Television, Cars, and Coffee: Chapter 11

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Sesshomaru just stared at the girl like she had grown a second head. She stared back at him curiously, waiting for an answer. Kagome watched with baited breath to see what would happen. If she didn't know who Sesshomaru was and what he was capable of, she would have found this situation extemely amusing...

But, seeing as she knew exactly who he was, and what he could do, Kagome was a tad nervous, to say the least. Her friends, on the otherhand, were completely clueless. Eri and Yuka had taken to hiding behind their hands, stiffling their laughter.

"What?" questioned Ayumi, completely oblivious. The birds tweeted outside, cars zoomed by, and Kagome stared at her friend hopelessly.

'Honestly, Ayumi' Kagome thought. "Hey girls! How about we go into the kitchen?" she suggested, trying to lure them away from the Taiyoukai who was still staring at Ayumi flatly.

"Uh, sure" Eri agreed. Kagome shooed the three girls into the kitchen, leaving Rin, Jaken and Sesshomaru behind.

'Humans from this time are quite different. Why would that girl care how this Sesshomaru grooms himself?' The Taiyoukai thought stoically.

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Kagome reached the kitchen, and ushered the three girls over by the counter.

"Cookies!" she shouted. They looked at her incrediously. "We're making cookies!" she announced, now rummaging through a cabnit, trying to find cookie sheets, bowls, and measuring cups, "Now!". They jumped at the command, and immediately began to help dig out the necessary items.

Back in the livingroom, Sesshomaru could hear the three scampering around in the kitchen. Every so often, he could hear the 'bang' of something being knocked over, and then a shout of, "Sorry! My bad!".

"What are those blasted humans doing in there!" shouted Jaken.

"Rin wants to help! It sounds like fun!" Rin cheered before getting up, and disappearing into the kitchen. A second later, Sesshomaru followed.

'This Sesshomaru isn't going to leave Rin unsupervised while those three girls are rampaging around' Jaken saw his master go, and decided to follow, being sure to stay up against a wall once he was in there as to not be squished by anything.

They sat down, and not one of the three girls, who were all on there knees, and had their heads buried into a cupboard, noticed their arrival. Jaken found himself a nice corner to hide in, and Rin and Sesshomaru chose to seat themselves at the kitchen table. Kagome straightened up, and turned around to place the newly found cookie sheet on the table. She started when she spotted Sesshomaru sitting right in front of her, giving her a blank look.

"Sess-Sesshomaru-sama, you scared me. I didn't know you were there" she stuttered. He didn't say anything, but switched his attention to Eri, who was standing up with a big mixing bowl in her hands.

"Sama?" she questioned, "kind of formal, don't you think? I mean, he is one of your family's friends, is he not?"

"Uh...Sesshomaru-sama's real big into tradition, and seeing as he's pretty important from where he comes from..." she trailed off, looking at Sesshomaru from the corner of her eye, giving him a silent plee to play along. He returned her gaze blankly before nodding once, showing his agreement to her statement.

"Oh really? Sesshomaru-sama, huh? Well, I'm pleased to make your acquaintance" she said, bowing jokingly. Sesshomaru eyed the top of her bowed head icily. Who was she to make fun of his authority?

Kagome heard a low rumbling sound. She turned to discover that it was originating from the Taiyoukai at her table.

'Yellow light: Warning' she thought.

"Ok!" Kagome intervened, clapping her hands enthusiastically,"Cookies, remember"

"Oh, yes" said Eri, coming up from her mock bow quickly, and turning back to the cupboard, "cookies" she mumbled to herself. Sesshomaru also dismissed his gaze on the girl, much to Kagome's relief. The miko ventured over to the food pantry, and pulled out the flour, and anything else she thought she might need before grabbing a cookbook off of a shelf located on the far wall.

"Now" she said, skimming through the book, and stopping on a recipe, "For cookies, here's what we'll need". She set the book on the table for everyone to look at.

Once all of the ingredients were out and sitting on either the table or the counter, they began the task of baking cookies without burning the house down in the process. Kaogme had a feeling that her mother wouldn't be very happy with her if that happened. After the mix was all put together, she plopped spoonfuls onto the cookiesheet before sliding it into the oven. Smiling at her accomplishment, Kagome sat down on a chair, the other girls soon copying her action. Rin had become bored, and had taken to banging a set of pots and pans that she had set up on the ground with wooden spoons. He grinned happily as she earned a little 'ding' everytime the spoon made contact with one of the metal pots. Soon, she had figured out the pitch of each pot, and attempted to make a song.

Rin jumped a bit when the timer went off on the oven. Kagome put on some oven mits, and rushed over to remove the cookies, and set them on a cooling rack. Once that was done, Yuka put in the second batch. After ten minutes, those were done, and the third and final batch was placed in the oven. Kagome handed Rin one of the cooler cookies from the first batch. Grabbing one herself, she ate it slowly, savoring the moment. Rin tried hers, and exclaimed, "Kagome-chan! These have chocolate in them!"

Sesshomaru grabbed one, and sampled it. He then grabbed another, and another, and another. Kagome watched anxiously.

'Well, the chocolate from the candybar doesn't seem to be effecting him, so hopefully, these won't either'

Soon, the cookies were done, and after everybody had their fill, Kagome placed the extras in the cookie jar for later. It was now nearing 8:30, so suggested watching a movie, and then the girls could go home after that. Getting positive reactions from her three friends, Kagome led them into the livingroom. She walked over to the movie racked, and selected a title. Putting the disc in the player, Kagome sat back on the couch with Sesshomaru, Rin, and Jaken. Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi were scattered on either an armchair, or on the floor.

Pushing 'play' on the remote control, the menu screen disappeared to be replaced with the beginning sequences of the movie. They watched as a televison came into view, displaying an old baseball videogame. Then it showed a young boy playing the game, staring at the screen intently. There was a knock on the door, and the boy's mother came into the room, telling him that his grandfather had come for a visit.

The boy responded by asking his mom to tell his grandfather that he was sick, and she responded by telling him that was why he was there in the first place. Then, the grandfather entered the room, and the mother left. The boy watched as the elderly man hanged up his coat, and settled himself on a chair next to the boy. The boy's expression brightened when his grandfather told him he had brought him something. The latter person pulled out a book, and the boy's expression faltered somewhat.

After a minor complaint from the boy, his grandfather told him about how that book had been passed down to him. He then told the boy what the book was about. The boy agreed to listen to it. The grandfather opened the book, and began to read. The scene faded into a different one, with the grandfather still narrating. He told about a girl named Buttercup, a farmboy named Wesley, and how they were madly in love.

As the story progressed, Rin's eyes were glued to the screen. When Buttercup had jumped from her kidnappers' ship into the lake of eels, Rin squeaked, and scooted up against Sesshomaru, grabbing his arm. Everytime one of the eels would swim by the girl, Rin would jump.

She let out a sigh of relief when the girl was pulled onboard the boat once again. She watched the movie with such concentration, that Kagome thought her eyes were going to pop out of her head, fly over to the tv, and stick to the screen. Kagome fixed her attention back on the movie, which was now showing a masked man in black sitting across from the leader of the kidnappers, and the blindfolded Buttercup. She watched as the masked man easily outsmarted the leader in a battle of wits, before grabbing the girl, and heading off.

The movie continued, and Kagome noticed that even Sesshomaru had taken a keen interest in it. Although, showing no outward signs of doing so besides his eyes never leaving the tv, and the story it was telling.

The end of the movie arrived, and the the credits were displayed. Kagome, Rin, Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi clapped vigorously, while Sesshomaru just continued to stare at the screen, listening to the credit music. Jaken had fallen asleep.

"What did you think of the movie?" Kagome asked the room in general.

"Wonderful!" Ayumi and Yuka cried.

"Amazing!" Erin commented.

"Rin absolutely loved it, Kagome-chan!" Rin announced.

Kagome turned to Sesshomaru. "What about you? Like it?" He looked at her silently for a moment, before inclining his head. Kagome grinned at herself for successfully picking out a movie that everybody liked. She checked the time: It was after ten o'clock. Kagome's friends gathered up their things, and bid everyone farewell before making their leave. Kagome sighed in relief once they were safely out the door. Nobody had received any injuries, and the house was still standing. She had done a good job. Rin yawned, signalling Kagome that it was time for bed. It was too early for Rin to take another pill, Kagome figured, so the child could just take one in the morning. The miko ushered the girl upstairs, had her change into some old pajamas of hers, and then had her go to sleep on the cot that was still set up in her room. Sesshomaru entered, and set himself down exactly where he was the night before. Kagome grabbed some pjs, and went into the bathroom to change. She came back out a minute later, and layed down as well. She wasn't as uncomfortable with Sesshomaru being where he was now, then she was on the first night. But, all things considered, she still wasn't completely relaxed. Kagome slowly traveled down the road to dreamworld, but right before reaching her destination, she hit a bump.

'Inuyasha's coming back tomorrow!'

A/N: Here's another chapter for you all! Hope you liked it!

I'm surprised. Nobody knew who I was referencing when Kagome was talking about the hotpockets... It was Jim Gaffigan! Anybody heard of him? Anyone? He's a comic that's on comedy central every so often.

As you might have known, the movie they watched was the Princess Bride, which I highley recommend for anyone. Very funny movie. I love it.

Thankyou to everyone who reviewed so far!I really love receiving them. Consider them a b-day present, because mine's tomorrow, the 7th! Ok, I'm done talking.

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