Author's Notes: Thanks to both Tamakia'gss and wolfygirl13 for this rhyme suggestion!
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, or any nursery rhymes.
The Mother Goose Escapades
No. 9
Hey diddle diddle,
The cat with the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon;
The little dog laughed
To see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.
Shippou carried the bottle laboriously back to where Kagome and the others were. Some boys in the village had given it to him, laughing as they said it would make him happy. Shippou didn't know what they meant, but he thought his friends would like a happy drink. With Naraku bringing everyone's spirits down, it was important that everyone stay happy.
As he stumbled along with the heavy bottle, Shippou giggled happily. Boy, was everyone going to be surprised! His impish curiosity got the better of him, and he paused, sniffing the drink. It didn't smell like anything he ever drank before but he thought it would be ok. Tipping the bottle over a little, he took a little sip. It was a little sour, and bubbles hit his tongue; the little fox demon felt a strange rush within himself.
"Yummy!" he giggled, taking another drink. He then continued on his way, stumbling even more now. He was almost back when he tripped and the bottle slipped. Luckily, it didn't break, just rolled out of his hands. Shippou struggled to get up, noticing everything looked blurry. Gathering up the bottle, he attempted walking once more, but fell over, the bottle tipping and spilling its contents in a conveniently placed bucket.
The bucket belonged to MoMo, Totousai's beloved ox, who immediately took a drink. And another, and another. And began mooing feverishly. The antics of the two demons caught the attention of Kagome, who called out to a bickering Inuyasha and Totousai.
"Something is wrong!" the miko yelled. Miroku headed over, and took a taste himself.
"Yummy!" he exclaimed, and dunked Sango, who had followed him, into the bucket. She came up spluttering.
"You pervert!" she yelled, for his hand had slipped down to her backside. Between the two of them, more of the liquid was imbibed, and they were acting just as strangely as Shippou and MoMo.
"I know what's going on," Inuyasha laughed. "I smell sake. And a particularly powerful version as well."
"They're all drunk?" Kagome gasped, staring in wonder. MoMo had started to fly through the sky, appearing to jump over objects. Inuyasha laughed harder as Totousai began running around on the ground, begging his ox to come back down. Shippou had given up walking and sat on the ground, admiring the world. He was pleased the happy drink was indeed making the group happy and boisterous.
"Oh Sango," whispered a starry eyed Miroku.
"Oh Miroku," came the starry-eyed response. They held each others hands and frolicked off into the woods, Kagome knew she would have to follow to prevent certain actions. Inuyasha would be no help; the hanyou was currently rolling on the ground, laughing at the antics of his comrades.
"They're all so funny," he managed to get out, when he saw Kagome glaring at him. "This is why I don't touch the stuff! What?"
"Aren't you going to help me help them?" she asked sternly. She gestured to the group-at the leaping MoMo, the frantic Totousai, the dazed Shippou, and the disappearing Sango and Miroku.
"Why? To ruin my fun?" Inuyasha only laughed harder, and Kagome rubbed her temples. It was going to be a longer day than she thought…
Author's Notes: Finally, I got it out! Hope it made y'all laugh. I tried for lots of randomness, I've never been drunk, so I hope everyone seems somewhat in character, lol. Hope you enjoyed it!