Chapter Four
After Kagome had finished snapping the pictures of her cousins and Miroku, he was still too in shock to move. Throughout the shots, the sisters had fun making flirty poses and faces. This was something even the letcherous monk wasn't used to. They had even grabbed his hands and placed one each around each one of their waists. Kagome and Inuyasha had even laughed at this, for they were having a great time laughing at the monk's nervousness.
Hours passed, Kagome and her cousins fixed luch for everyone. They made Inuyasha's favorite food, Instant Ramen. The sisters though never strayed too far from Miroku's side. They never really stopped talking the whole time either. They were telling the extremely curious monk all about their lives in America and how they were so excited when they found out they had Japanese cousins. The whole time they wouldn't allow Miroku to pull his hair back up. They had insisted that he leave it down for the remainder of their time there.
Just then Kagome thought of something and jumped up! "What is it Kagome?" Inuyasha asked with his hand right next to his sword, ready to fight. "Kaede!" she said. "Maybe she can explain how they were able to travel through the well!" "Oh, cool! We get to meet Kaede!" Jesse exclaimed jumping up straightening her dress. "Come on Miroku." Shayla said grabbing his hand and pulling the monk to his feet. While turning to follow Kagome and Inuyasha, the sisters tripped over Miroku's yet to be picked up staff.
The three toppled to the ground with the sisters landing right on top of Miroku. Kagome and Inuyasha came running back to see about the commotion. They arrived to find Miroku covered by Shayla and Jesse. Kagome started to ask if they were okay, then she spotted Miroku's hands. You see, while falling Miroku attempted to catch the girls and break their fall. His hands had ended up on the sisters rear ends in the process. "Miroku!" Kagome shouted. " I can't believe you! You promised me you wouldn't!" Before he could get up and explain, the sisters jumped up and told Kagome what had happened. They had also insisted to their cousin that they didn't mind at all. They then dusted off and jokingly offered to help Miroku do the same. He smiled then declined and thanked them for the offer though. Kagome then apologized for freaking out on him. They all turned and started their way towards the village.
When they arrived, they found Kaede in her hut. She was suprised to see these two strange girls with the gang. Kagome introduced them to Kaede and explained how they had all fallen through the well that morning. She listened calmly as Kagome told how they found each other and that Shayla and Jesse were visiting her family for two week. Kaede thought for a minute, then decided that Kagome and her cousins must be more closely related than any of them thought. They all decided not to stress over it too much there. Kaede suggested that Kagome wait and talk to her mom about it later.
They stayed talking with Kaede for another hour. The sisters then asked Kaede if she wouldn't mind taking a few pictures with them and the others. She agreed and when they finished, Kagome thought that is was getting late. " I think I should be getting you guys back to the future." she said. "Aww...do we have to be going so soon?" the sisters asked together and wrapped their arms around Miroku's. " I think we should, my mom is probably worried about you guys." she replied. "Oh alright." they said together beginning to frown a little. They wouldn't have minded staying in the Feudal Era a lot longer, but they knew that Kagome was right.
The sisters then turned to Miroku and Shayla asked "You will walk us back to the well, won't you Miroku?" Then both girls gave him a pleading look and batted their eyelashes. " Of course! It'll be my honor." he replied and bowed. So, the group of five bid farewell to Kaede and made their way back towards the well. Once there, Shayla and Jesse said their goodbyes and thanked Inuyasha and Miroku for such a great time. They suprised Inuyasha when they each gave him a quick hug and told him they would miss him. They then turned towards Miroku.
He didn't want to let anyone know that he was going to miss these new friends. They had brought an exuberance and light to his world that even Kagome didn't. He smiled when he saw them walking towards him. The sisters took turns hugging Miroku and whispering something in his ear. Kagome was inspired by her cousin's boldness all of the sudden and decided to make a bold move of her own. She hugged Inuyasha tightly and whispered she'd be back soon. She then jumped onto the edge of the well. "Come on guys" she said, "we should get going." "Ok." they said sadly and started walking slowly towards the well. They then stopped looked at each other and grinned. They turned and ran back to Miroku. Then quickly they each gave him a kiss on the cheek. Shayla and Jesse turned giggling and ran back to the well, grabbed Kagome and jumped into the darkness.
Inuyasha turned to look at Miroku and gave him half a smile. "Hey monk!" he said, "Aren't you going to pull your hair back up? They're gone now." Miroku looked at the half-demon, grinned and said "Maybe later." He then turned and walked away still smiling. "Oh man! I'm never gonna hear the end of his ego now." Inuyasha thought to himself. He then smiled as he remembered the hug Kagome had given him. He wouldn't let anyone know, but he hoped that she would do that more often.