InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ One Last Summer ❯ The Party ( Chapter 6 )

 

 

 

 

One Last Summer

 

Chapter Six

 

5:56 P.M, Tuesday, May Twenty-Seventh. (Taishou Summer 'Cottage')

 

'W-w-WIFE?' Kagome choked on her own spit as the breath was sucked out of her lungs. Sesshomaru rolled his eyes, but looked at Kagome to see what her reaction was. A blush was lit on her face, and her eyes seemed to be popping out of her face strangely.

 

"Hello, father…" Sesshomaru greeted him, looking away from Kagome's face.

 

"So, Sessho, is this your wife, or is it not?" Mr. Taishou had a huge grin on his face at seeing the choking, embarrassed look on Kagome's face. He walked over to her and hit her on the back softly; successfully knocking the spit she was choking on out of her as well as the breath.

 

"N-NO!" Kagome gasped, her friends rushing over to check up on her. While Sango and Kikyo hovered over the gasping girl worriedly, Miroku was chuckling, Kouga was glaring, and Sesshomaru was staring impassively at the sky, while InuYasha was just laughing his butt off, rolling on the ground.

 

"No father, this is not my wife. I do not have a wife, as I've told you a multitude of times before." His father grinned at him as he looked distastefully at Kagome, who was trying her hardest not to drop dead of embarrassment. Suddenly it was too hard for the pair, as Sango and Miroku burst out laughing, surprising Kikyo as they fell to the ground.

 

Kagome sat there on the ground, cross-legged, not really seeing or feeling anything around her. Every so often, the girl would twitch, usually above her eye, on her forehead, or just her thumb on her left hand. That was a strange one. And if one wants an explanation, well… there is none. So don't expect one, because it won't happen. Nope.

 

InuYasha was red with laughter, and had to hold his stomach for fear it would snap in some way by laughing so hard. Everyone thought that he was laughing at Kagome, since she was the most embarrassed one. He wasn't laughing at her.

 

Throughout the twenty-four, going on twenty-five years he had known his older brother, never had the man been so embarrassed in his life.

 

To see his older brother so flustered was like… Christmas in the middle of July. It would definitely hold him off until then. InuYasha knew what went on with Sesshomaru and how he acted; living with Sesshomaru that large amount of years had at least one advantage.

 

The way that Sesshomaru wouldn't meet anyone's eyes, or the tired look that appeared on his face as he stood staring up into the sky, it was a dead give away that the man was embarrassed. Real embarrassed. But something struck InuYasha as odd as his peels of laughter subsided into a few chuckles every now and then, as he rolled on the ground, efficiently embarrassing his girlfriend, Kikyo.

 

Mr. Taishou himself was shaking with silent laughter, aware of his oldest son's discomfort as much as InuYasha was. The traumatized girl sitting on the ground, though, was a whole other story. He hated to think that he himself had caused her so much grief that she was traumatized.

 

She was a beauty, a real catch. She looked just like his wife did when she was embarrassed. The similarities were endless. The long black hair, although this girl's was tinted more of a blue than a brown, and the sweet chocolate eyes. Their builds were similar, too. If his wife was as young as the girl sitting before him, then they would definitely fit the same size. Sesshomaru glanced at his father out of the corner of his eye, sighing as he saw stars in them.

 

But was it really that bad to have someone thinking you were married to Sesshomaru? Who could be a better candidate - better yet, a better husband than Sesshomaru?

 

Okay, maybe there was the problem that it seemed like his heart was just about as cold as the North Pole, but that wasn't true. Well, it kind of was, but only to people that he didn't like or know personally. Which was a lot of people. Then there was the problem that he never seemed to open up or share his feelings, but the same rules apply as before. It was only to people he didn't like or know!

 

Sesshomaru had the looks, the brains, the connections, and the money, too! He had everything a girl wanted, including the adorable adopted child he raised alone and as his own. He could give a girl anything she needed! Sesshomaru was in the top three richest men in Japan, one of the top five in the world. Even though he needn't go to work for one day more in his life ever again, since he already had all the money to support himself, he was determined.

 

And did we forget that long, silky hair?

 

Mr. Taishou almost pouted when he looked back at the traumatized figure twitching on the ground. Clearly she was not among the richest of people here, let alone rich at all. But by the way Rin had ran over and cuddled with the girl and asking her if she was okay, she seemed pretty important in their life.

 

"What, is my boy Sesshomaru not good enough for you?" He asked her, and she turned blank eyes on him. Suddenly, she was brought back to the living world as InuYasha burst into another round of rib-cracking laughter as Sesshomaru almost actually blushed. Although, almost was a key word there.

 

"No, no, no, no, no! You've got it all wrong, Mr. Taishou sir!" Kagome cried, jumping to her feet and blushing madly. Mr. Taishou smirked; at least she had the decency to blush crazily, and wave her arms around in the air like a mad woman. She had the energy someone perfect for Sesshomaru should have… He liked this girl…

 

"Father…"

 

"HAH! Sesshomaru and Kagome? TOGETHER? That's like putting a flower with an igloo and seeing what their children would be like!" InuYasha cackled, laughing his head off, and once again falling to the ground. All that effort in trying to stand up was useless as he kept laughing… Kikyo was beyond embarrassed.

 

"I can imagine their children would be of black hair and golden eyes, or of silver hair and blue-grey eyes… they would have the most beautiful faces, and the girls would have the delicious curves of Kagome-san, while the boys would -"

 

"MIROKU!" He was cut off as Sango hit him in the back of his head with her shiny black purse that had sparkles. Rin was instantly attracted to the purse with shiny sparkles, since, well, this was Rin, and Rin liked shiny things… Miroku fell to the ground with spinning eyes, next to the ever-red InuYasha.

 

"Father…"

 

"So you're not married? No children? Then how is it that Rin looks remarkably just like this lady here?" Mr. Taishou motioned towards Kagome, who had changed positions and was currently debating whether to beat the pulp out of Miroku as the pervert ranted about what Sesshomaru's and Kagome's future bathroom would look like, or to kick the laughing InuYasha. She decided upon both.

 

"… And there would be a pretty little counter where …ow… the children would put their own toiletries, although they would have their …ow… own set of bathrooms, and a magnificent tub the size of small …ow… car that would have a fabulous …ow… view of the ocean …ow… and the two would sit in it and watch the sunset while rubbing ea -" The description stopped as one last kick rendered him unconscious.

 

A kick to an unnamed spot was all it took to get InuYasha to stop laughing, as he now had to moan and groan in pain while holding the sore spot. Kikyo huffed and said something along the lines of 'You deserved it…' while Kagome brushed off her clothes and Sango explained the use of eyeliner to Rin.

 

"It's just a coincidence that Rin and I look alike. I'm just the baby-sitter, and a friend to InuYasha, Kikyo, Sango and Miroku. I went to college with them." Kagome finished, a sheepish smile on her face. She glanced at Sesshomaru out of the corner of her eye every once in a while, waiting for his reaction.

 

"Ah yes, I remember you well now! You were the girl InuYasha introduced us to, the one Kouga has a 'crush' on." Mr. Taishou grinned as Kouga just puffed out his chest proudly, trying to impress Kagome. Too bad she wasn't even looking in his direction.

 

"Yes! But now I am Rin's personally baby-sitter!" Kagome said. "Although, lately it seems as if I'm more than just a baby-sitter…" She started. She saw the perverted smile on the now awake Miroku's face. "Not like that! I JUST MEANT AS IF I WAS A MAID OR SOMETHING! YOU PERVERT!" She continued to chase him around the table, trying to beat the pulp out of him at the same time.

 

"Is this the same Miroku you boys grew up with?" He asked Sesshomaru and InuYasha. They nodded.

 

"What was I getting myself into when I introduced you to the neighbors? I should have just locked you up in the house like your mother said to!" Mr. Taishou cried dramatically, bringing the back of his hand up to his forehead with fake exhaustion, pretending to faint.

 

"Sango-chan? What is this?" Rin brought her small hand out of Sango's purse, holding up a thin, packaged something labeled 'TAMPON'. Miroku jumped over the table and ran up to them, panting.

 

"I'll explain this one…" He panted, and prepared to run again, but it was too late.

 

"YOU PERVERT!" Sango and Kagome cried at the same time, each of them bashing him atop the head, producing two large bumps.

 

 

 

8:34 P.M, Tuesday, May Twenty-Seventh. (Taishou Summer 'Cottage')

 

 

 

Everyone left at the party, which was not a lot since many relatives had left to go back to their hotels, sat around the large living room, on either the couches, the chairs, or just the soft-carpeted ground. A large pile of presents stood in the center of the room, while four children watched it with wide, starry eyes.

 

Once everyone was settled down into their own comfy spot, Rin slowly reaching out and grabbed the smallest present - a tiny orange box accompanied by a bright, red ribbon tied into a bow. Carefully she untied the bow and unwrapped the box, not ripping any piece of the wrapping paper. Slowly she lifted the gift out of the box, and held it up to show everyone. A small, silver necklace that had little blue gems on it, from Souta. Rin hugged and thanked him.

 

Over and over Rin opened her gifts slowly, grabbing the smallest ones, and then carefully opening them. She received a matching bracelet from Kohaku, and more than a pound of chocolate from Shippou. Sango and Miroku gave her a large stuffed animal that would go great with the collection she already had, and InuYasha and Kikyo gave her some tickets to an opera of some sort.

 

'Who would give a kid opera tickets?!' Kagome thought, watching as Rin pretended to act excited. If it wasn't just her eyes, it actually looked like Rin was excited…

 

"Time to open my gift!" Mr. Taishou said, handing Rin a large box.

 

Slowly and carefully, as always, Rin unraveled the bright blue bow that was tied on the large box, and took off the lid of the box.

 

Inside the box was… another box.

 

Inside that one was another, smaller box.

 

And another, smaller box.

 

And another.

 

And another.

 

And another.

 

The anticipation in the room was growing thick as Rin neared the smallest possible box, one that was only the size of half her palm. Cautiously she opened the box, and peered in under the lid to see if it was another box, or if it was actually the gift.

 

Kagome watched with eagerness, Mr. Taishou was full out grinning like a mad man, while Kikyo was poking a snoring InuYasha, and Sango slapped away Miroku's hand that was inching closer and closer to her rear. Sesshomaru stood off to the side some ways, talking ever so softly into a thin cellular phone. Shippou, Kohaku and Souta watched, standing next to Rin, trying to peek into the box over Rin's shoulder, but she turned away from them.

 

The young girl cheered with joy as she jumped up from her sitting position on the ground and into the air, running over and hugging Mr. Taishou. She danced around the room, twirling, as the three boys chased behind her, trying to see what the gift was and if it was something that they might want. Want to share with Rin, that is…

 

Rin jumped over to where Kagome was sitting on a comfortable chair, and held the gift up into the older girl's face so she could see it. All except Rin, Mr. Taishou, InuYasha and Sesshomaru looked confused. Rin was holding up a small, plastic, toy cruise ship about the size of her thumb. A resound 'huh?' traveled around the room as Kagome looked at the toy cruise ship in front of her.

 

"That's… nice…" She said awkwardly, and - if it was possible - Mr. Taishou's grin widened.

 

"We are going on a cruise!" Rin cried, jumping up and down. Smiles lit up on the faces of all in the room, as they understood what the cruise ship stood for. Rin burst into explanation of how her grandfather, Mr. Taishou, always used to buys her small things that signified larger things, like the small cruise ship signified that the gift was actually a large cruise.

 

"That's great, Rin-chan! You're going on a cruise!" Kagome cheered, smiling down at the girl. The older girl pulled her into a hug.

 

"Nuhuh…" Everyone in the room turned to stare at Rin as she shook her head from side to side.

 

'But… didn't she just say…'

 

"I am not going on a cruise. We are going on a cruise!" Rin cheered, running around the room again. Kagome sit shock still on her seat, the color dripping out of her face as fast as one could blink.

 

"Isn't it great, sis?" Souta beamed at his older sister, practically smirking at the thought of going on a cruise with his best friends, and his cool older sister.

 

Once they all settled down, Sango spoke up. "Hey Kagome-chan, did you give Rin her gift yet?" A surprised look appeared on Kagome's face, as she hurriedly ran upstairs to get her gift. She came back down was a large, thin parcel under her arm, about the length of Rin herself.

 

Placing it on the ground, the parcel leaned against the wall, covered by a thin, dark purple sheet. The older girl motioned toward it as the younger one watched with wide eyes.

 

"And the unveiling of Rin-chan's - personally made - gift!" She tore the sheet off, only to have almost everyone in the room gasp.

 

In front of Rin lay a beautiful portrait that had been hand drawn and hand painted by the great artist Kagome herself. The picture included every person in the room, and ranging from some not in the room as well. Rin squealed, clapped her hands, and ran up to the picture to get a better look at each and every one of the characters portrayed in it.

 

On the far left was Inu No Taishou, dressed in old-style clothing with spiky armor and strange markings on his face. Next to him, on his left, was his deceased wife Izayoi in a light pink and green kimono. Then came InuYasha, dressed in all red hakamas and haori, and then Kikyo dressed in red hakamas, like InuYasha's, and a long, bell-sleeved white haori.

 

On the far right stood Kouga, in all his glory, hands on his hips and dressed in something akin to a mini skirt. Made of animal furs… Next to him stood Jaken, dressed in all brown, looking more and more like a toad than ever before. Then stood Miroku, dressed in violet and black monk's robes, and then Sango, dressed in a tight black body suit with hot pink armor.

 

In front of Sango and Miroku sat Souta and Kohaku, dressed alike in an old fashioned blue clothes, while a slightly - by about three feet - shorter Shippou sat on InuYasha's shoulder dressed in short pants, a shirt, and a vest, looking like a small little animal with bushy red hair and huge aqua eyes.

 

In the middle stood Sesshomaru, looking impassive and stoic, his armor almost an exact replica of his father's, except for the fact that it only covered one shoulder. Next to him stood Kagome, dressed like Kikyo, except her hakamas were dark blue, and her haori was a pale silver-grey. Rin sat smiling in a bright orange and yellow kimono at Kagome's and Sesshomaru's feet, holding a ring of yellow flowers happily as she gazed out at them from the picture.

 

"Whoa…" InuYasha whispered, looking at all of the people in the picture, looking at each of their faces, seeing as they matched up perfectly with the real life version.

 

Each of the characters had a weapon of some sort, ranging from Mr. Taishou's, InuYasha's, and Sesshomaru's sword and Miroku's staff, to Kagome and Kikyo's bows and Sango's giant boomerang. Kohaku held a sickle of some sort, while Souta had a staff with a blade at the end. Shippou held some sort of leaf, but it didn't exactly seem like it could do much damage.

 

"I remember! From the history class we all took in college!" Sango cried. The four others - Kikyo, Miroku, InuYasha, and Kagome - reminisced of the time they all shared a history class, and the one history project where they all had to choose a character to be.

 

InuYasha, the dramatic yet rude hero. Kikyo, the helping miko who walked the land of the living as a corpse. Miroku, the perverted monk who had a black hole in his right hand. Sango, the slayer that was out for revenge against the one that murdered her village. Kagome, the inexperienced miko who traveled alongside them, introducing the group to new things all of the time.

 

"Kagome-chan, you made this just for Rin?" The young girl grinned, hugging Kagome's legs. She nodded, and the younger girl cheered once more.

 

"You are a great artist, Kagome-san!" Miroku added.

 

"You are so great!" Sango offered.

 

"Yeah, it's okay." Kagome said modestly. "I like the way your slayer suit came out, Sango." She said, smiling at the older girl.

 

"I like it too…" Miroku said, smiling perversely until Sango yelled and hit him on the head. Not long after, Kikyo and InuYasha burst into argument about something or other as Rin and the three boys ran around the room. Sesshomaru stood off to one side, talking quietly to his father, while Kagome just watched it all tiredly.

 

The sound of the doorbell ringing echoed through the house, but being closest to the door, Kagome guessed that only she could hear it over the clamor. She exited the room unnoticed, walking off to go answer the door.

 

Her shrill scream stopped the words in everyone's mouth.

 

 

 

 

I'm terribly sorry for the long wait.

 

I'll give you an excuse… when I find one.

 

I know it's short, I'm sorry, and I know it's late, and I'm still sorry.

 

Please review; the next chapter will have more excitement, I promise, love, Cait.