InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Something Has To Be Done ❯ Information, Conversation, and Inspiration ( Chapter 13 )
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By: Kaiya-mikohanyou25 
This and that! ^^ read to find out!.... sorry for the long wait and more to come soon!... I hope
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Comedy / Action | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 12.15.2005 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.6K | Visits: 566 | Status: Work In Progress
This and that! ^^ read to find out!.... sorry for the long wait and more to come soon!... I hope
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Comedy / Action | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 12.15.2005 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.6K | Visits: 566 | Status: Work In Progress
AN: Hey! -silence greets her as people get their torches and pitchforks- eep! Umm I should probably explain right? Well, Ever since probably not to long after my last update, I took on another writing project.... I've been writing my own book! I know that's not an excuse but when I start a story that I just love I can't think of anything else I'm writing for a while(those of you who have had very long waits for Third Chance have already experienced this). But now I'm back(though I'm not sure for how long) and I'm going to do my damned best to get updates out ASAP!!!!!!! Oh and there's also the fact that up until now my writing program has been getting picky and kept finding reasons not to transfer my updates into a kinda file that ff.net can upload... So yeah that plus school and writers block tends to add up and then the months end up slipping by before you even know what's happening. I know I've lost plenty of readers because of this but I'm hoping that you loyal few will bear with me. Don't worry the story wont be THAT much longer(I'm guessing maybe 5 to 7 chappies tops and I've already got them outlined).
Inu: thank god! Another year of this and I'd have gone insane!!
Me:... gone? -raises eyebrow-
Inu: shut up
Me: well you gotta admit you walked right into that one!
Mir: she has a point Inuyasha that is a fairly common saying.
San: yeah I really can't believe you fell for it
Shippo: I can
Inu: >.< WOULD YOU ALL SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!!!!!! AAAHHHHHH!!!!! -BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ- the hell?!?! -BZZZZZZZZZZZZ- OW!!!! what the heck is going on!!!!!!!
Kag: ^^ Inuyasha I'd like to introduce you to the V chip (Who can guess what movie this is from? ^^) It's a special computer chip that I installed in your brain while you were asleep that will give a small shock every time you swear!
Inu: O.O ...... you gotta be fucking kidding me -BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!- ack!!! >.< Kagome how could you?!?! I thought we were making progress!!!
Kag: that was until you chewed up my shoes you Neanderthal!!!
Inu: I couldn't help it! it's a dog instinct!!!
Kag: WELL TOO BAD!!!!
Shippo: o.o ..... -is hiding behind Miroku who is hiding behind Sango who is sweat dropping- Kagome is scary
Sess: -mutters- try living with her for a year
Rin: -blinks- Sesshomaru-sama shouldn't talk badly about Kagome! he should remember what happened LAST time he made her angry!
Inu: -stops whining about the V chip- what's this about now? -wicked gleam in his eye-
Sess: absolutely nothing -glares at Inu-
Rin: ^^ Kagome dyed aaaaaallllll of Sesshomaru-sama's clothes pink and wrote 'I love humans' on his forehead in pink sparkly letters!!!
Inu: -bursts out laughing and is soon rolling on the ground-
Sess: -grumbles-
San: wow Kagome how'd you pull that off?
Kag: ^^ put odor-less and taste-less sleeping powder into his tea
San: ^^ nice one! -high fives her-
Sess: -mutters- just you wait I'll get you back for that one....
Me: -rolls eyes- yes yes we know 'she shall feel the wrath of the almighty lord of the fluff' we get it!
Sess: -eye twitches-
Me: o.o eep -quickly runs like hell- DO THE DISCLAIMER!!!!!
Sess: Kaiya in no way claims ownership of the whelp -jerks thumb at Inuyasha- or his group she also is about to forfeit ownership of her limbs -quickly starts after me-
Me: HEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP MMMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
~~~~~~~~~~~ Something Has to be Done Chapter 13 (I think) Information, Conversation, and Inspiration.
"You gotta be kidding me!" Kagome cried, red-faced, to Sesshomaru, or Sess as she called him these days(mostly to differentiate from past and present versions). She and Inuyasha had just been informed that there was to be a 'coming out party' held in her honor soon. "But I'm already over 18!"
Sess, remaining the ever calm voice of reason in the mad house that had once been his home, replied "Yes, but you were in the feudal era for that particular birthday were you not? Therefore it only makes sense to have one now that you've returned."
Kagome sighed, "I suppose, but that doesn't mean I have to like it!"
Sess smirked for an instant, then said, more to himself then to her, "Few really do." Then, with the usual grandness he tried to exhibit at all times, mostly only when Inuyasha was around had to keep up appearances after all, he turned and exited the lounge they had been occupying.
Inuyasha diverted his eyes from the white ceiling and looked over to Kagome. She was laying quite pathetically on one of the richly designed sofas that were scattered about the bland white-washed room, her head hanging off an arm with her hair reaching to the floor. "So what's the big deal about this party thing?" he asked.
"The big deal is that all the snobs are going to be there criticizing my every move and looking for any opportunity to try to cart me off with their son, nephew, cousin, etc. It's boring because they never have any interesting music and all the girls there just glare at me 'cuz I always have a better dress then them at any social gatherings Sess drags me to." she lifted an arm and placed it over her eyes. "It's also an opportunity for someone to try to weasel their way into my good graces so that they'll be introduced formally to Sess so that they can, in turn, weasel into HIS good graces so they can continue up the social ladder."
Inuyasha blinked. "Ah." was all he said, and the matter was dropped. For about five seconds. "Do I have to go?"
"Darn right you do!" she lifted the arm and shot him a 'don't even think of protesting' look. "No way am I gonna go to that thing unescorted! You know what? Forget proper etiquette, you're coming with me to help me beat off the snobs with a stick!"
Inuyasha chuckled and nodded. That he could do. Especially if any of the males at this party decided to come near his Kagome! 'I really need to stop thinking like that. It'll get me in trouble.' he thought, and firmly decided that, even though he would acknowledge it, he would never openly think, and especially not say, that Kagome was his. It would just get him into trouble.
Kagome suddenly grinned evilly.
'Uh oh'
The miko-turned-hanyou turned to give him a grin that definitely could have sent Naraku back into hiding all over again, and spoke, "You know what this means don't you?"
Inuyasha gulped and shook his head in the negative.
"More shopping!" she exclaimed happily. Kagome may have been a tough hanyou now but she was first and foremost a teenager with an almost unlimited bank account. You do the math.
Inuyasha however, was a feudal male that had no idea about any of this. As you can tell, he was royally screwed.
Not an hour later, Kagome had dragged Inuyasha to a different mall, probably not wanting a repeat of the Hojo incident, and was shoving him into a changing room with a few suits.
"You have to look dignified!" she said, every time he asked why this was necessary.
To which she always received a "Like I don't always?" which was replied with a snort and a badly muffled snicker.
In the end, Inuyasha ended up with a traditional black tux that they left with the tailor to be brought in or let out in the proper places. With money comes decently fitting clothes.
Soon, they were driving again and heading further and further away from the center of town.
Curious, Inuyasha asked, "Hey Kagome, where are we going?"
She glanced at him and grinned widely. "To see Souten!"
He blinked. Wracking his brain, he managed to attach a face to the name. "You mean the thunder kid?"
At her nod, he became quiet once more, thinking. 'If Sesshomaru and Souten have survived to now, then why haven't I heard anything about Kagome or me? Or even Shippo or Kouga come to think of it. What if we... no! I may not spend to much time around him, and for good reason, but if Kagome were in any danger in the Feudal Era Sesshomaru would have said something for sure... right?' Becoming more and more worried for what the future might bring for him and his friends, Inuyasha drowned out the unpleasant thoughts and just listened to the wind rushing by the car on the other side of the metal barrier.
After who knows how long, Inuyasha didn't know how to use the clock and it was a cloudy so he couldn't see the sun's position, they arrived at a modest looking house with a modest looking yard. The windows were covered with cream colored curtains so you couldn't see inside and the outside was painted a pale yellow that matched nicely. Small flower beds encircled the front and looked to go around the sides as well. Flowers of every color sprouted and grew tall and proud.
Inuyasha blinked. "This.... is the Thunder Brat's house?" he asked. He'd expected something a bit less... how was it Kagome had said it that one time.... oh right! A bit less Brady Bunch! 'Though I guess that explains the clouds...' he thought.
"Yeah it is, and I'm older then you now, Buddy." Came the voice from beside him.
Inuyasha turned, cursing his lack of concentration. He couldn't keep letting people sneak up on him! Souten had obviously grown up. Her black hair was now cut short, not even past her ears, and her eyes shone slightly with the wisdom that another 500 years had brought her. Inuyasha guessed she'd be about 5 foot 7 and was in fairly good shape, 'But not as good as Kagome!' he couldn't help but think.
"Hey Inuyasha! Have you pulled that stick out of your head to think clearly and picked Kagome yet or do I have to shove you into a Vagas chapel?" she asked, smirking and reminding Inuyasha very much of her eldest brother.
He sweatdropped. "What is it with your family and pairing me off the second you see me?"
Immediately he realized this was a not a good thing to say and cringed. When nothing happened, he looked up again to see Souten was snickering, most likely at the deer in the headlights expression he was sure he had.
Souten grinned and glanced to Kagome, who was looking the other way and blushing slightly, then back at him, "We just know a good match when we see one." she teased.
"Anyway!" Kagome butted in before Inuyasha could say anything. "Souten I need you to make a dress."
Souten's eyes sparkled as she quickly rushed over to Kagome's side of the car and pulled the girl out. "Well, why didn't you say so! Come one in I just got some new material in yesterday that I know you'll love!" Souten grabbed one of Kagome's arms and one of Inuyasha's and pulled them up the walk and inside. Before they knew what was going on they were sitting in a well furnished living room with teacups in their hands filled with steaming liquid.
Kagome laughed and set the cup down. Souten had rushed off to get the material and they were waiting for her to get back. "Souten is my personal dress maker. She has a real knack for it and started her own dress maker's business a few centuries ago. Of course she had to drop from public eye since she wasn't aging but she still creates for demon orders."
"Oh." was all he said. After all, who would have thought the Thunder Brat would have gone into clothing?
Souten broke the awkward silence by rushing back and dumping bolt after bolt of fabric onto the large table in the middle of the forest green room. They came in every color, every texture, every sheen, and every translucency or opaqueness imaginable. "Okay." she said quickly, grabbing Kagome by the arm and pulling her to stand next to the table."Pick out your favorites and we'll go from there."
Obviously Kagome had done this before, since she immediately picked out several bolts and handed them to Souten one by one, occasionally going back and removing one if it didn't match the other quite right.
After awhile, the two women ran off to do who knew what and Inuysha was left alone for all of five minutes. In that time, he went over his 'write a song' plan again. Kagome would teach him to play that guitar thing, in the meantime he'd try to come up with words for the song and then... he'd what? Improvise? He sighed and leaned back into the couch. He had no clue what he'd do... Who knew? Maybe if he found the words were already in a song here he could just go to one of the Karaoke bar thingies Kagome had been talking about. Inuyasha was also glad to report he'd been picking up the language here rather quickly.
Not long later, Kagome and Souten came back into the room, positively beaming, and soon Inuyasha and Kagome were back in the car. "When is this party thing anyway?" he asked, as Kagome sped down the roads.
"In two days." was all she said.
He blinked. "They can really get all that stuff done in two days? I meant what about those invitation things?"
Seeming to know what he'd meant, she nodded slightly and replied, "That would be a problem for most social circles but this is a high 'demon' society thing. Big difference. We can have Au-Un deliver all the invitations and bring back replies within a few hours and with a concealing spell the human's aren't any the wiser."
"Oh." He was saying that quite a lot wasn't he? Oh well... wait... he'd just done it again! Arg... "So what's the dress gonna look like?"
Kagome grinned and reached over to tweak one of his invisible ears, sending a jolt through him, the replied, "You'll see." Then she winked and concentrated on the road again.
Inuyasha may not have been blushing,per say, but he knew that if they were visible, you'd be able to see the red flush through the fur on his ears. 'What is it with her and the ears anyway?'
"They're just so adorable!" she said, grinning at him teasingly.
"Did I say that out loud?"
She smirked, "No, you're just extremely easy to read."
Huffing, Inuyasha slunk down in his seat and pouted for the rest of the ride.
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The rest of the day passed in a blur for both Inuyasha and Kagome. They'd barely seen each other as Kagome had to go to Sesshy's company several time, since she was his acting heir until one of his children, Inuyasha shuddered at the thought, grew to be of age. Inuyasha spent most of the day messing with his guitar or trying to come up with lyrics for this song he was supposed to write. So far he had about ¼ of the lyrics written, only it was mostly just random phrases he knew he had to have in the song.
Kagome spent two hours teaching Inuyasha every chord and trick she knew for playing, cleaning, and maintaining his guitar and for another hour after that she taught him some songs she had either written, or memorized from her extensive CD collection.
"No! You cover it like THIS" she pressed, trying to teach him how to hold a single finger over all 6 strings without having to shift his entire hand way out of proportion.
"What's wrong with doing it this way?" he retorted, moving his hand to show how he'd been doing it. "It works just fine!"
She gave a brief 'I'm surrounded by incompetence' sigh and said, "Because if you do it that way you'll slice a string as soon as you try to change chords!!! Notice the pile of ruined strings?" she pointed to an ever growing pile of snapped, slices, diced, and tangled strings he'd gone through in the past two days. Though in his defense, he'd now mastered how to put on and take off the strings.
He grumbled and finally admitted he might have gotten the wrong idea with the chord, but if he had human nails it wouldn't be a problem.
Kagome rolled her eyes and decided to save him that bit of pride. "Anyway I think that's enough for tonight. We can pick this up after the party tomorrow all right?"
At his nod, she stood and walked out, throwing a 'goodnight Inuyasha' over her shoulder and a little wave as she yawned widely. When the door closed behind her, Inuyasha set the guitar down and went to the window.
He missed the Feudal Era. There was no other way to say it. It stunk of pollution here and it was way too loud. Not to mention that in the Feudal Era you could beat up some random demon, usually a fox demon in his case and not quite so randomly, to work off your frustrations.
His thoughts turned to Kagome and what a complicated spin she'd put on his life. He knew he'd been beyond naïve to think that Kikyo had loved him, but when you're hated by everyone but your mother since day one you tend to grasp onto any hope you can.
He looked up and saw the moon, a quarter full, shinning back at him. Come to think of it the only time Kikyo had ever really warmed up to him at all was after she'd been resurrected and had been trying to pull him into hell. Inuyasha couldn't help but be glad that he'd still been paranoid enough not to show her his human form on any one of the New Moons he'd spent near the village. The New Moon...
His eyes widened as he realized EXACTLY what he'd write. He rushed to the paper he'd hidden under his mattress and got out a pen he'd found. He barely even had to think as the words flowed and mixed onto the page and when he'd finished he read it over several times, grinning madly.
Thank God his mother had taught him to read and write! The numbers and figuring hadn't worked out quite as well as she'd hoped, but Inuyasha could still remember the immensely proud look she had given him when he'd been able to read and write at an adult level at the tender age of 5. There hadn't been much else to do back then when the humans ignored him so he'd practiced reading and writing everyday for most of the day. Plus demon children aged mentally much faster then human children, so he'd managed quite well.
Not wanting to let inspiration get away from him, Inuyasha pulled out the guitar and began looking for any combinations of chords that fit the words and the mental rhythm he'd decided upon. If he wanted this done right he'd take his time with the music and pray he finished in time.
He really wanted to sing this song the night of Kagome's party thing. It seemed like a good idea to him anyway. Probably not in front of all those people, his arrogance and self-assurance may help him from time to time, but it only went so far. So maybe he could ask her to come with him to hear something he'd managed to memorize? Yeah! He'd say he had finally gotten that 'Sweet Home Alabama' song right (don't own it!!), when she came to his room he'd play the song for her and pray! ... Or he could just pray that a miracle happens... Either way really.
Satisfied that he'd gotten a good bit done, Inuyasha glanced to the clock and say that it was way past the time that he should have gone to sleep. Kagome had taught him how to tell time... though he still didn't get it most times, he knew that if the red numbers said it was after 12:00 then he'd better get his butt in bed and fast. Gulping, he noted the clock said 2:38.
He quickly put his guitar away and got into bed, satisfied with a job well done.
About 500 sheep later, Inuyasha drifted off to sleep, dreaming of a smiling Kagome congratulating him on defeating Naraku while Sesshomaru, Kouga, Ginta Hakaku and every other person who'd ever thought him weak looked in awe and bowed yelling 'we're not worthy.'
End chappie!
Hey don't look at me like that!!! I had to end it there!! If i went further then that I'd have to go through the party and then what I have planned for after that and then it'd take me weeks to finally get this out!! >.< I mean at least now you all know I'm alive right? And no cliffhanger right? That's good!..... right? o.o.... -runs for the people with torches and pitchforks- TILL NEXT TIME!!! ..... if I live that long.... ACK! -jumps to dodge a pitchfork-
Kaiya
Inu: thank god! Another year of this and I'd have gone insane!!
Me:... gone? -raises eyebrow-
Inu: shut up
Me: well you gotta admit you walked right into that one!
Mir: she has a point Inuyasha that is a fairly common saying.
San: yeah I really can't believe you fell for it
Shippo: I can
Inu: >.< WOULD YOU ALL SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!!!!!! AAAHHHHHH!!!!! -BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ- the hell?!?! -BZZZZZZZZZZZZ- OW!!!! what the heck is going on!!!!!!!
Kag: ^^ Inuyasha I'd like to introduce you to the V chip (Who can guess what movie this is from? ^^) It's a special computer chip that I installed in your brain while you were asleep that will give a small shock every time you swear!
Inu: O.O ...... you gotta be fucking kidding me -BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!- ack!!! >.< Kagome how could you?!?! I thought we were making progress!!!
Kag: that was until you chewed up my shoes you Neanderthal!!!
Inu: I couldn't help it! it's a dog instinct!!!
Kag: WELL TOO BAD!!!!
Shippo: o.o ..... -is hiding behind Miroku who is hiding behind Sango who is sweat dropping- Kagome is scary
Sess: -mutters- try living with her for a year
Rin: -blinks- Sesshomaru-sama shouldn't talk badly about Kagome! he should remember what happened LAST time he made her angry!
Inu: -stops whining about the V chip- what's this about now? -wicked gleam in his eye-
Sess: absolutely nothing -glares at Inu-
Rin: ^^ Kagome dyed aaaaaallllll of Sesshomaru-sama's clothes pink and wrote 'I love humans' on his forehead in pink sparkly letters!!!
Inu: -bursts out laughing and is soon rolling on the ground-
Sess: -grumbles-
San: wow Kagome how'd you pull that off?
Kag: ^^ put odor-less and taste-less sleeping powder into his tea
San: ^^ nice one! -high fives her-
Sess: -mutters- just you wait I'll get you back for that one....
Me: -rolls eyes- yes yes we know 'she shall feel the wrath of the almighty lord of the fluff' we get it!
Sess: -eye twitches-
Me: o.o eep -quickly runs like hell- DO THE DISCLAIMER!!!!!
Sess: Kaiya in no way claims ownership of the whelp -jerks thumb at Inuyasha- or his group she also is about to forfeit ownership of her limbs -quickly starts after me-
Me: HEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP MMMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
~~~~~~~~~~~ Something Has to be Done Chapter 13 (I think) Information, Conversation, and Inspiration.
"You gotta be kidding me!" Kagome cried, red-faced, to Sesshomaru, or Sess as she called him these days(mostly to differentiate from past and present versions). She and Inuyasha had just been informed that there was to be a 'coming out party' held in her honor soon. "But I'm already over 18!"
Sess, remaining the ever calm voice of reason in the mad house that had once been his home, replied "Yes, but you were in the feudal era for that particular birthday were you not? Therefore it only makes sense to have one now that you've returned."
Kagome sighed, "I suppose, but that doesn't mean I have to like it!"
Sess smirked for an instant, then said, more to himself then to her, "Few really do." Then, with the usual grandness he tried to exhibit at all times, mostly only when Inuyasha was around had to keep up appearances after all, he turned and exited the lounge they had been occupying.
Inuyasha diverted his eyes from the white ceiling and looked over to Kagome. She was laying quite pathetically on one of the richly designed sofas that were scattered about the bland white-washed room, her head hanging off an arm with her hair reaching to the floor. "So what's the big deal about this party thing?" he asked.
"The big deal is that all the snobs are going to be there criticizing my every move and looking for any opportunity to try to cart me off with their son, nephew, cousin, etc. It's boring because they never have any interesting music and all the girls there just glare at me 'cuz I always have a better dress then them at any social gatherings Sess drags me to." she lifted an arm and placed it over her eyes. "It's also an opportunity for someone to try to weasel their way into my good graces so that they'll be introduced formally to Sess so that they can, in turn, weasel into HIS good graces so they can continue up the social ladder."
Inuyasha blinked. "Ah." was all he said, and the matter was dropped. For about five seconds. "Do I have to go?"
"Darn right you do!" she lifted the arm and shot him a 'don't even think of protesting' look. "No way am I gonna go to that thing unescorted! You know what? Forget proper etiquette, you're coming with me to help me beat off the snobs with a stick!"
Inuyasha chuckled and nodded. That he could do. Especially if any of the males at this party decided to come near his Kagome! 'I really need to stop thinking like that. It'll get me in trouble.' he thought, and firmly decided that, even though he would acknowledge it, he would never openly think, and especially not say, that Kagome was his. It would just get him into trouble.
Kagome suddenly grinned evilly.
'Uh oh'
The miko-turned-hanyou turned to give him a grin that definitely could have sent Naraku back into hiding all over again, and spoke, "You know what this means don't you?"
Inuyasha gulped and shook his head in the negative.
"More shopping!" she exclaimed happily. Kagome may have been a tough hanyou now but she was first and foremost a teenager with an almost unlimited bank account. You do the math.
Inuyasha however, was a feudal male that had no idea about any of this. As you can tell, he was royally screwed.
Not an hour later, Kagome had dragged Inuyasha to a different mall, probably not wanting a repeat of the Hojo incident, and was shoving him into a changing room with a few suits.
"You have to look dignified!" she said, every time he asked why this was necessary.
To which she always received a "Like I don't always?" which was replied with a snort and a badly muffled snicker.
In the end, Inuyasha ended up with a traditional black tux that they left with the tailor to be brought in or let out in the proper places. With money comes decently fitting clothes.
Soon, they were driving again and heading further and further away from the center of town.
Curious, Inuyasha asked, "Hey Kagome, where are we going?"
She glanced at him and grinned widely. "To see Souten!"
He blinked. Wracking his brain, he managed to attach a face to the name. "You mean the thunder kid?"
At her nod, he became quiet once more, thinking. 'If Sesshomaru and Souten have survived to now, then why haven't I heard anything about Kagome or me? Or even Shippo or Kouga come to think of it. What if we... no! I may not spend to much time around him, and for good reason, but if Kagome were in any danger in the Feudal Era Sesshomaru would have said something for sure... right?' Becoming more and more worried for what the future might bring for him and his friends, Inuyasha drowned out the unpleasant thoughts and just listened to the wind rushing by the car on the other side of the metal barrier.
After who knows how long, Inuyasha didn't know how to use the clock and it was a cloudy so he couldn't see the sun's position, they arrived at a modest looking house with a modest looking yard. The windows were covered with cream colored curtains so you couldn't see inside and the outside was painted a pale yellow that matched nicely. Small flower beds encircled the front and looked to go around the sides as well. Flowers of every color sprouted and grew tall and proud.
Inuyasha blinked. "This.... is the Thunder Brat's house?" he asked. He'd expected something a bit less... how was it Kagome had said it that one time.... oh right! A bit less Brady Bunch! 'Though I guess that explains the clouds...' he thought.
"Yeah it is, and I'm older then you now, Buddy." Came the voice from beside him.
Inuyasha turned, cursing his lack of concentration. He couldn't keep letting people sneak up on him! Souten had obviously grown up. Her black hair was now cut short, not even past her ears, and her eyes shone slightly with the wisdom that another 500 years had brought her. Inuyasha guessed she'd be about 5 foot 7 and was in fairly good shape, 'But not as good as Kagome!' he couldn't help but think.
"Hey Inuyasha! Have you pulled that stick out of your head to think clearly and picked Kagome yet or do I have to shove you into a Vagas chapel?" she asked, smirking and reminding Inuyasha very much of her eldest brother.
He sweatdropped. "What is it with your family and pairing me off the second you see me?"
Immediately he realized this was a not a good thing to say and cringed. When nothing happened, he looked up again to see Souten was snickering, most likely at the deer in the headlights expression he was sure he had.
Souten grinned and glanced to Kagome, who was looking the other way and blushing slightly, then back at him, "We just know a good match when we see one." she teased.
"Anyway!" Kagome butted in before Inuyasha could say anything. "Souten I need you to make a dress."
Souten's eyes sparkled as she quickly rushed over to Kagome's side of the car and pulled the girl out. "Well, why didn't you say so! Come one in I just got some new material in yesterday that I know you'll love!" Souten grabbed one of Kagome's arms and one of Inuyasha's and pulled them up the walk and inside. Before they knew what was going on they were sitting in a well furnished living room with teacups in their hands filled with steaming liquid.
Kagome laughed and set the cup down. Souten had rushed off to get the material and they were waiting for her to get back. "Souten is my personal dress maker. She has a real knack for it and started her own dress maker's business a few centuries ago. Of course she had to drop from public eye since she wasn't aging but she still creates for demon orders."
"Oh." was all he said. After all, who would have thought the Thunder Brat would have gone into clothing?
Souten broke the awkward silence by rushing back and dumping bolt after bolt of fabric onto the large table in the middle of the forest green room. They came in every color, every texture, every sheen, and every translucency or opaqueness imaginable. "Okay." she said quickly, grabbing Kagome by the arm and pulling her to stand next to the table."Pick out your favorites and we'll go from there."
Obviously Kagome had done this before, since she immediately picked out several bolts and handed them to Souten one by one, occasionally going back and removing one if it didn't match the other quite right.
After awhile, the two women ran off to do who knew what and Inuysha was left alone for all of five minutes. In that time, he went over his 'write a song' plan again. Kagome would teach him to play that guitar thing, in the meantime he'd try to come up with words for the song and then... he'd what? Improvise? He sighed and leaned back into the couch. He had no clue what he'd do... Who knew? Maybe if he found the words were already in a song here he could just go to one of the Karaoke bar thingies Kagome had been talking about. Inuyasha was also glad to report he'd been picking up the language here rather quickly.
Not long later, Kagome and Souten came back into the room, positively beaming, and soon Inuyasha and Kagome were back in the car. "When is this party thing anyway?" he asked, as Kagome sped down the roads.
"In two days." was all she said.
He blinked. "They can really get all that stuff done in two days? I meant what about those invitation things?"
Seeming to know what he'd meant, she nodded slightly and replied, "That would be a problem for most social circles but this is a high 'demon' society thing. Big difference. We can have Au-Un deliver all the invitations and bring back replies within a few hours and with a concealing spell the human's aren't any the wiser."
"Oh." He was saying that quite a lot wasn't he? Oh well... wait... he'd just done it again! Arg... "So what's the dress gonna look like?"
Kagome grinned and reached over to tweak one of his invisible ears, sending a jolt through him, the replied, "You'll see." Then she winked and concentrated on the road again.
Inuyasha may not have been blushing,per say, but he knew that if they were visible, you'd be able to see the red flush through the fur on his ears. 'What is it with her and the ears anyway?'
"They're just so adorable!" she said, grinning at him teasingly.
"Did I say that out loud?"
She smirked, "No, you're just extremely easy to read."
Huffing, Inuyasha slunk down in his seat and pouted for the rest of the ride.
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The rest of the day passed in a blur for both Inuyasha and Kagome. They'd barely seen each other as Kagome had to go to Sesshy's company several time, since she was his acting heir until one of his children, Inuyasha shuddered at the thought, grew to be of age. Inuyasha spent most of the day messing with his guitar or trying to come up with lyrics for this song he was supposed to write. So far he had about ¼ of the lyrics written, only it was mostly just random phrases he knew he had to have in the song.
Kagome spent two hours teaching Inuyasha every chord and trick she knew for playing, cleaning, and maintaining his guitar and for another hour after that she taught him some songs she had either written, or memorized from her extensive CD collection.
"No! You cover it like THIS" she pressed, trying to teach him how to hold a single finger over all 6 strings without having to shift his entire hand way out of proportion.
"What's wrong with doing it this way?" he retorted, moving his hand to show how he'd been doing it. "It works just fine!"
She gave a brief 'I'm surrounded by incompetence' sigh and said, "Because if you do it that way you'll slice a string as soon as you try to change chords!!! Notice the pile of ruined strings?" she pointed to an ever growing pile of snapped, slices, diced, and tangled strings he'd gone through in the past two days. Though in his defense, he'd now mastered how to put on and take off the strings.
He grumbled and finally admitted he might have gotten the wrong idea with the chord, but if he had human nails it wouldn't be a problem.
Kagome rolled her eyes and decided to save him that bit of pride. "Anyway I think that's enough for tonight. We can pick this up after the party tomorrow all right?"
At his nod, she stood and walked out, throwing a 'goodnight Inuyasha' over her shoulder and a little wave as she yawned widely. When the door closed behind her, Inuyasha set the guitar down and went to the window.
He missed the Feudal Era. There was no other way to say it. It stunk of pollution here and it was way too loud. Not to mention that in the Feudal Era you could beat up some random demon, usually a fox demon in his case and not quite so randomly, to work off your frustrations.
His thoughts turned to Kagome and what a complicated spin she'd put on his life. He knew he'd been beyond naïve to think that Kikyo had loved him, but when you're hated by everyone but your mother since day one you tend to grasp onto any hope you can.
He looked up and saw the moon, a quarter full, shinning back at him. Come to think of it the only time Kikyo had ever really warmed up to him at all was after she'd been resurrected and had been trying to pull him into hell. Inuyasha couldn't help but be glad that he'd still been paranoid enough not to show her his human form on any one of the New Moons he'd spent near the village. The New Moon...
His eyes widened as he realized EXACTLY what he'd write. He rushed to the paper he'd hidden under his mattress and got out a pen he'd found. He barely even had to think as the words flowed and mixed onto the page and when he'd finished he read it over several times, grinning madly.
Thank God his mother had taught him to read and write! The numbers and figuring hadn't worked out quite as well as she'd hoped, but Inuyasha could still remember the immensely proud look she had given him when he'd been able to read and write at an adult level at the tender age of 5. There hadn't been much else to do back then when the humans ignored him so he'd practiced reading and writing everyday for most of the day. Plus demon children aged mentally much faster then human children, so he'd managed quite well.
Not wanting to let inspiration get away from him, Inuyasha pulled out the guitar and began looking for any combinations of chords that fit the words and the mental rhythm he'd decided upon. If he wanted this done right he'd take his time with the music and pray he finished in time.
He really wanted to sing this song the night of Kagome's party thing. It seemed like a good idea to him anyway. Probably not in front of all those people, his arrogance and self-assurance may help him from time to time, but it only went so far. So maybe he could ask her to come with him to hear something he'd managed to memorize? Yeah! He'd say he had finally gotten that 'Sweet Home Alabama' song right (don't own it!!), when she came to his room he'd play the song for her and pray! ... Or he could just pray that a miracle happens... Either way really.
Satisfied that he'd gotten a good bit done, Inuyasha glanced to the clock and say that it was way past the time that he should have gone to sleep. Kagome had taught him how to tell time... though he still didn't get it most times, he knew that if the red numbers said it was after 12:00 then he'd better get his butt in bed and fast. Gulping, he noted the clock said 2:38.
He quickly put his guitar away and got into bed, satisfied with a job well done.
About 500 sheep later, Inuyasha drifted off to sleep, dreaming of a smiling Kagome congratulating him on defeating Naraku while Sesshomaru, Kouga, Ginta Hakaku and every other person who'd ever thought him weak looked in awe and bowed yelling 'we're not worthy.'
End chappie!
Hey don't look at me like that!!! I had to end it there!! If i went further then that I'd have to go through the party and then what I have planned for after that and then it'd take me weeks to finally get this out!! >.< I mean at least now you all know I'm alive right? And no cliffhanger right? That's good!..... right? o.o.... -runs for the people with torches and pitchforks- TILL NEXT TIME!!! ..... if I live that long.... ACK! -jumps to dodge a pitchfork-
Kaiya