Disclaimer: Ok yeah, I don't own Inuyasha and I never will so let's get on with the story.
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CHAPTER FOUR: New ClothesWhen InuYasha got to the top of the stairs he put Noriko and Shirrow down, but he kept Kotaro on his shoulders so he wouldn't wander off. Then they started walking down the hall to find Grandpa's room.
"Dad what the hell's goin' on? Why do we have to be up here while mom talks to people?" Shirrow asked.
InuYasha sighed and stopped looking for Grandpa's room. "We're up here 'cause there aren't any demons in this world and we don't wanna freak out your mom's friends… and try not to swear as much alright? I don't care if it's just me, but your mom doesn't think kids your age should swear and 'sides she doesn't want Kotaro to start saying things like that."
"Keh… he's not gonna say things like that… and if he does I'll just give 'em a good smack on the head so he learns not to."
"The hell you will! If you start hitting him I'll give you a 'good smack on the head.' Got that?"
"Yeah, yeah whatever…"
"And anyway... it's not 'keh' it's…:sigh: never mind.. Forget it…"
After that had been said, they continued looking for Grandpa's room. After looking in all the other rooms they figured the last one would HAVE to be it. They started walking towards it when Kagome and her friends started walking up the stairs. InuYasha heard them beforehand and quickly picked up Shirrow and Noriko again and leaped into the room and lightly closed the door right as Kagome and co. got to the top of the stairs.
"What was that?" InuYasha heard one of Kagome's friends ask.
The rest he couldn't hear however because Kotaro had playfully put his hands over his ears and now he could barely hear anything. What he DID hear was Kotaro giggling happily at his misfortune of not being able to hear very well.
"Alright, little guy… time to get down from there." InuYasha said as he took Kotaro down from his perch on his shoulders.
"Dad...!" whispered Shirrow. "We're tryin' to listen and we can't hear with you guys talkin'!"
"Why are you guys even listening in?" InuYasha snapped. "S'not your conversation, you shouldn't be listening."
"SHHHHH!"
"Feh…" InuYasha looked away at Kotaro who was curiously looking at all the wonderful things in the room. Then he looked back at Noriko and Shirrow who were still listening.
"Sooo…"
"What?" Shirrow asked annoyed.
"What're they talkin' bout?"
"Keh! You get all mad 'cause WE'RE listening and now YOU want to know what's happening?"
"Hey, it's ok if I know what's happening! I know what your mom's friends used to be like; they were evil if you ask me… I don't want them hurtin' your mom's feelin's or nothin'."
"Awwww!" Noriko cooed. "Daddy that's nice of you!"
InuYasha smirked. "Yeah well…" then he turned his attention back to Kagome's conversation. Sounds like her friends are leaving... he thought.
They waited a few more minutes before Kagome came and opened the door and told them it was ok to come out. Kotaro had leapt into her arms right as she walked in.
"Mommy..." Noriko asked. "When are we gonna go back home?"
"Well… I guess we could go home in a day or two..." she replied. "I haven't seen grandma since before you guys were born so I wanted to stay for a little while at least."
"So… We get to stay here for a little while?"
"I guess we could if you guys don't mind too much…"
InuYasha looked at Kagome. "We can stay as long as you want, Kagome. I know you've missed them…"
Kagome smiled brightly at InuYasha. He can be so sweet sometimes…
"Well, let's not stay too long…" Noriko said quietly. "I miss Uncle Miroku and Auntie Sango and Shippo and…"
"So basically you miss everyone…" InuYasha interrupted.
"Uh huh!" Noriko agreed with a smile.
"Well first let's see if there's something fun Uncle Sota can show you guys ok? I was thinking of going for a walk to see what's changed around here." Kagome said.
"Mama I want go too!" Kotaro whined.
"I don't know… InuYasha do think it would be safe to bring him with?"
"Don't see why not…" InuYasha replied. "Jus' have 'em wear one of those 'hat' things..."
"Alright… Come on, sweetie, we're gonna go for a walk. Do you guys want to come?"
"Sure…"
"Can we really?"
"Feh… why not..."
"Alrighty… I'll get some hats then." Kagome said as she walked to her room.
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Kagome came back with a large box in her hands. Kotaro walked along beside her.
"Kagome," InuYasha said. "What's with the box?"
Kagome smirked. "Well you don't expect to wear those clothes do you? I brought some of Sota's old clothes for Shirrow, some of my old clothes for Noriko, and some of Dad's old clothes for you."
"What 'bout Kotaro, Mom?" Shirrow asked.
"Kotaro can wear what he's wearing. In this era people dress up babies all sorts of different ways. Like they dress them up as sailors... Cowboys… all sorts of things... so he'll look normal to everyone."
"Cowboys? What's that?" Noriko asked.
"They're boy cows, stupid!"
InuYasha rolled his eyes and gave Shirrow a light kick in the butt.
"OWW! Dad! What the he- - heck… was that for?"
"What do you think it's for? Don't call your sister stupid. Now apologize."
Shirrow didn't say anything.
"Now."
"Keh... fine..." he mumbled. "I'm sorry…"
"Now give her a hug."
"WHAT?" Shirrow yelled. "NO WAY! SHE'S GOT COOTIES!"
"Feh... I tried... 'least I know you're not gonna act like the monk for a while..." InuYasha sighed.
"Umm, alright so anyway... let's get you guys some clothes to wear..." Kagome said as she started to rummage through the box of clothes.
"Alright... Shirrow, you take this... Noriko, this is for you... and heehee! Here InuYasha, you can wear this."
"I don't think so... what else is in there?" InuYasha disagreed. He neatly refolded the baboon suit and gave it back to Kagome.
"Ohh, you're no fun... you can wear this then, ok?"
"Ok I can live with that..."
"Ok InuYasha, you take Kotaro and Shirrow and go change in my room. Noriko, you come with me and we'll change in the bathroom." Kagome said.
"Why do we change in your room, Mom?" Shirrow asked. "Wouldn't it make more sense for you to change in your room?"
"Well, I know how to get these clothes on, and you guys might have trouble... so I don't want you guys in the bathroom for an hour trying to get them on."
"Ohh... "
"Alright, so I'll come help you guys when we're done changing." With that said, the boys went off to Kagome's room and the girls went to the bathroom.
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"Wow, Mommy!" Noriko exclaimed. "I like these clothes!"
"That's great, sweetie!" Kagome smiled down at her daughter.
Noriko was wearing a yellow t-shirt with pink on the end of the sleeves, a pair of blue overalls with a little pink flower stitched on one of the pant legs, a pink ribbon holding back her hair, and a pink baseball hat with a flower pattern on the front.
Kagome was wearing one of her old pairs of jeans, ((A/N: OMG! She isn't wearing a skirt!)) and a white short-sleeve shirt with a blue short-sleeve blouse over it.
"Let's go see how your Dad and your brother are doing." Kagome said.
"Kay!"
They walked the rest of the way to her room and knocked on the door. "Hey guys, is it ok if we come in?" Kagome asked.
"Yeah, come on in, Kagome!"
Kagome opened the door, saw InuYasha and Shirrow and burst out laughing. They both had their shirts on backwards. Shirrow had his underwear on his head, InuYasha besides having his shirt on backwards, had it upside-down. Kotaro was on the bed while chewing on a sock.
"What're you laughin' at? You said so yourself we might have trouble getting this crap on!" InuYasha snapped.
Kagome continued laughing and laughing, barely being able to breathe.
"I'm sorry!" she managed to say, wiping away a tear. "H-here let me help... HAHAHAHHAAA!" She fell over on to InuYasha's chest laughing trying to keep her balance.
InuYasha sighed and rolled his eyes. Women... he thought. "Alright, Noriko take Kotaro and wait outside next to the door ok? We have work to do. Kagome! It's not that funny!"
"Yes it is! HAHHAHAHAAAA! He has underwear on his head! HAHAHAHA!"
After about another five minutes of uncontrollable laughter, Kagome managed to bring it down to small giggles. She helped them get their clothes on the correct way, of coarse she only did this after taking several pictures of them with their clothes on the wrong way.
"Ok, we're done." Kagome stated after tying Shirrow's shoe. She looked up at two of her most favorite people in the entire world.
Shirrow was wearing a pair of jeans, a blue pokemon shirt, and a blue baseball hat. Then she looked at InuYasha. He had on a pair of jeans, a white t-shirt with a red long-sleeve button-down shirt over it, and a black baseball hat.
"Kagome, I don't like the clothes from your era! They're too tight!" InuYasha whined.
Kagome rolled her eyes and sighed, then went to the door and let Noriko and Kotaro back in the room. She put a little red baseball hat on Kotaro.
"You don't care do you?" InuYasha asked.
"Nope."
"..."
With that said the family of five walked down the stairs, waved good bye to Mrs. H, Sota, and Grandpa, and walked out the door.