InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Brief Moments ❯ Home Sweet Home ( Chapter 1 )

Chapter 1

Home Sweet Home

 

Thanks to Ranuel for helping out with editing and research for this story.

 

It was a beautiful morning as Miroku and Sango helped Kagome from the well. Her backpack was packed so full it was about to burst its seams. Several backpacks had already been brought up by the group. Mama had overloaded them all with blankets, cooking supplies, and little gadgets to make their lives “much easier”. There was a good chunk of Kagome's backpack that consisted of batteries to power it all.

 

“Is Mama going to send us back with something every time we visit?” Sango asked as Kagome slumped to the ground.

 

Kagome fought to get the heavy bag to release her form its death grip. It took Sango's help to get her free. After several moments of catching her breath, Kagome gave Sango her reply. “You should count on it. Mama likes to be helpful.”

 

“Maybe we should get Inuyasha to carry this one,” Miroku said as he tried to move the large bag out of her way.

 

Sango was about to ask what was taking Inuyasha so long to get Kaede back, but a very loud growl stopped her words before she could get them out.

 

“Grrr, Ka…e…deeee. Get off my back!”

 

“Punk!”

 

The gang did not lose any time getting to the well in order to help Kaede out.

 

Looking down into the well, Kagome asked, “Are you ok, Inuyasha?”

 

“I'm telling you…that is worse than your 8 sits in a row!”

 

“Kaede, how do you keep ending up on his back like that?” Miroku asked as they away from the well.

 

“I tuck when I should hop,” she said with a smile.

 

“Kaede-sama…” Sango was shocked.

 

“Oh child, you have to admit it's funny.” Kaede insisted with a wicked smirk on her face.

 

“I'll get Shippo and the last backpack,” Kagome said as Inuyasha climbed from the well. He gave her a quick nod before she jumped in and disappeared.

 

“You'll have to carry this one Inuyasha,” Miroku pointed at the pack that had almost enslaved Kagome. “It was too much for Kagome-sama to carry.”

 

“Ok, just let me sit here for a sec.”

 

“Ok? No conceded comments?” Miroku put his hand on Inuyasha's forehead, “Are you feeling ok?”

 

Inuyasha knocked Miroku's hand out of the way, “will you stop that!”

 

“Kagome has changed you,” Sango added.

 

“Oh yeah, he is one whipped puppy,” Miroku chuckled.

 

“Look who's talking. Don't move too far to right, Miroku, it's a short leash and you might choke yourself.”

 

“Inuyasha!” Shippo yelled as he hopped out of the well, “Kagome needs your help. The bag is too heavy for her, and I can't get her to listen to me.”

 

He was on his feet immediately and in the well before anyone could say another word. “Give me that. You should've let me get it to begin with. You could've hurt your back or something.”

 

“But you said your back hurt. I wanted to give you a break.”

 

Miroku and Sango could hear the words as they echoed up the walls of the well. They were both amused by the conversation between Inuyasha and Kagome.

 

“They're disgusting,” Sango giggled. “Are we that sickly sweet to each other?”

 

“We might be to other people,” Miroku answered as he shrugged his shoulders.

 

*****

 

While the others took their time with the heavy backpacks, Myouga, rushed back to the village alone. He had managed to find a small rat to give him a ride.

 

“If Inuyasha-sama will not listen to me, then I have no choice. I must find him the one person whom he might listen too.”

 

He left the rat at the edge of the village. The rest of the trip would be made on foot. He was hopping as fast as his little legs would let him. The old flee was out of breath and could barely speak by the time he found Kirara. The large cat had been camped out on the step of Miroku and Sango's hut. She had seemed very contented to sit there waiting for them to return. However, Myouga was very insistent that he needed her help. He had hopped on to the cat's head and instantly began explaining that they had to leave.

 

“Kirara, you must take me to the western lands. This could be a matter of life and death for Kagome-sama. I can not let Inuyasha know that I am making this trip, so we must leave right now.”

 

Kirara seemed hesitant at first, but did as Myouga had asked. They had just managed a clear escape from sight as the gang passed the rice fields and entered the village.

 

“Which one is ours?” Kagome asked excitedly.

 

Miroku pointed as he spoke, “That one. See your bike is waiting for you. Everything else you left is inside.”

 

“Whoa, I thought you were kidding,” Inuyasha whispered as he followed them to the small hut.

 

“It needs some work, but we can help with that.” Sango assured the couple. “Miroku is really good with his hands.”

 

“Ah,” Miroku sighed, “those are words that every man wants his woman to announce to their friends.”

 

Sango's face turned a deep shade of red as her backpack collided with Miroku's head. “Oops, I hope I didn't just break something in the bag.”

 

“Don't worry about it. We can get it replaced if you did. It's an even trade for getting to see his face when you did it,” Inuyasha said. He put the large backpack on the porch and turned to face Miroku, who was rubbing the back of his head. “We really have our own hut?”

 

Miroku answered, “It's yours. Ours is over there, across from Kaede-sama's.”

 

Kaede had been so quite that they had forgotten she was there until she spoke up, “Well, I'll leave you all to sort your things.” The old woman was humming as she walked away.

 

“What's gotten into her?” Inuyasha asked.

 

“I think she has taken a liking to Grandpa,” Kagome giggled.

 

“No,” Sango said trying not to laugh.

 

“I am sure he likes her,” Miroku added. “He mentioned it several times to me. Higurashi-sama had a lot to say about her feminine wiles.”

 

“Enough, I don't need to know that my grandpa is a pervert!” Kagome commanded as she turned to enter the hut. “You can take your backpacks to your hut and sort out the contents. If there is anything of ours in them…we'll trade it later.”

 

“We just can't take you anywhere can we?” Sango said to Miroku as she turned to leave.

 

`It looks like everything is back to normal. Well…as normal as it can get.' Shippo was setting on the largest backpack when Inuyasha finally decided to stop staring into space. “Welcome home, Inuyasha,” he said cheerfully.

 

 

 

 

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