A/N: I want to start a new story soon.
(In this, the kickin' butt at videogames thing is mine. My nephew, which is four, killed my friend, which is 17, at it like 5 times. He is really good. My other friend, which is 15, couldn't beat him too. He's crazy. He knows all about G Gundam anything ha-ha. He cusses sometimes when he plays. He's just four and so this is also very possible!)
PS: I HAVE CHANGED INUYASHA TO BE HER AUNT'S FOSTER KIDS INSTEAD OF BLOOD RELATED KIDS SO THAT …well for later usage in my chapters :D.
Credits are due to:
No one yet! I didn't use anyone's idea in this chapter. It's all mine...for now!
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, Dead or Alive 4, Xbox 360, G Gundam, Power Rangers, Dragon Ball Z, and ummm that's all I think.
Chapter Four: Booty Kickin' Double Timin'
RECAP:
"I had a lot more fun watching him than I ever have with you around!"
"Ha ha, sure you did!" he said catching on the joke. "Is he still the toddler version of Inuyasha or is he normal yet? Did he get older?"
"Nope, he still has a young baby mind and body. I like it, though," she admitted. It was the other side of Inuyasha that she never saw.
"I see."
"Yep, maybe tomorrow he'll be back," she suggested. They stayed up and watched another movie, falling asleep on the couch. Inuyasha snuggled next to Kagome closely asleep as well.
CONTINUATION:
"Sis! Guess what happened!" cried her little brother as he ran into the room she had migrated into. Late last night she had carried both Souta and Inuyasha, separately, to their usual rooms. She was too tired to go into her own bed so she'd slept by baby Inuyasha.
"No..." she mumbled in response. She grabbed the nearest pillow and covered her head. It didn't do much to block the nonsense babbling coming from her fellow kin.
"Fine, don't listen to me. It's much nicer to stay laying in Inuyasha's pee!" he said with heavy sarcasm along with a smirk and ran out of the room. Kagome jumped up and realized that her arm was completely soaked. She suddenly was trying to reason how baby Inuyasha could have done that while in a diaper as she scrambled off the soiled sheets. There was no reasonable answer unless, of course, he'd grown out of it…
"Souta, did he grow?.!" she shouted down the stairs. She heard a loud 'uh huh' and beamed, happy that he was finally aging again. Without another word she darted into her room, grabbed a tight grey tank top, undergarments, her grey snuggly sweatpants then jumped in the shower. It was about twelve, noon. Frustration grew as Kagome wondered why her brother let her sleep in so late in Inuyasha's mess.
Meanwhile the boys were downstairs. Souta had been busy all morning; changing Inuyasha and washing him. This new older version seemed mature enough not to depend on diapers. Now that all the needed things were out of the way they had started playing videogames on Souta's new Xbox360; Dead or Alive 4. Souta was growling in annoyance of his ill streak.
"You're going down, Inuyasha!" Hayabusa kicked three times but was blocked by the mighty Hayate! Hayate then jabs a cheesy kick and stuns Hayabusa; Hayabusa falls to a three hit combo!
"Oh, did you see me? I kicked you and- said some stuff inaudible but really stoked- and I kicked the crap out you!" he said. He still wasn't the original Inuyasha, but he'd managed to learn that word again.
"No, you cheated! You pushed the same button every time! I couldn't even grab it!" he said back. He was kind of mad that he'd beaten him for the third time straight.
"No, I did this- did hand motions like power rangers- and this and then I kicked you in the head and you fell over and then I grabbed you like this," Inuyasha said very fast and then grabbed Souta's arm and tried lifting him. He almost did; him being a half demon and everything, but Souta didn't let him.
"No, you just kicked me! You kicked me over and over and over!" he said. Souta was really upset. Kagome finally came downstairs holding a load of sheets and her former clothes to wash. When she returned from there, she joined them on the couch.
"Wow, Inuyasha, you're really good at this," she observed after watching Souta lose again. Inuyasha beamed and started telling Kagome about him beating Souta. He continued his whole power ranger moves and similar corny hand and arm movements. It was so cute!
"Yeah, whatever," Souta grumbled. Kagome laughed because she couldn't believe Souta was so upset about it.
"You are such a sore loser, Souta! Let me have a go at it," she commanded. Souta hesitantly handed her the white controller with colorful buttons with a neat green and silver circle in the center. She picked Ayane since she was the only character she'd ever played with. On the first try, Kagome beat him with half her life bar left. Second time she beat him without getting hit. She'd won the two battle match. "Alright!"
"No! No, no, no, no, no! I need to win 'cause I, 'cause, because I need to win, because I'm suppose to beat you, Kagomama," Inuyasha said with a really whiny voice.
"Say that again?" she asked, not nearly being able to comprehend his mumbling.
"I need to win 'cause I need to beat you," he said, sure of himself. Then, under her scrutinizing stare he put on a cheesy smile and looked bashful. Kagome tickled him.
"You need to share, because that's what nice boys do!" she said. She couldn't believe she was saying this to Inuyasha. The Inuyasha she knew would have laughed in her face. He wasn't the kind of kid that would share. No one shared with him when he was young, they mocked and shunned him. This must be such a different atmosphere than he really went through. She wondered if it made a difference. He laughed some more.
"Kagome, why do you think Inuyasha looks four?" Souta randomly asked the question that was antagonizing him. She shrugged, because she was wondering the same thing ever since she'd contemplated him with her own eyes that morning.
"I think it's because he stayed looking two for so long that he skipped a year," she presumed. He was 2 for almost a day and a half, nearly two. "Maybe every single day is a single year for Inuyasha. That means since he didn't grow when he should have it just proceeded where it he'd left off."
"You really think so?" Souta asked. He was now competing with Inuyasha, but as a different character; Bass, a macho American wrestler. Souta was beating him finally, but Inuyasha wasn't whining about it since the matches were so close.
"I'm just guessing, but yeah I do. I wonder when he will change back to the regular Inuyasha also. Hey-- do you think he will remember any of this when he's back?" she asked, worried slightly. She'd asked and said and done things in front of this kid that she would never want the real Inuyasha to have heard or seen. She could feel her face flush in embarrassment.
"I don't know. Why are you asking me?" he asked. She didn't really know so she shrugged. "Is that guy coming over again today?"
"I hope not. I don't need him to come here and see a baby twice the age and size as the day before. I still have to come up with more excuses for if or when that happens," she said in an exhausted way.
"I thought you liked that boy?" he asked innocently.
"I'm not sure if I do or not..."
"Oh, I get it, Sis! You like him but you also like Inuyasha and you don't know which one to pick out of! I see now," he said. Kagome's face turned pinker.
"That's not it! How can you say that? Where'd you get that moronic idea from anyways, stupid?" she asked, panicking.
"I just thought that-"
"Well, you thought wrong! H-How can you seriously think that? What gave you that idea?" she asked some more.
"Hey, you talk about both of them all the time! I just figured that-"
"You're wrong, that's not it," she said interrupting him again. He was frustrated that she wouldn't let him talk and glad she hadn't asked another question for her to obtrude into rudely.
"Whatever..." he said. He was starting to beat Inuyasha the more that he played and Inuyasha just watched gleefully. Kagome unnoticeably became sad, knowing that he had a tortured childhood. Maybe this was a good thing for him.
"I want to watch somethin'," he said. Souta agreed and they turned off the game and switched the TV channels. G Gundam was available so he put that on. Once again Inuyasha grew attached to the TV. He was totally sucked into the thing. It was a back to back 2 hour block so they watched the short marathon. Some guy named Master Asia was fighting the good guy named Domon Kashu (spelling?).
They were kicking each other and fighting and doing a whole bunch of special moves. Some ninja guy with Germany's nation's colors named Schwartz was apparently Domon's long lost brother and a chick named Rain desperately longed for Domon to be with her. Domon's special move was erupting burning finger and shining finger while Master Asia's special move was darkness finger and tekiha-taikyoken (I definitely spelt that WRONG). It was something new for Kagome to watch, but Souta was in love with it and in tune with the details.
"Kagome, wasn't that great?" he asked. Kagome nodded, while watching Inuyasha still absorbed into it. It was so unusual. Then all of a sudden he jumped up and spun around. Then at full speed ran right to Kagome.
"Shining burning finger!" he yelled as he grabbed her head with his tiny hand. Then, somehow skilled at making noises, made the most impressive explosion she'd ever heard from anyone. He then leapt with grace backward, as far as a half demon child could, anyway, which was very far. "I got you!"
"Oh no-- you did, didn't you?" she said playing along. He really had a thing with movies lately. Yesterday it was Dora and Star Wars and now today was this G Gundam thing?
"You're going down," he said to Souta, then ran at full speed to him. Inuyasha got him right in the nose.
"Ouch! Inuyasha, that hurt!" he said. Inuyasha smirked, one thing the old one used to do frequently. He was acting so ridiculous! She wished he could see it for himself! A light bulb clicked in Kagome's head.
"Inuyasha, can you keep that up? I'll be right back!" she said.
"Ah-- are you crazy, Sis? This hurts!" he cried out. She left to her room up the stairs, leaving Souta alone with Inuyasha and his G Gundam infested brain. Souta grew worried...
"Where are you!.?." Kagome muttered as she dug through her closet. Her video camera had to be hidden somewhere. She hadn't used it in a while, but it had to be in here. She dug around for a while longer and finally she saw it, stuck in the far corner under some summer clothes. Grabbing it, she headed back down and saw that Inuyasha was jumping on top of Souta. Kagome hit record.
"Hah! Take that, Master Asia! Take that!" Then he did another volley of power ranger moves. They were as cheesy as those guys in tights in Dragon Ball Z to be exact-- the ones with shoulder pads and they were in a trio. He did a bunch of that and then said, "Shiiiiniiiiing, buuurrrrniiiinng FINGAH!" Inuyasha's voice cracked because he was so loud. He slapped Souta's head real hard.
"Ouch," he grunted. Inuyasha burst into laugher. Kagome did too. This was priceless. From now on she had to record these things. Maybe she'd show the real Inuyasha or maybe even Miroku and Sango this someday! Shippo would love to see that Inuyasha was once a kid like him...
"Inuyasha, play nice!" she said. Inuyasha laughed again and, to her surprise, apologized. Finally he settled down. It was about five thirty now and everyone was hungry. "It's time for dinner now, guys." Kagome clicked the 'off' button.
"I'm not hungry," Inuyasha said. Everyone was shocked.
"Do you know what you said?" Kagome asked Inuyasha. He nodded; they gasped.
"Inuyasha, you always eat like a pig," Souta added. The toddler version of Inuyasha shrugged.
"I'll make omelets and ramen if you'd like," Kagome insisted. He shook his head.
"I dunno why, but I can't pitcher (picture) you makin' good food," Inuyasha mumbled. He seemed to be at the mumbling stage. He was so innocent that Kagome couldn't really get mad; just slightly insulted.
"Ha, ha, what if I order pizza for us then?" Souta offered. Inuyasha's head bobbed up and down in a thankful 'yes please'. Kagome's, however, did the opposite.
"Why, Kagamama?" Inuyasha asked sweetly and sadly. Kagome almost AWWW-ed, but she refrained from it.
"I was going to cook a meal for us and ungrateful children refused!" she said as angrily as she could. It was hard seeing as how she wasn't, but she made a great attempt. "No pizza."
"Sis, I want pizza! So does Inuyasha," Souta argued. Kagome planted her fists on her hips in defiance. She wasn't about to let him get his way. She needed to let them know who was boss.
"No, Souta, let's eat Kagamama's food. Maybe we'll get pizza tomorrow. She's been real nice so let's be nice back," Inuyasha said defending her. Kagome and Souta stood in shock. Did he just be...respectful? Inuyasha the egotistical jerk, be nice?
Inuyasha put his head down suddenly--
"AAAAAAA-aaaaaaah!" he cried out painfully.
"Inuyasha?" The older two both said at once. Inuyasha grabbed his head in pain.
"I'm-!"
"Inuyasha, are you alright?"
"What's happening to you?" Kagome asked.
"I dunno!" he cried out in pain, tears falling. Kagome was scared; she couldn't let him be hurt. It was her turn to protect him; she couldn't let him get hurt like this!
"Inuyasha, please tell me what hurts," she asked. Souta stood back in horror. Then Inuyasha passed out.
"Inuyasha? Inuyasha! Say something to me!" she cried out shaking him a little. He was limp. Quickly she ran to the phone. She dialed a number and waited.
"Hello?" a male voice answered.
"Hojo? Hojo, this is Kagome, I need your help!" Kagome ushered into the phone. "It's the baby, I mean, it's his brother!"
"Wait, what happened?" His voice was concerned.
She could count on him, right?
"H-He passed out! Please, just hurry and come over here. Your dad's a doctor, right? I figured you knew something about taking care of patients," she explained. Her brow drew together in worry, she bit her lip.
"Y-Yeah, give me fifteen minutes. I'm on my way." CLICK!
Kagome slowly placed the phone back on the charger as her hand shook. This might be okay. She just had to think fast.
"Souta, how's he doing?" Kagome asked coming back into the dining room/kitchen. Her voice shook, she had to get a handle on her nerves. Souta looked up at her. He was holding him with Inuyasha asleep on his shoulder.
"I'm not sure, but he's real heavy, Sis!" he said. He stumbled a little closer, Inuyasha slid down farther. That's when Kagome realized he'd turned another year older. He looked closer to five now. His clothes were too small again. Why so soon? He JUST turned four!
"Hand him here; He's going to borrow some of your clothes!" she said. She grabbed him and ran into Souta's room. She really didn't want to change him, he seemed a little old, but Hojo couldn't see him in clothes that were way too tight on him. He'd look...neglected or something. She found some clothes that looked like they'd fit and managed to change him. He now had over sized everything. He looked like a wannabe gangster or something. All he needed was a bandana. He even had Souta's way too large boxers on.
"Kagome?" Hojo's voice came from behind her; he'd obviously let himself into her house. "What exactly happened?"
"I was about to make dinner and then we argued about making homemade food or just ordering pizza but I couldn't just say yes because I needed to show them that I was the boss of this house. I thought I needed to show him who was but and then he stuck up for me instead and said that it was good for me to cook and then Souta argued with us both and then he started doubling over in pain and then he grabbed his head and then he started crying and shouting about it and then he passed out and I knew it was my fault. I can't let him be hurt and it was my fault somehow--"
"Whoa, just stop. I barely got what you've said already. Don't keep going. You've got to calm down, okay?" Kagome nodded. She wasn't used to this sort of thing at all. Gushing wounds and huge demons she could handle, but not a close friend randomly passing out on her; especially a not-knowing special friend that was only, four or five years old! "So is this one of her other sons?"
"Mm-hmm," Kagome said, not daring to say anything else less he run onto another tangent.
"Well-- checked pulse; listened to breathing --his vitals are fine. His heart is strong, his lungs are clear," he said. He checked his head. It was okay too. "He might have just been overwhelmed or something. Would you like me to call a real doctor Kagome? I'm not a pro at this stuff in the least."
"No, I can't. They'll want to study him or…something," she reasoned. It was a high possibility. Actually it was definite. What kind of doctor wouldn't want to test a child with out normal ears, rather with white fluffy dog ears?
"I'm so sorry. I forgot all about the kids' unique...characteristics."
"Is there anything we can do?" Kagome asked. She was crouching beside the bed with Hojo along side her. He looked her square in the eyes.
"A person's love will conquer all things and vanquish the rest that are filled of hatred or despise. Don't worry, Kagome. Anyone would feel better if you were at their side," he declared. Kagome blushed; she'd never seen Hojo so straight forward with her. This was so new for her; when had Hojo suddenly become so chivalrous?
"T-Thanks, Hojo, for being here, I mean." He curtly nodded. She then noticed just how near to her he was. She averted her eyes. This was awkward since she had totally forgotten the kiss from the day before, at least, until now. Should she leave the room? That'd be stupid, it was her house! It would only embarrass her further.
"Kagome, about yesterday..." he started. Unintentionally Kagome looked his way. He was a mere three inches away from her face. She could feel his nervous breath on her cheek.
"I'm sorry," she said. She didn't want to talk about it, but how was she supposed to say that? He'd summoned all this courage to talk to her about it and she was about to shoot him down. "I mean..."
"Kagome, I love you and I always have," he said. His eyes were full of determination, like nothing was going to hold him back. What should she say? She couldn't tell him that she didn't feel the same way...
"Hojo..." She was stopped by Hojo's lips on hers. His eyes were closed, but she wasn't sure she should do the same. This was her first kiss. She didn't want it to be his lips though...
They departed after some seconds, which seemed to last forever. "Kagome, I'm so sorry," he said, his face chagrin, surprised at his own actions and embarrassed. Kagome didn't say anything. Her face was warm all the way up to her hairline. She was blushing madly and sort of stunned.
"It's okay," she said, not looking at him anymore. That's when she noticed a pair of awesome golden topaz eyes staring up at her, just barely under lids. "Inu-"
"Kagome?" Inuyasha said. She grabbed his hand. His voice sounded more normal, a tiny bit deeper and more familiarly rough. Maybe it was his new acquired age…
"Are you okay?" she asked desperate for a sign that it was really him. It had to be the real Inuyasha. It just had to be.
"Hey, kiddo, are you alright?" Hojo asked, taking the time as a wonderful diversion of his embarrassing and recent situation.
"Who the hell are you?" the little kid asked sort of quietly. The look on Hojo's face nearly set Kagome into a never-ending spell of laughter. She stifled it as best she could. She felt good to finally be cheered up.
"I-I'm Hojo, um, you've never seen me before, but-"
"Yes, I have! You're the guy that's always badgering Kagome!" Inuyasha said, sitting up quickly. Kagome was once again thrown into a fit of panic.
"No! No, no, no, no, no, that isn't this guy! This guy is my good friend. Hojo, this is the, uh, middle foster son of my aunt! His name is Inukai!" she blabbed. Inuyasha gave her a WTF look and Hojo smiled as best he could through this confusing predicament.
"It's nice to meet you, Inukai. I met your littlest brother yesterday. By the way, Kagome, where'd he go?" he asked.
"He's with my, uh, uncle, her husband. He can only watch two kids at a time, I'm not sure why. I guess it just is easier or something!" Kagome said throwing out anything that could ease this.
"Wait, what the-" Inuyasha started but was interrupted by Kagome pushing his head back down onto the pillow. She shoved the blanket over his head and made sure she pushed some into his mouth to prevent anything to ruin her clever lies.
"Hush, hush now, little Inukai! 'Like-Cousin' Kagome is trying to make everything sane! You better sleep now, okay? Buh-bye!" she then grabbed Hojo's hand and ran out of the room, shutting the door behind her. She hustled down the stairs and threw Hojo onto the couch. "Wait here...Souta! Where are you?.!."
"What's up?" Souta said poking his head out from the kitchen. He had cookie crumbs all over his mouth. Well he hadn't gotten dinner...
"Souta!" she grabbed his wrist and went out the back door. When they were outside she finally continued. "Souta, find a way to stall Inuyasha! He's going to be mad to see me and Hojo, so please fill him in on what I've done so far, okay? Stall him!" She figured that was enough of an explanation, but Souta hadn't grasped it in the least.
"Whoa, hold on a sec, Kagome. What'd you guys do to have him mad at you?" he asked.
"I'll tell you later! You have to stall Inuyasha, for now Inukai, and I have to get Hojo out of here somehow!" She pulled him into the house and pushed him up the stairs. Souta just managed to intercept Inuyasha as he was stumbling weakly down the stairs; he lead him back up with promises of explanation and things like that.
"Hey, Hojo, um...so..." she said. She didn't know exactly what she was supposed to do. Maybe tell him that he REALLY had to leave now and demand it? Maybe thank him and shove him out the door nicely? She needed to practice this kind of art next.
"It's alright, Kagome, I am leaving," he said at seeing her stand there quietly contemplating. That was easy, she thought, and then stopped.
"W-Why?" she asked confused.
"Obviously you aren't comfortable around me and I put you in that position. I'll leave," he said again. He advanced towards the door again but she couldn't just let him leave like that.
"Hold it, Hojo. It's not that I'm necessarily uncomfortable or anything. It's just that, I don't know if I can return the same feelings for you yet. I'm still deciding for myself about things. I've got a lot of stuff I need to take care of and so..." She didn't need to finish. She'd turned him down the old version 'it's not you it's me' way.
"Oh!" he said; seeming to take it very well. He was back to the same old cheery Hojo she always knew.
"Hojo, I'm not ready for a relationship right now. Maybe later, okay? You're a...um, a good kisser though," Kagome said to lighten the mood. She blushed and Hojo joined her. Cherry heads!
"Gee, thanks, Kagome! Well, good luck taking care of your baby and Inukai! I'll see you tomorrow or the next day maybe. Well, until then!" He turned and left out the door, this time without stealing another kiss. Kagome sighed in relief. Hold the phone...
"Hojo!" she yelled out the door. He turned his head as he got onto his bike. "He's not mine!" He smiled and rode away.
END OF THE CHAPTER
A/N: Okay, there it is, now I will try to work on TIB (Trapped in the Bathroom) for a while. Send more ideas! They are much appreciated and by the way, if I don't use your idea right away don't be offended! I will use the good ones eventually alright? Thanks and R n R!