Inuyasha Regashi
Okay this is definitely going to be more than 10 chapters as you can see. Maybe 20. Lets try that!
"So where were you?" Itaru asked.
"I was… around…." Meimei lied
"She was at my school!" Sota said.
"You were at Sota's school?" Kagome gasped.
"Yeah she was! She really impressed my friends!" Sota said proudly.
"Your friends saw her!"
"yeah! They thought that she was cat woman or something!"
"EWWW! I'm not a cat I'm a dog!"
"so what are you doing with your afternoon, Kagome?"
"Well I was going to study, but Mr. popular over here got invited to the arcade with Eri, Yuka and Ayumi."
"Well, you can always stay here. I can take care of myself." Itaru said.
"Oh no you don't!" Kagome commanded.
"Awww come on, Kagome! I can do things for myself! I mean, this world can't be that difficult to understand—"
Suddenly, the phone rang. Itaru jumped and hid behind Mrs. Higurashi.
"Relax, Itaru! It's just the phone. That must be them now."
"Higurashi residence?" Kagome answered.
"Hey Kagome! Are you still coming with us to the arcade?" a voice asked over the receiver.
"Yeah Yuka, I'm coming."
"Great! Bring your dance shoes, then! We are going to try out that new DDR game!"
"DDR? I love that game! But I don't know if ita—er Kojiro will know how to play."
"Don't worry about that! Leave the teaching to us! "
"Alright, if you say so." Kagome sighed.
"Okay, Higurashi! See you in a few!" there was a click and then a silence.
"Who was that, Kagome?" Mrs. Higurashi asked. "Oh just Yuka reminding me of our get together."
"I wanna go too!" Meimei said.
"No!" Itaru said.
"You never let me do anything!" Meimei whined.
"Why don't you go back with Inuyasha and the others?" Itaru said.
"But it's more fun here!" Meimei protested.
"No, Meimei! I'm not babysitting tonight! Just go back through the well!"
"No I'm not! And I'm not a baby!
"No Meimei! You are going back with Inuyasha and that's final!" Itaru commanded.
Meimei stared down at the floor in defeat. "I miss mama. She let me do anything I wanted. You're such a meanie Itaru!" Meimei shouted as she bolted out of the door.
"Itaru…" Kagome began.
"Meimei needs to learn that she can't have her way all the time. That's what father was trying to teach her."
"I'm sorry if I make it seem like you guys are an inconvenience to us. its just that people are a lot more judgmental than you think. They won't know what to make of you guys. You can sort of get away with it, with your hair; and if you keep your scarf on, no one will notice. "
"What are you talking about, Kagome? There is no way Itaru can get by like that!" Mrs. Higurashi said.
"Uhh what do you mean, mom?"
"Look at how the poor boy is dressed! He is dressed like he is ready to go to a historical fair!" Mrs. Higurashi critiqued
"Oh…right…his clothes are a little bit outdated…" 'Almost four hundred years…'
"But what's wrong with my clothes? It's made from the cloth of the fire rat! Best material you could ever get!"
"Cloth schmoth! You, my boy need a makeover!" Mrs. Higurashi declared.
"a make-what?" Itaru said confusingly.
"Mom, please don't…."
"I just got this new platinum credit card and it is itching for me to use it! What do you say, Kagome?" Mrs. Higurashi asked.
"uhh mom I think that maybe…"
"Then its settled! Get in the car kids! We are going shopping!"
"Oh dear god…" Sota moaned.
The whole family with the exception of grandpa Higurashi piled into the little Honda and headed straight to downtown. Mrs. Higurashi first stopped at a high end boutique and threw Itaru a boatload of clothes.
"Uhhh are you really going to buy all of these? I've never owned this much clothes in my entire life!"
"Oh no! we just have to try and see what works for you!" Mrs. Higurashi said shoving the boy into the nearest dressing room. "Now go and try them on!"
"Uhhh, Higurashi-san, what is this? He held up a hooded sweatshirt with a red design on it. "Oh that's a hoodie! You pull that over your head!"
"Okay…" they heard some rustling and then some grunting behind the dressing room door. "Can't….get…out of here! Where the hell am I ? I'm trapped! Someone help me!"
"Oh no!" Kagome moaned. Kagome rushed over to the dressing room and saw a trapped Itaru clawing his way out of the hoodie. Kagome helped him to find the head sleeve and out of the darkness.
" This damned thing trapped me in an alternate world! I couldn't see anything!" Itaru huffed.
"It's okay, Itaru. You're safe now." Kagome reassured.
"I guess hoodies are out of the question." Sota mumbled.
"Okay then, try these on!" Mrs. Higurashi handed Itaru a pair of white skinny jeans. "what the hell are these?"Itaru spat. "They're skinny jeans." Kagome said.
"How am I supposed to get into these?"
"Believe me, it's a challenge." Kagome informed. She closed the door and left Itaru on his own. Then a few seconds later, they heard more noises in the dressing room. "come on! whooooh whoooh whooooaaaah!" then followed a loud crash. "Oh no! Maybe I should have picked a looser fit!"
Kagome rushed to his rescue once more and helped Itaru off of the floor, entangled in a mess-heap of clothing.
"Itaru! Are you okay?'
"guuuhhh…"
She offered her hand to him and pulled him up. "Okay, now all you have to do is suck in as much as you can, okay?"
"Okay." Itaru sucked in his gut and kagome fastened the button. Kagome peeked up at the boy and he just held his breath as she adjusted the front of his pants.
"Okay that should do it."
"I CANT EVEN WALK IN THESE!" Itaru complained waddling outside.
"It takes a little practice!" Kagome said.
"These trousers are so constricting! How can anyone wear these!" Itaru complained.
"Okay then I got a looser pair." Mrs. Higurashi said handing them a looser pair of jeans. This pair of jeans had a distressed detail down the front of the legs. Itaru switched to the more comfortable pair and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Wow these are a whole lot more comfortable! But it looks like someone has already worn them and like had a whole bunch of fights in them…"
"They're supposed to be that way." Sota said.
"Yeah, its fashionable to have torn up pants in our time." Kagome said.
After picking out the jeans, they settled on a green V-neck t-shirt under a white short sleeved dress shirt.
"There we go! Not to dressy but not too casual!" Mrs. Higurashi said.
"Itaru looked at himself in the mirror and said, "What strange robes. The y are so tight and form fitting!"
"These are clothes influenced by western culture," Kagome explained.
"Western culture?"
"Yeah, nations from the west came to Japan and opened its doors to the outside world after many years of isolationism! They are the reason japan has so much technology now!"
"Nations from the west? Do you mean those barbarians from the continent?" Itaru asked."that's awful! Those barbarians took over japan!" Itaru shouted, causing the other customers in the store to stare at them.
"No no! It's not that! They didn't take over Japan, they just suggested some things that would make our country better! Japan is still its own independent nation!"
"Oh…" Itaru said.
"Alright! How about some shoes?" Mrs. Higurashi suggested.
"Shoes? No way!"
"Why ever not, dear? You might step on something sharp or stub your toe!"
"I've never worn shoes in my life! Father says that they are annoying and constricting! It's so much better to just walk around barefoot!"
"But dear! You have to wear shoes! Around here it's the law!" Mrs. Higurashi said.
"What? What idiot made that a law? Not everyone can afford shoes that wear out in a month or so anyways!"
"It's a different story here, Itaru. Everyone can afford as much shoes and clothes as they want. Its no big deal to buy new shoes." Kagome said.
"How about sandals? They aren't to constricting and you can get away with wearing them." Sota said holding up a pair of plain black sandals. Itaru observed the strange pair of thongs and looked around him at all the other options
"What other kinds of shoes are there?" Itaru said.
"oh there are lots of kinds! There are sneakers, there are boots. For girls there are a lot more options." Sota informed.
Itaru looked at a pair of brightly colored converses with a comic book design on them. "Wow! These must cost a fortune!" Itaru gasped.
"Not really. There actually pretty affordable. They're really popular." Sota said. "I want a pair myself!"
"We will get some for your birthday, Sota." Mrs. . Higurashi said. Mrs. Higurashi thought for a moment. "Hey Kagome, what do you think of getting Inuyasha some clothes for when he is here?" she suggested.
"He'll never wear it." Kagome said.
"You never know! He might come to like it!" Mrs. Higurashi said happily.
"I don't know about that…" Kagome mumbled.
"Do you think that he wears a medium or a large?" Mrs. Higurashi asked.
When they finally found a pair of sandals that was to Itaru's liking, they checked out with bags full of clothes and Itaru in his new outfit. Kagome looked at the bag of Inuyasha's clothes. In it was a black vested hoodie, a white t-shirt and the same pair of jeans as Itaru.
'I wonder what Inuyasha would have been like had he lived in this era. I wonder if he is still living today, and if so, where is he?'
"Alright, where do you guys need to be dropped off?" Mrs. Higurashi asked.
"Right here is fine." Kagome said. They stopped right in front of a brightly lit building. The two got out of the car and stood in front of the building. "Be safe, you two!"
Itaru gazed in awe of the bright lights and colors. The smell of the city was a flood of pleasant and unpleasant smells. He could smell food that he had never seen or smelled before and the strong stench of sewage. The noises of strange contraptions unknown to him created a symphony of sounds that were both annoying and intriguing. Itaru crouched to the ground, overwhelmed by his delicate senses.
'Itaru! Are you okay?" Kagome said hovering over Itaru.
"Its…all…so…much!" Itaru moaned. "how can Inuyasha handle all this noise! And the smells!"
"I guess he has gotten used to it, the few times he has been here." Kagome said. "But don't worry about it , you will get used to it to and—'
"Hey! Kagome! Kojiro!" came a voice behind them.
"Eri!" Eri, Ayumi and Yuka ran up to the two waving their hands.
"You guys made it! Did you guys come together or did you meet up here?" Ayumi said.
"ummm we came here together." Kagome said.
"Are you ready for this, Kojiro? This is going to be so much fun! I know you will love it!" Yuka said.
"Umm I guess." Itaru mumbled.
"Well c'mon! Let's go!" Eri said grabbing his elbow and dragging him away.
"Well well well, it seems as if Eri has taken a liking to our new student." Yuka said.
"Yeah…" Kagome mumbled.
"Hey Kagome, why didn't you invite your boyfriend, Inuwasha was it?" Ayumi asked.
"No, I think his name was Onimusha" Yuka said.
"But you know, that's probably not even his real name. Who names their kid iniyasha anyways?" Ayumi said.
"His name is Inuyasha. And no, he didn't want to come. He had other things to do." Kagome said.
"Aww, what a bummer! I think he would have liked the arcade too. Oh well, maybe next time!" Yuka said disappointed.
"Well I guess we should catch up with Eri and Kojiro! I hope they saved us a spot in line for the new DDR game!" Ayumi said.
The three girls went inside of the arcade where there were hundreds of people playing various video games. Fighting games, racing games and even sports games. Eri and Itaru were already in a line that was quite long and growing .
"Great! You saved us a spot!" Yuka said. "I can't wait to try this new game out!"
"Me neither!" Ayumi agreed.
"This will be so much fun! And I have a feeling that you are going to be a pro at it!" Eri said holding onto Itaru's arm.
"Uh what makes you think that?" Itaru said, a blush tinting his cheeks.
"Oh I can spot talent when I see it! I mean, look at how you're built! Don't tell me you don't work out or anything!"
"Well, I do chop wood on a regular basis. But that's no big thing! I can cut wood with my bare hands!" Itaru said pridefully.
"Oh! You must be a master at karate! Tell me, are you a black belt?" Eri said in admiration.
"Uh karate?" Itaru said confused.
"Oh, then you must be taking kung fu or tae kwon do or something like that! That's too cool Kojiro!" Yuka said.
"Well, thanks!" Kojiro said, his chest puffing out with pride. It took fifteen minutes for the four companions to be next in line. "oh boy, I can't wait!" Eri said in anticipation.
The group watched as the people already playing battled it out. Their feet moved swiftly with the music at the direction of the screen.
"See, Kojiro? You just watch the screen and you tap your foot to the corresponding square on the dance pad. It's that simple!" Yuka said.
When the match was over, the victor roared in triumph as his entourage behind him congratulated him.
"You go, Kenta!"
"Yeah boss! You're really whippin all these losers!"
"Alright! Who's next?"
When the group realized who was in front of them, they took a step back.
"Kenta!"
"It's him again!"'
"What's he doing here?"
"Hey! Whose-hey, look who it is! It's the furry!" Kenta said mockingly.
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I GOT MY INTERNET BACK! HALLELUJAH!
Yeah, I guess that I wont be done with this story in ten chapters like I promised. I hope you guys don't mind.