A Reason to Live
Chapter Twenty
The Mall Experience
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.
"Damn it woman, why do I have to wear this stuffy ass clothing," Bankotsu snapped as he tugged at the color of the dark blue suit that Kagome had picked out of a group of boxes that had belonged to her father.
"One; my name is Kagome, and two; that was my father's suit, and it makes you look like a respectable young man, and not some delinquent," Kagome supplied as he mother came into the room with a handful of clothing.
"Why not let him try this on instead," Kagome's mother supplied as she handed Bankotsu a pair of jeans, and a loose fitting black tee shirt. Bankotsu took the clothing, and began to undress, causing Kagome to scream out in anger and embarrassment.
"What are you doing," Kagome exclaimed as she punched Bankotsu's arm roughly. Bankotsu gazed at her, and noticed the blush on her face and the light blush on the older woman's face as well.
"Oh yeah, my bad," Bankotsu supplied as she sheepishly rubbed his head. "I guess that I have forgotten what it is like to be in the company of women."
"You are such a delinquent," Kagome snapped as she turned to leave the room. As she was exiting, she grabbed her mother's hand, and pulled her from the room. Inuyasha, having heard the commotion, slowly made his way up to Kagome. "What do you want Inuyasha?"
"I was just wondering why I can't just wear my normal clothing," Inuyasha supplied as he gazed down at the massive shoes covering his feet. Kagome, being a very ingenious had decided to by Inuyasha a pair of shoes that were two sizes larger than what a normal human with his size feet would wear. That way, his claws would not cut through the front of the shoes. "These things on my feet feel weird, and this 'shorts' keep riding up on me."
"Any more complaints Inuyasha," Kagome asked as she crossed her arms over her chest. "If so, let me hear them right now."
"Umm, your attitude seems to be a little on the poor side today," Inuyasha supplied as he crossed his arms over his chest, and turned away from her.
"SIT BOY," Kagome snapped as she walked past a downed Inuyasha.
"What did I say," Inuyasha hissed.
"Maybe you went too far by talking about her attitude," Bankotsu said as he knelt down beside the downed half-demon.
As the two were speaking, a loud squeal brought them out of their discussion, and caused them to rush towards the sound of Kagome. "Kagome what is wrong," Inuyasha hissed as he flexed his claws Inuyasha was surprised to see Kagome hugging Sango, who was currently dressed in a yellow sundress, with matching sandals and hat.
"Sango you look amazing," Kagome exclaimed as she pulled back from Sango, admiring her own handiwork. "I really am a good fashion advisor."
"This feels wonderful," Sango said as she gave a small twirl. Bankotsu stared at Sango, not believe his eyes.
'Damn she looks good,' Bankotsu said to himself. Composing himself once more, Bankotsu cleared his throat. "You look very nice Sango."
"You really think so," Sango asked as she looked down nervously. Kagome smirked as she watched the two interact. Kagome knew it was just a matter of time before the two would be a couple. "Thank you Bankotsu."
Bankotsu nodded as he went back to the room, and finished getting dressed himself. When he came out of the house, he had on a pair of jeans, and a black shirt. "This feels so much better," Bankotsu said as he made his way to the group. Kagome sighed as she looked at her smirking mother.
"You are right mom. That does suit him a lot better than a suit," Kagome supplied as her mother placed a hand on her shoulder.
"I have been dealing with you and Sota for so long, that I can very easily pick out clothing that matches people's personalities very well," the older woman said as she went back to the house. "Have fun at the mall everyone."
The group made their way into a large shopping plaza, filled with all sorts of strange smells and sights. "So this is a mall," Sango asked as she took in all of the sights and sounds. "This is amazing."
Bankotsu was slightly taken aback by the sheer size of the structure. "I know some castles that are not this large," Bankotsu supplied as he gazed around. Inuyasha nodded in agreement.
"You should see the school," Inuyasha supplied as he slowly stepped into the large mall. "So, wear to first Kagome?"
"I am taking Sango to the woman's clothing store," Kagome supplied as she dragged Sango by the hand. Bankotsu and Inuyasha slowly followed after the two girls, not knowing what else to do.
"Damn this place is massive," Bankotsu said as he saw a large poster of a samurai. Bankotsu walked up to the poster, and slammed his hand through the wall and poster. "Weakling!"
"Bankotsu, you can't just do something like that," Kagome snapped as she grabbed the former mercenaries arm, and dragged him away from the shop.
"But that weakling was glaring at me," Bankotsu exclaimed as he glared at the destroyed poster.
"It was just a piece of paper you idiot," Kagome snarled.
"Well it looked real to me," Bankotsu huffed as he followed after a fuming Kagome.
"It is supposed to you idiot," Kagome snapped, but suddenly stopped. "I forgot you are not from this time. I am sorry."
"Whatever," Bankotsu supplied as he lowered his head, avoiding the staring people. "Jeez, why is everyone looking at me weird?"
"You just put your hand through a wall, and did not even have a scratch," Kagome said as she lowered her head as well, not liking the stares they were getting either. Sango and Inuyasha both seemed to be able to ignore the looks. "Well here we are." The group stopped in front of a clothing store with many different sun dresses on mannequins.
"Who are those frozen woman," Inuyasha asked as he reached for Tetsusaiga , but realized that it was nowhere to be found. "Damn it, I left Tetsusaiga at Kagome's house."
"Those are not actually women," Kagome said as she stood in front of the group. "They are kind of like dolls to model the clothing for people."
"What sort of demon could make such realistic dolls," Inuyasha questioned.
"They are not demonic. They are just carefully crafted by a machine," Kagome stated. "Now I am taking Sango in to pick out some new clothing for when she comes to visit. You two wait out here."
"Whatever," the two males said as they sat down in front of the store entrance.
"Don't sit right there," Kagome snapped. "Go sit in a booth in the food court."
"What is the food court," Bankotsu asked as he gazed around.
"Follow Inuyasha's nose," Kagome said as she winked at the two, before leading Sango deep into the store.
"I hope those two will be alright by themselves," Sango supplied as she looked over the large selection of clothing.
Bankotsu and Inuyasha stood outside of the store, pondering Kagome's words. "Well mutt, I think I am going to go explore," Bankotsu supplied after a few minutes. "I grow bored with simply standing around like an idiot."
"Whatever," Inuyasha supplied as he walked off, following the scent of food. After walking for a few minutes, Bankotsu came to a large area of the mall, where a martial arts demonstration was taking place.
"What is going on here," Bankotsu asked a young man who was also watching the demonstration.
"The two top dojos in the city are competing for pride, and hopefully to gain some new students," the young man replied as he watched closely.
"Hmph. All of them are so weak, I could take them with one hand behind my back," Bankotsu supplied with a slight smirk. Hearing the comment, one of the competitors stopped, and turned to Bankotsu.
"So you think you could beat one of us with one arm tied behind your back," the man snapped as he glared at Bankotsu.
"No I did not say that," Bankotsu said as his smirk deepened. "I said I could beat all of you with one arm tied behind my back." The young man standing next to Bankotsu slowly backed away, seeing the members of both dojos make their way onto the mat.
"Is that so," the man asked as he walked up to Bankotsu. "Well how about you show us?"
"My pleasure," Bankotsu stated as he placed a hand behind his back.
"What are you doing? You can't be serious about the one hand behind your back part," the man snapped as he glared at Bankotsu.
"I said one hand behind my back, and I meant it," Bankotsu supplied as he allowed one of the spectators to tie his arm so that he could not use it. "You know, if you bum rush me all at once, you might have a chance."
"You cocky prick," the man snapped as he threw a punch at Bankotsu, who dodged the blow, and planted his knee into the man's midsection. Other members of the dojo rushed at Bankotsu, who either dodged, or block the blows with only one hand, and using his superior fighting skills, Bankotsu was able to take down three opponents with a single kick. Other members rushed to take their place, and Bankotsu jumped over their heads, kicking a girl in the rear playfully, before punching one of the male martial artists.
"This is actually kind of fun," Bankotsu supplied as he dodged another volley of punches and kicks aimed his way. Finally, Bankotsu caught one girl's kick, and used her leg to knock out to more charging competitors. As Bankotsu released the girl's leg, he was shocked when the girl kicked him in the ribs. Bankotsu laughed lightly at the power behind the kick. 'Man people from Kagome's time sure are weak.' Quickly he dodged a punch aimed at his face, and dropped to the ground, sweeping the competitor's legs right out from under him. "Well I am beginning to get bored." Only the female competitors were left, and all of them seemed to be nearly drooling while gazing at Bankotsu. "Umm, what are you girls looking at?"
"So sexy," one of the girls said as the others nodded in agreement. "Must have him!"
Bankotsu put up a hand in self-defense. "Whoa, can't we talk about this," Bankotsu supplied before he turned, and began to run away. Quickly the girls gave chase, causing a large scene. "SOMEONE HELP ME!"
Kagome and Sango were surprised when they walked out of the store with many bags in hand to find a running Bankotsu being chased by a group of girls dressed in martial arts gis. "What was that all about," Kagome questioned as Sango shrugged her shoulders.
"Your guess is as good as mine," Sango supplied as she followed after Kagome, who was heading straight for the food court, where Inuyasha was busy standing in front of a McDonalds, drooling from the smell of the food.
"Inuyasha, are you hungry," Kagome asked as she came up behind the half-demon.
"Hell yes," Inuyasha supplied as he wiped the drool off on the sleeve of his tee shirt.
"Well go get Bankotsu, and we can get some food," Kagome supplied before walking over to a table to put her bags down.
"Why should I have to go get the idiot," Inuyasha asked. "He is the one who went off on his own, instead of following your advice, and following my nose."
"I guess you are right," Kagome supplied as she set her bags down, followed by Sango. "But we still can't leave without him."
"That is leaving, not eating," Inuyasha supplied as he gazed around, his nose being bombarded with wonderful smells. "Oh god, this must be what Heaven smells like!" Both girls could only shake their head at the comment.
A/N: Well I hope you enjoyed this chapter. This was really a fun and easy chapter to write, because I like to throw humor into my stories. I believe that every story needs some humor, and after the next chapter we will be getting back to the serious part of the story. Well as always, R&R!