InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The End or the Beginning? Secrets of the Moonlight ❯ One weird shopping trip ( Chapter 2 )

Kanaye: Hey people! I am back and ready to write another chapter! Ooooooh Inuyaaashhhhha!!!!

Inu: yes supreme authoress of all things inuyasha? *rolls eyes dramatically*

Kanaye: *ignores the sarcasm* go get me a glass of lemonade- actually…. Hey kagome!

Kagome: yah?

Kanaye: want some lemonade?

Kagome: Sure, sounds great!

Kanaye: what about you Sango?

Sango: yah, that would be nice

Kanaye: ok Inuyasha, make that 3 lemonades- pronto *snaps fingers and inuyasha disappears*

Kagome: *leans over with suspicious look* so tell me… how exactly did you get Inuyasha to wait on you?

Sango: I was just wondering the same thing.

Kanaye: Oh, that? I just blackmailed him with some really embarrassing pictures!

Kagome and Sango: Really?? Can we see?

Kanaye: nope

Kagome and Sango: *pouty faces* why not?

Kanaye: *grins slyly* because there aren't any….

Inu: *appears with lemonade*

Kanaye: ok now read the line!

Inu: *sighs* KanayeKisho does not own any of these characters so please do not sue her.

Kanaye: GOOD BOY! *throws him a treat* Alright, I think I have wasted enough time with the disclaimer so here is the chapter!

Chapter 2: One weirdshopping trip

Everyone woke up that morning to what they had all been waiting for…. SNOW! Shippou was the first one to wake and took the liberty of waking everyone else up too. As everyone slowly dragged themselves out of bed, Kaede was courteous enough to make breakfast for everyone. One by one, the table got more and more full (and louder), until everyone was up and picking up the conversation where they had left it the previous night.

"Alright, alright- settle down you guys there is one thing I forgot to tell you that Inuyasha so kindly reminded me of this morning." Kagome said.

Everyone snorted with laughter at that comment. Even Kagome had to admit that Inuyasha being kind sounded pretty stupid, but continued anyway.

"If we are going to go on a vacation in MY time then you all have to look like you come from my time. So I need to take you all shopping for a new wardrobe before the trip!"

Everyone looked pleased except Inuyasha who replied, "Feh. I don't need a new wardrobe, I am fine with this." He indicated to the old fire-rat kimono he was wearing.

"Alright then Inuyasha, I will just leave you here." Said Kagome matter-of-factly.

This statement made Inuyasha choke on his words, as well as his breakfast. "Fine, I will get new clothes. Just don't dress me up like some little doll."

Kagome rolled her eyes at this. As if she was really going to put him in a frilly dress and bonnet in attempts to fit in…. though she humored herself with the thought of Inuyasha in a dress.

"So anyway, I had originally planned to take you all today, but since it snowed overnight, I am deciding to postpone it until tomorrow so we can enjoy the snow while we can." She smiled happily at how organized she was.

Everyone nodded appreciatively and then decided to change the subject to the snow outside. They talked about it until talking wasn't good enough and they all put on extra jackets and filed outside. Even though they all couldn't feel their fingers within minutes, it was definitely worth it. They made snow angels, had a snowball fight (Inuyasha got a little carried away and ended up with an icy "osawari"), and Shippou made a snow-Kagome and snow-Inuyasha holding hands making both of the real figures blush furiously. When the sun started going down, so did their energy and they all headed inside to warm up.

"So Kagome, when are we leaving tomorrow?" asked Sango.

"Well, as soon as everyone is awake enough to move on their own I guess. The malls can get pretty crowded and I still need to arrange a ride when we get home!"

"A ride? What do you mean? Aren't we walking?"

"Of course not! We are driving there! Since I am not old enough to drive yet I will need to call a cab company to come pick us up."

Seeing the apprehensive look on her friends face, she decided to explain what a car was. When she was done with her speech, Sango still looked nervous so she told her that everything was going to be fine. Sango was going to argue back, but seeing the look in Kagome's eyes, she realized that was just going to have to trust her. Kagome saw Sango's shoulders finally relax from the tense spot they were previously in and mentally wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Once again, when they all lay down to sleep, their snores of exhaustion quickly filled the quiet night air.

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The next morning came fast and before they knew, everyone was gathered around the bone-eaters well, ready to go. Shippou was pouting because he didn't get to come (he could disguise himself as a human already, so new clothes weren't necessary for him), while everyone one else reviewed the plan.

"Ok, so everyone take someone else's hand…."

"SHE SAID HAND YOU HENTAI!!!" screamed Sango. Miroku grinned and moved his hand into hers and surprisingly enough, Sango didn't refuse. She just stood there attempting to hide the blush that had just broken out over her face.

"….and make sure you don't let go, because if you let go, only me and Inuyasha will get through." Kagome looked around to make sure that their link was completed and then said, "Good, now everyone step onto the edge of the well and on the count of three we will all jump!"

Inuyasha rolled his eyes annoyingly and said, "Okay, okay, enough with the safety brief- let's just go already, I am freezing my ears off here!!!"

Kagome nodded her head in agreement, ignoring his rudeness, for she too was beginning to lose feeling in parts of her body. "Alright, one, two, THREE!"

Everyone jumped down and instead of hitting dirt, they found themselves surrounded by blue light, then they gently landed on the ground in Kagome's time. One by one they climbed up the ladder and out into the sunlight where they proceeded to Kagome's room.

Kagome was lucky- she had come into an empty house. That would let her avoid any awkward questions that her family might ask. She turned on the heater and told her friends to sit down while she called the cab company. They were all hesitant to sit at first since they were still observing this new place. Kagome disappeared into another room for a while and when she returned she said that there was a car on the way to pick them up in about 10 minutes. Kagome saw Sango immediately tense up again so she went to go put a hand on her shoulder.

The car arrived sooner than they had planned. It was a tight squeeze to fit all 4 of them in the back, but they did it and they couldn't object once the car door had been slammed shut. Sango was frozen to her seat, Miroku looked please to be sitting so close to Sango, and Inuyasha started playing with the window. He pressed the up button. Then he pressed the down button. Up, down, up, down, up down. Kagome couldn't stand it any longer.

"INUYASHA!" she said a little too loudly. The cab driver jolted on the breaks and looked up to see what was the matter. Kagome apologized and put her head down to avoid eye contact. The jolt didn't seem to bother Inuyasha, for he simply looked up for a moment then returned to his form of entertainment. Up, down, Up, down…….

This time Kagome decided to try a new tactic. She gently placed her hand on Inuyasha's and looked straight into his eyes. He immediately stopped pushing the buttons. It was an awkward moment…. Her looking at him, him looking at her…. That's when Kagome realized what she was doing and quickly removed her hand. They all sat out the rest of the drive in silence.

When they finally reached the mall, they all had to take some time to stretch their legs before moving on.

"Wow! That was a lot easier then I thought it would be!" said Sango.

"See, I told you so! Cars aren't painful or anything…." Kagome said, obviously thinking that Sango was referring to the drive, but she was stopped midway.

"No, I mean being next to Miroku for more then 10 seconds!" she said.

Kagome sweatdropped. "Don't get your hopes up."

That is when Sango realized where Miroku's hand had wandered while she was walking.

"OOOOOOOOOOOOHHH MIROKU I AM GOING TO KILL YOU!!!"

She broke into a run after Miroku until they reached the front doors to the mall. Kagome hurried them into the first store she saw, because people were starting to stare at their odd clothing. She directed Sango to the women's department and Inuyasha and Miroku to the men's department. She trusted Sango to pick out good clothing, but was skeptical about the guys' judgment, so she decided to stay with them long enough to pick out clothes for them to try on.

Miroku was easy to please and it didn't take long for him to have his pile of clothes complete. Inuyasha was another story……

"Come on Inuyasha! It can't be that bad!"

"Well it is."

"Oh please, stop being so mellow-dramatic and just show me!"

"No."

"Inuyasha, it is only kakis and a white shirt!"

"No."

"Show me now or you will definitely regret it."

"Yah right."

"Osawari."

"Damn you."

Kagome ignored the looks in reaction to the giant "THUD" created by Inuyasha, and instead focused on getting him out of the dressing room. She was about to open her mouth to yell at him again when the door started slowly creaking open…. Kagome had to hold up her chin in order to stop it from dropping straight to the floor. Inuyasha stepped out in casual sandals, kakis, a short-sleeved plain white shirt, and a cap to keep his ears from showing. Despite the simplicity of the outfit, Kagome had never seen him look so good.

"Would you stop staring? I told you it was bad."

"No Inuyasha, it looks really good." She said with a smile.

He had to stop and think about what she had just said before it registered. She had just given him a compliment! Was this for real? He looked at her meaningfully. She was so beautiful, so kind….. he was about to say that she looked good too, when he realized that Kagome wasn't the only one looking at him. These new clothes had earned him quite a few looks from quite a few girls in the store. He quickly moved back into the dressing room, his face burning up with embarrassment. That was about the closest thing to an agreement that the two came too for the rest of the trip.

Even though Inuyasha seemed to look good in everything he put on, he refused to buy any of it. Kagome would bring him a large pile of clothes and Inuyasha would disapprove of every item. This went on for hours until Kagome finally gave up on pleasing Inuyasha and just chose the clothes she thought looked the best.

She found Sango and Miroku waiting for them with their piles of clothes ready to be checked out. She bought herself some new clothes too, because she felt she deserved a reward for putting up with Inuyasha. By the time all the clothes had been rung up and paid for, they all agreed it was time to get some food.

On the way to the food court, they lost Miroku in the crowd, but quickly found his location when they heard screams of "HENTAI!!!" from the Victoria's Secret. Sango took the liberty of going in and dragging him out of the store, being sure too hit him twice as hard as usual (since she remembered she never got him earlier). Despite Inuyasha's request for Ramen, they settled on pizza. Kagome was the only one who had ever had it before so she was the only one who didn't oooh and aahh when the waiter set the food on the table. They were finished with their meal and were gathering their things when Kagome heard a familiar voice.

"Kagome-chan? Is that you?"

She looked up to see none other than Hojo coming towards her. "H-hi, Hojo…" she choked. If there was ever a time for Hojo to be around, now was definitely not it.

"Hey! I thought it was you! I was just heading your direction to see if you felt any better and here you are! Wow what a surprise it's great to see…." He stopped his sentence as he saw Inuyasha step out beside her, clearing his throat just a little too obviously.

"….you." he gulped at the look Inuyasha was giving him. "Wh-who's your friend k-kagome?"

At first she didn't know why he was acting so nervous, but she looked over her shoulder at Inuyasha and immediately knew why. She usually would have gotten mad at Inuyasha for scaring Hojo, but for the first time, she didn't want to keep Hojo around. She didn't feel anything for him. "This is so weird." She thought. She wanted to get rid Hojo! Well without hurting his feelings of course. She was thinking about just running away to avoid the situation, when she met with Inuyasha's eyes and had an idea. She slipped her arm through his and turned to a very confused Hojo.

"He is my boyfriend."

Everyone gasped, except for Hojo who just looked crestfallen. She didn't want to allow too much time to let it sink in so she hurriedly continued.

"AndI'msorrybutwehaveplansandwehavetogooksobye!" She took a deep breath before signaling to the others to leave and steering Inuyasha towards the front doors.

Kagome went to a payphone outside and called another cab to pick them up. The drive home was much like the one there- silent. They arrived at the Higurashi shrine at around 4:30 pm, Kagome put the clothes in her room, and they all jumped back down the well. Once back, they returned to Kaede's hut to tell her and Shippou of the day's events. All except for Inuyasha who was still in deep thought of what Kagome had said.

Kanaye: phew *wipes sweat from forehead* that chapter took a long time to write. I am too exhausted to write a long disclaimer so I am just gonna tell you all to please review because I need your input! Also, if you have any ideas or suggestions about what should happen in the story that would be great! Thanks to all my readers- peace out!