No one's POV
While their sister was away doing... whatever it was she did when sending her "Corporeal Messages" (she had never needed to send any to Inuyasha or the gang, as she had only developed this personal spell herself AFTER the final battle.) the men decided to go out for a drink now, for it was obvious that there would be no alcohol at the party since there would be almost as many kids as there were adults. Not to mention most of their acquaintances did not "indulge in such frivolous behavior". As stated by Sir Stick-up-his-bum.
Kag's POV
This was what Kagome came home to. Three thoroughly knackered (so called) men giggling and hiccuping through a bad rendition of one of the songs Our young miko loved to sing to/with the children of the village; I Want Candy by Aaron Carter.
"I know a girl who's tough but sweet!" Inuyasha
"She's so fine she can't be beat!" Miroku
"She's got everything that I desire!" Kohaku
"Sets the summer sun on fire!" All
"I want cany! I want candy! I want cany! I want candy!"
"Go to see ya when the sun goes down!"
"Ain't no finer girl in town!"
"You're my girl, what the doctor ordered!"
"so sweet ya make my mouth water! Oooooohhhh!"
"I want cany! I want candy! I want cany! I want candy!"
"HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY!"
"Candy on the beach there's nothin' better!"
"But I like candy when it's wrapped in a sweater!"
"Someday soon I'll make you mine!"
"Then I'll have candy all the time! Oooooohhhh!"
"I want cany! I want candy! I want cany! I want candy!"
"Candy in the morning time! Candy in the hot sunshine! Candy baby can't you see!? All I want is your - CANDY!"
"Candy in the morning time! Candy in the hot sunshine! Candy baby can't you see!? All I want is your - CANDY!"
"HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY!"
"All I want is your - CANDY!"
"HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY!"
"All I want is your - CANDY!"
... (O.O) ... Que applause from all the children plus the rest of the gang!
Group's POV
"Finally the torture has stopped." drawled an unmistakable voice that silenced them all.
Spinning on her heel Kagome shot off like a bullet towards the one Inuyasha lovingly referred to as "Ice-hole", arms spread at her sides like she was preparing to take flight.
Everyone gaped at the sight before them... it was too crazy! Kagome was seemingly rushing to embrace Lord Sesshomaru! Wait a-... did he just smile and open his arms to catch her!? What has the world come to!?
Inu's POV
They were all thinking along the same lines as the priestess did something even more shocking then accepting a hug from the killing perfection-... SHE RAN RIGHT PASSED HIM FOR HER MESSENGER SUMMONS! Even Lord Sesshomaru was confused, though Inuyasha could tell a little disappointed too. No one knew his brother like him, well besides Kagome of course. Inuyasha could tell his brother had long since crossed to what the hanyou happily named Team Kags. He and Koga were the founders of the "We Love Kagome Club". But to put off (some) arguing they agreed to be co-presidents. Kags had no idea there was a small club of guys who had helplessly fallen in love with her, or as her brother referred to them as "Fanboys".
Kag's POV
Kagome had cheerily glomped onto her Inu familiar, she had one for every person she cared for like family or more, yet she was always so busy with her duties that she never had time to conjure them up for some bonding time.
With one last hug and kiss she dismissed the Inu-beast and swore to find a way to permanently pull them into the physical world. She the stood tall, dusted her hakama (pants) and turned with a glorious smile to one of her most beloved friends in the world.
"How wonderful it is to see you Lord Sesshomaru." she spoke in a soft voice just as she faded from sight. Everyone gasped, excluding the taiyokai, when she reappeared right in front of him to jump into his arms... which were still out stretched as he had quickly learned she was just being her playful self. The silly ningen liked to tease people she was fond of most.
"So why does my little brother and company think they are professional singers now?" he inquired with a slightly raised brow.
"They're drunk. What more is there to do?"
"I thought the monk would be with his woman, the boy with his nephews and the pup either yelling at you and the kit or scarfing down bowl after bowl of his precious ramen."
"Hey! I don't yell at her anymore unless she does something stupid. Now get your hands off her you bastard!" Inuyasha bellowed as he clumsily ran up to them, claws drawn.
Sesshomaru swiftly jumped out of his reach while still holding the small woman he'd yet to relinquish.
"Inuyasha! Watch your mouth, there are children present!" Sango looked pissed as she and the monk held their hands over the boys ears while Kaede did the same for young Maya.
"Of course this had to happen AFTER I finally removed the prayer beads!" Thought Kagome with a deep ache of regret.
"Sesshomaru. Let go, please." she spoke with a soft, hushed voice so as not to be heard. "Maybe he will stop if you do?"
With his indifferent mask firmly in place he, somewhat reluctantly, let go of this heavenly onna.
Just as she made to walk away Inuyasha unsheathed his sword and was readying the windscar, aiming for the western lord as his back was turned.
"Sesshomaru look out! No Inuyasha!"
"Move Kagome! He's gotten on my nerves for the last time!"
"No. No no no. NO NO NO! Stop! I said STOP Inuyasha!"
As she ran between the two brothers, Kagome held one hand out towards each, intending on putting up a barrier around each so neither could move. She was doing it to Sessh too cause she had a feeling Inuyasha was starting to irritate him... Never a good sign when you can actually see the annoyance of his perfect face.
After sending a quick prayer to Amaterasu Kagome let her power flow free. Who knew her plea for the two to get along like proper brothers would have such a drastic turn out?
Inu bro's POV
All consuming light erupted from the Shikon miko, billowing forth in a raging inferno of devastating power. The Inu siblings had to avert their eyes it was so bright, so pure. That did not stop them, however, for they both yelled her name to try to get her to stop. To show her they were fine and no longer fighting!
Inu's POV
"Kagome! KAGOME! Stop this before someone gets hurt!... Kagome..." with the whisper of her name Inuyasha felt something warm embrace him. It felt like all those times Kagome would hold him close in desperation, begging him to be okay. How was he to know what would happen when he gave into the urge to just accept the incoming power.
Sessh's POV
"Onna. Stop this foolishness. You are frightening the pups... Kagome? What are... you...?" In Sesshomaru's case he had only once felt such an embrace like that of the hanyou's description, as well had it been from the same miko he knew many yearned for. It was the sole reason why he decided she had to choose her own mate, regardless of whether his inner had chosen her and no other since the moment they fist saw her. He too had succumbed to the feeling of content happiness, relaxing more now than he ever had in living memory.
Group's POV
As the two yokai had supposedly given up and sat defeated on the ground, first Inuyasha then Sesshomaru, the group of bystanders had no idea what was happening to their dear time traveling sister. They could see noting within a massive orb of pink spiritual energy, spiraling around Kagome as the two best suited to reach her failed miserably to do so.
All at once they saw the light shoot forth and devour the forms of the unsuspecting brothers. Their names were shouted in fear of the two being accidentally purified in the miko's uncontrolled state, for this was not the first time to happen.
In the span of a heart beat everything changed in one of the most shocking ways possible. The light aura went crazy! It whipped out in random directions, though it never came anywhere near the villagers. It started pulsing, each time it did it would change between pink, blue and red. They all assumed it was for Kagome, Sesshomaru and Inuyasha respectively.
On the last pulse it erupted in a swirling mix of pink and silver before slowly collapsing into itself, into Kagome.
Minutes passed before it was once again fully sealed within their dear friend. What had them worried the most was that Inuyasha and Sesshomaru were nowhere to be found!
Kag's POV
Kagome found herself laying on her side with her arms wrapped securely around something warm and squishy. She could hear panic from behind her and quickly realized it was her friends. "What are they saying?" she thought through her dazed mind.
Finally she decided to open her eyes and see 1) what it was she was holding and 2) why her friends sounded so distraught.
Since it was night time by now it took her a moment for her eyes to adjust, but the moment they did she nearly passed out from fright! Sesshomaru's face was right in front of her nose! But it... looked different? Sure it was weird he was this close (in her arms no less!) but he felt so small, like a child. And he looked so much younger... oh no... did I do this?
Realizing she has no idea where Inuyasha was, Kagome thought it best to try to keep this from him till she could fix it... if sh could that is. The fates seem to have other plans though as just as she was about to wake the now teeny tiny (ans utterly ADORABLE!) yokai in her arms she heard another child behind him call out.
"Muder?"
"Oh Kami no! Inuyasha too!?" the terrified miko screamed in her head.
With great uncertainty Kagome peered over Sessh's shoulder and saw her fears were true, no matter how gushingly cute they were!
"Inu-Inuyasha? is that you?" she whispered as not to wake the possibly still deadly taiyokai now cuddling to her chest. Yes, she did realize he is technically a child for the moment, but still, if you had lord Sesshomaru pressing his face into your boobies you would be blushing furiously too!
"Who're you? How you know Yasha?"
It broke her heart to hear the slight tremor in his voice. She knew how much the humans hated him as a child. That's it. She became determined to show him what it's like to have a loving childhood! Until they can turn them back at least.
"My name is Kagome, and I am a friend of your mothers. She asked me to watch you and Sesshomaru-sama while your parents are busy for a while. Are you okay with that Inuyasha?" Kagome made sure to speak softly in her most gentle voice so as to reassure him he won't be hurt in her care.
"You friends wif Muder? Hmmm..." he got a real questioning look on his face. After a moment of thought he sat up and reached out to touch her face as a test of truth, or so Kagome assumed he was making sure she would not fear him. Depending on her reaction she knew he would either trust her or feel hurt and try to find his mother.
With a calm smile she closed her eyes and let the boy gently pull his tiny claws across her face.
Inuyasha was so surprised his jaw nearly hit the ground! She was so calm, so nice and pretty. There was no way she could be lying or else she was an amazing actress.
"Otay. Yasha stay wif pwity lady." right as he said it he leaned over the boy between them, not knowing it was his big brother, kissed Kagome on the cheek and hugged her tight around the neck. what neither of them saw was that everyone had surrounded them and were either about to gush right along with the lucky girl or pass out from shock!
It was Sesshomaru who broke the silence with a growl Kags was sure was meant to be threatening, but she was on such a sugar high topped with the dizzy effects of her power drain she just scooped an arm around each inu and glomped them both with insane giggles.
Inuyasha joined in right away, thoroughly enjoying the positive attention, while Sesshomaru just laid there frozen in confusion. Turns out the rest of the kids felt left out, so Shippo piped up with,
"Puppy pile!" before he even got to the second word half the kids (Shippo and Rin) had jumped in for some love. Not too long after the twins Hikaru and Kaoru joined in on the fun.
"Oh stop your growling Sesshy-chan." giggle "You're in my care for now. Your father wants you to learn as much as you can, so you can be the smartest, strongest, most well rounded child the world has ever seen! Aren't you happy? Now you'll have lots of friends to play with! While you're here anyway!" Kagome had taken liberty of starting a tickle war, knowing from experience just where his most vulnerable spots were. (Insert evil laugh)
Sessh's POV
"Aaaahhh! Stop- Ha ha ha!- St-Stop this at-at once y-you filthy hu-human! Aaahh ha ha ha! I said STOP!..." Sesshy-chan was gasping for air while laughing so hard tears were pouring from his enraged eyes.
"Ah ah ah! No one get out of the tickle wars unless they admit defeat... Are you a quitter Sesshomaru?" Shippo was purposely instigating him so he would join in. Grown up Sesshomaru had learned that lesson the hard way, where as Sesshy-chan was only now meeting Shippo for the first time. Oh the kit was gonna milk this for as long as he could.
"At least some- Ha ha ha!- someone knows m-my name! Aaahh haha ha! Fine I will w-win this and- HAHA haha aaahhh haha! Show y-you hu-humans how it's done!" Sesshy-chan didn't realize that his claws were not retracted when he went after his personal torturer, but as soon as he made contact with her sides she crumpled to the ground screaming in pain!
"Kagome!" "Lady!" "Auntie!" and "Mama!" were all he heard before they were surrounded by terrified adults! Most were fussing over the human girl while others looked with both fear and... sorrow?... at him? "What did I do?" he thought.
It wasn't until then that he realized his hands were sticky. Looking down his eyes grew with slight fear as he finally noticed the blood dripping from his fingertips. Again he thought "What did I do?" though this time he gazed at the girl with pained eyes, silently begging the Kamis to ensure her life didn't stop because of him.
"Ka-Kago... me... san? Is she?... Is she alright?" his whisper wasn't initially directed at anyone, but Kaede saw fit to say to all,
"The wee lass is fine. She was already on the edge of collapse from all that power she used, but we will need to get her inside to properly check for poison. Come laddie, look for yeeself. She be fine, tire and a bit pained, but she'll live."
The elder ningen held her hand out to me, and I was so frightened I took it without thinking. She bent down and whispered so only I could hear, "Fear not child, Kagome has been through far worse than this, even if there is any poison she will come out fighting like the warrior she is. I think she would be happy though, if yee stayed by her side and be there when she awakens. Would yee like that?"
My grip on her hand tightened, only slightly since I was scared I would hurt her too, and gave a single nod. The old miko gave out orders and made quickly for a small hut not too far away, but I was so dazed it was impossible to hear anything clear.
I saw a small twin tailed neko demoness engulf itself in flames before they loaded the twin boys on its beast form with a woman I could only assume was their mother. Next a monk and a not so note worthy young man carefully lifted the girl I had injured. And lastly the old woman, Kaede I think her name was, lifted the one called Inuyasha into her arms before offering me her hand once more.
Normally I would never indulge in such childish behavior... But it was not often people would show me such true kindness, something besides respect for the western heir, the child prodigy... so I made an exception... just for a while I will accept this offer and who knows? Maybe I might actually learn something?
Meaybe... I might actually make some friends?