Four days passed since Kagome caught Yasha and Azami in the feudal era. Since then Azami and Yasha had been talking a lot more and everything seemed back to the way it used to be. Kagome thought of having Azami come with her but she would be wanted for kidnapping in this era if Azami, Yasha, and herself went missing at the same time. None of them would be able to come back to this era which wasn't what she wanted.
She sat in the back room of the pet store enjoying her break. She found herself reading books about different breeds of dogs whenever she got a chance. "Uhm Kagome."
Kagome looked up to see one of the teenagers she worked with standing in front of her. "Yes?" she asked.
"Your son came to see you. I told him to wait while I came to get you." She whispered before closing the back door to get back to work.
Kagome got up to go see her son, she told Yasha to never come unless if it was a life or death emergency- her boss didn't like when her son came to talk to her.
Yasha stood in front of the small animals watching them run around. The hamsters were most amusing to him as they spun in their wheels getting no where in life but still enjoying the freedom to do what they want. He loved coming here; the different smells always set his senses into overdrive making him love being able to come into this store. He held Shiho's leash as she watched a rat in a lower cage come up to the glass. She was annoyed that she couldn't sniff the creature through the glass and tried to paw at it, "Don't do that." Yasha whispered making Shiho stop.
"Yasha, what are you doing here?" Kagome asked as she spotted him.
Yasha jumped, "I came to let you know that Azami wants to join us when we go for the month." He whispered.
"No, she can't. She better have not told anyone about it." Kagome whispered not wanting anyone to hear them talk about the feudal era.
"No, she didn't but she asked to be able to come. She said that she would love to spend a month with us in the other era." Shiho sat next to Yasha looking up at Kagome.
Kagome looked at Shiho, "I don't think Azami should come. Her life is here. Besides we will be back in a month. You can talk to her then."
"But moooom." Yasha whined.
"No." Kagome said forcefully. Shiho let out a bit of a howl to give her part into the conversation- more as a joke than anything. "You shut up." Kagome said looking at the dog.
"Don't yell at Shiho." Yasha said to his mother. "She didn't do anything to you."
"Don't tell me what to do young man- I am your mother. Now listen Yasha, you are to go home now- if I find out you went anywhere else other than home you will be severely grounded. You have been really bad mouthing a lot lately and I don't like it…" Kagome yelled at her son.
"Kagome." She looked up to see her boss looking at her.
"Yes sir?" She asked.
"Take it outside and then come back when you are all set yelling." Her boss told her.
"Yes sir." Kagome said as she grabbed her son's arm and dragged him outside.
"Mom that hurts." He whined.
Kagome stopped when she was outside of the building, "Good. Now get home- if you get anywhere else and I hear about it, I will ground you. That means no television, no video games and we won't go to the feudal era." A few of the kids from Yasha's school walked by laughing.
Yasha sighed, "Fine, I will go home."
"And you tell Azami that I am sorry but she can't come."
"Yeah yeah." Yasha said to his mother.
"What was that?" she asked him harshly.
"Yes ma'am." He whispered as he crossed his arms.
"Now get home."
Yasha sighed as he put his ears back.
"What do you say to me when I tell you to do something?"
"Yes ma'am." He mumbled as he started to walk off with Shiho following. Shiho looked back at Kagome before getting pulled by Yasha. She hung her head and tail low knowing that Yasha and Kagome were upset with each other. She also knew that Kagome was going to come to her to see if Yasha went anywhere after he left the pet store.
Kagome shook her head; she couldn't take Azami to a place as dangerous as the feudal era. She herself could barely keep herself alive over there. There was no way she could watch two kids- not only that but if she was to take Azami, there would be a big chance they would come after her for kidnapping and she probably wouldn't be able to come back to this area again. No one told her life would be this complicated.
Kagome looked up when she heard a knock on the glass door to see her boss standing there making a movement for her to get back into the store and back to work. Kagome nodded as she walked back into the store- she never thought her life was going to be a single parent working paycheck to paycheck and about to bring her son to the feudal era. She was glad Sota turned into a big soccer player so that he could forward her some money but even then, she didn't want to take money from her younger brother.
Yasha walked into his house as he unhooked Shiho's leash, "Go do whatever." He sighed as he went into the television room and flopped on the couch sighing.
Shiho grabbed her squeaky toy Yasha got her and set it on the couch beside him as she put her head on the couch cushion looking up at him.
"Not right now Shiho." He sighed as he pushed the toy to the ground.
Shiho looked down at the toy then ran upstairs into Kagome's room; she sniffed around for the hidden album before finding Kagome's old feudal era album. She gently picked it up as she went back down stairs. Shiho placed it on Yasha's lap as she made her nose open it to the inside pictures.
"What's this?" he asked looking at it. He looked at the cover that read, "Feudal Memories."
Shiho jumped down and ran upstairs as Yasha looked at the pictures. There were many of his father and mother. He always thought his mother gave up on ever thinking of his father again. Shiho came back down with the picture that Kagome had given Yasha.
Yasha saw the picture in Shiho's mouth as he grabbed it and then flipped the page. He then saw an opening where that photo was meant to go. Yasha smiled, "Thanks Shiho."
Shiho barked again running upstairs. She came back down with a picture of Yasha, Azami, Kyubi and Shiho at Yasha's birthday party. Yasha laughed as he grabbed the picture from Shiho. Shiho put her nose down on the open space where there was no picture.
"I get it." Yasha smiled as he put the picture into the open slot. "There." He said laughing as he closed the book. "Go put this back where you found it before mom gets home and kills us both." He laughed at Shiho as she took the album running upstairs. Yasha turned on the television feeling better.
Kagome came home that night to Yasha asleep on the couch with Shiho curled at his feet watching a television show. She shook her head as she grabbed her son to put him to bed.
Two days later, Kagome had hers and Yasha's bags packed with a few items- only two backpacks full. Her mother and Shiho was watching her hold both bags as she was dressed in her kimono that she just bought from the feudal era. "Where's Yasha? I told him to come straight home." Kagome said stressed about everything.
Kagome's grandmother held Shiho's leash as she whimpered.
"Shiho we will be back." Kagome said to the dog. "We will probably be back in two weeks so that Yasha can catch up on his school work."
"I am sure Shiho understands." Her mother told her. Kagome never told her mom that Shiho was Inuyasha.
"I am sure she does too." Kagome said as Shiho perked her ears up and barked as she wagged her tail looking towards the shrine steps.
Kagome looked to see Yasha walking up the stairs holding his school bag in his hands and Azami next to him. "Alright, Azami, I will see you again in a month." Yasha said as they made it to the top of the steps.
"By Yash, hope you enjoy it over there. Tell that nice Sango lady that I said hi."
"Will do." He said as they stood in front of each other awkwardly. "Guess we won't be seeing each other for a while." Yasha said looking away.
Azami nodded. "Yes, I will keep a calendar marked so you better not be late." She said to him as he laughed at her joke.
"Well…bye." He said waving his hands.
Azami looked like she was contemplating something before she wrapped her arms around Yasha and gave him a hug; Yasha dropped his bag as he put his arms around her. He felt awkward but for some reason- he didn't mind it. "Be safe." She whispered as she released him from her grasp. She gave him a small kiss on the cheek before walking away, "See you in a month." She yelled as she ran down the stairs.
Yasha touched his cheek where she kissed, "One month." He whispered. Yasha then heard Kagome snicker. Great his mother saw the whole scene.
"Come on Yasha, unless if you want to stay here after all." She yelled while snickering.
"Just come on." Yasha said as he walked with her to the well. He grabbed his bag from her, "Bye grandma, bye Shiho."
Shiho let out a howl.
His grandmother laughed, "Bye Yasha, I promise I will take care of your dog while you are gone."
"Thanks grandma. I told Azami that if she wants to stop by to see if I get back early she can."
"That's fine, our home is her home." His grandmother smiled as Kagome walked Yasha into the well house. They jumped through together as Shiho broke from her leash to run into the well house. She put her front paws up on the well as she looked in on the blue light. Mrs. Higarashi laughed, "Come on." She said grabbing the dog by the collar. "You will see them again."
Shiho whined as she was pulled back into the house.
Once they made it to the other side Kagome climbed up the well as she helped her son behind her. "Lets go make ourselves comfortable at the hut first." She told her son as they walked to the village.
Kagome walked into the village holding her bag while Yasha held his own bag. "Kagome!" Kagome stopped when she heard a very familiar voice.
"Shippo!" Kagome laughed. She hadn't seen him since that miserable day. He was now at her waist- that was the maximum he would grow but it suited him nicely. He didn't wear the bow in his hair much to Kagome's relief and he had a manlier look to him instead of the childish quality he once had.
"I am so glad to see you! Every time I stopped by, you either just visited or haven't come by yet."
"What have you been up too?" Kagome asked as they walked into the village.
"I have been getting my certificates. I just finished my latest one!" it was then he noticed Yasha.
"This is Yasha." Kagome said as the two looked at each other.
"You mean this is the little guy? Hey, I'm Shippo." He said holding out a hand to the kid.
"I'm Yasha." He said not knowing the guy but choosing to shake his hand anyway.
"Yasha, this is your father's and my old friend. We used to watch him when he had no parents."
"Don't make it sound like I can't take care of myself or anything." Shippo said jokingly.
Yasha let out a forced smile.
"Have you ever been told you look so much like Inuyasha?" Shippo said staring at the kid.
"My mom said that I looked a lot like my father." Yasha said awkwardly to Shippo.
Shippo nodded. "You do, just make your face look a little more ticked at the world and you will match him perfectly."
"Shippo." Kagome whispered.
"Sorry, I was just thinking." Shippo whispered knowing that Kagome still didn't like talking about Inuyasha or that fateful day when he died.
They stood in silence, "You want to stay by for dinner? We are going over to Miroku and Sango's tonight."
"Nah, I spent enough time at their house. One can only take kids for so long before you want to rip your hair out." Shippo laughed. "I really don't want to have kids for another thirty or forty year at least."
Kagome chuckled, "Alright, well where are you off too?"
"Training. Even after thirteen years of starting this- I am still behind." Shippo started to run off, "By guys, enjoy it here; I hope to see you again."
Kagome laughed, "Bye Shippo." She waved as he ran off. "They grow up so fast." She whispered as they walked towards the hut.
Yasha was wondering if he made the right decision to want to come out here for a month. So far he hadn't met anyone he could talk to like he could with Azami. Granted he just got here, perhaps he just needed time.
As they walked into the hut Yasha looked around- it was very basic. It had a fire pit in the middle. He was glad he read a lot of books on the feudal era so he knew a lot of the basics here. "Alright Yasha, this room back here is your room and mine is going to be the one next to it." Kagome said as she showed him into his. "Go ahead and get comfortable. We are going to go over early so that Miroku can show you how to cut fire wood and what not."
"Alright mom." Yasha said as he looked around, the first thing he noticed- no bed. He sighed as he was glad his mom packed his sleeping bag. The little rooms where separated by cloth which was no doubt done by his mother within the past week so that the two could get their privacy. He pulled out of his bag a picture frame with a picture of him, Kyubi and Azami sitting in front of the tree then he pulled out a picture out of his mom, grandmother, great grandfather, him, and Shiho. He smiled as he started to miss his little dog. Finally the picture that his mom gave him of his father. He had framed that one too as he put all three close to his bed. At least he could have some remembrance of home.
Kagome went into her little room as she pulled out her sleeping bag- she never liked the futons used in this era so she remembered to get a sleeping bag from her time. She pulled out some hair stuff for when she needed to fix her hair and a few clothes that she loved to wear. She smiled as she also pulled out a picture of Yasha, her grandfather, her mother, Shiho and herself and slid it under her pillow. She didn't want Yasha to think she missed the other era and she only came here just for him. She sighed as she pulled tetsuiga from her bag. She meant to stick that in Yasha's bag. She sat there unsheathing and sheathing the sword as she remembered how it used to look in Inuyahsa's hands. How he could save his friends with one swing of this sword. She put her finger on the blade of the sword- still dull as ever.
She came out into the main room, "Yasha, make sure you are dressed in the kimono I got for you."
"Yes mom." She heard from inside the room.
He came out in the red kimono that Inuyasha used to wear. The one she had the hems brought in so that he could wear it while here. Kagome smiled at her son. She place the sword down in the corner of the room, he didn't need it tonight. "Lets get going." She said trying not to cry from all the memories that were flooding her within the past ten minutes.
"Can I bring the sword? I really want to look at it tonight."
Kagome sighed, she couldn't say no to him, "Sure, do you know how to put it on or do you want to carry it?"
"I want to try it on!" he said excitedly as he grabbed the sword, "Can you help me?" he asked when he realized he didn't know how.
Kagome laughed, "Sure." She said as she walked over and strapped the sword on. "Next time we see Sesshomaru, we will ask him to show you how to use it." Kagome smiled as she stood up seeing him in the kimono. "Hold on!" kagome said happily running into her room. She came back with her digital camera as she took a picture of him. "This is going into the scrap book." She said as she put it back in her bag- she didn't want to take it out in the feudal era often.
"Let's go!" Yasha said happily ready to show off his new outfit. They walked out of the hut, as Yasha tried to get used to the sword on his side now. The hut they had was a little ways away from the village. Kagome didn't want to get anything closer in case the village had a passerby who didn't like half demons, which could only lead to trouble. He felt like he belonged though. All of the villagers that were out going to different places where saying hi to his mother and no one ever tried to whisper something behind his back. Either they knew about his heightened senses or they knew better than to talk to him. Either way, he was happy.
"Here we are." Kagome said as she knocked on the outside of the hut.
"Come on in." Sango yelled from the inside. Kagome walked in with Yasha by her side, "You don't have to knock before entering." Sango said as she was cutting vegetables.
"Sorry force of habit." Kagome smiled at her.
Sango looked up from her cooking, "I started dinner early but if Yasha wants to go out in the woods, Miroku is teaching Kiona how to cut wood now too. Come to think of it, you can learn a lot through her if you want. She seemed to take a really big liking to you from last time you guys met."
Yasha smiled, "Thanks." He started to run out before he heard Sango call back for him. He turned around, "Yeah?"
"First off, here in this era, you say thanks ma'am or thanks sir when talking to adults and you always ask your parents if you can leave their presence." She said to him.
"Of course." Yasha said nervously, "Mom, can I go see Kiona and Miroku now?"
Kagome tried to hold back a smile, "Yes you can."
Yasha looked at Sango to make sure he did it right.
"Then you say, thanks ma'am."
"Thanks ma'am." He whispered as he ran out of the hut.
Kagome laughed, "When did you come up with that one?"
"Trust me, after having a few kids, you learn what you need to teach them in order for them to do what you want." Sango smiled. "How are things going?"
"Good, we are only going to be here for a month like I said. My mom wanted me to tell you that she said hi. How are the kids?"
Sango looked at her exhausted, "Too many. They are out playing in the woods somewhere while Miroku teaches one of ours how to cut wood. It's rather amusing when he has to teach them- he gets very nervous. We decided that the two older are starting to get to the point where they are going to start wanting to travel so he is teaching Kiona so that he isn't alone cutting wood for the winter when our two eldest leave us."
"Makes sense."
"How's the little girl, Azami was her name right?"
Kagome nodded, "She is doing well, she wanted to come with me here but I couldn't do that without getting in trouble." Kagome grabbed some vegetables and a knife as she helped cut the vegetables for Sango.
Sango nodded, "Understandable. Are you still keeping in touch with her? Yeah, Yasha and I may go back in a week or so to check up on her." Kagome smiled. "That and so that Yasha can go to school and catch up on any school work he missed but he is so smart that he will do it no problem. He is so much smarter than me."
"I never would have guessed seeing who his parents where." Sango said laughing.
"Laugh it up but he is going to get a good paying job and make tons of money so that we won't have to live pay check to pay check anymore."
"Just remember money isn't everything."
Kagome nodded, "I know that." She smiled as they talked the rest of the night while cooking dinner and waiting for everyone to come home.
Shiho stood at the front door pacing. She couldn't relax knowing that Kagome and Yasha were in the feudal era.
Kagome's mother was getting agitated as the dog paced and the dog tags clinked together as she went back and forth at the door. "Do you want to go out?" she asked the dog as she went over to the door.
Shiho looked up at her and barked which Mrs. Higarashi took as a yes.
She grabbed the leash and hooked it to the dog's collar as she opened the door to bring the dog out. As soon as the door was open Shiho bolted for the well house, "No, come back Shiho! Stop!"
Shiho didn't listen as she ran down the stairs and jumped into well with her leash following.
Kagome's mother watched as the well lit up, she looked scared, "Great I lost the dog in the feudal era." She mumbled. Then the thought occurred to her, 'how was Shiho able to go through the well? Why was the well all of a sudden not too picky on who goes through?' She shook her head; the dog would find Kagome…hopefully.
There ya go! Yay!
Something to clear up that was brought up by a faithful reviewer- yes Kagome was abused by her old husband- remember Jin and his father from my story 'Captured'? She was abused by them! And this is a sequel so I had to make sure it was put in here. Great question! Any other questions don't be afraid to ask!
Now for my own two sense- DON'T CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOR SOMEONE ELSE. Nothing bugs me more than hearing someone say they are going to a certain college just cuz their boyfriend/girlfriend is. That's just stupid- no lie- do what you want and if they are still in your life when you are where you want to be then stay with them and if they don't want to be with you just cuz you followed your dreams then get over them and find someone else! Trust me if a boyfriend/girlfriend can't stick with you for four years while you go to the college you want then how can you expect him/her to stick with you when you go through rough times in marriage and so on? I have seen plenty of my friends marriages fail cuz they married after high school and went to the same college then broke at the first rough spot!
Anyways, please review! I love hearing from you guys!!!
