A/N: Sorry for taking so long to update, but school, homework, school, and more homework sort of took up my time. The good news is that this chapter is longer than the other chapters I've done so far, so I've accomplished something, at least.
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha
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Television, Cars, and Coffee: Chapter 4 - Overnight
As the movie played out, Kagome and Rin munched on the popcorn. Earlier, Sesshomaru and Jaken had tried some of the fluffy stuff, and also had their first experiences with carbonated beverages.
Flashback:
Kagome had brought in the drinks and popcorn for everyone, and started the movie. The disc menu was showing on the screen when the miko had first stuck her hand into the bowl and popped some popcorn kernals into her mouth. She had then offered some to Rin, who accepted her offer right away. Her expression brightened upon tasting the new food. Afterwords, Rin took a drink of her pop(soda). She giggled, pulling away from her cup.
"It tickles my nose!" she exclaimed happily, before smacking her lips a couple of times, adjusting to the new taste and sensation, "Yummy!"
The small girl turned to Sesshomaru and Jaken, and looked at them expectantly. The Taiyoukai, upon seeing Rin's smiling, hopeful face, and shining eyes, mental rolled his own eyes.
'The things I do for her'
He reached down into the bowl and pulled out a few pieces and stuck them in his mouth, and glaring at Jaken, so he'd do the same. Kagome and Rin watched the two youkai to gauge their reactions. Jaken spit it out immediately before Kagome told him to go get a napkin to clean it up. Sesshomaru, on the otherhand, swallowed it with a blank look before turning to Rin once more.
"It was...good"
Rin's grin couldn't get any bigger if it tried.
"Please try some of the good Pepsi, Sesshomaru-sama!" she chirped, smiling as strong as ever, "You too, Master Jaken!"
Kagome took a sip of her drink as she watched the scene play out. The taiyoukai and the toad both reached for their cups and lifted them up to take a drink.
The following events happened like this:
They both took a sip, Jaken did a classic spit take, Sesshomaru swallowed, Kagome told Jaken to get more napkins, he did so, Jaken came back only to trip on Kagome's outstreched legs, Kagome dropped her cup in surprise, it spilled everywhere, Jaken tried to stand up, but smacked his head off the coffee table, and flew back down into the sea of Pepsi, Rin giggled at the sight, Kagome sweatdropped, Sesshomaru took another drink, finding that he quite liked the stuff, and watched the chaos, eyebrows raised in mild amusement.
Sighing, the Pepsi-covered miko got up to get a towel and change her clothes. She came back downstairs a minute later, wearing a darkblue T-shirt and comfy black sweatpants, a towel in hand, to find a soaked Jaken complaining, Rin once again eating popcorn, and Sesshomaru just sitting on the couch, drinking his pop. All of the this, plus the Harry Potter theme music playing in the backround, just completed the scene of what Kagome decided was one of the weirdest she'd ever witnessed.
End Flashback
After Kagome had cleaned up the mess, she got Jaken some of Sota's old clothes to wear, while she threw his usual garb into the washingmachine. He was wearing black soccer shorts that came down to his ankles, and a green shirt. Now, Kagome was in the recliner beside Rin, and Jaken was leaning against the arm of the couch closet to Sesshomaru. The miko pushed the 'play' button on the remote, and the movie started.
About five minutes in, Kagome had to pause it to go get Sesshomaru more Pepsi, and again about half an hour later for the same reason. The girls ate the snack and drank their drinks. Every so often, Rin would ask a question about something in the movie, like what something was, or the name of a character. Sesshomaru watched in silence; after listening to Kagome explain the plot of the movie, he actually understood what was happening pretty well. Once the movie was over, Kagome turned to Rin.
"Did you like it?"
Rin smiled, "Hai. Rin's favorite part was when Hagrid told Harry something, and then said, 'I shouldn't have told you that' " she finished, giggling slightly, "Sesshomaru-sama, what was your favorite part?"
The Taiyoukai was quiet for a moment, contemplating his answer before saying, "The three-headed dog".
Rin was going to ask Jaken's favorite part, but when she looked at him, she saw that he was sleeping, snoring slightly, and had a little bubble coming out of his nose. Sesshomaru kicked him awake.
Sota came into the room only to be almost hit by an airborne toad. He jumped back just in time, as Mrs. Higurashi and Kagome's grandpa came into the room.
"Honey, we're all packed, and we're leaving now" Mrs. H said to her daughter, "are you guys going to be okay?"
"Yeah Mom, we'll be fine" Kagome replied, getting up, "before you go, can you call someone to pick us up tomorrow morning to go to the doctor's office?"
"Sure sweety. I know! I'll call your uncle Aki, ok?"
Kagome grinned, "That'd be great!"
Her uncle was the only person who didn't live at the shrine that knew about the well. One time, while he was visiting, Inuyasha had shown up to get Kagome.
Mrs. H walked into the kitchen and called him up.
(ring, ring)
"Hello?"
"Hello Aki, Kagome wants to ask you a question"
"Ok"
Kagome was handed the phone.
"Hi, Uncle Aki!"
"Hi! How are you?"
"Fine"
"What did you need?"
"I wanted to know if you could give a couple others plus myself a ride to Dr. Yagura's office tomorrow at 10:30"
"at night?"
"No, in the morning. Why would we schedule a doctor's appointment in the dead of night?"
"Ha ha, I'm just messing with you, Sweety"
Kagome sighed at her nickname. Both her and her brother had one. She was Sweety, and Sota was Sport. Aki was the only one who called them the names, though. Sometimes, Kagome wondered if her uncle even knew her real name.
"Well, can you?" she asked.
"Sure"
"Wait. Just to let you know, not everyone that's coming is exactly...human"
"Is that Inuyasha fellow there?"
"No, his brother is, however"
"Half brother" Sesshomaru corrected, loud enough for Aki to hear him over the phone.
"Ok, Sweetie, I'll be there tomorrow"
"Thanks, Uncle Aki!"
"Bye"
"See ya!"
Kagome hung up the receiver and turned to everybody.
"He's coming" she said.
Mrs. H looked at her watch and gasped, "We have to go! We'll miss the plane!"
With that, Kagome gave her family hurried hugs, and they were out the door. The miko watched form the window as they loaded the luggage in the trunk of the car before climbing in themselves, and zooming off. Kagome turned back to her task at hand.
"Rin, are you feeling any better now?"
"Hai, Rin's tummy and head are better, but Rin's throat still hurts" she said rubbing her neck. Kagome looked at the clock.
"Rin, I'll make you something to eat, then you can go to sleep, alright?"
"Hai"
Kagome went into the kitchen, while the others made to follow her. Rin stood up, and fell back onto the couch with an, "oomph" not used to standing, since she hadn't done it in so long. Sesshomaru watched her futile attempts before sighing inwardly. He scooped her up in his arm and carried her into the kitchen, Jaken followed. They took a seat at the kitchen table while the miko rummaged through the pantry.
Only the soft sounds of jars and cans clinking together could be heard for a minute or two before Kagome said, "There it is!" She returned to the table and set down a can of chicken noodle soup. Everyone stared at it, as if it was going to spring to life, all of a sudden. When nobody said anything, Kagome sighed.
"It's food" she said, tapping the top for emphasis.
Silence
"You eat it" she continued, supressing a sweatdrop that was threatening to come out.
"Oh!" said Rin, "but Kagome-chan, it that's food, how can Rin eat it? It looks too hard to chew!"
The sweatdrop came out, full force, "Rin, the food is inside of the can"
The child nodded, her small mouth slightly agape. The miko strode over to the counter and pulled out a can opener from one of the drawers. After she opened the can, she added the contents of it, along with some water, into a small pot, and set it on the stove to cook.
"It'll be ready in a few minutes" Kagome said, pulling out a chair of her own to sit down, wincing slightly at the screeching sound it made as it scraped across the linoleum floor. An uncomfortable and silent thirty seconds passed as Kagome sat opposite the Taiyoukai, while tapping her fingers on the smooth wooden surface of the table. No one spoke to fill up the noiseless void that was now spreading throughout the house. The miko hated silence. Finally, deciding she couldn't take it anymore, Kagome sprang up and retreived the dishes from the livingroom.
"Does anybody want another drink?" she asked, heading towards the refrigerator.
"Pepsi," Sesshomaru said almost immediately.
'Great,' Kagome thought as she grabbed the bottle,'I've gotten the Taiyoukai of the Western Lands hooked on soft drinks'
"Rin, anything for you?"
"No thanks, Kagome-chan, I'll wait for the soup"
The miko poured Sesshomaru and herself the beverage, and made her way towards the table.
Ten minutes later, the soup was done, and a big bowl of it was sitting in front of Rin, steaming away. At first, there was practically nothing on her spoon as she took her first bite, but after experiencing the wonders of chicken noodle soup, she was practically vacuuming it in.
"This should be better for your throat than the popcorn was" Kagome informed her over the multiple slurping noises filling the kitchen.
Sesshomaru noticed, as he finished yet another glass, that his ward seemed to be doing better than before.
"Rin, does your throat still hurt?"
She looked up at him, "Hai, Sesshomaru-sama, but only a little bit when Rin swallows"
He felt her forehead again as Rin finished the soup and set her spoon down. He frowned slightly; the fever was still present, not as noticable as before, but still strong enough for concern.
Kagome put Rin's bowl in the sink before leaning back against the counter and looking at her current company. Yesterday, if someone would've told her that a Taiyoukai, and little girl, and a toad youkai would be in her kitchen, drinking all of her Pepsi, and downing bowls of chicken noodle soup, she would've laughed in their face. But now it was actually happening, she was in a mild state of disbelief of the whole situation, as Sesshomaru requested yet another glass of pop.
Rin yawned, covering her mouth with one of her hands.
"Time for bed, Rin" Kagome said, grabbing the girl's forearm and helping her up. They traveled up the stairs and Kagome lugged a spare cot out of the hallway closet and set it up in her room. Then she made got out some pillows and blankets, and set them on the matress.
Kagome changed into pajamas in her bathroom and brought in some clothes for Rin to wear. Once Rin was changed too, she climbed onto the cot, and Kagome covered up with a blanket. The girl was out of it within minutes. Kagome glanced at the clock on the wall; it read '10:25'.
'Well,' Kagome thought, 'I want time to make breakfast in the morning, so I should probably go to sleep as well'
"Sesshomaru" she called.
Silence
"sama" she added, sighing.
"What miko?"
"I'm going to sleep. Are you and Jaken going to need a bed"
"That is unneccesary. This Sesshomaru will not sleep tonight. Jaken can sleep on the floor if he desires to rest"
"Ok, then where will you be?"
Sesshomaru sat on the floor, up against the wall, and facing Rin.
"I shall stay here"
"O...k..." Kagome said, sort of uneasily, knowing that Sesshomaru would be in her room all night during the time she was most vulnerable: Sleep.
The miko layed down and reluctantly closed her eyes, and sleep took her minutes later.
Kagome awoke the next morning to the sun shining, the birds chirping, and a toad youkai squawking. She grimaced as she opened her eyes only to shut them again as the morning light flooded the sensitive appendages. She groaned before trying again. As her eyes opened for the second time, she saw that Rin was just recently woken up, judging by the fact that she was rubbing the sleep out of her eyes. Behind Rin, Jaken was sprawled out on the floor, having just tripped over Buyo, who had scurried out from under Kagome's bed a split-second earlier.
The miko sat up to see Sesshomaru in the same exact place he was in the night before. She checked the clock to find that it was eight thirty.
"I'm going to go get a shower," she declared, grabbing some clothes and disappearing into the bathroom. Fifteen minutes later Kagome returned to her room, wearing a pink shirt and blue jeans, to find Sesshomaru still in the same spot, Jaken complaining about something or other, and Rin playing with the reading lamp on the writing desk in the corner. She turned to the Taiyoukai.
"Are you going to want to get cleaned up before we leave?"
"Hai" he got up and Kagome led him into the bathroom. After a quick tutorial on how everything worked, and telling him she'd leave him some of her dad's old clothes by the door, he gave her a flat look.
"Miko, I refuse to wear human clothes"
"But you can't go out in what you're wearing now! You'll stick out like a sore thumb!"
If possible, his look got flatter. The things he did for Rin.
"Agreed"
"Good! They'll be hanging on the doorknob" With that, Kagome turned around to retreive some garments for the dog demon.
The bathroom door opened a crack about ten minutes later and Sesshomaru's hand reached out to grab the clothes Kagome left for him. Dressed, Sesshomaru stepped into Kagome's room in a white button-down shirt and a pair of loose fitting jeans. They weren't too loose though. Towling his hair dry, he asked, "Miko, do you own a comb?"
She nodded before promptly pulling one out of the nightstand by her bed. Sesshomaru sat down on the end of Rin's cot. She immediately jumped to his side.
"Can Rin comb Sesshomaru-sama's hair?"
"Hai, you may"
Kagome handed her the comb while Sesshomaru started drying tail, which was currently in a heap on the ground. Rin crawled up behind the Taiyoukai and began her task of navigating through the ocean of hair. Meanwhile, Kagome had pulled out a box marked 'clothes' from her closet. She sifted through them until she found a red shirt and blue shorts she thought was fit Rin.
When Sesshomaru's hair was knot-free, Kagome steered Rin into the bathroom, and showed her how to work the bathtub. Handing her the clothes, the miko left Rin to clean up. Back in the bedroom, Kagome decided something.
"Jaken, I don't think it'd be a good idea if you came along"
"Why?"
"You'll stick out to much"
"Why's that?"
"...you're green"
A small chuckle came from the bathroom.
"Jaken will stay here" Sesshomaru stated.
"Good. Oh Sesshomaru-sama" she said rememebering the 'sama' this time, "I'm going to go make some coffee. Can you wait for Rin to come out up here, and bring her downstairs afterwards?"
The Inu youkai nodded, as if he had any idea what coffee was.
Having a feeling that this was going to be a very trying day, Kagome knew she would need the extra caffeine from the coffee, and was thankful when she heard it start to perk. The miko was in the middle of pouring cereal into some bowls when Rin, Sesshomaru, and Jaken made their appearance in the kitchen.
"Are Cheerios all right with you, Rin?"
"What's Cheerios?"
"It's a breakfast food. They're pretty good, if I do say so myself"
"Oh, okay then. Rin will have Cheerios for breakfast"
"What to drink? Orange juice?"
"Hai!"
"Sesshomaru-sama?"
"Pepsi"
Kagome sweatdropped.
"Jaken? What about you?"
"I don't want anything"
"Ok"
Kagome poured the drinks, getting herself some coffee, and set them on the table with the cereal. She sat down at the table when she noticed Sesshomaru staring at her drink.
"Sesshomaru-sama?"
"What is that, human?"
"This? This is coffee" she said, holding up the cup, "Would you like to try some"
He was still for a moment, as though contemplating his answer.
"Hai"
A minute later, a cup of coffee was sitting in front of him, steaming away. He lifted it up, and took a sip. He inwardly cringed. It was bitter! Had he been anyone else, he would've done a spit take. But, being the respectable Lord that he was, he just couldn't do that. He swallowed, set the cup down, and went back to his Pepsi.
It was almost ten o'clock now.
'Uncle Aki should be here soon' she Kagome thougt, and as if of cue, the doorbell rang.
"I'll get it!" she said, getting up and racing off towards the door. Aki entered the small kitchen and took a look at its occupants.
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A/N: There, done with this chapter. I know I said I'd do the doctor's office, but I promise Promise PROMISE it'll be in the next chapter! It's already half way done too, so hopefully it'll be up soon. I also have a feeling that I'm going to get at least one review with someone biting my head off because I made Sesshomaru dislike coffee, but oh well. I personally don't like the stuff - too bitter for me. Anyways, please review!