InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Kagome's Boom Box ❯ Every Heart ( Chapter 9 )

Kagome's Boom Box

Part 9

Kagome had set up her sleeping back and the boombox so that she could turn the music off once everyone else had fallen asleep. Shippo wiped the stickiness of the candy off of his face before crawling into the sleeping bag with Kagome. Inu Yasha eyed the pup, annoyed, but kept his mouth shut.

Ikutsu namida o nagashitara

Every heart Sunao ni nareru darou

Dare ni omoi tsutaetara

Every heart Kokoro mita sareru no darou

Shippo yawned and curled himself, the tip of his fluffy tail covering his little face. Miroku settled in as close to Sango as he possibly could, but the taijiya knew better than to let the monk stay so close by. She edged away when Miroku wasn't looking, and when the delinquent priest discreetly made a reach for her, she promptly swat his hand away. Miroku simply sighed and crawled into bed.

Nagai nagai yoru ni obieteita

Tooi hoshi ni inotteta

"Inu Yasha?" Kagome piped after glancing around the room.

"Hmm?" the hanyou's ears twitched at the sound of the girl's voice.

"Are you going to keep watch all night long?"

"Feh, of course I am!" his voice sounded little different from a drowsy growl. "I always do."

"Do you think any youkai will come by during the night?" Inu Yasha shrugged.

"If any do, I'll just rip them apart." he muttered. "Now get some sleep or we won't get any searching done in the morning."

"Right…" she whispered, nuzzling her face into the pillow. Shippo subconsciously responded by curling up to her warmth.

Meguru meguru toki no naka de

Bokutachi wa ai o sagashiteiru

Tsuyoku tsuyoku naritai kara

Kyou mo takaisora miageteiru

The monk, the taijiya, fox kit, and old woman were asleep. Inu Yasha, as peaceful as he appeared when sleeping sitting up, was still conscious, observing his surroundings for any sign of change from any of the company he kept. Even with the music going, he could still hear Kagome's soft breathing and knew that she was still awake.

Inu Yasha shifted the Tetsusaiga over to his other shoulder, still watching Kagome and the boombox beside her. Why wasn't that girl asleep yet? Maybe that stupid music thing was keeping her awake. Feh, if she was tired in the morning from lack of sleep, it sure as hell wouldn't be his fault! Even if she sat him, he'd still chew her out for not turning the damn thing off sooner.

Kagome had her back to the hanyou. She was enjoying listening to her favorite music, and even if the others fell asleep, she'd still feel good knowing that they had enjoyed it just as much as she had. Well, everyone except Inu Yasha, that is! That grump never seemed to like anything fun. It was always the Shikon shards that were on his mind. She had hoped that by bringing it Inu Yasha might loosen up a bit with the rest of them. Unfortunately, all that he had done was complain the entire time. Just how set in his ways could Inu Yasha possibly be?

Donna egao ni deaetara

Every heart

Yume wo fumidasereruyo

Hito wa Kanashimi no mukou ni

Every heart

Shiawase ukabete nemuru

"Just for once…" Kagome said softly. "Couldn't you show just a little appreciation for the things I do, Inu Yasha?"

"What kind of a question is that?" Inu Yasha lifted his head just enough to peek at her.

"I brought the boombox over so that we could all have a good time for a change." Kagome absentmindedly ran her fingers through Shippo's hair. "I did it mostly for you so that we could have something to do on your human night,… and you didn't even smile the entire time…"

"Keh…" he spat drowsily. "You were a day late on the whole new moon thing, and even if you hadn't been, it's definitely NOT the time to be enjoying myself. I've got a lot of youkai that'd love the opportunity to come and kill me when I can hardly defend myself."

"But we're all here for you." she responded. "We're all here for each other, Inu Yasha. Don't you know by now that if something happens, we'll help you?"

"I've had to watch out for myself for a very long time." he said. "And I don't plan on letting my guard down just because the bunch of you are with me."

Itsuka itsuka subete no tamashii ga

Yasuraka ni nareru you ni

Kagome gave up. There was just no reasoning with him, and by this time, his stubbornness was only going to give her a headache. She continued to pet Shippo's head as the song played on.

Meguru Meguru toki no naka de

Boku tachi wa ikite nanika wo shiru

Toki ni warai shugoshi naite

Kyou mo mada aruki tsuzukete iku

Osanai kioku no kata sumi ni

Atatakai basho ga aru soushi

Hoshi tachi ga hanasu mirai ga

Itsumo kagayaite ita

So shine

"Is that thing keeping you awake?" Inu Yasha asked after a bit. "Better turn it off if is."

"No, it's not…" Kagome mumbled. She sounded so close to falling asleep that she barely got the words out. Inu Yasha took that as a good sign and settled himself in for the night.

Meguru Meguru toki no naka de

Boku tachi wa ai o sagashiteiru

Tsuyoku tsuyoku naritai kara

Kyou mo takaisora miageteiru

Meguru Meguru toki no naka de

Boku tachi wa ikite nanika wo shiru

Toki ni warai shugoshi naite

Kyou mo mada aruki tsuzukete iku

As quietly as possible, Kagome reached up and pressed the stop button on the boombox. Listening for any sign of consciousness, she slipped out of her sleeping bag, taking care to cover Shippo up snuggly so that he would not wake up. She peeked over at Inu Yasha, who was sound asleep despite insisting that he would keep watch for the night. Kagome slipped on her shoes and picked up her boombox and CDs before leaving the house. She was in the mood to listen to some songs that would just wake the others up if she were to play them indoors, so the forest seemed the best place to relax with her music.

Little did Kagome know that someone had noticed her departure. In his corner of the house, Inu Yasha popped one eye open as he watched her go.

"Where are you going at this hour of the night?" he thought.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~