Kagome shot up, gasping. She had been asleep, hadn't she? She rubbed her eyes. Where was she? Oh no. She was babysitting, and had fell asleep. Instnantly, as her sense began to awaken, she heard a Japanese pop song begin to blare through the room. Kagome stood up, not believing her eyes. Sota and Shippo were chasing around two of the kids who were running around, squirting chocolate sauce all around the house. Inuyasha was running after 3 of the kids who were running around with his shoe. Sango was trying to get the door open where one of the kids had locked himself in the closet. And Miroku was trying to get the rest of the kids into their pajamas, fists full of pajamas as he ran around.
Kagome looked around. How in the world could she stop this chaos? Think, Kagome, think. Where to start? She dipped her head into her chest, rubbing her temples. She knew what she had to do, she just had to figure out how to do it. She stood up and looked around. The ground was loitered with empty bowls of ice cream, empty bags of potato chips and empty pop cans. Apparently Inuyasha's idea had worked, but maybe had worked a little too well. Kagome sighed, pushing some hair out of her eyes.
First to deal with the mess on the floor. She began to stack up the empty bowls, going at an incredible speed. She took the empty bowls and dumped them in the sink, planning to wash them and return them to their rightful spot as soon as everyone was asleep and the house was clean. She looked at the clock. Wait, it couldn't be. It was already 11:30? Oh no. That meant that they had a half an hour to get the house clean and the kids in bed. Kagome groaned and looked at the mess and the chaos.
First, to get that chocolate sauce away from the kids. She caught them as they ran around the counter, mid-squirt. A pool of chocolate splashed onto Kagome's white blouse, she ignored it and instead snatched it away. She popped the top down, and threw it into the fridge, pushing a bar stool up against it. "Inuyasha, go throw these kids in for a bath, get them into their pajamas and then get them into bed in the…" Kagome dipped her hand into her pocket and plucked out the directions. "The guest room. In the bed, not the sleeping bags on the floor." Kagome instructed.
Inuyasha frowned. "Hmph! I'm not giving them a bath. Let the little rugrats bathe themselves." Inuyasha persisted. Kagome felt her face turn red and hot. "Inuyasha, now." She instructed, her voice rising and a frightening look appearing on her face that made even Inuyasha's fierce expression melt off his face. Kagome sighed as she watched as Inuyasha towed off the two children up the stairs and in the direction in the bathroom. Kagome turned to Sota and Shippo. "Guys, take these 3 kids…" She caught the one child that was running with Inuyasha's shoe and plucked the shoe from him. "And, get them in their pajamas, and into bed." She looked at the directions. "The children's bedroom that's the second to your right."
Sota and Shippo nodded and agreed, taking the kids by the hand and upstairs. Kagome walked by and twisted the door knob and pushed in, letting the "stuck" child out. She gave an evil glance in the direction of the kids that Miroku was chasing. "Now." Was the only word she said and the kids scrambled up the stairs. Miroku blinked in awe before Kagome thrust the directions in his hands and watched as Miroku walked up the stairs.
One half hour later….
Kagome looked around the spotless living room. They definitely had gotten their money's worth, that's for sure. Kagome had just finished wiping down the kitchen floor, and was savoring the sweet silence. It was hard to believe that maybe just an hour before, they had been trying to find a way to break the silence. Hard to believe, that's for sure. Kagome had walked into the laundry room and threw the last dirty towel into the washing machine when she heard the garage door come up.
Kagome scrambled to return to her friends who were already up and awaiting the Outani's. "Wow!" Mrs. Outani walked into the room. "It looks amazing. Were the kids alright?" Mrs. Outani asked as she set down her shawl on the kitchen table.
Kagome exchanged a humorous smile at her friends. "Oh yes. They were little angels." She replied with a smile.