Disclaimer: I like song's, so here's one: 'I want somethin' else, to get me through this Semi-Charmed kind of Life, baby, baby, I want something else, I'm not the owner of InuYasha…' Yeah, that's Semi-Charmed life, by Third Eye Blind. (most of it)
As soon as they were on the other side, InuYasha jumped out of the well and took Kagome up to her house. As she opened the door and stepped inside, InuYasha grabbed her shoulder and spun her. "I don't have any money." He said pointedly.
"Oh, don't worry, I'll lend you some. It's nothing." She said as he began to protest. Kagome ran in to her room and stopped short when she saw her mom and Sota. "Hi mom! Sota, you haven't touched anything, have you?"
"No sis." Sota was sitting on her bed, and her mom was digging through her closet.
"Kagome! InuYasha! Nice to see you again!"
"Mom! What're you doing?"
"I'm going through your clothes and taking out the ones that don't fit you or the ones you damaged over there. You go through a lot of school uniforms."
"Oh… Sota! Don't look!" She said, as she opened her dresser and pulled out 12,000 yen. She closed the dresser, "Ok, Sota." Kagome looked at the 12,000Yen. (a/n- I was told 1 dollar116.2 yen If you disagree, please include it in your review. I want opinions or facts. Kagome has roughly $100) "This'll never be enough for six gifts for me AND InuYasha."
"But sweetie, don't you only have five friends?" Kagome's mom said as she swung Kagome's clothes along the bar in the closet by their hangers. She blushed.
"Oh yeah."
"Whose the extra present for?"
"No one!" Kagome laughed nervously. "Why would I buy an extra present?"
"Oh, I have an idea."
The whole time this took place, InuYasha stood at the doorway watching whoever was talking. He seemed to be thinking.
Kagome is buying an extra present? Who's it for? Me? Koga? Some guy in THIS time? No, it couldn't be… it has to be for me. But she also likes Koga… No she doesn't… she always blushes when he talks to her… she's embarrassed to be with him… but there could be some guy here…
"Mom, could I borrow some money?" Kagome suddenly asked, breaking his line of thought.
"How much do you need?"
"Umm... ten thousand yen?"
"Ok, but you're doing some chores."
"Thanks, mom!" Kagome hugged her mom and ran up to InuYasha, ready to drag him out of there, then glanced toward his ears and suddenly turned around.
"Hey mom, where's InuYasha's hat?"
"Right here." Her mom threw the hat over like a frisbee, and Kagome caught it. She placed it gently on InuYasha's head, over his ears, and dragged him out the door by his sleeve. Once they were outside, Kagome took a deep breath of the fresh air that hung around her family's shrine.
"Kagome, where to?" InuYasha asked.
"Well, we should probably buy the food last… I know! The mall! You'll blend right in!" And she started off. InuYasha followed, still utterly confounded by her mood.
As they walked down the street, Kagome's mind was buzzing with what ifs.
What if InuYasha jumped off the second floor of the mall, or if he took off his hat, or if we meet my friends, or… it was almost to much to bear… Houjo.
Meanwhile, InuYasha was being silent, and seemedto be thoughtful. They walked towards the mall in silence. Suddenly, "Kagome, what's a mall?"
"It's… a place where there's everything you could possibly ever want to buy. They have food, presents, clothes, books, and anything else, really." They continued to walk, Kagome telling InuYasha about malls, and what you can buy there, and to save as much money as possible, and not to spend it all on Ramen noodles. InuYasha was asking questions such as
"So it's a bunch of stores? Each one has a different thing in it? So you'll know exactly what I'm getting just by the store I walk into?" And Kagome answered and explained to the best of her ability. Before long, they were there. InuYasha stopped for a second. "Are malls always this big?"
"Yes, now come on, we have a lot of shopping to get done." Kagome grabbed his hand, and they walked into the mall. InuYasha was stunned. His nose couldn't pick up so many scents, not at that time. He was also inching away from Kagome some, trying to be released from her hand. There were so many people, someone must see them. He walked after Kagome, planning his release, his cheeks slowly burning. Kagome took him over to a bench and sat down.
"Alright, InuYasha… who should we shop for first?" Kagome looked around when he didn't answer, and spotted a store with lotions, bath salts and perfumes. "How about Sango?" She got up, wondering why InuYasha was being dead silent, and dragged him into the shop. InuYasha tilted his nose up and sniffed.
"It smells really bad in here Kagome." He said, dizzily.
"No it doesn't." Kagome said as she walked through the aisles, occasionally stopping to smell something. As she walked down the next aisle, someone suddenly leaned on her, almost sending her off balance. She turned to a dizzy, half-conscious half-demon.
"InuYasha! I'm sorry, I forgot about your nose!" He groaned in reply. Kagome walked him out of the store and they sat on the bench again.
"Oh, I'm sorry InuYasha…" Kagome fanned him a little and he slowly cleared up.
Poor puppy nose… wouldn't it be lovely… to take a half-demon to a mall, when he doesn't even know what anything from the present time IS… I don't know about you people, but, if it's InuYasha, sign me up! Yeah, so I got a crush on him… but don't we all? Am I being too out-of-character? I need reviews! (Ooh, and… Kagome's mom's just really really nice… giving Kagome about $100 and all…)