TA DA... YOU KNOW TA DA! POOOF!
Chapter 14
Party Night
"She's still asleep," Kagome said in the car. Miroku pulled out to the long stretch of highway towards our homes.
"Let her sleep, cleansing takes a lot out of a person, she's exhausted…" he said to her. Kagome nodded and sighed deeply.
"Are you worried Kagome?" Miroku said to her. She looked at him and nodded.
"Well yeah of course I am, she's not a half demon Miroku, and if what that boy Hero said to her was true…if she remains like this the inner demon the dark side of her demon could…." She stuttered out her words.
"That won't happen Kagome, Kikyko is surrounded by loved ones and people who care deeply for her, we will keep her going, keep her mind in tact and keep helping her until she finds her own spiritual power again, hopefully…it doesn't take long for her to release her powers," Miroku said with concern in his voice.
"Do you think she can, do you think she can do it?" Kagome said looking over to Kikyko in the backseat.
"Are you doubting her Kagome? Above all, she needs your support more then anything, she will need her mother by her side through all this…this must really be destroying her on the inside being like this. And we all know how Kikyko is….she'll hide her pain and sorrows." Miroku said to her.
She sighed deeply.
"I know, and I'm going to support her through this…" Kagome said and nodded.
"So, if you decide to use your back yard near the pond, do you have enough chairs and decorations for it?" Kenta asked biting into a hotdog.
"We do, the flowers will be delivered on Thursday and we can decorate the yard, the chairs and even the stage is all being delivered as well, the arch of flowers will come with the flowers, and Kikyko suggested hanging lights and lanterns." Hakura said tapping on her phone, replying to her sister.
"Great, we can help with the decorations and any additional preparations that are needed," Hitoshi said to them reaching for a fry from the tray.
"What about a priest, will there be one to marry the both of you off? I mean the hall usually supplies that don't they?" Reno said as well.
"Yeah the hall was going to provide us with a priest, but since my father is a Buddhist monk, he will perform the ceremony," Hakura said and blushed she touched her hands to her face and blushed again.
"Is she in heat or something?" Kenta leaned over to the table to Inuko and said this in a whisper.
"She's been like this all week, it's a little scary…its as if she's thinking of something cute and cuddly or something really evil and dangerous, I really haven't figured her out yet," Inuko held his hand to his face and whispered to his friend.
"No idiots I'm just so happy we have exactly one week from today, I'm just so excited for this," Hakura said still blushing.
"She's defiantly in heat, good luck to you bro, she wants something…" Kenta whispered to him again. Inuko narrowed his eyes at his friend then sat back down in his chair.
"I'm not in heat you stupid morons!" she said and threw some fries at Kenta and Reno.
"Hey I said nothing," Reno held his hands up. Hitoshi laughed and started making kissy sounds to Hakura and Inuko.
"Jackass!" Inuko said to him and hit him over the head from across the table. Hakura scowled at him.
"Swear when we are married and I'll kill you," she said to him. He looked at her and snickered.
"Finally, everything is finally moved into Hitoshi and Kira's new apartment, the movers took their sweet time getting here…" Sesshomaru said looking at the large window in their living room that reflected the entire city and the sky tree.
"Good, all they need is to move in, the dishes, and that's about it I think," I said looking over the place.
"It looks great, now to meet the movers over at the other place," Yamatoo said turning to us. He was in the kitchen of the apartment plugging in their microwave.
"I think this is all set," Sesshomaru said to us.
"Great let's head out," Sesshomaru said again. I smiled at him as he touched my shoulder. We left the apartment; I locked the door behind us and threw the keys in to the air.
"Kira is going to freak out! She didn't think we were going to plan a party for her as well," I said and snickered.
"Hahhaa, well they're both engaged, sooo they deserve it…." Yamatoo said and laughed. This was actually a great day for me, a bonding moment between my brother and his son. We usually never get to do anything together, and now I've seen a completely different side to Sesshomaru, a laid-back normal side. For once in my life, I was glad to be his brother.
"So, in a couple of years, Kikyko might be married as well…right InuYasha," Sesshomaru said to me. I looked at him next to me and punched him hard in the arm. Yamatoo laughed and shook his head.
"Over my dead body you jackass! She will not be married, and it will definitely not be Hero…." I said to them and crossed my arms. I take back everything I just said about my brother.
"There we are," Miroku said as he put Kikyko to bed in her bedroom.
"Thank you Miroku," Kagome said pulling the blanket over her.
"InuYasha and Sesshomaru should be over at the new house by now, I'll head over and meet the movers, I want to make sure everything is set," he said to her.
"Thanks, Miroku I'll stay here with Kikyko until she wakes, I don't want to leave her…tell Sango if you talk to her, we will be over by 8pm," Kagome said to him as they left Kikyko's room.
"Will do Kagome!" he said as they came down the stairs.
"Oh, I'm so excited, I can't wait to see the kid's expressions when we hand them the keys to the apartment and house," Kagome said tapping her face as she walked Miroku to the door.
"Hahhaa, me either, I can't wait for that reaction…" He chuckled he opened the door and turned to Kagome.
"Thanks for this morning Miroku, Kikyko's going to have to work real hard tomorrow for her second day," she said to him.
"True, well good day Kagome, we'll see you later tonight," Miroku said and tapped his head. He turned to the driveway. Kagome closed the door behind him.
"Hmmm hmm hmm," Kagome hummed to herself and turned to the kitchen. She came around the island and picked up her cell phone off the counter and dialed Sango's number.
"Kagome, oh thank god… are you both home?" Sango said through the receiver.
"Yup we are, Kikyko is asleep, I can't leave her…." She said to her.
"No worries we are coming over my blender broke because my stupid boys decided to make a mud cake in it without telling me," she hissed angrily and sighed.
"Hahhaha, well that's what happens when you're your boys are 13 and 12, you end up with mud cakes and a broken blender," she said to her and laughed.
"Well we are heading over to your place, and Makoto doesn't seem to like crackers," Sango said watching as Makoto threw her crackers to the floor, while sitting on the kitchen counter. Kira looked at her and sighed.
"She's going through this phase of throwing things, I don't know what to do about it," Kagome said to her and sighed.
"Bye Kagome, we are coming over!" Sango said again. Kagome laughed and turned to the hallway and to the door.
"Kikyko?" Hero said coming through her balcony window, he slid the door closed and came towards her bed.
"Are you awake?" he said leaning over her.
"Huuhh?" she stuttered and slowly opened her eyes.
"Huh, Hero?" she said nervous she slid away from him and sat up.
"Why are you in my room?" she said and pulled the sheets over her body. He chuckled and sat down next to her on the bed.
"I didn't notice you left this morning; I came to your home to see you and found the place empty," he said looking at her. She blushed and held the blanket to her face.
"Sorry I'm making you nervous being in your room huh? Sorry, I wanted to bring you something," he said to her. He lifted his hand and had a small bouquet of yellow bell flowers wrapped in plastic.
"Flowers?" she said and pulled the blanket down from her face.
He passed them over to her, Kikyko blushed and took them she held them to her face and smelt them.
"Thank you," she said to him. He smiled and got off her bed.
"I was wondering if you were doing anything tonight?" he said looking at her. She smelt the flowers again and slid out of bed. She walked around her bed to her dresser where she had a vase that she used for the flowers I bought her a few weeks ago. She put the flowers in the vase.
"Well we are throwing a party for Kira and Hakura tonight," she said to him. He came towards her and touched her arm. She looked at him and blushed.
"How about tomorrow night?" he said pulling her to him. Kikyko held her hands to her face nervous.
"You're in my room and your making me nervous Hero," she said and pulled herself away from him.
"Hahhaha, sorry…. I'll leave if you like, but I would like an answer," he said and bent forward to her, he touched her face and smiled.
"Uhhh well, I don't think that's a good idea right now….I'm not myself, and I'm grounded….and I really want to train and focus my energy again so I can channel my spiritual energy," she said to him. He pulled his hand from her face and looked at her.
"I hope you do channel your energy Kikyko and return to your normal self," he said to her. She smiled and blushed.
"Stop getting into trouble," he chuckled and tapped her head. She huffed and crossed her arms.
"Let me know when you're not grounded," he said to her, he leaned forward and was about to kiss her when she turned her face and blushed.
"Sorry I'm just nervous," she said to him. He smiled and ruffled her hair.
"Can I come see you tomorrow?" he said to her. She smiled and nodded.
"Yes I'd like that, in the afternoon though… I'll be training all morning, and I need to clean out the shed…my punishment," she sighed deeply and said this. He chuckled at her expression.
"I'll come by then," he said to her. He turned to the balcony doors.
"Hero…" Kikyko said following him.
"Yes," he said sliding open her door. He turned and looked at her.
She pulled her arms around his neck, he pulled her close to him and leaned forward to kiss her. She blushed and tightened her arms around him.
"Kikyko…" he said as he pulled himself away from her.
"I'm sorry you're a half demon, to tell you the truth…your cute this way, if there was a way to keep you as a half demon…would you want that?" he said to her. She pulled her arms from around his neck and took a step back away from him.
"No….I am not this Hero, this isn't me. I want to be human again, a normal girl, this isn't who I am…." She said to him. He smiled and touched her head.
"I'm just saying….I've accepted who I am, I've even learned to control who I am, and I'm okay with it…being a demon is amazing, we have so much strength and power, I hated being human," he said to her.
"I don't…I love being a human girl with human emotions, I love being vulnerable, being helpless at times, and I am strong….I just haven't realized it yet," she said to him. He leaned forward and kissed her head.
"Well when you do, I'll help you find your way back," he said to her. He walked backwards out her doors to the balcony, then jumped up to the rail. Kikyko followed him.
"Have a good party Kikyko!" he said and jumped to the air.
"Woah," Kikyko said looking to the sky.
"Kiki, honey are you awake?" Kagome's voice bellowed near her door. She ran in and closed her patio door locking it, she then came to her door and opened it.
"I'm awake momma," she said slightly leaning near the door. She didn't want her mother to see the flowers on her vanity.
"Great sweetie, your aunt is here, her blender broke… so we are downstairs preparing," Kagome said to her. Kikyko smiled and opened her door. She quickly slid herself out of the door.
"Hehehe can I help," she said to her mother.
"Oh god yes, we need your help, your sister is making such a mess in her playpen, maybe you can watch her…." Kagome said pulling her arm around Kikyko's waste. Kikyko laughed as her mother pulled her down the hallway.
"Mako, why are you throwing your toys everywhere?" Kikyko said to her leaning over her playpen. Makoto was laughing and throwing her toys out of her playpen, she held her giraffe in one hand and was babbling to it, while her toys ended up as a safety hazard on the floor. Kikyko sighed and shook her head.
Sango looked over at Kikyko.
"How did her training go?" she asked Kagome as they cut up some vegetables. Yukiko, Hitomi and Rika were at Sango's place decorating with Kira, while Sango and Kagome where preparing the food. Hoshiki and the boys where outside again, being loud and play fighting. Kagome looked over at them outside then sighed.
"Her training went well, she did very well, tomorrow is going to be harder. The purification process is intense and hard, I really hope she doesn't falter with it," Kagome said looking at Kikyko, she was on the floor looking at her sister in her playpen.
"Come on Mako let's go outside and bug the boys," Kikyko said to her sister. Mako held her giraffe in her arms and just as Kikyko was about to reach her arms into her playpen a huge surge of spiritual energy repelled her knocking her away from the playpen.
"AAAH," Kikyko stuttered. Mako looked at her and then started to cry.
"WHAT HAPPENED GOSH!" Kagome said coming around the kitchen island. She picked up Makoto and held her close to her body.
"Kikyko honey what happened?" Sango said touching Kikyko's shoulders.
"Owe, I don't know, I just tried to pick up Mako," Kikyko said rubbing her arm.
"Kikyko was that your spiritual powers, why did it repel you from touching your sister," Kagome said bending down to her. Kikyko looked at her hands and then to her sister who held her giraffe to her face, she was scared of Kikyko.
"I..I don't know what happened," Kikyko said. She stood up and tears filled her eyes.
"No, no Kikyko don't cry, it's okay it might just have been because you cleansed your body, maybe you can't touch people right now…" Sango said trying to comfort her.
"I'm sorry Mako, I didn't mean to do that…." Kikyko said to her sister. Makoto looked at her then buried her face into her mother's chest. Kagome touched her head and sighed.
"Kikyko honey, why don't you go outside for a bit and relax," Kagome said to her. Kikyko looked at her sister again and wiped away her tears, she turned to the patio doors and opened them, then stepped outside.
"How did that even happen?" Sango said watching Kikyko go to the yard, she sat down on the grass and watched her brother and the boys as they chased eachother.
"Miroku thinks her spiritual powers is locked within her prayer beads, maybe when she touched her sister, the beads repelled her, I don't know Sango….but I am worried," Kagome said as well watching Kikyko outside. She took Makoto over to the highchair in the kitchen. Sango followed her and they returned to their cooking.
"By the way….I'm pregnant again and you're the first to know," Sango said to Kagome while chopping up some celery.
"SANGO WHAT OH MY GOD…" Kagome giggled and jumped in her spot. Sango looked at her and shook her head.
"Did the test this morning, been feeling sick for a week now," Sango said to her. Kagome held her hands to her mouth and giggled.
"Well did you get the ring yet?" Hitoshi said to Inuko, Hakura was in another store as the boys waited outside. Kenta and Reno were on the phone with their parents about tonight's gathering, their parents live in Shirakawa a small village south of Tokyo. Kenta's father is still a doctor and works with Jinenji in a medical clinic they both opened. They treat demons, half demons, and humans in that area, and Jinenji's wife owns a medicinal farm as well where she plants herbs, and ingredients used for medical purposes.
I was glad they were coming tonight; we hadn't seen them in about three years, Kenta also has a 10 year old sister, and their mother also just gave birth to a new baby as well, this is why we hadn't seen them in such a long time.
"No, come with me the shop that is holding the ring for me is across there, I won't be long." Inuko said to him. Hitoshi smiled and nodded.
"Hey guys I'm going to the jewelry store to pick up the ring, Hakura's still in there…." Inuko pointed to the lingerie shop she was at. They all looked at the store, Inuko blushed then looked away.
"OOoo bro, you are so getting some tonight…." Reno teased him. Inuko narrowed his eyes at him and punched him in the arm.
"I'm waiting until our wedding night you jackass," he hissed at him.
"Hahahhaa, right…sure you will," Kenta teased him holding the phone in the air. Kenta's father was still on the speaker phone.
"Maybe I should tell your father about you and Hitomi huh? You two are like a pack of wild wolves…." Inuko said crossing his arms, he said this loudly so Kenta's father could hear it. He laughed and teased him.
"KENTA… WHAT IS THIS I'M HEARING?" his father bellowed on the phone.
"AAH, uh dad nothing happened I swear… Hitomi and I have been together for a year now, I haven't even asked her to marry me…." He started to say stuttering out his words, trying to save himself. Inuko chuckled. Hitoshi touched his shoulder and shook his head and followed him around the mall to the jewelry store across from the boys.
"Here we go," Inuko said in the store, he leaned over a counter as a lady opened the box.
"Woah Inuko bro…. this is so great," Hitoshi said looking at the ring. Inuko took the box and held it opened he pulled the ring out examining it.
"Hakura has such small hands, I hope this fits her, I had to measure it to my grandmother's ring…" Inuko said letting out a deep breath.
"Just think one-week bro, and that ring will be on her finger…" Hitoshi said to him. Inuko sighed deeply and put the silver diamond wrapped band into the box again.
"Sir would you like a ribbon around the box?" the lady said to him holding her hand out. Inuko nodded and passed the ring back. The lady finalized everything and Inuko paid the final payment on the ring, then took the bag from the lady as she passed it over.
"Here carry this," Inuko said to Hitoshi.
"Uh why?" Hitoshi said clueless.
"Because if I carry it, Hakura is going to question what's in the bag, then probably beat me up to see it, then she'll spoil everything…this way if you carry it, she'll assume its for Kira and not question it," Inuko said touching his friends shoulder. Hitoshi smiled and nodded as they walked out of the store.
"Why don't you just put it in your jacket pocket?" Hitoshi said to him, Inuko looked at him for a moment.
"Wow your dense, she does hug me you know she'll feel it in my pocket," Inuko said to him. Hitoshi thought about it for a moment then chuckled. The boys returned to Kenta and Reno.
"Dude the girl has been in there for an hour, is she buying the store or something…" Reno said to them. Inuko looked at the store, they could see Hakura walking around some racks, the store had glass windows and you could see everything inside.
"Let's not even question it, I don't want my ass kicked for going into a women's store thank you," Inuko said to his friends. Kenta chuckled and looked at Inuko.
"You are so getting some tonight….hahahhah," he laughed at him tapping his shoulder.
"Go to hell jackass! She can come on to me all she wants I'm still not giving her anything…." Inuko said to Kenta he waved his fist in the air.
"Giving who what?" Hakura said coming towards them. Inuko was about to punch Kenta when his eyes turned to Hakura. He blushed.
"HAHAHAHAHA, sucker!" Kenta said to his friend.
"ALRIGHT MEN LET'S UNLOAD THE TRUCK," one of the movers said as they pulled into the large drive way. Miorku was already in the house when Sesshomaru and I got there. I parked the car near the truck.
"Hey guys," I said closing the car door.
"Everything is here sir, we have the entire house in these two trucks, we need to unload this one first," the mover said holding a clipboard in his hands.
Miroku came out of the house towards us.
"Good we'll help, we need this done quick….the party will start in a couple of hours," Miroku said to the men as they started to count the items in the truck.
"There's 5 men sir, I'm sure they can handle it," the mover said to Miroku passing him the clipboard so he can sign it.
"Nah we got it, we'll help…" Yamatoo said rolling up his sleeves, they went to the back of the opened truck and started helping with the unloading.
"They're demons, and super strong, this will probably take an hour…." Miroku said to the man. He nodded still looking at the truck.
As we came into the house with a couch, Miroku was helping Yamatoo with a chair he had with him that matched the couch. I ran my arm over my forehead and let out a breath.
"So how did Kikyko's cleansing go today?" I asked Miroku as he came around me to the truck again, I followed him.
"It went well…. Tomorrows purification process will be very difficult for her, now that she's older and not a 10 year old in training, this process will be much more challenging," Miroku said to me. I looked at him curious, we both bent down to another couch and picked it up as the movers unloaded the second truck in the driveway.
"Well I'm sure she'll do really well this time, and she seems determined and focused." I said as we carried the couch to the house.
"I'm worried though, she asked Kagome about a sacred arrow and if she had any anywhere in the house…" Miroku said as we put the couch down across from the other one. Yamatoo was an interior designer and studying at his college in Kyoto about interior design, his keen eye for design was amazing. He was organizing the living room with his father and moving everything around to what he says, 'in perfect matching order'.
"Why did she ask about arrows, she hasn't shot an arrow since she was ten, and even then, she hasn't had proper training with them yet…" I said taking in a deep breath. The movers were coming in with the tv and entertainment system as Miroku and I were passing them outside.
"No matter what InuYasha she cannot under any circumstances touch a spiritual holy arrow until her purification is complete tomorrow, it can cause her spiritual powers to release forcefully and it could seriously endanger her life. What I'm trying to do is help her control her spiritual powers and release it gradually, so it doesn't cause an impact and endanger her or anyone around her," Miroku said to me, I looked at him and crossed my arms worried.
"Kagome doesn't even have any arrows anywhere I'm sure of that much," I said to him. I followed him to the yard as he walked around the house. I walked with him; he was checking the large brick wall that was being finished by a few workers we had hired to install the wall around the property.
"I'm just concerned is all," Miroku said to me again.
"Don't worry she won't touch any arrows, and I know for a fact we have none on our property anywhere…" I said to him. Miroku looked at me and nodded then signed the pad in his hands.
As the boys pulled into the drive way, Hakura opened the door.
"I'll be next door helping sis and the girls," she said to them. They gathered outside by the car, the boys were play fighting and laughing.
"Yup ignore me, bye boys!" she said and sighed deeply heading to her house. The boys looked at her then laughed, as they headed to the door or our house.
"Hahahhaha, jerk!" Inuko said as he and his friends came into the house.
"Hey boys," Sango said to them.
"Hey," Hitoshi smiled and waved.
Kikyko saw her brother come into the house, he looked at her outside and waved at her, she quickly got up from the ground and ran around the house to the library room's patio doors. She slid them opened and went into the room.
"What's wrong with sis all of a sudden? She saw us then ran around the house," Inuko said to his mother.
"Oh she had an incident this morning, nothing to worry about… can you boys go to the library please and bring out the tables and chairs and set them up out side please. We decided to move the parties outside because we have Kenta and Reno, and Hitoshi's parents coming as well," Kagome said to the boys holding a knife in the air.
"Uhh mom, knife…." Inuko said to her. She waved it in the air and looked at them again.
"Dude go, your mom looks like she about to kill us," Kenta said pushing Inuko to the hallway.
"Hahhaha, they are so gullible," Sango said as the boys followed Inuko to the hallway.
Kikyko was hiding near a bookcase looking out to the large wooden library doors as they opened.
"Yeah the patio chairs and tables are all here," Inuko said to them as they entered the room. The only light that was coming through was from the windows and the patio door.
"Huh? Kikyko, why are you hiding behind a bookshelf?" Inuko said sniffing the air, the boys stood next to him looking at her small figure as she peered out at them.
"I told you I didn't want the guys here…I didn't want them to see me like this, or Hitomi or Rika…" Kikyko said hiding behind the bookcase again.
"Kikyko? Why don't you come out here and see what I did to your phone…" Hitoshi said pushing her phone on a table in the room, it was a bookcase table that was in the middle of the room it was mostly used for the kids when they study or bring their snacks in to the room.
"Leave it on the table!" Kikyko said to them.
"Kikyko, sis come out the boys aren't scared of you…" Inuko said to her calmly. Reno looked at him worried.
"Your our sis too Kikyko, why would we be scared of you or reject you….what happened to you was an accident, we want to help you fix it," Reno said to her. She looked out to the boys then shifted near the bookcase again.
"Okay well I'm leaving this on the table, come out and get it…" Hitoshi said to her sternly. He moved his hand to his friends.
Inuko nodded understanding what he was trying to do, which was lure her out, they stepped back away from the table towards the door. Inuko opened it then shut it.
"Huh?" Kikyko said she came around the bookcase and looked to the door. It was dark in that area, and she couldn't see them by the door. She reached her hand out for her phone but before she could take it, Hitoshi grabbed her hand.
"Hey…" she said pulling her hand away.
"Why would you hide from us, Kikyko come here…we're worried about you!" Kenta said to her he was about to come around the table when Kikyko quickly snagged her phone. She stepped back away from the table.
"Don't she's really scared guys… it's like she woke up one day and she was this," Inuko said touching Kenta's shoulder he pulled him back. He came around the table himself towards his sister. He pulled his arms around her and hugged her. She looked at him then the boys.
"I don't….want anyone to see me like this, why did you tell them?" she half shouted at Inuko.
"Stop okay, you know they're family Kikyko, they're not scared of you…" Inuko said rubbing her arms. She looked at the boys then held her hands to her face and cried.
"Kiki don't cry," Reno said. The guys came around the table and hugged her.
"Hey, I know…why don't you help us set up the back yard for tonight, we have to do your place and your aunt's back yard," Kenta said touching her hair. She stopped crying and wiped her eyes.
"You put a pink case on my phone…and its….all PINK!" she said loudly we saw her expression change, she looked at the phone then smiled.
"Thank you Hitoshi," she said to him and hugged him.
"Your welcome," he said and touched her head.
"Oh," Kagome said watching the boys outside. Kikyko was with them helping them with the chairs and tables.
"Huh, guess she found something to help with…good I'm glad the boys asked her to help them, she looked so sad outside," Sango said to Kagome.
"I know I was worried…" Kagome said and nodded. That's when the girls came from across the yard to grab chairs and tables as well.
Kagome and Sango smiled when they saw Kikyko, they hugged her and started to cuddle her, Hitomi even touched her ears and giggled. Kagome shook her head and laughed.
"She might get a little to used to this Kagome, she's human, she needs to be careful not to get used to being a half demon," Sango said nodding.
"I know, but let her enjoy it while she can," Kagome said again.
"Does she like being half demon?" Sango asked her as she put a chopped-up carrot on Makoto's tray. Mako looked at it and started to pick at the carrots.
"She's okay with it, but not happy being a half demon, she said she doesn't feel like herself or feel comfortable being this way. She's having a hard time dressing herself because of her claws and doing daily things, that's why she didn't wear her clothes properly this morning," Kagome said to her.
"Well I really hope tomorrows purification will help her," Sango said again. Kagome sighed and nodded.
The entire afternoon had gone by so quickly I hadn't even noticed the time. We went back to the apartment after we finished the house to make sure everything was good there, Miroku wanted to make sure everything was good, wasn't sure why we had Yamatoo with us and he was an expert at decorating. After that we headed home. I was tired from carrying all that furniture, I'm defiantly going to be sore tomorrow. We all gathered in our yard, the men at my house and the women at Sango's. It was nice that Shippou and Kohaku came as well, they sat around our large picnic table teasing Inuko and Hitoshi like always. I looked over to the yard where the girls were and smiled.
Kikyko had dressed up in a long flowy pink dress it had long sleeves hugged her body to the waist and flowed down to the ground, it was a shouldless round cut dress. As much as I hated the dresses that showed off her shoulders, legs or any part of her body, I actually thought she looked really cute in that dress.
"So, you mean to tell me the panther tribe is on the move again, and they were responsible for Kikyko's sudden change in appearance, and her blood has changed as well?" Kenta's father said sniffing the air. He looked over at Kikyko worried. Kohaku and Shippou moved in closer to Miroku listening to this. They too where worried, they hadn't seen Kikyko as a half demon yet and they were very much concerned for her as well.
"Yes, and their main target is Kagome, they plan on hunting us down to get to her, I believe they did this to Kikyko to get her out of the way because they fear her power." Miroku said to him.
"Why was I not informed of this, if they are in the mountains Jinenji and I can slow them down if need be," he said to Miorku.
"No, after everything you and your wife have done for all of us, I would not want any harm brought on to your families. Jinenji's wife is pregnant and her safety including your newborn child is more important right now," Miroku said to him. Kenta's father looked at him then nodded.
"InuYasha do you mind if I run a few tests on Kikyko, if she was poisoned there will be some form of residue or poison on her body that I may be able to obtain, I could reverse this medically if she doesn't reverse it herself spiritually," Kenta's father said to me. I turned my eyes to him and came around the table towards him.
"I don't know how long she can stay like this, if you need to run tests then please do so. If this can be reversed medically, I would rather have that, and have her back to normal as quick as possible…" I said to him. He looked at me and nodded.
"InuYasha, I'm worried…how long can Kikyko stay like this?" Shippou said to us. I looked at him and explained to everyone everything about what Hero said to her.
"Wow she's so cute," Hoshiki said near the garden hedges that separated our yard from Miroku's yard. They were peering through the hedges to the girls. Takahoshi was standing next to the boys crossing his arms.
"Your going to get caught and Reno and Kenta will kill you for spying on their sister," Takahoshi said to them.
"No we won't shhhh be quiet," Koji said waving his hand to him, his eyes still peering through the hedges. Takahoshi shook his head and sighed, he went over to Kenta to tell him.
"I know right Hoshi, Kenta's sister is so cute, we haven't seen her in such a long time…" Koji said to the guys.
"Come on let me see Koji," Yuki said leaning over Hoshiki.
Hoshiki was blushing and his ears where perky and he had this awe struck look to his eyes, the boys looked at him and smiled.
"Hehehehhee you have a crush, huh Hoshi!" Koji teased him.
"No shut up I don't like her like that I just think she's cute…." He quickly said saving himself.
Nina was Kenta and Reno's 10 year old wolf demon sister, unlike her brothers she had the ears on her head and no tail, she had claws and looked more human then wolf, and she was so adorably cute. The girls loved to play with her every time she came over. She sat on Kikyko's lap; she was braiding her long brown hair.
"Hahahhaa, Hoshiki has a crush, Hoshiki has a crush," both Koji and Yuki teased him. He growled and turns his eyes to them.
"Shut up!" he said angrily to them.
"So watching my sister huh boys!" Kenta said behind them. He held his hands to his hips and narrowed his eyes to them. They turned and looked at him. Takahoshi snickered and laughed next to Kenta.
"Uh no, we uhh…" Hoshiki started to say.
"RUN!" Koji shouted, the boys picked themselves up and ran. Kenta chased them. Takahoshi laughed and followed Kenta.
"Hahhahaa Hoshiki's going to get killed, I think he has a crush on Nina," Reno teased at the table. Inuko looked at him.
"Shut up will yeah, my brother does not like girls he hates girls and he's 10…" Inuko said to him.
"Oh really I remember a certain 10 year old boy who had a huge crush on some brown haired girl in our village…." Hitoshi threw in about Inuko and Hakura.
"SHUT THE HELL UP HOSHIKI DOESN'T HAVE A CRUSH ON NINA," Inuko shouted at them. I heard this and looked over at Hoshiki as Kenta had him in a playful head lock, Koji and Yuki were hanging off his arms trying to pry him away from Hoshi.
"Huh! Hoshi you little devil…" I said and shook my head.
"Awe your so cute Nina, I love your hair…." Kikyko chimed hugging her.
"Kikyko your so cute too, why are you a half demon, your beautiful either way I'm so jealous!" Nina said to Kikyko.
"Rin so when are you due?" Kenta's mother said to her at the table. The girls looked over to them then to Kikyko again and laughed at Nina's expression of awe.
"It's a long story Nina, but Kikyko is still herself regardless how she looks like," Kira said to her. Hitomi and Rika were sitting in a circle with Makoto and Nina in the middle. Hitomi was holding Makoto up by the hands balancing her on her feet.
"She can't walk yet, I think she still needs time to learn to walk," Kikyko said watching her sister.
"Hoshiki walked at three months, his teeth came in a two and he was talking at about two months as well, half demons and demons grow faster, we stop growing at a certain age then grow normally…" Rika was about to finish her words when Kikyko laughed.
"He's my brother I know this…" she laughed again. Nina laughed as well and turned her eyes to the boys she saw her brother with Hoshiki in a head lock. She giggled and her face turned rosy.
"Huh what's wrong Nina?" Kikyko said following her gaze, she saw her face blushing when she looked at Hoshiki.
"AAAWWEEEE NINA!" Kikyko said hugging her. She pressed her cheek to hers and smothered her.
"KIKYKO DON'T DO THAT!" she shouted pulling herself away.
"You like Hoshiki huh… awe so cute!" Kikyko said and smiled.
"NINA WOW REALLY!" Hitomi said. Nina blushed and held her hands to her face.
"NO I don't okay!" she said nervous.
"Hahhahaha," the girls all laughed.
"GIRLS, we are going to cut the cake and open gifts soon," Sango half shouted to the girls. Kira looked over at the table.
Magumi smiled and shifted in between Rin and Kagome. Rin beamed at the girls, she knew what was coming…the gifts!
"I'm not even getting married yet, this is awkward that I'm also getting an engagement party," Kira said to them.
"You deserve one too Kira," Kikyko said and smiled. She pulled Nina from her lap.
"I have to go get my gift, I'll be right back," she said and jumped to her feet. The girls looked at her curiously as she ran to the hedge, she pushed the head opened and climbed through it. She could've jumped over it. I saw her do this and chuckled, her dress got caught on the hedge, she pulled it off the branches and ran towards us. Still clumsy and still clueless sometimes.
"EXCUSE ME, SORRY!" she said loudly and ran past Yamatoo and Miroku. Yamatoo looked at her and his face blushed again. I shook my head and rolled my eyes; I'm seriously going to have a talk with him.
"HEY BRAT, what are you doing this is the boy's side little girl!" Inuko teased her. He and Hitoshi followed her to the house, she slid opened the door and came over to the fireplace.
"I have to get my box," she said. She pulled the box out the door. The boys watched her and laughed, she's a half demon, she can carry it even if its heavy. Inuko crossed his arms and watched her as she dragged it out to the yard. We all turned our eyes to her and laughed.
"She's so cute…" Kenta's father said and laughed. He shook his head watching her struggle with the box.
"Kiki honey you can carry that you know even if its heavy," I said to her. She looked at me for a moment then to the box. Shippou shook his head at her and laughed I heard him say in almost a whisper, "she's so fricking cute," I laughed and looked at him then back to Kikyko.
"OH, hehehe right…" she said and bent down, she picked it up.
"She's so weird!" Inuko said and laughed watching his sister figure out the hedge and how to get through it.
"JUMP OVER IT STUPID!" he said to her. Kikyko grumbled and turned her eyes to him, she stuck her tongue out at him then turned to the hedge.
"I'M NOT STUPID INUKO, BESIDES I KNEW THAT!" she shouted at him then jumped over the hedge. We watched this and laughed. I love that girl, she's so slow sometimes but still adorably cute.
"There you are, come on we are gathering at the table," Kagome said to her. Kikyko giggled and brought her box over to Kira and Hakura she put it between them.
"Kikyko what's this?" Hakura said to her.
"Well, there's something in there for you and Kira…yours is pink since you love pink and Kira's is purple," Kikyko said. She sat down next to Hakura. Nina giggled and pulled her small hands to Kikyko's arm. Kikyko smiled and tapped her head.
"Can I open this first?" Hakura said to everyone, as the boxes pilled up on the table. Hitoshi's mother smiled and held her hands together, Kenta's mother held their new born baby brother to her breast next to Kagome. Kagome smiled and was looking at him, she was touching his head. Kenta's mother smiled.
"Yes go ahead open it Hakura, we don't mind." Sango said to her daughter, she shifted in next to Kira and pulled her arms around Kira's shoulders.
"May I say something first Hakura?" Hakura looked at Kira and nodded.
"I want to thank everyone for throwing this party for us, I mean really thank you… its great having our family here and gather, my new mother-in-law and even Kenta's mother as well, thank you! You're a mother to all of us for what you and Kenta's father did for us, I'm very grateful for all of you." Kira said to everyone, she half bowed at the table and smiled.
"Oh sweetheart we are all happy to be here," Hitoshi's mother said she smiled, she was so happy and so inlove with Kira that she would look at her and just giggle and smile.
"Yes thank you," Hakura said as well nodding.
Everyone held their glasses up to the air, Kikyko looked around and giggled when she noticed what they were all doing she too held her glass up.
"Hehehe," she giggled.
"So can we open this now?" Kira said excited, she and Hakura reached for a side of the ribbon and opened the box. The sides of the box fell to the ground and two boxes sat on top of each other in the box. They picked them up.
"WAIT," Kikyko said and giggled.
"This is a game, there's clues in those boxes… you can't open them yet until you've opened everyone else's gifts, the first part of the clue is in the card on the boxes," Kikyko said to the girls. Everyone laughed, they knew what the clues were. The final clue was the keys to the houses, the boys have the same clues as well.
"So guys, before you open the boxes you have to read the cards. Kikyko worked really hard on this game, so the card will lead to clues to another card, which is hidden in these gifts, once you find that… then the game begins," Yamatoo said to the guys. He put down the box between Hitoshi and Inuko.
"Huh a game by the brat huh! This has now become interesting," Inuko said, he and Hitoshi pulled a ribbon from the box and it opened.
Kira opened the card Hakura leaned in as she read it.
"Open a box with a baby's smell and inside the box is a magic spell, read the card and find the clue then you will find something blue." Kira said Hakura looked at her.
"What?" Hakura said then looked at Kikyko, Kikyko hummed and looked at Nina who was in her lap. Makoto giggled in Kagome's lap and was sucking on something blue. The girls didn't notice this yet.
We all laughed as the girls read the card again.
"Uh so we open a gift that smells like a baby?" Kira said looking at the gifts in front of them.
"Aaahh which one," Hakura said standing up. She started to look at the gifts picking them up and smelling them. Kikyko giggled watching her do this.
Rin clapped her hands together excited, she giggled as the girls dug through the gifts.
"Hahhaha, this is going to be so interesting," Sango said watching Kira do the same thing. They opened all the gifts until they found one that was only a bottle of baby powder.
"Baby powder?" Kira said holding the bottle.
"Wait there's another card..." Hakura said noticing the card in it. Hitomi laughed at all the gifts on the table. Some of which the girls didn't notice was mostly lingerie and intimates.
"Hahahha did you guys even see what was in those boxes?" Rika said to Hakura and Kira.
"Huh? Hang on there Rika I need to read this card first," Hakura said to her. Everyone laughed at them so hard, they didn't even look at the gifts on the table.
"Girls slow down look at what you received first," Sango said gesturing with her hands.
Hakura diverted her eyes to the table and her face blushed red.
"MOM, WHY DO WE HAVE SO MUCH…. LINGERIE!" both Kira and Hakura said. Kagome laughed and so did Sango.
"Why do you think…." Hitoshi's mother said she laughed as well.
"Oh my god this is so embarrassing!" Hakura said picking up some of the pieces.
"Aaah, why! What is this I mean how do you possibly wear this?" Kira said holding up a two piece bra and panty that was a g-string.
"That's from me…" Rin laughed then rubbed her stomach, she looked at the girls as their faces turned red.
"AHAHAHAHAHA," they all laughed at the girls.
"What the hell….." Inuko said looking at the boxes that were opened.
"Why the hell do we have so many condoms?" Hitoshi said, he hit his hand to his face and sighed deeply. Sesshomaru chuckled and shook his head to this.
"HAHAHAH, WHY THE HELL DO YOU THINK, I DON'T WANT GRANDCHILDREN YET UNTIL YOU BOTH ARE DONE COLLEGE!" Miroku said tapping both their shoulders. Kohaku and Shippou tapped their fists together and laughed.
"Yup.." Kohaku said noticing the other card in the box.
"A book on… what the hell is this shit!" Inuko said opening the book on sex, I know he knows how it works but we all though it would be hilarious to get him a book on well everything.
"Hahhaha, yup your grandmother did the same thing to me and your mother, she gave her a book that exact same one… so now you can have it," I said to Inuko. Their grandparents were stuck helping Sota move out of his apartment to an actual house in Osaka so they couldn't come to tonight's gathering. However, they did get each one of the kids something special, it was left in their apartment and house. They ended up moving the camping trip to Monday, since Sota is going with them. I was kind of glad about that, I really didn't want them to see Kikyko like this. We didn't even tell them about her change.
"Hahahaha," we heard the girls laughing in the yard. The game just got interesting.
"Aaah, oh my god a book on sex, mother…. Really?" Hakura said and sighed deeply she blushed a red color and looked at her mother.
"That's all Kagome love not me," Sango laughed hard.
"Yup my mother bought me a book when I returned to the feudal area and it was that exact same book," Kagome said and laughed. Hakura sighed deeply and gave the book to her sister.
"You have it, I'm so embarrassed I can probably die right now," Hakura said. Kira laughed and took it from her.
"Humm hummm hmm," Kikyko hummed again giggling.
"Right, find something blue…I hate you right now Kikyko so bad, this game sucks!" Kira said standing up. Kikyko giggled, she pulled Nina from her lap as Kira started looking around the yard for something blue. They still hadn't noticed Makoto was sucking on a blue baby cloth with a clue attached to it.
"Find something blue, what the hell does this mean… I'm so going to kill Kikyko tonight," Inuko said standing up. Hitoshi sighed deeply and looked around at everyone. Koji was wearing a blue long tie that had a clue on it, he snickered at the table adjusting his tie. The boys didn't notice he was the only one with a blue tie.
"Blue, blue…" Hakura said looking at everyone at the table.
"AH HA! MAKOTO," she said pointing to her. Kira came around the table to Makoto.
"MMMMMMM," Makoto said sucking on the clothe she moved away from Kira.
"It's okay girls I got the clue here," Kagome said handing a small folded paper to Kira.
"AH HA, KOJI GET OVER HERE…" Inuko said pointing at him. Koji snickered and hummed; he came around the table. Inuko narrowed his eyes at him as Koji took off the paper from his tie and handed it to him.
"YOU FOUND SOMETHING BLUE, NOW READ THE CARD FOR YOUR NEXT CLUE!" the clue said both the girls and the boy read it out loud.
"Huh this card?" Hakura said looking at it.
"Huh what this?" Hitoshi said at the card that was in the book. He looked at it.
"The baby powder is the key, find something green and smelly, use the powder to mask the smell. POOF!" the card said.
"KIKYKO WHAT THE HELL DOES THIS MEAN?" Inuko shouted from the yard. Kikyko laughed and giggled.
"Oh this is so fun!" Kikyko said and laughed again.
Hakura and Kira narrowed their eyes at Kikyko and came around the table. Hitomi and Rika got up with Kikyko and followed them.
"Yes this has now become so interesting!" Kenta said, he and Reno and Shippou followed Inuko and Hitoshi.
"Is it in the house Kikyko?" Kira said to her. Kikyko rolled her eyes to the sky and hummed loudly.
"Great….." Kira said.
Inuko sniffed the air.
"EEEH what the hell is that?" he said looking to the house. We all laughed. Yup shit just got real, this is now officially crazy. Nice going my girl!
Hitomi sniffed the air.
"It's in the house, their house…" she said pointing to our home.
Hakura looked at Kikyko.
"It better not be slim, I hate slim and if I have to touch it I'm going to murder you," Hakura said to Kikyko. Kikyko giggled and said nothing.
They all ran in to the house through the patio, we watched them outside.
"EEEH WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?" Kira said pointing to the kitchen counter, there were four bowls of slim that had something smelly and disgusting in them.
Yamatoo looked at Kikyko and high fived her, yup I knew this was his doing as well.
"You are so fucking dead Kikyko, I'm not putting my hand in that shit," Inuko hissed angrily at her. She held her hands together and stood next to Yamatoo trying not to laugh.
"Uh guys, the only way to get the clues is in the bowls," Hitomi said leaning over the bowls she held her hand to her nose.
"Eeeh I'm not touching that," Hakura said grabbing on to Inuko's arm.
He looked at her the hissed at Kikyko.
Inuko, Hitoshi and Kira came towards the bowls, Hakura stood behind them.
"Ew," Kira said she lifted her sleeve.
"You are so not putting your hand in there," Hitoshi said to her. Thing about Kira she's a big tom boy and slimy stuff, gross things, bugs and insects where her specialty she loved getting dirty. She would if she could fix the cars in the garage for hours.
"Cowards its only slim, with floating gross things in it and smelly car fuel," Kira said holding her hand over the bowl. Hitomi and Rika looked at her and stepped away. Shippou came around the counter holding his nose, he shook his head.
"This is so gross Kikyko, I LOVE YOU GIRL HAHAHAH!" he laughed so hard through is squeaky voice.
Yamatoo and Kikyko came closer to the counter.
"Damn bitch!" Inuko said to his sister, he too lifted his sleeve. Kikyko huffed and crossed her arms, she then quickly hit him over the head. He growled at her and hissed.
"EEEH YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PUT YOUR HAND IN THERE ARE YOU?" Hakura said to him. He looked at her then put his hand in the bowl and pulled out the thick card that was in it. Hakura cringed and her face turned green.
"If your going to throw up chuck it on Kikyko because I'm going to kill her eventually," Inuko said. He grabbed the towel on the counter and whipped his hand.
"DISGUSTING BRO!" Hitoshi took in a deep breath and lifted his sleeve, Kira looked at him, she sighed and put her hand in the bowl as if it was something, she does every day. She pulled out the card, then whipped her hand on the towel.
"Cowards," Kira said watching as Hitoshi wavered a bit, he then put his hand in the bowl and pulled out the card.
"EH THAT WAS SO SLIMY," he said then whipped his hand on the towel.
"Come on Hakura you can do it," Hitomi said to her holding her nose as well. Rika smiled and held her nose too.
"HELL NO WAY, GAME OVER THIS IS WHERE I CROSS THE LINE," Hakura said leaning behind Inuko.
"Yeah yeah I'll do it," Inuko hissed, as he was about to lift his sleeve again, Kikyko stopped him.
"Uh uh, that's cheating, you can't cheat…. Hakura has to get the card, each one of you has a word on the card you must put together and in order," Kikyko said to him. Hakura looked at her and cringed.
"I HATE YOU RIGHT NOW SO MUCH!" she shouted at her, she came around Inuko and lifted her sleeve. She took in a deep breath and closed her eyes.
"Come on babe you can do it," Inuko said to Hakura.
"EW EW EW EW," she said as she dipped her hand into the bowl quickly and pulled out the card.
"AAAAH DISGUSTING," she shouted, Inuko grabbed the towel and put it over her hand. She cringed and started to whip her hand.
"I HATE YOU!" she shouted at Kikyko. Kikyko laughed and grabbed Yamatoo's arm.
"Read the cards!" Yamatoo said laughing.
They came to the living room and set up the cards on the table, each card had a word on it.
"Go to the… garage?" it said as they put it in order.
"There better not be anything that will jump out at us in the garage Kikyko," Hakura said from the couch.
They got up and went to the door.
"Garage is next!" I said to everyone as the women gathered in our yard as well.
Kikyko and Yamatoo followed them out the front door.
"Garage… well where do we start," Hitoshi said looking around as the light went on.
"I'll give you one clue, it's in a car..." Kikyko said pointing to all our cars, there were some in the drive way and three in the garage.
"Stupid, dumb, idiot…" Inuko started to mumble he lifted his sleeves and went to the cars. They were all unlocked. The girls looked at Kikyko and did the same.
"Heheheheh, they are so not going to find the cards," Hitomi said to Kikyko.
"They'll find them," Kikyko giggled and watched as they ransacked the cars.
"FOUND THEM!" Kira said after about an hour of intense car inspection, she finds four cards in the baby seat of our car.
Kikyko smiled.
"Huh their blank?" she said holding them up.
"POOF!" Kikyko said making a poof gesture with her hands.
"POOF what is it some sort of magic?" Hakura said coming towards her.
Yamatoo turned his face and laughed.
"She means use the baby powder on the cards…" he said giving away a clue. Kikyko looked at him and scowled he laughed at her expression.
"BABY POWDER ITS ON THE KITCHEN COUNTER!" Kira said. They all ran in to the house again.
"Ew the smell," Hakura said and quickly reached for the baby powder.
Inuko looked at his sister as if plotting his own revenge against her and came around the couch following Hakura and Kira. Hitoshi did the same.
"Oh my god this next part is good," Rika said laughing. Shippou shook his head and snickered. He then went outside to join us. Shippou was the last clue.
"So do we like pour the baby powder over the cards," Kira said looking at the cards as they placed them on the table. They had invisible ink on them that can only be activated with baby powder.
"Guess so," Hakura said she tapped the bottle over the cards and the ink appeared.
"What, invisible ink….you sneaky little devil," Inuko said to his sister. She leaned behind them and giggled.
Hoshiki and the boys had their hands and faces glued to the glass doors, Kagome shook her head at them as they made faces at everyone through the glass.
"Find a black box that has a clue, inside it is something blue, this blue object will give away your final clue." Hakura read out loud.
"Kikyko you are so stupid," Hitoshi said to her.
"You mean that black box?" he said pointing to the fireplace. It was in the fireplace wrapped.
"We saw this when we came in dummy," he said and went to go pick it up.
"Man its heavy what is in here…" he said bringing it back to the table. We all laughed outside; this was something from all of us we wanted to prank the kids with again. We laughed as they pulled the ribbon and opened it.
There was a blue give basket full of condoms, sex toys and lubricants. We all laughed so hard.
"OH MY GOD NOT THIS AGAIN!" Hakura said and her face turned red.
"WHAT THE HELL!" Inuko said and cringed.
"I didn't make that one, everyone outside did…." Kikyko said pointing to us, we were laughing at their expression.
"OH My God!" Kira said and sighed deeply.
"Uhh, lift the basket there's an envelope under it," Hitoshi said they lifted the basket and peeled off the envelope.
"If this next clue is something disgusting, I'm going to bury you somewhere in the desert," Inuko said to his sister as he opened the envelope.
Shippou came near the patio doors, we hung two lanterns full of confetti and the keys inside the keys were wrapped in…guess what, condoms and they had to dig through them to find out where the key is.
"Find the fox in the yard, with the rope in his hands he has the KEYS to your final card!" the card said. Everyone looked at Kikyko.
"Shippou's a fox," Kira said to him. Inuko stood up and looked at her.
"You know sis, your one big brat, your lucky we are related…" he said and rubbed her head.
"I'm going to kill you if Shippou tries anything stupid," he said to her. She smiled and pointed to the door.
"Just go outside," she said to them.
Everyone followed them to the patio doors. Kikyko looked at Yamatoo, he smiled at her and followed them.
"Nothing better jump out at us," Hakura said leaning behind Inuko, as the boys slid opened the doors then ran to where we had gathered, Shippou held the rope in his hands ready for them.
As they came outside he pulled the rope popping the hanging lanterns.
"What is this, confetti?" Kira said looking at the papers in her hands.
"CONDOMS!" Hitoshi said bending to the floor.
"KIKYKO SERIOUSLY ENOUGH WITH THE DAMN CONDOMS," Inuko shouted at her.
"Not my idea," she said coming around the house to them.
"What is this a card?" Hakura said, Inuko and Hitoshi opened the condoms and found a key.
"A key, a key to what?" Inuko said looking at it.
"Read the cards," Kikyko said coming to us. I looked at her and smiled.
"Hakura, Inuko… we love the both of you so very much and we know how hard you have been struggling to find a place to live. This key and the map in the envelope will lead you to your very first brand new home." Hakura read it.
"What our what?" Inuko said looking at us. Hakura held the card to her mouth almost in tears.
"Hitoshi, Kira… we love the both of you and even though you two have chosen to marry within a year, we felt that since you chose to live together, we have given you a new apartment. In the city where you can work and live safely," the card said.
Kira looked at all of us and looked at the key.
"Wait what…" Hitoshi said.
"New… places for us, what?" Inuko said as well.
"SURPRISE! We want all of you to have a good happy life together," Kagome said, we all cheered and clapped loudly.
"Our….own home!" Hakura said looking at Inuko. They came towards us, we hugged them.
"That was so well played Kikyko," Hitomi said to her as she and Rika came over to their friends.
"Kikyko why are you crying?" Yamatoo said next to her.
"I'm just happy that's all…" she said, she turned to him and smiled.
"Thanks for helping me with this," she said to him. He looked at her and touched her face.
"Your welcome," he said. He was just about to lean in to kiss her when Hoshiki grabbed Kikyko's hand.
"AAAH HOSHI," she shouted at him as he dragged her to us.
Yamatoo sighed and looked at Kikyko as Inuko, Hakura, Kira and Hitoshi smothered her.
"Talk to her Yamatoo….don't wait any longer," Sesshomaru said to his son, he touched his shoulder and smiled at him.
"Hahahhaha, sorry for all the sick jokes," Kikyko said to everyone.
"Awe Kiki thank you sweetie even though I still hate you," Hakura said to her.
"Why don't you four go check out your new places, we'll take your gifts over tomorrow?" Sango said to them. They looked at eachother.
"Thanks again everyone, we really appreciate everyone for coming and thank you to our parents," Inuko said to everyone.
"GO, GET OUT OF HERE!" everyone started to shout at them.
They smiled and turned to the house. Hakura was so excited she couldn't contain herself she ran through the house to the front door. Inuko laughed and followed behind her as Hitoshi and Kira did as well.
"Well played princess…" I said to her, I touched her head.
"Hahahha, that was fun…" she said and looked at me. Yamatoo came towards us, I looked at him then to Sesshomaru.
"InuYasha, a word if I may…." Sesshomaru said to me, I was curious what he wanted I turned to him and followed him to where Kagome was with Sango and Miroku.
"Kikyko…." Yamatoo said to her.
"Yes?" she said and smiled.
"May I speak with you…" he gestured with his hand to the opposite side of the house. Kikyko smiled at him and followed next to him.
"What's up Yamatoo?" Kikyko said to him. He let out a deep breath and ran a hand through his hair, he was nervous, he paced in his spot for a moment.
"Yamatoo is something wrong?" Kikyko asked him concerned.
"There's something I've been meaning to tell you for a really long time now…" he started to say to her. Kikyko moved her eyes to everyone that was in our yard then to Yamatoo again.
"Yes?" she said to him.
"Hear me out please…" he said taking in a deep breath.
"Look Kikyko…I've really liked you for a long time now, and I wanted you to know that. I don't mean, like you as a friend but I've fallen in love with your beauty and your personality…." He started to say. Kikyko's cheeks blushed and she diverted her eyes to the ground.
"What are you saying Yamatoo?" Kikyko said to him nervous.
"I…really really like you and I would like to ask you out on a date, a real date…." He said to her quickly. She looked at him.
"Yamatoo, I'm sorry…I don't feel the same way towards you, you're my cousin and my good friend, and I count on you when I need you…." She started to say. He let out a deep breath, he seemed disappointed with her answer.
"I'm sorry I mentioned it, its my feelings Kikyko and I can't change how I feel about you, I wanted you to know this….even if you don't return my feelings, I just wanted you to know." He said to her again.
"Yamatoo, I've been seeing Hero and I like him a lot…" she said to him. He narrowed his eyes in agitation and looked at her.
"The panther, does he care for you Kikyko?" Yamatoo asked her his tone sounded harsh.
"Yamatoo please don't be angry…I care for Hero a lot, and I know he cares about me, I'm sorry…" Kikyko said quickly.
"He's not good for you Kikyko…. he's dangerous," Yamatoo said again. She looked at him and ran her hand through her hair, she came around him. He stopped her and grabbed her arm.
"I'm sorry I shouldn't have said that, but I care about you, I worry about you…he's not good for you Kikyko," he said again.
"I'm sorry Yamatoo," she said to him. He let go of her arm and sighed deeply as she returned to the party.
Yamatoo let out a deep breath he came towards us again.
"Yamatoo, Rin would like to head home now. She is very tired, will you come with us?" Sesshomaru asked him. He looked at Kikyko again then to his father and nodded.
"Oh, leaving so soon?" Kagome said near me. I pulled my arm around her and hugged her.
"Yes sorry for leaving early I'm so tired and the baby is putting a toll on my back," Rin sighed and smiled.
"Your three months pregnant now, it's bound to happen…." Kagome said to her. Rin smiled and rubbed her belly.
"Well good night," Sesshomaru said to us, he took Rin's hand. I smiled at his and how affectionate they've both become towards eachother. Yamatoo nodded to us and followed his father as they walked through the back yard speaking to everyone else.
The entire night had died down quickly, Kenta and Reno's parents returned to their small village with their children. Kenta and Reno left with Hitomi and Rika. Shippou headed home to Yukiko who couldn't make it to the event tonight because her mother had fallen ill. And Sango and Miroku took their boys home, Kohaku and Magumi had gone with them. Hitoshi's parents left a little after Sesshomaru took his family home.
I looked around our empty yard and laughed.
"Hahahah maybe we should get Hoshiki and Kikyko to clean this up tomorrow, you know punishment…." I said to Kagome, she looked at me and crossed her arms.
"That's mean…" she said and laughed. Makoto had fallen asleep in her playpen in the house. I looked over at her as she hugged her giraffe tightly.
Hoshiki was standing next to the patio lounger swing rubbing his eyes.
"Bed time Hoshiki!" I said turning to him. He looked at Kikyko who had fallen asleep on the swing.
"Okay…" he said and yawned, he went to the patio doors, Kagome followed him inside and picked up Makoto.
"Come on princess let's get you to bed," I said bending down. I picked up Kikyko in my arms and came through the opened doors. I awkwardly closed them behind me and locked them.
I followed Kagome upstairs, Makoto in her arms. She was singing to her. I smiled at this as she went through the hallway to Makoto's room.
I opened Kikyko's door and came into her room.
"Huh!" I said noticing the smell of bell flowers.
"Who brought you flowers?" I said sniffing them. They seemed normal. Was that panther here in her room? I looked around her room for any scent or trace of him being here.
Nothing! No scent or trace at all. I put Kikyko down in her bed and pulled the blanket over her.
"Daddy…" she stuttered out opening her eyes.
"Yeah?" I said to her.
"Good night," she said to me and closed her eyes again. I leaned forward and kissed her head.
"Good night princess…" I said to her. I turned to her door and looked at the flowers again.
"Huh!" I said and left her room closing the door.
"Hmm hmm hmm," Kagome was in our room changing. I came in and closed the door behind me.
"Did you know Kikyko received bell flowers from someone, I think maybe Hero…" I said to Kagome coming to the closet, she was in the closet changing, she turned and looked at me.
"Flowers? How… he didn't come by, was he in her room or something?" Kagome said to me.
"I don't know there's no scent of him anywhere," I said to her. She pulled her robe together.
"I hope he wasn't in her room…." She said pulling her hair around her to her shoulder and braided it. I took off my shirt and came towards her. She smiled and looked at me.
"You are so gorgeous," I said to her. She pulled her arms to my neck and looked at me.
"And you're my cute pup," she said to me.
"Hey I'm not cute…." I was about to finish my words when she pulled herself to me and kissed me. I pulled her close and kissed her a little harder. She giggled and pulled her arms tighter around my neck.
