It was now two weeks later and Anya was at home babysitting her little brother. "So, what should we do today? Maybe go to the park?" Anay asked the baby who just looked at her with wide golden eyes. "Hm...we'll have a picnic while we're there and on the way home, we'll get some ice cream, how does that sound?" Ian just made a gurgle noise then laughed, "Good, we have our day set. Now, you have a nap while I pack the picnic basket and things we'll need." Anya said as she handed him a bottle and laid him in his playpen. "Hm..." She watched as the baby slowly fell asleep. "Sleep well, little brother." Anya said and gently kissed his little forehead, then got to packing the lunch and the things she'd need, like diapers, portable changing mat, a lunch box she kept the milk for his formula in that she'd filled with ice packs to keep the milk cold, formula, and toys for him to play with on the blanket she also put with the basket.
"Well, I'm glad that the park isn't too far away." Anya said with a smile. She loved babysitting and she adored her baby brother. Her parents were at work and she was at home due to a teacher's conference, so she'd eagerly agreed to baby sit. "There just about...oh, right!" Anya went quickly up to her brother's room and grabbed a change of clothes and a sweater, in case it got chilly. "There now thats..." The phone rang. She answered from the onein the upstairs hall.
"Hello?" There was no answer. "Hello? Who is this? Koji?" "Yeah, ya got me." "Koji! Don't do that!" "Sorry, so what are you doing today?" "Going to spend a wonderful day with my baby brother, you?" "Really? What are you two going to be doing?" "Going to the park, having a picnic and then getting some ice cream on the way home." "Ah, sounds like fun, mind if I join you?" "Sure, why not." "Great be over in a jiff." "See you soon." Anya hung up and sighed, Koji was always looking for away to spend time with her and she didn't really mind. She was heading back downstairs when the phone rang again. "Hello?" This time she asked hello five times and no one answered. "Koji?" Still no answer, so she hung up. "Huh, that was weird." She said and went down the stairs and put some more food in the basket, since there would be three people now and put the clothes and sweater with the outing stuff. "There. Oh, and it seems like I got everything ready just in time, eh, Ian?" Anya said and turned to her crying brother.
"Aww, there, there, whats wrong?" He latched to her shirt, with his tiny hands. "Sis..." "Hm...I'm sorry I left you alone, but I'm here now, and ooh! Smells like theres another reason your crying, huh?" Anya laid Ian on a changing mat in the living room and was just wiping his butt when she heard the knock at the door. "Come in Koji! It's open." She called, and a few moments later, Koji entered, as Anya was just finishing up the changing. "Hey." "Hey. There we go, Ian, all clean again...oh, Ian..." "He seemsvery attatched to you." "You've got that right." Anya gently made Ian let go and strapped him into his stroller. "Here," She handed Koji the basket and blanket. "Oh, thanks." "Don't mention it." They headed out, Anya locked the doors before they left and left a note saying where they'd be if anyone came home early and got worried.
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"So, how are you doing?" "Hm? Well, I can't really complain, though I'd be doing much better if Haku was back." "Yeah..." "Hey, but your company is great too," "Not as good as his though, right?" "Koji..." "Ha, I don't get it." "I know, but its not for you to get, or anyone else for that matter, only me and Haku." "Hm...Hey..." "Ian doesn't like it when people are sad around him." "I can tell. So, you think he's your dad's?" Anya sighed and shook her head, "No, I don't, he looks far too much like my dad when he was born, is what my uncle says." "So, Ian maybe his?" "It's possible, but I'm not going to tell my dad that." "You still not speaking?" "No." "Well, I think you should." "Why?" "I think he probably misses hearing your voice when you speak to him." "Hm...maybe, but I'm still mad at him." "I see, well hopefully you wont be." "Yeah, I don't like not talking to him, but I'm just so mad that I can't seem to speak to him." "Hm...ah, I think you've got a runaway crawler on your hands!" "Huh? Ian!" Ian had crawled away from the blanket and was over near the trash can.
"Ian!" Anya lept up and hurried over to where her brother was lifted up by a passing stranger. "Hello, there." Anya reached the stranger. "Thank you so very much for stopping him." "Your welcome, you are rather young to have a baby aren't you?" "Well, not where my dad is from, but no, he's not mine, he's my baby brother." "Brother, I see...hm?" Koji came up to Anya and pulled her aside, "She thanked you for your assistance, now if you'll excuse us..." "Koji, don't be rude." Anya scolded, "I'm sorry, he's not very freindly to people..." "Only when you are concerned Anya." "Anya...well, well," "Hm?" Suddenly Anya thought that the face of the man was familiar. "Um...have we met somewhere before?" "Oh, yes, we have havent we...during a cultural festival play, I think." "..." Anya held Ian tightly to her chest, and backed up. "Anya?" Koji had watched as Anya's calm eyes, became like daggers in an instant. "Anya, whats..." "Koji...lets go home..." "Why? Are you alright..." "Yes, Anya, are you alright?" "Shut up!" she shouted angrily and handed Ian to Koji. She stood right up in the man's face.
"Naraku." "So you do remember me, do you?" "How could I ever forget a filthy, loathsome thing such as you!" "Such bitter words, tell me how is Hakudoshi?" "..." "Do you not know? Why is that? Is it because he finally came to his senses and left you! ARGH!" Anya smashed him in the face, then pounced on him and began wailing on him. Koji had strapped Ian into his stroller and was hurrying to Anya's side, when someone stepped between him and her.
"I hate you!" She screamed while punching him, she felt a hand grasp her shoulder, "Anya," "I hate you! I hate you!" "Anya, stop." Anya was pulled off Naraku and held in a tight embrace, while Naraku tried to regain his barrings, lay there with blood flowng from every spot she'd landed a punch.
"Huh, not bad." The voice said softly while holding the crying girl. "Anya...are you alright?" She said nothing and just cried into the shuit of her father. "An..." "I hate him so much, daddy." "Anya...I know what you mean, so do I." Koji came up to the father and daughter, Ian in his stroller. "Is everything alright?" "Yeah, its fine...Anya?" "Mhm, its fine." Ian was silent even though he wanted to cry because his sister was crying, he remained quiet. The four of them headed for home, and like Anya had promised Ian, they also stopped for ice cream too and Anya's vow to never speak to her father again, had finally been broken.
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When the four got back to the house, Kagome hurried out. "There you all are. Anya, you know you're supposed to leave a note." "She did leave one." "Oh?" "Yeah, sorry I found it and went to find them." "What...what happened?" Kagome asked sensing that the atmosphere was unhappy. "Anya ran into Naraku while at the park with Ian and Koji. "What!" "It's alright, she'd fine they're all fine. Anya really let Naraku have it. You should have seen all that blod flowing from him and onto the grass. All from her punches." "Inuyasha, though it may have been Naraku, violence is never the answer." "Hm..." "Mom..." "Hm?" "I hate Naraku." "Hm..." Kagome held her daughter, as she cried, "I hate him!" "I know dear, now come inside, dinner will be ready shortly...why do the four of you look like you've already had dessert?" "Ah...well..." "Mhm, well, no dessert for you all tonight either then." Koji just laughed, "Would you like to stay for dinner Koji?" "S...nah, its alright, I forget my dad wants me home tonight." "Ah, I see. Then take care on your way home." "Will do."
"Huh, you know that boy is slowly growing on me." "Finally, now if you'd only have tried to get along with..." "Don't start." "Inuyasha, we have to talk about this sooner or later." "Then I pick later." "No more picking later, mister. We are going to discuss it tomorrow and that will be the end of it." "What, but tomorrow," "I don't want to hear any whining." "I'm not whining!" "You are too." "Am not!" "Inuyasha, shall we continue and the cement gets a new hole in it, or do we just drop it now?" "Ah...fine its dropped." "Thank you and wise choice." "You're telling me, cement is far harder then dirt."