InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Right in front of you ❯ Going, Staying? And I missed What?! ( Chapter 4 )

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Chapter four

“What do you mean your leaving?” Kagome yelled as she looked around the room and noticed all the bags by the door. Where the hell is she going? She can’t be going anywhere now, I need her here! She’s not going to let Inuyasha and me stay here without her. Though I am alone with him all the time in the feudal era so maybe she won’t have a problem with it. Yeah, and Inuyasha never yells.

“Kagome don’t yell. And like I said we’re leaving, like we do every year at this time.” Meia said looking up from her packing.

“What, where?” Where we go every year at this time? The only place we go to at this time of year is school. I may not go that often but I know you don’t need all these bags.

“We’re going to your aunt’s. I told you the last time you were here.” Meia sighed as she closed up the last suitcase.

“I forgot.” Kagome mumbled. How could she forget about their yearly trip to her aunts? “But why are you going without me?” She should have told me, it’s been years since I’ve seen them. Okay, even if she would have told me I wouldn’t have been able to go, but at least I would have had the option. Kagome thought as she started pacing.

“Do you want to come? I can call and tell them that you’re feeling better and decided to come after all.” Meia said with a hopeful look on her face that melted away when she looked at Kagome pacing.

“No, I can’t. But I still would have liked it if you would have asked me if I wanted to. Wait, doesn't Souta have school?” Souta can’t be going with them he has school. But why would mom leave him here?

“No, school got out last week.”

“What?”

“Please don’t tell me you missed the last day of school because you forgot.”

“I can’t believe this! I missed graduation! After all the work I’ve done trying to keep up with my class so I could graduate when they did, and I go and miss it?!”

Taking Kagome’s hand, Meia walked her over to the couch and sat her down. “I know how much it meant to you, but you did graduate, that’s what's important.”

“I know mom.” Kagome said as she turned her head so Meia couldn’t see her crying. It’s my fault I missed it. Oh, god what did grandpa tell them. Oh please, oh please let mom have told them why I couldn’t be there.

“I know you’re upset Kagome. And I know that no matter what I say you’re still going to be upset.”

“It’s alright mom, really. Umm, how are we going to get my diploma?”

“I already have it. It came yesterday in the mail. Do you want to see it?”

“Yeah.”

“Well just look over there at the wall.” Meia said smiling.

Looking over Kagome saw that her mother had put her diploma on the wall next to her senior picture. “Mom you didn’t have to put it up.”

“Yes I did. I'm proud of you. You had to make a choice about what you wanted to do about school, and while it would have been easier to just drop out, you didn’t. You worked hard. I may not be able to tell people all the good things you do, but I can show them that I'm proud of you, by showing off your diploma.”

“Thanks mom.” Crying Kagome hugged her mom.

“You don’t have to thank me, you did all the work. All I did was put a nail in the wall and hang it up.” kissing the top of Kagome's head, Meia try to hold in her own tears.

“I guess now I don’t have to worry about school for a while.”

“Not until you decide to go to collage.”

“I'm going to wait until we’ve found the rest of the shards before I go to collage.”

“Don’t even have to worry about collage right now Kagome, a lot of kids your age take a year off after high school before starting collage.” Walking over to the bags and turning around to face Kagome, Meia said, “Can you help me take this all out to the car?”

“Yeah, oh let me get Inuyasha that way we’ll only have to make one trip. He can carry most if not all of this out himself.” Should I tell her that Inuyasha and I are going to be staying here while she’s gone? The worst thing she can say is no. And if she does, well why would she? Inuyasha and I are always by our selves in the past, and she’s never had a problem with it. Ok, so we’re not totally alone, but when we first started looking for the shards we were.

“I don’t want him to do that. He might hurt himself.”

Hurt himself?! Sometimes I think my mom forgets that Inuyasha’s not human. “Mom he picks up youkai three times his size without breaking a sweat, I don’t think a few bags are going to hurt him.” Kagome said shaking her head.

“That may be but I won’t have him doing all the work himself, and you shouldn’t offer his help without asking him first.”

“Mom, he won't care. He helps grandpa all the time when he’s here.” So maybe I tell him most of the time to help, but he never has a problem with it.

“Yes, but that’s only because you’ve asked him to.”

“I only asked him a few times. And I haven’t in a while, he just does it now.” Kagome said with a guilty look.

“That may be, but I still don’t want him to have to bring all of this down by himself. It’s not right.”

“Alright, but I'm sure he wouldn’t mind helping us, that is if you don’t have a problem with him helping take all this to the car.” She’s acting like I make him help. So maybe I tell him what to do sometimes, but he can always say no if he wanted to.

“No, I wouldn’t mind, I just don’t want him to have to take all of this down himself. You and I are both perfectly able to carry our share. I hope you don’t have him carrying all of your stuff when you two and your friends are looking for the shards.”

“I don’t.” He takes my stuff on his own.

“Good, now why don’t you go out and ask him if he wants to help. Don’t tell him he’s going to, I want you to ask him.” Meia said giving Kagome a stern look.

“Ok, I get it. Ask don’t tell. But there is one thing I wanted to talk to you about before I get Inuyasha.” Ok I have to tell her, and if she tries to tell me I can’t then I’ll just remind her that we’re alone all the time.

“What?”

“Well I kind of told Inuyasha that I was going to show him around this time. I know you’re going out of town, but at the time when I promised I didn’t know and I don’t want to have to tell him that we can’t now that I know you’re not going to be here, so I was thinking that…” She could have let me finish before she said no.

“You were thinking that you could stay here with out me?”

“I promised and I don’t want to go back on my word. Plus we’re alone all the time so I don’t see why this should be any different.” Kagome said not meeting her mother’s eyes.

“Alright.”

“Mom if you’d just… What you say?” Kagome said as she whipped her head around to look at her mother. Did she just say alright? That was easier then I thought it was going to be.

“I said alright. I know you two are alone all the time, if I had a problem with it I wouldn’t let you go to the feudal era, how can I let you go there where there's no supervision and then say you can’t stay here because of the lack of supervision? Having said that I also know that it doesn't matter what time you’re in if you want to have sex…”

“Mom!” Kagome yelled jumping off the couch. If I never hear her say sex again I’ll die happy. I can’t believe she thinks Inuyasha and I are…

“You may not want to hear it but you’re going to so just listen up.” Meia said as she pulled Kagome back down onto the couch.

“But mom, we’re not having sex.” Kagome whined. I really don’t want to be having this talk with her.

“I didn’t say you were, I said if you wanted to. Now be quiet and listen. Like I was saying if you wanted to have sex then you’re going to no matter what time your in, I know that. All I can hope is that you two make the right choice if you do. Like birth control, if you do decide to have sex you better be using it, as much as I love the idea of grandchildren with those cute ears I want you to be married, and I don’t mean you getting married when your already pregnant either.” Meia said the last part with a dreamy look in her eyes.

“Mom, you don’t have to worry about Inuyasha and me doing that.” Kagome said holding up her hands. Married? The only way I'm going to be able to marry Inuyasha is if I can get him to forget about Kikyo. And what was that about her wanting grandchildren with his ears? It sounds like mom’s been thinking about Inuyasha and me getting together too, or that we’re already together.

“It doesn't matter Kagome, I’ve been meaning to have this talk with you for some time. And just to let you know I’ll be calling every night to check up on you.”

“But what if I take Inuyasha out somewhere and we’re not here when you call?” Thank god she decided to have it when nobody else was in the house. I can just picture Souta or grandpa walking in on us right when mom starts talking about Inuyasha and me having sex… or god forbid, Inuyasha walks in!

“Then I’ll call back an hour later and so on. I won’t stop until you answer. And just because I'm not going to be here doesn't mean that you can stay out all night, I don’t want you home later than midnight. Even that is cutting it a bit late, but I know that you two can take care of yourselves”

“Fine. But I don’t see why you’re giving me a curfew. I’ve never had one before, why are you giving me one now that I'm eighteen, most people my age don’t have them?”

“You were never home long enough to need one before.”

“So you’re giving me one because I'm going to be home longer than I normally am?” She’s giving me the talk and a curfew!

“No, I'm giving you one because it’s not safe to be on the streets late at night. And don’t tell me that you and Inuyasha can take care of yourselves I know you can, it’ll just make me feel better if you two are home at night.”

“Alright, well I better go and see if Inuyasha wants to help bring your bags down.” Kagome said standing up. A curfew, I can’t believe it. When do I ever stay out late when I'm home? When I'm here all I do is study, though I won’t have to do that anymore.

“You probably should, did you leave him outside all alone?”

“No, I left him with Souta.” Oh I hope Souta isn’t driving him crazy. Who am I kidding, Souta drives everyone crazy.

“Well hurry up, you know how your brother gets when he’s around Inuyasha.” Meia said as she gave Kagome a small push towards to door.

“Ok, I’ll be right back.” With that Kagome ran out side.

~Outside with Inuyasha and Souta~

“How much more of the jewel is left?” Souta asked as he pulled Inuyasha over to a place where they could sit. Inuyasha didn’t really care where they sat down, but it seemed here you could only sit in certain places.

“I already told you I don’t know.” Inuyasha sighed. I told him five times today. Can’t he ask something new? Or better yet not ask any questions at all.

“Oh right, well do you think it’s going to take a lot longer?”

“Don’t know.” And now’s he’s asked that one five times. Next he’s going to ask if Kagome knows for the fifth time too.

“Does my sister?” Souta said looking up at Inuyasha.

“I don’t think she does. I think she asked me a while ago how much longer it was going to take.”

“What you tell her?” Souta asked as he sat down on a bench.

”The same thing I told you.” Sitting down next to Souta, Inuyasha looked over at the house trying to will Kagome to come back out before he lost it with Souta. Five times! And for every one of those times I’ve told him the same thing! Kagome better get out here soon. Why couldn’t he just be happy with telling me about his video games or something like that?

“Which is?”

“Which is that I don’t know.” Does he think I'm going to start saying something new?

“Inuyasha?”

“What?” And here we go all over again. He’s going to ask if I like looking for the jewel and how many shards there are and how many we have….

“Why are you here? Not that I don’t want you here, but normally you don’t come over until Kagome has been here for a while, why did you come with her this time?”

“She wanted to show me around your time.” Thank god. I don’t think I could have had the conversation one more time.

“Oh, cool. But we’re going to my aunt’s so I guess you guys are going to be here alone. I don’t get how you can stand being around my sister so much, before she started going to your time she always got on my nerves. Does she get on your nerves?”

Leaving, so Kagome and I are going to be here alone, I don’t think I’ve ever been to her time without her family being here. “Sometimes.” Though there are people who get on my nerves a lot more then Kagome.

“Do you like my sister? And I don’t mean like but you know, do you, like, like her?” Souta asked blushing. He wanted to know how Inuyasha felt for his sister, but it was weird asking him about it.

“Do I like, like your sister?” confused, Inuyasha tried to figure out what the hell Souta meant by like, like. What the hell is this kid talking about?

“Yeah, she is your girlfriend isn’t she?”

“My girlfriend!?” I wish, she’d never want that though. But then why did she kiss me the night before Sango and Miroku left. Who am I kidding she was probably drunk and wasn’t thinking about what she was doing. Hell, she probably doesn’t even know she did it.

“So you don’t like my sister like that?” Souta said trying to hide his disappointment. He really wanted Inuyasha to say that he did like his sister like that. Souta knew that Kagome cared about Inuyasha like that, and he had hoped that Inuyasha would feel the same about her.

“Feh.” I want to go back to him asking me the same thing over and over again. If I haven’t told Kagome about how I feel about her, there's no way I'm going to tell him. If I did he’d probably run and tell Kagome. God only knows what she’d do after he’s done telling her. Oh wait I do know, she’d sit me into oblivion.

“Oh come on Inuyasha, I know you like my sister, why don’t you just tell me.”

“Your sister’s my friend. That’s all.” Damn kid’s going to get me sat. Kagome doesn't want me, and there's no way she wants me to want her either. It’s better if no one knows how I feel about her.

“Ok, if you say so. So what do you think’s taking Kagome so long.”

“I have no idea.”

“What are you guys going to be doing here?”

“I don’t know, you’ll have to ask Kagome.”

“She didn’t tell you?”

“No, she didn’t tell me.” She didn’t tell me anything about why or what we’re doing here.

“Why not?”

“I don’t know.” Why does she want to show me around here, all I’ve ever done is tell her how much I hate it here? Maybe that’s it; she’s tired of me talking bad about her time so she wants to show me the good things about it. Well it’s not going to work. I don’t think there's anything that will change my mind about this place.

“Oh…. Inuyasha?”

“What?” Sighing Inuyasha looked over at Souta. Why can’t he shut up?

“What are you going to do when you guys find the rest of the shards?”

“I don’t know anymore.” Alright so maybe I do know what I'm going to do, I just don’t know if I want to anymore.

“What do you mean you don’t know anymore?” Souta asked looking as confused as Inuyasha felt.

“I don’t know if I still want to go though with what I have planned. That’s all.” To go to hell or not to? Who would have thought that would be such a hard choice. Well let’s look at my choices, if I don’t then I’ll be alone for the rest of my life, if I do go to hell well it’s hell there's nothing else that really needs to be said about it.

“What do you have planned?”

“Why do you want to know?” To go to hell with a women who’s only a shell of the women I loved fifty-three years ago.

“Kagome's always talking about what's she’s going to do once you guys find the rest of the shards, but I’ve never heard what you plan to do. I just wanted to know if you even think about it.”

“So Kagome talks about what she’s going to do when we find all the shards huh?”

“Yeah all the time.” Souta said.

“What does Kagome say she’s going to do when we’ve found all of them?” She’s always talking about it? She’s never said a word to me about it.

“Just that she’s going to go to collage. She plans on visiting you guys. And you can come over anytime you want. Maybe you could stay here after.”

“I don’t think that’s going to happen Souta.” It can’t happen, I'm going to hell.

“Why not?”

“I already know what I'm going to do once we find the rest of the shards.” I'm going to burn in hell with Kikyo.

“Really, but you just said that you don’t know what your going to do. And you don’t sound too happy about what you’re going to do. So what is it that you’re going to do?”“Feh, it’s not important.”

“Then why don’t you tell me?”

“Do you have to keep asking me all these questions?” Can’t he just let it drop?

“Sorry. I won’t ask you any more questions.” Souta said with his head down.

“No it’s ok. I just don’t want to talk about it, ok?” That’s great get mad at the kid because I don’t want to go to hell with Kikyo… No wonder Kagome doesn't want to be with me.

“Ok, but if you’re not happy about what your going to do then you shouldn’t do it.” Souta said looking at Inuyasha again, but now with a look he new all too well. It was the same face Kagome had whenever she wanted to make him see her way of thinking, and it normally worked.

“Sometimes you don’t have a choice.” What choice do I have? Go to hell or be alone, if you can call them choices. And if that’s not bad enough I got a kid trying to give me advice about it. Where did my life go so wrong?

“My mom says that you always have a choice.”

“Feh maybe… Looks like Kagome's back.” Thank god, this talk was depressing me. I don’t want to think about the jewel being complete. And I don’t wont advice from a kid. And how did that happen, it wasn’t long ago that he was asking me for advice, now he’s giving me it. And I didn’t even ask for it!

“Souta I hope you didn’t bug Inuyasha.” What were they talking about? Whatever it is it looks like it was getting to Inuyasha.

“No I didn’t, did I Inuyasha?” Souta asked looking at Inuyasha.

“Don’t put him in the middle of this.” Kagome said glaring down at him, well kind of. Since when was Souta almost as tall as she was? I know he was bugging Inuyasha, why else would he try to bring him into it?

“I'm not. You asked if I was bothering him, so I asked him.” Souta said glaring back at he’s sister.

I may have asked him if he was bothering Inuyasha, but that doesn't mean he has to ask Inuyasha if he was. If I wanted Inuyasha to tell me that Souta was bothering him I would have asked him. “Whatever Souta.” Turning to Inuyasha, “Inuyasha can you help bring the rest of the bags to the car with me?”

“Sure.” Why am I ways carrying bags for her?

“Souta, go see if grandpa needs any help.” I know Inuyasha could use a break from him. It’s funny he has a lot more patience with Souta than he does Shippo, I wonder why?

“Why can’t I go with you and Inuyasha?”

“Because I told you to go see if grandpa needs help.” What's so hard about listening to me?

“Fine.” Souta said stomping off to where his grandfather was.

“What took you so long?”

“I had to talk to my mom to make sure it was ok about us being here without her.” What did he think I was just going to stay here without her knowing we were going to be here?

“Why would it be? We’re alone all the time, so why would your mom have a problem with us being alone here?” So her mom has a problem with us being alone? What does she think we’re going to do? It’s not like Kagome would ever want to do anything like that with me anyways. Why the hell am I thinking about this? Nothing’s going to change so why should I dwell on it? I should just be happy that someone like her would even be my friend, and stop wishing she would be more than that.

“I didn’t think she would have a problem, but you never know, she might have. It’s better that I checked it out with her instead of just doing it.”

“So what'd she say?”

“That if she didn’t want us to be alone then she wouldn’t let me go with you to the feudal era… That among other things.” There's no reason I should tell him about mom giving me the sex talk. Maybe I should have mom give him the talk too, he’s probably never had it before, and why should I be the only one who has to go through it? Please it’s not like he knows what birth control is.

“What other things?”

“Nothing you need to worry about. Now come on, I want to help mom get everything to the car. You know she’s never needed this much stuff for a trip to my aunt’s before, I wonder why she taking so much this time?”

“Maybe she’s staying longer than she normally does.” What is it with this family and packing so much?

“Yeah. Now if my mom asks you if I told you that you had to help you tell her that I asked you, okay.”

“Why?” She telling me to tell her mom that she asked me to help, am I the only one who thinks that’s weird?

“You know for someone who hates getting asked questions you’re sure asking a lot of them.” Kagome said not trying to hide her grin.

“Whatever.” I'm only asking questions because she’s not telling me anything.

“I was thinking that we could eat out tonight if you want.” Tonight’s as good a time to start showing him around as any.

“Don’t we eat out most of the time?” And when we eat outside too many days in a row she starts bitching, so why then does she want to eat outside here?

“I'm not talking about eating outside, what I mean is going somewhere else to eat instead of my house.”

“Why didn’t you just say that?” If that’s what she meant why didn’t she just say that?

“Because in this time we say eating out when we go somewhere else to eat.”

“Why don’t people here say what they mean?” Wouldn’t be easy if they just said what the mean instead of these damn word games?

“We do. Just not the way you’re used to. So do you want to?” I say what I mean!

“Want to what?”

“Go out to eat?!” What does he think we were just talking about?

“Feh.” She didn't have to yell at me.

“Fine, then we’re going out to eat. I’ll ask mom if we have any clothes that’ll fit you.”

“Do I have to change my clothes Kagome? I like what I'm wearing.” Inuyasha wined.

“Yes, I already told you that in that you stand out too much. You can wear it around the house, but when we go out you have to change. I’ll make sure that whatever you’re in is comfortable.”

“Fine, but do I have to wear the hat?” Stupid clothes. Stupid hat. I don’t see what’s so bad about what I'm wearing. Inuyasha thought looking down at his clothes.

“Yes, that or a bandana. I know you hate them but you have to wear them I promise that it’ll all be worth it.” It’s not like I want to cover up those cute ears of his.

“Fine.” Just another reason to hate this time.

“Thank you.” Opening the door Kagome looked back at Inuyasha, “I don’t know when they’re leaving so I’ll talk to mom about your clothes when we’re bringing the stuff down.” I know he hates the idea, but I'm sure once he’s in the clothes he won’t hate them as much as he does now.

“Whatever.” She better mean it when she said that we’ll find something that’s comfortable.

“Don’t be mad Inuyasha, it won’t be so bad.”

“I'm not mad.” I'm pissed.

“Good, now where did my mom go?”

“I'm right here. Hello Inuyasha how are you?”

“I'm fine. Um… what stuff did you want me to bring out?” Inuyasha asked looking around, until he saw the bags. So that’s where Kagome gets her need to over pack. How much do they really need to go see Kagome's aunt? Is it all women or just Kagome’s family who packs that much?

“Those bags right there…No that’s too many. You don’t have to take them all at once, and Kagome and I are going to help you, so you can put some of them down.”

“It’s no problem, I can take out a lot more then this, is there anything else?” Inuyasha asked looking around.

“No that’s it. Are you sure you can mange all of these by yourself?” Meia said behind Inuyasha while trying to get a few bags from him.

“Yes I'm sure. I’ll go take these down, if one of you could show me where I need to take them.” You’d think she thought I was a human with the way she’s treating me. She one of the few people who’ve never treated me like a freak, hell Kagome's whole family treats me like I'm worth something… Well all of them but that old wind bag she calls a grandfather.

“Just go where grandpa and Souta are.”

Down with Souta and the old fart. Why couldn’t it just be Souta that I had to go to? That old man hates me, and I don’t think it’s all to do with me being hanyou. “Alright I’ll be back in a minute.” With that Inuyasha was gone.

“How long are you guys going to be staying?”

“We’re only going to be at your aunt’s house for a day or two, and then we’re all going camping.”

“Camping?” As much as I want to see them, I'm happy I'm not going. I get enough camping in the feudal era, I'm not about to come home and go camping.

“Yeah, your brother and your uncle panned it behind your aunt’s and my backs. And when we did find out about it I didn’t have the heart to tell him no. You should have seen him when he told me, he was so excited.” Meia said sighing.

“So I guess that’s why you’re taking the sleeping bags, and the air mattress.” I was wondering why she was going to need that.

“Of course, I may have to sleep outside but I'm going to be comfortable doing it. Well as comfortable as you can be sleeping and eating outside.”

“Trust me mom, there's really no way to be comfortable sleeping on the ground. At least you only have to do it for a few days. How long are you going to be gone anyway?” She really thinks an air mattress is going to make her comfortable. If it does though, I'm going to start taking one.

“Two weeks. I’ll leave you with some money while I'm gone. And I am going to find a way to be comfortable.”

“I sure you’ll find a way mom, but do you plan on calling me every night when your camping?” Say no, say no, say no. She’s going to find a way to call me no matter what...

“Your aunt has a cell phone, I'm sure she’ll let me use it.” Meia said with a look that said nice try.

“Alright, just wondering. Anyways do you think we have anything that’ll fit Inuyasha?” Man, I know she was going to find a way to call no matter what. And I better not argue with her about finding a way to be comfortable when camping. I know one thing though, Souta and Uncle Ryo might be camping for two weeks, but mom and Aunt Sue are only going to be camping for two days. If that. Then it’s a nice hotel, and hot baths, before heading back to Aunt Sue’s.

“I think some of your father’s clothes might fit him, why?”

“I want to try and not draw any attention to us.” He’s going to stand out as it is.

“What does Inuyasha have to say about this?”

“He doesn't want to, but he understands why. All I really need is a pair of pants, a shirt, and a pair of shoes, that way I can take him out and buy him some clothes that he’s comfortable in. That is if it’s okay with you.” If not I’ll just have to take him shopping in what he’s already wearing. If anyone asks about what he’s in I’ll just say he works at the shrine.

“I’ve been thinking about getting him something to wear when he’s here. What he’s wearing is okay for the shrine but when he goes anywhere else it does draw too much attention. I’ll give you enough to get him a few things, but don’t spend too much. I want you to get food with the money I'm leaving you too.”

“I know mom, don’t worry I wont spend it all on clothes. But can you also leave enough so I can take him to a few places?” If she’s been thinking about it why hasn’t she brought him anything? Or said something to me at least?

“Kagome, what places do you want to take him to?”

“The movie's, maybe an amusement park, places like that.” Places I can show him off at.

“Alright I’ll leave you one of my credit cards. But if you go crazy with it Kagome…”

“I won’t! I won’t spend more than I have to. I promise.”

“More than you need to? And how much is that?”

“I don’t know.” How much am I going to need? I haven’t really thought about that.

“Alright, I'm trusting you Kagome. If you max it out your going to work it off, am I understood? The only reason I'm letting you have that much is because you never really get to go anywhere to spend money.”

“Yes. Don’t worry I wont max it out. And if I do then when I have some free time I’ll help out in the shrine. I’ll bet I can even get Inuyasha to help.”

“You don’t need to get Inuyasha to help, but he can if he wants to. He will after all be helping you spend the money, but it’s not his responsibility to make sure you’re not spending that much. And if you max it out you’ll be making some free time to help out in the shrine.”

“Yes mom. And I promise I won’t spend too much.” There's no way I'm going to go max the card out. And if she’s so worried about it why doesn't she just give me cash?

“You better not. When Inuyasha gets back in we’ll go up and see if anything fits.”

“Are you going to be okay going through dads stuff?” I don’t even know if I'm going to be okay going to his things.

“I’ll be fine honey, I was keeping his old clothes for Souta when he got older, but I don’t think he’d mind if we gave Inuyasha a few things.”

“I didn’t know you were keeping them for Souta.” Why didn’t she tell me?

“Your brother never really got a chance to get to know your father that I thought if he had some of your fathers things when he got older that it might... oh I don’t know, bring him closer to your father. I know it sounds silly but I just wanted to find a way to help your brother know your father. It’s one thing to tell him about him, but he’ll never really know him.”

“It doesn't sound silly mom. And I know Souta won’t think it is either. I’ll make sure Inuyasha doesn't ruin them, so Souta can still get them where he’s able to fit them.” I think I'm going to cry.

“You don’t have to do that. Inuyasha can keep whatever we pick out for him.”

“I don’t think he’s going to want to keep them mom. Really I think he would rather burn them than keep them.” I'm going to have to hide them from him after this is over.

“Oh I'm sure after he’s been in them for a few days he won’t hate them so much.”

“No, I think he’s always going to hate them, he just won’t hate them as much as he does now.” That or he’s going to hate them even more.

“If he hates them so badly why did he say he would wear them?”

“I don’t know. I told him that he was going to have to wear them, I thought we were going to have a big fight about it, but he didn’t really fight about it at all.”

“You said you wanted him to wear them, right?” Meia said looking at Kagome a little harder then before.

“Yeah, so?” I know that look, what could she be thinking?

“Nothing I just wanted to know.” Meia said, giving her daughter a knowing smile.

“There's something you’re not telling me.” Oh now I know she’s hiding something from me.

“If I had something to tell you I would tell you. Now why don’t you see what's taking Inuyasha so long. You know how your grandfather gets with him. I would like it if today they don’t start fighting with each other.”

“Yeah. I don’t see why grandpa still has such I problem with Inuyasha. You’d think after three years he would get it that Inuyasha isn’t evil.” Poor Inuyasha, he doesn't even start the fights with grandpa most of the time.

“He knows Inuyasha not evil. He doesn't even hate Inuyasha because he’s youkai anymore.”

“Then why does he hate Inuyasha?”

“Because Inuyasha’s a boy.” Meia said once again giving her daughter her knowing smile.

“So?” What does Inuyasha being a boy have to do with grandpa liking him?

“So, he doesn't like his granddaughter being alone with a boy, or around a boy for that matter.”

“Mom I really don’t think that’s it.” Kagome said blushing. You have to be kidding me; even grandpa thinks we’re together?

“If you say so. Now go on and get Inuyasha.” Meia said giving Kagome a little push.

“Alright.” Just Kagome was stepping out; Inuyasha was coming in, resulting in Kagome falling on her butt. I guess I don’t have to go get him. “I was just coming to get you.” Kagome said as Inuyasha helped her off the ground.

“Your grandfather decided that because I brought the stuff down that I should pack it up too.” Old fart didn’t even give me the chance to say no.

“Sorry. Did you pack it up?” Should have known.

“Yeah, Souta told me where to put everything.”

“Thanks.” I think mom and I should have a little talk with grandpa about using Inuyasha… Again...

“You don’t need to thank me. It wasn’t hard, and if I hadn’t done it, your grandfather would have made Souta, and I don’t think he would have been able to get the stuff on the top of that thing out there.” Better I do it then the kid.

“The thing? Oh you mean the car.” Kagome said trying not to laugh. We better go over a few things before I take him out. After all these years I still haven’t told him what a car is. I'm lucky he hasn’t tried to kill one thinking it was youkai.

“Whatever it was. Souta wouldn’t have been able to get the stuff on it.” The damn thing is the same size as the kid.

“Thank you Inuyasha. I told my father to do that, but when he finds someone who can do the work for him he always find a way to make them do it.”

“I’ve noticed.” Inuyasha muttered while looking around. “There isn’t anything else right?” I don’t think the old man does his own work anymore. Wait, he sweeps every now and then.

“No that was everything. Well everything but lunch, which I still have to make. I wanted to get an early start, but I was the only one who got up early. Anyway we’ll be leaving as soon as I pack up a lunch for us. And while I'm at it I’ll fix something for you and Inuyasha. But before that why don’t we go and see if we can’t find something for you to wear Inuyasha?”

“Sure why not.” Great, just what I want to do, find something uncomfortable to wear.

“Great.” Meia said heading for the stairs.

“Speaking of food mom, how much is there in the house?” Kagome asked caching up to her mom.

“There should be plenty. As long as you don’t care about it being frozen leftovers and ramen.”

“No, I'm use to ramen and I know how to defrost and reheat leftovers.” Though I would have liked it if I could have a few days without any ramen, oh well.

“Alright. Inuyasha my room’s the last on the end you go in there and Kagome and I will be there in a moment.”

“Alright.” Take your time; I'm not in a hurry.

“He really doesn't look happy about this Kagome.” Meia said watching Inuyasha head up the stairs.

“I know he hates the idea, I’ll make it up too him. And I'm sure as long as the clothes are baggy he wont hate them too much.” God I hope so, if not then this may not work the way I want it too.

“Then we’ll just find something that he’s comfortable in.”

“Come on mom we better hurry. Inuyasha's not known for his patience.” Though I think this time he’s not going to be rushing.

“Alright.” Stepping into the room Kagome went over to Inuyasha while Meia went to the closet.

“I was thinking after this that I’d make you something to eat.” Might as well start trying to make it up to him.

“Feh.” Like food’s going to make me feel better about having to wear these damn clothes. And does she think I don’t know what she trying to do. If she wants to make it up to me I know a few ways… damn it! I have to stop thinking like that! Kagome would never want to do anything like that with me.

“Inuyasha you only have to wear these clothes when we go out. While we’re here you can wear whatever you want to.” Maybe something without a shirt… Oh snap out of it girl, one thing at a time. And right now it’s getting him into clothes not out of them.

“I get it Kagome.” Inuyasha growled, he wasn’t really mad at Kagome, he was mad at himself. Mad that he couldn’t stop thinking about things that were never going to happen.

“You don’t have to get mad. I'm only making you change clothes because I don’t want anything to happen to you.” Why does he have to be so difficult?

“What could happen to me if I stay in these clothes?” Happen to me? How could wearing my clothes make something happen to me?

“You don’t need to know.” Why did I say that? I can’t tell him that people here would want to study him.

“If it’s about me I sure as hell do need to know.” If something could happen to me here I sure as hell do need to know. And I thought Kagome's time was safe, if it’s so safe then why is she so worried? Maybe my time has youkai, but at lest I don’t have to worry about what I wear there.

“Will you just trust me?!” Why can’t he just trust me when I say he doesn't need to know? It’s better he doesn't, he already hates it here, if he found out what they would do to him here if they found out what he was he’d never want to come back here, or let me come home for that matter.

Trust her? She’s hiding shit, and she’s asking me to trust her. “Feh, don’t tell me.” Inuyasha said crossing his arms. He would have sat down but just then Meia came over with the first set of clothes for him.

“Try these on, and if they don’t fit there's plenty more we can try. Now take that to the bathroom, you remember where it is?”

“Yeah.” Does she have to ask me every time I come if I remember where it is?

“Good, go in there and put them on, if you need any help with them just yell for Kagome or me.”

“Right.” Taking the clothes from Meia Inuyasha made he’s way to the bathroom. There's no way in hell I'm asking Kagome or her mother for help. Plus I’ve seen Kagome put clothes like this on before, I'm sure I can do it myself. God I hope she doesn't find out about me watching her dress. I can only imagine how much she would sit me if she knew and that’s probably not even close to how much she really would.

Once Inuyasha was out of the room Kagome turned to her mother. “What kind of help do you think he might need?” Help? How hard could it be to put clothes on?

“Well has he never worn anything with a zipper before?” Meia asked handing pulling another box out of the closet.

“No. But I'm sure he knows how to work it.” But how could he know how to use it? Well he has taken baths with Souta before, maybe he’ll remember how Souta did it, though I doubt Inuyasha was watching Souta dress and undress. Maybe he saw how to use a zipper another way, though I can’t think of how he could have seen anyone else use a zipper, unless he’s been….. If I find out he’s been watching me get dressed and undressed I’ll kill him!

“And I gave him a pair of boxers. Do you think I should have told him that the hole goes…?”

“MOM! I'm sure he’ll figure it out.” Kagome yelled blushing. How is it she can just talk about stuff like that without even being a little embarrassed? Doesn't she know how she sounds when she talks like that?

“I was just saying that he may need a little help.”

“When he comes back in promise me you’re not going to ask him how he put the boxers on.” Oh god I can just imagine her asking Inuyasha that.

“I promise. Well get over here. You do want to help find him something don’t you?”

“Yeah.” Going over to Meia, Kagome wondered what they should see first.