InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Cousin ❯ Scroll Three ( Chapter 3 )

Author's Ramble: (sighs) Well, be glad that you got this chapter this weekend, rather than wait another week for it. finals are coming up, and my parents are harping on me about my math grade, along with work, and concerts, and trips to the mall, and projects due in two days, and portfolios, and girl scouts, and family matters, and saving the world from an evil sorcerer dude. Well, fine, you found me out. that last one isn't true… but, all the others are, so, just bear with me and leave me a review to remind me of who actually reads this. the more reviews I get, the less bitchy I will be. Less bitchy = happy = possibly faster update period. Think about it…

Disclaimer: Not mine, don't want, only Jenni is mine, but that's cus this is a SI (self insertion, not Strange Interlude).

Warning(s): Standard issue. I write what I want, but I do keep it PG 13, if any of you are worried. Seriously doubt that, however…

The Cousin

Scroll Two

Startled by the new voice, Inuyasha jumped suddenly from his slouched position on the floor to a stiff-backed posture. When had this new girl entered the room?! He had never even sensed or smelt her!

`Well, she is in Kagome's room, so she would obviously be somewhat wrapped in the scent. And… what a nice scent it is also… [mentally sighs] Agg! Baka! Don't let you guard down! Okay, now, who is she? Jenni? Well, she is human and is obviously from this time… I have no idea how they think that those strips of cloth are clothes… So, what is she doing in Kagome's room? Could she be one of Kagome's friends…? No, because Kagome said that they all had hair that was as dark as hers, and this girl has blonde hair… So, who is she? Is she… Uh-oh. Been quiet for too long… What was her question just then?'

"Uh… I'm Inuyasha. Where's Kagome?" the hanyou asked, his voice coming out rougher than he had meant it to be. Looking momentarily shocked, Jenni blinked at his tone and then narrowed her eyes. He never even saw the finger poke him sharply in the stomach.

"You should be nicer when you barge into other people's homes. But, I guess manners would be beyond you, huh?

`Damn! She's faster than Sesshomaru!' Inuyasha thought. `Who the hell is she?' Instead, the ever eloquent hanyou asked, "How do you know Kagome?"

"That's somewhat better than before. I'll tell you, but you should sit down. And, not on the floor, you're not a dog. That chair is comfy, or so I think…" At this, Jenni pointed to the desk chair and Inuyasha tentatively sat his butt on the cushioned seat, his mind racing all the while. `She looks like Kagome. Almost has the same anger too. What I can catch of her scent is similar, but I can't tell if it is because she is in Kagome's room. Who the hell was she?!'

"Okay, now to your question. How do I know Kagome? She's my cousin and I'm living with her at the moment. Now, Inuyasha was it? I don't know if she's used to you barging into her room or not, but it is not polite."

Crossing his arms, Inuyasha glared at the shorter girl and demanded, "Why should I care about being polite?"

"Because, " Jenni started, "When you sat here," she pointed to the middle of the carpeted floor where she had found the hanyou, "And said her name, you said it in a way that a close… friend might say it." When Inuyasha cocked his head at her in confusion, Jenni sighed and decided to try a different way to stating the obvious to the boy. Looking Inuyasha in the eyes, the blonde stated bluntly, "I think that you have feelings for her."

"What?!" Inuyasha yelled, feeling his face go red in embarrassment. `But, why should I be embarrassed if what she is saying is a lie?' Inuyasha thought momentarily. Ignoring the part of his mind that gave him that thought, the hanyou jumped and grabbed the shorter girl by the shoulders, careful enough to not sink his claws into her flesh. If she was, in fact, Kagome's cousin, Inuyasha would be in a world of hurt and pain if he even so much as bruised her. Watching as her eyes momentarily gave away her fright, Inuyasha asked coldly, "Who are you really? You want to hurt Kagome, don't you? Were you sent by Naraku? Well?? Were you?!" Yelling the last two questions at the girl, Inuyasha shook her back and forth quickly, thinking that if he frightened her some that she would tell him what he needed to know. Unfortunately for the hanyou, this was the exact time that Kagome entered into the room once more.

"I'm back and I have sustenance!" the young time-traveler chirped, holding the tray of cookies and drinks before her. Blinking, she quickly assessed what was progressing inside her bedroom.

"Inuyasha?!" she shrieked when she saw that the hanyou was now in her room, holding Jenni roughly by the shoulders.

"K-Kagome?" the red-clad boy stammered when he saw that the girl was not at all fazed by the presence of the blonde girl in his grasp. But, did that mean that this girl didn't work for Naraku…?

"What are you…--SIT!" Kagome yelled, giving up on trying to get answers from him while her cousin was in his strong grasp. Heaven knows that it must hurt!

Dropping like a ton of bricks, Inuyasha slammed into the floor of the bedroom, the light from the prayer beads encircling his body. Running past the boy that was sprawled across her carpeted floor, Kagome knelt beside her dazed cousin, who looked to be very confused about the happenings between herself, Kagome and the hanyou. Taking in her cousin's quietness, Kagome called, "Jenni! Jenni! Are you okay?"

"Ugh… Yeah, peachy. What is he? Some sort of demon?" Jenni asked, sitting up and holding her head. That fall to the ground was no soft landing! Muttering under her breath, she said, "Hurts like a mother… Auntie warned me…"

"Uh…Wh-what makes you say that?" Kagome squeaked, wondering if her blonde friend had just made a wild guess on that last question, or if she really knew what Inuyasha was. But, how could she possibly know! She had only arrived today, and had just met Inuyasha herself!

"Kag, your mom told me why I might not be able to catch you if I didn't hurry. Is this guy," Jenni stated, motioning to the poor, sprawled out half-demon, "from the past?"

"Uh, well, uh…" Kagome stammered, unable to find a cover story to fib to her cousin. Drooping her head a bit, she said, "Yeah, he is. And I told him that I would be back today- to the past, that is-, but then you arrived and I couldn't leave you. So, that may be why he came here; To get me to come back through the well."

"Urg. Wench, why did you do that? She could be working for Naraku." Inuyasha grumbled around the fibers of the carpet to the raven-haired girl in the room.

"Inuyasha! How could you think that? How many humans work for Naraku of their own will? And, who else can travel through the well? This is Jenni, and she's my cousin! She's just crossed the ocean! She's crossed, a, uh, a very big river today! She's never even heard of the Jewel Shards!"

"Jewel Shards? What are the Jewel Shards?" Jenni inquired while Kagome shot a look to Inuyasha that said, `There! See!' Standing and walking to her desk, Kagome took a small glass container and held it out to Jenni. "These are Jewel Shards!" Taking it in her hands, Jenni peered at the small, pink and purple colored crystals that were held inside the jar. Blinking, she stood and walked to the bed, where her suitcase was laying. Opening the largest compartment, she placed the jar on the nightstand and began digging through her belongings, as if searching for something. Watching this strange behavior, Kagome asked, "Jenni? Are you okay?"

"Hmm?" the blonde asked, never once pausing from her search. "Yeah. Never better." Throwing a lone sock over her head, she could be heard mumbling, "I know they're in here… Now, were did I put them…?"

As Inuyasha was finally peeling himself from the floor, Jenni straightened her back and stood up triumphantly, promptly causing Inuyasha to be knocked to the floor again, only this time on his back.

"Ugh…" Inuyasha muttered as he sat up and rubbed the bump on his head. Glaring at the blonde human, he asked, "Wench! Why'd ya do that?!"

"Oh! I'm sorry!" Jenni said to Inuyasha, sweatdropping at her rude behavior. Turning to Kagome with her arms stretched out, she handed the girl a wrapped box that had a yellow bow on it. "Kagome, here's your present that I told you about earlier!"

Sweatdropping at how ADD her cousin could be at times, Kagome took the offered present with, "Jenni… you can be a real blonde sometimes, ya know…"

"Flattery will get you nowhere!" Jenni said with a grin. "Now just open it!"

"Okay, okay…" Kagome said as she placed the gift box on her desk and removed the bow and wrapping paper. Opening it, her eyes widened when she saw the most beautiful earrings that she had ever laid eyes on. They were both a purple crystal that sparkled pink when the light hit it, and they were crafted to hang from your ears when you wore them.

They were also two Jewel Shards.

Realizing this, Kagome looked at her cousin in astonishment and exclaimed, "Jenni! These are Jewel Shards!"

"What?!" Inuyasha shouted, jumping to his feet instantly to peer at the ear-thingy-ma-bobs. Blushing at her luck at finding something that her cousin would actually want, Jenni asked, "Really? Well, then, I guess that I got you a good present, huh?"