Disclaimers – I do not own Inuyasha, but I love Inuyasha! ((:

Chapter Three – SUKIYAKI!

"WHEEEEEE! I'm back for more!" Ayu-chan screams.

"STOP SCREAMING!" Inuyasha barked. "Hey, why did I bark?"

"Well, you are a dog after all…" Ayu shrugs.

"WHAT DID YOU SAY?" Inuyasha picked up a chair.

"Down boy, here, paw, do you want a doggy biscuit?" Ayu brings out a box.

"Do push me…" Inuyasha snarled.

"Mmm! It is turkey and sausage flavor!"

"Fine, give me one."

"ENJOY THIS CHAPTER!" Ayu-chan beams.


Everyone at the dinner table was silent, well except for grandpa's murmurs of chant.

"Let's start shall we?" Kagome forcefully smiled as she tried to create a better atmosphere.

"Yes! Don't we all love Sukiyaki?" Kagome's mother smiled.

"AHHHHHH! DEMON! BE GONE! BE GONE! BE GONE!" grandpa suddenly stood up and flapped charms in front of Sesshomaru.

"Grandpa!" Kagome and her mother tried to stop him.

"MY CHARMS WILL SUBDUE YOU!"

As grandpa yelled, he pasted a charm on Sesshomaru's head. Sesshomaru took off the charm and stared at it.

"Can opener at 500¥, get yours now at Ninko Department store."

Everyone paused at what Sesshomaru just read. Embarrassed, grandpa made an 'hmpft' sound and turned away.

"I ran out of charm papers."

Everyone laughed and dinner resumed back to normal. Kagome turned and saw a smiling Sesshomaru. At that moment, she suddenly felt her heart flutter. Sesshomaru turned and their eyes met. Kagome immediately turned away blushing red.

"Why did I turn away? Idiot! What's this fluttering feeling?" Kagome thought to herself.

"Onee-san! Onee-san! ONEE-SAN!" Sota yelled.

"Huh? Hmm? What is it Sota?" Kagome stared blankly at her brother.

"I've been calling you for two whole minutes," Sota sighed.

"What is it?"

"Please pass me the soy sauce."

"Yes, yes," Kagome reached for the soy sauce. "Hmm… it's empty."

"Kagome, could you go get another bottle in the kitchen?" Kagome's mom asked.

"Okay," Kagome stood up.

"Ah, Kagome, could you get me another bottle of pickles too?" said grandpa.

"Sure."

"Pickles?" Sesshomaru said in a soft voice.

"Pickles are a type of vegetable, Sesshomaru-san," Kagome's mother smiled. "They are preserved and can be eaten even after a long period of time."

"Oh."

"Here grandpa, your pickles. And Sota's soy sauce."

"Thank you," both of them replied.

Sesshomaru stared at grandpa's pickles with a face full of questions. Kagome figured that he probably have never seen or tasted pickles in the other world.

"Grandpa, could you pass me the pickled?" Kagome asked.

"Why? I thought you didn't really like them," grandpa gave a confused look.

"I don't hate them," Kagome shrugged with a tinge of pink on her cheeks.

Grandpa passed the bottle to Kagome. Kagome scooped some out onto her plate and returned the bottle to grandpa. Hesitating a little, Kagome nudged Sesshomaru who was sitting next to her.

"Here, try some," Kagome said.

"Okay, thank you," Sesshomaru picked up his chopsticks and picked up a piece.

"Gosh, what is with this guy? Why is he so polite? To be honest, sitting next to him and looking at him, he doesn't really seem that much of a bad guy… AHH! KAGOME! Looks can be deceiving! But, I can't judge a book by its cover either right?" Kagome thought to herself and felt a little contradicted.

Sesshomaru placed down his chopsticks.

"How did it taste?" Kagome asked.

"Good," Sesshomaru replied cold as usual.

"Okay…" Kagome answered. "He sure is still as emotionless."

After dinner, everyone started to help clean up.

"Thank you for the dinner," Sesshomaru thanked Kagome's mother.

"Ah, no problem at all," Kagome's mother smiled.

"Hmpft, his politeness is so suspicious…" Kagome glanced over and turned away quickly as she saw Sesshomaru walk over to her side. Just as Sesshomaru walked pass, he bent towards her ear.

"There's nothing suspicious about my politeness," whispered Sesshomaru.

"H-how did… w-what? What are you talking about?" Kagome forced out a laugh.

"You know what I'm talking about," Sesshomaru answered in an icy cold tone.

"Drats, I got nailed by him again. How does he know?" Kagome frowned.

"It's all written on your face," Sesshomaru whispered into her ear before walking away.

Kagome blushed and froze on the spot. Just then Kagome's mother walked towards her.

"Kagome? Are you alright? Why are you standing here?"

"O-oh, I'm fine, I-I'm going up to my room now…" Kagome turned and headed upstairs.

"No… no… it can't be. How can I be so readable? Am I really that simple? That you can know what I'm thinking just by looking at my face? It can't be true…" Just by thinking, Kagome started to doubt herself.

"Homework, yes, I got to do homework. Forget about it Kagome, forget about it…"

Just as Kagome entered the room, she saw Sesshomaru holding her bottle of Jewel Shards.

"Don't touch that!" Kagome yelled and snatched the bottle from Sesshomaru.


"WHEEEEEEEEEE! And that ends chapter THREE! Hope you'll like it!" Ayu-chan beams."

"Rin wants to know what will happen next," Rin squealed.

"Yes, yes, don't be impatient Rin-chan! I'll continue tomorrow!"

"Rin, she's lying to you," Sesshomaru said icily.

"THAT'S SO MEAN OF YOU!" Ayu sobs. "I gave you a bigger part than Inuyasha!"

"So?"

"SO?"

"Yeah, so?"

"So… so… you can't be mean to me or I'll make you an extra! I'll only make you walk pass everyone as a passerby." Ayu gives evil laughter.

"I don't mind."

"W-What?"

"AH! STAY TUNE FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER!" Sota exclaimed.