Tsukiko's Mishap,
Kasumi faces Reality
In Feudal Japan, Kasumi, Kagome, Inuyasha and little Tsukiko are inside Lady Kaede's hut.
"So when are we going to find these jewel shards of yours?" Kasumi asks putting Tsuki on the ground
"We can leave as soon as you're ready Kasumi." Inuyasha says.
"Hmm ☹"
"What's wrong Kasumi?" Kagome asks.
"It's been a whole month since I've been here . . . What if we knock into Sesshoumaru?"
"Then I'll kick his butt . . Or you will, you seem to be good enough.☺" Inuyasha says grabbing Tsuki who is trying to crawl out of Kaede's hut. "Where do you think you're going runt?" Tsuki looks at Inuyasha. "I wish I knew of this spell when I was a kid.☹"
"What spell?" Kaede asks.
"I cast a spell that will make Tsuki look like a regular human baby. She has no scent so Sesshoumaru can't find her . . . But I can't either . . . Only half demons or demons can have the spell cast on them though it was made so they can live normal lives. Also, a priest or priestess is the only one that can cast the spell or remove it." Kasumi says.
"You're hiding little Tsukiko's true self from her?" Kaede asks sternly.
"I'm protecting her from harm and the possibility of her father finding her while she travels with us!" Kasumi adds with her voice rising.
"It truly seems that you are ashamed of what your daughter is and that's the lesson you'll teach her, to be ashamed of herself. Do you really want that for her?"
"I don't have to hear this from you . . . I'm not ashamed and she shouldn't be either . . .She should be proud of who she is but you wouldn't understand the feeling of being ridiculed for being different of feeling like an outcast, noone wanting to be around because in their eyes you aren't one of them. I'll tell her when she's old enough to understand these things.☹" Kasumi picks up Tsuki, who is trying to loosen from Inuyasha's grip, and heads out.
"Kagome are you coming?" Inuyasha asks as he stands up.
"Uh yeah" Kagome responds as Inuyasha exits and Kagome looks at Kaede.
"She's making a big mistake" Kaede says
"I know but what can we do?☹" Kagome stands up and walks out of the hut.
Outside, Shippo is trying to play with Tsuki but she turns away and her mother picks her up again.
"Maybe she's scared of me ☹" Shippo says in a sad tone.
"Maybe she just doesn't like you, did you ever think of that?" Inuyasha says.
"Inuyasha! That is mean!" Kagome says as she makes her way to Shippo. "She's just not used to you yet. She did the same thing to gramps"
"If you ask me I don't know why someone would want to play with a little thing, all it does is drool."
"I do not drool!☹" Shippo yells.
"I was talking about the runt not you."
"She's a baby, Inuyasha. What else do you want her to do?" Kagome asks.
"You were a baby once and I'm sure you had your share of drooling" Kasumi says.
"Well, I was a cuter than that . . . little runt ☹"
"Her name is Tsukiko get that? So stop calling her a runt!" Kasumi says.
"Whatever" Inuyasha looks at Tsuki and since he's close she pulls his hair. "You little brat!" Kagome and Kasumi laugh and Tsuki let's go of Inuyasha.
"So are we going to look for jewel shards today?" Shippo asks.
"Yes, but you're not coming Shippo." Inuyasha says.
"Why not?☹"
"Because I said so"
"Tsukiko gets to go and she's just a baby.☹"
"Why should I care you're not my niece?"
"Let's go boys!" Kasumi yells from faraway.
"Hey! You were leaving with out us!" Inuyasha yells and the two run toward the girls.
Kasumi brought a bike like Kagome's and they're both riding on them Kasumi's bike has a baby seat on the back for Tsukiko who is riding blissfully behind her mother.
"Kagome" Kasumi says coming to a stop
"Yeah?" Kagome stops as well.
"I want to visit Lord Taiki do you mind taking Tsukiko with you I'll catch up later"
"I don't mind but why don't you take her?"
"What will happen to her if I run into Sesshoumaru, and I'm not able to protect her? He'll take her and he'll raise her in his ways. Then my daughter will be lost to me and to all of us ☹"
"I understand" Kagome says taking the seat with Tsukiko inside and Kasumi rides off. Inuyasha and Shippo finally catch up as Inuyasha helps Kagome put the baby seat on the back of her bike.
"Where is she going?" Inuyasha asks.
"To see Lord Taiki"
"So you're in charge of the runt?"
"We're in charge of the runt she shakes her head Tsuki . . . Plus it'll be good practice for you☺" Kagome says riding off since Shippo jumped off Inuyasha's shoulder and into her basket.
"Hey! What is that supposed to mean?☹"
"You're so slow" Kagome yells back.
"I'm not even moving" Inuyasha snaps out of his confusion and runs after her. He catches up quickly.
"The runt fell asleep" Inuyasha says looking at Tsuki as he walks beside Kagome.
"The sun must have made her sleepy" Kagome says.
"Hey, Kagome. Where did Miroku and Sango go?" Shippo asks.
"They didn't say." Kagome responds. "They probably wanted to be alone or maybe they took the baby out☺"
"That's nice . . . Hey Kagome . . . Why did they want to be alone?"
"Um . . . Shippo you ask too many questions"
"Kagome . . . Stop right there" Inuyasha says.
"What's wrong?" Kagome asks. Inuyasha walks ahead.
"sniff, sniff A demon is near"
"Inuyasha" Kagome says and Inuyasha turns to look at her.
"Kagome!" There are two demons and one has Kagome, the other has Shippo and Tsukiko, who is still sleeping. "Two of you? Why didn't I catch your scents?"
"Because they don't have one" A human sized Lizard says. "Hand over your shards or they die."
"Why would I hand over the shards for them?"
"I'm not bluffing. I'll give the order and you'll lose them all. You can be sure, as my name is Lanka the Lizard Demon" Tsuki starts to cry and Inuyasha jerks. "So you do care for them?"
"Leave them alone!" Inuyasha starts to draw the Tetsusaiga.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you . . . Throw the small annoying one" Lanka says and the warrior lizard does so.
"Tsuki!☹" Kagome yells and Inuyasha is about to go try and catch her.
"Stay right there" Lanka says and Inuyasha does in a rage. "Which one of your friends is next?"
"Shippo, What was that phrase Kasumi said would transform Tsuki back into her original form?" Kagome asks in tears.
"It's Mahou something Mahou . . . I don't remember the rest"
" I remember now . . . Mahou negai!"
"Kagome!" Inuyasha yells "What good will that do?"
"Lots"
"All you did was trigger Sesshoumaru's senses, he's probably on his way here."
"That's the whole point!"
"Will you two stop chitchatting and let me be evil?" Lanka yells and Inuyasha quickly draws the Tetsusaiga. Kagome kicks her captor and then Shippo's and they are free.
DOWNFALL starts to play while Inuyasha fights Lanka Kagome looks down the cliff.
"Kasumi will kill us if anything happens to Tsukiko.☹" Kagome says.
"What are we going to do?☹" Shippo asks worried and trying not to point out Kagome's tears.
Inuyasha is fighting Lanka and Kagome is attacked by one of the two warriors again she pushes it and it tries to save itself and takes the other one down with it instead
"Kagome" Inuyasha yells out "Go down there on your bike and look for the runt with Shippo"
"Right" Kagome picks up her bike, Shippo hops in the basket, and they ride down.
"They'll never find her alive. That half-breed is long gone." Lanka says still fighting Inuyasha.
Lanka strikes Inuyasha with his sword but Inuyasha blocks it with the Tetsusaiga. Inuyasha cuts Lanka's head off and heads down too. Meanwhile, Kagome and Shippo ride down as fast as possible.
"Inuyasha, go on ahead" Kagome says when Inuyasha reaches her.
"Ok"
Inuyasha runs off. He arrives where Tsuki would have fallen at the bottom of the cliff. He looks around and all of a sudden a baby starts to cry. He runs to find Tsuki struggling with a branch that got stuck on her diaper. The instrumental song WARM AIR by VANESSA-MAI begins to play
"sniff, sniff Sesshoumaru, come out from behind there"
"So this is how much you care for Kasumi's half breed? You would let her fall down a cliff to her death?" Sesshoumaru says coming out from behind the tree. He takes Tsuki from the branch and places her on the ground, and she sits there.
"She's your daughter. Why should I be the one protecting her?"
"As if it matters to me whether she carries my blood she is still the daughter of a human"
"Sesshoumaru, you're such a hypocrite! You walk around like 'Oh I hate humans' yet you hang around with that little girl, and you had a thing with Kasumi. Why is it you take human form yet you hate your own brother, your daughter and her mother, yet you just saved Tsukiko?" Kagome says as she reaches the feuding brothers.
"I didn't save her for my gain. I was hoping to find Kasumi and settle something she started when we first met, and the rest is none of your business"
"Anything having to do with Kasumi is my business." Kagome argues.
"I'll kill all of you and that will be the end of that!" Sesshoumaru says approaching them.
"Dada❤☺❤" Tsuki says walking to Sesshoumaru.
"She's walking and talking!☺" an excited Kagome says. Tsuki reaches Sesshoumaru and reaches up for him to carry her. "She's just a child . . . She doesn't understand your hatred toward humans. All she wants is to be with you. Do you really want her to grow up without a father?."
"I never said . . .☹" Sesshoumaru picks Tsuki up and looks at her while stroking her cheeks. He walks to Kagome handing Tsuki over.
"Dada!☹" Tsuki yells as Sesshoumaru walks away. Tsuki starts to cry, nonstop.
"Let's go☹" Inuyasha says.
"He looked at her with sad eyes.☹" Shippo says
"He's puzzled. He probably doesn't know what to do with his life at this point☹" Kagome says.
"Kagome" Inuyasha says.
"Yeah?"
"Can you shut the runt up?"
"She must be hungry, let's set up camp."
"I just think she's crying for Sesshoumaru" Shippo says in a low voice
They walk a little more. Since Kagome lost the baby chair, Kagome carries her and Inuyasha carries the bike. They set up their camp by a tree. Kagome makes Tsuki milk and hands it to her, Tsuki stops crying yet she fuses. Kagome puts out her sleeping bag and gets in with Tsuki, who drinks her milk while lying there. Shippo lays down on the opposite side from Tsuki is andInuyasha sits under the tree and closes his eyes. . . Awhile later.
"Huh? . . . What are you doing here?" a half asleep Inuyasha asks as he looks down at Tsukiko.
"In-ya-sha" She struggles to say as she cuddles between his arms on his belly. Inuyasha smiles.
"I should get you back with Kag-" Inuyasha looks down at the now sleeping Tsuki. He hugs her. "Goodnight . . . runt☺" Inuyasha goes back to sleep.
Meanwhile that night.
"Are you feeling better, Kasumi?" Lady Tanny, Lord Taiki's wife, asks.
"Yes . . . For some reason I felt so much anguish a little while ago."
"Perhaps our little lady Tsukiko was in danger.☹" Lord Taiki says.
"She's in good hands . . . I know Kagome and Inuyasha will keep her safe."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah"
"I can't trust that Inuyasha fellow." Tanny says.
"He helped me retrieve Tsukiko and my cousin trusts him . . . If she can trust him so can I "
"Well, if you trust her judgment . . . but you do realize that he's the brother of you know who, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree." Tanny says.
"Inuyasha is different. I know that if anything were to happen to me they would raise her as their own . . . just as you two did when you found me"
"I remember that many of the villagers believed that we would corrupt you due to our demonic origins☹" Tanny says.
"Well for the most part I'm normal.☺"
"If we had taken you to another village as was suggested then maybe now you wouldn't be suffering so my child☹" Taiki says.
"I'm not suffering . . . I'm just a little confused on what I should do with my life is all . . . I found my cousin and a way back to my . . . home."
"Dear, don't try to be modest. If we had done that you never would have met that bastard Sesshoumaru.☹" Tanny says.
"We should rest and then tomorrow I'll play with my little Tsukiko!☺" Taiki says trying to change the subject.
"You didn't tell him Kasumi?☹"
"I thought you were going to tell him mom☹"
"Tell me what?"
"Dear, Kasumi decided it is too dangerous to bring the little one around until she's older.☹" Tanny says.
" ☹What?☹"
The next morning Kagome wakes up and looks alarmed because Tsukiko is gone.
"OH NO, INUYASHA!" Kagome yells making her way to him.
"Through a rock at it and it'll go away" a still asleep Inuyasha says. Kagome looks down on him as she's getting ready to smack him across the head so he wakes up.
"❤❤ HOW CUTE‼❤❤"
"Huh?" Inuyasha finally opens his eyes to catch Kagome admiring him and Tsuki. "What are you looking at?"
"You two look so cute! I knew you didn't hate her ❤☺❤"
"She must have come here last night . . . You must have crushed the runt with your heavy body"
"Heavy?" Kagome is in a fit. Inuyasha has Tsuki cradled in his arms and she twirls facing Kagome and starts to cry.
"See what you did!"
"What's all the noise about?" Shippo asks as he wakes up.
"She's hungry that's all, go back to sleep" Kagome says making her way to the fire. "How dare he call me heavy" Kagome says in a low voice.
"♪Good morning everyone!♪"
"What are you doing here?" Inuyasha asks.
"What you don't want me here?☹"
"Was I thinking out loud again?☺"
"You're not funny☺"
"Don't worry about him he's in a mood" Shippo says.
"I've heard of these mood swings. . .It's like when women are going to get their menses.☺"
"Menses?" Inuyasha asks.
"You know . . . Women act all weird before their menses.☺"
"Huh?" Shippo is confused
"☺They call it PMS"
"PMS?" Inuyasha asks.
"Yes . . . Premenstrual syndrome . . . Their periods☺"
"Ewwww!☹" Inuyasha screams he had learned what this was when he walked in on Kagome while she was at home in her bathroom.
"Glad I could disgust you . . . Well, Kagome told me that's what you act like, Inuyasha☺."
"I do not!"
"I don't understand☹" Shippo says.
"Don't worry. . . You won't have to worry about it ever in your life" Kagome says with a chuckle.
"Kasumi," Inuyasha says.
"Yes dear?☺"
"You're disgusting, and don't call me dear"
"Tehehehehe, ok honey☺"
"That's enough, Kasumi" Kagome says sternly and looks at her flirtatious cousin.
"I didn't think you were the jealous type Kagome."
"He's worse ☺"
"Really . . .Are you worse, dumpling?☺" Kasumi says in a baby voice.
"What's with the weird names?" Inuyasha says startling Tsuki and making her cry.
"Aw . . . Mean old uncle Inuyasha made you upset" Kasumi says taking her daughter into her arms. Tsuki quickly stops crying and cuddles into her mom's arms.
"Um, should we tell her?" Shippo asks.
"Tell me what?" Kasumi asks.
"Nothing" Inuyasha says jerking.
"Cutie, you shouldn't keep secrets from me . . ." Kasumi tells Shippo scratching him bellow his chin. "it makes me mad"
"She walked and she said dada." Shippo blurts out and Inuyasha hits him on the head. "OW!"
"Dada?☹sad sigh"
"Shippo you have a big mouth" Inuyasha says.
"You ran into Sesshoumaru then? . . . It figures☹" Kasumi puts Tsuki down and walks away.
"Where are you going?" Kagome asks.
"To get some water there's a lake near here☹" Kasumi walks in the forest until she reaches the lake. "I can't believe she walked for the first time and I wasn't there. Why did she have to say dada first? Why did Sesshoumaru have to be the one to witness this? I-It's not fair.☹" Kasumi says after jumping onto a giant rock in the middle of the lake and sitting there. "I hate him even more then before. All I know all I want to know is why he was with her. That bastard! . . . .❤Who's that?❤" Kasumi looks at a young man with black hair washing his sword in the river. She jumps to the shore and lands right next to him admiring both him and his amazing sword."♪❤Hello❤♪"
"H-hello" the startled young man says. "C-can I clears throat Can I help you with something, My lady?"
"Are you traveling alone?" Kasumi asks.
"cooly Yes. I am. Would you like to join me in my travels?" The young man says after realizing Kasumi wasn't going to kill him.
"I'd love to!❤. . .But I can't. I'm already on a journey☹"
"Alone?"
"With my family" she looks up at his green eyes joyfully. He is tall and about 6'0" compared to her who is 5'6".
"I see☹"
"Um . . ."
"My name is Alexander but you can call me Alex."
"flirtatiously My name is Kasumi Naotaki ❤☺❤"
"Nice to meet you Lady Kasumi.☺ So where is this family of yours?"
"Just beyond there Lord Alex" Kasumi says pointing in the direction where the camp is.
"Shall I escort you to your husband? I know that if you were my wife I would not let you out of my sight, and would appreciate a nice young man like myself returning you to me☺" He looks down at her. "What's wrong?
"I'm not married ☺" She looks deeply at him 'Yeah like I can't tell what you're doing' she thinks to herself.
"cooly Oh, so can I escort you anyway?☺"
"To the ends of the universe ❤☺❤"
"Huh?" Alex is confused but starts to walk with her anyway.
"♪Nothing♪What's the name of your sword?" Kasumi says as she puts her arms around his arm and walks with him.
"Ryuichi and your sword?"
"Oh this old thing? It's called the Ronin it was forged by Lord Totosie himself."
"Really? My sword was forged by him too"
"How ironic!" She says sarcastically.
Meanwhile, Kagome is packing all the things while the boys and Tsuki play.
"Where did your stupid cousin go off to?" Inuyasha says all of a sudden.
"She's not stupid!" Shippo says.
"Shut up, oh wait you don't know how to"
"I had to tell her. My mom and dad taught me it's not good to keep secrets☺."
"She probably won't shut up about Tsuki being around Sesshoumaru"
"Give it a rest Inuyasha" Kagome says.
"There she comes" Shippo points out.
"Who is that? An enemy? I hope he's taking her hostage!" Inuyasha says
"Looks like she's the one taking him hostage. ❤He's cute!❤"
"What? What do you mean he's cute Kagome?☹" Inuyasha asks in a rage.
"I think I'll ask him if he has a brother or something maybe a twin, identical twin."
"What? I forbid you from talking to him!"
"You have no rights over me remember, you're into dead girls." Kagome says satisfied.
"How dare you throw something like that in my face?"
"Shut up Inuyasha"
"I'll kill him before he gets here" Inuyasha says starting to runoff.
"Sit boy☺" Kagome says taking Tsuki into her arms and Inuyasha splats on the ground like a pancake (a really big pancake) Kasumi and Alex arrive.
"Alex this is my cousin"
"♪❤Hello❤♪" Kagome says and Alex isn't even looking at her but at Tsuki.
"Who's this little cutie?☺" Alex says as he gently squeezes Tsuki's cheeks, she grabs his finger.
"Tsuki, she's my daughter"
"But . . . You said you weren't married☹"
"I'm not"
"Then you found her and are raising her? How noble of you Lady Kasumi.☺"
"No, Tsuki is my biological daughter"
"You're a widow?"
"No"
"You have a boyfriend?"
"No, but I hope to have one soon ❤☺❤"
"Did some dirty bastard take advantage of you m'lady?"
"Let me brake it down for you, Alex. She's single and has a baby whose father isn't worthy of being called a father." Kagome says and then Inuyasha comes up to them.
"Ok, is this her father?"
"No!" Kagome and Kasumi yell pushing Inuyasha down to the ground at the same time.
"What's the big idea you two!" Inuyasha says getting up from the ground "What do you want?"
"Sorry Inuyasha has no manners" Kagome says.
"All I wanted to do is walk this beautiful defenseless young lady back to her family. I don't want to start any trouble."
"Beautiful and defenseless, boy you got her all wrong" Inuyasha says.
"Inuyasha shut up you idiot!" Kasumi says in a rage
"Well, my friend you're a blind fool, considering you don't see the beauty she posses. I bet you don't realize the beauty of her cousin either"
"❤❤" Kagome and Kasumi are in a trans of love for Alex.
"If you know what's good for you, leave Kagome out of this!" Inuyasha is about to draw the Tetsusaiga.
"So she's your woman?"
"I'm not his woman!" Kagome says.
"Well, you could be if you weren't so God damn annoying!"
"How dare you call me-" Kagome stops because Alex gets very close to her. "Hello giggles nervously"
"Oh great just what we need another Miroku" Inuyasha says.
"You posses pieces of the shikon no tama" Alex says looking down at her necklace.
"So do you but I'm not invading your personal boundaries" Kagome says trying not to sound like she's complaining.
"I knew you were after something" Inuyasha says finally drawing the Tetsusaiga.
"I'm not after anything. It would be pure irony if you were the woman I've been searching for"
"❤I could be if you wanted me to be❤"
"Are you the priestess Kagome?"
"Yes" Kagome responds. 'He knows about me!'She thinks to herself☺
"I have a package for you" Alex says passing her a small box.
"You're giving me your jewel shards?"
"My friend Lord Jigen asked me to bring these to you before he died" Alex says.
"How does he know me?'
"Everyone knows of you Lady Kagome"
"❤Really? Well, thank you for delivering them to me❤" Kagome says.
"Anything for a beautiful young lady." Alex says.
"Stay away from Kagome!" Inuyasha yells.
"How can I resist?"
"Easily" Kasumi says and he looks at her and laughs nervously.
"Right clears throat"
"Wait did you say Lord Jigen?"
"Do you know him?"
"I met him a long time ago he's friends with my father Lord Taiki"
"Small world huh?"
"Yeah. Did you say he died?"
"About two years ago and he sent me on a quest to search for Lady Kagome and since her and the half demon moved around so much it took me awhile"
"Hmmm."
"Hey Alex, would you like to join us on our journey?" Kagome asks.
"Well.unsure"
"Come on! It'll be fun!" Kasumi says and finally lets go of him, taking the now jumping Tsuki into her arms. "Tsuki seems to think you should come with us"
"I should get home to- . . ." looks at Tsuki and lets out a big sigh "Alright then I'll join you for sometime"
"He can't come!☹" Inuyasha says.
"Sit boy" Kagome says and Inuyasha is on the ground flat like a pancake A very big pancake
"I didn't do anything this time!☹"
"You're just . . . annoying.☺" Kagome says.
"This is so amusing☺" Shippo says as he climbs on Kagome's shoulders.
❤❤ Heh ok so what's going to happen next? I won't tell you! You'll have to read A Little Taste of Christmas to find out. Hmm . . . I like pancakes hehehe! ❤❤
