A/N: Consider this a gift for the team that came together to oversee the Inuvember. Send your love to them and have fun this upcoming month.
And look out for this year's Fresh Stuff.

Upon Us

There was an atmosphere of urgency, frantic last minute preparations and nervousness. Everyone in Kaede's hut was double checking their belongings, the old miko going through the stored herbs and potions while Miroku hastily wrote new sutras in his corner. Shippou was stacking the newest supply of sweets under the loose board in the floor, Kirara was helping him with this task, dragging the boxes and packs out of the pile of futuristic stuff in the middle of the hut.

Sango was the first one, who relaxed and put her hands on her knees, her various pouches and pellets safely put where they belonged.

"I'm done," she announced, receiving a few grunts of approval from her companions.

"Could you go and check if Kagome and Inuyasha have everything done on their end of the well?" Kaede asked and the girl nodded. She stood up and went on the short walk towards the well, where a few boxes, filled with instant food and bandages stood. Inuyasha and Kagome were nowhere in sight, so she just picked one of the boxes up and walked back to the hut.

At the Western Palace Jaken was hastily ironing Lord Sesshomaru's hakama, the said lord brushing his fluff with a soft bristled brush. Rin was urging the poor kappa to stop staring at their lord, clad in his fundoshi only, a pile of other robes in need of ironing in her hands.

Far to the North Naraku and his incarnations were running around, counting all the hell wasps. It was a hard task, because Kikyou's soul collectors were distracting the poor evil hanyou. The said miko was smugly sipping her tea, of course she was the only one who had prepared everything long ago.

To the East Ayame was supervising Kouga and his pack dusting out their cave, taking out all the trash and bones. There was so little time left and so much to do!

Even in the future, the Higurashi household was buzzing with activity. Souta and Grandpa were putting away things from one pile in the living room, while Inuyasha was taking the contains of the other pile to the well house. Kagome and her mom sat between those two piles, pulling out of various shopping bags countless cups of ramen, rolls upon rolls of toilet paper and other supplies that made the jewel shard hunt that more easier.

They were near the end of their task when suddenly Hojo ran into the room, a sheet of paper in one hand.

"Guys!" he exclaimed. "I have the prompt list!"

"That's great!" Kagome smiled up from where she was busy folding a blanket. "So, are there any kissing scenes?"

Hojo's cheeks flushed when he looked to the list in his hand.

"They didn't say it, but there's an inukag day" he said slowly

"Fuck year!" Inuyasha smirked, his ears perked.

"Language, young man," Grandpa grumbled from his seat.

"Oh..." Hojo looked crestfallen. "There isn't any Hojo ship days..."

"Don't worry, pal," Kagome tried to cheer him up, still blushing at the promise of an inukag day.

"Keh! We'll ship you with Kouga. It's like killing two morons with one empty ramen cup!" Inuyasha grinned.

"But... I'd prefer a girl..."

"Kids," Mama Higurashi shook her head. "We shall all see what's going to happen. What is important is that we're all well prepared for whatever comes."

"I want an adventure with Big Dog Brother," Souta announced. "Like, imagine, I go through the well..."

"Yeah, and you get eaten by a slug youkai," Kagome teased.

"And then Inuyasha kills it and saves me!" Souta pointed at the hanyou.

"Keh, of course! And all the goo rains on Kagome, so we have to find a hot spring for her!"

Mama Higurashi raised an eyebrow and decided to pack some rubber discs in Kagome's pack. She wanted grandchildren, but maybe not the next year.

A/N: The prompt list is on inuvember's tumblr. Remember to tag your fanfics and fanart, guys:D