Chapter 13: Road Trip
Note: I am really really really sorryfor taking so long to update :) please forgive me. Anyways let's get on to the story.
The next three days Kagome spent her time battling with her self and Inuyasha. Kagome still couldn't decide between the fairytale of her past life or the reality of the one she was living. To make matters even worse, every time Kagome thought she knew what she wanted (usually it was the feudal era.) Inuyasha would say something stupid to make her second guess her decision. Things probably would've continued like that until they both died had it not been for Inuyasha.
Kagome sat in her bedroom drumming her fingers along the edge of her desk. Inside her mind a war was taking place, and kagome's was not enjoying it. In fact she was so wrapped up in her thoughts she hadn't noticed the teenage boy standing behind her. Well, she hadn't noticed him until he tapped on her shoulder that is. "Kagome we need to talk, and you seriously need to decide." He yelled.
"I know I need to decide but I can't" she whined after standing up to face him.
"Look I understand that you're scared, but I don't think they can wait any longer!"
"Sucks for them I say. If they can't wait a few weeks, that is their problem not mine!" she said and then stormed out on to her balcony. Inuyasha followed her. The snow was falling around them Kagome's break from school would be over in a few weeks.
"Fine, I've decided." Then she paused for dramatic effect, "I will go to the feudal era. I have a question though, how am I going to get there?"
Inuyasha scratched his head and smiled. "I suppose you will have to go down the well."
Kagome clapped her hands in fake enthusiasm and squealed. "What a wonderful idea!" "But incase you haven't noticed there isn't a well anywhere around here." The last part of her statement was dripping with sarcasm.
"The real Inuyasha told me about some well at a shrine you used to live at." He said.
"Oh, you mean the one my gramps lives at? We could go there except for the fact that he lives almost three days away from here! Now what do we do Einstein?" she all but yelled.
Inuyasha thought very hard for a moment then answered. "I could drive us there in the extra car your mom owns."
"NO way am I going to hop in a car with you for three days!"
Inuyasha put on a puppy-dog face the whined, "I thought you trusted me."
"I like you Inuyasha, and I trust you in everything EXCEPT driving! Do you know why that is? It's because you've only driven to the grocery store and back for my mom!"
Inuyasha straightened up. "Well I guess I see your point. Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku, and Shippo will have to respect your decision. See you later Kags." He said cheerfully then left the room. That was way too easy! He is definitely up to something. Kagome shrugged it off and then turned on the T.V. Time to get back to normal life.
12:01 p.m.
Inuyasha crawled and somersaulted down the hallway to Kagome's room in a very 007 fashion. He had finished packing and had the car all loaded up. The keys jingled as he sneaked down the hallways, but other than that there was no noise. He had finally reached Kagome's room. Carefully he tiptoed in, and grabbed Kagome. He carried her bridal style down to the car and laid her down in the backseat. The he hopped in the driver's seat and cranked the engine. 15 minutes passed and he was out of Kagome's huge neighborhood. He had directions to the Higurashi's shrine on his lap. He had found the directions by randomly typing stuff in on Google. To his surprise it had actually worked! His train of thought was interrupted by a very confused Kagome waking up.
"Where am I" she groaned. Inuyasha decided not to answer, and instead let Kagome find out for herself. "OH MY GOSH INUYASHA WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!" she screamed at the top of her lungs.
Inuyasha looked back at her and answered. "I decided to go to your Grandfather's shrine, you happen to be the guest of honor."
Kagome mumbled, "Oh, lucky me." Then she climbed up into the passenger's seat of the car and began talking. "Why the hell did you do this and what about my poor mother. She'll have a heart attack when she wakes up to find us missing!"
Inuyasha didn't answer instead he simply said, "Shut up and take some chips. Then he shoved a canister of Pringles at Kagome and continued driving. Kagome was quite for awhile she was still trying to decide if it was just a really strange and vivid dream. She finally decided that unfortunately this was indeed very, very real. "So how did you find directions to his shrine?"
"I found them on the internet." he answered and then handed her the directions.
Kagome's eyes widened when she saw the directions. "These are not directions to my grandfather's shrine!" she squawked.
Inuyasha grabbed the directions and shrugged. Then he threw them out of the unrolled window and turned to Kagome. "I guess I'll wing it."
"STOP! Stop the car right now. There is no way I am riding in the car with you if we don't know the way."
The car screeched to a stop and Inuyasha said, "Fine if you want to sleep with the cows out in those pasture's over there be my guest." he gestured towards the car door.
Kagome shivered at the thought of sleeping with cows so instead she replied with a simple, "I think I have changed my mind."
Inuyasha nodded and continued driving. A few minutes later and Inuyasha realized Kagome was crying. "Kagome what's wrong."
"I'm afraid." She sobbed.
Inuyasha feigned being offended, "I'm not that horrible of a driver."
"No, I'm afraid of going back to the feudal era. I'm sorry I know I should be brave but I'm actually terrified."
Inuyasha put one arm around Kagome the other was on the steering wheel. "How about we go to a hotel, okay?"
Kagome slapped him and screamed, "I don't know what kind of pervert thoughts are in your head but I am not agreeing."
"NO THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M TALKING 'BOUT I MEANT WE SHOULD GET TWO HOTEL ROOMS AND SLEEP!" he yelled.
"Oh, ok." Kagome replied sheepishly feeling very, very embarrassed.
They had finally found a decent hotel, and pulled into the parking lot. This is going to be one hell of a road trip! Kagome thought.