Pull Inuyasha's Ears Day- (Almost Noon) Or as Kagome insists I write, September 9, Monday. She says it will be a big help if I write down the dates so she can remember when she has a test and devote that much time and effort to studying. Still, she says it's fine with her if I name my own days since it is my own journal. Shippou is sulking that it is not Shippou day, but brightened a bit when I told him perhaps I can have two Shippou days instead of one.
Today basically started off as normal. After everyone had stirred from a restful sleep on the hard ground and Shippou had started a fire, all of us sat around waiting for Kagome's Ramen to cook. I have to admit, this future fare suits me well, though perhaps Inuyasha is the one who was most eager to have it in his stomach. He kept glaring at the pot as if it was it's fault that Ramen wasn't being cooked fast enough, and only snorted when Kagome said it would be done in a minute. Of course, knowing Kagome and her futuristic sayings, a minute could range from a second to hours, though I dare not say something like that when it concerns Inyuasha and his Ramen.
So, all of us were sitting in our normal little circle, Inuyasha right in front of the pot to the point of kissing it, Kagome sitting next to him and occasionally stirring said pot and muttering things about a certain half demon, with Shippou next to her, humming as he waited for his Ramen to cook and occasionally adding more to the fire, Sango sitting next to Shippou but a little away from all of us, dressed in her innocent village girl clothing with her eyes closed, and I sit next to Sango, watching warily as Inuyasha mentally willed the Ramen to cook faster, but instead making him look like a big bug eyed crazy thing that loves the cooking pot. Hmm… perhaps I should ask Shippou to draw this in journal, for it would be quite entertaining.
Anyway, after we had eaten our fill, we cleaned up camp which is always an event. One would think that a temporary stopping point would be easy to conceal, but not for someone as picky as Inuyasha, who's not used to covering other people's tracks along with his own, so he is almost constantly paranoid we missed something that our 'enemies' could find. So basically, the morning was spent with Sango insisting that we had picked up everything, while Inuyasha was certain we had left something or other and if we didn't make sure this place was spotless, we'd attract numerous demons.
Meanwhile, Shippou was dowsing the fire, Kagome was cleaning the breakfast utensils, and I was making sure the campsite had no real trace of us being here. Occasionally Sango would stop insisting something to Inuyasha to help, shaking her head and giving me a look that clearly stated she was annoyed, but somewhat happy. Sango doesn't raise her voice often, and these morning arguments mainly consist of her being cool headed and the volume of Inyuasha's voice continuing to rise until Kagome tells him to sit, which gets us all laughing. Then we all promptly start leaving so Inuyasha, having no one to slave under him anymore, has to follow no matter how much we leave behind.
And this routine happens basically every morning, though it always seems to get more and more amusing.
Now that I've written everything of significance down, I will tell you why today is Pull Inuyasha's Ears Day.
Shippou and Kirara are full demons. Inuyasha is a half demon. Sango, Kagome, and I are mere mortals. Our group is very diverse, which is why things like Inuyasha's ears being pulled can happen. If we were in a group of say, all half demons or all demons, things like this would never happen. Or even if we were in a group of all humans, but I suppose I should start.
Kagome and Sango were talking about trivial things, until loud, hysterical laughter started erupting from those two to the point where it could not be ignored. Inuyasha was clearly suspicious of their activities, sent sharp glances in their direction, only to be rewarded with more laughter. Shippou, who is one that doesn't like to be left in the dark, quickly scampered up Kagome's shoulder and listened too. Soon all three of them were laughing which left me to wonder also, so I slowed down my pace to join them.
And this was the basic conversation that followed:
Devilishly Handsome and Utterly Irresistible Me (DHUIM): How are you this lovely morning ladies?
Shippou: Ahem!
DHUIM: And full fledged fox demon.
Shippou: (content look) on face Hey Miroku, is today Shippou day?
DHUIM: I wouldn't know. I haven't written anything in my journal yet.
Sexy Sango (Hmm… I like the sound of that): Shippou day?
Kagome (Couldn't think of anything flattering that began with a K): You didn't know? The notebook he's been scribbling has the names of the days he comes up with. The last one was tree day or something like that.
DHUIM: Green Tree Day my lovely Kagome, or September fourth if I remember correctly. Still, I have come back here to offer you fine ladies and demon my company and perhaps to understand why you all are giggling like a pack of hyena demons.
Sexy Sango: Kagome was telling us about what happened the first time she met Inuyasha. Well, when he was still pinned to the tree anyway.
DHUIM: Oh really? (Must have looked and sounded perverted, for Kagome instantly turned beat red, Shippou burst into more fits of laughter, and Sango gave me a displeased look)
Kagome: Honestly Miroku! Nothing happened! All I did was tug on his ears.
DHUIM: And how did you tug on his ears exactly? (This must have also sounded perverted for Sango looked ready to hit me) I mean, why did you tug on his ears?
Kagome: I'd never seen a half demon before. Besides, his ears looked so weird… I wanted to tug on them to make sure they were attached to his head.
Sexy Sango: Now that you mention it, his ears do look rather… tuggable. (Is this even a word?)
Kagome: (giggling) Yea, well you didn't see what happened when he followed me home. Usually my mother is fully against me bringing boys, half demon or no, home, but she took one look at Inyuasha and thundered, "Are those real?" And then she started yanking on them! It was priceless!
Group: (loud laughter)
Irritated Inuyasha: What are you doing back here? Huh? What's so funny?
Shippou: Nothing Inuyasha! Kagome's just telling us a story.
Irritated Inuyasha: (glare) What kind of story? eyes (Kagome suspiciously while she tries not to burst out into laughter)
Sexy Sango: Inuyasha?
Irritated Inuyasha: What!
Sexy Sango: Can I… tug on your ears?
Group except Irritated Inuyasha: (loud laughter)
Irritated Inuyasha: Get near my ears and I'll bite your fingers off!
Kagome: Sit!
From there, we basically tortured Inuyasha by tugging on his ears, though it wasn't half as bad as his screaming. Honestly, someone would have thought we were murdering him or something. However, I will admit that Shippou seemed to enjoy the exercise a bit too much, and might have gotten carried away, but by the time Inuyasha had gotten up, we were all out of his Wind Scar range. Hehe. All in all, today was a very good day. I love it when Kagome asserts herself and Sango says something playful that can be taken in a wrong way. Very, very good day today.
Note to Self: Never ever let Shippou near my ears or anything else that might hurt when tugged upon.
