InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Flip Side ❯ Aftermath ( Chapter 15 )

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Chapter 15 : Aftermath

Kagome laying in a semiconscious state just on the verge of sleep. She was vaguely aware that this was not her bedroom, but the covers were nice and snuggly. Just as she was about to reenter dreamland the covers were jerked away as a bright light nearly blinded her sleep dazed eyes.

“Good morning!” Kari beamed thrusting a mug of cocoa and a plate with a super sized cinnamon roll into her hands. “Yasha made us breakfast so eat up!”

Kagome blinked dumbly at the food watching as Kari repeated her performance with Sango. Miroku and Kagura were already enjoying their breakfast so they must have been awakened first. Kagome set her mug down careful not to spill it and cautiously took a bite out of the cinnamon roll.

“HOLY COW!” Kagome attacked the cinnamon roll like she hadn’t eaten in days. “This is GOOD!”

“My Yasha made it of course it’s good.” Kari feeding Inuyasha a piece of cinnamon roll.

“Not bad.” Koga grudgingly complimented.

“Feh.” Inuyasha snorted. “You act like it hard or something.”

“I wonder if Sesshoumaru can cook like this?” Miroku stroked his chin thoughtfully.

“Fat chance, Fluffy don’t bake.” Inuyasha pulled Kari into his lap and snuggled her.

Kari giggled and cuddled closer wrapping his tail around her so she could stoke it. “If you ask real nice he might cook dinner for us.”

Sango started to giggle. “Can you imagine Fluffy in a cooking apron?”

Koga smirked as the image formed in his head.

Kagome smiled idly wondering how she could convince Sesshoumaru to cook for them.

“Bribe him with sex.” Kagura said in answer to her thoughts.

Kagome choke on her cocoa and nearly spewed it all over the pink rug.

“Go for it.” Inuyasha smirked.

Kagome’s mouth fell open and she stared at him like he was insane.

“Kagura is right.” Sango agreed. “Men use most of their brain trying to think of ways to get women to have sex with them, so make him an offer he can’t refuse.”

Kagome opened her mouth to answer but no words came out.

“You can do it.” Kari encouraged her.

“Just make him think it was his idea.” Koga added.

“Or challenge him to do it and offer yourself as a reward.” Miroku suggested.

Kagome’s mouth opened and closed a couple times like a fish out of water. Everyone looked at her expectantly. After several painfully silent, you could hear a cricket chirping from miles away, moments Kagome managed to get a grip on herself.

“Um… I don’t think I can do that.” Kagome said slowly.

“Why?” Everyone asked at once.

Kagome sweat dropped, but was saved from answering by the timely arrival of Sesshoumaru.

Sesshoumaru beat back a sigh when he discovered his study was still occupied by overzealous pups and their pink paraphernalia.

“You know Inuyasha,” Koga began slyly. “For a dog you’re cooking isn’t half bad.”

“It’s obvious that you inherited all the culinary talents.” Miroku added catching his drift.

“Of course my Inuyasha’s skills are naturally superior to other dogs.” Kari said a touch arrogantly.

“There is no universe in which Inuyasha is ‘superior’ to Sesshoumaru.” Kagome defended automatically.

“Then you contend that Sesshoumaru’s cooking is better than Inuyasha’s?” Kagura asked in tone that clearly conveyed her disbelief.

“Of course!” Kagome huffed.

“Prove it.” Everyone said together.

“Done.” Sesshoumaru spoke for the first time.

“You’re going to cook?” Kagome asked no quite sure her ears were working properly.

“This surprises you?” Sesshoumaru queried.

Laughing nervously Kagome said the first thing that popped into her head. “I didn’t actually think you would.”

Sesshoumaru resisted the urge to roll his eyes and swept out of the study to begin meal preparations.

“I didn’t really think that would work.” Sango said breaking the silence.

“Neither did I.” Inuyasha muttered.

“Well then… I guess we better start cleaning this up.” Kagome motioned to the room at large.

“Best move them into Kagome’s new study soon.” Inuyasha advised.

“Before Fluffy goes all full demon on them.” Kari finished his thought.

Kagome couldn’t help but snicker at the mental image of Sesshoumaru in demon form with pink streamers hanging from his mouth.

That afternoon

Kagome scrutinized her new study one more time just to be sure everything was in the perfect place.

“I think we’re done.” Kagome announced at last.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. After moving the furniture one inch in either direction for the last two hours straight they were finally done.

“If I ever see a desk again it will be to soon.” Sango growled.

“You and me both.” Koga stretched his shoulders.

“Please let there be food.” Kagura grunted.

“I second that.” Miroku agreed.

“We’ve been in here a really long time and we didn’t see Fluffy even once.” Kari said thoughtfully.

“You think he made a break for it?” Inuyasha asked jokingly.

“I think he got off easy.” Sango grunted rubbing her stiff leg muscles.

“You are all acting like this was hard work or something.” Kagome huffed.

They all gave her that ‘easy for you to say we did all the heavy lifting’ look.

Kagome ignored their disgruntled stare and happily announced. “Let’s go eat.”

In the dinning room

Kagome and Sesshoumaru sat silently eating their meal with nary a care in the world. The others were all eying their plates with varying degrees of suspicion. No one wanted to be the first to try the questionable looking dish that Sesshoumaru had been cooking up for most of the day. After some ribbing under the table Koga bravely picked up his spoon and dipped it into the bowel. The others watched with bated breath as he slowly brought it to his lips then swallowed it. Gathering their courage, the others bravely took silverware in hand and tasted the mystery soup.

“It’s not horrible.” Kagura offered the first comment.

“It isn’t wonderful either.” Miroku added.

“Tastes okay.” Inuyasha said after a few more bites.

“Could be better.” Sango murmured.

“At least it’s not poisoned.” Koga added.

“A little salt and it will be just right.” Kari added a few shakes of salt. “Much, much better.”

The others were skeptical, but they passed around the salt anyway.

“That is better.” Inuyasha said surprised.

“Wow, it really makes a difference.” Sango said between spoonfuls.

“I told you Sesshoumaru was as good a cook as Inuyasha.” Kagome said smugly.

“A good thing he is or you would both starve to death.” Koga retorted.

“What do you mean starve?” Kagome frowned. “Are you implying that I can’t cook?”

Everyone replied as one. “We aren’t ‘implying’ anything. We know you can’t cook.”

Kagome glared balefully. “Well Sesshoumaru likes my cooking just fine!”

Sesshoumaru focused on eating and did not confirm or deny anything.

The others looked at her like ‘uh huh sure he does’. Kagome gave up defending her culinary skills in favor of finishing her meal.

“And just think you have centuries and centuries of meals like this to look forward to.” Kari said coyly.

Kagome banged her head on the table. “You guys are going to be here for centuries?”

“Well of course we’ll visit.” Sango said as though it were an invitation. “For right now though we are all headed to the Slayer’s Village.”

“It’s pretty isolated and easy to defend so we’re moving the pack there.” Koga added.

“And we’re going too.” Kari added.

“As the protection.” Inuyasha smirked.

“I intend to see that the village is properly warded.” Miroku said trying to sound noble.

“And I will be making sure the his hands don’t stray.” Kagura added.

“But we promise to visit.” Kari and Sango said at the same time.

“Often.” Inuyasha said with an evil smirk.

Sesshoumaru groaned mentally. ‘I have been cursed.’

“And just think of all the fun adventures we will have in the centuries to come.” Miroku said with a wicked smile.

Kagome shook her head wondering idly when her life had turned upside down. ‘And we all lived happily ever after.’ Kagome thought bemused.


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