pillows were set around the big black mat. The walls were wood, and were very shiny and sleek. Inuyasha had polished like crazy, and as he sat down he smiled at the wonderful job he had done. Once everyone was seated, they all began to chow down without saying a word. Food was flying everywhere from Inuyasha as he ate a bowl of ramen in mere seconds. Kagome looked over at him and blushed. How embarrassing…she thought, as she turned away to look at Sango.

"So, Sango?" Kagome started, sitting down her chopsticks, "is your place nice?"

Sango nodded and took a sip of sake.

"Yes, it actually is." she replied, setting her chopsticks down also, "Miroku actually found a nice little hut by this stream down in a cliff…"

Kagome laughed, "sounds interesting…"

Sango nudged Miroku who, like Inuyasha, was stuffing his face with ramen, "What?" Miroku asked as Sango elbowed him in the shoulder.

"Nothing.." Sango said, turning away and smiling at Kagome.

"Where's Shippo?" Amaya asked suddenly, "Mother?" she looked to Kagome, "I thought you said you also had a fox friend?"

"Hmm" Kagome started, "I do, I mean, we do. I wonder if he's still on that trip around Japan?"

Sango nodded, "I believe so. I haven't heard from him in forever…"

Takashi watched the conversation from the end of the circle. He was too shy to say anything, especially around Amaya. He thought she was so pretty and everything, and he didn't want to make a fool of himself.

"Takashi, was it?" Kagome asked Takashi suddenly, looking straight at him.

Takashi nodded and blushed, "Oh yea, it is…"

"What do you do?" Kagome asked him, "farming, fighting, cooking…?"

Takashi wiped his face with a napkin and shook his head, "I'm practicing becoming a demon slayer. Oh, and a monk…it's kind a hard."

Amaya smiled, "I can imagine!"

Takashi's blush returned and he smiled. As he did so, he stood up and excused himself and offered to pick up the dishes.

Kagome was flattered and said of course and suggested that Amaya help. Amaya agreed and got up to help Takashi.

"What do you do, Amaya?" Takashi asked he and Amaya headed to the kitchen.

"I'm training to become a priestess." She replied, setting down a stack of bowls and chopsticks, "my mother is one and she wants me to like her. Inuyasha, on the other hand, wants me to follow in his footsteps and learn how to use tetsusaiga, or whatever that thing is called…"

"Why don't you want to?" Takashi asked, washing off a plate.

Amaya shrugged and leaned against the sink, "I don't want to act like I'm a demon or whatever…I'm only a third of a demon and I don't want to be humiliated like Inuyasha was. I just want to act human, nothing more, nothing less."

Takashi smiled, "makes sense." He replied, drying off the plate now, "I actually don't want to be a demon slayer or a monk. I want to become a samurai and travel the world fighting evil! Well, when I say it like that, it sounds corny…"

Amaya giggled, "no way! Not as corny as what I said!"

Takashi chuckled, "you're right!"

Amaya got up from the sink and decided to go back with the others in the "dining room".

"I'm going to see if there is anything else we can do." She said to Takashi heading out, "coming?"

Takashi nodded and followed. However, just as Takashi was walking away from the sink, he slipped on a puddle of water and fell right into Amaya. They both crashed to the ground with a thud. Amaya was smashed onto the floor, with Takashi on top of her. At that very moment, before Takashi could make a move to get off, Inuyasha came in. As he spotted the two, his face grew red.

"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?" Inuyasha bellowed, grabbing Takashi by the back of his robes and tossing him into the counter, "stay away from my daughter you pervert!"

Inuyasha helped Amaya up who started to explain, "it was an accident!" she cried out, but Inuyasha ignored her and he made a move to Takashi. Before Inuyasha could do anything else, Miroku rushed in and blocked his son from Inuyasha's rage.

"What's your problem, Inuyasha?" He asked, staring him in the eye, frowning.

"Your son! That's what!" Inuyasha replied, racking his knuckles.

Kagome and Sango rushed in at that moment, and were totally confused.

"What's going on?" they asked in unison.

No one paid attention.

"Your son made a move at my daughter!" Inuyasha shouted, grabbing a pan full of ramen, "I can't believe you're actually teaching him to be a lecher like you!"

"What?" Miroku asked, "Takashi would do no such thing!"

Inuyasha snorted, "yea right! I just saw him on the floor on top of Amaya!"

"It was an accident!" Amaya cried out again, stepping in front of Miroku.

"Be quiet!" Inuyasha said to Amaya, "I'll deal with you later!"

Kagome hurried over and stepped on Inuyasha's foot.

Inuyasha jumped up from the pain and the pan of ramen that he was holding landed straight on Amaya's head.

Everyone stopped what they were doing and watched as Amaya's face turn from white, to crimson.

"Oops.." Inuyasha said, holding onto his foot.

Amaya grabbed the pan from her head and tossed it into Inuyasha's face.

She looked at him one last time and left the room, crying.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome bellowed, "what did you do?"

Miroku smirked and grabbed a bowl of sauce and threw it at Inuyasha.

"FOOD FIGHT!" Miroku called out, grabbing anything in his reach.

"NO!" Kagome cried out, but it was too late. Inuyasha grabbed a bottle of sake and tossed the liquid at Miroku.

Sango sighed and her sweat dropped. Just great…she mumbled.

Miroku and Inuyasha continued their fight as Takashi, Kagome, and Sango went back into the "dining room".

"I should see if Amaya's alright." Kagome said to Sango and Takashi, "I'll be a minute."

"No, wait!" Takashi said, rushing in front of Kagome, "I'll go see. It was my fault anyway."

Kagome shrugged and went back over with Sango and sat down, "be my guest. You can find her in her room."

Takashi nodded and left. He had no idea where Amaya's room was, but found it fairly quickly.

He eased himself in the room and looked around. She was no where in sight.

"Amaya?" he asked, entering the room, "Amaya?"

He walked into the end of the room and saw that her window was open wide. A moment later and he realized. He rushed out of the room and headed back into the dining room. Inuyasha and Miroku were finished fighting and were talking to Kagome and Sango.

"Amaya's missing!" Takashi announced to the group, skidding to a halt.

The room went silent.

"WHAT!" they suddenly all asked in unison.

End of Chapter