Sorry for the long delay with this chapter. I hope everyone is well and safe from this crazy pandemic, I hope this chapter makes everyone smile just a little. the next one is really long and there will be so much turmoil in it, hahahah. Enjoy!
Chapter 38: Journey to Totosai (Part 2: The council Meets)
"Oh Kikyko….you are so silly!" Yamatoo laughed as he said this, Sesshomaru had joined us in our car, and Kikyko and Yamatoo rode together alone in his car. We just left McDonald's and where on the road again, this time we were in Osaka driving through the vast city to the main highway that led out to more farmland before reaching another small town.
"Argh, why is that silly…because it's true? I want to drive when I'm 15 and get my permit…." She huffed and crossed her arms. She mumbled to herself and turned her eyes to the road. Yamatoo looked at her and chuckled.
"As of last year, my dear dear sweet girl, the law changed….meaning you now have to be 16 to get your driving permit," Yamatoo said to her, he looked at her and smiled then ruffled her hair. This was definitely not true, the law didn't change, I think he was teasing her….because everyone knows how gullible Kikyko is and how she believes everything anyone tells her. Kikyko scowled at Yamatoo and huffed.
"Hey stop that!" she huffed at him, he smiled and shook his head.
Kikyko huffed again and mumbled.
"I have to wait another whole stupid year to get my permit, argh I've been studying hard to memorize everything I need to know before that exam and driving lessons," she huffed again. Yamatoo smiled and looked at her then to the road.
"Well keep it in your head until your 16!" he chuckled and tapped her head again. Kikyko scowled at him. She huffed and pulled her cell phone out of her itai-bag. She grumbled and started to text her brother. Yamatoo smirked, he leaned over to her trying to get a peek at what she was doing, then he quickly diverted his eyes back to the road.
Kikyko looked at him then to her phone.
"If you must know, its 5AM now, I'm texting my brother, so he wakes up…" Kikyko said and sent annoying text messages to her brother. Yamatoo rolled his eyes and chuckled.
"He's going to lose his cool on you!" he said to her. Kikyko ignored him and continued filling her brother's phone with annoying messages.
"Hey pup wake up its 5AM!"
"Rise and shine sleepy head, half the world is probably dead!"
"Bro…..the sun is up, I hope some birds fly overhead and pee on you!"
"Hehehe 4th message bro! I'll message Hakura next if you don't wake up!"
"Your phone pings, unless you set it to silent! HELLLOOOOOOOOO!"
Kikyko laughed and shook her head after a few moments.
"Yes, so that's what Yamatoo was telling me, here's the envelope of pictures…" Sesshomaru said handing the envelope to me, I turned to the back seat and reached for it. This scared me, finding out my daughter is being watched by panthers. This terrified me!
"So Yamatoo receives this envelope of pictures of Kikyko in his locker and a letter to go with it, from Roku the panther?" Miroku said to Sesshomaru. He nodded to us. Miroku tapped his fingers against the steering wheel in agitation over this. I lifted my eyes to him then to the pictures as I examined them one by one.
"What the hell is this shit…he took pictures of my daughter in her bedroom! I'm going to fucking enjoy ripping him to shreds after this…" I said angry, I growled shifting through each picture. My father leaned forward and touched his hand to my shoulder.
"Calm down InuYasha! This upsets me as well, why would Roku be watching Kikyko's every move….what are the panthers planning!" My father's deep rumble of a voice echoed behind me. Miroku sighed deeply and let out a deep breath.
"I have had this strange feeling all morning that I can't shake off, I felt a strange demonic presence surrounding Kikyko for some strange reason, I can't put my finger on it…" Miroku said to us. I turned my head to him and pushed the pictures into the envelope.
"Do not tell me you think Kikyko is poisoned or something is following her?" I said agitated, I pushed the envelope of pictures into the dashboard and closed it. If something is following my daughter, or she's poisoned again, shit will go down, I don't care if I have to go on a hunt to find that panther Roku….or anyone else involved….maybe I'll let them have a taste of Tetsusaiga!
"I don't know InuYasha, I can't seem to figure it out…let's hope she is not poisoned again, despite the antidote Jinenji gave Kikyko to prevent her from being poisoned, I have a feeling she might be or something is attached to her…" Miroku said to us again. Sesshomaru let out a deep grunt.
"While I was with them, I felt something as well! I don't know what it may have been, but it felt as if something was with us in that car," Sesshomaru said to me. I crossed my arms and turned my head to him. There better not be anything in that car with them. I diverted my eyes to Yamatoo's car behind us, then to my brother.
"What did Yamatoo say the letter said…in detail!" I said angry. Sesshomaru held his hand up to me.
"Calm down InuYasha, all he said was that the panther…Roku is watching Kikyko's every move, his master….Tadahiro wants her, and that if Yamatoo does not break up with Kikyko by Monday he will ensure that envelope of pictures is delivered to our entire family!" Sesshomaru said to me. I growled and grumbled at this.
"DO NOT under any circumstances let her out of our sight during this trip, we get there…. get her sword do what we need to do and leave!" I said agitated, I touched the bridge of my nose and grumbled.
What the hell do I do now! What do I do over this, my daughter was exploited, her privacy invaded, and she may be poisoned or something is attached to her….I'm worried, no I'm terrified that something bad is going to happen on this trip, and my daughter's life may be in danger.
"I have this feeling…something bad might happen on this trip, and Kikyko may get caught up in it!" I sighed deeply and mumbled this. Miroku looked at me then to the road.
"If that does happen InuYasha, we do whatever we can to stop it….and keep Kikyko safe!" Miroku said to me. My father nodded, he let out a deep breath and sat back against the seats.
"Once I obtain Sounga again…" my father said. That's when I clued in, Sounga was destroyed, we were instructed to send it to the other world.
"Father, didn't you instruct Sesshomaru and I to destroy Sounga?" I said to him looking through the mirror at him. He nodded.
"However, when I returned to this era, when Kikyko brought me and your mother over….for some reason, I felt Sounga had returned with me as well. I know it's here, and I know Totosai has it! There is no way I'm having this type of feeling over Sounga if it wasn't of this world…Totosai must have it! He knows what to do with Sounga if it ever were to return, lock it up, seal it and never allow any human or demon to obtain it…." my father said to us. Sesshomaru looked at him then to me.
"Isn't Sounga the sword of the otherworld, the sword of dead demons?" I asked trying to remember the little information I knew of it. My father nodded.
"I am the only one who can control it, if another demon where to obtain it, let's just say….they may end up using it for evil and this world would cease to exist," he said to us again. I let out a deep sigh and groaned. Great, just what I needed to hear. A demonic sword may still exist, my daughter is being watched and targeted by a panther boy who is obsessed with having her, and we still haven't figured out where Tadahiro and his pack are hiding. Shit!
"Hehhehheh!" Kikyko giggled looking at her phone.
"What are you giggling about?" he said to her and tapped his claws against the steering wheel. Yamatoo watched our car as we signaled to the left to another long stretch of highway. He did the same and then diverted his eyes to Kikyko for a second.
"My stupid brother, he's awake and annoying me!" Kikyko giggled again.
"Hey brat…stop texting me I'm about to help mother make breakfast!"
"Ohhhhhhhh Kikyko, guess what….we ordered breakfast instead, and it's from McDonald's and you get squat!"
"Yup figured! You didn't reply, you either had breakfast or your about too…."
"Hey check this out!" he sent her a picture of him, Hoshiki, Hakura and Makoto gathered near eachother and were eating breakfast sandwiches. Makoto held her hands up to Inuko's sandwich, she was trying to steal it from him at the point he snapped the picture. Kikyko giggled again and laughed at this.
"Well you did start it, so you kind of deserve what you get!" he said to her again. He chuckled and signaled behind us again, as we were now leaving the city, Yamatoo remained close behind us. Kikyko looked at him and huffed. She pushed her phone back into her purse and let her brother's messages come through, without answering them.
"So have you meet this old man we're going to see?" Kikyko said to Yamatoo. He looked at her and shook his head.
"Nope, but father did speak of him…he's a perverted senile old man, I really don't know how he's a swordsmith or what makes him so powerful," Yamatoo said to her. Kikyko giggled and ran a hand through her hair. Yamatoo looked at her and blushed, as she ran her hands through her hair combing out the knots in her hair.
"Kikyko, I need to talk to you about something…" he said to her quickly. She looked at him and smiled.
"Roku, that panther left an envelope of pictures in my locker with a very….disturbing letter attached to it!" he said to her straight out, Kikyko pulled her fingers from her hair and looked at him worried.
"What do you mean, what pictures….what where they of?" she asked worried. He tapped the dashboard, he had a second envelope hidden under some books in his dashboard, and they had all the nude and private pictures of Kikyko in there, and the one's of them together. Kikyko followed his gaze as he scrimmaged for the envelope. He kept his eyes to the road and held the envelope out her.
Kikyko took it and opened it. After a few moments of going through the first three pictures Kikyko realized what they were.
"WHAT!" she shouted going through the rest of the pictures.
"Who took these…how…?" Kikyko's voice became agitated, she looked through every picture carefully.
"Roku, he apparently has been watching your every move, there was more pictures then this…of you training, you and your mother, you and Hoshiki and the boys outside on the swing, you and your sister….there was so many Kikyko!" Yamatoo said to her. Tears formed in her eyes when she noticed the letter hidden behind the pictures, she pulled it from the envelope and read it.
After a few moments of reading the letter Kikyko ran a hand over her eyes.
"NO, he's going to send these to my family! I don't want anyone to see these pictures…it will ruin everything, what will people think of me…of us!" Kikyko's voice cracked as she read the letter again, she folded it and pushed it back into the envelope, she ran a hand over her cheeks and let out a deep breath.
"Calm down, no one's going to see these pictures Kikyko!" he said to her, he reached for her hand and held it with his, he brought her hand to his mouth and kissed it. Kikyko looked at him and let out a deep sigh.
"But the letter said so….Roku will distribute these images to our entire family…by Monday…" she said to him.
"…..the letter….he, Roku….also wants us to break up! Oh Yamatoo, these pictures can't get sent out they just can't," she said again in a quiet voice, she turned to him and pleaded for him to do something about the envelope of pictures.
"We are not breaking up Kikyko….we can pretend to break up, so they think we did but we won't break up! We're not breaking up Kikyko….I'll take care of this, if Roku is watching us…or a panther, or whatever….we will have to act as if we are broken up!" he said to her again. She shook her head and ran her hand over her eyes again.
"If they're watching me, they'll know we're faking it…" she said to him again. He let out a deep sigh and shook his head.
"No, they won't. We have to pretend on this Kikyko, I don't care what the consequences are…we are not going to break up! I don't care what Roku does, if our family sees these pictures…then so be it, I'll explain everything and we will come out to our parents about it if we have too!" he said to her again, he looked at her sad and wet face. She ran her hands over her eyes again.
"They'll think we're doing it…or something like that, what would my father and mother think of me…?" she chimed again. He let out a deep breath.
"I have an idea Kikyko, and I hope…it'll be enough to convince whatever may be watching you…us!" Yamatoo said holding her hand to his face again. She looked at him and let out a deep breath.
"We will argue over something stupid, or something like that…too a point where it'll piss eachother off, then if we say we're breaking up, maybe whatever is watching us will hear this, and this would be enough for them to leave you alone…." Yamatoo said to her. She looked at him and pressed her mouth into a hard line.
"That means we can't be near eachother, or hug, or kiss or hold hands…we'd have to act as if we hate eachother!" she said to him. He looked at her nodding.
"Yes, it will be hard Kikyko but that's what we will have to do! Sunday, before we leave…we have to do that, there is no way I will allow those pictures to get out to our family," Yamatoo said to her again. Kikyko shifted around in her seat, she adjusted her seatbelt over her chest and looked out to the road.
"Kikyko…." Yamatoo said trying to gain her attention.
"…what if they realize we were pretending, and that….we are still together? What if the pictures do get out Yamatoo…" Kikyko said to him, she kept her eyes on our car and let out a deep sigh.
"I don't care what happens after that point Kikyko! If they believe it or not, and those pictures do get it…so be it, we'll deal with it if it comes to that!" he said again, he turned his eyes to Kikyko. She let out a deep breath again and sighed.
"We're not breaking up!" he said to her again.
"I'm just scared that's all…" she said to him, she slid her itai-bag to her lap and opened it again, she pulled out her cell phone.
"I am too Kikyko!" he said watching her as she scrolled through her brother's messages again.
"AAAAAHHHHHH Uu-KO!" Makoto shouted at her brother. He laughed at her behavior, he held her in his arms while they sat at outside at the patio tables eating breakfast. Inuko bit into his sandwich, Makoto would wave her hands and try to reach for the sandwich he bit in to.
"Hahahhaha, Inuko oh let her at least have a small bite…." Hakura said, watching her wave her hands for the sandwich.
"She can't eat solid food yet, besides her bottle is on the table full…she knows where it is!" Inuko said putting his sandwich down, he reached for her bottle and waved it in front of his sister's face. She huffed and shouted.
"AAAAHHHHHH!" she shouted and extended her hands to the sandwich again. Inuko put the bottle down on the table and slide the paper with the sandwich on it away from his sisters small hands. Hoshiki, Koji and Yuki laughed at Makoto's behavior. Hitoshi and Kira shook their heads, they laughed watching Makoto struggle in Inuko's arm for a sandwich.
"Makoto…. sweetheart you can't have a sandwich! Please drink your milk…" Kagome said coming through the patio doors with Sango and my mother, Rin followed them holding a tray of hash browns they just made for the kids to have as well.
Makoto shouted and threw her hands to her face and cried.
"AAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" she shouted again.
"Come on Makoto, you can't eat a sandwich yet, you don't have teeth!" Inuko said to his sister. She pulled her hands from her face and cried again.
"Oh dear! Maybe let her have a small bite, I don't think it'll hurt her Kagome…I'm sure she won't choke." My mother said to Kagome as they put the trays of hash browns, eggs, and bacon down on the tables. Hoshiki and the boys reached their forks over the table to the eggs and bacon.
"Okay okay…stop crying!" Inuko said to his sister. Makoto sniffed and rubbed her nose, Inuko broke his sandwich in half and held a piece up to his sister. She sniffed it, and her small hands grabbed the sandwich.
Hakura smiled watching as Makoto nibbled a small bite from the sandwich, she chewed it on her gums then smiled.
"AAAHHHH YUM!" she shouted, she then bit into the sandwich again. Inuko watched her carefully and shook his head.
"Jeez sis…you can't eat everything we eat; you have no teeth yet! Be careful okay…." He said to her watching her carefully as she enjoyed the sandwich in her hands.
"She's so cute!" Kira said, she laughed and shut off the video feed from her phone. Inuko looked at her and scowled.
"You recorded that! Do not post it online Kira!" Inuko said reaching for Kira's phone from across the table, she slid back her chair and shook her head.
"Nope, to late its posted!" she giggled and pushed the phone into her shirt pocket. Inuko growled at her. Hitoshi laughed and shook his head at this.
"Come on Inuko, its cute, Makoto manipulated you into eating your sandwich and you fell for it! Just like you do with Kikyko…." he said and laughed. Inuko scowled at Hitoshi.
"Shut up!" he said to him. Kagome smiled watching Makoto as her small hands where dripping with cheese and egg over Inuko's lap. Kagome shook her head and laughed. My mother giggled, they sat at the opposite table and just watched Makoto. Sango shook her head and laughed at Inuko as he argued with Hitoshi and Kira.
"He hasn't realized his sister made a mess all over her legs and on his lap!" Sango said to her, Kagome shook her head and laughed again.
"I love my son I really do but he's so clueless sometimes…" Kagome said and laughed; Sango nodded agreeing she laughed as well. Sango picked up the tray and slid bacon and hashbrowns onto their plates.
Rin smiled watching the kids' squabble, Inuko clueless as he is, didn't realize his sister pulled over the wrapper with the other piece of the sandwich and stole the other half of his sandwich again in her tiny little hands.
Instagram Post
"When Makoto makes a huge fuss over Inuko's breakfast sandwich that he caves and gives her the entire sandwich!" Kira posted this, she shook her head and posted a part two as Inuko and Hitoshi where arguing, Hakura leaned over to her sister and laughed. Kira posted the second part of Makoto stealing the rest of his sandwich and eating it while Inuko was distracted arguing with Hitoshi….like usual!
Kenta: Hahahhahah this is gold!
Rika: Oh my god she stole the second piece of his sandwich as well. I hope she doesn't choke on it!
Hitomi: She doesn't have teeth yet, does she? Inuko you better pay attention to your sister…she might end up eating the wrapper.
Shippou: AHAHAHHAHAHAHHA AHAHHA she's dripping chees and egg everywhere, hahahahah this is gold. Inuko stop arguing with Hitoshi and Kira and pay attention to Makoto!
Reno: I'm worried about Inuko becoming a father, if he's letting his little sister manipulate him like this….heck who knows what his children will do! Hakura I feel sorry for you!
Hakura: Agh! Why did you have to say that Reno, I'm sitting here watching Makoto as Inuko and my sister and Hitoshi are arguing over something stupid, and Makoto is making such a mess over her brother's lap. -sigh—
Kohaku&Magumi: Hahahahah I feel bad for Hakura and for all of you! Inuko can be so dimwitted sometimes.
Kenta: I feel bad for Hakura, be careful Makoto don't choke. And yeah Inuko is so dimwitted it's funny!
Rika: Oh my god this thread just gets better….
MamaHigharashi: Inuko watch your sister, she better not choke on that sandwich, or those hash browns she has her hands in.
Reno: Yeah listen to your grandmother Inuko jeez!
Hakura: Hahahhah the funny thing is, he's still not paying attention to his sister, she has her hands in his hashbrowns right now and her entire face is covered with potato.
Rika: Well maybe this might not be a good time to say this….but I'm pregnant! Just found out today! We've been married for about a week and a half now….sooooooo yeah! I'm only a few days pregnant!
Kenta: Yup! And I'm nervous as hell over here….
-End Post-
"WHAT?" Hakura said almost choking through her sandwich, she dropped her sandwich on the table and coughed.
"Uh Hakura you shouldn't talk while eating!" Sango said to her watching her daughter from the other table. Inuko stopped arguing with Hitoshi and Kira and looked over at her. He still hadn't noticed his sister's mess yet.
"OH MY GOD!" she said and jumped in her seat.
"What are you freaking out about!" Inuko said to Hakura. Kira picked up her phone and read the posts.
"RIKA IS PREGNANT, what?" Kira said also excited. Kagome and Sango looked at eachother and smiled.
"That's great news! I'll call Kenta's parents and congratulate them later today," Kagome said to the kids. Inuko scowled and looked at Hakura as she texted Rika.
"Awwwee not fair!" Hakura pouted and said this. Kira laughed at her sister and scrolled through the post, she replied congratulating Kenta and Rika.
"What's not fair!" Inuko said to Hakura, he still hadn't noticed his sister who had the wrapper in her hands and was licking the cheese and egg off it.
"I want a baby Inuko right now…." Hakura said to him. Sango and Kagome looked over to them at their table. My mother and Rin held their hands to their mouths and laughed.
"Uhhh what? Hakura…." Inuko blushed he turned his eyes to her.
"There better not be any baby making out here….in front of children! You two hear me!" Sango said and crossed her arms. Kagome nodded agreeing. Inuko rolled his eyes and shook his head. Hakura lifted her eyes from her phone and blushed when she realized what she had said outloud.
"Inuko your lap, pay attention…" Hakura said to him then diverted her eyes to her phone again, her cheeks where still rosy. Kagome and Sango laughed at their children. Inuko scowled at Hakura, then turned his eyes to his sister.
"ARGH Makoto!" he said loudly, he huffed and pulled her off his lap. She laughed and threw her dirty hands to the air, throwing hasbrowns everywhere, some of which landed on Inuko's head. He huffed and scowled at her.
"Jeez kid how did you eat the entire sandwich and all my hashbrowns?" Inuko said looking at her dirty face. She looked at him and laughed.
"AAAAHHHHHH!" she shouted. Inuko rolled his eyes, he stood up from his chair and held his sister out to the air.
"Let's get you cleaned up!" he said to her and awkwardly walked over to the patio doors. Hakura huffed, she leaned back in her chair and reached to the sliding doors she slid them opened for Inuko.
"He's so dimwitted!" Sango said to everyone. Hakura diverted her eyes to her mother as she said this.
Hoshiki and the boys laughed.
"Yeah I agree with that!" Hakura chimed in. Everyone laughed watching Inuko in the house, as he put his sister in the kitchen sink.
"We're half way there kiddo!" I said to Kikyko as we stood in a line up for some lunch, well early lunch. It wasn't even noon yet, it was only 10AM. Some of these shops here in Osaka serves lunch during this time while their menus are converting over from breakfast to lunch. Kikyko looked at me and huffed when I touched her head.
"This trip is so long!" she mumbled to herself. Yamatoo looked at her and shook his head, he laughed and said nothing to her comment.
"I love sushi! There's so many different kinds wow…." she chimed; her eyes ran over the hanging menus behind the counters. Miroku stretched his arms and yawned, he leaned in behind me.
"After we eat we need to get back out on the road, let's take it in one go…we should get there before noon or 1pm," Miroku said to us. Sesshomaru and my father were at a table already, Yamatoo stretched his arms and turned to the table as well. He slid away from the rope that signified the separation of the line to the lobby and went to join them.
Kikyko smiled and approached the lady behind the counter. Miroku and I followed behind her.
"Don't get carried away this time kiddo!" I said to Kikyko again, she turned her eyes to me and smiled, she then continued to order. I was surprised she didn't order something large, I think breakfast filled her up, she ordered a basic sushi boat full of a variety of sushi.
We returned to our table, our waitress came around with our order and brought over the sushi boats. Yamatoo looked at the boat as she placed it down on the center of the table. Kikyko giggled and tapped her hands together.
"Fish?" he said taking a sniff of the boat. Kikyko smiled and pulled her chopsticks apart.
"Yup, octopus, eel, clams, sea grapes…" she started to say. Yamatoo lifted his eyes to her and shook his head.
"I know what it is…." He said to her. We watched them as Kikyko continued to talk about all the sea creatures on the boat. She explained each piece of sushi as if no one knew what it was or how it tasted like. I held my chopstick to the air with a sushi roll in between and watched my daughter as she explained the entire ocean to my father and brother and Yamatoo. I shook my head and sighed.
I laughed at this and ate the roll of sushi between my chopsticks. She's such a character, I love how Yamatoo is so patient with her and admires her. His eyes give it away, how he looks at her, how he smiles every time she talks about something, even if it is stupid. I really truly think they are great together.
Miroku watched Kikyko the whole time while she talked, and he too shook his head at her. We ordered some simple sushi platters for myself and Miroku. My father and Sesshomaru watched Kikyko carefully, my father rolled his eyes and then laughed at her.
"I'm really worried about you Kikyko…we know what sushi is! Yet you are explaining the platter to us…" my father said to her, he laughed again and rubbed her head. Kikyko scowled at him and huffed.
"Yes but you don't eat human food, so I'm trying to describe the taste, since well you know…. your all demons…" she said to them. Yamatoo looked at her and smirked he reached his hand to her boat and stole a sushi roll the threw the roll into his mouth and looked at her.
"It's not that we don't like human food Kikyko, its taste doesn't appeal to us," my father said to her again. Kikyko turned her eyes to Yamatoo. He smiled and swallowed the sushi whole.
"Yeah well this one always picks on me because I eat so much…he says I'm going to get fat!" Kikyko huffed and pointed her chopsticks at Yamatoo. He chuckled at her.
"Yeah well you talk about your food as if it's the love of your life, and yeah you will get fat if you keep eating like this…." he said to her teasing her again. I watched their conversation and smirked. Miroku shook his head at them.
"Oooo he shouldn't have said that," Miroku chimed in he chuckled and watched her and Yamatoo as they argued.
"Yeah well it is the love of my life, I love food Yamatoo do you have a problem with that?" she huffed again and crossed her arms. Sesshomaru tried his best not to laugh at Kikyko's comment. Yamatoo eyed her and shrugged his shoulders.
"Have at it! Not my fault if you get fat from food," he said to her. Kikyko scowled again, she lifted her hand to his head and flicked her fingers against his forehead. He growled at her.
"Seriously!" he huffed at her. Kikyko nodded and dug her chopsticks back into her boat.
"I want to break up, so I can be in love with food instead of you…you always pick on me! And I won't get fat from food stupid…" she huffed again and mumbled through her food. Yamatoo laughed at this.
"Okay, you do that!" he said to her again and laughed hard.
"Good thing I'm recording this," Miroku said holding out his camera. I leaned over to him and watched the video feed. I laughed at this.
"Oh this is so great! Hey Kikyko…. your live honey, and it's all over Instagram!" I laughed and said this. Kikyko looked at Miroku.
"THAT'S NOT NICE YOU KNOW!" she huffed loudly. Her mouth was covered with rice, and octopus' parts, including sauce from the sushi. We all laughed at her appearance and her failed attempt to steal her uncle's phone.
Instagram Post
Miroku had to do it, he posted the entire event live on our family Instagram page, well his family Instagram page with the caption:
'my messy niece who doesn't know how to eat, and ends up talking about food as being the love of her life, I'm worried about her!'
I laughed looking over at his phone. He smirked and pushed the phone into his jacket pocket so Kikyko couldn't snag it. She huffed and pouted.
Kenta: hahahahahh her mouth is covered with soy sauce and fish and rice hahahah!
Reno: I'm trying my best not to laugh at this while driving, so I assume Kikyko's on her trip! Good luck Kikyko!
Hitomi: AAAAHHHHHH SO CUTE!
Rika: I'm giving this a heart and a kissy face because I love it.
Shippou: so does this mean Kikyko and Yamatoo are breaking up?
Kohaku&Magumi: Uh what why?
Sota: Wait what Kikyko and Yamatoo are breaking up?
Sango: Wow so dense, and we were worried about Inuko over here. Boys read the caption and watch the footage!
Kagome: I can't help but laugh at my daughter and her cute, pudgy, round face, I really need to teach her table manners again. Oh god!
Yukiko: Why are Kikyko and Yamatoo breaking up...did something happen?
Kagome: Oh god! No I think these kids need help Sango.
Sango: Children pay attention, Kikyko apparently loves food more then Yamatoo, and no they didn't break up, did anyone watch the footage?
Kira: Oh my gosh even I noticed this, they're not breaking up!
Hakura: Can someone please tell these boys to watch the footage…
Inuko: Hakura doorbell!
Hakura: Inuko your standing in the kitchen with your baby sister, its two paces to the door, go answer it.
Inuko: Its Reno!
Hakura: Oh my god you're so stupid sometimes. Don't worry your brother answered the door like the good boy he is!
Shippou: So does this mean Hakura and Inuko are breaking up?
Sango: Okay no one is allowed in this house today, I'm kicking all the kids out. NOW!
Kira: OOoooohhh mom is pissed and Hitoshi is laughing hard at all these comments.
-End Post-
I watched Kikyko give her uncle this dumbfounded expression, then she picked up her chopsticks again and continued eating from her platter. Miroku held a hand to his mouth and laughed at her.
Oh god I love this kid! She's so amazing.
15 minutes before Miroku's post…
"Agh Makoto come on stop splashing water everywhere, I'm trying to get you clean. Here cup water into your hands like this and rub it on your face," Inuko said to his sister. She sat in a sink full of water and soap, she splashed her small hands against the water, then her eyes watched Inuko as he cupped water in his hands.
"AAAAHHH Uu-KO!" she shouted and cupped water in her hands, she threw the water to her face and laughed.
"Close enough!" Inuko grumbled. He sighed and watched his sister; he ran a cloth over her dirty face.
"Your drooling Hakura!" Kira said to her sister. Hakura was watching Inuko as he talked to his sister and got her cleaned up.
"I'm in awe, he's such a sweetheart to his sister, I wonder if this is how he will be with our children…" Hakura smiled and blushed. Kira looked at her sister then to Hitoshi. He laughed and shook his head.
"Earth to Hakura! Could you stop drooling over Inuko and pay attention..." Hitoshi said to her from across the table. Hakura held her phone to the air recording Inuko, he pulled his sister from the sink and wrapped a towel around her. Hoshiki and the boys had gathered on the couch video gaming and laughing at Inuko's failed attempted to dry his sister.
"Hahahah, and Makoto is fussy, she wants to play with the water Inuko!" Hoshiki said to his brother, he then grunted and grumbled at the tv.
Kagome, Sango, my mother, and Rin retreated to the house to do the laundry and finish some house cleaning, Kagome asked the housekeeper not to come by this Saturday, I wondered why she did this. She said she didn't need the help and that they could handle things. I really hate when she does that, I hired a housekeeper for a reason, to relieve Kagome of her daily duties.
Kagome came out of the laundry room with a hamper full of wet clothes, she looked over at Inuko and smiled as he plopped his sister down on the couch near the boys and tried to dress her. She would fuss and throw her clothes everywhere, just to annoy her brother. Kagome smiled and said nothing to this, she turned to the patio doors and opened them.
"Aunt Kagome let us help with the laundry, you shouldn't carry a heavy hamper yourself," Kira and Hakura stood up from the table. Kira came towards Kagome and took the hamper from her.
"Oh sweethearts, why don't all of you go out for the day, do something fun. Maybe take the boys and Makoto with you instead of being cooped up inside all day!" Kagome said holding her hand up to Kira. Kira smiled and put the hamper down on the concrete.
"Well we want to help and stay here…" Hakura said to her as well. Kagome smiled she picked up the hamper, she tapped her hand to Hakura's face. Hitoshi stood up and pulled his arm around Kira's shoulder.
"Come on, your aunt is right…no need to stay all day indoors! I'm sure things will be okay if we go out for a few hours, besides Kenta and Reno are coming over, and so is Shippou and Yukiko for the day… we haven't all gone out together in a long while!" Hitoshi said to them. Kagome nodded.
"See, now go out and have some fun!" Kagome said to them, she turned her eyes to the patio window, Inuko huffed and grumbled finally getting his sister dressed. He picked her up and held her to the air.
"Agh….first I have to teach my son how to dress his sister properly in a dress, the buttons go to the back, argh…what if he ever has a daughter…that boy is really dense sometimes…." Kagome said and shook her head, she held the basket to her hip then turned to the glass doors.
Hakura held a hand to mouth and laughed.
"Yup you married him…your stuck with him!" Kira laughed as well, they watched as Kagome took Makoto from Inuko and took off her dress. Inuko rolled his eyes and crossed his arms.
Hoshiki laughed at his brother.
"Even I know how to dress Makoto In-u-ko…." He said to his brother. Inuko scowled at him. He hit him over the head.
"SHUT IT!" Inuko hissed at him.
"AH HEY!" Hoshiki shouted, he dropped his gaming controller and rubbed his ears.
"Aguh finally!" Kikyko huffed, she crossed her arms and looked around as we approached the small village that nestled near the foot of the mountain. Yamatoo smiled and slowly accelerated behind us. There were wolves, and humans who guarded the foot of the mountain, Koga's men stood with the human police officers who guarded the gate. The gate went on for miles it surrounded the village, I looked at the large gate and then back to the men who approached us.
"Finally!" I said to Miroku, Miroku smiled and rolled down his window, and officer came around our car. Yochiru one of Koga's men smiled, he came around our car to Miroku's opened window. The officer leaned in. So did Yochiru.
Kikyko yawned and stretched her arms, she kept her eyes to our car watching the men as they talked with us.
"Kikyko…." Yamatoo said to her, he turned his eyes to her and took her hand in his. She looked at him.
"Huh?" she said to him and smiled.
"Everything's going to be okay….you know what we have to do Sunday!" he said to her and held her hand to his mouth, she blushed and nodded.
"Why do you do that…it makes me nervous!" she huffed and pulled her hand away. Yamatoo chuckled, he watched our car pull through the opened gate and followed behind us. The officers waved at Yamatoo as he passed them. The gate closed behind us and we were finally there, a small quaint village. We parked over to a large open vacant lot where the officer asked for us to park. Other vehicles where in the small stales as well. Miroku pulled into an opened empty guest parking stall, Yamatoo pulled in next to us.
Kikyko giggled, she opened the door and got out of the car.
"Hey, we get what we need, and we leave!" I said to everyone in the car. My father touched my shoulder and nodded. We opened our doors and joined Kikyko outside.
"Well this village is rather….huh!" Kikyko said looking around. She came around Yamatoo's car and stood at the edge of the cliff looking down at the village.
"Is…this our village?" Kikyko said looking at all the small huts nestled close together, her eyes diverted to a long set of stairs that led up to a temple which resembled the exact temple in our village. The temple Miroku built, his monk temple that would've been our new home after it was completed. We were going to live in it with his family, we would have a part of it and his family would have a part. As keepers and protector of the village, Miroku wanted to make a holy temple, a place the villagers could come too and pray and seek refugee and help if needed.
"Huh, strange now that Kikyko said this…this village does sort of resemble our little village," Miroku said coming towards her.
"Huh…. Strange!" I said looking around at the huts as well, our home was a little away from the rest of the huts, I built our little home on a small little cliff not far from the village, I lifted my hand over my eyes and looked around for it.
"Uhhh look…" Kikyko said and pointed to our hut.
"No way! InuYasha do you think….our village actually returned with us?" Miroku said noticing the hut as well.
"There's no way, come on let's go find Totosai!" I said touching my hands to Kikyko's shoulders. She looked at me then turned her eyes to the village. Yamatoo watched Kikyko's expression as her eyes scanned the village again, she seemed perturbed by the fact that this little village resembled ours.
Kikyko lifted her phone to the air and snapped a pick of the village before she turned and followed us. Yamatoo stayed near her watching her. He seemed curious about this village and worried at the same time. We came around the cars and down a dirt road towards the village. Kikyko followed quietly behind us texting on her phone. I tilted my head to her, then turned my eyes to the village as we approached it.
"It's InuYasha…." a man shouted at us. I turned my head to him and lifted my hand and waved. Kikyko lifted her head from her phone and looked at the man. He smiled, he was in a field of rice with other men, they were knee deep in water and had picks in their hands. The men smiled and waved at us again.
"Wow, Lord InuYasha, welcome!" a women ran to us. She was with two smaller children and carried a basket in her hands full of vegetables and herbs, the children ran around us to Kikyko, they grabbed her hands and pulled her away from us.
"Lady Kikyko welcome…you all returned; we knew you would!" the women said the kids as they pulled Kikyko away. The women smiled then bowed to us. Miroku looked at her then to me, I shook my head at him, signifying I too had no idea who the women was and didn't even recognize her as one of the villagers from our home.
"Uh returned….what do you mean?" Miorku said to the lady, she smiled and waved her hand for us to follow her.
"Come this way please…" she said and guided us down the dirt path through the village.
"Master Totosai's temple, you may rest there from your journey," she said and pointed to the stairs that led up to the temple. I looked at her again curious, Miroku did as well. He then turned his eyes to the stairs.
"Uh hello…." Kikyko said to the kids, they ran around her and laughed. They ran back to the women.
"That was strange!" Sesshomaru said watching as the women and children waved at us, they left us once we approached the temple stairs. Kikyko came towards us. She looked at me then to the stairs.
"That was strange, I don't even know those children…." Kikyko said to us. I nodded to her and touched her shoulder.
"Let's go see Totosai, I'm sure he can explain this unusual village!" my father said to us. He came around us and ascended the stairs to the temple. We followed behind him. Kikyko followed with Yamatoo. He looked at her then to the temple.
"Huh strange!" Inuko said to his friends. Hakura held Makoto to her chest and adjusted the baby sling around her, as the kids gathered in our driveway. Reno and Kenta leaned in towards him.
"Inuko this is strange isn't it….look at this picture I sent you, doesn't it look like our village?"
"Something wrong?" Hakura asked him.
"Okay everyone look at this picture…." Inuko said holding out his phone, everyone gathered around him and leaned over the phone.
"Wait is that….our village?" Kira said taking the phone from Inuko.
"No way, is it? Wait yes, it is…that's our little hut there, and…." She zoomed the picture and scrolled it left and right.
"….Inuko this is your hut here, isn't it? Your families home?" Rika said leaning in behind Kira.
"Strange isn't it, Kikyko said the same thing. She thinks the village in the mountains is our village," Inuko said to them. Kenta took the phone from Kira and examined the picture.
"It does look very similar!" he said to us.
"We all grew up here and lived here, the village of Kaede," Reno said looking at the image.
"Strange right? My mother would probably be the only one to recognize this place fully, and my aunt Sango, we'll show them later!" Inuko said extending his hand for his phone. Kenta handed it over to him.
"Strange if it is our village, I would love to see it again!" Hitomi smiled and said this. Reno nodded agreeing to that.
"Hey Hoshiki, Koji, Yuki….we're heading over to my place first before we head out to the mall!" Inuko half shouted to the boys who where running around in the driveway. They looked at Inuko and nodded.
"OKAY!" Hoshiki shouted at his brother. Shippou and Yukiko where just pulling into our gate when Hoshiki ran out towards them.
"AAAH!" he shouted and was thrown to the ground by a forcefield just as he ran towards their car.
"HOSHIKI?" Inuko ran to him. Shippou stopped his car midway between the gate and our driveway and got out in a panic.
"Hoshiki…what happened?" he said to him.
"Something repelled me, I couldn't get through…" Hoshiki said, he sat up and shook his head, he touched his ears and looked at Shippou. Koji and Yuki looked at Hoshiki and then to Shippou.
"What?" Kira said coming towards Hoshiki, she extended her hand out towards Shippou. Yukiko came towards Shippou. She waved her hand to the air near the kids.
"WAIT…no one do anything, this is a barrier!" Yukiko said looking at the translucent white light surrounding our home.
"What do you mean a barrier who put it up…." Kira said pulling her hand back. Yukiko touched her hand to the translucent light, and it rippled, everyone was now able to see it. The barrier glowed and became visible to everyone's sight.
"No way!" Kenta said looking around at the dome that formed around our home.
"Kikyko….she did this!" Inuko said helping his brother up from the ground.
"What why would she put up a barrier!" Hakura said to him, she held Makoto along her chest in the baby sling and pulled her arms around her.
"We have to talk to my mother about this…Shippou are you and Yukiko able to get through?" Inuko asked them.
"Yes, it seems it will allow people in but no one out, it is to repel panthers from entering," Yukiko said, she extended her hand through the barrier and walked right through it. Shippou looked at her then followed her in through the barrier.
"Hoshiki, Koji go inside and get mother…quickly go!" Inuko said to them. Hoshiki and Koji ran back to the house. Inuko and the boys separated and looked around the driveway at the barrier.
"MOM!" Koji and Hoshiki shouted as they ran through the house.
"Hoshiki stop shouting what is it?" Kagome said to them, she put down the laundry hamper near the couch. Sango opened the patio doors and came through with my mother and Rin.
"Hurry come outside…. it's an emergency!" Hoshiki said taking his mother's hand.
"Now I'm worried!" Sango said following Kagome as Hoshiki pulled her through the house.
"Oh dear, is someone hurt?" my mother said looking at Rin, Rin shook her head and they both followed.
"Huh, Hoshiki calm down what's the emergency?" Kagome said as he pulled her out to the driveway.
"Mom…..come here for a second!" Inuko said waving for his mother.
"Shippou, Yukiko hello!" Sango smiled at them, they nodded to her and smiled.
"Inuko what is it? I'm very busy today…." Kagome folded her arms and looked at him.
"Just look mother, do you see anything surrounding our home?" Inuko said extending his hand towards Shippou's car. That's when Kagome felt it. A shiver trickled down her body.
"Huh? Inuko what are you pulling here…" she said, she turned her eyes to the car, and that's when she saw it.
"A barrier!" she said, she took a step forward and extended her hand out towards it.
"EVERYONE STAY AWAY FROM IT, who put this barrier up!" Sango said to the kids. Everyone looked at her then to the barrier, she came towards Kagome and extended her hand to the barrier. It repelled her hand.
"Ah!" Sango pulled her hand away.
"Who put this up! Someone tell me…" Kagome said sternly she held her hand against the barrier focusing her energy trying to bring it down.
"We think Kikyko did, mother… before she left!" Inuko said to his mother, Kagome dropped her hand and turned to him.
"Kikyko? Why would she put up a barrier?" Kagome said to the kids, she turned around and examined the barrier, she looked at it and looked at the length of it.
Yukiko came forward towards Kagome.
"We think she set it up to ward away panthers, we can get through it, but no one can get out!" Yukiko said extending her hand to it. It repelled her hand.
"We need to find a weak spot a fisher that is the barriers weakness, all barriers have them," Kagome said walking away from the kids, she walked near the barrier examining it.
"Uh mother can you bring it down?" Inuko asked following her, the boys separated with Yukiko, who had the ability to see barriers and followed her as she examined the barrier going the opposite direction around the house. Sango followed Kagome. Rin and my mother stayed with Hoshiki and the boys.
"Boys don't come near it, stay here!" my mother said pulling Hoshiki towards her, she wrapped her arms around his shoulders holding him close to her body. He looked at her then to his mother as she walked around the opposite side of the house.
Hakura, Kira and the girls stayed near my mother and Rin looking at the barrier.
"How does she have such power to create a barrier like this and keep it up while she is so far away?" Kira said to her sister. Hakura nodded and touched her hand to Makoto's head.
"Yes I can bring it down, I just need to find its weakness. And when your sister gets home, I'm going to have a serious talk with that girl…." Kagome said agitated, she looked at the barrier as she met at the other side of the house with Yukiko.
"There is no weak spot!" Yukiko said to her. Kagome folded her arms and huffed.
She reached into her jean pocket and pulled out her phone.
"Uh mother?" Inuko said watching his mother as she scrolled through her phone.
"She's calling Kikyko, if there is no weak spot to a barrier, the person who put it up, is the only one who can bring it down!" Sango said watching Kagome as she lifted the phone to her ear.
"Huh, oh papa hang on mother is calling," Kikyko said standing on the stairs. I turned and looked down at her.
"Answer your mother then when you are done come to the temple," I said to her. She nodded and lifted the phone to her ear. I followed Miroku, Sesshomaru and my father up the stairs again. Yamatoo stayed with Kikyko watching her.
"Momma hi!" Kikyko chimed cheerfully.
"Kikyko hello my child….we have a little problem!" Kagome said to her sternly.
"Huh, what's wrong? Is everyone okay?" Kikyko asked worried, Yamatoo looked at her curious.
"Someone put up a barrier that doesn't allow anyone to leave….and I can't bring it down!" Kagome said to her again sternly. Kikyko went silent for a moment.
"Do you know who may have done that?" Kagome said to her again.
"I had to put up a barrier momma…." Kikyko said to her, Yamatoo narrowed his eyes to Kikyko when she said this and crossed his arms.
"Really, and why did you put up a barrier Kikyko? Without telling me?" Kagome said to her sternly again, Sango noticed Kagome's tense mood and touched her shoulder, she shook her head at Kagome. Kagome looked at Sango and sighed deeply.
"Look Kikyko I'm not mad, but you can't do things like this without telling me Kikyko, barriers are dangerous, if a human where to run at it, to attempt to get through it, it could seriously hurt them," Kagome said to her. Kikyko went silent for a moment. She lifted her eyes to Yamatoo who too had this worried expression on his face.
"I'm sorry momma I had to put it up, I couldn't take any chances, panther's are planning on something and I could feel it….I put it up to protect everyone!" Kikyko said again. Yamatoo touched a hand to her head and shook his head at her. Kikyko let out a deep sigh.
"I understand you may have wanted to protect everyone Kikyko but you could have told me, or asked me….we're all fine here Kikyko, and we can defend ourselves if we need too. Now bring it down please!" Kagome said to her. Kikyko sighed again.
"How mother I'm too far away to bring it down!" Inuko looked at his mother as she extended her hand to the barrier.
"Close your eyes, imagine the barrier around the house, extend your hand out to it and concentrate…." Kagome said to her. She guided her through a training method Kaede taught her, how to bring barriers down from a distance when you are not near them. Kikyko looked at Yamatoo then to the stairs. She let out a deep breath and closed her eyes. Yamatoo looked at her as she extended her hand outwardly.
"Now bring it down on my count!" Kagome said to her. Kikyko let out another deep breath, Kagome counted down from three.
"3, 2, 1…." Kagome said she released her own spiritual energy against the barrier at the same time Kikyko released a small light from her hand.
"Huh!" Kikyko said and opened her eyes. She pulled her hand back and looked at her hand.
"There its down!" Kagome said to her.
"Wow I did that from here…." Kikyko said looking at her hand. Kagome sighed again.
"Listen Kikyko, don't do this again. From now on you tell me when you are going to do things like this, its dangerous and reckless…please don't do it again!" Kagome said to her. Kikyko sighed and went silent for a moment.
"I'm sorry mother I had to put it up! I won't do it again," Kikyko said to her. Kagome smiled and looked at Yukiko who was surprised and curious as to how the barrier came down with Kikyko being so far away.
"Amazing!" Reno said to Inuko, he extended his hand out to where the barrier was. Inuko looked at him then to his mother.
"Good, now behave yourself while your there. Please don't use your spiritual powers anymore Kikyko," Kagome said to her calmly. Kikyko let out another deep sigh.
"I won't mother…I promise!" Kikyko said to her.
"Good girl! I love you, be good okay….take care of yourself and your reckless father!" she said to her. Kikyko held a hand to her mouth and giggled.
"Yeah dad can be reckless sometimes," Kikyko said to her.
"Good, have a good trip Kikyko, call me if you need anything. Behave!" Kagome said to her again. Kikyko let out a sigh and nodded.
"I will mother! Bye!" she said and clicked her phone. Kagome did the same.
"Wow, she brought it down!" Yukiko said looking at Kagome. Kenta was surprised as well, he extended his hand outwardly then pulled it back.
"Huh!" he said curious.
"I can't believe she even put this up, I didn't even sense it!" Kagome said and crossed her arms.
"Well its down now, let's not worry about this anymore!" Kagome said to everyone. She came around Inuko and returned to the opposite side of the house.
"Huh!" Inuko said looking at the brick wall.
"Sis why did you do this!" he said to himself as everyone else returned to the driveway.
"Kikyko…." Yamatoo said to her as she continued up the stairs. She lifted her skirt with one hand and looked at Yamatoo.
"Why did you put up a barrier?" he said to her, his hand touched her back as he walked with her up the stairs.
"I had too…." She said to him. That's all she said as she went on ahead and reached the top of the stairs. Yamatoo looked at her and crossed his arms.
"Hmm…" he said to himself. He followed Kikyko to the temple.
"Argh, that stupid old hag isn't here!" I said noticing a sign on a pike near the temple sliding doors. There was a rope attached to two pegs in front of the door and a note attached to it. The stairs to the temple and the front walkway that surrounded the temple was all lined with rope.
"Out for the day! Trespassers are not welcome!" the note said. I grunted and folded my arms.
"Calm down InuYasha, we'll wait here until he returns!" my father said touching my shoulders. Sesshomaru leaned forward to the rope and extended his hand over it. A green poison dripped from the rope.
"Hmmm cunning old man, he sealed the rope with poison so no one can get in!" Sesshomaru said and looked at the temple doors. Miroku yawned.
"Well why not we wait for him here until he returns?" Miorku said to us, he tapped a fist to his shoulder and yawned again.
"I'll go get the swords!" I said to them. Sesshomaru looked at me, he nodded. We both turned to the stairs.
"Uh…dad!" Kikyko said to me, I looked at her and Yamatoo as they came towards us.
"Yes Kikyko?" I asked her, I touched my hand over her head.
"Could…I go to the village and look around?" Kikyko said to me. I smiled, I knew she wanted to explore this village, I knew it was familiar to her….I rubbed her head and nodded.
"Take Yamatoo with you!" I said to her. She smiled and nodded.
"I will accompany you as well Kikyko, maybe some of these villagers know where Totosai disappeared too," my father said to her. She smiled as my father came around her. I nodded to him.
"Don't stay out late," I said watching her as she followed my father back to the stairs. She nodded and then disappeared down the stairs.
"Huh! This village is definitely strange," Miroku said to us. I turned around to the temple again and looked at it.
"Isn't it strange that this is the exact temple you built in our village as well, right where the shrine Kaede had lived in?" I said to him. Miroku nodded and narrowed his eyes to the temple. We walked the length of the temple looking at it, I went one way and Miorku went the opposite way. Sesshomaru stayed near the rope. He looked at it then to the temple.
"Hmm!" Sesshomaru said to himself.
