Inuyasha regashi
"whuh….what did you just say your name was?" Inuyasha said..
"Oh, didn't you hear me? I said my real name is Inuyasha!"
"B-b-b-ut…YOU DON'T LOOK ANYTHING LIKE ME!" Inuyasha said nervously.
"What are you talking about, Inuyasha? They are exact replicas of you!" Shippo said.
"N-n-no wayyy! You're lying! Theres no way you're my kid!" Inuyasha squawked.
"Oh yeah? Well then, if I was lying would I have THIS?!" Itaru whipped out Inuyasha's enchanted beads and held it out for him to see.
"Inuyasha's enchanted beads! It can't be!" Sango said.
"They only way that the enchanted beads could be removed is if Kagome herself removes them or…" Miroku began.
"I'm dead…" Inuyasha breathed.
Itaru's face became grave. The whole group stood in shock of the revelation.
"And let me guess, your real name isnt Meimei either?" Inuyasha said.
"No, people call me Meimei for short. My name is Kiyome hehe!"
"Kiyome…Kiyome means 'cleansed', what a fitting name!" Miroku said.
"Hehe, thank you godfather!" Meimei said.
"Godfather?" Miroku said.
"Did you hear that, Miroku? You're a godfather! Ummm what's a godfather? Miroku is no god."
"A godfather is a close family friend who is a sort of guardian or uncle." Kagome explained.
"Oh! So I have the honor of being a guardian of you two? Inuyasha I am honored!" Miroku said jokingly.
"Shut up now, and you won't get that privelage revoked." Inuyasha said. "So who's the mother, Kagome?" Inuyasha sneered.
"Yup!" Meimei said.
They two fell in embarrassment.
"WHAAAAAAAAA?!" Kagome screamed.
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME!? I CANT….UGHHHH! I CANT EVEN THINK OF IT!" Inuyasha shouted despite his outright objection to the thought his face was beet red.
'NO NO NO! I CANT BECOME A TEENAGE MOM! I CANT! I STILL HAVE MY WHOLE LIFE AHEAD OF ME! I STILL HAVE TO FINISH HIGH SCHOOL! THEY'LL NEVER LET ME FINISH ONCE THEY FIGURE OUT THAT I HAVE KIDS!' Kagome cried and wailed in despair.
"Hmmm… you guys really have changed, all of you. Shippo is bigger, Sango and Miroku are older and more mature.."
"Hey are you trying to say that we aren't mature now?! Look at those two! They're the ones that are immature!" Sango said defensively.
"But that's the best part. Here they can't stop arguing. Back where I come from, they can't keep their hands off of each other. Geez, you would think that they would know of a little thing called 'restraint'."
"WHAT DID YOU SAY!?" they both said.
"And uncle Sesshomaru is as sweet as a puppy!" Meimei said.
Everyone froze at Meimei's brazen comment. "Meimei! Don't you think that now is not the time to be saying all that!?" Itaru hissed.
"But what? It's true! I mean, he has really changed! He even la—" Meimei was cut off by a hand to the mouth. "Do you want him to kill us, Meimei?! Remember, this isn't the uncle we know, okay!?"
They both stared at the daiyoukai with fear and trembling.
"Forgive my little sister's brazen outburst, lord uncle! She didn't know what she was saying!" Itaru said bowing.
Sesshomaru only stood there staring at them both. Then he turned around to leave. "Ridiculous." was his only parting word.
"Uncle Sesshomaru!" Meimei cried.
"Let him go. This is obviously too much for him to handle." Inuyasha said.
"So tell us, why are you two here in this era?" Miroku asked.
"Well, it's a long and complicated story…" Itaru said.
"We can wait." They all said.
"Umm…fine then…it all started on mother's birthday…and father had just come back from war…" Itaru said.
"War? What war?" Inuyasha asked.
"Well, from time to time, uncle Sesshomaru asks for your help in wars against the dog demon clan. But he always says that if you are going to share the same blood as him and his father, you might as well start acting like it." Itaru explained.
"Well that sounds like Sesshomaru." Kagome said.
"AHAHAHAAHAHAAHAAAHAHAHAA! YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME NOW! THERE'S NO WAY THAT SESSHOMARU WOULD EVER THINK OF SOMETHING LIKE THAT!" Inuyasha was rolling on the floor laughing.
"Will you let me finish the story?!" Itaru said.
"Go ahead, don't mind him." Kagome said.
"Okay, like I was saying…father had just come back from war and it was mother's birthday…"
It was a bright day in the home village. The streets bustled with activity; there was plenty of work to be done, shopkeeping, farming, cleaning and cooking; but none of them minded. It was safe and peaceful in their village—all thanks to a certain hanyou.
"Heeey everyone! Lord Inuyasha has returned!"
All eyes turned to Inuyasha and his daughter, Meimei. Whispers and mumbling floated into their sensitive ears of their return.
"Where has he been? He has been absent for about a three months now?" said one woman.
"Oh he was just away at war, helping his half-brother in the west." Said another.
"I heard that his half-brother is a ferocious demon!" said the other lady.
"I have seen him with my own eyes! He came to visit every now and then when little Rin was living here with lady Kaede, may the gods rest her soul." Said another lady.
Inuyasha was used to grumblings about him, but he was not used to the whispers of villagers to be positive. It still took Inuyasha by surprise when a villager treated him like an honorable member of the village. Though he did vow to be the protector of that village, he preferred to keep to himself.
"So what's first on our list, papa?" Meimei asked.
"Well, first we have to get some fish. Some big ones. So that means we go to Daiki's."
The two stopped in front of a fish market, where a stout man with a mustache and small beard stood proudly behind his produce.
"I'll give you the best price for these fishes, five silver pieces!"
Inuyasha sniffed the fish twice and then retreated back. "No wonder they're so cheap! They smell like they've been caught four days ago!" Inuyasha spat.
"What do you expect for me to do?! We haven't had a good catch in three days! What am I supposed to do with them!?"
"Are you sure that these are the freshest ones you have?" Inuyasha said doubtfully.
"I'm positive! My men haven't come back yet! And besides, those dimwits couldn't catch a cold-"
"Hey boss!" came a voice from down the road. Three young men were wheeling a cart full of fresh fish towards them. "You should have been there, boss! They just leapt right out of the water!"
Inuyasha glared at the salesman as he sweated nervously. "okday okay okay! Two of my biggest fish, for the price of one!"
The two were back on their way down the road to finish their errands.
"You know, boss, he could very well hurt you. Besides, you really shouldn't treat him like that… he did save this village from the vile demon Naraku…" said one of the fishermen.
"Well I think that those are just run of the mill women's tales! There's no way that a half demon could take down a full fledged demon! Besides, he's never done anything for me!"
Inuyasha and Meimei were passing by a gift shop when something caught Meimei's eye. It was a beautiful string of jade beads that shined brightly in the sun. they were green as the grass on the ground and the leaves on the trees.
"Wow, papa! These are so pretty! Mama would love something like this!" Meimei said.
"Yeah I'm sure she would…" Inuyasha said. Sometimes he felt bad that Kagome abandoned her era to live with him. It was so safe in her time, and there was little to be desired. They had everything and more, but she gave it all up to be with him. Sometimes he could hear Kagome sigh heavily, and he would know that she was missing her home.
'She deserves all the luxuries that this time can offer. If only I could afford it…' Inuyasha thought to himself looking at his money pouch. It only contained a few silver coins. He sighed heavily and turned to Meimei. "Could you get it for her, papa?" Meimei asked.
"I'm sorry, Meimei. But I don't have enough money for it." Inuyasha confessed.
"awww!" Meimei moaned.
"That's no problem at all…" said the old shopkeeper. "Here. Take it."
"whoa whoa whoa, I couldn't take that!" Inuyasha said.
"Nonsense! It is lady Kagome's birthday, is it not? Here, tell her it's a gift from old Manabu and Isae!"
"Wow old man, thanks a lot. I'm sure she'll love it!" Inuyasha said, taking the box from the man's whithered hand.
"Anything for the one who saved our beloved village. We are all forever in your debt! No amount of money or jewels can compensate!" said old Manabu.
"Heh, I didn't do it for you guys. I just didn't want Naraku to have the last laugh!" Inuyasha scoffed.
"And here, little lady. Something sweet for you!" said old Manabu, handing her a piece of sticky rice.
"Oh yummy! Thank you Manabu-sama!"Meimei said, happily chewing on the piece of sticky rice.
The two left the village and into the forest. The giant trees swayed in the wonderful breeze that tousled their hair. Meimei danced along with the leaves that were set adrift by the wind.
'Just like her mother.' Inuyasha thought affectionately.
They came to a big hill where steps made out of stone that led up to the top. The birds happily chirped in the trees above that filtered out the sun's rays creating a beautiful pattern on the ground. Meimei skipped up the stairs ahead of her father as Inuyasha walked calmly behind her. They finally reached the top to reveal a modest sized house that stood at the peak of the hill. Not too small, but not too big. Inuyasha liked things simple and didn't like things to be too fancy. But the villagers insisted that the house have more than one room, so they built in three rooms: a room for Inuyasha and Kagome, a room for Itaru and Meimei and a common room where they cooked and received company. There was a huge front yard with a traditional Japanese garden in the back. Itaru and Shippo were busy hanging up lanterns for the party. "Okay a little bit higher! Now to the left! A little more.." Itaru said.
"Hey you better make this quick! My shoulders are starting to ache from you standing on me like this!" a mature Shippo said. his hair was now in a long ponytail, his features were more defined and masculine. His feet were no longer like that of a fox, but that of a human's.
"Okay, that's it! a little more! A little more! There we go!"
"HIIII GUUYYYYSSS!" Meimei shouted. The two toppled over at the sudden noise.
"Ooops! Were you guys doing something?" Meimei asked.
"No, sis. Not at all…" Itaru grunted.
"Stop fooling around, you two! Kagome will be here any moment!" Inuyasha ordered.
"Where is mama anyways?" Meimei asked.
"Oh Sango said that she and the other women would keep her busy at the river."
"Oh! I hope that they can! Kagome won't be distracted for long!" Shippo said.
"Don't worry about it! She will be nice and distracted." Inuyasha said pridefully.
Kagome was washing clothes at the river. The day was starting to get hot; she wiped her brow and pulled up the sleeves of her kimono a little more.
"Wow, this is going to be a long day. All I want to do is kick my feet up and rest. A nice long steaming hot bath would be really nice. Maybe with Inuyasha….mmm…I can just imagine it now….ahhh. That's all I really want for my birthday, some alone time with Inuyasha. He has been away for over three months now…"
Sango came up behind her, panting (although faking) "Kagome! Come quick! Chie says that little Būnko has a fever!"
"Oh okay! I'll be right there!" Kagome said gathering her basket of medicinal herbs that was sitting right beside her. She and Sango rushed to the little hut in the village where the peasant Chie lived.
"he says that he feels very poorly m'lady! He says that he has a stomach ache!"
"alright! Let me handle this!" Kagome said. she uncovered the basket of herbs and asked for a cup of hot water.
"Alright little Būnko! Let's see how you feel…" Kagome put her hand to the little boy's head.
"Būnko, you feel fine…perhaps you've been sitting by the fire too long…" Kagome said.
"No, miss Kagome! I have no fever! My foot hurt!" Būnko said.
"Your foot? I thought your mother said that it was your stomach that hurt, and Sango said you have a fever…" Kagome looked at the two women with suspicion.
"err, perhaps the boy recovered m'lady!" Chie said.
"Yes! See Kagome? Even your very presence can cure ailments!" Sango said nervously.
" I know I'm a strong priestess and all, but I'm not that strong…" Kagome said. She got up and left the hut and returned to her chores.
"Chie! I thought we agreed that he had a fever!" Sango said.
"I thought it was a stomach ache! With a fever, you can tell if it so, but with a stomach ache she cannot tell! And all that she would give him is a special tea!" said Chie.
"Hmmm that's a good point…I guess we should have gone with that…" Sango said.
"How are we to keep lady Kagome occupied? She is quick as a whip, she is not easily fooled!" said Chie.
"Yes, she is. She's a clever one, alright!" Sango said. "I'd better get back and see to it that she stays busy!" she got up and left the hut and spotted her twin daughters Ami and Yui carrying parcels.
"You got the gifts?" Sango asked.
"They didn't have it in the color she likes!" said Ami
"And Jun said that he has no more red rice for the sekihan*! It should take him half a day to go to the market in the other village to get them!" said Yui.
"oh this is just perfect! The sekihan won't be ready and if we don't keep on our toes Kagome will find out about the surprise party, and everything will be ruined! Well, tell Jun to go on his swiftest horse if he has to! I want those sekihan by sundown!" Sango ordered.
"YES MOTHER! RIGHT AWAY MOTHER!" the twins exclaimed. The two dashed away to relay the message to the chef.
"Ugghhh….." Sango groaned and stood in the middle of the street. "I guess I have to go and convince someone to have a fake illness. At least until sundown."
Miroku and his son Hiro walked up the stone steps to Inuyasha and Kagome's house. The sun was beginning to set, and Inuyasha, Itaru, Shippo and Meimei were finishing with the preparations.
"Are you all almost finished?" he asked.
"Yeah, almost. And just in time too, its almost sundown. Sango is flipping out, she cant keep Kagome busy enough! And not only that, the sekihan isnt ready yet!" Inuyasha said.
"Hmm this could prove to be a problem… Hiro, have your sisters purchased the gifts?"Miroku asked.
"They said that they couldn't find a kimono in the right color. All they could find was a dark blue kimono with a crane design, not a yellow one with flowers…and they could only find one calligraphy brush, but it was of poor quality…"
"This may not end the way we hoped…"Miroku sighed.
"Yeah…and I really wanted this to be special for her…" Inuyasha said disappointedly.
"Don't worry about it, you guys. Kagome is really gracious. She will appreciate the thought more than anything; we don't have to have everything so perfect." Shippo said.
"Perhaps…but we still want to go all out for her. It's much more than a birthday celebration, it's the day Inuyasha and Kagome first met. It's been more than twenty years since then…" Miroku stated.
They were silent for a moment, realizing the truth of the matter. 'You're right, Miroku…its much more than just a birthday celebration. I met my second chance at happiness. Everything has to be perfect or close to it, I owe her that much!' "Okay everyone! Back to work! It's almost showtime! Itaru and Hiro, you go fetch Jinenji and tell its time; let's move everyone!"
"Alright! We're on our way!" Hiro said.
"COME HAJI!" Itaru said as he let out a loud whistle. A second or two later, a giant black dog with red eyes and large teeth emerged from the forest. It landed on the ground in front of Itaru and Hiro. The two friends jumped on its back and rode away.
"I wanna go too!" Meimei pleaded.
"Aww come on, Meimei! Can't we just go by ourselves!? You can help Ami, Yui and aunt Sango with the women's work!" Itaru said.
"No way! I'm going with you! And I'm not a woman! I'm a girl! There's a difference!" Meimei protested.
"No there isn't stupid! Girls and women are the same thing!" Hiro rebuked.
"No they're not!" Meimei argued
"Are too!" the boys said
"Are not!" Meimei shouted
"Are too!"
"Are NOT NOT NOT!"
"Are TOO TOO TOO!"
"Itaru let her go with you guys." Inuyasha said.
"But-but-but pa! she's gonna be asking all kinds of questions and she's just going to be annoying!" Itaru protested.
"Itaru. I'm not going to ask again." Inuyasha said in a low voice.
"Oh alright. Get on, Meimei. And you better not say a word!" Itaru commanded.
"I promise! My lips are sealed!" Meimei said, imitating herself locking her lips and throwing away the key.
They were lifted into the air and took off towards the sunset.
"Itaru, I don't understand. Why is your mother so important to this village?im not trying to say that she shouldn't be, but I'm just curious." Hiro said.
"Beats me. all they tell us is that she came from a really faraway place. They won't tell me any more than that."
"I heard old Manabu say something about defeating some guy named Naraku…do you think that has anything to do with it?" Meimei said.
"I don't know. And didn't I say to be quiet?!" Itaru snapped.
Meimei 'relocked' her lips. Itaru sighed to himself. 'wow, pa is really strong. Whoever this Naraku guy is, he probably had his ass kicked! No one can beat my pa! well maybe uncle; but other than him, nobody!' Itaru thought pridefully.
Jinenji's hut came into view in the middle of a huge field of herbs and plants. Haji landed in front of the hut and Itaru, Hiro and Meimei dismounted the giant dog.
"HEY JINENJI! ITS ALMOST TIME! GET READY!" Itaru shouted.
"I am on my way." They could hear the giant hanyou say calmly and meekly.
"Oh this is gonna be great! I can't wait!" Meimei said.
"Yeah! Mama is in for the surprise of her life!" Itaru said.
…..
It was finally sundown and Kagome was heading home. "goodness! what has gotten into everyone? Everyone seemed to have illnesses, but then they disappeared! And then Sango kept making me do all these ridiculous chores and errands. Its like they're trying to hide something!"
"Lady Kagome!" shouted a voice from the fields
"What is it Rikichi? What's the matter?" Kagome answered.
"There is something strange lurking in the forest over yonder, me thinks that there is a demon there!" Rikichi said.
"Okay, ill check it out! Go tell Inuyasha!" Kagome commanded.
"Yes ma'am!" Rikichi complied.
Kagome ran towards the edge of the forest where Rikichi said the demon was. The sky was starting to get darker and the trees blocked out any light that remained.
"Hmm these demons don't waste any time creeping out when night falls. Kagome stood still in the middle of the forest, trying to sense the demon's energy. She sensed it, but it felt familiar. ' who could it be?' Kagome thought.
Suddenly, a tall tree crashed to the ground behind her. Kagome gasped and turned around to meet large, glowing eyes.
"Oh Jinenji! You scared me half to death! Thank goodness its just you!" Kagome exhaled.
Jinenji made no response, but growled instead.
"jinenji? Are you okay?" Kagome asked.
Jinenji grabbed her with his mammoth hands and put her in a sack.
"WAIT! JINENJI! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?" Kagome muffled a cry in the sack.
"Heheheheh, I'm going to take your liver to make my stew!" Jinenji said menacingly.
"NO JINENJI! THIS ISNT LIKE YOU! PLEASE!" Kagome pleaded.
"Heheheh…."
Kagome struggled to get out of the hot, suffocating sack. 'if only I had brought my arrows with me! ugh!'
It was a few minutes before she felt jinenji stop. Before she knew it, she was dumped out of the sack and onto the ground.
"Huh? I'm back home! But why is it so dark? Where is Inuyasha?"
Suddenly, the lamps around the house were lit, and firecrackers popped loudly.
"SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAGOME!" came a chorus of voices.
The whole village was there. There were streamers across the fences and lanterns in the trees.
"Here you go, Kagome! You know, it was no easy task trying to keep this a secret!" Sango said handing her a paper fan.
"Oh, so you mean, Jinenji wasn't trying to eat me?!" Kagome said.
"Oh no! I wouldn't dream of it! I've already been accused of that once, I don't want to be again and it be true!" jinenji said meekly.
"Thank you Jinenji!" Kagome said hugging her gentle giant friend.
"Come on, Kagome! Let's get you freshened up!" Sango said, dragging her away into the house.
"We have something special for you to wear!" Ami and Yui said. they held out to her the dark blue kimono and a matching white obi belt. They replaced her sandals with new ones for her feet and combed her hair.
"Kagome, you are going to look so pretty!" Yui said.
"What should we do with her hair? Let's put it in a nice bun! Simple and elegant!" Ami said.
No! Braids! Kagome would look so much better with braids!" Yui protested.
"No! a bun!"
"Braids!"
"Girls girls! It doesn't matter! Whatever you girls choose for me is fine!" Kagome said.
"Alright, Kagome…Hey how about both!" they said together. Kagome giggled. She liked being fussed over every once in a while. It was not very often that she could be pampered. When the girls were done with her hair, was in a bun wrapped at the base with a braid with a few stray pieces of hair at the sides and decorated with a flower comb.
"Perfect!"
"We've outdone ourselves, sis!"
"You said it!"
"Oh thank you! It looks great!" Kagome said.
"she's not done." Came a voice from outside.
"Oh! Inuyasha!" the girls said.
"You can come in."Kagome said.
Inuyasha entered with his hands in his sleeves and a gentle smile on his face. "Could we have a moment?" he asked.
"Of course!" they said. They quickly exited the room and out of earshot. Once Inuyasha knew that they were gone, he drew a black box from his sleeve.
"The finishing touch." He whispered. He opened the box to reveal the string of jade beads.
"Oh Inuyasha! Theyre beautiful!" Kagome gasped.
"No more than the one that will be wearing them." He said softly. He drew out the string of beads and opened them. Kagome turned to the mirror and allowed her husband to place the beads tenderly around her neck. She looked back at his beautiful golden eyes. They stared back at her with love and affection. The light from the lamp created a romantic ambiance in the room. Kagome's face glowed as she smiled.
"You look like a princess, Kagome. I should know: my mother was one." He said kissing her sweetly on the cheek.
"Inuyasha, I don't know what to say…" Kagome breathed.
"Don't say anything. Just enjoy the moment while you can." Inuyasha replied.
"You know, all I really wanted for my birthday was to spend some time with you. You've been away for so long, and I know that you missed me too on the battlefield."
"Every second. A lot of those men didn't have anything to go home to. So a lot of them would…you know…do things to themselves…" Inuyasha chuckled.
"Inuyasha! That's gross!" Kagome exclaimed, lightly punching him on the shoulder.
"Hey! Its true! It's not like I wanted to hear them jacking off! My human nights were for once a blessing!" Inuyasha said.
"Don't tell me you've never done that?" Kagome said teasingly.
"Hey!" Inuyasha said attacking her with tickles.
"HAHAHA! STOP IT!"
"TAKE IT BACK! TAKE IT BACK RIGHT NOW!" Inuyasha demanded.
"AHAHAAA! NO! NEVER!" she said in between her fits of laughter.
"I SAID TAKE IT BACK!"Inuyasha said again.
He pinned her to the ground, rendering her helpless against his assault.
"PLEASE! STOP! HAHAAHAHAA!"
When Inuyasha finally stopped, he was on top of her. They were both past the point of blushing when things like that happened after eighteen years of being married, nothing embarrassed them anymore. He simply stared back at her with fond tenderness.
"I missed you, Kagome. I dreamt of you every night."
"So did I. there wasn't a single night that I didn't wish that you were here in my arms." Kagome whispered.
Inuyasha smiled tenderly and bent forward to give her a passionate kiss. But footsteps intruded the hallways and into Inuyasha's ears.
"Inuyasha? Kagome?" Miroku called.
"Dammit Monk!" Inuyasha cursed. Kagome giggled at her husband's frustration. Miroku saw their shadow in a suggestive position and thought the worst. "You guys, you can do that after the party, people are waiting." Miroku said.
"Shuddup! I can't believe the lecherous monk Miroku is preaching to me about propriety!" Inuyasha said standing up.
"Hey, I'm just saying, hold off until after the party and then you can have the whole night to yourselves." Miroku suggested.
"Let's see you go off to war and then come back and tell me how long I can wait…" Inuyasha grumbled.
"I'll see you outside." Miroku sighed and turned to leave. When he was gone, Kagome went to the mirror again to fix her hair. "It's okay, Inuyasha, I won't deny you. I know how much you've waited. We'll just do what Miroku said, do our thing after the party."
"But how long will the party last?" Inuyasha said.
"However long you want it to be. If you want them to leave, all you need to do is say the word." Kagome said.
"Alright." Inuyasha said.
When they were finally out, everyone turned to them. They cheered for the birthday girl and led her to the table where she sat at the head.
"Happy birthday, Lady Kagome! And congratulations to Inuyasha for a safe and triumphant return from the battlefield!" Rikichi said. The crowd cheered again and passed around the sake.
"oooh! Sake for me too?" Meimei asked reaching for the sake bottle.
"No Meimei! This is for adults!" Itaru said.
"Yeah! Adults like me!" Shippo said grabbing the sake bottle. He poured a bit into his drinking saucer.
"I couldn't wait to be able to drink alcohol!" Shippo said as he gulped down the light drink.
"awww! Why do grownups always get to do the fun stuff!" Meimei groaned.
"Don't worry about it, Meimei! You will be grown soon enough. But don't rush things, enjoy being young." Shippo said.
"uggh! That's what everyone says! What's so good about being young anyways? Everyone is always telling you what to do, you can't do anything, and everyone picks on you!" Meimei complained.
"Believe me; I know how that feels…" Shippo said under his breath.
Dinner was served and platters were sat at the table. There was grilled carp, soba noodles, plenty of pickled vegetables and Oden.
"This all looks so delicious!" Kagome exclaimed.
"I just hope there is enough for everyone!" Miroku said.
"Oh there's plenty! I just wish we could have had the shekinah!" Sango said.
"DID SOMEONE SAY SEKIHAN?!" said Jun the chef carrying a gigantic pot
They whole crowd cheered and crowded around the pot and served themselves. There was plenty of music and dancing and gift giving. Kagome received plenty of livestock, since the villagers lacked in money. And the night was perfect, not too hot, and not too cold. The moon was half full and everyone was content. After a few hours, the guests started saying their farewells. Soon only, Shippo, Miroku, Sango and their children remained.
"That was delicious!" Inuyasha said patting his stomach.
"That Jun can really cook!" Miroku said.
"Yeah, and I'm so glad he was able to prepare the sekihan in time!" Sango said.
"Thank you guys for all of this. It was perfect." Kagome said.
"Anything for you Kagome." Shippo said. "None of this would have been possible without you!"
"That's true, Kagome. You had a hand in all of our lives. You are the glue that holds us together." Sango said.
'oh you guys, stop it!" Kagome said bashfully. Inuyasha grunted, "Well, it's only because you stuck your nose into everyone's business!"
"heh, remind me next time when you're pinned to a tree not to bother…" Kagome said.
"Mama, what do you mean 'next time'?" Meimei asked.
"Yeah, and what's all this talk about what happened eighteen years ago? That's all the village ever talks about, how you saved them all from something…"
"Yes father, they say the same thing about you and mother." Hiro said.
"Wait, hold on a second—you guys haven't told them anything!?" Shippo said, almost spitting out his sake.
"Well…" Kagome began.
"It's just that…" Sango said.
"I guess we never got around to it!" Miroku said.
"You have got to be kidding me!" Shippo said smacking his head. "Not even you Inuyasha?! I would have thought at least you would have gloated all across the countryside about how you helped defeat Naraku!" Shippo said.
"Well, maybe
I'm a little more humble than you thought!" Inuyasha hissed. "and besides, when Kagome came back and after we married, I was too happy to let those terrible memories ruin the joy that I felt. And I guess is sort of put it all to the back of my mind."
"I suppose the same thing happened to us. I was so ready to move on with my life, so ready to settle down and start a family with Sango that I just wanted to leave the past in the past. Naraku was dead and I wanted him to stay that way; even in my memories." Miroku concurred.
"Wow, you guys are great…not even telling your own sons about your amazing conquests!" Shippo sneered hoping to get a rise out of them.
"Well, I guess it's now or never, eh Inuyasha?" Miroku said.
"Yeah. You wanna tell the story? You're good at that kind of stuff." Inuyasha said.
"Why thank you, I would be honored." Miroku cleared his throat. The children gathered around the monk with big anticipating eyes.
"This story spans across time and space, so it does not have a start or an end because it is still being written. But I will start the best way I can. 71 years ago, before me or Sango or Kagome were born, Inuyasha sought what was known as the shikon no tama, or the sacred jewel. This jewel was created by the ancient priestess Midoriko when she battled a legion of demons. This jewel was able to grant any wish to its possessor, so therefore many people both human and demon sought it. most of the seekers of the sacred jewel were men driven by greed and bloodlust. A property of the jewel was that it could pick up the positive or negative energy of its surroundings. And because of this, the sacred jewel was entrusted to the priestess named Kikyo. Your father went after the jewel and intended to kill Kikyo if he had to, but she proved to be too strong for him. He tried and tried to retrieve the jewel from her, but Kikyo always managed to fend him off; she did not have the heart to kill him. Eventually, they fell in love with each other and Kikyo came up with the plan of using the sacred jewel to make Inuyasha a human. Doing this would cause the sacred jewel to disappear and release Kikyo from her duties so that she could live her life as an ordinary woman and marry Inuyasha. But there was another who had eyes for Kikyo—a bandit named Onigumo. This Onigumo was badly injured and Kikyo was charged to take care of him. Although he was badly wounded, that did not stop him from lusting after Kikyo. Out of his desire to be with Kikyo, he summoned a multitude of demons to devour his body and create him anew. Onigumo was reborn as the half demon called Naraku…"
"So that's the guy papa was talking about earlier!" Meimei said.
"The very one. But this new, reborn Onigumo was not the same. This Onigumo was evil incarnate. His twisted thoughts and demonic energy caused him to turn into a terrible monster. Onigumo's original desire was to have Kikyo, but it became twisted and corrupt. So it was now Naraku who sought the sacred jewel. So he disguised himself as Inuyasha and attacked Kikyo and stole the sacred jewel. He then put the sacred jewel back in the shrine and disguised himself as Kikyo and did the same to Inuyasha. Inuyasha, feeling that he had been betrayed, went to get the sacred jewel himself. The injured Kikyo, who still thought that it was Inuyasha who attacked her, shot Inuyasha with an arrow and pinned him to a tree.
"You mean, the same tree in the forest?" Ami said.
"Correct. After that final act, she knew her death was at hand and told her younger sister to burn the sacred jewel with her body so that it would disappear from this world. However, Inuyasha did not die. He was put into a deep sleep and was sealed there for fifty years, destined for an eternal and empty sleep."
"What a mean lady, to do that to my daddy!" Meimei said."
"Don't be so quick to judge, Meimei. She had no idea that it was Naraku and not your father." Kagome said.
Inuyasha looked at Kagome in surprise. She was defending Kikyo?
"Now, listen carefully, this part becomes a bit confusing. Let's jump…let's see…how many years was it, Kagome?" Miroku asked..
"Five hundred." Kagome answered, helping Sango gather the dishes.
"Yes, that's right. Eighteen years ago, Kagome falls into a well in her shrine on this exact same day and is transported five hundred years in the past…"
"Whoa whoa whoa! You just said that it was eighteen years ago!" Itaru said.
"Yes, that is true. But your mother is not of this era. She was born, or should I say, will be born in five hundred years. But the bone eaters' well made of the same bark as the sacred tree in the forest, transported her back in time. This occurred eighteen years ago. Do you get it now?" Miroku explained.
"ughhh… so much information…I'll get it in a minute…" Itaru said, holding his head.
"When your mother was rescued from being attacked by a demon, she discovered that she was the reincarnation of Kikyo and that the sacred jewel was inside of her body. Unfortunately, the demon who was after her before came for her once more, looking for the sacred jewel. She ran into the forest where your father was still sealed to a tree, but the spell on him was weakened because of her presence. Out of fear and desperation, Kagome released Inuyasha from his seal and he killed the demon. While trying to figure out what to do with the jewel, Kagome accidentally shattered the jewel into a thousand tiny pieces, so Inuyasha and Kagome were commissioned to search for them and put the jewel back together."
"Wow, really?! How did they find them all?!" Yui asked.
"It was not an easy task. And there were demons who were still after the shards. Remember, the sacred jewel was a very powerful thing. Even the shards contained great power in themselves. Along the way, they met Shippo who was orphaned by two thunder demons, Sango whose village of demon slayers was destroyed by Naraku and yours truly, who was cursed by the same demon with a wind tunnel that could suck up anything in its path."
"WHOA! You had a wind tunnel in your hand!? Let me see!" hiro said, running up to his father and grabbing his hand. Ami and Yui did the same thing.
"Oh kids! It's not there anymore!" Miroku chuckled.
"Aww!" they groaned.
"It took us about a year to locate the pieces. Unfortunately, Naraku was clever and was able to claim all of them. When the last shard had merged with the rest, he possessed tremendous power. The final battle was bloody and intense, but we were finally able to kill Naraku."
"WOW! THAT'S SO COOL! I wish I could have been there!" Itaru said.
"What an amazing story!" Meimei said.
"But wait—I'm not finished. Before Naraku died, he made a wish on the sacred jewel. He wished that kagome would be sucked into the sacred jewel and be forced to battle the demons inside of it for all eternity—"
The children gasped in horror. Kagome smiled at their surprise.
"I think you can take the story from here, Kagome. You know this part better than anyone." Miroku said.
"Oh alright. When I was sucked into the jewel, I lived in an illusion for three days. I lived in this sort of dream world where I was back in my own era. I went to school, I did the things that I would normally do, having no idea that none of it was real. But I had no memory of the feudal era and my friends until I looked at the sacred tree. That moment, I remembered everything and woke up from the dream. When I awoke, I was in this deep and tremendous darkness. There I saw the priestess Midoriko battling the mass of demons as she was two hundred years ago when the jewel was created. The sacred jewel told me that Naraku made a wish that would damn me to the same fate as midoriko and that the only way for me to escape was to make a wish that would take me back home. I was so afraid that I would be stuck in the darkness forever. But I held on to the hope that Inuyasha would come and save me. the jewel tried to convince me otherwise, but I wouldn't give up. Sure enough, Inuyasha came for me and I was so happy. Then, I realized what wish I should make, one that would end the struggle and destroy the sacred jewel. I wished for the jewel to disappear forever."
"Wow! Really?! You must have been so frightened, Kagome!" Ami gasped.
"How did you know that was the right wish?!" Yui asked.
"I just knew. It's just one of those things that you just know when you know, like love…" Kagome said squeezing Inuyasha's hand. "I was trapped three days in the darkness of the sacred jewel. During that time, the well on my side of time and the well here had disappeared. My mother, grandfather and my brother were scared that they would never see me again. But when the jewel was destroyed, the well reappeared. I was so happy to see my family again. But before I could thank Inuyasha, he was pulled back into the well and the well shut the door of time once more." Kagome said sadly.
Everyone watched her intently, with saddened expressions on their faces.
"Three years passed after that. I was able to finish my schooling, and all of my friends planned for the future. But for me, I couldn't forget about Inuyasha or the friends I made here. For me, a future without Inuyasha was not a future at all. The day I graduated, I went to the well and cried. I wanted to be with Inuyasha so much. I loved him and I wished that I could see him just one more time to tell him how much I loved and missed him. The well sensed my overwhelming desire to see him again and opened once more. I knew that this would be my last opportunity at happiness. I told my mother, brother and grandfather goodbye for the last time, and I jumped into the well. When I emerged from the well, there he was, waiting for me, like he always had…" Kagome said softly. Tears began to well up in her eyes, Inuyasha caught this and wiped them away. This made kagome cry even more. She turned to him as he embraced her tightly.
"Thank you Inuyasha. For waiting for me. thank you for always being there for me." she whimpered.
"shhhhhhhhh….." Inuyasha said tenderly. "Don't cry, Kagome."
"I'm sorry. It's just that, every time I think of that time that we were separated, how lonely you must have been, it just makes me…"
"Don't think about it, okay? It's your birthday, Kagome. You aren't supposed to be crying." Inuyasha said.
"I know. But those years we were apart, the life I led was so dull and empty. All the things that everyone at my school worried and talked about, seemed so worthless. I just couldn't handle it. boys at school asked me out repeatedly, but I knew I couldn't move on. None of them could compare to you, Inuyasha."
"That's so romantic…" Ami and Yui said.
"Stop that right now, Kagome. We are together now, and we even have two kids. That's all that matters." Inuyasha said.
The group was completely silent under the sobering moment. Kagome wiped away her tears and smiled.
"Well kids, that's what happened!"
"So is that how you and father started the whole demon slaying business?" Hiro asked.
"yup." Inuyasha said.
"Speaking of demon slayings, Inuyasha, before you returned, we had a commission from a land lord in the south that said his palace was being haunted by spirits. It has gotten so bad, that his servants are becoming possessed and are trying to kill him. I know you just got back from war, but I just thought I would bring it up…" Miroku said.
"Keh! War schmoor! I don't need to rest! Let's take care of it first thing in the morning." Inuyasha declared.
"But papa!" Meimei whined. Kagome gave him a disappointed look, her hopes of having Inuyasha home for a while, dashed.
"Don't worry. We will be back before you know it, I promise." He said, winking at Kagome. Kagome smiled, but did not restore her hopes of spending time with her beloved husband.
"Hey, Itaru! How about you come with us? You could use the practice!" Inuyasha said.
"REALLY?! MY FIRST DEMON SLAYING?! DO YOU REALLY MEAN IT?!" Itaru shouted excitedly.
"Of course I mean it! as long as its alright with your mother." Inuyasha said.
"Mother, can I please go with them, please please please!?" Itaru pleaded. Kagome paused for a moment and replied, "I don't see why not. It would make for some great father-son bonding time!"
"Yes!" Itaru cheered.
"What about me father?!" Hiro protested.
"You can go next time, son." Miroku said.
"Alright…" Hiro moaned.
"oooooh Itaru is going to slay demons!" Ami purred. "how absolutely dashing!" Yui said saucily. The twins scooted really close to the now nervous boy.
"Uhhh, hey guys, is it hot to you two?"
"Come now you two! You are embarrassing Itaru!" Miroku chuckled.
"I wonder where they get that from." Sango grunted.
They all laughed at them all at Itaru's dismay. Inuyasha and Kagome stood up and excused themselves outside. Hand in hand, they walked quietly beside each other. Kagome leaned her head on Inuyasha's shoulder and sighed. "I thought we would have more time to ourselves…"
"I know." he said.
"But why are you leaving again so soon?" Kagome asked.
"I want to get this over with right away, so that when I come back home,I can relax. And we can take our sweet time…" Inuyasha purred.
"he turned to her and looked at her with an impudent expression. " I believe you still have one present left…" he whispered taking off his robe. Kagome giggled and kissed him passionately on the lips.
-HELL YEAH! I SUMMARIZED THE WHOLE STORY OF IINUYASHA IN LESS THAN 2000 WORDS!
Was a bit long but hey that's okay!
Sorry you guys… a whole lotta chit going on. Im gonna finish this thing. See ya!