Hey! Me again...wow...I didn't think I'd be posting this soon again!
Well...I had two exams yesturday...one for introduction to aviation...one for workplace health and safety. For Aviation, I scored 96, for OH+S, 100! That means I'm coming top of my class! I even beat the pilot! (thank you to those who wished me well...I think you inspired me to do better)
Well...Winry's repairs to the fluff-o-metre seem tobe holding up okay, lets hope the stay this way.
Now on with the story!
Inuyasha took the two pups into the guest area to change into their board shorts while Kagome dressed in her bedroom. He smirked as he pulled his own shorts on, Kagome had bought him fire-red, his favourite colour, as well as making sure they were slightly baggier then should be, for his own comfort. They reached down to his knees, but he had to admit, they were almost as good as his hakama.
Shippo had already pulled his blue shorts on, and was now helping Kyo wriggle into his other pair. The tiny hanyou finally knotted the cord to his purple shorts before turning to face Inuyasha with a proud smile on his face. All three walked back into the main room to find Kagome already standing there waiting for them, wrapped in her towel. She handed a pile of towels to her sons to carry before Inuyasha scooped her into his arms. They were about to step out of the hut when Sango and Miroku walked in.
Taking in both children and the hanyou, Sango had to hold in a 'kawaii'. "You're going swimming then?" the monk asked. Shippo and Kyo nodded eagerly. "Would we be permitted to join you?" Miroku asked. Kagome stared up at the hanyou's face, silently pleading with him. Inuyasha knew he made a fatal mistake when he chanced a glance at the miko in his arms. "Sure," he grumbled, he had hoped to spend some time alone with Kagome and her pups. It just felt so right, being with Kagome, Shippo and Kyo, almost like a family. "We'll meet you there," Kagome called out as Sango and Miroku raced back to their hut to change.
Inuyasha stalked out of the hut, pups in tow, and walked around the outskirts of the village, to prevent too many people spotting them in their outlandish clothes, as they marched towards the river. Once they reached the flowing water, the hanyou led them downstream to where the river fed into a large lake. Inuyasha gently placed the miko on a large, flat rock jutting out over the water, perfect for sunbaking, while Shippo and Kyo carefully placed the towels on a rock a decent distance away from the water.
The larger hanyou watched the two trouble-makers race past him, diving into the cool water while Kagome removed her towel. When he turned back, he felt his breath catch in his throat. Kagome was wearing a simple, black bikini, with blood-red claw marks on her right breast and bottom. He felt his inner demon trying to emerge as it growled at him to claim his chosen mate. After a few moments of inner debating, Inuyasha plunged himself into the depths of the lake. He rested on the bottom, allowing the cold water to numb his senses, as he waited for his demon side to recede.
Once Inuyasha was certain he was in control of his body again, he resurfaced, stalking towards the miko. Watching the site before her, Kagome couldn't help the giggles that bubbled out. Inuyasha's silky hair was soaked, sticking to his face and skin, while his ears drooped from the weight of the water. He glared at her, "What're you laughing at wench?" he growled. Kagome began to laugh even harder. "I'm sorry," she gasped, trying to fight back the giggles threatening to take over, "But you just look like a bedraggled puppy."
He stalked towards her, a predatory gleam in his eyes, knowing that she couldn't run away because of her ankle. Inuyasha stopped in front of her rock, growling playfully as he grasped her legs, just below the kneecaps, and slowly pulled her towards him. It wasn't until he'd wrapped his arms around her waist, that they realised the position they were now in. As he'd tugged her to him, he'd unthinkingly placed himself between her thighs. They blushed heavily as they thought of the best way out of their situation, before Sango and the pervert arrived, when enlightenment hit the hanyou. "I suggest you take a deep breath," he told her before bracing one foot on the base of the rock and pushing off, propelling both of them through the water.
Once they were completely submerged, he twisted, so she was pressed against his back instead, settling her arms around his neck before continuing to swim. Inuyasha took her down to the bottom of the lake, before somehow managing to resurface right in the middle of Shippo and Kyo's water fight. Sango and Miroku joined them shortly, and Inuyasha took the opportunity to spend some time with Kagome. Swimming over to a shallow part of the lake, Inuyasha set her down in the shade.
"Inuyasha," Kagome murmured. He acknowledged her with his ears, still keeping his eyes on her pups. "I was wondering if, in a week's time, we could spend a few days in my time." Inuyasha's piercing gaze flicked to her face. "I want to introduce Shippo and Kyo to my mum, their grandma," she told him, "That, and it'll be the new moon in a week's time." She didn't need to say anymore, he knew what she meant. She knew he hated the new moon because it made him feel vulnerable, and his inability to protect even himself made him tense and skittish. Kagome was offering him a chance to spend his human night in her time, where there were no demons to hide from. She was offering him a chance to relax, away from all the stresses of the feudal era. "New moon huh?" he asked, "Sure, I guess we could go back for a few days. Besides, with Kyo and Shippo there, she might just be distracted enough to leave my ears alone."
Inuyasha sighed, "I guess I better go check on your pups," he told her, "Before they get into too much mischief." He began to wade back into the water, when a small hand grabbed his wrist. Giving her and inquiring look, she used her other hand to beckon him back. "There was one other matter I wanted to talk to you about," she told him. The hanyou settled himself back down beside her. "In my time," she continued, "We have something called Halloween. Originally it was considered to be a night of power for the pagan arts. All Hallow's Eve, as it was called, was supposed to be a night where the barriers between the physical and astral plains were weaker, which gave rise to the belief that ghosts and other such creatures could roam freely amongst people for one night." Taking one look at Inuyasha's wide eyes she quickly continued, "All nonsense of course, but it did start the tradition we call Halloween.
"Once a year on the thirty-first of October, Halloween, people in my time dress up as ghouls and goblins. We go 'trick or treating', which means we go from door to door and people give us lots of candy, and we have massive costume parties. This year Halloween falls on the full moon, in three weeks time. I already promised mum I'd take Sota 'trick or treating', and I wanted to take Shippo and Kyo too. Everyone will be in costume, so their demonic features wouldn't even be given a second glance." Inuyasha nodded, wishing that this 'hello-een' was present in the feudal times. Maybe if it had, for at least one night, he'd be able to walk among humans without dealing with their predjudices.
"There's also going to be a huge party for all the people I used to go to school with, and I was kinda hoping that you would be my date. You don't have to go if you don't want to, because I can always ask someone else, but it would mean a lot to me if you came." Kagome half whispered the last part, but Inuyasha heard it. "But what would I go as?" he asked her cheekily, cheering inwardly that she'd asked him first. "As my big, brave Inu Hanyou of course," she chuckled. "I guess I could go," he told her, "Besides, who else is going to save your butt if real ghouls decide to crash this party?"
Taking a quick look at the sky, Inuyasha turned back to Kagome. "We should start to head back," he told her, "It's going to be dark soon." Kagome nodded as the hanyou lifted her into his arms, before leaping across the lake to their towels. "Kyo, Shippo," he called out, "Time to leave." Standing the girl on her feet, by the towels, he began to shake himself out like a dog, sending water flying in all directions. Kagome wrapped a towel around herself, before two strong arms swept her gently off the ground as three pairs of feet raced back to her hut, Sango and Miroku not far behind them.
Inuyasha ate dinner with Kagome and her pups. Miroku and Sango ate their own meal in their hut. Carrying the girl to her bed, he tucked her, Shippo and Kyo in for the night before settling down beside her. It wasn't until he was comfortable that he remembered what Kagome had said. "Hey Kagome?" he inquired. She raised an eyebrow at him. "What's a date?"
Tee hee hee...Inuyasha's sooo innocent!
Anywayz...COMPETITION TIME!
What is Kagome's costume for the halloween party?
Clue 1: It's something close to home.
Clue 2: 'Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi!'
Just a little reminder...if you have already had a guess, you may still guess again... this competition will be continuing for the next few chapters.
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Love you loads, and may your thoughts and creativity flow,
Lady Ami DragonHeart