How Will I Know
Disclaimer: I write fanfiction. I think of title. I make chapters. I post it. I say none of it is mine. That's right, I don't own InuYasha. I can dream, though, right?
Chapter 2: Instant Cooks
Dawn broke over Higurashi Shrine and the light was as water that flows through a dry creek bed. It seeped into all the indentations on the floor of the shrine, and into Kagome Higurashi's window. As the first rays crossed her closed eyes she squinted, not wanting to wake up yet. She yawned and stretched, still not opening her eyes to deny her awakening. Suddenly, she heard her doorknob click into the closed position, as if someone had just tried to silently shut her door, and opened her eyes in surprise. She slid out of bed, and as her feet touched the floor, she realized it felt warm, as if someone had been sitting there. InuYasha…She thought fondly.
Kagome stretched again, and began to get dressed. She put on her long-sleeve shirt and her green skirt, also picking up her bathing suit and two more uniforms, for the feudal era. Kagome looked at the clock. 7, perfect. Just enough time. She went downstairs, and put her folded outfits into her backpack. Her lunchboxes were still in the dishwasher, but they were clean, so she pulled them out and laid them along the countertop. An apron went on over her clothes. She rummaged through the cupboards for a pan, the medical supplies her mom bought, and food.
She set the pan on the stove, followed by eggs, meat, and breads. She heated the stove as she packed the medicine in her backpack. InuYasha walked casually into the kitchen, arms crossed behind his head, and began to sniff about.
"Kagome, need some help?" He asked, as Kagome ran back and forth between food, lunchboxes, and backpack. She stopped for a minute, and decided on something InuYasha could do.
"Yes, you can make rice balls and wrap them in seaweed. Wash your hands first! Here, put on this apron, and the rice needs to be cooked still." And she ushered herself back to the omelets and meats.
InuYasha soon needed assistance with the rice-cooker, and Kagome left the stove just long enough to help him. Kagome's mom came downstairs and was greeted by the strangest scene of her life: two teens in aprons frantically running around her kitchen and cooking a meal for five people. She asked if Kagome needed help, and was greeted with a smiling Kagome, an apron, and a spatula for the bacon and sausage.
By 9:00, Kagome had five meals and a little extra neatly packed in the lunchboxes and placed in the fridge to await their packing. InuYasha was playing around with Buuyo, still in his apron in the living room, and Kagome soon joined him. She had two pieces of toast, which was more than enough food for her and InuYasha, because they'd both 'sampled' the food. She gave him his piece of toast, and sat across from him at the table.
"Thanks for your help, InuYasha."
"It was nothing." He said, holding Buuyo's front feet in the air, holding the toast with his mouth.
"Yes it was. I got the cooking done an hour earlier than I planned. You helped a lot."
"Yeah, well, you looked like you needed some help." He said, as he took a large bite of toast, scratching the cat's stomach with his other hand.
"Say, InuYasha…" Kagome suddenly got an idea. They did have an extra hour.
"Wha?" He said through his toast.
"Do you want to go get some ramen? I only have about three more packs of it. The store's just down the road…" InuYasha was already getting up.
"Okay, let's go." Buuyo meowed sadly as the half-demon left.
"Well, I have to get ready to go, like brush my hair and stuff."
"Alright, but hurry." And he scratched the cat's head, as a goodbye, and took the last bite of breakfast into his mouth.
The street buzzed with people, very few of which noticed InuYasha. Soon, the crowds began pulling Kagome and InuYasha apart. InuYasha grabbed Kagome's sleeve, causing the people that had been shoving them apart to go around. InuYasha smushed up against Kagome.
"Are the crowds usually this big?"
"No, I think there's just more people on the sidewalk because it's rush hour, and there are lots of cars and bikes in the road."
"Ah." InuYasha grabbed Kagome's hand as she took his, and they walked down the street like this to 'not lose each other in the crowd'.
They went into the grocery store, and InuYasha quickly found the ramen aisle. He would never cease to be amazed at the variety and quantity of ramen. They ended up buying two whole cases of ramen, with twenty cups each. Thank goodness it's not expensive. Kagome thought, as they walked out of the store each carrying a pack under one arm. They held each other's hand again, because, although the crowd had thinned, someone might try to walk between them.
When they got back to the shrine, it was 10:30. InuYasha enjoyed teasing Buuyo as Kagome put together all the food and her backpack. He noted that the ramen and dinner were in the second largest pocket, with the water boiler in a side pocket. When Kagome was all packed (schoolbooks and all) she said goodbye to her family and climbed on InuYasha's back with her backpack. InuYasha looked up at Kagome, a new plan forming in his mind to make the best use of their last hours alone together. He jumped in, tightly holding Kagome
Hey, guess it's kind of a short chapter… please, send reviews! My beta reader and I believe this is excellent (for me, not compared to some people). I'm putting up my first fanfiction that was written on paper originally soon. It's Feudal Christmastime, and it was finished (almost) before I started typing The Sun and the Moon. It's also a Kag-Inu romance. I'm hoping to become a semi-famous writer… if someone would refer me to anybody, that will accomplish my goal. '-) Thank you, my wonderful readers!