sorry it took a while for this, been dealing with a lot and doing so much art at home. enjoy
Chapter 37: Journey to Totosai (Part 1)
What the fuck did I get myself into, I shouldn't have ordered KFC, but no I caved just because my sweet innocent, baby face, daughter pleaded. Why do I do this to myself?
"How does she eat so much?" my father said watching Kikyko and Kira. Yeah ordering KFC was a bad idea, this is the last time I cave and order KFC. My mother sighed deeply and shook her head, she kept her eyes on the girls and didn't say a word about their eating habits.
We sat at our table watching as Kikyko and Kira devoured a huge 25-piece family meal of chicken, fries, and side dishes, including 3 extra-large loaded pizza and Kagome's left over Ramen.
"Uhhh…" Hoshiki said looking at his sister, he held his chopsticks filled with Ramen, to the air over his Ramen filled bowl, he stared at his sister as she filled her plate with more chicken. Koji and Yuki held their bowls close to them worried Kira or Kikyko may try to take their Ramen as well, knowing them, they'll eat every single piece of food still left on the table.
"Oh try this, it's amazing…" Kira said holding up the coleslaw bowl to Kikyko, Kikyko took it from her and dug her fork into the bowl. She shoved a huge heaping fork full of coleslaw into her mouth.
"I think…..I forgot what food tastes like!" Inuko said staring at his sister. His pizza was dripping on his plate as he held it to the air near his mouth. Hakura touched her forehead with her hand and shook her head, she opened a napkin and put it on Inuko's lap.
"Did she not eat or something?" Sesshomaru leaned in to Yamatoo and said this to him, Yamatoo nodded.
"Oh she ate alright, she ate everything I ordered for lunch including desert…." Yamatoo said staring at her as well. Rin smiled and bit into her third slice of pizza, she watched Kira and Kikyko and shook her head at them.
"So, remind me why I chose to marry Kira?" Hitoshi leaned in to Inuko and said this, Inuko shook his head staring at the girls and said nothing. See what did I get myself in to, I always do this, I'm a softy when Kikyko asks for anything, I cave….I fucking cave. Jeez I'm so embarrassed!
"Dear god, slow down ladies you look like two wild hyena's who haven't eaten in years," Sango said passing Kira and Kikyko napkins. Kikyko took the napkin and quickly wiped her mouth, she put it down on the table and bit into her chicken again, she held a pizza in her other hand and took a bite of that as well.
"I'm….really beginning to think I should have Kikyko's stomach examined, maybe she has two or something…" I said to my father and Miroku. Miroku shook his head and rolled his eyes, we just sat in silence watching Kira and Kikyko without words.
"Ah this is the best KFC ever, oh and pizza…" Kikyko said holding another piece of chicken to her mouth, Kira looked at her and dug her fork into the fries' box. I sighed and shook my head. Crazy… like what the fuck! Seriously!
"Mmm, yup and this macaroni is to die for," Kira said to her, Kikyko nodded digging her fork into the macaroni as well.
"You're going to get fat!" Hoshiki said after a few moments breaking through the awkward silence, Kikyko looked at him and growled. She reached across the table in attempt to take his bowl.
"GRRRRRRR GRRR!" Hoshiki growled at her, he held his bowl close to his body and moved it away from her.
"Don't you dare!" I said to the both of them, Kikyko huffed and scowled at her brother. Hoshiki growled at her and turned in his seat, he dug his chopsticks into his bowl. Makoto sat in her highchair next to Kagome sucking down a bottle, it was her third one, she would watch her sister as she ate as if she was making a mental note herself of how to eat. Oh god, now Makoto is going to eat just like her sister when she's older, shit I need a new job! I don't make enough money as it is to feed the kids I already have let alone her….how did I end up with this…how does she eat so much!
"Miroku I quit…" I said to him. Miroku watched the girls and shook his head.
"You can't quit your shareholder…" he said reminding me, I rolled my eyes.
"I don't get paid enough for this shit…" I said to him, he groaned and shook his head. Kagome hit me upside the head and scowled at me.
"Don't swear!" she said to me, I scowled at her and rubbed my head.
"Aaaah Kira we have a problem," Kikyko said after a few moments, her plate and Kira's plate where full of chicken bones and pizza crust slices. Kira looked at Kikyko. Kikyko picked up the empty chicken bucket and looked in it.
"WE'RE OUT OF CHICKEN!" Kikyko chimed loudly. I shook my head and rolled my eyes. Here we go, and now she's going to wine and complain.
"NO WE CAN'T BE!" Kira said taking the bucket from her. Kira looked at us and sighed deeply.
"How are we out of food?" Kira said and shook her head.
"Well maybe because you two ate everything on the table, we're actually lucky you didn't start to pick the flesh off our bones and eat us…" Miroku said and crossed his arms. He chuckled and shook his head. Sango and Kagome stood up, they started to clear the empty boxes off the table.
"NO, WE NEED TO ORDER MORE CHICKEN!" Kikyko chimed again, Kagome looked at her and shook her head.
"Absolutely not, you two are done! We are not ordering any more chicken," Kagome said balancing the boxes in her arms, Sango rolled her eyes and shook her head as well.
"If you two dare order anymore take out food, we are going to have a huge problem…" Sango said to them. Kira huffed and folded her arms. Kikyko pouted.
"Don't you dare pout!" I said to her, I stood up from the chair and started to pick up plates, Miroku did the same and took all our glasses. No, no InuYasha do not look at her pouty face do not even cave.
"GRRRR….." Hoshiki growled again holding his bowl close to him. Jeez I wasn't going to take it, I looked at him and shook my head, he kept his eyes on his sister. Kikyko looked at Hoshiki and smiled.
"Hoshiki, how would you like to share with your older sister…" Kikyko said to him. I looked at her and shook my head.
"GRRR, YOU STAY AWAY KIKYKO!" Hoshiki shouted at her, he jumped down from his chair and ran to the living room, Koji and Yuki did the same, they feared Kira and Kikyko, they looked to eachother and ran to the living room.
"Hey not fair I'm still hungry!" Kikyko huffed, she pouted again. Do not cave InuYasha, do not order any more food! Do not look at her pouty face, I kept repeating this in my head. I turned my eyes to the plates in my hand trying my best not to pick up a phone and order a second round of KFC.
"If you dare cave and order them anymore food, I want a divorce….and you can feed your own children yourself and cook for them yourself…see how long you last!" Kagome turned to me and whispered this. Inuko looked at his mother and laughed, he shook his head and finished eating his Ramen.
I narrowed my eyes to Kagome and scowled at her, she laughed and took the boxes to the kitchen. I sighed deeply ignoring Kira and Kikyko, they were rambling and complaining how hungry they still where. I followed Kagome to the kitchen.
"Oh god…." Yamatoo said and sighed deeply. Rin looked at him, he touched his forehead and mumbled to himself.
"Yamatoo what is it?" Sesshomaru said to his son, he stood up and started to clear the placemats from the table.
"If I marry Kikyko one day, she's going to eat the entire house isn't she, jeez…." He said to himself thinking, he mumbled again then groaned. Rin held a hand to her mouth and laughed.
"Better get a good well-paying job Yamatoo!" she touched his shoulder and laughed again, Sesshomaru shook his head and came around his son, he laughed at him as he came through the dining room door to the kitchen.
"If either one of you idiots attempt to order them any more food, I swear I will beat the shit out of both of you, I haven't used Hirakotsu in years…don't make me dig it out!" Sango said in the kitchen to me and Miroku. Miroku held his phone in his hand and sighed. Sesshomaru looked us at and shook his head as well, he was mumbling something, I couldn't make out what, he put the placemat on the counter and watched us.
"The other kids barely ate anything, Kira and Kikyko are like wild dogs scavenging for food remains," Miroku said to her.
"Order more food Miroku, I dare yeah!" Sango said folding her arms, she eyed him down. Miroku held his hands up to her and smiled a nervous smile. Sango fumed staring Miroku down.
"Sango my love, come on….calm yourself….they're still hungry, and you know what happens when they're still hungry and not full yet! They'll complain and whine and start to get all huffy and pouty until one of us caves in….." Miroku said waving his hands to his wife. Kagome sighed and mumbled to herself, she shook her head and picked up her phone off the counter. Sango turned to her.
"He's right you know, this entire night will turn into a 'I'm so hungry, I'm going to die….' fest and we'd have to cave in, damn kids eat so much…eat us out of house and home….why did I even…." Kagome dialed KFC again and started mumbling to herself. Inuko and Hakura where coming into the kitchen with Hitoshi, they saw Kagome holding the phone.
"Oh god! I'm out! Nope….not happening…" Inuko said to his mother, he rolled his eyes, put his bowl down in the sink and turned to Hakura.
"They're ordering more food…Inuko lets go for a drive somewhere and be back later, much much later!" Hakura said to him. Hitoshi nodded agreeing to this.
"Yeah we're out!" Hitoshi said following Inuko and Hakura as they hurried quickly to the front door. I rolled my eyes, Kagome and Sango sighed deeply and ordered a second round of KFC, and something for the boys because…..well they only ate Ramen and one slice of pizza.
I looked at my mother and father as they sat at the table with Rin and Yamatoo watching Kikyko and Kira, Kira pouted and whined, Kikyko complained she was going to die, and she was starving. I rolled my eyes again.
"Unbelievable! How did we raise two wild animals…?" I said to everyone. Miroku laughed and shook his head.
"God help us!" he said and turned to the sink turning the water on.
After a second round of KFC was ordered Kira and Kikyko cleaned up the dining room and kitchen, I looked over at them from the patio doors and shook my head. How did they go through all of that, seriously, I'm beginning to question my life choices here.
Hoshiki, Koji and Yuki took their pizza and went downstairs to video game so that their sisters didn't attempt to eat their share as well. I rolled my eyes at the thought of the girls squabbling over pizza with their brothers.
I looked over at my father and Sesshomaru, my father waved his hand for me. I came around Kagome to him. Kagome looked at me and then turned her head back to Rin and Sango and conversed with them. My mother and Rin laughed and chimed over Makoto, she was playing with a ball rolling it on the blanket. The women sat in a circle with Makoto in the middle. He touched my shoulder and looked at me as I approached him.
"We need to get in some training before we leave tomorrow, think you're up for a little sword sparing?" my father said to me, is smirked. Hell yeah, no need to even say it I'm always up for sparing.
"I'll get Tetsusaiga!" I said to him. I turned to the patio doors, just as Kira and Kikyko where coming outside to join us. I smiled at them and shook my head; they came outside to join their mothers. I reached over the mantel for Tetsusaiga, just as I was about to touch the sword, I felt a huge surge of energy pass through me.
"What….." I said holding Tetsusaiga in my hand. The sheath pulsated when my hand gripped it. I felt this strange surge go through me, as if something was on the sheath, was it poisoned, no….there's no way, Tetsusaiga's sheath protects it. I would've known if it was poisoned, I held it to my face and sniffed it.
No, it smelt normal, nothing seemed out of the ordinary with it. I looked it over and held it out again.
"What was that…." I slowly pulled the sword from its sheath. Nothing! Nothing happened when I did that, it didn't even transform. Tetsusaiga remained still and normal, I looked it over.
"Huh!" I said swinging it around, even as a normal sword it had the same weight and looked the same. My father saw me from the opposite patio doors, he slid opened the door and came in.
"Something wrong?" he said to me. I shook my head.
"No, I just felt a strange energy come from Tetsusaiga just now," I said to him. I held the sword out to him. He looked at me.
"I can't touch Tetsusaiga anymore, I entrusted it to you, it is bound to you now…if I touch it, it will repeal me," my father said looking at the sword.
"Huh!" I said again, I pulled Tetsusaiga back and pushed it into its sheath.
"Well it could be nothing, I haven't trained with Tetsusaiga or needed to use it in months, let's go let Tetsusaiga out for a while!" I said to my father. He nodded to me and followed me as I went to the patio doors.
Just as my father was closing the doors behind him, Tobashi landed down to the ground with his brother and three other badger demon members from his tribe. I looked over to him and smiled.
"Tobashi! Keno! What a surprise!" Miroku said coming towards him. Tobashi smiled, he extended his hand to Miroku. Miroku locked hands with him.
"Hey, it's nice to see you, haven't been to your gym in a while, how are you?" I said coming towards him. He too locked his hand with mine, his eyes then diverted to my father. The badgers that were with him bent down to one knee and bowed to my father.
Keno looked to my father and let out a deep breath in surprise.
"InuNo Taisho, this is….impossible! We heard of your return…" Tobashi said looking at my father. My father held his hand up to them. I looked at my father when the panthers bowed to him, I was curious as to why they did this, I mean yeah, my father is powerful. But I didn't know enough about him to know what type of man he truly was, did he lead armies, did he fight against demons and humans? This now made me even more curious.
"No need to bow men, please stand!" my father said to them. They stood up. Sesshomaru and Yamatoo came over towards us curious.
"We served under your father's alliance many centuries ago," Keno said to me. I looked at my father then to him.
"InuYasha, we have come with news…" Tobashi said to us, he kept his eyes to my father for some reason, as if surprised he had returned from the dead.
"We were just about to go out to the woods for some training," Sesshomaru said to them.
"Let us join you, we must discuss a very important matter!" Tobashi said to us. We all nodded. Sesshomaru, my father, Yamatoo and Tobashi, Keno and his men jumped to the air. I looked at Miroku.
"Let's go for a run!" Miroku said to me, I nodded, and we followed behind to the forest.
Thing about Tobashi and Keno, they were part of the council committee that meets every month, they represent us the demons and the other members of the panel are all human. Tobashi, Keno and even Ishikaro are members to this panel, if we ever needed to wield weapons for any reason or take care of demons or any personal matters that would involve the human race, we needed the councils permission to do so.
The council was represented by the government, the humans on the council where chairman to the government and everything had to be passed by all members of the committee. Meaning dealing with Tadahiro, that is something the committee needs to know about. I was glad Tobashi came to see us, we were planning on going before the committee as soon as we returned from Totosai, to let them know of the issue we have with Tadahiro.
So now, since he's here, I'll ask him about meeting with the council when we return.
Tadahiro's household
"ABSOLUTELY NOT! You must have panther shit for brains, we will not ever go against InuYasha and his family," Koga scuffed angry, he hissed and growled at Tadahiro. Tadahiro was outside with Hero, Roku and five other panther demons, family members of his.
"Oh you will go against InuYasha and his family, your reputation with him precedes you, you are ruthless when it comes down to it and you will kill even your pack of wolves, you've done it before," Tadahiro said to Koga. Hero stood next to him his claws bared, he hissed and waved his hands in the air. Roku pulled his hood down and watched Koga carefully.
Koga arrived at Tadahiro's home with three wolves and two of his men.
"If you may have not noticed, Tadahiro, they have women and children….we will not under any circumstances strike them, we are in alliance with InuYasha….." Koga said to him, he crossed his arms and smirked.
"Hm maybe you are unaware, living in your mountain hidden from society, Kagome…the women, the mate of InuYasha I will have her blood, and her daughter will be the one to take it, I will get my way whether you help us or not…." Tadahiro started to say before he could finish his words, Koga ran at him and pinned him to the side of the house. His hand wrapped around his neck.
"HEY!" Hero shouted near Koga, he hissed at him and bared his claws, Tadahiro extended his hand to his son.
"What are you trying to do Koga? Oh is it because I mentioned the women's name, what is this….you still have feelings for her?" Tadahiro scanted, he hissed and spoke through his teeth. He lifted his hand to Koga's hand and wrapped his hand around his.
"If you dare fucking think to touch Kagome or Kikyko you'll have a bigger problem on your hands then just Tetsusaiga, I will rip you to pieces and feed your flesh to my dogs," Koga hissed angry at him. Koga's men where growling and baring their claws at Roku and the other panthers.
"STAND DOWN MEN! There will be no bloodshed today, lets save that for when we return…to the Edo era!" Tadahiro chuckled, he laughed. Koga released his grip from around his neck, Tadahiro dropped to the ground.
"Edo era, that period doesn't exist anymore….we were brought here and live here now," Koga said to him, he stepped away from Tadahiro and watched him carefully. Hero touched his father's shoulder as Tadahiro coughed and rubbed his neck.
"Hm, little do you know Koga…we can return to that era and we will, once the portal is opened all demons will return and no longer live in this time frame. Then you can have your way, you want my head, you can have it, we'll see who's the strongest demon tribe," Tadahiro said to him. Koga clenched his hands into fists.
"And how do you think we will return to this era? It is no longer in existence," Koga said angry. Tadahiro smirked.
"The child, Kikyko….she will die and when she does, her spiritual powers will open the portal!" Tadahiro said again. Koga growled angry.
"Kikyko is like a daughter to me, you dare touch her, even think to come near her….her father won't only have your head on a pike, I will make sure to have your entire pack buried in my yard so I can piss on their dead bodies," Koga said through bared teeth. Tadahiro smirked again and held his hand out for his son and Roku.
"Go inside, Hero, Roku! We are done here…" he said to them. Hero looked at his father then to Roku, Roku retracted his claws and hissed, he let out a deep grunt then turned to the house. Hero followed him. Ginta and Hakkaku dropped their hands and watched as Hero and Roku closed the doors behind them. The remaining panthers retreated to the house as well.
"We are definitely not done here, I will inform InuYasha of this encounter and we will retaliate…" Koga crossed his arms and said this, he turned to Ginta and Hakkaku. Before he could leap to the air Tadahiro stops him.
"How much do you love that wife of yours, and those boys…your sons, are you prepared to lose your family over your own blind stupidity, we will return to the Edo era, and when we do…I will rule the lands. What will you do then Koga?" Tadahiro said to him. Koga growled, he turned and quickly threw a punch at Tadahiro's face. Tadahiro smirked and touched a hand to his face.
"Stay away from my family!" Koga said to him in a horse angry tone. He and his boys jumped to the air and over the brick fence, the wolves followed.
"Ha, we'll see about that Koga!" Tadahiro said to himself. He chuckled and tapped his face.
"Koga, we have to tell InuYasha about this…" Ginta said to him as they darted through the forest in a haste.
"Oh don't you worry, he will know about this, they're coming to the mountains tomorrow…once they arrive, I'll be there to meet them, and I will tell him of this encounter. All I hope is that Kagome and Kikyko are safe, let's get home…. I'm worried about Ayame!" Koga said to his boys. They all jumped through the air and ran through the forest.
"Wait what….Tadahiro asked the badger tribe to join him?" I said to Tobashi. Tobashi nodded and looked at me. Yamatoo crossed his arms and followed our conversation, Sesshomaru looked at his son then turned his eyes to Tobashi.
"We refused to do any dirty deeds for that panther, if he had forgotten, the panther king his father had killed my father in war centuries ago," Tobashi said to us. My father nodded and looked at him.
"Yes, I encountered the panther king, I destroyed him, then years later the panthers came after InuYasha and Sesshomaru…" my father said to him.
"Yes I remember that, we took out their pack, or we thought we did….when Kagome killed Hero's mother we thought that was it, they retreated to the mountains. But we went after them and destroyed their kingdom," I said to everyone. Miroku nodded remembering this.
"Yes, but Tadahiro, took his son and 50 of their family members and escaped the kingdom before we could strike them," Miroku said thinking.
"We are heading to the mountains tomorrow, Koga is in the mountains, we will seek his assistance in this matter…" Sesshomaru said to Tobashi. Tobashi held his hand up to us.
"He was scheduling a meeting with Koga today, I will assume it will not go well for Tadahiro, so I know Koga is well aware of this….we will meet with the committee members tomorrow, I have called for Ishikaro, the wolf demon to join the committee. InuYasha once you and your family return from the mountains you must come forth the committee so we can come to an agreement on this matter," Tobashi said to us.
"Yes, I was planning on that!" I said to him. Tobashi held his hand out to me, I locked my hand with his.
"We will take your leave, my wife has the power of foresight, as do you Taisho…she fears for our children's safety," Tobashi said to us.
"Sir, Mr. Tobashi…your two sons attend my college in Kyoto, do not worry I will watch out for them." Yamatoo said to him, Tobashi nodded.
"My sons are now aware of this, demons must watch out for each other, seek them out Yamatoo, and watch out for eachother…. My daughter is safe at home with us right now," Tobashi said again.
"Don't worry Tobashi, I will not allow any harm to come to your children or wife….you have my word, once I obtain my sword, Tadahiro's head will be mine!" my father said to him. Tobashi nodded.
"Let's discuss this with the committee before we make any rash decisions and go off on a killing spree…Toga!" Miroku said to him. My father grunted and nodded.
"We will take your leave now gentlemen, now that we are all aware of Tadahiro's scheme, we must join forces to prevent him from taking Kikyko or Kagome, or blindly killing any of our families…" Keno said to us. We nodded.
"Don't you worry about my family, if I pick up the scent of him or his pack, I will have their heads on a pike!" I said to Keno and Tobashi.
"Let's not be reckless InuYasha, let us discuss this in a proper matter, after all we know live amongst a civilized society. Whatever Tadahiro is planning…will not go well for this country and its people," Tadahiro said to us. We all nodded and watched him and his brother, and the badgers that came with him jump to the air. In a haste they disappeared.
"Shit!" I said angry.
"Yamatoo tomorrow do not leave Kikyko's side for any reason, none of us…understand!" I said to everyone.
"Calm down InuYasha, lets train then return home to our family and discuss this with Kagome and Sango," Miroku said touching my shoulder. I looked at him and let out a deep breath.
"No harm will come to Kikyko, I promise!" Yamatoo said to me, I nodded to him.
"Let's train boys! I'm in the mood to spar," my father said cracking his hands together.
Miroku nodded to me.
"Momma," Kikyko said sitting in front of her mother, Kagome brushed her hair and started to braid it. Inuko had returned with Hakura and Hitoshi and were setting up blankets and sleeping bags in our living room. Hitoshi and Inuko moved the couch aside as Kira and Hakura laid down the blankets. Hoshiki and the boys were upstairs gathering pillows and blankets, the kids where planning on a sleepover party in our living room.
Kagome smiled watching the kids as they ran down the stairs and to Inuko and Hakura.
"Yes sweetie," Kagome said to Kikyko, she sat with Sango, Rin and my mother in another part of the living room that had a small round coffee table and round chairs surrounding it. Sango poured some tea into cups for everyone.
"When we leave tomorrow, are you going to be okay? Everyone, will everyone be okay?" Kikyko asked her mother. Kagome touched her shoulders and turned her face to her.
"Don't you worry about us, we're all going to be just fine!" Kagome tapped a hand to Kikyko's face.
"Yeah sis, I'll be here…. you don't need to worry about anything!" Inuko said from the other side of the living room. He helped Hoshiki with the pillows and blankets.
"Kikyko, you go to the mountains and don't worry about anything here at home, all of us can take care of everything here," Sango said to her. Kikyko smiled and nodded. Kagome wrapped an elastic around Kikykos hair and tapped her shoulders.
"There, all done!" she said to her. Kikyko smiled and got up off the ground.
"Hey, who said we can have a sleepover in the living room?" Kikyko chimed crossing her arms, she came around the couch and jumped onto the pile of pillows and blankets.
"Hey, get off we weren't done yet, and I said…got a problem with that?" Inuko hissed at his sister. Hoshiki looked at Kikyko and laughed. He crossed his arms and nodded agreeing with Inuko.
"Yeah well why don't we set up tents outside?" Kikyko chimed stretching herself along all of the sheets. Hakura and Inuko looked at eachother, Kira smiled.
"Why didn't we think of that? The yard is huge there's enough room for us to set up tents or just sleeping bags," Kira said thinking.
"I'M TAKING THESE OUTSIDE!" Hoshiki shouted, he bent down to his sister and pulled the sleeping bag from under her, this caused her to roll over into more sheets.
"HEY….STUPID!" she sat up and shouted at him, she got up from the pile and picked up a sleeping bag, she ran after Hoshiki as he opened the south facing doors and ran out.
"Huh alright well sleeping outside it is then!" Inuko said and rolled his eyes. Koji and Yuki picked up the other sleeping bags and ran out to the patio. Makoto babbled in the playpen, she stood up to the side of the playpen watching the kids as they ran in and out of the house gathering what they needed. Makoto then looked at Inuko and shouted.
"AAAH Uuuuko," she shouted. Hakura laughed, she fixed the blankets over the sleeping bags.
"Awweeee Makoto said U-KO! Go get your sister Inuko," Hakura laughed and crossed her arms. Inuko looked at her then shook his head. He came through the patio doors to the playpen.
"Don't think we forgot about you Makoto…." He said picking her up. Makoto laughed and threw her hands to the air. She kept shouting Inuko's name the whole time while he took her outside.
"Great!" Kagome sighed and hit her head.
"Well if they're outside and it rains that's going to suck so bad," Sango laughed. Hitoshi looked at her and so did Kira.
"It won't rain mother!" Kira said to her, she picked up the pillows and blankets. Inuko and Hakura came back inside, as Sango said this. Makoto sat outside on the blankets with her sister. Inuko looked at us and laughed, he and Hakura bent down and picked up the rest of the blankets.
As the kids set up their sleeping bags, blankets, pillows, and everything they needed outside, we were heading back from the forest to the house. I could hear their laughter and their voices echo outside.
"I am surprised with your skills Miorku," my father said behind us. Miroku turned to him and smiled. They conversed as we approached our homes.
"Huh are they sleeping outside?" Miroku said behind me when he heard the children's voices outside. He let out a deep breath and tapped a fist to his shoulder, we had spent the last three hours training, it was now almost 10PM, and the kids were still awake. Man, they should get to bed, especially Kikyko….she needs to be up at 3AM. My father chuckled hearing the kids voices as we came towards the brick wall.
"Hey!" I said coming through the wooden gate that connected our bricks walls. Inuko turned his head to us.
"Hahha, we're camping outside!" he said to us.
"Yeah and this stupid turd ate all the marshmallows," Kikyko huffed looking at her brother. They had Makoto outside with them, Inuko wrapped her in a blanket and sat her in his lap while he held a stick to the fire pit. Hoshiki smiled a big smile and stuck his tongue out at Kikyko.
"I don't think Makoto should sleep outside, maybe we should let her sleep in our room…" I said coming towards them. I bent down to Makoto. She looked at me and held her hands to the blanket that covered her head.
"Nah, she's okay! No problems here dad, we'll get to bed soon, I know Kikyko has to be up at 3AM," Inuko said to me. I looked at Makoto, she seemed to be enjoying herself. She beamed a big smile at me and then laughed.
"AAAAH!" she shouted excitedly. I smiled and rubbed my hand over her head.
"Alright, well all of you can stay out here for the night, just get to bed okay! Kikyko we'll come wake you when we are about to leave," Miroku said to the kids. Kikyko looked at us and nodded.
"Yamatoo…. joining us?" Hitoshi said holding the stick to his mouth he blew at the marshmallows. Yamatoo smiled.
"Sure!" he said and took off his jacket. Kikyko giggled and slid over to her brother, Yamatoo slid in next to her. Everyone looked at them, Yamatoo looked at Kikyko, she looked at him and blushed.
"OOOooo," everyone teased them. Kikyko huffed and crossed her arms.
"Smore's bro! Required food for the outdoors, it involves chocolate, marshmallows…." Hitoshi said this and looked over at Koji, Yuki and Hoshiki, they had marshmallows crammed in their mouths. Their mouths full, they looked at them and beamed. Hoshiki picked up the marshmallow that fell from his mouth and shoved it back in.
"Never mind, we're out of marshmallows!" Kira chimed and laughed. The kids laughed watching the boys and their white covered mouths as they attempted to shove more marshmallows into their already stuffed mouths.
"Argh hey, marshmallow thieves…" Kikyko chimed. She hissed at the boys, she tried to pull the blankets off her so she could jump the boys, but Yamatoo pulled her hands from the sheets.
"Don't kill them!" he said to her, Kikyko looked at him then flicked her fingers against Yamatoo's head. He scowled at her and growled.
Everyone laughed at this!
I stood up watching them argue and rolled my eyes.
"Let's go inside before they end up throwing things and one of us loses an eye!" Miroku said to us. Sesshomaru chuckled and came around the kids to the house. My father followed him, he shook his head and laughed.
"Great!" I said, I crossed my arms and followed behind Miroku, the women were probably asleep now. Nope I was wrong, I could hear Sango downstairs in the spare bedroom, she was talking to Rin and Kagome about the twins and laughing over…..babies. I rolled my eyes and sighed deeply. I looked over to the bedroom then came around the kitchen island. I took Tetsusaiga off my side and rested it against the bar stools.
"Uh InuYasha what are you doing?" Miroku said watching me, I opened the cupboard, Kagome always hid extra marshmallows, chocolate, gram crackers and treats in a secret stash in one of the cupboards. I sighed and reached for the bag of marshmallows.
"Damn hell the things I do for these damn kids….I'm getting to old for this shit…" I mumbled. Miroku laughed watching me as I ripped opened the bag of marshmallows, I shoved one in my mouth and came around the counter.
"Wow, she sure has her father wrapped around her little finger, doesn't she?" my father said watching me as I came to the patio doors. I slid them opened. My father tapped his hand to Sesshomaru's shoulder and turned to him.
"Good luck son, your daughter will end up being exactly like Kikyko! She's going to have you wrapped around her little finger in no time….hahahhah! And you will cave and give her everything…" my father's bellous laughter erupted, he came around Miroku and to the spare bedroom where he and my mother slept. Sesshomaru growled and groaned.
"Like hell she won't be…damn," Sesshomaru huffed thinking about this. He groaned and complained mumbling to himself. He came around Miroku to the bedrooms as well, Rin was just coming out of the bedroom with Kagome when he saw her. My father looked at them and laughed, he opened the door to their bedroom and went in.
"Our daughter will not be like Kikyko, if she tries to get her way…" Sesshomaru said to Rin. Kagome held a hand to her mouth and laughed.
"We were just talking about that! Hahahhaah…oh Sesshomaru, good luck!" Kagome said to him as she passed Rin and Sesshomaru and came towards the kitchen.
Miroku looked at Kagome and smiled. Kagome turned her eyes to me outside.
"Great, did he get them more marshmallows?" she said looking at the opened hidden wall in the cupboard. There was a secret hidden back wall that opens with a knock on it, the kids never knew about it. Kagome sighed, she shoved all the candy and treats that fell out of it back in and closed the hatch. She closed the cupboard and shook her head. She turned and watched me as I came back through the patio doors. I closed them behind me.
"Kagome….listen here, we are done having kids. If these twins are girls…. I swear I'm moving out…." I started to say. She looked at me as I came towards the kitchen island with a stern angry look to her eyes. Miroku looked at me and shook his head. He laughed then turned to the hallway.
"See you at 3AM InuYasha!" he said to me.
"Good night Kagome, go easy on him, we need him tomorrow!" Miroku said in the hallway, he laughed, and I heard the bedroom door open then close. Kagome looked at me and crossed her arms.
"Why do you give in like that?" she huffed at me. I rolled my eyes; she came around the counter to the stairs. I followed her.
"Give in…god women, who was the one who ordered them a second round of KFC?" I said to Kagome following her upstairs. She giggled and ran up the stairs to our bedroom. I smirked and followed her.
"Oh really!" I said and closed our bedroom door behind us. I grabbed Kagome and pulled her to the bed. She giggled and ran her hands up my head.
"Tomorrow, be careful….be safe all of you!" she said to me. I leaned over her and touched her face.
"I love you!" I said to her. She smiled and giggled, I leaned forward and kissed her.
3AM Saturday Morning
My alarm clock buzzed on the bedside table, I rolled over in bed and tapped the button. 3AM, great! Here we go, a long 6-hour drive to the mountains…I rolled over and looked at Kagome. She was asleep, I leaned over her and kissed her softly on the cheek.
I hope nothing happens while I'm gone. I pulled the blanket off me and shifted out of bed. I heard Miroku's alarm clock go off as well, then Sesshomaru's. I yawned and went to the closet to change. Kagome had packed a bag for me and Kikyko yesterday, she knew Kikyko would forget to do that. They were near the bedroom door and ready for me to take with us. I got ready and looked myself over in the mirror.
"InuYasha…." Kagome's voice said behind me.
"Huh…why are you awake?" I asked her, I turned and looked at her. She smiled and ran her hands along my chest.
"Kagome…get back to bed, don't worry everything's going to be fine!" I said to her. She looked at me and smiled. She pulled her arms around my neck and kissed me.
"I love you! Take care of our daughter," she said to me. I pulled my arms around her and hugged her.
"I love you, stay safe! I'm worried the panthers will try something….and I'm not here to…." I said to her, she shook her head and touched my face.
"Me and Sango can handle things here InuYasha, Inuko's staying with us today and tomorrow…" she said to me. I ran my hands along her stomach.
"Eat, make sure you eat okay!" I said to her, I bent down to her stomach and kissed her stomach.
"InuYasha….you always do that…don't worry, I'll be fine….we're fine," she said touching my head. I stood up and hugged her again.
"Please get back to bed, you need to sleep…" I said to her. She smiled and touched my face again. Just as I was about to lean in to kiss her, I heard Kikyko's voice in our bedroom. Huh, so she did wake up on time!
"Momma?" Kikyko said in our bedroom. Kagome smiled and quickly kissed me, she pulled my arms from around her and came out of the bathroom.
"Oh, good morning…" Kikyko said to her mother, I smiled and turned to the mirror. I bunched my hair up into a high ponytail.
"Inuko…and everyone is still asleep outside! Yamatoo's outside with uncle Miroku and Uncle Sesshomaru getting the cars ready…" Kikyko said to her mother. Kagome smiled, she touched her head and hugged her.
"I love you so much, you be brave…and call me when you get to the mountains okay!" Kagome said to her, she touched her head and kissed her face. Kikyko smiled and nodded.
"Make sure to eat momma and take care of yourself…" Kikyko said to her mother. I chuckled hearing her say this, Kagome laughed and rubbed her head. I pulled my shirt down over my chest and clipped my belt together.
"Don't you worry okay! I'm going back to bed, your father is almost ready….hmmm…be good!" Kagome said to her. Kikyko smiled and hugged her mother again. I came out of the bathroom and looked at them.
"Ready to go kiddo?" I said coming towards them. Kikyko looked at me and nodded. Kagome pulled her from her chest and tapped her face.
"I'll get your bag!" I said to her. Kikyko smiled and kissed her mother on the cheek, Kagome watched her as she left our bedroom.
"Don't worry about anything Kagome!" I said to her swinging Kikyko's bag to my shoulder. She nodded at me. I quickly leaned in and kissed her.
"Go….have a safe trip!" she said to me. I nodded and left the room. As I was coming down the stairs my father was awake in the kitchen with my mother, Sango and Rin where probably still asleep.
"Mother, why are you awake…" I said to her. Kikyko had gone outside already, I put the bags down near the island.
"Oh, I wanted to see you before you left!" my mother said to me, she came around the island to me and touched my face. I smiled and hugged her.
"Have a safe trip my boy, all of you!" she said to me. I smiled and looked at her.
"Don't worry mother, we'll call when we get to the mountains!" I said to her, she smiled and tapped my face. I looked over to the mantel where I left Tetsusaiga last night, Miroku being human was able to touch it, he had taken it down wrapped it in a cloth along with Sesshomaru's swords and put it in the car. I nodded and looked over to the patio doors. I came around the island to the doors and opened them.
My father watched me as I went outside and bent down to Inuko.
"He's turned into an amazing man hasn't he…" my father said to my mother. My mother came towards my father, he looked at her and hugged her.
"Go easy on eachother and try not to kill your sons okay!" my mother said to him. He chuckled and hugged her.
"Huh dad?" Inuko said groggy, I smiled and touched Makoto's head. She was wedged in the middle of Inuko and Hakura, she sucked her thumb and was wrapped in a blanket. I smiled and ran my hand over her face.
"We're leaving now…take care of things while I'm gone okay!" I said to him. Inuko smiled and nodded.
"No worries!" he said to me, he rolled over and pulled his arms around his sister and Hakura. I chuckled at this.
I slid myself over to Hoshiki, he had uncovered himself and was asleep over the blankets in the middle of everyone.
I tapped his head gently.
"Huh!" he said, I didn't mean to wake him.
"Dad?" he said looking at me. I smiled and bent forward to him.
"While I'm gone…you're the man of the house, take care of your mother and sister…" I said to him in a whisper. He smiled and nodded to me.
"Tell sis I love her…" he said to me. I rubbed his head and nodded. He put his head back down against the sheets and closed his eyes. I pulled the sheets over him. I let out a deep breath and stood up.
As I was coming back through the patio doors my father came towards me, our bags were slung over his shoulder. I turned to him, my mother must have gone back to bed, I looked around for her.
"Let's head out! Your mother went back to bed and everyone is already outside," my father said to me. I nodded to him and let out a deep breath.
"Don't worry InuYasha, you have a strong family!" he said to me touching my shoulder. I nodded to him, he followed me through the house and to the door.
I hope so! I really do hope nothing happens while I'm gone.
As I locked my door and came down the driveway Miroku was loading his car with everything we needed, my father came towards him and handed our bags to him.
"I think Kikyko should ride with Yamatoo and Sesshomaru, since she's already asleep in the backseat," Miroku chuckled. I turned my head to Yamatoo's car, I laughed and shook my head.
"Fine! Follow behind us," I said to Yamatoo and Sesshomaru. Yamatoo nodded to me. I went over to Yamatoo's car and opened the door to the backseat, Kikyko laid along the seats asleep. She was covered by a thick blanket. I smiled and pulled the blanket over her shoulders.
"Don't worry she'll be fine InuYasha," Sesshomaru said behind me, I stood up and closed the door.
"Let's head out!" I said to him.
We all piled into the cars and pulled out of my driveway. Miroku, myself and my father were in Miroku's car, while my brother joined Yamatoo and Kikyko. I tilted the mirror and looked at Yamatoo as he pulled out of our driveway and on to the main highway behind us.
"We have three stops on the way, in case we need to eat and what not…." Miroku said to me, he stretched his arms and yawned. He pulled out on to the long stretch of road leading away from our homes, Yamatoo remained behind us.
"Fine! Sounds good," I said to him. My father sat in the back seat looking at a magazine Miroku had brought with him.
"What is this….strange book of this time!" my father said looking through the pictures.
"Ah, that's our business magazine, we distribute those to everyone in Japan every month and some people have subscriptions. If you notice it features everything we offer, from accessories such as watches, clutches for women, wallets for men, clothes, business attire…." Miroku started to explain. I smiled and nodded.
"Yeah and Inuko and his friends have modelled for some of our clothes, Hakura and the girls are featured in this magazine, now that we've expanded our line to women and children," I said watching my father as he analyzed each page carefully.
"Ah, I see! Very interesting," my father said flipping through the pages.
"Oh how cute…" my father said, he lifted the magazine to a page and looked at it closely, Kikyko was on it, it was the first time she's modelled for our brand. She dressed in a cute kimono red, with long round sleeves, the kimono was handmade and woven with floral print, which is what we will be featuring as well, kimono's for special occasions. My father smiled and examined her picture.
"She's so cute in kimono's, such a gorgeous young lady," my father said turning the page to us. I smiled and nodded.
"Yup she sure is," I said to him. He chuckled and continued going through the pages.
"Father?" Yamatoo said to his father, Sesshomaru turned his head to him.
"I need to talk to you about something, something….urgent!" he said again to him. Sesshomaru looked at him curious and then lifted his eyes to the mirror. Kikyko was asleep soundless.
"Yes, what of?" Sesshomaru said to him.
"I received an envelope of pictures in my locker this week, and they were very disturbing…" he said straight out to his father. Yamatoo tapped his claw to the dashboard compartment, Sesshomaru looked at him and reached to the compartment, he tapped it opened.
Yamatoo pulled out the envelope and held it out to him. Sesshomaru took it from him and opened it.
"What….is this!" Sesshomaru said as he pulled out the pictures. All the pictures that were private of him and Kikyko, and the one's with Kikyko in her bedroom, Yamatoo had taken out. He even took out the letter and didn't keep it in the envelope.
"Who took pictures of Kikyko?" Sesshomaru said to him again.
"Roku the panther, he's been watching her ever move….for a while now, at her training, when she went out with her mother and siblings, even when she was in her yard feeding animals….us at Inuko's wedding, there's so many pictures of Kikyko in there..." Yamatoo said to his father.
"The panther has been following her…son why didn't you say anything!" Sesshomaru said to him sternly, he went through each picture in the envelope slowly analyzing each one.
"That panther even left me a note, I was so angry I ripped it up….he said he'd kill Kikyko, and release these pictures to her family if I said anything to anyone…he wanted me to break up with her, and he even threatened Rin…" Yamatoo said to his father, he kept his eyes to the road and let out a scuff.
"What…he threatened your mother, in what way?" Sesshomaru said in a loud agitated voice. Yamatoo waved his hand and shook his head.
"No need to be angry father, he said that if my sister is born, he's going to kill my mother and my sister…" Yamatoo said shaking his head. Sesshomaru grunted and pushed the pictures back into the envelope he tossed the envelope into the compartment and closed it.
"I will inform your uncle of this, Tadahiro better not come after your mother and unborn sister that's all I have to say about this matter…" Sesshomaru scuffed angry.
"Father…I'm conflicted, I love Kikyko very much but I also don't want her hurt or in the crossfire of any of this…if we are to deal with the panther tribe Kikyko should not be involved, period!" Yamatoo said to his father.
"She won't, regardless if those panthers want her and attempt to take her…we will stop them, I won't allow Kikyko to be harmed, neither will her father…" Sesshomaru said to him. Yamatoo let out a deep sigh.
"The letter also said I have until Monday to break up with Kikyko or else he's going to release these pictures to the entire family….there were some really bad pictures in their father, some I had to take out…." Yamatoo said to his father and let out another deep sigh.
"What do you mean bad pictures?" Sesshomaru turned his head to Kikyko when she let out a small sigh.
"There were pictures of Kikyko naked in her shower and some of her in her bedroom," Yamatoo said to him. Sesshomaru shook his head and grunted.
"He said he'll send those to the entire family…." Yamatoo said again.
"I don't know what I can say to help you with this son…do not break up with her, we will deal with these pictures if we receive them….if you love her, as you say you do… then you'll know what is best for her safety," Sesshomaru said to him. Yamatoo let out a deep breath and followed behind us closely.
"I will let your uncle know about this; we will deal with this!" Sesshomaru said to him again. Yamatoo nodded.
"I can't break up with her….but I don't want these pictures revealed to everyone, Roku invaded her privacy…and now Kikyko will pay for it, I don't know what to do right now…" Yamatoo said to him again. Sesshomaru touched his shoulder and looked at him.
"Do what you think is best Yamatoo….if you break up with her, to protect her from this, then talk to her…tell her, maybe tell her why you have to break up with her. If the panther thinks you two broke up…maybe…." Sesshomaru said to him. Yamatoo looked at his father then to the road.
"Hmm…" Yamatoo said thinking.
I yawned and stretched my arms awkwardly in the car. I tilted the mirror looking at Yamatoo's car as he kept speed behind us. Miroku and my father were conversing on what my father plans to do now since he's here in our world, if he is willing to look for a job, what he would be good at….even if he's planning on buying a home. I smirked hearing this. I hope my parents buy a home for themselves, maybe even one close to ours, then they could have normal lives like we do. I hope father chooses to do this and find something that makes him happy.
"Kendo?" Miroku said to my father. I tilted my head to my father.
"Kendo, yes….why not a kendo gym, I am trained in kendo and martial arts…" my father said to him.
"Huh really? Kendo and martial arts, I didn't even know this…." I said to my father. He chuckled.
"There's a lot you don't know about me son!" my father said to me. Yeah I'm beginning to see that. I was surprised he was even trained in kendo and martial arts; I'm trained in martial arts, ninja arts mostly and Sesshomaru has samurai training. This has now become an interesting car ride.
I listened to the conversation my father and Miroku started on kendo and a gym. I thought this was a great idea, my father opening a kendo gym.
I smiled and shook my head.
"I think it's a great idea. Open your own kendo gym, but first…I think we need to work on your presentation and attitude, you can't go around swearing at your students and clobbering them if they fail to do good in your classes…." I said this and laughed. My father scowled at me, he reached over to me and flicked his claws over my ears.
"Hey!" I said and rubbed my ears.
"Speak for yourself!" he said to me. Miroku laughed hard at this.
"Agh, why is the sun out!" Kikyko's voice mumbled in the back seat. Yamatoo and Sesshomaru laughed at this, Kikyko huffed and pulled the blanket over her head.
"Hey lazy we're on the road…" Yamatoo said to her. Kikyko groaned.
"Huh wait what?" she sat up and wrapped herself with the blanket.
"Nice hair!" Sesshomaru said to her and laughed. Kikyko huffed and puffed out her cheeks, she ran her hands through her hair. She let out a yawn and looked out the window.
"So, how far are we?" she asked and stretched her arms. Yamatoo looked at her through the mirror and laughed.
"Fix your clothes first then I'll tell you," he chuckled again, her shirt had lifted over her stomach and her shoulders where showing from the shirt as she stretched her arms. Sesshomaru shook his head and chuckled at this. Kikyko huffed and fixed her shirt, she pulled it down and lifted the sleeves, she ran her hands through her hair again.
"That's better….hahahah, we are only an hour out, you slept for an hour its 4AM." Yamatoo said to her. Kikyko huffed and rolled her eyes. She reached to the floor and picked up her purse, Yamatoo looked at her through the mirror then to the road. He kept laughing and shaking his head at her. Kikyko pulled out her cell phone and texted Miroku.
"Ah, phone's ringing, InuYasha can you see who it is?" Miroku said tapping to his phone. He attached it to a plastic holster that clipped to his air vent. I pulled the phone from the holster and read the message. I let out a deep sigh.
"Kikyko's awake and starving…." I said and shook my head.
"Great and she's going to make us pull over to a restaurant and she'll order over 5000yen of food," Miroku said and rolled his eyes.
"Well this is all farmland, where's the next place we can stop?" I asked looking to the road. Miroku rolled his eyes and shook his head.
"Tell her in another 20 minutes we'll be near civilization again, a small town near Osaka," Miroku said. My father watched us from the back seat then burst out laughing.
"I'm so glad I have two sons, hahahaha," he laughed at us. I scowled and grumbled replying to her message.
"Argh!" Kikyko huffed from the backseat, Yamatoo laughed and shook his head again.
"I'm starving and I have to wait 20 minutes before we get to a town, argh!" Kikyko huffed again. Sesshomaru laughed.
"You sure do eat a lot, where do you store it all?" he said to her. Kikyko lifted her eyes to her uncle.
"I have a big stomach, I think…. although Kira thinks we have two stomachs," she said again and looked back at her phone. Yamatoo couldn't help it, he burst out laughing at this.
"Kikyko, only cows have two stomachs," he said to her laughing. She narrowed her eyes and scowled.
"So Kira called me a cow?" Kikyko said in a monotone voice. Yamatoo nodded and laughed.
"Oh I'll show her…" Kikyko huffed and said this, she opened a message to Kira and sent her a message. Kira was still asleep outside in our back yard, so she probably won't reply to this message until she's awake. Yamatoo saw her do this and laughed again.
The entire car ride, well until we reached civilization; was rather interesting, I offered to fund my father's gym and help him get started. He was not too happy about that but we came to an agreement over it, once he's up and running he'd pay me back for the funding I provide.
"So, if you set up classes, would you be the one teaching or would you have others teach as well?" I asked my father and yawned again. He looked at me and chuckled.
"I was hoping you and Sesshomaru would set up a few classes and help out as well too, I would love if Miroku could teach the students discipline and teach them some spirituality as well," my father said and nodded. Miroku looked at me and smiled.
"I'd be honored to help out," Miroku said to him. My father chuckled again.
"I wouldn't mind either, I'm sure Sesshomaru would mind, hahahaha he has such an attitude I could see him in a class with children teaching them kendo….father, if you do set up classes for children, please let Sesshomaru teach them, I'd pay to see that…" I laughed and shook my head at the thought of my brother teaching children.
"Hey, what makes you think Sesshomaru can't handle a class of children," my father said to me. Miroku and I both looked at eachother then burst out laughing.
"Okay, here's one…Kagome and I had a date night a few years back, Hoshiki was about 5 years of age and Kikyko and Inuko where younger as well, we couldn't leave them with Sango or Miorku because they were going out for the night, no one would be home. Their children where going to come and stay with my children, we sent them over to stay with Rin and Sesshomaru…." I said to my father, he looked at me curious.
"…need we explain any more to this scenario, let's just say poor Sesshomaru was angry, fed up and threatening to kill all children who stepped foot on his territory, including ours." Miroku laughed hard. I shook my head and laughed again.
"God only knows what really happened in that house," I laughed again. My father looked at me then went silent for a moment, he then touched his head and let out a deep exasperated grunt.
"Maybe I should rethink this," he said to us. We nodded and laughed.
"If you want him to teach maybe wait until after his daughter is born, at least he'd have the experience to deal with little rug rats," Miorku said and laughed. My father sighed again and nodded.
"Great civilization, let's pull into a restaurant somewhere Miroku!" I said as we approached a small little town not far from Osaka. He nodded and signaled, Yamatoo saw this and laughed.
"Guess you're getting some food today, we've reached civilization," Yamatoo said to Kikyko, she crossed her arms and stared at him.
"What?" he said noticing her mood.
"You don't eat human food," she reminded him. Sesshomaru laughed. Yamatoo nodded and rolled his eyes.
"Yes, I'm well aware, thanks Kikyko!" Yamataoo laughed looking at her through the mirror. She giggled.
"YAY MCDONALD'S!" she shouted as we pulled into the lot. Yamatoo rolled his eyes.
"Here we go again!" Sesshomaru said to his son. He nodded and pulled in behind us.
"Wait hang on…" I said to Miroku as he turned the car off, my father leaned forward and looked at me as I reached for my wallet, I counted the cash I had on me and checked for my credit card.
"Why are you counting your cash…" Miroku said curious, he looked at me and smiled.
"God only knows Kikyko's going to order one or two of everything on the breakfast menu….need to make sure I can pay for it all," I said and shook my head. Miroku looked at me and shook his head.
"How does she eat so much, she can wipe out an entire buffet if we let her," Miroku said to me. I looked at him and nodded. My father chuckled, we opened the cars doors and stepped out. Yamatoo, Sesshomaru and Kikyko parked next to us. Kikyko was her giggly cheerful self, I looked at her as they came towards us.
Kira and Kikyko are competitive eaters and have entered a few competitions before, and they've won. This is why they can eat so much, but this is normal for them, they have big appetites and big stomachs…well I think they do. Or they have two, I still don't know.
They also have this channel online on this platform called Youtube, they post vids every few weeks of them just eating. I wonder why they do this; I'd be embarrassed to eat on video especially the amount they both eat and post it for the entire world to see. They filmed their last segment in our house, in our living room, and it was all take-out. Our entire table was filled with take out, and they ate every single piece of it on camera. Like what the fuck!
"I'm putting a cap on what you order, you can't order one of everything on the breakfast menu….no!" I said to her. Miroku tapped my shoulder and laughed when Kikyko huffed. She crossed her arms and turned to Yamatoo, he chuckled at her and followed her to the restaurant.
We followed Kikyko and Yamatoo as they entered the sliding doors to the restaurant, Kikyko giggled and ran to the line.
"Seriously kid, no…you have a cap!" I said to her, she turned and gave me these puppy dog eyes and a pout. I rolled my eyes and grumbled. Yamatoo looked at her and laughed. He shook his head as he stood out of the line next to his father, Sesshomaru tapped a hand to Yamatoo's shoulder.
"Let's get a table, a big table!" Sesshomaru said to his son. I groaned at this.
"Do not give in InuYasha!" Miroku said next to me. I kept saying that over and over in my head, I always cave when it comes to food, I always cave and buy Kikyko the entire menu, and get this….she eats every single piece of food on the table. At least I don't worry about wasting food with her. Even at home!
I groaned and looked at her.
"Order, it's your turn!" I said waving my hand for her to move, she pouted and huffed again, she came up to the lady behind the counter. Miroku, and I stood behind her looking at the menu. The cashier looked us and then to Kikyko.
"Uhhh, hi welcome to McDonald's what can I get you!" she said to Kikyko. Kikyko giggled and tapped her hands together, then…..she ordered. I sighed and hit my hand to my forehead. Seriously kid I said don't go overboard. She turned to me.
"Daddy, Miroku you can order now…" she chimed and stepped aside. Miroku looked at her and let out a deep huff.
"I swear if you weren't my own daughter…" I mumbled to myself. The cashier heard me say this, and looked at Kikyko I think she was trying to figure out how she was my daughter….maybe she assumed she was Miroku's child. I looked at the cashier and waved my hand near her face.
"Hello, lady….we're ready to add to the order!" I said to her. She looked at me and smiled.
"She ordered so much, wow….okay yes what can I add to the order," she said to us. Miroku chuckled and ordered, then I did as well. Kikyko looked at the menu and swayed on her feet, I shook my head and stepped aside after we paid.
"I said not to go overboard kid!" I touched her head and stood near her. She smiled and looked at me.
"Yes, daddy but you always give in…. it's so easy!" she laughed and pulled my hand off her head. She came around me and to the table, where my father, Sesshomaru and Yamatoo sat at. I grumbled watching her as she sat down.
"Yup you do give in InuYasha, she has you wrapped around her tiny finger my friend…." Miroku said next to me, I turned my head to him and groaned.
"Shut the hell up monk, you have two daughters, do not tell me you've never caved once with them…." I hissed at him, Miroku laughed and reached for one of the trays. I watched as the girl loaded the other tray.
"I have but not as much as you have with Kikyko…my girls work, they pay for their own meals," he chuckled and came around me with the tray, he went over to the table. I seriously need to have more restraint with that girl, maybe she needs to start paying for her own stuff from now on. I groaned and grumbled and reached for the other tray.
I put the tray down on the table and sat down. Kikyko giggled, just as she was about to reach for a sandwich off the tray, I put my hand over the tray stopping her.
"Uhh…" she said and looked at me.
"From now on you will pay for your own meals, clothes and whatever you want for yourself…just like your brother did at your age," I said to her. She kept her eyes on me again.
"Uhhhh….how I don't work!" she said to me. I lifted my hand from the tray and slid it towards her.
"How about this, work around the house, help your mother, you get an allowance, tutor again like you did last year, this time set up tutoring lessons with payment…." I said to her. Yamatoo looked at her and nodded.
"I tutor, and I get paid for it….you should never give your time for free Kikyko!" he said next to her, she looked at him and opened the wrapper to a sandwich she held it to her mouth.
"You want things from now on Kikyko, you have to earn it yourself…sorry kid but that's how it's going to be from now on, I'll continue to pay for your essentials, but I think you need to contribute more from now on…and learn to use your own money," I said and folded my arms. I leaned back in my chair and looked at her as she bit into her sandwich.
My father and Sesshomaru looked at me, I think they were confused, or unsure as to why I won't pay for my daughters' stuff anymore. I didn't say I wasn't going to pay for anything she needs or wants, she's still living in my home, but she needs to learn some responsibility and pay for her own things.
"Alright!" she said to me. I was surprised she didn't argue or put up a fuss, she ate her sandwich without words, she seemed as if she was thinking. We smiled at her and reached for the other tray.
"Can I set up some harp lessons?" she asked after a few moments, Miroku and I looked at her surprised.
"What a great idea, but with that Kikyko you may have to go through the school's music program to do that," Miroku said to her. Kikyko smiled and picked up another sandwich from the tray.
"Well school starts again on Monday, I'll ask during my class," she said to us. I nodded to her, I think that's a great idea, she's so talented, and her music is flawless, she's also number one in her music class and has assisted the instructor in the class as well. She also has taught another student how to play the harp and rather well. This could be a great opportunity for her to branch out in her music.
After we ate, and talked I thought about bringing up the reason for this trip to Kikyko. She has no idea why we are going to see Totosai. I looked at her as she finished her last sandwich.
"So Kikyko, I never really told you as to why we are going to the mountains…" I said to her, she crumpled up her wrapper and reached for a napkin.
"To see some guy named Totosai…..oh god your not going to sell me off to him or something are you?" she said and huffed. Yamatoo looked at her, he pressed his mouth together then laughed.
"No silly, why would I even think that…he's a perverted old man who rides a three eyed ox, and forges swords," I rolled my eyes and said this. My father laughed and nodded.
"I've known him for centuries, he forged Tetsusaiga and Tensaiga," my father said to her. Kikyko looked at him.
"Oooh, wow…..I never knew that! That's so cool," Kikyko chimed.
"Well we are going to see him because, I think its about time you get your own sword as well….and I'm going to get him to make one for Hoshiki," I said to her. Kikyko looked at me puzzled.
"Uh, why do I need a sword, I'm a priestess, we use bows, arrows for training, sutra's for warding off demons and…." She started to say, Miroku looked at her and nodded. He held his hand up to her and leaned forward.
"But you are also a half demon, this sword Kikyko will help you control your demonic powers, we figure out that everytime you use your spiritual powers, your demonic powers take over…and you end up in a complete black out," Miroku said to her.
"Is that why I never remember anything?" she said.
"Yes, exactly!" I said to her and crossed my arms.
"So you think a sword will help suppress my demonic form, like Tetsusaiga does for dad?" she asked us. My father looked at her and nodded.
"Yes Kikyko, we believe it might…with the proper training, your demonic self could cease to exist and be locked away within your own sword….so you would never loose control again," my father said to her. She looked to each one of us and then to Yamatoo.
"I think it's a good idea," he said to her.
"What about my priestess training?" she asked again. Miroku leaned across the table and touched her head.
"We are still going to resume your training; this is important as well…." He said to her. Kikyko let out a deep sigh and nodded.
"Fine!" she huffed and groaned. Yamatoo touched her head as we got up to take the trays and all our wrappers to the garbage. Yamatoo smiled at her, Kikyko huffed again and reached for her itai-bag. We all gathered back at the table, Kikyko slid out of the booth.
"Well let's head back out on the road, we have a long way to go!" Miroku said to us. We nodded and headed for the sliding doors.
Tadahiro's Household
"Father I'm going out with Nizu, Roku and Michiru….don't worry we know the plan we won't interfere with the dog families trip!" Hero said to his father. Tadahiro stood at the top of his basement stairs and nodded to his son.
"Be careful all of you!" he said to them. Hero nodded, he lifted a hand to his father and waved then turned away from him. Tadahiro smirked, he turned to his basement door and unlocked the lock that held his door sealed shut and opened it.
"He's almost ready!" he said to himself as he descended his dark stairs. Tadahiro flicked the light on of his large dark empty basement when he reached the last step. This whole time while we were planning, and waiting for him to strike, each time he struck us...or attempted to get to my children he was planning something. Something was hiding and lurking in his home that we didn't know about. Not even Koga or his pack picked up any scents of this...whatever he was planning.
"Just like Kikyo said, I'm surprised….he was attached to her body as a vassal, once she came over….and was resurrected, he broke from her body," Tadahiro said, he approached the large pod. It was dripping with a green poison, covered in a cocoon, something was forming inside it.
"Hmmm…" Tadahiro said touching his hand to the pod, but a dark purple demonic light pulsated and zapped his hand away.
"Excellent, he's almost ready! Kikyo is obtaining the final piece we still need to fully resurrect him, the cloth of the fire rat, the cloth of his enemy…which the demon possesses on his property somewhere. Hopefully, she finds it, I wonder what her plan is to obtain it! That women never speaks of her plans," Tadahiro said, he smirked and came around the pod to the stairs again.
"Naraku! I can not wait to have you reborn, then your body will become one with mine and we….together will be the key to destroy InuYasha and his family and return to where we belong," Tadahiro said. He laughed and flicked off the light, and ascended his stairs again.
