InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Bits From The Big Yellow Bag ❯ Excuses ( Chapter 18 )

Excuses

 

 

Tssshhh. Tssssh. Tsssshhhh.

 

The straw scraped across the concrete, echoing around the shrine as day slowly melted into night.

 

`Perhaps malaria.' Had he used malaria yet? Malaria was a nice, long-term disease. It'd save him excuses for another week or so.

 

The rolling of the well-house door on its track rumbled over the hiss of the broom. “Hi, gramps!”

 

“Welcome home, dear.”

 

Tssshhh. Tssssh. Tsssshhhh.

 

Uneven footfalls thwapped across to the house. His daughter-in-law would see to the injury; it couldn't have been bad or the hooligan of a hanyou traveling with Kagome would have brought her back himself.

 

Wild, hanyou and from the past the boy may be, but he wasn't irresponsible.

 

`Perhaps a leg injury… something to do with her foot. I could use another pair of orthopedic sandals; these are thinning out.'

 

He'd read in the paper the latest research on magnetic therapy; maybe that kind, naïve friend of hers would bring some for him - well, her - to try out. His knees had been paining him with the cold weather creeping in…

 

Tssshhh. Tssssh. Tsssshhhh.

 

“Thanks, mom! Bye, Souta!” A slightly uneven pace joined the hiss of the broom.

 

“Leaving so soon?”

 

“Sorry, gramps! InuYasha really wants us to leave tonight; we have a lead on another shard. Can't let Naraku get it!”

 

“Did you remember that kappa's hand? It will keep you safe!”

 

“Sure thing, gramps!”

 

The well-house door scraped across the track, closing with a slam.

 

Tssshhh. Tssssh. Tsssshhhh.

 

`The flu has been going around…'

 

 

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Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha or any other characters from the anime/manga. They all belong to Rumiko Takahashi. I just play with them

 

Originally posted to LiveJournal on December 6, 2009

Word Count: 250

Prompt: “Sweep”