Chapter 6: Brain Freeze

Kagome walk out of the football stadium, and made a turn outside the gate. She walked to the end of the block where her car was parked. It was a little red Chevy Nissan. It had a few bump and dents but otherwise perfect. Kagome had bought it with money she had been saving up, (with a couple donations from Inuyasha.) She and Inuyasha spent a weekend fixing it up and get it running smoothly. After a few hours, and after Kagome and Inuyasha were both cover in oil, it was ready. Kagome smiled at that memory, she unlocked her car and stepped inside. She had three pictures on her dashboard, she stared at them fondly. One was of her family: her mother, her grandfather and her brother Sota. The second was of Miroku and Sango. He had just been a pervert and Sango had slapped him for it. Kagome laughed at the memory. She looked at the last. It was her and Inuyasha, they were having an argument as usual and someone had decided to take a picture. Kagome looked at the roof of her car and grinned. When Inuyasha had seen the flash of Miroku's camera he had forgotten about arguing with Kagome and started chasing after Miroku shouting "Damn soul stealer!" Kagome laughed, Inuyasha never like getting his picture taken. She started up the car and headed to Sota's soccer game. Her cell phone rang again.

"Hello?"
"Hello Kagome! Hey could me and Kohaku hitch a ride with you?"
"Sure Sango, how did Kohaku and Sota's game go?"
"Great! Kohaku scored the winning goal and Sota was an awesome goalie!"
"Ha! That is wonderful! Hey! I see u guys, lets celebrate." Kagome hung up the phone and rolled the window down. "Who wants ice cream?" She shouted and Kohaku and Sota ran to the car and jumped into the backseat.
"We do! We do!"
"Hey Kagome." Sango said as she stepped into the passenger seat.

Kagome drove toward Colton's own little Ice Cream Parlor. Once they had gotten the boys ice cream, Kagome and Sango began to talk as they shared and ice cream sundae.
"So…" Sango stared at Kagome. "How did Inuyasha take the news?"
Kagome looked up. "He, well his reaction was, well nothing."
Sango got wide eyed. "He didn't start yelling or arguing or anything?"
"No, he just got all quiet and stared out into oblivion." Kagome said in a-matter-of-fact tone.

"Oh, well." Sango ate a full spoon of ice cream, "Hey! What'd he wanna tell you?" Sang said with a bit of ice cream in her mouth.

Kagome thought for a while.
"I… I don't know… Sota called me to pick him up before Inuyasha could tell me anything."

"Aw man." Sango said before she shoved another spoonful of ice cream in her mouth. "I wandar what he wanded to tell you?" She said through ice cream.

"Don't know…" Kagome just stared out of the window, the rain had ceased. What did he want to tell me?

"AHHH!" Sango yelled grabbing her head, "BRAIN FREEZE!"

2 days later

Inuyasha was outside a jewelry store. He was looking through the window at a very pretty charm. He walked in the store. The store owner was a short old woman. Her hair was gray and she wore a patch over one eye.

"Hello."
"Ah, hello. How can I help ye young man,"
Why did I have to pick them up. Inuyasha thought. Miroku had ordered the bracelets and his charms, on Friday. They had come in and Miroku told Inuyasha to go pick it up.

"Um, yeah. I'm here to pick something up for Miroku-"
"Aye , yes the charm bracelets, and charm to go with the bracelets."
"Bracelet. I haven't picked out the charms for mine." Inuyasha muttered the last part.
"I assume these are gifts…" Inuyasha nodded his head. "…for young women?" The owner of the store smiled. "I saw you peeking through the window. What were ye looking at."

Inuyasha hesitated, then he walked over to the window. He pointed out a jewel. It was light purple and no larger than a pebble. The store owner raised one eye brow. Then lifted the jewel out of the display.
"This here be the Shikon No Tama, the jewel of the four souls." She looked and Inuyasha, " And what is ye name?"

Inuyasha clench his teeth, "What's it to you?"

The old woman shrugged "Mine is Kaede."

Inuyasha looked at her. "Inuyasha."

Kaede looked at his face and then to the necklace around his neck. "The Shikon jewel is said to posses magical properties. It could enhance the powers of any human," Kaede smiled at Inuyasha, "or demon."

Inuyasha flinched. Does she know? The necklace, it was suppose to hide my true form.

"Inuyasha, I haven't seen since you were a babe." Kaede looked at the necklace. "I remember when your father," Inuyasha flinched again, but this time at the mention of his father. "came into my store. He was looking for a spell. A charm that could be placed on his son. To hide his true form. His half-demon form." Kaede paused for a moment. "I gave him that necklace, and told him that the only time it would fail would be on the night of the new moon. And on the night of the full moon it would turn his son mortal for that night." Kaede placed the jewel back in the display. "Inuyasha, how have ye faired since the death of ye mother?"

Inuyasha stared at Kaede. Is this true? Did she really know all about the necklace? He didn't know but, he decided to believe her.
"If you really were the one who made this thing," Inuyasha pulled at his necklace, "Then how do I take it off?"
Kaede smiled. "Ye mother didn't tell you, nay, of course not. Her death came so sudden." Kaede looked at Inuyasha, "Since both ye parents are dead, now only one person can take it off."

"Who?" Inuyasha said forgetting to hide his anxiousness.
"The only person who can take it off is ye true love, ye mate."
Inuyasha stared at Kaede. His thoughts traveled to Kagome. He quickly shook her out of his thoughts. He turned around and headed for the door.
"Inuyasha!" Inuyasha turn around.
"What?"
"Miroku's order." Kaede said holding out a small white bag.
Inuyasha snatched it from her and muttered a small "thanks."