Okay this chapter is referring back to the ending of chapter 7 and all of chapter 8. I just thought I would have some fun with it. Let me know if I'm straying away from the story.
Kagome woke again around noon under a tree. She sat up and saw Inuyasha stoking a fire.
"Morning…" Kagome got up and rubbed her eyes.
"More like afternoon. You slept through the morning." Kagome sat down by the fire.
"Hm. Inuyasha?" No answer. "Inuyasha?" He looked at her.
"What?"
"I need to go back to my time. Check in with family, restock on food. And talk to Ayumi. I'm sure she would love to hear more about this place." Inuyasha contemplated the plan.
"Fine, but if you are going to go to that school thing. I'm coming with you. No argue." Kagome pouted.
"Fine. But you have to act like a human. Well no sword, that stays in my room. And you will have to wear the modern day clothes…and a hat. AND you have to do as I say. Ayumi is the only one who knows and I want to keep it that way, okay?" Inuyasha nodded.
They ate their fish and made their way to the bone eaters well.
PRESENT DAY
"Mama! We're back!" Kagome wandered around the house until she found her mother in the den with Souta.
"Inu-nonee-chan!" (spelling?) Souta jumped up and ran at Inuyasha.
"Are you here to play?" Inuyasha smiled to him.
"Maybe later squirt…"
"Mama, I'm going to call Ayumi. Invite her over." Kagome's mother looked uneasy.
"Don't worry Mama, she knows already. So nobody has to make up stories for her." Now she relaxed.
"Okay dear. If you like." Kagome bowed and ran out of the room.
Mama turned to Inuyasha. "she can be quite the hand full can't she?"
"Um…ur…" Mama laughed.
"Don't answer that. I didn't mean to put you on the spot." Then she left the room leaving Inuyasha with Souta.
"Since you aren't doing anything at the moment…" Souta handed Inuyasha a game controller and they played fighting games.
Up in Kagome's room Kagome was talking to Ayumi on the phone.
"Ayumi-chan? Hi it's Kagome. What are you doing this afternoon?"
"Nothing here…why?"
"You wanna come over. Inuyasha is here. I want to catch up with you. You know talk about here and I can tell you more about the past."
"Sure that sounds awesome. So how are you and Inuyasha doing?" Kagome blushed.
"Um…well okay I guess."
"Kagome…we are going to talk more about that." Ayumi laughed.
"Whatever. Just come on over." They said their goodbyes and Kagome went back downstairs.
Kagome went into the kitchen to help her mother with supper.
"So dear, how is it over there?"
"Eh?"
"Have any good adventures. We really never talk about it. I just wanted to know how you were doing."
"Oh, well pretty good. I mean we do have some major experiences, I mean look at me." Kagome gestured to her body.
"I see well I would rather not know about that one. It wouldn't be good for a mother to hear. I want to know about the people you know. You should take a camera with you when you go back so you can bring back pictures. I would love to see what it looks like." Kagome nodded.
"Yeah I will. I wish you could meet them. You would love Kaede."
"Ah yes. How does she like the food?"
"She loves it. If you could make some more it would be great. I know it would make her happy."
"I will…Hm…she is about jii-chan's age isn't she?"
"MAMA! Are you trying to set up Kaede with jii-chan!" Her mother smiled widely.
"Well pen pals maybe. It would be harmless fun. You know how much jii-chan loves history. Dating it would be perfect for him." Kagome gave it a thought.
"We could try it. Have him start a letter to her and we will work from there."
"Did I hear right?" Kagome turned to see Inuyasha in the doorway. "Are you trying to set up Kaede-baba with your gramps?"
"We were just brainstorming."
"Well it's not like she is having any luck back there."
"Inuyasha! That is rude…but true." Kagome mumbled the last part.
At that moment the doorbell rang and Kagome left the room.
"Ayumi-chan!" Kagome greeted cheerfully.
"Hi Kagome-chan. How are you?"
"Great! Come on in." Ayumi followed Kagome into the den were Inuyasha was currently being whipped at video games.
"Ha, I win again!" Souta danced around Inuyasha.
"It isn't much of a victory Souta." he stopped dancing, and Inuyasha looked up obviously interested.
"How come?" Kagome smiled.
"Because he is more than 500 years old when he's here, you can't expect him to be so keen in his old age." Ayumi and Kagome started to laugh. Souta stood there dumbstruck. Inuyasha on the other hand didn't find the situation every amusing.
"Ooi! Wench, that 'aint funny. How old are you after all the trips back and forth huh?" Kagome crinkled her nose at him. But before she could get a word in Ayumi stepped in.
"Uhhh, Inuyasha?" He looked at the girl. She shifted her feet. "Cou…could I feel your ears again?" she gave him an angelic grin. He rolled his eyes and bowed his head.
Ayumi jumped at the chance and ran up to him. Slowly raised her hands to the fuzzy appendages. She tweaked them a bit and heard Inuyasha start to purr. Behind her Kagome rolled her eyes and walked up behind her. She bent down to his ear and whispered.
"You know Inuyasha, your foot is starting to twitch." He stopped purring and raised his head.
"Very funny…puppy." Kagome snickered and scratched his head.
"I thought so…fluffy." He stuck out his tongue. Ayumi stepped back and watched them bicker. When she got tired she remembered she needed to talk to Kagome about her relationship.
"Kagome-chan? Why don't you and I go up to your room and we will catch up on girl stuff." Kagome realized what she wanted to talk about an really didn't want to.
"Um…"
"That would be perfect dear. You and Ayumi go up to your room."
"But…" Before Kagome could finish her sentence Ayumi was pulling her up the stairs.
KAGOME"S ROOM
"So Kagome-chan. What's it like over there?" Kagome sat down on her bed and sighed.
"It's beautiful…"
"Are you talking about the scenery or Inuyasha?" Kagome went beet red. Ayumi laugher.
"Very funny Ayumi…" Kagome paused and sniffed the air to see if Inuyasha was anywhere close listening to them. "I was talking about the scenery but him too." She smiled to her friend. They both started to laugh.
"Okay. But seriously what does it look like?"
"Well. Obviously there are no big buildings. Just a lot of lush forest. The smells its so overwhelming."
"Yeah. I can smell it. You smell like you've been camping."
"Well I have. We travel all over the lands. So we just sleep where ever we are at that time."
"Wow! I wish I could see it."
"It isn't all peaceful though…" Kagome started to subconsciously rub her hand over the scar on her arm.
"What do you mean?"
"There are Youkai. And not all of them are good like Inuyasha and I. actually we aren't completely Youkai so humans and Youkai don't like us."
"That sounds awful." Kagome nodded.
"A little. But there are a few that do accept us…like Sango, Miroku, Kaede. They are humans that accept us. Oh and Shippou and Kirara. They are both Youkai and they accept us. Those are all the people I travel with."
"Hm. They sound nice. I want to meet them." I wonder…no…maybe. "Kagome-chan? You still there?" Kagome shook herself out of her thoughts. She scooted closer to her friend.
"Ayumi-chan. Maybe, just maybe. You could come with me. Just this once." Ayumi lit up.
"Oh that would be great."
"But Inuyasha…okay this is the plan. I am going to tell Inuyasha that me and you are going to the movies. But we will go to the well instead. I'll tell mama where we are going so she doesn't worry."
"Perfect. Lets do it." They got up and went down stairs to follow through with their plan.
"Inuyasha!"
"What?" he replied lazily from the sofa.
"Ayumi-chan and I are going to the movies."
"Why should I care."
"You stay here until we get back." Inuyasha grunted in reply and went back to his nap.
Kagome and Ayumi went into the kitchen. "Mama…make sure Inuyasha doesn't go through the well."
"Okay dear. Have fun at the movies."
"Um Mama. We aren't going to the movies. That's why I need you to keep Inuyasha here. I'm going to take Ayumi-chan over there." Kagome's mother looked uneasy.
"I don't know dear. Wouldn't she be in danger over there?"
"No mama. Remember that we defeated Naraku. And the Shikon no Tama is almost complete." Her Mother sighed.
"Fine. Just please be careful. What would we tell her parents if she got hurt?"
"Okay thank you mama. Lets go Ayumi-chan." They ran out the door to the well house.
Her mother stood in the doorway. I hope you know what you are doing.
Well there you go! Another day another chapter. Please review. And maybe send me your ideas. I would love to use them!
Until next time.
JAMATANE