Chapter 8
Sunday
"What the hell…" Hero said looking himself over, he touched his face and sat up in bed.
"Why am I naked, what happened to me, I'm covered in blood," he said to himself. He looked around his room and noticed his bedroom patio window opened, and the air blew through his curtains.
"What did I do last night," he said to himself.
"Hmmm hmmmm," Kikyko was humming to herself downstairs. I could hear her, Inuko and Hoshiki were awake and in the kitchen with Shippou. I could smell them burning something. Great!
"Are you going outside to feed the animals sis?" Hoshiki asked Kikyko as she gathered her usual carrots, lettuce, nuts and seeds into a basket.
"Mmhm," she said to her brother.
"Can I help?" he said to her, he reached his hands up to the counter and grabbed the basket. Kikyko smiled at him and followed him to the patio doors.
"Are we awake little one?" Kagome said pulling Makoto out of her bassinet, she rubbed her face and pressed her head into Kagome's shoulder. I chuckled at Mako's lazy reaction.
"AAAAAH," I heard Kikyko scream downstairs.
"What the hell," Inuko said. He and Shippou quickly ran outside. Kikyko and Hoshiki where on the ground, she was crying hysterically and held Hoshiki to her body. He looked terrified.
"WHAT HAPPENED!" Hoshiki shouted as Inuko and Shippou came outside.
"What happened?" I said sliding the patio doors opened.
"Someone... killed my animals," Kikyko stuttered out. I looked to the side of the house.
"Don't look sis… don't look," Hoshiki said comforting Kikyko. She turned her face and pulled Hoshiki closer to her.
"Who did this?" Inuko said, all the rabbits, the squirrels even some birds were killed, and some were pinned to the side of the house, all where headless.
"Kikyko…. Hoshiki inside now," I said to them. Kagome came down the stairs, I saw her near the doors. Shippou helped Kikyko off the ground, she grabbed on to Hoshiki and came towards the doors. Kagome opened it and pulled her in.
"What happened?" she said to her. Kikyko was crying hysterically and mumbling to herself.
"InuYasha what…" Kagome said coming outside.
"Who did this?" she said looking to the dead animals against our house.
"I don't know…"
Shippou sniffed the air and looked around.
"Someone was definitely here, I can smell a faint sent of another animal," he said. We sniffed the air. Inuko and I walked around the house looking for any form of footprints or evidence. Shippou followed behind us.
"God who did this," Kagome said touching her face.
"What happened?" We heard Miroku and Sango come around the house, they must have been outside and heard Kikyko scream.
I pointed to the wall.
"Who did this…" Sango said bewildered.
"We don't know," I said to them.
"Sis stop crying, I'm sorry about the animals," Hoshiki said to her. She sat on the couch with him, Hoshiki had his small arms around his sister. Kagome and Sango could hear Kikyko crying, they looked to each other and then turned to the house.
"I can't smell anything, no scents nothing," I said coming towards the wall.
Miroku bent down to the ground near the wall, "this was definitely not done by a human, these animals where hunted, by another animal," Miroku said touching the ground. I looked at him then to the house.
"Why would someone kill animals?" I said again.
"They did this as a warning..." Sesshomaru said behind us. We turned and looked at him.
"Kiki honey stop crying…" Kagome said to her inside, she pulled her to her chest and held her.
"Why would anyone want to kill my animals, I've never done any wrong to anyone," she said mumbling. Sango touched her hair.
"No Kikyko you never done any wrong, whomever did this must have been another animal," Sango said to her. Kikyko stopped crying and looked at her.
"A warning?" Miroku said standing up. Sesshomaru sniffed the air then came towards the wall.
"Your daughter was the main target, this creature… sent her a warning by killing her animals," Sesshomaru said he leaned close to the wall and took in another sniff.
"Wait what…." I said frustrated.
"We have to clean this up we cannot leave these carcasses here, it'll attract other types of demons and wildlife," Sesshomaru said, he turned to us.
"Who the hell would want to hurt Kikyko," Inuko said he and Shippou looked around the yard.
"Kiki honey I'm sorry about the animals," Kagome said to her again. Kikyko let out a deep breath and sighed deeply.
"It's not fair mother they're animals they did nothing wrong," she said. Thing about Kikyko she always believes in the good in everything, including animals, her keen senses unlike ours, allows her to communicate with all creatures, and allows her to know what is in their soul. Despite the fact she can't smell scents like us, doesn't have strong hearing like ours, and her eyes don't work like ours either, she has her own abilities and her own spiritual power that surpasses that of any miko or any monk alive. Her ability to help demons, is unbelievable. She has been able to tame the wildest of demons, bring them back down to normal and helped their souls find peace.
"Kikyko, sweetie let's make something to eat, get your mind off things... this wasn't what you needed this morning," Sango said to her. Kikyko sighed again and lifted herself from her mother, she then slid off the couch and followed Sango to the kitchen.
Miroku, Sesshomaru, Shippou and Inuko helped clean the dead animals from the side of our house. I grabbed the water hose from the shed and attached it to the tap. That morning we spent it cleaning the house and the yard from any trace of the animals, and anything that may have caused this. We still couldn't figure out who did this or what did this. Everyone was on edge, especially Sesshomaru and Inuko. Inuko was worried for his sister's life and Sesshomaru as well, he was mostly concerned that a much powerful demon may be amongst us and we are powerless to stop it. Well for now, Tetsusaiga rested itself on pegs over the fireplace next to Inuko's sword, Sesshomaru's weapons where the same in his home as well.
We never needed to fight or use our weapons in this world, there was never any reason for it. But now, with all that has been happening, we were all worried, we may have too again. I was mostly concerned for my family's safety, if I wield Tetsusaiga again my blood is bound to it once again and my inner demon will reemerge from within it. I mean its not a bad thing because Tetsusaiga controls my powers, but since I have used it in 10 years, once I wield it again, my power is restored to its full potential. Not a bad thing no, but not a good thing either. Even now on the night of a new moon I don't even turn human anymore, Kagome thinks it's because of Tetsusaiga, I'm not complaining or anything, I like my half demon self, but I always fear my inner weakness.
"Mom, mom are you here?" we heard Hakura and Kira's voice echo in the hallway by the door, the boys ran in and to the couch where Hoshiki was, Hoshiki had set up a board game so he too didn't think about the mornings events.
"Yes Kira, Hakura I'm here," Sango said to the girls as they came to the kitchen. Sango put Makoto down in her highchair and gave her her bottle. Makoto looked at it and put it in her mouth sucking on it.
"You left in a hurry we got worried," Hakura said to her.
"We had an incident this morning, its nothing to worry yourselves over," she said to the girls.
"Hoshi everything okay?" Yuki asked him.
"Yeah, someone killed our animals in our yard this morning… dad thinks its another animal," he said to the boys. They both looked at him worried.
"Don't worry about it," Hoshiki said to them as he set up the chess pieces. Kagome tapped Makoto's head and rolled up her sleeves.
"Well since its morning and we are all here how about pancakes?" she said to us. The kids never usually eat pancakes so getting them is a surprise and a treat and Kagome and Sango make these amazing cinnamon pancakes, let's just say they make two batches of it.
"Is it a special occasion?" Hakura asked her confused.
"Oh no hahaha no darling, I just want pancakes, been craving them for a while now," Kagome said reaching over the kitchen sink for baking ingredients. Sango looked at her and smiled.
"Are you sure you're not pregnant again?" Sango teased her. The twins looked at Kagome and smiled.
"ARE YOU CRAZY I BETTER NOT BE…." She said loudly. That's when the girls burst out laughing. Kikyko looked at her mother confused.
"Why is that a bad thing…. I WANT ANOTHER SISTER… OR A BROTHER, NO A SISTER…. YES A SISTER," she chimed and tapped her face then blushed.
"Crazy…" Kagome said to her, Sango and the girls laughed again.
Sesshomaru had returned home to Rin and his son that morning after we cleaned the yard. Shippou left as well, his girlfriend Yukito called him and invited him out. So, he left to spend the day with her.
Miroku and I helped Kagome and Sango in the house afterwards. I passed Inuko and Hakura who were at the dining room table looking over advertisements about apartments and homes for rental, I smiled and held the three-laundry baskets in my arms. I came around them and slid opened the large doors that separated the dinning room from the living room.
"What about this one?" Hakura said as she shifted herself on to Inuko's lap. He pulled his arm around her and looked at the magazine.
"Its way out of budget, dad and Miroku said we have a small rental budget," Inuko sighed deeply.
"We may have to work to pay the rest," he said to her. She touched his ears and sighed.
Kikyko came around them with some books in her hands and sat down at the table across from them. Inuko lifted his eyes to her.
"If you're here to annoy us brat then get lost, we are trying to apartment hunt," he said to her. She hummed to herself and spread out her books along the table just to annoy Inuko. He slid one of her books away towards her then picked up the magazine he was reading.
"Hehehe, Kikyko why don't you help us, we narrowed it down to two apartments," Hakura said to her.
Inuko didn't look at the books Kikyko had laid out in front of them, they were honeymoon destinations and spots in Japan. She hummed again loudly then pushed one of the magazines towards them.
Hakura laughed and picked it up. Her face blushed and went rosy.
"What?" Inuko said looking at it.
"Hehehehhee," Kikyko giggled.
"Honeymoon destinations for newly wed couples in Japan's best hot springs and getaway locations…" Inuko read the magazine cover.
"Brat… I said apartment hunting, not honeymoon spots," he said as Hakura flipped through the magazine, with a rosy expression on her face.
"Here's an idea…" she said to them and stood up. She came around the table and wrapped her arms around both their necks. Hakura looked at her and put the magazine down.
"Why don't you both move into the guest house until you can save up enough money to buy a house," she said to the both of them. She rubbed her brother's ears then giggled.
"Get lost, or I'm going to so hurt you," Inuko hissed at her. She smiled and kissed Hakura on the cheek then her brother, Inuko narrowed his eyes to his sister and pulled her arm from his shoulder.
Kikyko giggled then came around the table again and sat down. Hakura smiled at her and pulled her arm around Inuko's shoulder.
"Kiki sweetie, we can't live in the guest house, we'll be married… it won't be right," she said to her.
"Why wouldn't it be?" Miroku said behind them. He was helping me clean out the library room, it gets so dusty in there especially since its two floors of well… books. He balanced some books in his arms as I came into the dining room behind him.
"Huh what's this about?" I said looking at Inuko and Hakura.
"Uh well Kikyko suggested we live in the guest house after we're married… so we can save up money for a real house," Inuko said to me and Miroku. I looked at her and nodded.
"See that's why she's the brains of the family," I said and came towards Hakura and Inuko. I ruffled his hair and laughed. He grunted and pushed my hand away.
"I think that's a great idea and this way you won't have to pay rent, and neither would we. This would be a great opportunity for the both of you to save up your own money for a home," Miroku said to them. He nodded and crossed his arms.
Kikyko stood up and came towards me.
"See I was right," she said. I touched her head and pulled her to me.
"Told yeah…. She's the brains," I said to Inuko. He scowled at her.
"Dad, Uncle InuYasha..." Hakura started to say. I held my hand up to her.
"Hakura seriously uncle? Hahhaha, you're my daughter in law now, might as well as act like one, I'd rather be called dad…." I said to her then ruffled Kikyko's hair. She pulled my hand from her head; I teased her and pushed my hand down to her head again.
"Hey," she said trying to pry my hand off her head.
"Uhh…. Well," she started to say and her face blushed. Inuko looked at her then to me.
"We want to try this on our own, and figure out rent and everything on our own, if we can't make it… then we'll take the guest house option," Inuko said to us.
"Reasonable enough," Miroku said coming around the table.
"GRRR, daddy stop," Kikyko said still trying to pry my hand from her head. I looked at her and smiled then rubbed her head again. She huffed and tried to slide herself away from me, I pulled her back to me. She huffed again and tried to fight me off her.
"I don't want both of you to think you can't make it, we know you can, but its not easy… just remember you have family and the guest house can be a great home for the both of you, it has everything you need," I said to them. I pulled Kikyko to me, she huffed again and tried to pry my hand from her head, I kept resisting and kept my hand on her head.
"Thanks, we know…" Inuko said and looked at Hakura. Miroku smiled and slide opened the door.
"DAADDDY STOP," Kikyko hissed again. I pulled her to the sliding door and closed it behind us.
"Aaarugh," Kikyo said as I kept teasing her. She pulled my hand again. I let go of her and chuckled.
"Daddy that was mean," she said and huffed.
"PANCAKES," Kagome said loudly. She came towards us.
"Hakura and Inuko are in there smoooooshing," I teased her. She looked at me holding the large plate in her hands.
"They're looking at magazines idiot, as if I don't know my own son, step aside so we can set the table," she said to me. Sango looked at me then laughed.
I stepped aside, as Sango and Kagome came through the door.
"I knew I smelt cinnamon," Inuko said to them. Hakura smiled and got off his lap, she came around the table to help Kira with the utensils. Inuko started clearing the magazines and books off the table as Kira and Hakura organized the table. Sango and Kagome returned to the kitchen to get the second plate of pancakes.
"What's the occasion?" Inuko said to his mother when she returned. He looked at her while holding some cups in his hands near the glass cabinet. She looked at him sternly.
"Can't I make pancakes without everyone interrogating me?" she said resting her hands on her hips in agitation. Inuko smiled at her nervously, then put the cups on the table. He could tell his mother didn't like being questioned, then again, every single time she was pregnant she craved pancakes.
"Your mother's been craving pancakes for a while now," Sango teased behind her, Miroku and I followed her. The boys ran in and pulled out the chairs and sat down. Kikyko brought her sister to the table and put her down in the highchair, she was still sucking on her bottle. She noticed the pancakes and threw her bottle to the table.
"Are you pregnant or something?" Miroku asked her. She scowled and hissed angrily she turned around to him and crossed her arms. I sighed and picked up Makoto's bottle and put it aside.
"Guess not," he said waving his hands to her. I chuckled and shook my head.
"Anyone else want to throw out the 'mom's pregnant that's why she's craving pancakes,' speal again?" She turned to the table and said this. The kids looked at her then quietly sat down.
"GOOD," she huffed and pulled out a chair. I laughed and turned my face from her so she wouldn't hit me. I pulled out the chair and sat down next to her. She scowled at me and said nothing. I smiled and ruffled her hair. She hit my hand away and crossed her arms.
We all gathered at the table and didn't say much after that point. It was rather an interesting morning, Inuko kept annoying his sister, she'd hit him over the head, this would make him mad and he'd hit her from under the table. Then I yelled at them and told her to switch places with Hoshiki, then it started again, she'd poke Hoshiki he'd hit her, she'd rub his ears, then he'd try to bite her. Then it stopped at that point after Kagome told them she'd ground all of them if they didn't stop. Including Sango's children even though they did nothing. Pregnant my ass she isn't!
Sango sighed deeply then changed the mood of the table.
"That's a great idea…" Sango said to Hakura as she told us about the guesthouse idea. Kagome put some more pancakes on her plate and then syrup. Makoto kept mumbling and extending her hands to the pancakes. I looked at her curious.
"Yeah this stupid brat right over here," Inuko pointed to his sister and reached over Hoshiki tapping her head with his finger. She scowled at him.
"Yeah she thought of it, she does have a brain in there somewhere..." Inuko teased his sister. I pulled my arm over the back of Kagome's chair and nodded.
She looked at me then to the kids.
"Ohhhh that's a wonderful idea, isn't your sister just wonderful to think of that," Kagome chimed touching her face. She smiled and nodded. There's no way in hell she's not pregnant, the way she's acting it's definitely hormones and she had 4 pancakes and another two are in her plate.
"AAAAH," Makoto shouted. We all looked at her.
"Oh what's wrong Mako?" Kagome said she pulled her out of the chair and put her in her lap. She shouldn't have done that. I chuckled.
"AAHAHAHAH," Makoto laughed she reached up to Kagome's plate and took a pancake off the plate and started sucking on it.
"Ah no, you don't have teeth," Kagome saying trying to take it from her.
"MMMM," Mako said loudly.
"Let her be she's feeding herself you can't prevent that she won't choke," I said to Kagome. She sighed and cut up the pancakes on her plate to make them smaller.
"Wow I'm surprised she's feeding herself even without teeth," Miroku said watching her.
"Yeah, its instinct, Inuko did it at her age…." I said to him watching Makoto carefully. Kagome took a pancake off the plate with her fork, Mako looked at her and then reached her hand for another smaller piece.
"Hoshiki was the only one who didn't feed himself," Sango said watching Makoto.
"Yeah momma babied Hoshi to much," Kikyko giggled and patted her brothers head.
He looked at her and then hissed. She smiled at him.
That entire day went by so fast, after breakfast the kids cleaned up, Kikyko took her sticky sister to the bathroom and washed her up, Kagome and Sango sat outside on the other side of our yard near the pool with drinks and fruit on the small round table. While the boys ran around outside near the pool.
"Are you still worried about this morning?" Miroku said to me. I looked at him and pulled out some more drinks from the fridge.
"Yeah, somewhat… Just worried is all," I said to him as I put the cans of pop down on a tray. Kira smiled and came around the counter to her father.
"Dad Hitoshi is wondering if I could go to a movie with him tonight?" she said to her father. He looked at her and laughed.
"Hahhaa your engaged to the boy and your asking me, Kira your 21 you're not a little girl, just tell me your going to the movies…. I won't mind at all, besides Hakura and Inuko are going tonight as well too." Miroku said and pulled her to him. He kissed her head. Kira smiled and hugged her father. I always liked how Miroku was with his daughters, how he treats them, how he even has father daughter date nights with them. Because of him, I treat Kikyko the same way, we have a father daughter date night tomorrow night and now I have Makoto, so she will come with us.
"Huh?" Kikyko said also coming around the counter, she held an empty tray in her hands. She put it down on the counter and picked up the other one.
"So, does this mean I have to ask if I want to go out as well?" she said to me. Miroku smiled and looked at her. Kira pulled her arms from her father and came around the counter. She took the tray from Kikyko and joined her sister and Inuko outside.
"Why do you want to go out tonight as well?" I asked Kikyko. She looked nervous.
"Well… Hero asked me yesterday and I never got the chance to ask you…." Kiki said nervous. She diverted her eyes elsewhere and pulled her hair behind her ear. She always did this when she was nervous.
I looked at Miroku, he smiled and nodded to me, then came around the counter. He touched Kikyko's head and headed outside to join everyone.
"Kiki?" I said to her. She lifted her eyes to me.
"You can go out with Hero tonight, but make sure you call me if you need anything…. Kira and Hakura may be 21, but they are also engaged and old enough to make their own decisions. Your 14, we worry about you, this is your first boyfriend Kikyko, you haven't experienced everything in life yet," I said to her I came around the counter and touched her head.
"I know that, and I'm very careful… I will be careful," she said to me.
"I know you will be baby girl," I said and hugged her. She smiled and wrapped her arms around me.
"Are you going to a movie as well?" I asked her and touched her hair.
"Mmhmm, I don't know which one though," she said to me. I kissed her head and pulled her from me.
"Well you can go, but don't stay out late okay…" I said and kissed her cheek. I tapped her face and looked at her for a moment. She smiled and reached into her skirt pocket for her cell phone. She turned from me and came around the counter to the fridge. I smiled and went to the patio doors to join everyone.
Kikyko opened the can of pop and came around to the couch and sat down. I noticed her do this, she didn't want to join us?
"Huh, she doesn't want to come outside?" Kagome said noticing her as well. She stood up and came to the patio doors.
"Something wrong?" Sango said concerned. She watched Kagome as she came to the couch and sat down next to Kikyko.
"Kikyko sweetheart don't you want to join us outside?" Kagome asked her, my ears twitched I tried to listen to their conversation. Inuko turned his head to the door as well.
"I'm scared to go out there momma, I don't want to be outside right now," she said to me and pushed her phone to the table.
"Sweetheart what happened this morning was an accident, it was animals darling, we're all here together nothing will happen," Kagome said to her again. I sighed and shook my head.
"She's scared to come outside because of this mornings incident," I said to everyone.
"She truly cared for those animals," Sango said watching them again.
Miroku got up from his chair and came towards the doors. I watched him curious as to what he was doing. He closed the doors behind him and came towards Kikyko.
"Kikyko, why don't you come with me for a second," he said to her. Kagome looked at him, Kikyko did too.
"Why…" she said. He extended his hand to her.
Kagome smiled at her and touched her head, she stood up as Kikyko did too. She took Miroku's hand. He pulled her to him.
"We will be outside," he said to Kagome. She nodded.
"We didn't have a proper funeral for your animals Kikyko, in order for their souls to be at peace we must say a prayer for them," Miroku said to her. Kagome smiled and nodded she turned to the doors.
"What's that about…" Inuko said as his mother sat back down again.
"Miroku he's going to say a prayer for Kikyko's animals," she said and reached for some fruit on the plate.
"I'm glad, they need to be at peace…" Sango said to us. We smiled understanding this, Kikyko was very spiritual like her mother and Miroku, her soul will be torn and confused. Saying a prayer for those animals will not only help them but it will give her peace of mind.
Miroku led Kikyko out to the other patio door. She wavered for a bit and dropped her hand, when he opened the door.
"Do you trust me Kikyko?" he asked her, he took her hand again.
"Mmhmm, I just don't want to come out here," she said her eyes looked around the yard to the small little burro she built for the rabbits and to the tree with the nest for her birds.
"Your bunnies, the birds, the squirrels, even the chipmunks, and all the animals that come to your yard Kikyko had souls, those souls need to be at peace. Will you help me say a prayer for them?" he said to her again. She let out a deep breath and nodded.
He pulled her outside to the yard, he kneeled down to the ground. Kikyko looked around the yard and to the side of the house, she sighed deeply and kneeled down next to her uncle.
"Kikyko… do you remember the Buddhist prayer I taught you years ago?" he said to her. She looked at him and nodded. We all could hear them on the other side of the house, we also went silent for a moment. Sango looked at us.
"Can we join them in the prayer," she said to us. The boys stopped running around and came towards us.
"What is uncle Miroku and Kikyko doing?" Hoshiki asked us.
"They're going to say a prayer for the animals," Kagome said to him. He looked at her and smiled.
"Can we do that too?" Yuki said to us.
"Mmhm," Sango said. We all held our hands together and closed our eyes for a moment.
"Just relax Kikyko, let your mind at ease, don't think of this as something bad… think of all your animals at peace… allow for them to be at peace," he said to her. She closed her eyes and held her hands together. Miroku looked at her and smiled, he chanted a prayer loudly.
We all relaxed and opened our eyes then looked to each other.
"Mom, are all of Kikyko's animals okay now?" Koji said to his mother, he came around to her and leaned in next to her. She pulled her arm around him and hugged him.
"Yes they are, all of them…" she said to him.
"Thank you," Kikyko said to her uncle. He touched her head and leaned forward to her and kissed her head.
"Always remember Kikyko you are stronger than you think, your soul is powerful, never allow anything to bring that down," he said to her. He stood up and extended his hand for Kikyko. She reached her hand up to him and he helped her up. She dusted her skirt and smiled.
"Come join us Kikyko," he said to her. She smiled and followed her uncle around the house to us.
"Good," Kagome said and smiled. Kikyko came towards us and sat down next to me. I touched her head and smiled.
"Sorry everyone," she said to us. I knew Miroku would get through to her, Kikyko was training to be a miko priestess like Kagome when we still lived in the village, and the majority of her time was with Miroku and Kagome practicing prayer and strengthening her powers. He knew exactly how to help ease her mind. I nodded to him. He smiled and nodded to me as well.
"Nothing to apologize for," Hakura said to her. Kira smiled and nodded.
"Aaaah," Kikyko shouted from her bedroom.
"Great!" I said as I picked Makoto up from the floor, I put her on my lap. She looked at me and giggled.
"Great here we go again, she has nothing to wear and this is her second date with this boy," Kagome said wiping her hands on her apron. She took it off and put it on the counter then went upstairs.
"Yikes I don't want to see what will happen when she does get married, or find the right guy for her, despite this being her second date…." Hakura said to Inuko. He looked at her and nodded. Kira had gone home with her parents and her brothers that after noon, they were planning on having some family fun night while the girls went out on their dates. Sango and the boys usually order pizza, and lots of junk food and she plays video games with them. Miroku on the other hand, he's more of the type to do manly stuff with the boys, tonight however he was going to join them. I usually retreat to the garage to work on the cars or join Sesshomaru in a run and to do some physical training. Need to stay in shape and keep my stamina up.
"Dad," Hoshiki said next to me. I looked at him as his sister extended her arms to him. He took Makoto from me and pulled her to his lap. She giggled and tapped his face. He pulled her hands from his face and looked at me.
"Yes?" I asked him. I watched Makoto as she sucked on her sleeves and mumbled to herself.
"Are you and uncle Sesshomaru doing any training tonight?" he asked me. I was curious as to where this was going.
"Possibly, why?" I said to him.
"Can I learn as well, I want to be strong too like Inuko and you.." he said to me. I smiled at this and rubbed his head.
"Sure you can, your old enough, I think it will do you good to learn to train your body," I said to him.
I turned my head to the stairs.
"Great!" Inuko said again hearing his sisters voice upstairs.
"Sis is scary," Hoshiki said to his father. I sighed and shook my head.
"It's only a movie…"
"Mooom no I can't wear jeans and a t-shirt," Kikyko said in her closet.
"A frilly top maybe, this one's really cute, its pink and it will look so cute with these jeans, it could get cold the long sleeves would be perfect," Kagome said holding it up to her.
Kikyko looked at herself in the mirror holding the top to her.
"Hmm," she said.
"This head piece will work well with it since it matches," Kagome said pulling the ribbon band under Kikyko's hair and then tied it to the front.
"Hmmm," Kikyko said again.
"Okay," she said taking off her top.
"Great!" Kagome said to herself.
"Also mom I have a problem," Kikyko said struggling with her shirt, she carefully pulled it over her head without disturbing the ribbon.
"Yes sweetie," Kagome said to her picking up the clothes that scattered on the floor.
"Aaah," Kikyko said touching her boobs.
"What?" Kagome said and turned to her. She laughed.
"Kiki honey they're going to get bigger, you're a woman now, this will happen," Kagome said looking at her. Kikyko sighed deeply an turned around to the mirror.
"Your going to need cute bras now and cute underwear to match, how about tomorrow we go girl shopping," Kagome said touching her shoulders.
Kikyko nodded then sighed. She reached for her frilly top and slipped it on. The majority of Kikyko's tops, thanks to Sango and her mother, where shoulderless, meaning they hung below her shoulders along her breast line, or had what they called them sweetheart v-cuts. I hated them.
"Well incidents diverted," Kagome said coming downstairs. I turned and looked at her.
"I heard some of that upstairs, she's not getting any of those things you wear," I said to her. Kagome crossed her arms and looked at me, she came to Hoshiki and extended her hands for Makoto.
"Awe can I feed her," Hoshiki said to her.
"Come on let's feed your sister," she said to him. He stood up and took Makoto with him.
"Did you hear me she's not getting those, no…" I said and stood up. I followed them to the kitchen. Kagome ignored me again.
"Yeah, ignore me…" I said to her, I turned my eyes to the stairs.
"Hey sis you look good, is Hero picking you up or should we drop you off," Inuko said to his sister as she came towards us. As he and Hakura put their jackets on.
"No he's picking me up," she said and smiled at him.
"What are you wearing?" I said to her as she came around the kitchen island.
"Don't you start with her InuYasha," Kagome said as Hoshiki put Makoto in the highchair.
"Take a jacket," I said to her.
That's when the doorbell rang. Kikyko let out a deep breath and went to the door. Inuko and Hakura followed her.
I looked at Kagome and crossed my arms.
"Hero hello," Kagome said noticing him with Kikyko come towards us.
"Hi," he said nervous. I turned and looked at him.
"I won't keep her out late," he said to us.
"Fine," I said then diverted my eyes to Kagome.
"Have fun dear," Kagome said to her and touched her head.
"Bye mom, dad," Kikyko quickly said she grabbed Hero's arm and pulled him.
"What's up with your parents?" Hero said to her in a half whisper near the door. Inuko and Hakura had already gathered outside near Inuko's car, Kikyko quickly grabbed her jacket and opened the door.
"Don't ask," she said. Hero looked at her then followed her closing the door.
